Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • 47

THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS AbilfMTexMFri Mora July 131979 9-D Austin Group Trying to Halt KTXS Sale By KICHAEL DUPONT SUN Writer The proposed sale of KTXS-TV to a Wisconsin-based corpo-ratijm may be blocked by a competing Austin group headed by former US Rep Barbara Jordan That group filed a motion of intervention in April in order to gain more definite guidelines from the Federal Communications Commission on agency-ordered Stanley McClellan an Austin attorney and member of Man-ehaea Enterprises said Thursday Manchaca was previously involved in negotiations with si Court Records on its proposal to purchase all four Grayson stations for in the neighborhood of $15 McClellan laid The Manchaca group in which sole minority member Bap bars Jordan owns a controlling intereit of 51 percent believes that offer does not meet FCC "distress sale" guidelines McClellan said Manchaca offered to buy three Grayson stations in Febru-rary for around $575 million McClellan said He said the group later reduced its offer to $4 million on the advice of Albritton Communications of Washington DC (Albritton) suggested we offer a lower price which we did" McClellan said An appraisal of KTXS by Frazier Gross and Clay Appraisals of Washington DC listed its fair market price at between $4 million and $55 million McClellan said However McClellan said that price would be fair market value for a station which waa "well-run well-equipped and well-capitalized" McClellan said he contends the appraisal firm did no on-site investigation! to back up this assumption McClellan added that who are familiar with the stations themselves" have told him that the Monahans and Big Spring stations possess old equipment needing replacement FCC attorney Bedell stressed that the commission compare applicants" He said if both applicants met "dis-tress sale" qualifications it would be up to Grayson to choose a purchaser Bedell said it may be that hia office is waiting on the FCC Office of Opinions and Review to rule on the parties' applications before issuing an opinion on the Manchaca intervention motion Grayson Communications attempting to purchase television stations KWAB in Big Spring KMOM in Monahans and the KTXS in Sweetwater-Abilene McClellan laid It was not seeking a fourth Grayson property KLBK-TV in Lubbock as another group waa negotiating for it he laid FCC officials gave Grayson the option of marketing its stations at a "distress isle price" or face hearings which might strip it of all four licenses due to excessive commercials and other discrepancies McClellan laid the intent of his motion is to gain a clear FCC definition of Its sale" policies is a policy used in connection with our licensing renewal procedures to foster minority ownership of communication outlets" Stuart Bedell an FCC attorney said late Thursday from his Alexandria Vs home Bedell said the sale" policy allows a broadcasting company which might encounter difficulty with character qualifications during licensing renewal to avoid official heap ings by diverting itself of its communication properties at lesa than full market value However the aale" must be made to a minority or minority-controlled purchasing group Bedell said He said the program was initiated in May 1978 and that only two aalea" have been handled by the FCC Thus no firm guidelines have been drawn up regarding how much below market value the "distress sale price" must be one case (0 percent waa all right It'll be case by case In another ease 90 percent may be considered appropriate" he said Bedell laid numerous "distress sale" applications have backed up at the FCC and without the KTXS information readily at hand in his home he could not give a progress report on the case McClellan said Thursday that to hia knowledge no hearing has been set or ruling made on the Manchaca motion Prima Enterprises of Wisconsin is awaiting FCC approval PILONY CHARGES PlLID Ftfonr chargm illeging burtry mfr oowntion of mwmamphwtamina tun Thursday with Jwshca a fha omo fha check on the account of Francos Mjyfioltf el Hit tSttl In March Attor nay Ed Pavnttr raprasantad wtf Wanw Minnn Nan and Odtn Lawia SMtra kstti of La Sana wara ckarjad arith Wadnaiday burglary at JJj Rww Lakaly hama at Mt La ealica uitf ma arrttf gt ona impact ta Ida racavary at aavaral tdouund datlara mrld at otolan gaado and Ida lal vm at at taasl iaur bnaa bio in aadl tian ta tha Lakaly burglary tda kurglariat claarad by Ida arrttl Inckida rla- Salt Heuoa Laa Elamantary Scdael and iatHao Hama Imgreramant Cantar Datactiya Jarry Franklin laid Falica raaauarad oavan gum a micro auan and lavaral talavioian oata in tda Ukatli hama Franklin Timeless beauty These Matthew Norman clocks art- Fine lewelers Guild exclusives In beautiful brass cases with styling inspired by the past that is always admired A Quartz movement carriage dock S125 Tr Mnnatt 14 at Wl Saym a Cdargad with tda Wadnaiday (daft at tnara than uoo warth 1 of autamadva garto tram aad Automativa Frad Laa Oallagoi el WM Nan aoued Apt wn cdargad wild poi mwi at niatdampdatamina at raouit at bio pm Wadnaiday arrait whan city narcallca aganti auacutrd a aaaren warrant at hit apart manf FELONY OUILTV FLEA Samual La than 11 at Mol Gian-racalvad a tour yaar praeatrd Prloon farm Thuroday tallawlng hit guilty Plea ta taleny tortary charge! be tart 42nd Ontrict Judge Don Lana Lalhan alio waa ordered ta maka Ml tutian totaling STOfA) ei ona at tha farm of tin probation Ha admlttad for -M FEI 3 John MISDSMEANOR CHARGES FILED MiBdcmcpnor criminal fmichitf cfMrpn wer filed in Cetmfy Court Lw Wayne Rudder ne ddrm irtfed in connection wifh Sunday in cident in which someone kicked dtnf the deer of cer belonging to Silly Ray Smitn ef Rf i Thomet Edward C'onor ef ttif Crescent was charged wifh driving while info leafed iDWli as result ef a Thursday arrasi by C'ty Policeman Randy Fair Jerry Dowell Floyd af 1275 Ninth was charged with DWI es result ef Wednesday arrest by City Foliee man Santos Perez MISOEMEANOR GUILTY FLEAS Linde Williams Tenniton 21 alio known es Linda Mar Williams ad drastics listed as 511 State or UN Fmm received three SO-day sail terms Thursday following her guilty pleas to three misdemeanor charges before County Court at Law Judge Neman Newman Tne iudge said he would allow the terms to run concurrently All three of the charges grew out of shoplifting incidents Ms Tenmion ad mited tha June if theft of a S70 camera from Sev end the Tuesday theft or S7 04 worth of film from System in West gate The third charge evading arrest was filed after she ran from City Policeman Jim Francisco who hod arrosted her on the shoplifting charge Tuesday Francisco said ha caugnt tha woman in a nearby saro and recovered the three pecks of film which he saw her discard during the footchase Attorney Britt Thurman wet appointed to represent Ms Tonnison Michael David Siler 21 of Big Spring was conditionally discharged for si months for possession of less than two ounces of marijuono Ho was arrostotf at a rock concert at the Taylor County Coli seum on Feb la by Francisco and Fo I iceman Richard Valdez Attorney Roy Ford of Big Spring rep resented Siler Edward Victor Roehng 22 of 711 Grape received a $200 fine end IS day jail term probated one year for driving while intoxicated (DWD as result ef a June arrest by Valdez At one of the terms of his probation Roehrig was ordered to ropey Taylor County S100 for the cost of his court-appointed attorney Thurman MISOEMEANOR DISMISSALS Misdemeanor charges against two per sons were dismissed by County Court at-Law Nathan Newman at tha request of the state Raymond Henry Foccio 3S of 22S Wesfridge sow the possession of mori juena charges against him dismissed be cause of typographical error in the complaint the date of the offense Foccio had been arrested Saturday when city narcotics agents executed a search warrant in the 900 block of Leggett Ufa Helene Taylor of TSOI Minter Lane had been charged with shoplifting three stereo tapes valued at 122 S4 from Colonial Food Store 2502 North Sixth on June Prosecutors requested the dismissal because "the complaining party no longer wishes to prosecute' evidence SUMMER FASHION CLEARANCE MAGICAL SIDEWALK SALE! 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