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The NBC affiliate in the Dallas-Fort Worth area has refused to air Sunday’s episode of “Valerie” because the show about a teen-age boy who buys condoms is scheduled early in the evening. Frank O’Neil, general manager of KXAS-TV, said Tuesday the station will substitute an episode of “Wild Kingdom” for the 7:30 p.m. CST network program in which series star Valerie Harper discovers that her 17-year-old son has purchased condoms for a planned sexual encounter. “I have problems with Hollywood trying to push standards,” said O’Neil, adding that NBC turned down a request to schedule the show later in the evening. “Our feeling is that we’re supportive of the show and of teens watching it,” said O’Neil. “But we think we’ve made a contract with families that between 7 and 8 p.m. they don’t have to worry about the programming that’s coming into their home.”