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THE PALM BEACH POST WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1988 13A SF "1 Switching Channels ABC's choice of unbuilt station nuzzles S. Florida broadcasters Location Current After Jan. 2, Affiliation 1989 Miami CBS NBC West Palm Bch NBC NBC Miami Independent CBS Miami NBC Independent Miami ABC ABC West Palm Bch ABC CBS West Palm Bch Independent ABC West Palm Bch Independent Independent Ft. Pierce CBS Independent Station WTVJ (Ch. 4) WPTV (Ch.

5) WCIX (Ch. 6) WSVN (Ch. 7) WPLG(Ch. 10) WPEC(Ch. 12) WPBF (Ch.

25) WFLX (Ch. 29) WTVX (Ch. 34) I5ash becomes brawl as socialites scuffle Reuters SAN FRANCISCO A dance-floor shoving match between two San Francisco socialites ended up with a judge ordering one of them to donate $3,000 to a shelter for battered women. The incident became public when San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen reported that the two women bumped each other at a dance at the Fairmont Hotel. One shove led to another," Caen wrote, describing Ann Huntington and Avelina Pritchard as kicking, screaming and scratching.

Huntington, wife of John Huntington, the railroad heir, pleaded no contest Monday to misdemeanor battery and was ordered to give $3,000 to a women's shelter. the dark horse, edged out West Palm Beach independent WFLX (Channel 29) and Channel 34. Channel 25 began in July 1986, when a group of Miami investors received a Federal Communications Commission construction permit to build an independent television station in Tequesta, largely on the promise that the station's news and public affairs programming would be closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. Six other applicants who were not approved by the FCC the first time around including Tequesta Television subsequently filed challenges for that license. Potam-kin and Phipps bought 98 percent of The chain reaction spilled northward into the West Palm BeachFort PierceVero Beach market.

Fort Pierce-based CBS affiliate WTVX (Channel 34) similarly will lose its network ties and become an independent next year, when WPEC (Channel 12) switches affiliation from ABC to CBS. Channel 12's broadcast signal extends into northern Broward County and will help CBS compensate for Channel 6's weak signal, which barely extends past Fort Lauderdale. ABC began courting suitors in September, and negotiations dragged on for several weeks before Channel 25, which started as square feet of leased office space in the Northcorp Center in Palm Beach Gardens. The 5 million-watt signal, broadcast from a tower to be built in Martin County, will range from north Broward County to Melbourne. Asked when he planned to sign Channel 25 on the air, Ware laughed and said Jan.

2. Tequesta Television and paid the other five applicants an undisclosed amount to drop their challenges. Tequesta Television's license application, which was issued in December and became final Jan. 21, made no mention of closed-captioning, which Ware said was determined too expensive. Channel 25 will be in 30,000 1 I Evening Separates from Boston Maid, A Terrific Value! 29.99 ABCfrom 1A 'over two established ones was "unusual," but "that reflects the confidence we have in the Phipps broadcasting people." Channel 25's bid for the ABC affiliation and related South Florida channel switching began last year with NBC's surprise $270 million purchase of Miami CBS affili- ate WTVJ (Channel 4).

CBS subsequently bought Miami independent WCIX (Channel 6) for a reported $60 million, leaving WSVN (Channel 7), the MiamiFort Lauderdale market's current NBC affiliate, to operate as an independent beginning next year. Free-lancers usually after the money HOSTAGESfrom 1A strengthened those who would gue that they should deal privately and continue to hold out until the day they can get some hard cash," a State Department official said. Reagan administration officials say they believe that they have begun to get a handle on the un- sanctioned attempts, although one conceded, "There may be others out there that we have not stumbled across yet." Efforts increasing The free-lance efforts have intensified as Ira a has sent signals in recent month' tnat, in part because of the impending end to its eight-lyear war with Iraq, it was recep-; tive to improving relations with Western nations that could help in reconstruction. As a result, there have been 1 indications of Iran's willingness to use its influence with pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon holding hostages from Western countries. Two days I before the recent release in Beirut Mithileshwar Singh, an Indian national with permanent U.S.

resi-'dence status, Iran passed word about the impending development to West German officials, sources said. i U.S. says no concessions However, Secretary of State George Shultz has said that the United States will deal only with authorized representatives of the Iranian government on the hos-; tages issue and will not provide financial or other concessions for the release. In this atmosphere, the independent agents "seem to be accelerat- ing as they sniff the possibilities," said one State Department official. "In a way, it's a direct confirma- i tion that the time may be right for a major move on the hostages, and it's drawn these worms out of the woodwork.

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8-1 8. 29.99 ea. Floridian Dresses 890. Although a few of the private efforts have been well-intennonea, "usually money is involved," said Denartment of Justice special- i 1 if 1 ist. Many of the hostage releases that have been arranged since the arms-for-hostage swap have involved substantial payments to the Lebanese captors, drawing outsiders who want a cut of the profits.

Tn Mav. three French hostages vuprp released bv Lebanese groups after up to $3 million was paid for each, either by the government or nrivat sources, according to Frpnr nress reDorts. U.S. officials declined to provide details of the free-lance taee release efforts they have dis- covered. They also concede that thpv have little control over any of the agents, particularly those who are not Americans.

Hirohito's condition worse; blood given The Associated Press TOKYO The condition of 87-i year-old Emperor Hirohito appar-; ently grew worse early today after he vomited blood in a health crisis that began a month ago. Palace snokesman Kenii Maeda said, however, that the emperor was resting and there was no need for concern, Kyodo News Service reported. The palace said Hirohito coughed up a small amount of blood around midnight Tuesday, fniimirprt hv a discharge of blood from his bowels, and that doctors administered .42 pints in Diooa Jordan Harsh The Tradition Continues transfusions. Hirohito has discharged blood intermittently since Sept. 19, when an intestinal hemorrhage caused him to vomit a substantial amount of blood and confined him to intensive care.

In one month he has received 20.2 pints in transfusions, according to news reports. Hirohito's pulse was rising slowly and reached 101 by this morning, up from 94 a day earlier. He ran a slight fever of 99.1 degrees, Maeda told a regular news briefing. Hirohito's normal temperature is about 95.9. i conm a Rora Tnwn Center West Palm Beach, 1801 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard SHOP ALL STORESWLYMOati or VISA5..