Daily Sitka Sentinel from Sitka, Alaska • Page 15

Page 8A, Daily Sitka Sentinel, Sitka, Alaska, Friday, January 9,1987 CBS Overcomes NBC Gillian Campbell Party Set The Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual dinner party 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Centennial Building. Tickets are available from the chamber office and must be purchased by Jan. 14.

Sitkans will be entertained by Gillian Campbell, known as Klondike Kate, who will perform at the dinner. Since 1967, Campbell has "entertained more people in the Yukon, Alaska, and other parts of the north, than any other entertainer, alive or dead" according to a news release. Her show business career flourished when she became the star singer at the Palace Grand Theater in Dawson City, where the original Klondike Kate sang in 1898. Bom in England, she was invited in 1983 to entertain for more than 850 guests at Prince Charles' 35th birthday celebration. This special chamber event is held each year to honor the winner of the chamber's Annual Cossack Cap Award and to honor the board of directors, both outgoing and incoming members.

The evening will also include valet parking at the door provided by the Kiisadi women's Softball team, which is a fundraiser for the club. The social hour will begin at 7 p.m., followed by dinner at 8 p.m. The public is invited to attend and are reminded that prior ticket purchase is necessary. No tickets will be available at the door. ABC Reportedly Dumping Nielsen NEW YORK (AP) ABC has notified A.C.

Nielsen Co. that it wants to end its agreement with the ratings company effective Aug. 31, just before the beginning of the new television season, according to a report published today. The Daily News reported that ABC, the third-ranked network, was dropping Nielsen just as the ratings service was set to change its way of measuring a show's popularity. The company uses an audiometer, which is attached to the back of television soon will install People a system in which viewers push buttons to record what they watch.

The networks pay Nielsen about $3.5 million annually for their daily ratings LOS ANGELES (AP) CBS scored an upset over unbeaten NBC in the television Nielsen ratings as NBC benched "The Cosby Show" and the rest of its powerhouse Thursday night lineup for the New Year's football bowl games. NBC tumbled before CBS during the week ending Jan. 4, placing only one of its regular shows, "The Golden Girls," in the Top 10. NBC did win three places with football games. CBS was first in the A.C.

Nielsen Co. survey with a rating of 10.8. NBC was a close second with 16.3 and ABC was third with 13.0. The networks say this means that in an average minute 16.8 percent of the television homes were tuned to CBS. the nation's 87.4 million TV homes.

1. (4) "Murder, She Wrote," CBS, 27.9,24.4 million homes. 2. (5) "Golden Girls," NBC, 27.0,23.6 million homes. 3.

(X) "NFL Football" "Denver vs. New England," NBC, 26.6, 23.2 million homes. 4. (X) "Fiesta Bowl" "Penn State vs. Miami," NBC, 25.1, 21.9 million homes.

5. (17) "CBS Sunday Movie" "At Mother's Request," Part 23.3, 20.4 million homes. 5. (X) "Rose Bowl" vs. Arizona NBC, 23.3, 20.4 million homes.

7. (7) "60 Minutes," CBS, 23.1 rating, 20.2 million homes. 8. (10) "Growing Pains," ABC, 21.9, 19.1 million homes. 9.

(9) "Dallas," CBS, 21.8,19.1 million homes. 10. (11) "Who's the Boss?" ABC, 21.7, 18.7 million homes. ANSFish Dinner $7.50 Jan. 10 ANB Hall THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME! Bring the family to the 10th Annual Sitka Interline Classic! January 15,16,17 TICKETS: Tournament Tickets: $10.00.

Senior Citizens and Children Under 12 Free! General Admission: $2.00 per session, PURCHASE TICKETS AT: Alaska Airlines ticket counter, American Legion Senior League Team, or at VHF Liquors. COMPETING TEAMS: Northwest Seattle. Western Los Angeles. Horizon-Boise. Alaska-Seattle.

Alaska-System. Western Salt Lake City. Continental Denver. OLD-TIMERS' TOURNAMENT: "OVER 40s" TEAMS. will compete with 3 local "Old-Timers" league teams.

Purchase of Tickets include a chance to win two round-trip tickets to Seattle! TOURNAMENT GAME TIMES; Thursday, Sitka High School: Friday, Sheldon Jackson Gym: Saturday, Sheldon Jackson Gym: Championship Game OLD TIMERS TOURNAMENT GAME TIMES; Thursday, Sitka High School: Friday, Sheldon Jackson Gym: Saturday, Sheldon Jackson Gym: Championship Game Drawing for door prizes will be during half-time of the Championship Game on Saturday..