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bringing "a little show biz weather'' to the forecasts. "It's a lot show biz weather," he said. "It's not a little, it's a lot." Priorities: Channel 10 will con- tinue to carry ABC's Monday night baseball games at 7 p.m., delayed from the network starting times of 5 or 6 p.m. Ed Quinn, general manager, of- fered a frank explanation: "It's just to get our news pro- gramming in. We've had such good ratings with that, I don't want to give anybody an opportunity to sample somebody else. That's really where it comes from." So, said Quinn, "unless it's a Padre game, we'll delay it. If it's a Padre game, we'll run it live." Ratings for the games, he said, "have not been real strong. I had to make a decision between running baseball live and doing news, and I thought more people in San Diego were interested in the news than were interested in the Monday Night game of the week." A miracle: A 90-minute special on Mother Teresa's May 31 visit to the San Diego area and Tijuana, produced by Southwestern Cable andJ}niversit of San Diego, will run at 7 to ff: p.m. Thursday on

as the weekend anchor. I was 27, and 1 thought I was the new Peter Jennings." Then, to use his own word, he was "demoted," made a reporter and fill-in anchor. For the past six months, he said, he had been look- ing elsewhere for work. "I think I was getting punished the last six months. I was sent to the New Jersey bureau, which is like being sent to Siberia. But I did cover the Baby M trial. In New York, it's real difficult not to get a good story." Because of cutbacks by ABC's new owner, Capital Cities, and other new corporate owners of New York stations, said Mendte, the Big Apple lately "wasn't a nice place to be" for TV journalists. "There are a lot of people trying to get out." He said he would not "pretend I'm a trained meteorologist. I'm covering it like another beat. "I can cut through the isobars and pressure systems, and let peo· ple know in an entertaining way if its going to be cloudy or rainy or sunny. "I use il)formation from CBS, from the National Weather Service. I look at the map on the back page of USA Today. I look out the win· dow." He also hopes to do his weather reports from the backyards of viewers. I asked if that meant he'd be

Her contract in Cleveland runs through the end of the year and, said Holtzman, "it all depends on when or if they're willing to release her." Swoboda described herself as "very interested," adding, "Things are definitely in Jim's favor. Noth- ing's final. Our management is out of town, 1 don't even know where 1 stand here. Meanwhile, Swoboda is also being considered as co-host of a national- ly syndicated, entertainment-orient- ed sports show, to be called "In Sports." The other co-host of the new show, described as a sports-ori- ented "Entertainment Tonight," will be Ahmad Rashad. That job, should it really happen, is expected to be compatible with her news anchoring duties • whether in Cleveland or San Diego. And at what hour would Swoboda anchor Channel B's news? Said Holtzman: "A lot of that depends on Allison." Cool and windy: The brash, talk- ative Larry Mendte, who last week took over the weather duties at • Channel 8, is no scientific prognosti- cator. He came here after 31/z years as reporter and sometime anchor at WABC, the ABC-owned TV station in New York City, and offered a blunt description of his career there: "I didn't do weather. I was hired

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On the Air Robert P. Laurence KCST-TV, Channel 39, which briefly ran "Donahue" opposite Winfrey before hollering "Uncle!" and returning him to 9 a.m., will move him to 3 p.m in September, to be followed by "Geraldo," the Geraldo Rivera chat show which now runs at 10 p.m. weeknights on XETV, Channel 6. :·we need to develop an audience flow in the afternoon that's infor· mation onented," said Channel 39 general manager Neil Derrough. "We need a compatible audience flow, and we need to keep some of that female audience that comes out of the oap " 'Oprah' i one of the strongest how in television You've got to take your be ·t hot. With this line- up, we have a good shot at being real competitive." Cruisin': Larry Himmel, who called him elf The Cruiser during his days as a rock jock at KGB radio, and who "San Diego at

ppcar to have died a-horning anud jock ying for late-afternoon r tmg and talk· how clutter. 'Th re ha. been some concern th, might not be the right time to o with it," ;ud the laconic Jim lloltzm n. new d1r ctor at Chann 1 8

Ted Leitner His talk show canned. eels" at 39. More at 8: Allison Ross, whose 10-year tenure at Channel 8 makes her easily the city's senior news an- chor, Friday continued her contract holdout. Her contract has expired, she's been offered a raise, but wants a bigger raise. Meanwhile, Holtzman continues looking covetously at Robin Swobo· da, 30 (no relation to ex-Mets right fielder Ron Swoboda), co-anchor at Cleveland's WJW-TV. Holtzman last week said there's "a good chance we might hire Robin. It's a matter of timing."

Large" was recently canceled at Channel 8, may soon cruise on over to Channel 39. Himmel ha continued his comi• cal commentaries on Channel 8 news on Mondays and Fridays. But ource' say he's clos to making a deal to do unspecified "special proj-

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ordering the utility to return $110 million lo its customers. The mon- ey was overcollected from January through July 1988. The PUC also ordered AT&T to cut its expenses by $4.4 million in 1988 and to cut its intrastate long-distance rates by about 10 percent, or $ I68 million. • Cogeneration is the subject of a day-long seminar to be held Thurs- day at the University of San Di~ "Energy Engineering in a Competitive Environment" will focus on cogeneration as a way to meet future needs for electricity. Registration for the seminar is $95 if received by Wednesday. Regis- tration at the door is $120. For more information call 578-5910. • Tips Unlimited Network meets at 7:15 a.m. every Tuesday at the Peach Tree Restaurant in San Marcos. Tips Unlimited is an organization that tries to give members information and timely arlvice. For further information call 744-1560 or 744-2491. Random notes:

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cv Services. "At least 10 of the top 100 Cali- fornia corporations will cease to exist after a big earthquake," Gue- rin told 500 San Diego County business leaders attending a disas- ter recovery seminar. Planning for such an event is vi- tal to a company's long-term sur- vival. he said. "Your long-term probability of surviving is zip if you ean·t be pro· ductive after an earthquake," said Guerin. Because of the Oct. 1 Whittier quake. which caused an estimated $:\58 million in damage. many small businesses had to fold, he said. "l don't think it's a question of if we have a major earthquake," he said. "It's a matter of when." AT & T told to cut its rates The California Public Utili- ties Commission recently con- cluded the second and final phase of AT&T Communications of California's general rate case by

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"Creative Kids '88," a program to help students stretch their creative abilities, will be held July 11-22 and July 25-Aug. 25. Cost is $55-60 plus $150 for special afternoon activities. Call 260-4585. Sports camps for boys and girls ages 8-18 will be held in June, July and August. Cost Is $295 residen camp per week or $165-$200 day camp per week. Sessions In tournament and basic tennis, competitive swimming, basketball, soccer, football, volleyball, baseball and outdoor wilderness will be

E,y R M,ct el Breyer T"A Staff Writer bank'~ pro~perit). said Mitchell. All expenses related to the last ~e r' · merger bet~een the two bank~ have been bsorbed, he said. 8scondido , ,1tional and San Marcos National banks have com· hined usset!-\ of, 1:\0 million and are expected to earn $1 million this vear, after taxes. Loans total close to $85 million. Mitchell said. Get ready for the big one Businesses, like res1dents, mu t prepare for d1sa ters. The lack of planning cuulrl ~pell the end for even large lirms. said Mike Gue-

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lough and prison·site Issues, the Dukakis camp is trying to focus attention on the vice president's record, including his direc· tion of the South Florida drug task force. "This whole barrage is an effort to divert attention from his own failures with the drug task force," says Dukakis press sec- retary Dayton Duncan. "He was put in charge of the drug war and tried to fight it with photo opportunities and, not surpris· in_gl , the war was-18St."

nor's legal counsel and a strenuous advo· cate of placing the prison in New Brain· tree, savs Mr. Dukakis was "ambivalent to negative" on placing the facility in the community, which vigorously opposed it. "He preferred to expand an old site," says Mr. Rosenfeld, now a senior campaign ad· viser. "He agreed only when it was very clear we needed an entirely new facil· ity." To counter Mr. Bush's use of the fur·