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Is title as present is States of Exile When Buriny”” Wright wrote her first mystery, The Suspect, shenever intended to write a series, but her characters, the very human Staff Sgt Karl Alberg and the local librarian Cassandra, tcok-over and insisted on appearing in a second novel. Sleep While LSing. Apparently, going to be around for some time. The audience in the library heard with satisfaction that Wright in under contract to produce two more Alberg mysteries after States of Exile As usual, library board and staff members provided the delectable array of refreshments to round off a very en they're joyable evening. Nazi hunter signs with HBO RADNOR, Pa. (AR) Simon rejected Hollywood offers to do his story, says he signed with Home Box Office hin to consult on the script, draft Wiesenthal also said, in an interview for the April 22 TV Guide magazine, that he was pleased by HBO's choice of Ben Kingsley to play him in the movie to be broadcast Sunday, called Mur derers Among Us: The Simon Wiesen thal Sto The movie is based on Wiesenthal’s 1967 book of the same title. Wiesen thal, credited with finding more than 1,100 war criminals, said producefy were after him for years for the movie rights, but offered deals that would have left him helpless if he telt the script diverged from the truth Nazi hunter Wiesenthal, who for years because his contract allowed draft by 5:30 p.m Sunday Brunch 10:30 am. - 1:00 p.m. Reservations 825-4466 Cartoon Movies at Dixie Lee for only Ce Great Hollywood classic cartoon movies you can own for less than rental prices !! Build your own library with movies such as * Popeye * Bugs Bunny * Porky Pig * Superman % Three Stooges * and more! Take home Dixie Lee and your favourite cartoon movie Cartoon movies on VHS for only $2.9 with any purchase over $10 ® at Dixie Lee 2816 Columbia venue Castlegor L. R. Wright, author of The Suspect, reads from her latest mystery tentatively tit jed States of Exile. Ex-Monkee is force in music and film NEW YORK (AP) = The ski-cap from his days in the Monkees is gone The hair is tinged with grey, and when Michael Nesmith southern accent can be detected Nesmith speaks, a soft But in his own quiet way, remains a force in the entertainment industry he has released a series of critically ac claimed albums, developed the idea for a music video that led to the creation of the American music chan nel MTV, and served as producer of the cult movies Repo Man, Dance, Tapeheads Since leaving the Monkees, country-rock television station Square and the recently released Tapeheads stars John Cusack and Tim Robbins as a pair of ambitious video producers called the Video Aces who eventually strike it rich through a series of bizarre incidents, the death by explosion of a heavy metal including singer Singers Sam Moore of the 1960s soul group Sam and Junior Walker, a star for around the same time, play-a- rhythm ‘n’ blues duo called The Swanky Modes, whom Cusack and Robbins a1é anxious 16 promote “Lthought, “Boy, really good R and B duo to play the Swanky Modes and a really group to play the Video Aces, this could be a movie I’d want to see,” Nesmith said “It was really the music that was mostaitractive tome The film pokes fun at the music video industry, Dave, and Motown if we gould get a good with its ever-changing fashions and glitzy imagery. Nesmith had hoped that MTV would par ticipate in making the film;-bat-the U.S. music channel was not amused WARMER AND j Teis PaGGaan_OuLT — sace PuaTvRE] Eelpines 2 seraate amr ‘A ROSSELLINI FUNNIER OONSTRUCK Love at first sight Consequences to follow. SHELLEY LONG TROOP BEVERLY is (aarunt) {[SAT|[SUN (MON | (TUE) D-BANG?: ==. ASTLE THEATR ““Htmade fur of them; sothey said-+ don’t think we did anything disrespec tful to MTV, it was just a funny little poke, a way of saying, don’t take yourself so seriously."” Nesmith, a native of San Antonio, Texas, first became famous in the *60s as th member of the Monkees, the made-for television soft rock group that had a string of hit records including Daydream Believer and Last Train to Clarksville However, the Monkees, whose fun loving image was closely modelled af ter the Beatles, did not play on their early material WAS MUSICIAN But Nesmith considered himself a musician rather thana pop star. Before joining the Monkees, he had played at the Troubador Club in Los Angeles, an early Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Linda Ron stadt, who had a hit with the Nesmith Come on, “*serious’ records or write their own venue for such stars as composition Different Drum I was the master of ceremonies and every Monday night was sort of talent night,’’ Nesmith said a folky kind of acoustic) instruments “Because it was club, there were and everybody sang Nesmith would eventually take ad vantage of the Monkees’ popularity to get wider exposure for hisown writing “It took me a long time to think ot the Monkees as a way of expressing myself musically,"* Nesmith said By 1970, the Monkees had broken up and Nesmith was surprising critics with his own imaginative blend of country-and—rockIn_1976, Island Records asked him for a video to go along with one of his songs, Rio, telling Nesmith that the clip would help sales in Europe. Island expected Nesmith to simply record himself singing the song, but the artist decided to try something different, producing a video" instead. STARTS CONCEPT “They had 30-odd people around the country and when the other clips started playing through, I became nervous because they were all just Nesmith recalled they all stood up and cheered my video. From there, the idea kind of emerged that this is an art form." He quickly built on the concept of a music video channel, putting together a half-hour program called, Popelips. Nesmith eventually sold the idea to Warner Amex and in the early 1980s, “concept promotional performance clips,’ “But when it was over, Music Television was conceived “MTV, wanted me to program the station, but at that point, 1 made the decision to just stay involved on the creativeend.”’ Nesmith is now concentrating more on film production, operating his own Pacific which encompasses home video distribution, film production and the creation of future home video programming for Arts Video company, mats. He also is a major supporter of the American Film Institute **T still don't have much of an idea of what video means socially I don’t think video, I sort of think about video." I come to it as an artist Cable 10 TV SHAW CABLE 10SCHEDULE April 19 5 p.m. (Wed) 9 a.m. (Fri) 11 a.m. (Sun) A Well-Balanced Diet This program highlights the satellite ser vices that are available from Shaw Cable in the Trail/Castlegar area 30 p.m. (Wed) 9:30 a.m, (Fri) 11:30 a.m, (Sun) Cross Country Skiing This event was part of the coverage of the Winter Games that took place in Nelson in February 15 p.m. (Wed) 10: . (Fri) 12 p.m. (Sun) Chamber Chat This: month Helen Secco from Trail Chamber highlights the activities and events that are coming up as well as reviews past activities 6:45 p.m. (Wed) 10:45 a.m. (Fri) 12:45 p.m. (Sun) Novice Hockey The Beaver Valley North Stars take on the Castlegar Ice Buster S p.m. (Wed) 11:45 a.m. (Fri) 1:45 p.m. (Sun) Health Chiropractic This program chiropractic examples of their treatments 8:15 p.m, (Wed) 12:15 p.m. 2:15 p.m. (Sun) CPC Today program produced by Canada Post Corporation shows their employees at work and talks about some of their ser talks about the profession and gives (Fri) Fhis vices such as priority post/ express mail service and shows their national con trolcentre. 8:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. the Year banquet held to present him the citizen of the year award 9 p.m. (Wed) 1 p.m (Sun) A Well Balanced Di repeat of the earlier program 30 p.m. (Wed) 1:30 p.m. (Fri) 3 p.m. (Sun) Sign Off. Please schedule is repeated on Friday at 9 a.m. and ayair on Sunday at 11 a.m (Wed) 12:30 p.m. (Fri) (Sun) Castlegar Citizen of Ron Ross was honored at a (Fri) 3 p.m Thisisa note This Castlegar Aquanauts License No. 68530 GO Sat., April 22 *1000 Jackpot. Jackpot. *500 O Bonanza. Arena Complex BEST PAYOUTS IN THE KOOTENAYS! Payout Early Birds 60% Payout Specialty Gomes PACKAGES AVAILABLE -m., Regular Bingo 7 p.m. “Junior secondary school tora April 19, 1989 Castlegar News a ew book on Dief By BOBCOX The Canadian Press A wortd-tout—by-Prinre—-Minister John Dietenbaker in 1958 included a visit 10 Pakistan, where his brother Elmer told an army colorful reception was Shriners back honie.” The bulk of Diettnbaker’s six years as prime sophisticated approach to Canada’s relations wiih other countries. But Elmer's remarks were neither the first nor the ‘last of the em barrassmentsand frustrations faced by the bureaucrats from the Department of External Affairs. who Diefenbaker from 1957 to 1963 As H. Basil Robinson details in his book Diefenbaker’s World: A Populist in Foreign Affairs, Canada’s officer that a ‘just like the minister saw— amore advised 13th prime minister proved a challenge tothe bureaucrats They were more used to the likes of the worldly Lester F the Nobel Peace Prize during his stint as Ganada’s secretary of state for ex ternal affairs-in~the-Liberal- gover nment that was defeated by Dieten baker's Conservatives. VOTERS FIRST Diefenbaker strode the world stage nervously, mistrusted his bureaucrats, often ignored their advice and always kept Canadian voters foremost in his thinking, Robinson writes During the 1962 general election, Diefenbaker suddenly announced Canada was ready to help refugees in Hong Kong, despite an earlier promise tosay nothing about the subject. arson, Who won His unrepentant respowse to ted of figials was simple Don't you know there's an elecuon on? Robinson served from 1957 until 1962 as the liaison officer berween Diefenbaker and External Affairs. Diefenbaker suspected the depar Ument Was full of “Pe loyal to their became Liberals COOL TO DEPUTY Diefehbaker was even cool to Nor man Robertson, the deputy minister of external affairs Robinson, who retired in 1977 as undersecretary of state for external at fairs, links the attitude to Robertson's 1945 letter denying Dietenbaker a diplomatic passport to attend a United Nations conference in San Francisco rsonalities’’ st former minister who Ieader of the opposition signature on a Robinson covers many, but not all, of Diefenbaker’s adventures and misadventures in world affairs He pays particular attention to the dithering-over the question of nuclear weapons in Canada, which ultimately led to a split in Diefenbaker’s cabinet and his government's defeat in 1963 DISLIKED JFK The mutual dislike between Diefen baker and U.S. President John Ken: nedy is also reviewed at length Diefenbaker was spurred heights of anti-American rhetoric by everything from " Kennedy's mispronunciation of his name (Dieten bawker) to the lack ‘of consultation before the United States acted in the to new WELCOME FUNDS . Tish Lakes, co-ordinator of Castlegar and District Community Services, recently accpeted a donation of $2,610 the Central K from Evelyn Voykin rep: y Union Board of Health. The money will be used to help fund parent-tra courses offered through Community Services. Toastmasters group receives visitors At the meeting of April 12, several members of the Creston Toastmasters visited with the Selkirk Toastmasters. lanthe toast This was Warner, competent master, chaired the meeting. regular meeting highlighted by a special event — the presentation of speéches for the Inter national Canada Day Specch Contest ters of the speeches were Albert Bren Majorie Comm weekly Toastmasters and for the Presen from dfeld and Creston, Louann McCurdy from Trail and Madeleine Harlamovs from Fruit vale Judging the contest were Lavonn and Jim Skarrow from Creston and Ross Gilley, special guest from Trail The awards went to McCurdy and to Comm and were presetited by the area governor Alex Nielson from Creston The evening concluded after refreshmest which were provided by the Selkirk Toastmasters Sorority organizes mini-convention the Xi Gamma Rho Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi in Castlegar Members of ar¢ drawing close to the end of their of ficial surerity year Usually, each sorority sister in turn, prepares and presents a program on an assigned topic to the rest of the Chap ter However, since January, most of the programs have organization of @ mini-convention to pehett here October 6; 7andt Xi Gamma Kho, along with Beta Omicron and Alpha Phi, met twice in been geared towards the home cconomics room at Kinnaird sewing bee" of red gingham aprons which are part of the dress for the conventions Country Crossroads" theme At the meeting held March 22, Xi Gamma Rho members made table cen trepieves for the convention which could host as many as 200 guests Also that evening, Chapter elections held eaxccutive was voted in were and a new, five-member The president for 1989-1990 willbe Marie Phillips Holding other positions next term are Linda Shirley box Swanson vice president, recording secretary, Debbie wing tangitte On the treasurer and Anna corresponding secretary Apiil S mecting night, the Chapter planned forums and’ ente tainment for the convention weekend On May T, Xi Gamma Rho will travel to Trail to join Sorority sisters there for the S8th anniversary founding of Beta Sigma Phi Cuban missile crisis of 1962. Most of the material covered by the book is_not_new, but Robinson dispassionately provides exhaustive detail not seen belore. However, the writings dry and he offers few insights Dietenbaker that he might have gained dealing directly with the former prime minister for five years. personal into enbaker Robinson's personal feelings are best summed up in a footnote saying he “not_infrequently felt_the last of (Dietenbaker’s) proval,”” considerate chiel Diefenbaker's World: A Populist in Foreign Affairs, By H. Basil Robin Published by University—or ‘onto Press; 352 pages; $29.95 irritation or > bul generally Tound hint a Wake up to Fast fully tauipped Leundromet Soom. pom, Spring Savings! in = Ooi: including Drapes EL-AIR CLEANERS We're Your |-Stop Pci Centre @ Over 35-Yeors Experience leaird 45, All DryCleaning BUSINESS DIRECTORY TELEPHONE 365-5210 New th of May. copy and Business Directory will vg conapied up to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Ap! for the C News 1 25 for the mon- Brian L. 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