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William Essex (Michael Williams, right) Spring’s best-seller. Sherrie Hewson plays
and his family move up in the world before Essex’ wife, and Stefan Gates plays their
tragedy strikes in “My Son, My Son, ” the son. It will air on Wednesday, April 16, at 7
seven-part dramatization of Howard p.m. on Channel 15.
PBS HIGHLIGHTS
Pick of the Week: 7 p.m. Sunday, April 13, “N!ai,
the Story of a IKung Woman,” the second program
in the “Odyssey” series, will be presented. “Odys
sey” is a series about people, past and present.
“Nlai ... ” is a documentary by John Marshall that
spans 28 years of Nlai’s life, from the age of seven
when her people moved freely across 15,000
square miles of the Western Kalahari Desert in a
semi-nomadic search for food and water, to the age
of 35 when they faced food shortages and tubercu-
losis on a government settlement. (60 minutes)
tells the story of two men whose close friendship,
dating back to their boyhood in Manchester, ends in
tragedy. (60 minutes)
My Son, My Son: Wednesday, April 16, 7 p.m.
How the goals and vicarious ambitions of fathers
can play havoc with their lives and their children’s is
the dramatic focus of “My Son, My Son,” a seven-
part adaptation of Howard Spring’s best-seller,
which will be seen this week on “Masterpiece
Theatre.” The series spans two generations as it
America Lost and Found: Friday, April 18,8 p.m.
“America Lost and Found” is a documentary about
America during the Great Depression era. The
program, made up entirely of period newsreel film,
photographs and other historic materials, portrays
how events duhog the 1930s weve pevcewed by
middle-class, somewhat prosperous Americans,
who, even when they did not suffer directly from the
Depression, were affected by the economic and
social dislocations during that period. (60 minutes)
Mystery: Friday, April 11,9 p.m. As part of the
“Mystery” series, the second episode of “The Rac
ing Game" will be presented. An ex-jockey and a
martial arts expert get together to form a private
investigation team assigned to keep crime off the
tracks. (60 minutes)
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The American Short Story: Tuesday, April 15,
noon. In another segment of this short story series,
“The Displaced Person,” by Flannery O’Connor,
will be presented. In the late 1940s, a family of
Polish refugees is brought to a Georgia farm by a
priest. The widow who owns the farm at first consid
ers the family as her salvation from financial difficul
ties, but eventually everyone’s life is disrupted. (60
minutes)
Once Upon a Classic: Saturday, April 12, 6 p.m.
“Once Upon a Classic” will feature “Night Ferry,” a
children’s film. Three children discover a plot to
smuggle out of England the stolen mummy of an
Egyptian boy-king in its jewel studded case. Bill
Bixby hosts. (60 minutes)
Live From the Met: Saturday, April 12, 7 p.m.
Guiseppe Verdi’s “Don Carlo” will be televised as
part of the series “Live From the Met.” “Don Carlo,”
an opera in five acts, is a tragic tale of frustrated
love written in the tradition of the grand opera. The
cast includes Renata Scotto as Elizabeth, mezzo-
soprano Tatiana Troyanos as Eboli, tenor Vasile
Moldoveanu as Don Carlo, baritone Sherril Milnes
as Rodrigo, bass Paul Plishka as King Phillip, and
bass Jerome Hines as the Grand Inquisitor. (3
hours)
“America Lost and Found, ” an hour-long film
by Tom Johnson and Lance Bird, uses vintage
film to explore the effects of the Great De
pression. This program will air on Friday, April
18, at 8 p.m. on Channel 15. cuts, pages
EDITORS NOTE: The local PBS station is KAMU. It
is located on UHF Channel 15, and VHF Channel
12 on the cable.
KAMU starts broadcasting each day at 7:30 a.m.
Anyone wanting a schedule of programs for the
coming month can call 845-5611 and one will be
mailed free of charge.
... Not in MY newspaper
... The editor of the Memphis State University student newspap
er says he likes a new underground newspaper, but still got rather
upset when the unidentified publishers of the paper began insert
ing their publication inside his. He issued an editorial warning,
threatening prosecution, and the unauthorized insertion stopped.
— Collegiate Medlines
Fire scares gay student
... A gay student at the State University of New York-Stony
Brook thinks someone tried to kill him the day after he proposed
establishment of a counseling center for gays and other people
with alternative lifestyles. A fire was set on the door of Alex
Garbera’s dorm room the morning after he made his proposal to a
residence hall legislature. Garbera, a member of the Gay Student
Union at Stony Brook, was attending classes at the time of the fire,
which burned through the top of the door causing smoke damage
to the room. — Collegiate Medlines
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Animal wars?”
... One University of Iowa fraternity member is suing brothers of
another house for “great mental suffering” because they alleged
ly broke the windows out of his car. The vehicle: a battered black
“Death Mobile.” — Collegiate Medlines
focus
THE BATTALION
Policy: Focus will accept any stories, drawings
or photographs that are submitted for publica
tion, although the decision to publish lies solely
with the editor. Pieces submitted, printed or not,
will be returned upon request. Deadline is 5 p.m.
the Thursday before publication.
Contributing to this issue were: Tricia
Brunhart, Steve Clark, Del Holman, Uschi
Michel-Howell, Ritchie Priddy, Matt Spangler,
Julie Standard and Dave Tollefson.
Editor: Rhonda Watters
Focus Staff Reporter: Tricia Brunhart
On The Cover: Mark Hinz climbs a rock as John
Mackey observes, at a site at Enchanted Rock
near Fredricksburg. The MSC Outdoor Recrea
tion Committee sponsored the rock-climbing trip,
which was directed by Kevin Donald, a profes
sional rock climber. For a story about Donald and
more pictures, turn to pages 4 and 5. Cover pic
ture by Del Holman.