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PAGE 2—The Southern Cross, May 7,1981
RESCUE RECREATED - Six Americans played by, clockwise
from top, R.H. Thompson, Larry Audbrey, James Douglas, Matsu
Anderson, Robert Joy and Julie Khaner board a plane in “Escape
from Iran: The Canadian Caper,” based on the true story of the
American diplomats who with the aid of Canadians were smuggled
out of Iran. The new movie airs May 17 on CBS. (NC Photo)
CONTINUED
FROM PAGE ONE
Education Program
attendence records, a portion of
money would be set aside for
private school children.
“If you’re going to use our
kids to generate federal funds,
use those funds for our kids,”
Duffy said. However, the “set
aside” system is not being
considered by the Department
of Education.
In his April 29 statement Bell
emphasized the Reagan
administration’s new outlook
on the federal role in education.
“The 50 states must regain
control of education and hold
on to it. This is their big
chance.
“This is a states rights
administration. Education must
also bear its share in the
national determination to
reduce federal spending. That,
too, is a part of the package.
“But you should understand
that if there were no budget cut
there would still be a
consolidation act to reduce the
paperwork burden and diminish
federal controls. And if there
were no consolidation act there
would still be proposed budget
cuts,” the education secretary
said.
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AND HENRY HERX
NEW YORK (NC) - Anorexia
nervosa, a disorder in which the
victims, mostly teen-age girls, suffer
from a compulsion to starve
themselves, is the subject of “The
Best Little Girl in the World,” airing
Monday, May 11, from 9-11 p.m. on
ABC.
Casey Powell (Jennifer Jason
Leigh) is a bright, outgoing
17-year-old who participates happily,
it seems, in school activities and has a
keen interest in her ballet classes.
Casey is everything her older
sister, Gail (Lisa Pelikan), is not. Gail
is sullen and rebellious. One day she
defiantly announces to her parents
(Charles Durning and Eva Marie
Saint) that she is pregnant.
A vigorous family row -- a regular
feature of life in the Powell
household - follows. Casey leaves the
table unnoticed and goes to her room
to pore over magazine photos of
gaunt fashion models. She then goes
on a hunger strike so severe that she
eventually catches the attention of
her not very observant parents
something that was one of the main
objectives of her action. They take
her to a doctor, who immediately
diagnoses anorexia nervosa and refers
her to a psychologist (Jason Miller).
The rest of the drama is taken up
with the psychologist’s struggle to
break through not only to Casey but
also to her obtuse family. He must
make Casey admit there is something
amiss in her outlook and her family
recognize they bear a large measure
of responsibility. With the constant
bickering at home and attention
focused upon the errant Gail, Casey
felt no sense of security, no sense of
control. Being able to do something
with her body, getting to resemble an
ideal, however wrongheaded, was the
only way that seemed open to her to
exercise some sort of control over
her life.
Directed by Sam O’Steen from a
script by David Moessinger, “The
Best Little Girl in the World” is well
acted for the most part, and it lays
out the problem in quite clear and
understandable fashion. Thus it
should be a must-see item for parents
who feel that their own children
might be vulnerable in the same way.
As dramatic entertainment,
however, it falls short. Not only is it
extremely grim - something that
would have been quite acceptable in
a stronger dramatic context - but in
its anxiety to make everything clear,
it is needlessly didactic. Casey’s
family emerges as caricatures.
Durning in particular is saddled with
a ridiculous role. True, a father might
be this obtuse, but if so there would
be no possibility for the optimistic
conclusion. (M.G.)
“Staying On,” PBS, May 11
Hearts throbbed a generation ago
when Celia Johnson and Trevor
Howard played young lovers doomed
to go their separate ways in the 1946
romantic classic, “Brief Encounter.”
After all these years, their screen
paths have once again converged, this
time to touch hearts as an old
married couple in “Staying On,” a
British production airing Mondy,
May 11, 8-9:30 p.m. on PBS.
They play a retired English colonel
and his wife who, 25 years before the
story begins, had chosen to “stay
on” in India after its independence
from Britain. Now in their 70s and
still living in the mountainous area
where the colonel used to command
the garrison, they have little
connection with the new India
except for their memories of the old.
Having outlived their time, they
are a post-colonial anachronism with
as little meaning and purpose as the
outmoded Empire they once served.
Although the drama richly evokes
the cultural diversity of modem
India, its theme - the isolation and
vulnerability of old age - transcends
all geographical boundaries.
It is on this human level that the
work succeeds best, thanks to
Howard’s performance as the proud
and cantankerous old soldier and
Johnson’s endearing portrayal of his
long-suffering but somewhat daffy
wife. The old couple are constantly
bickering, bored with each other and
with the ‘ idleness of their daily
routine. The actors imbue them with
a warmth and humor that earns our
sympathy and ultimately reveals the
underlying love that’ 1 binds them
together.
Based on a novel by Paul Scott,
the dramatization was directed by
Silvio Narizzano and filmed entirely
in India. Produced by Granada
Television and presented in the
“Great Performances” series, the
result is an unusually rich and
rewarding experience, although the
volcano in your backyard from the
experiences of those who live in its
vicinity.
Wednesday, May 13, 8-9 p.m.
(PBS) “Ansel Adams:
Photographer.” This film biography
allows Adams to speak for himself
about his long and prolific life as an
artist, conservationist and teacher,
with commentary on some of his
most famous photographs by artist
Georgia O’Keeffe and others.
Saturday, May 16, 7:30-8 p.m.
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colonel’s occasional use of barracks
language makes it unsuitable as
family fare. (H.H.)
TV Programs of Note
Sunday, May 10, 7-7:30 p.m.
(ABC) “Benji (Takes a Dive) at
Marineland.” Benji, the screen’s most
popular canine actor, visits Florida’s
Marineland and gets in the swim by
becoming the first dog in the world
to scuba dive for his own prime-time
musical special.
Tuesday, May 12, 8-9 p.m. (CBS)
“The Body Human: The Bionic
Breakthrough.” This dramatic
documentary focuses on how
medical and scientific craftsmanship
are working together to produce
electronic limbs, the use of laser
surgery and new views inside human
beings.
Tuesday, May 12, 10-11 p.m.
(PBS) “Life with St. Helens.”
Tracking the history of Mt. St.
Helens from 1830 to its most recent
eruptions, the program describes
what it is like to have an active
Family in Wisconsin.” This portrait
of the Hernandez family follows
them from their arrival in the United
States through their processing, their
adjustment to a different cultural
environment and their ultimate
placement with an American
sponsor.
TV Film Fare
Saturday, May 16, 8-10:30 p.m.
(CBS) “Foul Play” (1978) - Goldie
Hawn and Chevy Chase are teamed in
this comic melodrama about a feisty
librarian and a police detective who
foil a plot to assassinate the pope
during a visit to San Francisco.
Frequently very funny and
maintaining enough tension to be
enjoyable as a thriller too, the movie
is above-average entertainment. Some
rather crude and suggestive dialogue
and a rather casual attitude toward
premarital sex, however, make it
adult fare. (PG) A-III - Morally
unobjectionable for adults.
(Gallagher and Herx are on the staff of
the USCC Department of
Com munication.)
SAVANNAH DIOCESAN COLLECTION-MAY 10
Communicators Discuss Communications
BY GILLIAN BROWN
When two American astronauts
guided the space shuttle Columbia
back to earth recently, millions
watched the historic landing on
television. Compare their landing
with the first flight of the Wright
Brothers, whose success in getting
their airplane aloft was unknown to
most Americans until much later.
The dramatic effect on our society
of the growth of electronic media
was described recently by
Archbishop Philip M. Hannan, of
New Orleans, who used this
comparison in his remarks to the 40
or more diocesan directors of
communication who attended the
fourth regional workshop in a series
organized by the USCC Department
of Communication.
The workshops were designed to
inform diocesan personnel about the
Catholic Communication Campaign
and to discuss the establishment of a
National Catholic Telecommunicat
ions Network. Bishop Hannan, who
attended all sessions of the workshop
and hosted a reception for
participants at his house on the
opening evening, April 22nd, said
television has the capability of
building a sense of national vision
and unity, hitherto unknown.
Through its overwhelming visual and
aural appeal, the medium of
television now dominates domestic
life in this country, the Archbishop
said.
Television creates the importance
of an issue, he said, in a world which
sees before it reads. Though most
dioceses remain committed to the
Catholic Press, the Archbishop
indicated, they must also make use
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of television, as having a strong
impact upon those it reaches. As an
example he cited the influence of the
Holy Father, in his visit to Poland,
which was widely publicized through
news media.
The Catholic Communication
Campaign was discussed during the
first day of the workshop, to
acquaint participants with this year’s
materials and to share information
on some of the 54 projects already
funded with the national share of the
collection.
Among these projects are a
nationally syndicated magazine for
television, two prime time holiday
TV specials, the first national
Catholic Spanish-language television
series; video news segments, a film on
land use and community in heartland
America, a television series on St.
Paul, involvement in communications
law and public policy issues, and
technical assistance for Catholic
newspapers in the U.S.
The total CCC collection through
December 1980 was just over $7
million. Of this total, half is being
used on the diocesan level and half
for national projects.
The second day of the workshop
was devoted to discussion of the new
national Catholic Telecommunicat
ion Network, which, it is hoped, will
become operative before the end of
the year. Father Michael Dempsey,
who is acting as a consultant to the
Department of Communication in its
establishment of the satellite project,
described the satellite as the easiest -
and eventually the cheapest - way to
interconnect people.
Through the initial use of the
satellite to transmit programming
five hours a day, five days a week,
the U.S. dioceses would be able to
share news and instructional
materials, liturgy, social service
information, and commentary, Fr.
Dempsey said. Also among the
programming suggested for the new
system were materials on adult cat-
echesis, scripture and doctrine,
discussion of medical-moral ethics,
and programs such as the new “Real
to Reel” magazine produced under
one sponsorship of UNDA.
Participants also suggested media
literacy programs, materials for
teacher training, seminary courses,
programs on Catholic history, even
high school equivalency courses.
Pat Farras of Microwave
Associates gave technical information
on the establishment of the satellite
system, which would involve the
construction of two major “uplink”
stations in the nation and the
erection of “downlinks” in each
Diocese. Programs received via
satellite would be transmitted to
homes, via cable, or to Catholic
institutions such as schools, parishes,
and hospitals.
In his opening address, Richard
Hirsch, Secretary of the Department
of Communications, U.S.C.C. said
that the new satellite system would
not represent an attempt to compete
with the “electronic church” or with
existing media of communication.
About 75 dioceses will have to opt
for the system to make it financially
feasible. Essentially, the new system
is seen as a tool to spread the Good
News in varied electronic forms and
to a wider range of audiences.
The participants had time to break
into smaller groups during the
workshop to discuss the specific
issues and problems confronting their
particular dioceses. Leading small
group discussions for the Eastern
dioceses was Msgr. Noel Burtenshaw,
Director of Communications for the
Archdiocese of Atlanta.
Msgr. Noel Burtenshaw described
the many projects which was being
carried out by his office - including a
televized Mass, a weekly radio show,
and production of the diocesan
newspaper, the Georgia Bulletin.
Together with other churches of the
Atlanta area, the Archdiocese is also
taking part in production of
programming for a new religious
channel on cable television.
The Diocese of Savannah, covering
90 counties, has been able to reach
every Catholic home through the
newspaper, the Southern Cross.
Among other media used by the
Diocese are the Paulist radio
materials, a weekly televized Mass in
the Savannah and coastal Georgia
area, the “Catholic Hour” radio
program on WWSA, and use of public
service announcements on radio and
TV. A number of priests are writing
on a regular basis for the secular
press. Some of the products of the
Catholic Communication Campaign
also come our way - as for instance
the “American Catholic” program
with Father Powell, telecast on cable
on Sundays, and the recent “Insight”
special seen at Easter time.
As the workshop ended, there was
a renewed sense of shared vision,
among participants, and a new
realization of the fact that behind
the new “gadgets” of television
technology lies the importance of
one age-old message. In most
dioceses of the United States, the
Catholic Communication Campaign
date is scheduled for mid-June. In
the Diocese of Savannah it has been
planned to take place earlier, on
Sunday, May 10.
FRANCIS POSTER - Franciscan artist Father John Quigley,
stands beside his work which recently was chosen as the official
United States poster for the 800th anniversary of the birth of St.
Francis of Assisi which will be celebrated in 1981 and 1982. The
friar portrays a saint of personal struggle and inner conviction. (NC
Photo by Father Jack Wintz)