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"Meat four ét: the most unex:
pected : “erime® fighters . ta. hit’
television, The Zoo Gang, on
CBC-TV Saturdays at 8:30 P: mM. ,
starting’ August 24, 0°:

"Barry Morse, John Mills, Lilli.
Palmer and Brian Keith star in
‘this . TV adap ation of Paul
Gallico's. bestseller” as - four
aging but skilled veterans ‘of the -
French Resist; ce; reuniled 30
‘years: later, and. willing ‘to; un-
dertake- A “assignments |’ as
perligus“as anything they faced |
dn warlime” years, ,::
High adventures the stuf the:

Cohirades encounter an the new.

shpat - thriller’ series, with
“each 60 minute episode packed
“with” nail- -biting. drama : for:
viewers “of: the: “gang's: dain
“post-war exploits, 02): 0 sao
Filmed on-local ion on the.
cPrench Riviera:=a- ‘sun-soaked ~
S-playground ‘swarming ~in- the.
“series not only-with millionaires :::
“2bul. vice“and- crimé-busting .
“opportunities; - The: Zoo. Gang.
‘ederlves its }name - from. the
animal codenames . the’ four.
menibers used while ‘working °
together underground In France. °
against the Nazis; naniely The ©
© Tiger, -The® Elephant, - The
Leopard, : rand thes Fox, “each
: P represen respectively, a
nadian, ‘British, French: and.’
< American national,”
cl he. lead-off program
(Revenge. -Post-Daled), the

‘Churches

“Meeting Place, “CBC- Tv s
- Sunday morning worship series,
returns to the‘ait’ September 15:
: with | an’-.ecumenical © special:

: service; :the baptism: of two”

« baby girls in a television studio..
“The service was designed by
“representatives”. bof: three

‘denominations’: (Anglican:””
‘ ‘denominations “=” from’ Cor:

-nerbrook to. Vancouver.

- “United and Roman Catholic) in’
5 a: unique: ecumenical * event. -

. They called it ‘the sacrament of.
~ gurunily’; and invited members |
.- of their three churches to form ~

ft the studia congregation.
: --beneath

“Notas ‘evid

hours" that: wenl inj: preparing ;
the. Zservice. for): o* Ths

’ designers: were ‘the fev, "Bern-
2: Barrett of St: Mary's Anglican”
Church‘in Richmond Hill, Ont.;"
: the Rev. Claude Pairier, pastor 4

‘ ‘the the . Rev,

“>, - Christ -
=" Vancouver. will present a rock
-*. Mass, ° “composed, sung .- and
danced :- by young people.

- On October 20 the Winnipeg,
Church’ for the Deaf will be the
2 Jona tion: when the theme, of

 Gaareh ta wMlssisseuea, Ontario,”
“were baptized by, the-Rev.: ‘Paul Q

“Meet the Zoo. Gang

Award-winiing roe: as “the. vo
“Ryan's: oan

storjline establishing the gung *
ho group’s hurried rendezvous
in southern, France is the
chance to even the score with
_ the man who long ago betrayed
them to the Gestapo « a maater”
criminal who has finally sur-
_faced-as the brains behind big-
scale art. robberies ; on ‘the
‘Riviera. ©

_ Putting iheir ‘wits,- ingenuity
and derring-do together to right
this wrong, and.other injustices,
‘are Zoo Gang membera: °".
‘The - Tiger. (Barry - Morse)
“codemane :for™ the. ‘Canadian
“Alec” “Marlowe; a wartime.
“Lieutenant ‘in the. RCAF’: who,
until ‘rejoining . his ~ ald
comrades, has been cunning’ an
- autorepair shop in Vancouver.
Morse. is the’ brilliait London-
born ‘actor who became one of
“the leading figures in Canadian
television; and also: In

.. Hollywood: wheres he ‘was ~

” probably’ ‘best-known ‘as © the-
pursuing, - relentless. Lieut:
. Gerard: in-the™ long-running
~ series ‘The Fugitives: .
The: Elephant (John; Mills),
codename . for - the: former
British commando ... officer
Tammy Devon who lives in Nice
as the owner of a jews shop:
- Though he. has. played" many
-war heroes in his time, ‘Mills is, .
“also,:.recognized | as‘ -an* out- *
standing | character. actor, -
epecially, ‘since his. ‘Agademy

a

“village . Adtot

Daughter

’ The Leopard (ul Palmer),
codename’.-for: the ' French

_wornan Manouche Roget, aNice

‘restaurant owner.and . widow

‘who once fought along. side of

her husband, The Wolf, killed by

the Gestapo and. whose death

the gange has swori to avenge.
It’s the first’ starring role-in a
TV series for the distinguished

The. "Fox (Brian ' Keith),
codename forthe former
overseas U.S. secret-service
‘agent Stephen Halliday, now an
important business executive in
New York, .For this part, actor

. actress; |

_ Kelth teraporarily.c deserled his

more tranquil. role” as-a

- children's doctor In the popular
American series Little People.

Theme music: for-The ! 4a0-
Gang is. by ex-Beatles Paul
McCartney and his wife Linda,

ar ate

SAN FRANCISCO - -This
Bagdad by the Bay has always
been a delightful city to visit ...
and while it is smack dab in the .
middle of.the earthquake zone,
its: citizens keep right on
building and building.

“One of the jatest’ editions to
this conrete complex is the new
Hyatt’ Regeney in the Em-

bareadero Centre, The lobby of

this dramatic structure has-a
ceiling seventeen storeys. high
and everyone. of its eight.
hundred - plus rooms. has a
baleoney. Its far out are.
chitecture is brealhtaking as is

_ its cast ; $65 million. To achieve

‘the’: balconies,

each . floor is:
offset and from the outside, he
building. looks like a giant
staircase. The inside wall ‘is

_ offset in the same manner’ but in

" reverse creating a lobby whose

marking. the first-time “the -

couplehas composed for rany TV
“series.” :

~ Producer. of the: ITC - color
production,... with .. script:

‘development. by- the noted Iv
_ playwright : Reginald Rose, is

Herbert ‘Hirschman... Among

“producer “Hirsehman's ‘many .

“-pasl. winners ate the - serles

Twilight: Zone, ‘Kildare,

On ‘Location at Canadian |

and Synagogues _

Parkwoods ‘United Church, Don.
Mills, Ont.;and:worship,-con-.
sultant for the United Church of

+ Canada.

Each. - Sunday | following
September. :15,: “the host-.of..
"Meeting “Place,:; Donald Hen--
-derson, will introduce viewers, °
‘to. ehurches' : oof: “various -

A number of: the” ‘churches
have : agreed", to relate their

wider the heading Being Young,
Church ‘Cathedral in

Being: Deaf..: Other . themes
throughout the year will include
“yWorld.' Communion, Sunday,
‘Thankselving, ,.feformation

Advent, Christian Unity, Being
. Middle-Aged, - Old and < Single.
- On Christmas Eve, the Papel

High Mass will be transmitted
live! via satellite: from St.
Peler’s Basilica in Rome, for

_ transmission on CBC-TV that

night.

‘Before lhe service, “ti
: begin the Holy Year,:Pope Paul:
“VE will’ ceremonially open a
: _ special door in’ St. Peter’s, a

"Espionage : and Paty Mason. -

ceiling gaes right ta the ‘top of
the building. :

~ 2. Blevators- clinging to the

inside ' wall:.and looking like’
something out of a space movie
whisk . guests up and down in
glass bubbles-and one express

‘elevator zips up to >the revolving .

bar’ onthe ‘Toot: ;
: “The center of interest in: the

~ luxurious: lobby: is.the-.water

display. Il attracts large crowds |
who Seemed puzzled as I was as

~ tohaw the designer was.able to.-
_ make water behave in such. A:

: strange! manner... .
A cup ‘af coffee’ (500) offers a

“|\eigurely way. of observing this

door sealed shut 25 years ago el. .

‘the 'slart of the last Holy Year.”

. On January 5, worship will be
‘in-a. Jewish Synagogue, Rosh
Pina in Winnipeg. During Lent,
a challenging series has been
“arranged - Unpopular Sermons
By Famous Canadians.

services lo the theme Being and. i
-. Belonging... On September. -23,

Sunday,;Remembrance Day,

s ‘very. unlsual ‘structure. Rates
start‘at $37 and upto $250 a day. -

No...L-didn’t-ask if it was ear-

: thquake « proof.

: “Markel Street is si jo torn up
with: the: construction’ of : the:
BART subway which has heen”

going. - on for’ years. Public ~

transit as ‘a° whole has been
devilled with -strikes and
slowdowns which has clouded.
the labour -pieture in much of
this sunshine state. :

eservations Ce Il. | 63

44st ‘Greig

NEWSY BITS - California
sales lax is 6.5 per cent and
prices reflect the rampart: in-
flation as we have in British
Columbia. Parking your car
will cast you $1.35 per hour ‘IF
you can find a slot. - ©

o -Greyhound ‘bus drivers
have a delightful rapport with
their passengers which makes
bus travel very . pleasant.
Coming through’ thé ‘Redwood

country, our driver missed
a young lady's -stop. He

. promptly backed up the bus to

let her out!

o The post affice people has

have designed a ‘drive-in’post
box which allows you to post a
letter from your car, . °°

o Bus depots have used
magazine racks and you make a°
donation for. your choice or
make a_trade.-

co Crops don’t seem to bet as
‘far advanced as they should be!
Corn in Cregon was no ‘higher
‘value than In the «Fraser
Valley. By :the way, there’s- no
sales ‘tax in Oregion but 5 per
cent in Washington. * '

‘0° The ~ resignation ~.of
President: Nixon naturally’ had

--ils emotidnal impact but many .

-of our friends observed that ‘had
the same thing occurred in
“some other country; a bloodbath
would be sure to follow.”: ..

If. our. Canadian media -

spent as much time ‘and effort

on Canadian politics ‘as they do -

ramming Watergate down our’
throats ‘daily, weld be: much
better off! .

9° One sour puss wanted. to
know if we! are about.to cut off
the water to Points. Roberts
again this- year. eres :

0 It. is trie... , you ‘do have .

‘more leg room on. Western

_Alrlines “just - ‘like * the “TV ‘ad

“says.

And backin British Columbia .
:,. my old friend, the late Russ:
* Walker was quite a limerick-fan ,

and “he, wrale ° ‘this about

UA. frustrated youth from
“Quesnel

Had made. “up his mind ta ”

rebel;
He ‘pulled olf his’ blazer’ © :
Jumped into the Fraser-- _

’ Hell,

_ This column will consider

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