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Page 4/The Battalion/Thursday, June 23,1983 New ‘soap’ starts Sunday by Angel Stokes Battalion Staff After years of planning, a new daytime drama — “Loving” — will debut as a two-hour movie Sunday night. This is the first time a movie has been used to initiate a soap opera, said Barbara Duggan, associate producer for “Loving,” in a telephone interview. ABC, the network carrying the prog ram, decided that a feature- length movie would be a good way to give viewers a compre hensive background to the show. The main focus of “Loving,” which is set in the fictitious East coast town of Corinth, is Alden University. Although set in a university environment, “Loving” will have something for everyone, Dug gan said. She said that all ages will be encompassed, with main characters from the late teens to the early sixties. However, she said there has been a push in soap’s story lines to have plots revolving around younger characters because of an increasing interest in the soaps by young people, especial ly in the summer. There is no doubt that the soap opera audi ence is changing, she said, and the networks are aware of the change. The show is a microcosm of daily life in a small community, Duggan said. Lifestyles depicted in the soap opera range from that of the very rich Alden fami ly to that of middle-class blue collar families. Duggan said “Loving”, which was created by Agnes Nixon, has been in production since Janu ary. Nixon also is the creator of the popular “All My Children” and “One Life to Live,” other ABC soap operas. The show will include veteran soap stars from “One Life to Live” and “The Doctors,” as well as an entirely new group of actors. Duggan said she and ABC are very excited about the 10:30 a.m. time slot chosen for “Loving 11 . 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He said the jury composition issue fo cuses on his contention of the exclusive use of voter registra tion lists for selecting jury pools is unfair and incomplete. Perry is black and was at a disadvan tage before an all-white jury, he said. “We’re saying that the whole system is designed where blacks go in there at a disadvantage,”he said. kck tin lues. Mo Jiange w ms tu Fridu Chin up! staff photo by Brenda Davidm Joe science a break Parks, a sophomore political major from Houston, takes from homework to build up his muscles after building his mind These pull-ups are part of his regular weight-lifting program. Unattended vehicle’s owner liable for wreck United Press International AUSTIN — The Texas Sup reme Court ruled Wednesday that a man who left his un attended and unlighted pickup on a highway roadside was liable for damages resulting when another vehicle rammed the car in the dark. 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