Banner Graphic, Volume 16, Number 259, Greencastle, Putnam County, 10 June 1986 — Page 4

The Putnam County Banner Graphic, June 10,1986

People in the news Plea agreement in Belushi death case LOS ANGELES (AP) The singer who shared comedian John Belushi’s last hours likely will spend about IV2 years in jail under a plea agreement reached this week in Belushi’s drug overdose death, a prosecutor said. Cathy Evelyn Smith will plead guilty Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter and three drug charges, attorneys said. She had been charged with one count of second-degree murder and 13 of furnishing and injecting Belushi with drugs including the cocaine-heroin “speedball” which killed him four years ago. Deputy District Attorney Elden Fox said the plea bargain was first proposed when Miss Smith returned from Canada IV4 years ago. The drug charges against Miss Smith are of administering and furnishing a controlled substance. The first plea agreement fell apart in February 1985 when prosecutors refused to rule out jail time for Miss Smith, 38, a companion and backup singer to such entertainers as Hoyt Axton and Gordon Lightfoot. Defense attorney Howard Weitzman, who took over when she returned from her native Canada, insisted she was an innocent victim and should not go to jail. Weitzman on Monday confirmed through secretary Karen Homer that a renewed plea bargain was reached. Prosecutors had argued that Miss Smith administered injections of drugs that killed Belushi, 33, star of television’s “Saturday Night Live” and the movies “Animal House” and “The Blues Brothers,” but Weitzman said it could have been others. Belushi was found dead March 5,1982, in a bungalow of the Chateau Marmont Hotel on the Sunset Strip. The coroner listed acute heroin and cocaine poisoning as the cause of death. • WASHINGTON (AP) Ronald Reagan Jr. says his dad isn’t naturally equipped to be a perfect father, but makes up for it by being kind, understanding and a good friend. President Reagan’s father suffered from alcoholism and was often absent, providing no role model for fathering, the younger Reagan writes in “Fathers,” a new Washingtonbased magazine beginning publication this month. “So he’s (President Reagan) not the most naturally equipped to be everybody’s idea of a perfect father. “He makes up for it by being a genuinely kind and nice person. He’s almost more of a good friend than a father, in a lot of ways,” Reagan Jr. says in an interview. But in addition to being warm and kind, the senior Reagan is difficult to get to know well, Reagan Jr. says. “I know him as well as anybody, outside my mother. But still, you know, there is something that he holds back. You get just so far, and then the curtain drops, and you don’t go any farther.” Reagan Jr., youngest of the president’s four children, reports that his father can be a “soft touch” at times and rarely loses his temper. “He’s got a real long, long fuse. I’ve rarely seem him very mad,” young Reagan says. Nonetheless, the younger Reagan, an actor and dancer who writes for Playboy magazine, says he left home following one of those family discussions that conclude with a phrase like “while you’re in our house, you’ll live by our rules.”

Today's TV programming

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©TAXI 8:00 0 0 HUNTER An Oriental behemoth may be behind a rash of killings in Chinatown. In stereo. (R)(1 hr.) Q © MOONLIGHTING Maddie and David team up with a psychic to find the source of an industrial secrets leak. (R) 0 0 MAGNUM, P.l. © FRONTLINE © LESTER SUMRALL TEACHING © SPEARFIELD’S DAUGHTER B*3o ©SKYLITE CAVALCADE 9:00 0 0 1986 (Premiere) Prime-time news magazine. Scheduled: deprivation and violence that befalls teen-agers who sell products door to door; review of a U.S.-China exchange of young dancers organized by Jacques d’Amboise. Roger Mudd and Connie Chung co-anchor. (1 hr.) ONEWS 0 © SPENSER: FOR HIRE 0 0 EQUALIZER © TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF THE PRESIDENCY Former chiefs of staff, spanning the administrations of Presidents Eisenhower through Carter, share their opinions of the presidency. 9:30 ® NEWS 10:00 0 0000 NEWS Q SANFORD AND SON (D MOVIE AAA "The In-Laws" (1979, Comedy) Alan Arkin, Peter Falk. (1 hr., 43 min.) © BUSINESS REPORT © THREE’S COMPANY © MANNA FOR MODERN MAN

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Statlers hit it big with five fan-voted honors and “coal miner’s daughter” Loretta Lynn was honored as a Living Legend at the 20th annual Music City News Country Awards. The Statlers, a quartet known for their tight harmony, won entertainer of the year, top vocal group, country music video of the year for “My Only Love,” single record of the year for “My Only Love” and album of the year for “Pardners in Rhyme.” Reba McEntire won female vocalist of the year for the second straight year and George Strait won male vocalist of the year. The awards were presented Monday night during a syndicated TV special at the Grand Ole Opry House. The twohour show will be shown on a delayed basis in some cities. Awards are based on voting by subscribers to The Music City News. Miss Lynn won the Living Legend award for contributions to country music during a career spanning more than 25 years. “I think this is quite a surprise. I think ppobably since I’ve been singin’, you people have done more for me than I have for you and I love all of you,” Miss Lynn said as she brushed away tears in accepting the award. • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Country music stars Tom T. Hall, John Schneider, Reba McEntire and Johnny Paycheck planned performances at the 15th annual Fan Fair, where country music pilgrims flock each year for a look at their idols. A record 21,500 fans paid S6O each for the fair, sponsored by the Country Music Association and the Grand Ole Opry, where they get a chance beginning today for autographs, pictures and small talk with stars. The festivities include 25 hours of concerts and entry to Opryland USA and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. More than 100 artists, including the Judds, Eddie Rabbitt and Tanya Tucker, plan performances. • KAANAPALI, Hawaii (AP) Brandon Tartikoff says it was a big decision for him to sign a long-term contract as president of NBC Entertainment amid other tempting offers. “After considerable soul-searching, I realized the most gratifying job for me was the one I already had,” he said in a statement at a meeting for representatives of more than 200 NBC affiliate stations. “There are many creative challenges ahead, not the least of which is achieving parity in daytime and transforming this year’s Nielsen victory into an era of prime time superiority. In short, I hope to continue the (Grant) Tinker tradition of programming excellence,” he said Monday.

© 808 NEWHART 10:30 0 0 TONIGHT Host: Johnny Carson. Scheduled: comedian George Carlin, actress Kate Capshaw. In stereo. (1 hr.) O JEFFERSONS O BARNEY MILLER 0 HOGAN’S HEROES <D TRAPPER JOHN, M.D. 0 SIMON & SIMON © MACNEIL / LEHRER © NIGHTLINE ©MAH HOUSTON 11:00 o MOVIE AAA “How To Marry A Millionaire" (1953, Comedy) Lauren Bacall, Marilyn Monroe. (2 hrs.) ©POLICEWOMAN 0 SIMON & SIMON A stainless-steel denture provides the Simons with the lead they need to close an SBOO,OOO insurance case. (R)(1 hr., 10 min.) © MOVIE AAVi "The Stranger Within" (1974, Science-Fiction) Barbara Eden, George Grizzard. (1 hr., 30 min.) ©PRAISE THE LORD 11:30 0 0 LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN From June 1985: sportscaster Marv Albert and author Bob Greene ffi MOVIE A** "Lilith" (1964, Drama) Warren Beatty, Jean Seberg. (2 hrs., 30 min.) © THIS OLD HOUSE ©HONEYMOONERS 11:40 0 MOVIE AAA "The All-American Boy" (1973, Drama) Jon Voight, E.J. Peaker. (1 hr., 20 min.) 11:50 © MOVIE AAVi "Tightrope" (1984, Suspense) Clint Eastwood, Genevieve Bujold.

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12:00 © NIGHTLINE ©BENNY HILL 12:10 0 MOVIE AW “Running Scared" (1980, Adventure) Ken Wahl, John Saxon. (1 hr., 20 min.) 12:30 0 NEWS © ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT 0 GET SMART © JIMMY SWAGGART ©COMEDY TONIGHT 1:00 O MOVIE AAVi "The Boy Who Drank Too Much" (1980, Drama) Scott Baio, Lance Kerwin. (1 hr., 55 min.) © 0 NEWS © CAROL BURNETT 1:30 0 PRICE IS RIGHT © IN SEARCH 0F... 1:55 @ MOVIE AW "Gimme An f 2:00 0 NIGHTWATCH ® COMEDY BREAK ©JIMMY SWAGGART 2:30 ® INDEPENDENT NEWS © PAUL YONGGICHO 2:55 O MOVIE *A% "Julius Caesar” (1970, Drama) Charlton Heston, John Gielgud. (2 hrs., 35 min.) 3:00 ® MOVIE AAAVi “Maid Of Salem” (1937, Drama) Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray. (2 hrs., 30 min.) © JAMES KENNEDY

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