European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Television two part Disney movie highlights an schedule by Wendy Bourland a to tilt it a Lucent fights his parents alarm fits to put his Krind Facht r in a retirement Home .1 pro Iron couple is baffled by the sexual mores of hour Peers and in Ingwl Falls to Earth of hit  n twi irk in it Comini week. Sticking told her most of he offerings on tin Disney Mavie Are a treat to Witch bul Jhc , is supt to Kitty wonderful. 1 hit two irl  Asa inanely old  children want to tuck him away in in chosen by Abc news As chief correspondent for its upcoming prime Lime news hour. Abc news i dec lives were sure that Wallis of whose  expires Jan. 29, would slay to Lake Llie new Job of  , in respondent when the Bush  moves in next month. But Abc Andy an offer Thiol Wal ii i and his attorney Robert Barnell to Ulen l refu5o. I titles inc Posilkin of chief Curk Pundt it on the  hour Wallace is expected to serve m a us dilute Anchorman on night Tihe arid loconlribiiu1 to Stirm news tonight. And news document aril  new program which should debut in the Spring will be anchored by Sam Donaldson who also is leaving the while House beat with the arrival of. The Bush administration Wallace and Donaldson Are both. Expected to Haw roles in formatting the new program much of which is Slaird to be live and considerably More current than Olber network prime time news shows working with Abc news president prone Arlodge arid producers Dorrance Smith and Phyllis Mcgrady. Industry sources said Wallace s move was not unexpected. Rumours had circulated a Washington and next York Chris Wallace fur several weeks thai Wallace was  when Abc news president Muhael Gartner making i first key moves since taking control of the news division five months ago let it be Linmon thai Wallace would be leaving tin White House beat and also would Low his meet the Prett Anchor Job in Lom iary to Garrick Utley. There were even reports Hal Wallace fared a Cut in salary from his reported ski  per year if he remained at Abc. Wallace and his attorney denied All such rumours. Came pretty close in 1985 to going with Abc Wallace said. And this fall during the Campaign Abc soum Ted me out again. I want to stress there was nothing negative about this move. Abc made me a generous offer and very much wanted 1.0 keep me. The fact is Abc was offering me a prime Lime program with an Opportunity lotto longer stories and some investigative reporting and profiles. Ii was a Challenge  Opportunity i be had 11 wonderful years Al Abc i m very grateful to All the people who have supported me Here and i wish them Well Wallace said. In my talks with Abc we never even discussed salary. The new. Assignment at Abc was so much Tore challenging i assumed it would involve a raise he added. Gartner issued 3 schement in which he said All of us Al n by news Are sorry Chris is leaving and we wish lie were slaying we understand his desire id be pm prime time television and we wish him Well,.he has Hada Long an distinguished career here.", although his current contract runs until the end of january Wallace hinged he. Could move to Abc sooner noting they want me Over there right  nor is Wallace s Choice of Abc news a total Surprise to insiders at that new Erk. Abc news vice president and assistant to the president Foanna Bistany has known him since 1979, when he began covering Ronald  j Campaign for the presidency. Bistany subsequently became special assistant to the president and1 Deputy to director of communications Davit Kefgen in the first Reagan administration. I be seen his work from the other Side Bistany said. He s a isl a hell of a reporter. Sam Donaldson thinks so of and i think he had sorrel Hong to do. With Chris final  she confirmed thai As Early As 1985, Wallace and his wife were wined and dined by then Abc news vice president David Burke now president of lbs news. With his contract up for negotiation last fall Billany Sejd add approached him about what exactly he might want to do for the future if he decided to leave Abc. Our new prime time program caught his attention. Don t think Darnell was shopping him. We came after him.". Wallace first joined Csc news in 1978 in Washington after three years Wilh in by in new York. Among several assignments he was Washington co Anchor of Iho today. Show Wilh Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley in 1982, becoming chief White House correspondent later thai year. Last year Wallace stepped Down As Anchor of the sunday edition of Abc  Newt to become Moderator of meet the press in addition to his White House duties. A 1969 Harvard graduate Wallace after four years at the Boston Globe made his first foray into to news Al wb8m, the lbs owned station in Chicago joining in by in 1975. 22 Tripet mag tile dktrabtr29,198a