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Jacobs' interest in the banjo extends back to his high school days. He studied clarinet and played a little piano, "but I wasn't very good at it. I just love the banjo." Educated at the College of San Mateo and San Francisco State University, Jacobs ma- jored in music and business. His father, a retired dentist, wanted him to have a pr6fes- sion, so Jacobs tried to sell insurance "to make my father happy. But," he said, "I couldn't stand it." The banjo became his livelihood and has been for more than 25 years. At age 18 he played at the Red Garter Club in San Francisco and at 20 opened a club with a buddy, the Crazy Horse Saloon. "I never made any money, but I • had a ball," he recalled. He went back to the Red Garter and they asked him to go around the country to open up other Red Garter clubs. That's what brought him to Detroit. By appearing on the tele- thon and at affairs all over town, a certain celebrity status has been ascribed to Jacobs. But he doesn't let it go to his head. "I never wanted the stardom," he ad- mits. "I've enjoyed making people feel good. It's amazing the joy you bring to other people." Public relations executive Dennis Horwatt said that Jacobs is careful about let- ting his fame spill over into his private life. "He knows how to keep his ego in check," he said. Attorney Hadley concurs. "Off stage he is really off stage. He doesn't have an entertainer's ego. Off stage he tries to downplay who he is, almost to the point of being shy." Wife Nancy gave an exam- ple of that shyness. Several years ago, Jacobs took tap dancing lessons, but kept it a secret from his friends. One day his friend Shoup dis- covered Jacobs' tap shoes when he borrowed the entertainer's car. Shoup tap danced into the bar where he and Jacobs and some friends were to meet. Jacobs was so embarrassed he never took lessons again until he and Nancy recently decided to take them together. Is he any good? "Doug's very good. He's better than I am," Nancy admits, "He does the soft shoe really well!" Ladbroke's Raymond said because Jacobs relates well with his audiences and avoids the holier-than-thou star atti- tude he is frequently invited back to entertain. On stage, Jacobs is enthusiastic, smiling and dances in place to the music. Wife Nancy relates -he's just as happy off stage. "He's happy more the time than anyone I know." According to attorney Hadley, the exuber- ance he exhibits on stage is just what one will find when meeting Jacobs away from the spotlight. Because of their hectic schedules, Jacobs and his wife have little time together. "Sometimes we don't see each other until midnight," Nancy said, "but when we're to- gether it's very special. We cherish that time together." When they have spare time, the Jacobses go to the Bahamas or visit his family in San Francisco. In summer they "just relax" on their pontoon on Cass Lake. Does Jacobs have aspira- tions beyond the local scene? If so, he's not telling anyone. "I'm very, very happy where I am," he admits. And he gets his greatest joy out of per- forming. "What really does turn me on is when I'm work- ing and people are really enjoying it." His greatest fear is being sick for an engagement. He boasted he hasn't missed a job in 26 years. The telethon appearances have been beneficial for Jacobs and the Red Garter Band. The "fans" who see the group on TV come to its ap- pearances elsewhere. He's grateful for their loyalty and appreciative when they say how much they like the group. "The compliments make you feel good." 111 U.S. Extradites Kach Member To Israel Tel Aviv (JTA) — Craig Leitner, a 25-year old former American citizen and mem- ber of Rabbi Meir Kahane's Kach Party in Israel who escaped fom custody in Israel over a year ago, was return- ed here on last week, on ex- tradition from the U.S. He had been charged in Israel with six attacks on Arab vehicles and homes in Ramallah, Hebron and Jeru- salem and was also suspected of participating in a bomb at- tack on the Al-Fajr Arabic newspaper offices in East Jerusalem. Leitner had agreed to serve as state's witness against four other accused Jewish underground members. His testimony helped convict three other Kach members. But he escaped from a hold- ing cell in October, 1984, before he could testify in court against another -mem- ber, who was -subsequently acquitted for lack of evidence. Leitner was arrested by U.S. marshals last January, on the basis of an Interpol request initiated by Israel.