The Tribune from San Luis Obispo, California • 1

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'i -'TT 7I- i I 7 -i 1 -1 V-- 1 1 f-: t' loyal she said TB be staying here' late (Wednesday night) to take their phone Murdoch the HaUw of media mogul Rupert Murdoch'purchased the station a year ago Sevenl employees have since resigned or been fired induding longtime sports anchor Mitch Mmey who was told in November his contract would not be renewed Murdoch said the fact Martd was don to some of the people who1 were no longer at the station was a -factor because he missed them Two weeks ago be made it dear he wasn't comfortable working for she said Martd agreed like controversy" he said "In bet I don't even like to say the Murdoch said there were sevenl imrwuiliiwl prnhlpm Bor one she said Martd wanted a guarantee that his on-air time would not be limited It was rumored that he would no longer be anchoring the 11 news Murdoch said she would not give him such a guarantee Martd said that a factor She had in bet agreed to let him anchor both newscasts in a letter he produced that was dated Dec 15 Murdoch said that news reports of the possibility he would be and its detrimental gg the ratings also came into play the press ttuthad gotten outshe said Martd said he hadn't talked to reporters and only spoke Wednesday because Murdoch had band out a press release about his departure Fteaae see Martd Back Page TEMUST long 5 Tired of helping news co-anchor Kimberly Maus learn to pronounce all those big words s' 1 4 Sinatra called Time I for Duets Caught spraypainting on the front door of the TV station 2 Elisabeth Murdoch I insanely jealous Husband Elkin likes hair better than hers! And the No 1 reason why Rick Martel is leaving KSBYTV ftwl Martel meet Lf-I Mary Babbitt Mary Babbitt meet Rick David Congalton with apologies to David Letterman moving 35 DU SLO clinic blaze has triggered $5000 in local donations By Danna Dykstra Coy Telegram-Tribune SAN LUIS OBISPO The Justice Department is offering a reward of up to $100000 for infbrmatian barfing to thd asndction of tiieanonists suspected of striking up to seven Cafifomb medcal offices that perfum abortions The reward was announced Wednesday at FBI offices around Cafiknia "We are hoping tiiis will bring some-bociy forward with information" arid Sacramento FBI spokesman Tom (ktf-fin He said there were no suspects so for The string of fires which has moved northward along the coast since Beb 9 hit medcal offices in Ventura Santo Barbara San Luis Obispo Santo Cruz andSanFVandsca No one has been hurt and only fee San Lda Obispo Planned Puenthood dinic was seriously damaged 1 Federal authoritbs will pay $35000 -for information clearing up any of the bee up to a total of $1011000 for the entire series according to an FBI fox The UJS attorney's office reward is in addition to the $1011000 previously offered by Planned Parenthood Investigator! in California have found themselves stymied at solving what has become the largest string of attacks any state in the nation The FBI has pinpointed seven stretching back to Oct 9 when dinics in Redding and Chico were hit with stsoq attempts that dfidab 'behevewere related Since then five other attacks have occurred in a sequence leading from Venture to San Irirndacoi' "What concerns me is that once you come up the coast and get to the Ray Arm all major highways head east toward Richard Ron special agent in charge of the Sacramento FBI office told McQatdqr News Service Investigators say the similarity of thrf attacks an have occurred at night or in the earfy morning hours has led them to believe some and poesty an of them are related Tm not Abie to say with great authority that they're aU connected but the eequence fauficates that there's certain patterns that even the most novice sleuth (could tie Ron aid The situation has become so volatile that in recent weeks federal investiga- Please see Fire Back Page 20 Robert DyrTetegrim fribunq i as OTT mob ns anchor- kadf was about the appesmice d5 Three weeks he looked at a tigie of am Bkk MSrteBs depmture 'from longtime eoenchor Iffim Diehl ay- the newscast' aometUng he hadat KtiBY-TV wM annomced Wednesday ing looks good tonight" done fcr many years He reafind he on the station's pu newscast the Martd said he get into too looked stressedout and make phone started rinm hi the Matefs many of the specifics of ha sttustion any offhand yutnarks dxnt feature kachea hecauw heVunder contact tineugh stnries thd had become something of ByDnidEdjr -TetemMiae r-- SANLUIS OBISPO- Rick MvH the KSBY-TV new nchor who be- dBDw BBBKUDOD QD JDGH SQulHODi ii off the air Martel was told Wedneade? aaU F'Hifrrft Wit11 he ni out ddr Tueadqr Ms kit dqr on the idr wasMondqr -The decUm aa mutual said both Murdoch and MarteL -Tve dd it before and II ny it Hid Martd her otanon and ahe can do what ahe wants But he added "I don't think ahe ever reaQy wanted to keep me here? Murdoch said that want true "I was trying to work it ohe sail really Neither would be too specific Martel remain under contract until April 5 However they disagreed about the key issues Murdoch said much of the disagreement was over salary while Martd said it wasn't a factor Bor Ms part Martd said their huge age dfleraice she's 25 he turns 63 nest week-pteyedaMgpsrt 1 Tm sure was the age difference more than anything sail Said Murdoch: want a problem forme" On Wednesday night Martel'S longtime co-anchor Lynn Diehl read the news of Ms departure on the 6 pjn newscast The silverhaired baritone had anchored the news for nearly 15 years andeqfoyed immense popularity' Murdoch said she was weU aware of MarteTS following 1 do know it win upset some very TOP From the home office in Obispo the Tbp 7" Tfcw list category: TEN REASONS RICK MARTEL IS LEAVING KSBYTV (Drum roO) 'i 10 ReAiaed to charige his on-ir name to Rupert Martel Ski 9 Plans to dye his hair pink and work as a 1 greeter at the Madonna r'---Inn Convinced by wife I j-lfel Arianna to give up his aafie anchor seat and challenge Thin Brokava JHg' T- Never recovered from deep depression over the departure of Mitch Masney 6 Angered new station owners by forgetting the words to "WUtzing during KSBY Christmas party singa- -V-1' -i Aiof Leeson la odd to stock market that FM The court- to find toakmg ne agste tofof to' i I 'ii! V'Z Morro Bay A VipidwMMMIwMMhn wdaB friends csOed manager end cocwnerEBssbeth Mur- the bmffys uullated number to offer doch that he would not be paid if ha thdr best widies w- -talked to reportscsL The anb reason he Ml WTwefate the wh taUng at all be add wn that suwort said the anchorman calngfbr' aflancei Dressed casualty -hi a 1 pufiover-- herself had'eent out I mem reiesse Jyfa Mdiurti utt WudJik WT MtchcnbMe of Macombrtte older MartaL audhe weCreSeved in a eomnmnang view senae heauiH he had bees under a tfaey- HJ OPPod eomotod tremendous strain afafce contract ne- agMetteeandtabadgenerrtte gntiationabegsnaeverslniontha agoi PocaMonajgbndngrtthe Hejustcouktatreitt newaeaat be had anchored fer neor aid: not the ame iPg theafcTbukeriMBickaiWtoorB- Hp OBq COWrt Ofttbi ttWTMT dftfMft 'Mkrtel decided tn aek fbr hhnedt kf 1 1 1' i II 1 -Vi 'v J- -V -I -V-V if 1 ty-- "FRANKFURT Germany (AP) Af- ter week onthe lam the young trad- NgBT et blamed for de- straying Britain's oldeet inveetment bank ms token into custody foday by Eapwas in 'Malaysia reported today that Lseson went to the afaiine office in Kota Einafaaiu on Tneaday asked for the nest awriiableffigbt to Europe and paid more than $100 in cash for the tickets 7 "We have not asked him any offldel questions but I understand he wanted to go on to England" Sewin ndd The Leeaons were being held in Fhmkfort on is load warrant fond from Sngspare whfie German The wanant fisted no charges but a from fitagsponh fond squad odd its extredUon Wchofos Leeson a request wn baaed an a complaint hy the BaAg It-veaf-old Briton FhtortaamwaByofSfawvarethatLeeaonioonmiit- todoffnmaoffbiSB'! mflfionstredkig Japanese fotures was wearing Germany's amhaeeador to Singapore Karl jsana and anytag a hackpark book nd Spakke nid extreefition woukhrt be hnmedtato baaetadi cap whoi paiica aacorted hfan and hia inch procedures rnnld take two months aid he was headteg toLondoa'-V'-v-' Ji i I a 1 1 xr 'i: SP 4 MV 'I i 4 'jw IP! 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