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\ . • i . ■ , . , : ■■■ ■ v ; . ■ . ■ ■' : ; / - . ■ ■ ■ . ■ -i , . ■ ■ ; ■ ■ .. :ws :es nc ed Elmer ' on d convic- V Will Gray edy that he urt ofCrim- six of the 27 three-year in custody fidence that '-trial errors lartn orted Wed- id has rabies 'tified Santa bies tests on ■e negative, confirmed. >ther expla- — Dr. Per- ily thing we reported an from a con- no has been ure was fab it the same ie disease in Jr in a Pied- ; dogs along THE BATTALION THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1979 Page 3 ente rtainment 5ven my mama calls me Wolf Wolfman still riding high on success United Press International HOLLYWOOD — Even my amacalls me Wolf,” says plain old b Smith, better known as radio's r olfinan Jack. Gone are the days of plain Bob. is wife, Lu, is called “Wolfwo- lan,” and the husky-voiced, growl ing DJ even signs his checks olfman.” And contracts, too, of hich there are plenty. He has his fangs in many pies, in cluding three syndicated radio Shows — disco, oldies and top 20. “Aaaaa-oooooo!” comes the shout torn Wolfman’s wood-paneled of- ces at the famous intersection of lollywood and Vine. His voice goes 0 2,200 stations, including armed frees radio, in 42 countries. He also osts “Midnight Special” on televi- jon and makes several movie, TV pd personal appearances. Wolfs distinctive sound, brought up from the underground in the film American Graffiti,” lurks even in [is normal speech. Although he does not remember the exact year, it was during the early 1960s that he moved to Del Rio, Texas, and, in a scene that could have come from the movie “Viva Zapata,” used guns and bribes to take over XERF, a failing, 250,000-watt radio station across the border in Ciudad Acuna, Mexico. “I went to Del Rio because I wanted the biggest stage I could get (most AM stations have a maximum 50,000 watts),” Wolfman said. “The biggest station was XERF. It was the most powerful radio signal in the world. It’s an all-time legendary radio station. “Nobody knew where the station was, which gave it a mystique. You couldn’t go to the station, you couldn’t call us. And if you wrote, you’d only get a post office box.” The station made a fortune selling mail order products — “everything from weight pills to pigeons to bu rial policies.” The Wolfman himself was a mys tery. For years, his race was of much discussion. Because of his & budget for ipokesman nesday an ion budget hillips an- petroeum ■uses were energy' in- igs to hind is for im- ;tems, the ixieo ’ept all but t the com- ■ntly regis- first since )inmissi<M :y won 296 ections. opposition known by ■ Electoral ts and two ultraright ie perma- 7 political in perma- itage lorities. ones \Mork & Mindy’ to change; Grandma and Dad are out United Press International HOLLYWOOD — It is a sacred television maxim that you don’t tamper with a hit series, but “Mork and Mindy” has undergone a major overhaul during its recent hiatus in which half the cast was lopped off. Gone are Conrad Janis and Elizabeth Kerr who played Mindy’s father and grandmother, respectively, in what apparently is a bid to attract a larger segment of youthful viewers. The move is unusual in that “Mork and Mindy” was the most highly rated new show of the 1978-79 season, seldom out of the top 10 and not infrequently in the No. 1 spot. In place of the elderly Janis and Kerr, the ABC show is bringing in Jay Thomas and Gina Hecht to play the brother-sister proprietors of an Italian delicatessen. Also added is Jim Stahl in the person of Min dy’s stuffed-shirt cousin. “Mork and Mindy,” moreover, will begin its second season with a million dollar hour-long fantasy episode including some spectacular special effects. Robin Williams (Mork) and Pam Dawber, who plays Mindy, had questioned changing the show’s focus. But after four new episodes Pam has concluded the series will be as good or better than it was in its premiere season. “Robin and I wondered why they make such drastic changes,” said Pam. “You don’t tamper with success. I think they’re looking for more story potential with younger people. “We really miss Elizabeth and Conrad. They were great fun to work with. But I think the network wanted to involve Mindy with friends her own age. “They also wanted to get rid of the music store set. It was static and hard to shoot.” The essentials of the series will remain the same. Mork from Ork will continue to attempt to adjust to living on earth with his benefac tor Mindy. No one seems concerned that Mork and Mindy — both young, both single, both attractive — live together. “I guess I’m the only unmarried girl on the tube living with a man, ” Pam said, “except for the two girls living with a bachelor on ‘Three’s Company.’ LAKEVIEW CLUB 3 Miles N. on Ta,bor Road Saturday Night: Country Side From 9-1 p.m. STAMP EDE DANCE Every Thursday Night $2.00 per person All Brands, Cold Beer 55 Cents 8-12 :r ociation m Congress Karen M ; '. . Debbie .Sean” Roy® ' _ . 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I feel a responsibility to the kids who listen and to the public. When people take you on, you have to do right by them.” However, his craziness has occa sionally gotten out of hand. For example, while on KDAY in Los Angeles he caused a “War of the Worlds”-type panic by broadcasting a fictional “snoid attack” about “catepillar-like creatures who were crazy for beer.” “I had all these folks calling up, believing these things existed, cal ling the police. It took hold and got completely out of hand. I couldn’t stop it. It went on through the night. I never got that serious again.” But the best stories about Wolfman, particularly about the Del Rio days, come from his wife of 18 years. They had been married three years and had two children when Wolf went to Del Rio. Although they lived in a nice house, Mrs. Smith said she kept her children in side most of the time. “You never knew who was knock ing at your door. 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