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A bandit vows to kill the man who married his ex-wife. rnaay Specials AFTERNOON 5:00 HBO ANIMALYMPICS All types of birds, fish and mammals pre pare for their own brand of Olympic competition in an ani mated satire of the internation al athletic meet. EVENING 7:00 0 THE UNDERGROUND CONNECTION 8:00 0 O ID COMMAND PER FORMANCE: THE STARS SALUTE THE PRESIDENT Art ists representing the best in the entertainment business per form at Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C. before an audience from the White House, Congress and the Cabi net. Scheduled performers include Luciano Pavarotti, Dame Joan Sutherland, Itzhak Perlman, Johnny Cash, Patty Lupone and Natalia Makarova. O GOVERNOR’S REPORT Governor Bill Clements answers questions from Texas public television journalists. (B GOVERNOR’S REPORT A live interview with Governor Bill Clements from Austin. 9:00Q DON’T FORGET THE KHMER Filmed on location at a refugee camp in Thailand, this documentary focuses on the plight of the Cambodian people -- the violence they have been subjected to and the uncertain ties that the future holds for them. 10:30 HBO MELISSA MANCHESTER IN CONCERT The popular songstress performs many of her hit singles including “Don’t Cry Out Loud” and “Midnight Blue,” as well as some of her 4 'fa^oritfe airiuWi-tWnfes:"' *' ' AFTERNOON 3:00® ★★★ "Island Of Love” (1963) Robert Preston, Tony Randall. After tricking a gang ster into putting up the money for a movie that flops, a writer and a producer head for Greece where the producer falls in love with the gangster’s niece. EVENING 6:30 HBO “Mary Poppins” (1964) Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke. A stuffy English banker hires an unusual woman, who flies through the sky by the tip of her parasol and whose closest friends are chimneysweeps, to act as a nanny for his two chil dren. ‘G’ 8:00® ★★★ “Night Gallery” (1969) Joan Crawford, Barry Sullivan. Rod Serling presents three tales of the supernatural: an heir provokes his uncle’s death; a wealthy blind woman buys a poor man’s eyes; an ex- Nazi dreams of becoming part of a placid painting in a South American museum. 9:00 HBO "The Last Romantic Lov er” (1978) Dayle Haddon, Fer nando Rey. A fashionable New York City magazine editor finds a few surprises awaiting her arrival in Paris for the staging of the "ultimate” male beauty contest. 'R' 11:000 ★★★’/£ “The Farmer’s Daughter” (1947) Loretta Young, Joseph Gotten. A spirit ed Swedish girl runs against her boss for a seat in Congress. 11:30 HBO “Apocalypse Now” (1979) Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall. A high-ranking military man is dispatched to wartime Vietnam to assassinate a fellow officer who has set up his own aristocracy in the ! f f 'cfe'pths'df Me jTih^le' ‘R’ AFTERNOON 3:00® ★★★ "Palm Springs Weekend” (1963) Troy Donahue, Connie Stevens. Palm Springs is invaded by hordes of college students on ' their Easter vacation. EVENING 7:00© ★★★'/* "The Big Fisher man” (1959) Howard Keel, Susan Kohner. Based on the novel by Lloyd C. Douglas. The life of the apostle Simon Peter is portrayed against the specta cle of the early Christian era. HBO “The Fog” (1980) Adri enne Barbeau, Hal Holbrook. 8:00® © ★★’/* "Mr. Majestyk” (1974) Charles Bronson, Linda Cristal. A Colorado watermelon farmer is marked for destruc tion by a syndicate hit man. n © ★ ★Vs "Robinson Crusoe On Mars” (1964) Paul Mantee, Vic Lundin. A man and a mon key search for food and water after their spaceship lands on Mars. 8:30 HBO “The Lady Vanishes” (1979) Elliott Gould, Cybill Shephe 10:300 ★★Vs "Scorpio” (1973) Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon. An agent is marked for execution by Scorpio, a fellow agent. © ★★★ “Ring Of Bright Water” (1969) Bill Travers, Vir ginia McKenna. An aspiring writer becomes attached to an otter and loses all inspiration when his pet is killed. ® ★★Vs "The Black Wind mill” (1974) Michael Caine, Donald Pleasence. While on assignment, an agent finds himself betrayed and his son kidnapped. HBO “Wanda Nevada” (1979) Peter Fonda, Brooke Shields. 11:000 ★★★Vs “Kotch” (1971) Walter . k^attljaij, i .Debqrah^ 1 Winters.* A widowerVefUses to' 11:40© ★★★ “Theatre Of Blood” (1973) Vincent Price, Diana Rigg. When he fails to receive a coveted award for his stage performances, a cunning Shak espearean actor decides to murder his critics. 12:30© ★★★ “In This House Of Brede” (1975) Diana Rigg, Judi Bowker. A wealthy widow gives up her career and social life when she enters a Benedictine convent. 1:45 HBO “Killer Fish” (1979) Lee Majors, Karen Black. 2:10® ★★V4 “On The Beach” (1959) Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner. A motley group of strangers gather in a house in Australia to await the final hours of a nuclear holocaust. Saturday Movies MORNING 9:30 Q ★ "Bulldog Courage” (1937) Tim McCoy. An angry, bitter young man sets out to avenge his father’s death. 10:00® ★★V4 "Curly Top” (1935) Shirley Temple, Rochelle Hud son. A beguiling little girl and her older sister win the heart and home of a wealthy orphan age administrator. AFTERNOON :30© ★★Vz “The Honkers” (1972) James Coburn, Lois Net- tleton. A rodeo cowboy tries to regain his wife and son. :00© ★★★ “Sergeant Ryker” • v - (1963)■’ Lee’ 'Marvin',' -Bradford' AFTERNOON 4:30 HBO EMIL AND THE DETEC TIVES (PART 1) 5:30 HBO THE RANGER OF BROWNSTONE The wildlife and natural formations which can be found in America’s national parks are highlighted in this animated-and-live-action tour. EVENING 6:30 HBO HBO SNEAK PREVIEW 12:15 HBO STANDING ROOM ONLY: VANITIES Three attractive Tex as cheerleaders (Shelley Hack, Annette O’Toole, Meredith Baxter-Birney) share their emo tions, ideals and shattered dreams away from the roar of the crowd. See Friday grid on page 13 Dillman. After being sentenced to die, an alleged traitor is allowed a second trial in which his fate is decided. 2:00® ★★ "The Amazing Colos sal Man" (1957) Glenn Langan, Cathy Downs. An atomic explo sion turns a man into a mur derous giant. © ★ ★★ "The Invisible Man Returns” (1940) Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price. A man borrows the secret of invi sibility when he is accused of his brother’s murder and must find the real killer. HBO "Hondo” (1954) John Wayne, Geraldine Page. After a cavalry dispatch rider encounters a widow and her son, he attempts to protect them from a tribe of rampaging Apaches 3:00Q ★★★★ “Green For Dan ger” (1947) Sally Gray, Trevor Howard. During World War II, a Scotland Yard inspector methodically sorts through five See Saturday grid on page 14 ' ‘ Continued ori page lS