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BEST
SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 7,
1998
11:30 a.m. NBC
HANG TIME
After President Clinton expresses
the importance of volunteering,
Teddy (Anthony Anderson) decides
to help out his community in
“Midnight Basketball.” While work
ing at a teen crisis hot line, he asks
Coach Fuller (Reggie Theus) to open
the school gym at night to give teens
a safe place to play basketball. But
when some of the teen-agers vandal
ize the gym, Teddy has second
thoughts about helping others.
5 p.m. USA
MOVIE; CAPE FEAR
Martin Scorsese directed this 1991
remake of the 1962 thriller about an
ex-convict seeking revenge on the
attorney who compromised his
defense 14 years earlier. Scorsese’s
Home Improvement
Home Tips
SHOWER MAGIC - Here is my
tip for making clean-up on the shower
walls easier.
Next time you clean the walls of
your shower, rub on some car wax
after they’re clean. When dry, rub off.
This makes water and soap roll off. I
do this once a month.
Don’t put wax on the bottom of the
tub. It will get slippery. Molly S.,
Douglas, Ga.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This tip works
well on glass shower stalls as well as
tile.
EASY ZIP —I have read your col
umn a few times now and I like it. I’ve
got a tip for you.
Have you ever tried to put a dress
on that has a zipper in the back by
yourself? Try this:
Tie (hook) a piece of string onto a
paper clip. Then hook the clip onto the
zipper. Pull the string over the front of
you and pull.
Finally, it’s done without strug
gling, stretching, bending and twist
ing. Lynn P., Tonawanda, N.Y.
PHOTO ORGANIZATION—I
number my prints as soon as I get
them. I have all my pictures cataloged.
Each album is numbered, then on a
sheet of paper I have typed what is in
each album Christmas,
Thanksgiving, Easter, Birthdays,
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Then when I would like, to show
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version, unlike the earlier work, blurs
the lines between good and evil,
evoking sympathy for the eX-con
(Robert De Niro) and questioning the
lawyer’s (Nick Nolte) integrity.
Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum,
who both starred in the 1962 version,
have small roles.
7 p.m. DISNEY
ONE DAY
Four children (Schyler Whitney,
Christopher Aguilar, James Williams,
Orlando Brown) asked to participate
in a celebration honoring Martin
Luther King Jr. realize they don’t
have a good grasp on his work or his
vision. Zora (Loretta Devine), a mag
ical seamstress, takes the four on a
mystical journey to help them better
understand the legacy of King.
Debbie Allen is executive producer
and director.
8 p.m. CBS
WINTER OLYMPICS
Skiing competitions are the focus
of tonight’s coverage of the 1998
Winter Olympic Games in Nagano,
Japan. Competitions include men’s
downhill, women’s cross-country and
freestyle skiing. The skiing events are
scheduled to take place at Hakuba, a
mountain resort town about 50 km
from Nagano. Jim Nantz is the prime
time host of the network’s Olympic
coverage.
someone a particular picture, I can go
right to my list and, bingo, there it is!
It no only saves me time, it just
wows my friends. Gina Q., Omaha,
Neb.
PUFF IT UP—Here’s the perfect
way to keep pouf valances puffy: I fill
them with the plastic peanuts that
come as a filler in packages. They
never flatten out and work like a
charm. Tess K., Houston, Texas
Share your special Home tip with
our readers. Send it to Diane Eckert,
King Features Weekly Service, 235
East 45th Street, New York, N.Y.
10017.
©1998 King Features Synd., Inc.
House Help
By JohnAmantea
Q. The condominium I own has
mostly all the necessary modem con
veniences I need. Recently, the
garbage disposal has been working fit
fully and unfortunately, the warranty
has expired.
The disposal drains water slowly
and I’m not sure about the rubber seal.
It could be broken or maybe it needs to
be tightened. Can you tell me how to
correct these problems?
A. The aforementioned symptoms
don’t appear to be complex and sound
perfect for a do-it-yourselfer.
HtSwefer, "as with *sny *hbufcehold
repair, .the. possibility, of .something
else going wrong is there.
9 p.m. FOX r ,
COPS
This reality series, which follows
police officers as they answer calls of
distress in different U.S. cities, heads
to Houston, where a routine traffic
stop ends up in a large drug bust in
‘Texas.” Other highlights include a
deputy who barely escapes injury
when an allegedly drunken driver
loses control of his vehicle, and a
deputy who has help catching two
suspects.
SPORTS BEST BETS
12:00 PM 60(9) College Basketball Vanderbilt
at Arkansas (Live)
I4i J.'l College Basketball George
Washington at St. Joseph's (Live)
l»:s-~Ml College Basketball Maryland at
Florida State (Live)
1:30 PM ©(TO) College Basketball Wake
Forest at Clemson (Live)
2:00 PM E3® College Basketball Michigan
at Minnesota (Live)
PBA Bowling Columbia 300 Open
(Live)
(£Q23 Auto Racing NASCAR Winston Cup
Daytona 500 Qualifying (Live)
3:00 PM 0® NHL Hockey Philadelphia
Flyers at Colorado Avalanche (Live)
(D HD PGA Golf Buick Invitational Third
Round (Live)
3:30 PM 0(2) College Basketball Regional
Coverage Cincinnati at North Carolina-
Chartotte or UCLA at Oregon State (Live)
4:00 PM College Basketball Florida at
Georgia (Live)
6:00 PM (£H2E) Women’s College
Basketball Old Dominion at Tennessee (Live)
College Basketball Southern
California at Oregon (Live)
8:00 PM E3O Olympic Winter Games (Live)
l*ia>'l NHL Hockey New York Rangers at
Phoenix Coyotes (Live)
10:30 PM (£QJQ College Basketball Air Force
at San Diego State (Live)
Let’s begin with the disposal drain
ing water poorly or even your drain
line becoming clogged. First, check to
make sure that the cold water faucet is
fully open when operating your appli
ance. Now, before disconnecting the
plumbing, shut off the power at your
service panel. Some models may vary
with the type of dishwasher drain hose
you’ll have to remove. Keep a bucket
under the hose to catch any remaining
water. Next, look for the appropriate
bolts or screws that hold the disposal
intact and remove them. Be careful
when disassembling the disposal and
lower it carefully from its mounted
position. If the gasket or support ring
appears to be damaged, you must
replace it.
If the above repair is necessary,
make sure you tighten the screws
around the drain gasket flange. Also
check the seal at the sink connection
and torque those bolts or screws as
needed. Always be cautious when
tightening anything around a porcelain
sink because it can be easily cracked.
If you have a repair or instructional
booklet on garbage disposals, it will be
to your advantage. Reinstall the unit
and again be careful as you proceed.
Make sure the drain hose is secure and
check for any wear. TUm the water
supply and power back on. Operate the
disposal as usual and check thorough
ly for any more leaks.
Send Household Help questions to
John Amantea, King Features Weekly
Service, .235 East'4sth Street, New
©1998 King Features Synd., Inc.'
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Host Norm Abram puts his carpentry skills to work when he refinishes an
old pine bar in The New Yankee Workshop, airing Saturday on PBS (check
local listings).
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