Programs, Correspondence, 1968, August-December (1968)

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2 The first week T s (Monday through Friday) episodes deal with a high school walkout, or in the patois, blowout. The older brother of the Ramos family is beaten by the police. At home the question whether rely on the ethnic folk healer or call VsAed icari an M. D. brings back ugly memories of past sSSk treatment. Later the mother tries to buy a present for the injured son, but discovers that with interest charged by ghetto merchants it would cost twice as much as normal retail. The boy knows now that the system is leaded against him and walks out, leaving family, and hope behind. Like all ? soaps"this one might well go on and on. Ru^-unl iko its cron de la RazaV T1 rT-es \ pnmmprn ial hr p "Can Cl is an honest portrayal of a tough life* not a manipulation of middle- class fantasy. it n True^jro the soap opera format, there are commercials. On "Cancion de la Raza" these take the form of community service announcements of particular interests to the residents of East Los Angeles. However, these announcements are not enough. People viewing the program need to know that they are not alone in their hardships and confusion. They need to know that there are answers to the perplexities of urban life. Every Monday night, preceding the daily episode of Cancion, a new program called LINEA AbIiR^TA (OPEN LINE) allows a group of "experts" from the community to answer questions gathered from viewers during the preceding week. In this manner, KCET hopes to solve problems rather than create more rhetoric. The much touted cliche, "bridges of understanding" shoi/|d refer to acts not works, if it is to have any valid meaning. CONTACT: Ed Moreno, KCET^ e)#$ /