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CBS Reports: 'But What About The Children" f Divorce is not just a serious social problem but an Ameri can way of life. Four out of ten marriages in 1978 will end in divorce, and nearly half of the children born this year will have to spend time with a single parent because of divorce. CBS REPORTS: "...But What About the Children," to be broadcast Saturday, Dec ember 23 at 10 p.m. on WBTV, Channel 3. takes us behind the statistic* into the experience of one ïamiJy to reconstruct their life after a recent divorce. Producer-director Grace Diekhaus (who introduces tbç broadcast) and a CBS News crew spend eight weeks with the Goodmans, an upper middle-class family from 1. Phoenix, Arizona. There is no narration, no statistics, no interview with experts-just the Goodmans (Carol, Leon, their two sons, and a live-in babysitter)-telling and living their own story. This broad cast presents an intimate, day-to-day portrait of the effects of divorce. After twelve years of marr iage, Carol Goodman divorced her hiiaKnnrf She felt restrict ed by her role: "Feminism,'' she said, "opened my eyes." She bought a new house (It's my house"), and threw herself into her job as the financial coordinator for a political campaign. "I like what I am now," she says, adding, "I'm not afraid of the prospects at all." Leon-clearly enjoying tûe singles scene a gain-argues that "Women's lib was the catalyst for our divorce," add ing that Carol's activities didn't jibe with his image of wife and mother. "In some cases," he admits, "divorce can be a great thing." What about the children? Nine-year-old Greg is intro verted, bright and moody, while six-year-old Todd is out going, athlfitic ând cheerful. Because of the absence οf (heir Dad, 'Their living arrangement and the strange ness of their new home, the boys are obviously unhappy. "It used to be a lot fumer," says Todd. "I don't think they'll ever get together again," says Greg. The demands of Carol's job ( "She's kinda gone a lot," one of the boys says) and Leon's separate life away from his family ("Daddy doesn't live here anymore") have caused the boys to become more dependent on each other and on their live-in babysitter, Keith, a 21-year-old college student. Underlying the story of how one family's life is being wrenched by change is the question: But what about the children? Greg's innocent answer is both funny arid sad: "4 still have big plans for the future." Keep your out-of-town friends informed on what's happening in Charlotte by sending them a copy of the Charlotte Post each week. - Delias •244* plut tax plus t Mer WM These tow rates are for calls that are dialed direct* from North Carolina after 5 PM. And each additional minute costs about 25ί. The cost drops to $1.58 (plus tax) for 10 minutes to Los Angeles if you dial direct between 11 PM and 8 AM And this $1.58 applies all weekend until 5 PM Sunday. For details on other types of calls, see your directory. (3) Southern Bell The cost of long distance is modest tat what it buys you is priceless. w #Direct-dial (without an operator'· assistance) rate* applv on all calk within the U S Direct-dial rate* do not apply to perion-to-person coin hotcl-guett. credit card collect call», calls chargcd to another number, or to time and charge call· For direct-dial rate· to Alaska and Hawaii, check your operator SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS!
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