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Sunday MARCH 10, 1974

2:00 @ ADIEU ALOUETTE
“In Our Own Way," a look at Quebec
youth and their efforts at social
change. In focus: the small town of
Beauharnois, where a group of young
people have opened a workshop to
foster community spirit.

9:00 @ NATIONAL DREAM

“The Pacific Scandal’ comes to a

head when accusations of corruption

and bribery are hurled at the Tories by
Liberal MP Lucius Huntington. William .
Hutt gives an outstanding perform-

ance as the drunken John A. Macdon-

ald making an impassioned defense of

his government in the House of Com-

mons. (60 min.)

Monday MARCH 11, 1974

7pm (5) ENERGY CRUNCH

Special: ‘The Bottom of the Oil Bar-
rel," about the effects of the oil short-
age on American technology, policies
in the Mideast, and future economy
Solutions explored include the return
to large-scale coal mining and cars
tun by electricty. (60 min )

7pm (9) THE KILLERS—Report
Special: It's projected that one out of
every four Americans will get cancer
‘and 350,000 will die from it in 1974.
“Cancer: The Cell That Won't Die’’ re-
ports on research into the causes and
cures for the disease. Producer David
Prowitt also examines the importance
of early detection, and current meth-
ods of treatment. (90 min.)

Wednesday marci 13, 1974

7pm @) WE LIVE WITH ELEPHANTS
—Documentary

Special: Lite among Africa's wiid ele-
phants. The hour is based on the ex-
periences of scientist lain Douglas-
Hamilton and his family, who lived for
five years amid 500 elephants in Tan-
zania's Lake Manyara National Park
There are scenes of the animals feed-
ing on—and destroying—trees. cows
nursing their calves. young bulls fight-
ing for food and status and a mysteri-
ous ritual in which elephants carry tno
bones of their dead companions and
—inexplicably—deposi! them .n tne
bush. ‘In the program's most exciting
sequence, an enraged matriarch
charges lain, slams her tusks into "1s
jeep and propels him backward
through the jungle. (60 min.)

 

   
  

Thursday MARCH 14, 1974"

THE WORLD
YOU NEVER SEE

7:00 G) | ;
SOME OF NATURE’S MARVELS

Special: This documentary about plant and animal life
~as fascinating photography reminiscent of ‘‘The Hall-
strom Chronicle.”

In ane habitats. cameras focus on unusual
creat -oS"* ""l 7 2... ADwe wee plunges underwater
to feed on nak eggs: the female wood wasp, who liter-
ally drills her larvae into tree bark; and a pair of ingenious
spiders—one disguises its web as a cocoon to trick its
prey, the other casts a sticky ‘‘fishing line’ to entangle
an unwary bee.

Impromptu comedy: bees, filmed in slow motion, are
revealed as cockamamie aviators, bumbling headlong
into their hive and each other.

Time-lapse photography and photomicrography (pic-
wures taken through a microscope) contribute two com-
pelling sequences: a myriad of organisms pulsating in a
single drop of water, and the growth of a chicken em-
bryo.

Hugh Downs is the narrator. (60 min. )

 

 

 

Friday = marcus, 1974

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
THE BIG cATS 7°00 @ @

Special: Four magnificent breeds of
cats—four endangered species.
There's fine footage of big cats in the
wild, but more than scenes of their
snarling majesty. this hour is con-
cerned with the big cats’ survival.
Siberian tiger: Largest of the cats, its
best chances seem to lie in captivity—in
large, open-air zoos such as Sweden's
Koimardens Djurpark.
American mountain lion: Also called
cougar, puma and panther, this cat has
earned a reputation as a voracious pre-
dator. To disprove that, a naturalist
tracks and studies a lioness in the Idaho
wilderness.
Asiatic lion: Protected from hunters by
the Indian government, this storied
beast may be victim of a natural threat
Its forest refuge was recently opened to
starving cattle, and the land has been
ravaged
Amazonian jaguar: Not so lucky as the
other cats, the jaguar is relentiessly
hunted. Most South American govern-
ments protect the cat—but its pelt car!
bring $200.