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ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS Abilene Tew Tues Mora Oct 14 1966 5-A KTXS sold to Pennsylvania firm as general manager of KTXS-TV Milstead said he is and pleased" that Lamco is acquiring the station by their (Lamco's) track record this should be very good for us" Milstead said Lamco headquartered in Wil Miss and two radio stations in Pennsylvania KTXS haa been sold several times in the past few yean Southwest Multimedia bought it from SM Moore's Catclaw Communicationa Co tn lata 1985 Moors bought it from Prims Inc 2V4 years before that Prims bought it from Grayson Enterprises under duress sale conditions of the FCC in 1980 KTXS traditionally had trailed the two other locaf stations in Arbitron and Nielsen ratings for their news broadcasts However in May 1986 KTXS had increased its market share By JUDY BARGAINER Imlr-M Editor KTXS-TV Channel 12 has been sold again Southwest Multimedia the Houaton company that has owned the station barely one year has signed a contract with Lamco a Pennsylvania-based communications company Andrew Stabler chairman of the board of Lamco said Monday that the contract has been signed and they hope to have the sale closed before the end of the year The sale is subject to the approval of the Federal Communicationa Commission looking forward to coming to Abilene and becoming good citizens of the community" Stabler aaid He said it was too early to discuss any plana Lamco might have for the company but he did say Clay Milstead is expected to stay on liamsport Pa is a 103-year-old company that formerly was named Grit Publishing Co The name was the company "Bud time Lamco owns two TV stations WCYB in Bristol Va and WXVT in Greenville HIH MHTKI I nin CARPETS A From 8 I From i3Jw all with pad Blue Mauve Gray Beiges JOMNa lr7167a Anoclatad Press From left Linda Ronetadt Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton rehearse for show Judds win top group at CMA awards sho Lyons Mayben CoMseJing Services Inc Jean Lyras CSW-ACP Private Practitioner Supervising BJ Mayben CSW Announce the relocation of their offices to 1617 BUTTERNUT 677-9670 For the Provision of Individual Group Marital 4 Family Therapy People Who Know The SCORE know about SPORTSUNE Get the score 24 hours a day Call 676-1133 Reporter-News NASHVILLE Tenn (AP) -The Judds were named top vocal group and the song by Dan Seals was chosen single of the year at the 20th annual Country Music Association Sift" Nul awards Mnnriav nieht Herhen Award: Rendy Trevte Tep vMh: "WTiTi Oenne Fill Their Sheee" hy The Judds finalists for four oeene jenee other awards to be presented 8-1 later won the vocal group honor for the second year in a row assess Reporter-News Classified 672-7841 MOW PLAYING EVERY NIGHTjj'l MERE! 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Featuring Mr William Hopkins Director Street Research Unit New York Division 4 Substance Abuse Sendees chod books enrichyourdiMbife This one could save it is a magic moment remember all the rest of our livea" Naomi Judd told the audience on live national television She and her daughter Wynonna have been singing as the Judds for three years Seals who formerly wai known as England Dan in the duo of England Dan and John Ford Coley told the audience is the first award ever received" The two awards were the first of 12 to be presented at the Grand Ola Opry House during the show hosted by were Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson Singers Reba McEntire and George Strait lad the list of nominees Miss McEntire a former rodeo barrel-racer wee finalist for the top award entertainer of the year as wall aa female vocalist of the year single of the year album of the year and music video of the year The last three nominations were for her song "Whoever' in New England" The 31-year-old Oklahoma performer hoped to become top female vocalist for the third straight year an achievement accomplished only by Tammy Wynette in the lata 1960a Strait 84 a former Texas cattle ranch foreman and reigning male vocalist of the year was up few that award again He also waa a finalist few entertainer of the year aa well as single of the year for "Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left and album of the year for Joining Miss McEntire and Strait aa finalists for entertainer of the year were the Judds Ricky Skaggs who won last and Nelson who won the ir in 1979 Other finalists for female vocalist of the year were Rosanna Caah Janie Friclcie Emmylou Harris and Anne Murray The final four nominees for top male vocalist were George Jones Gary Morris Randy Travis and Hank Williams Jr Some of the biggest names in country music Alabama Barbara Mandrell Lea Greenwood and the Sta tiers failed to malm the five finalists in any of the 12 categories The first entertainer of the year waa singer Eddy Arnold in 1967 Winners were chosen by the 7600 singers musicians songwriters disc jockeys and other professionals of the Country Music Association an industry group It waa the year's fourth televised country music awards show The others were the Music City News songwriter awards in January the Academy of Coun- Sf Music show in April and the usic City News awards program in June The awards show simulcast on radio by the Mutual Broadcasting System came during more than a week of special country music-re la ted activities Over the weekend the Grand Ole Opry celebrated its 61at birthday aa a live country music show called "Kid And part of a safety program sponsored by Southwestern Bell Telephone For the past two years our employees have been taking this book to Texas elementary schools where they he teach lads iiat to do if they're lost Or approached by a stranger Or caught in other dangerous situations At Southwestern Bell Telephone proud to have created this special book as part of our effort to lend a hand in the community also proud to have distributed it to schools PTAs and other organizations throughout the state Because our way of protecting one of the most precious things in the world The life of a child Wre here to help Bel Telephone nun WManday night's Country Muc Anaciattan awards: entortnlmr of tho ysir: Raba MeSnltra Tap mala wacalM: Saarga Strut Tap tamala yacaMat: Raba McEnHrs a af thp yuari -Sap- by Dm Saala allha yaar: -Laat In thp Flfttaa TantphT Reporter-News Classified Advertising 672-7841 iamnwmMiienwp HWRU.