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...Bird, Ernie and other Sesame Street favorites are gone from CTW's newest undertaking, which aims at a somewhat older and presumably savvier audience, ages eight to twelve. The show's hosts are three young people, Lisa, Marc and Trini, who are forever leaving their Tinkertoy clubhouse for short, filmed sorties to labs, beaches and races-a total of 100 trips in 65 shows. At the start of each episode, Marc announces, "Science is fun," and then tries to prove it. Cartoons are shown to explain how things work, and celebrity guests occasionally drop by to take part...
...intervene earlier to try to encourage kids to stay tuned in to science." Another goal: stimulating interest in scientific careers among minorities, who now make up only 4.4% of scientists and engineers, and among women, who constitute just 9.7% of the total. Host Marc is a young black; Trini, one of his two girl companions, occasionally speaks Spanish on the show...
Though Rich Kids is a snappy title, it does not fit this fashionable, smart-talking New York comedy. The film's twelve-year-old hero and heroine, Jamie (Jeremy Levy) and Franny (Trini Alvarado), are rich all right, but Rich Kids has no interest in the vicissitudes of wealth. The movie is actually about the effect of divorce on children-an equally good subject, but one that deserves more justice than it receives here. As the cute but empty title indicates, Rich Kids would rather be glib than honest...
...Congress to vote more financial aid for state inspection agencies. Further, Adams pledged to convene a panel of experts to devise safer ways to transport dangerous cargoes. But there is a growing sense among railroaders that the roadbed problem cannot be neglected much longer. Warned Trini Guillen, southwest regional administrator for the Federal Railroad Administration: "We are playing Russian roulette...
...perfect foil for Coco's brand of gentle humor, and steals a star's share of the laughs himself with his ongoing search for "the Puerto Rican dream" -cars, girls, silk socks, "a big house overlooking San Juan harbor and golf every day with Trini Lopez and Cantinflas." It's a nice show...