Withers Broadcasting Buys Three TV Stations in Colo
Mount Vernon firm Withers Broadcasting Co. purchases KREY-TV Montrose KREX-TV Grand Junction and KREZ-TV Durango from XYZ Television Inc. for 7.3 million dollars. Anderson remains general manager. staff kept. Simultaneously Western Slope stations KNIO and KVEE sold to Turner and Culpepper for 1.1 million. Turner, ex KQIL KQIX manager, joins diverse group with offices to move in Grand Junction.
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XYZ Television Inc
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Withers Broadcasting Co
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Krex-Tv
Krez-Tv
Anderson
Joe Reichmann
Bill Sullivan
Duncan Laing
Western Slope Broadcasting Co
Western Slope Broadcasting
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Barry Turner
John C. Culpep
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College Station
Texas
Withers
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Weston
W. Va
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Grand Junction Radio Sta
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KQIL
KQIX
Colorado Broadcasters Association
Turner and Culpepper
Bryan
Tyler
Albuquerque
N.M
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Hannibal marks Twain's 150th birthday celebration
Hannibal Missouri plans a seven month Mark Twain sesquicentennial starting Saturday aiming to attract about 750000 visitors. Officials seek to double annual tourism, fund public improvements and place Hannibal in national spotlight while Twain remains central to the town's identity.
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Mark Twain
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John Lyng
Connecticut
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N.Y
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Susy
Langdon
Columbia, Mo
University of Missouri
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Coalition of coal lawmakers Mounts Fight Over Central Dispatching Plan
Illinois coal legislators led by Sen. Ralph Dunn and Rep. Jim Rea mobilize opposition to the Illinois Commerce Commission plan for central dispatching that would force utilities to buy cheaper out-of-state power. They warn it could curb coal sales and favor nuclear power, urging further study before any adoption.
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Illinois Commerce Commission
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Dunn
United Mine Workers
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Southern Illinois
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Calloway
Missouri
Mississippi
ICC
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