European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse From Punk to principal Jim Belushi cleans up his act by Bob Thomas associated Pressi t s surprising to find Jim Brustu occupying an office in inc Myrna Loy building at Lon mar studios or any Olifice Lor thai Molloi do Luthi Behms an a caul the s Dick 7 to would scorn Moio in character huh ind a i thai changer Tom y a i into dims that demons linked Hir. ,.i Mility in Iho highly c Simatic , a Tyr fun lir Orrl Rock . Jockey Yum ii Avii i e no him in a foul moult ii Al in Iofi mar Jalc. In it As n refill of Shoih pichim1i n Star in Horion in Giitl. Of in to \ him " 5. I to girls j did Iho same Hung in Colof of Southern Illinois University " to followed his older Biol Tir a into Cauca go s lamed improvisational Iro Upo. Second City poured As the Piralo King in Tim pirates of penance and made his film debut As a hoodlum in Tho a tuck about his relationship to John Thore was five years age Dulfo Cinco Boldeon us so when to was in High school t was in Iho sixth Grade. You Don i Inan a sixth grader hanging around when 1 Wos a freshman he was in Coll jul just about when he was j8. To started being close. Not much Umo Tell but it was a Good Limo " today Jim scarcely fits Iho Belushi image. He trimmed 30 pounds Tor his role in the loft coming espionage Larco. Real men. Each Day at 5 30 Ama fitness guru from body by Jake came to Belushi s House to begin a regimen of exercise and diet. He has gamed Back a Lew pounds but has maintained the discipline thai Means no Beer. Does he miss in Well there Are times when you re sitting around Wal chm a Chicago bears he admitted i also Nuss that out of body experience Hal dunking can Provido it stops you trom thinking gives you a break. Now the thing that does thai for me is working 20 years later the clock keeps ticking for 60 minutes by Kathryn Baker associated Pressi n a Artoon hanging on he Wall of me Wallace s office overlooking the Hudson River a businessman is talking to his Secretary on the intercom Mike Wallace Here to see you sir says the Secretary. Replies the businessman Fine. Send him right the cartoon is entitled Man with a Clear it s a turnabout on the old joke Howdy you know you re going to have a bad Day when you come in and find Mike Wallace and a Crow from 60 minutes in your office. Wallace 69. Repeats Carl Sandburg when asked How Long hell keep reporting until my toes turn he s ust signed a live year contract that will keep him on 60 minutes until he and the top rated newsmagazine celebrate i heir Silver anniversary season this year begins their �0lh. The show premiered sell 24,1968. Ten years later it broke into the lop 10 in the Nielsen ratings where it has remained Ever since it was the no 1 rated. Prime time television show in 19so and 1983 60 minutes made Wallace s name synonymous Wilh investigate reporting but to does l Ihrk he deserves hts Lough reputation. Myths die slowly said Wallace a warm Man Wilh a Quick smile when not in his 60mnules Mode at the Lime that 11irsl began to ask questions on television which was Back m me Middle 50s, the kind of insistence the kind of research and the occasional excursions into abrasive Ness were new. I s no longer so but once you be been recognized As the inquisitor it s almost impossible to lose the Label. Fact is Hal my techniques in reporting Aro not very dissimilar irom a dozen others in let Evision i suppose in s simply because 1 got there Wallace was Mere from the firs on 60 mules. He and Harry Reasoner. The investigative stuff which later became the hallmark of the show was no there from the beginning. 6y any Means Wallace said. At the beginning Harry was genuinely the while Hal. And i was trying to find my Wallace did Lind his Niche As Tough questioner and occasional ambush interviewer. He said 60 minutes has gradually veered away irom what he thinks occasionally lapsed into stunt journalism the show now has five reporters Wallace. Reasoner of Torley safer de Bradley and Dane Sawyer when Reasoner Lell two years after the inception of the show for a stint at Abc news safer replaced him like anything Good or important it was t really planned it just happened safer said of the show. It does give us pause no question hey we really have been on an awfully Long Home it s an important Parl of the history of journalism in this country that in a medium that lives by Tulles. A medium Fiat celebrates the Short Alten Ion Span for us to maintain a Tauly High Standard of journalism All i desc years is a pretty Damn impressive Ihms " safer says the Best thing about working on so monday september 21, 1987 Toules has been the Opportunity to do an offbeat Story like an upcoming piece on Iho 30lh anniversary of mad Magazine he is guarded about suggesting any Story ideas he might like to pursue in inc future Wallace Ever Iho hard news hound excitedly recounts every detail of inc big stories he s bagged like his interview with the Ayatollah Khomeini just Days Atler the taking of to singes Al the u s embassy in Teheran to me Iho most interesting person Hal i could interview still today would be Plancia Ninon Wallace said. I covered Richard Nixon in the 68 Campaign. I did i see her frequently but on Iho infrequent occasions Hal i had an Opportunity to spend any Lime Wilh her i Lound her anything but the plastic pal thai Gloria Steinem laced about she was warm and vulnerable and Lar lion plastic. I would not wan i to Lalk to her about watergate. I would want to Lalk to her about the life and limes of a political wife she knows i want to Lalk to her and she has consistently and politely turned it Don because of Nixon Wallace very nearly Lunert Down the 60 minutes Job i debated a Long Lime Belote even Lamg the Job. Because Al that time. I was covering non and expected probably logo to the while House As White House correspondent because i Houghl in on was going to gel elected but he shoe the Dice and decided to go with the 60mrrufjjsfob. Since it was Iho Bud in the hand " and it was a Lucky Choice he said i think Back men we expected
