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iryyyyy 29 The Morning Newt, Wilmington, 01., Friday, May 6, 1 Half see Nixon interview 'Snow Beast' gets top viewing on TV WTTG in Washington, which-also carried the Nixon program, said its Arbitron rating was 56 per cent. -I NEW YORK (AP) mated 1,260,000 households. The Nixon prograrr) got a 50 per cent share of all households where television sets were turned on at the time. The New York Nielsen rating for independent WNEW was 33.5, or 2,110,000 households. The share was 47 percent.

In Chicago, the rating was 20.7, or about 555,000 households. The share was 35 per cent. Arbitron's overnight sampling gave New York's WNEW and Los Angeles' KTTV both 42 per cent of the audience during the Nixon program. During the same time period last week, WNEW had 8 per cent and KTTV had 9 per cent. NEW YORK (AP) A hefty 50 per cent of the television audience in Los Angeles watched former President Richard M.

Nixon's televised interview, the A.C. Nielsen Co. reported yesterday. In New York the figure was 47 per cent. Network shows that attack 30 per cent of the audience are generally considered successful.

In another survey, the Arbitron Co. put the share of the audience in both cities at42 per cent. In an overnight survey, Nielsen said it found that the Wednesday night interview on Los Angeles independent KTTV achieved a 32.9 rating and was watched in an esti Ci prune lime iO raitu. Ai.u Cs "who's Who" was 63rd. The lowest-rated show of the week with a 9.5 share was NBC's "The Wonderful World of Disney." Here are the top 20 shows in the Nielsen ratings for the week ending May 1: I.

Thursday Night Movie of the Week "Snow Beast," NBC, 23.6 share of the audience, or 16.8 million homes; 2. Charlie's Angels, ABC, 23.0, 16.4; 3. Maude, CBS, 22.7, 16.2; 4. Laverne and Shirley, ABC, 22.6, 16.1; 5. Eight is Enough, ABC.

22.1, 15.7; 6. The Mac Davis Special, NBC, 21.9, 15.6; 7. What's Happening, ABC, 21.5, 15.3; 8. Most Wanted, ABC, 21.1, 15.0; 9. Phyllis.

CBS, 20.7, 14.7; 10. Andros Targets, CBS, 20.5, 14.6. II. Welcome Back Kotter, ABC, 20.2, 14.41; 12. Baretta, ABC, 19.7.

14.0; 13. Ann-Margret, Rhinestone Cowgirl, NBC, 19.7, 14.0; 14. 60 Minutes, CBS, 19.6, 14.0; 15. Happy Days, ABC, 19.4, 13.8; 16. The Big Event: The National Survival Test, NBC, 19.3, 13.7; 17.

Saturday Night at the Movies, "Airport 1975," NBC, 18.9, 13.5; 18. Quincy, NBC, 18.6, 13.2; 19. The Alamo, CBS, 18.5, 13.2; 20. The Sunday Night Movie, "Airport," ABC, 18.3, 13.0. Have a wash on the house GRANT PASS, Ore.

(AP) -Somebody fooled the electric coin changer at a Grants Pass laundry. The bill changer accepted phony money and paid out $34 in change Tuesday night, police said. The phony bills were made on a copying machine. The previous week, ABC finished at 19.3, NBC at 15.8 and CBS at 15.5 Two NBC specials, featuring Mac Davis and Ann-Margret, and a third called "The National Survival Test." finished sixth, 13th and 16th, respectively. Two "Airport" movies also fared well.

"Airport 1975," shown on NBC Saturday night, was the 17th highest rated show. And "Airport," aired by ABC on Sunday night, finished 20th. News shows did poorly except for "60 Minutes," which ranked 14th and captured a bigger percentage of the viewing audience in its time slot than any other show in the top 20. "CBS Reports: The Baseball Business" finished 61st among the Beast," an NBC movie about a monster that attacks a ski resort, topped the Nielsen rating for the week ending May 1. But ABC led the three networks in, over-all ratings for the second consecutive week with NBC second place and CBS in third It was the second week of the so-called second season, when the networks show reruns.

ABC placed five shows in the top 10 including second-rated "Charlie's Angels," No. 4 "La-verne and Shirley," "Eight is Enough," "What's Happening" and "Most Wanted" 'to earn a 17.5 per cent share of the audience, or 12.5 million homes. NBC had 16.1, or 11.5 million homes, and CBS had 15.8, or 11.3 million homes. Box or menthol: CsurtaDaais Look at the latest U.S. Government figures for other top brands that call themselves "low" in tar.

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Roddy McDowell narrates. Ch. 10. ALSO SUGGESTED: 9 "Support Your Local Gun-fighter." James Garner stars in this 1971 western about a runaway groom running straight into the toughest job in the Old West that of a hired gunman in a money-crazed boom town. Chs.

2, 10. 9 "An American in Paris." Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron star in this 1951 romantic musical about an ex-GI who stays in Paris to pursue his career as an artist and finds success and love. Memorable 20-minute ballet staged by Kelly is notable for its dramatic use of color. Ch. 17.

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The people at Signal understand that. We also understand that dreams need a helping hand. That's why we've been lending money to people who need it for more than 40 years. To help you with your dreams we've opened a new Signal Money Center loan office in the Mill Creek Shopping Center on Kirkwood Highway. Our Money Center Manager, Jack Whitehead, will be glad to talk to you about your dreams for the future.

And how our fast loan approval system, our flexible credit plan, and easy payment schedule can help fulfill them. Signal makes loans up to $25,000. So stop in any weekday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Or call 994-5721 to make a special appointment.

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