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WTLL being sold Channel 65 planned for seven years Like his cable outlet Mr Camps UHF station would be affiliated with such religious programming suppliers the Trinity Broadcasting Network and the Southern Baptist Convention's ACTS Satellite Network well programming from the CBN Cable Network and the PTL Network Mr Campana also plan to carry programming provided by local churches Mr Campana expecta his station to reach viewers in a 50-mlle radius or just shy of Williamsburg and up to Fredericksburg Startup costs are estimated at (1 million which will be raised through contributions to the non-profit Christian Communications He is projecting a start-up date of Christmu for the station which he hu been trying to get on the air for 2Vfc years if the Board of Supervisors approves his request quickly By Douglas Darden Tlmo -Dfcpoicfc suff writer After a little more than a year on the air independent TV station WTLL Channel 63 is bring sold At the same time a local cable programmer plans to start an independent TV station Channel 65 licensed in Ashland An application wu filed with the Federal Communications Commission earlier this month to transfer ownership of Channel 63 owned by National Capital Christian Broadcasting of Manassas to Sudbrink Broadcasting Inc of Delray Beach Fla NOCB which features a blend of religious and family entertainment on its station here also owns WTKK in Manassas a UHF station like WTLL Sudbrink owns five radio stations with the acquisition of a sixth pending FCC approval and a VHF television station in Mount Vernon is a great market Most markets have four and five independent stations Richmond really only has said Victor Rumore president of Sudbrink who wu referring to WRLH Channel 35 fori Richmond is growing the economy is stable The television community can support an independent TV station the caliber of the one well be putting on the At the same time that Sudbrink looks to expand its independent TV stations NOCB has had to cut back to (15 million (WRLH wu sold last year to Abril Communications for (144 million) Pending FCC approval the deal could be completed by April 1 according to Rumore His company plans to continue the lease on the East Grace Street facility held by WTLL Whatever the plans for Channel 63 It looks if the Richmond market is still assured of a religious TV station Christian Communications which operates cable channel 32 on Continental Cablevision hu received the go-ahead from the FCC for Channel 65 a UHF station licensed out of Ashland The president of Christian Communications the Rev Jim Campana a former focal radio personality uys he hu yet to select call letters for the station Still ahead is permission from the Hanover County Board of Supervisors to build a tower which Mr Campana uys will be considered on Jan 22 This transmitter will be in the Me-cfaanicsville area the studio will be in Ashland although neither site hu been determined Mr Campana a minister with the Assemblies of God uys he plan for his station to carry all religious programming and he hopes it will be a 24-hour-a-day operation endeavor to do with Channel 65 what done with Mr Campana hu leased and operated a channel on Continental Cablevision reason we're selling the station Is because like more than half the independents in the country we're losing said NOCB President Lester Raker decided to sell one station or the other Since WTLL wu the newer station we're selling it and keeping the station in Northern Although promising a station that would be a force in the Richmond the Sudbrink president wouldn't give programming specifics He said his company wu doing extensive market research let the people in Richmond decide what they want to He expects to have the results in the next three weeks The Mount Vernon station programs the typical independent TV station mix of cartoons syndicated 1 series Uke Love Boat" and House on the Prairie" and movies Rumore credits Robert Sudbrink chairman of the board with being a pioneer in the FM radio field When FM wu just beginning and its future wu in doubt Sudbrink bought FM outlets in such major cities Dallas Atlanta and Chicago with great success wu a very smart man in the long ran and now he really believes in independent Rumore said the ule agreement NOCB and Sudbrink Broad-wu the neighborhood of (15 million and (41 million" Raker put the price tag closer Free-basing suspected paper says WASHINGTON (AP) Federal inveitigaton suspect a fire Ignited by free-basing a form of cocaine use may have caused the New Eve plane crash that killed rock roll star Rick Nelson and six others a published report said Sources said Nelson's body contained a measurable level of unmetabolized cocaine which means the drug had not been absorbed into his system at the time of death The Washington Post said in editions But the sources said final laboratory reports are not available yet Free-basing requires mixing cocaine with flammable ether or ammonia After the chemicals evaporate the cocaine is usually smoked in a glass pipe held over a steady flame Both the pilot and the co-pilot who survived the crash have told investigators they tried to land the plane after a fire started in the passenger cabin the report said made a good landing" one source was quoted as saying for the fire everyone would have The cause of the fire is undetermined Bill Bush a spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday night he had not heard the report and could not comment on it Propellants from aerosol cans which are sometimes used to aid the free-basing process were found in the wreckage the Statles 6 My Only Lave 9 wins KKHRORRDU TRUTH! MC sai RIDGE CINCMAS I 1 5 own Ms-issrr YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES im-h 12 36 2 SO 9 0S 7:20 1 36 QNH 4:36436 THE JEWEL OF THE NILE (PG) 1:003:15 5:30 7:45 10:00 QNH 8:0000 HEAD OFFICE (PG-13) 1:401:405:407:40 MO QNH 6:1010 BACK TO THE FUTURE (PQ) 1 00 3 10 6 20 7 300 46 014 4 606 60 WITNESS (R) 1:15 520 975710 535 QNH 4-56556 ROCKY iV(fti) mimm? 1:30 4:15 7:00 646 QNH 6464:46 CHESTERFIELD 6T0t6iTK7 1064010 ENEMY MINE (PQ-13) 15452:90 640 75 616 QNH 4:66630 SPIES UKE US (PQ) MOL 505515 7J5 530 ONN 4641 BLACK MOON RISING 1:15 515 525 715 520 ONH 44060 WE(THAJHPTQNS 'Cut 6P AFRICA (Pdf 8:15 0:30 QNH 4:458:45 LA CHEVRE (NR) 585 75 510 QNH 52020 Bliss WILLOW LAWN mmmmmimmiimrn A CHORUS UNE (PC-13) "Op 7:20 0:40 GNH 4:3030 ill 6T1S MOIST HI 1C JAGGED EDGE (R) 7:30 6 S-30 don't mass IN THE NEWS LEADER I BRIDGE V- k'wfjsf: 41 vj r- '-J I nr Rick Nelson Killed New Year's Eve newspaper said However it said most of the cans were found in the plane's baggage area Sources told the Post that no clearly identifiable drug paraphernalia was found The newspaper said preliminary toxicology reports indicated that neither the pilot nor the copilot had alcohol or drugs in his bloodstream Similar reports have not been completed on the five band members who died in the crash along with fianefi The Douglas DC-3 was carrying Nelson and his band from Gunters-ville Ala to a concert in Dallas Early in the investigation a broken fuel line was suspected as a source of the fire but it was later established that the line broke as the plane hit the ground the newspaper said Entertainer Richard Pryor nearly died of bums suffered in 1980 after a flammable drug mixture apparently exploded in his face To guarantee that an elimination play mil succeed in a trump contract you need to draw all the opposing trumps and still have a trump left in both your hand and dummy Sometimes you cannot achieve the ideal position and have to rely on a partial elimination Consider this hand Note raise to two hearts after takeout double The best way to counter a takeout double is to make the bid that you would have had there been no interference except that you have a redouble available to show a good hand North-South soon reached their sound four-heart contract The defense started with three rounds of spades declarer winning the third If East has one of the missing diamond honors declarer can land his contract by taking two finesses However if West has both high diamonds a subtler technique is called for Since declarer has to ruff a club on the table to complete his elimination of the black suits he cannot afford to draw three rounds of trumps that would exhaust rollers So declarer must rely on a partial elimination He can draw only two rounds of hearts and be must hope that East has the long trump After ruffing a club on the table declarer should end up there once he has drawn two rounds of trumps Now he leads the Jack of diamonds As the cards lie West wins but la faced with a Hobson's choice A dla-would be Into declarer's com-inace and a black suit would allow declarer to raff on the board while discarding a diamond from hand No matter what West does the contract is assured if declarer remembers to draw the last trump alter he gains the lead BSBMGnaiff MS MS wsueii emirs mm Js y)1 wmiailiMn twi IIKO fdwe SNsaiodu'iiwuMS ip4i1 B30rF8lT2Sno 181 MLMATUNS MS' (100 100 By Charles Goren and Omar Sharif Both vulnerable North deals NORTH Q43 4AK87 JII78 4K9 WEST EAST 4 A 10 8 4975 41 4853 I4KQ8 4543 4QJ32 SOUTH 410585 4QJ199 ASS 4 A74 wife Carlene wu voted Na 1 com-edynovelty song The tune wu recorded by Ray Stevens praised by Kalb in his acceptance speech master iff the comedy Actreu Barbara Eden and Haw" star Roy Clark were hosts of the two-hour ceremony The syndicated broadcast wu scheduled in 25 markets and will be shown on a delayed basis to much iff the rest of the country in the next few weeks Winners were chosen by readers of Music City News a monthly country music publication in Nashville Five finalists in each category were announced in December Officials announced earlier that Wayton Jennings and Roger Miller would be honored during the show for songwriting achievements LET SEND YOU TO LAS VEGAS For details go by: 8317 West Broad Street Neer Parham Road first Drawing Jan 19 Most Jimmy Fortune fairy tale come true' ADULT! ONLY XXX DOUBLE FEATURE THE BUSTERS XXX Mm JuSri Anderson AUNT ICO XXX OPEN 9 AM TO 3 AM DAILY5 NASHVILLE Trim (AP) Only a Na 1 hit by the Statler Brothers wu named country music song of the year Monday night at the sixth annual National Songwriter Awards show Statler Brother member Jimmy Fortune who wrote the song wu honored at the nationally televised show at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center He won the rime award a year ago for life is truly a fairy tale come' said Fortune who joined the quartet in 1982 after writing service orders at a car dealership Mary first popularized by the late Ricky Nelson in 1961 and brought back last summer by the Statler Brothers wu voted best traditional upbeat song It wu written by Gene Pitney and Cayet Mangiarancina David McGrath an associate of Pitney accepted tiie award by Hying: asked me to remind everyone that it wu Ricky Nelson who first gave Mary Lou birth 25 years The Statlers performed the song on the show in memory of Nelson and his band who died Dec 31 in a Texu plane crash Week (For a Living)" recorded by Alabama won top country-rock song for writers Dave Loggins Liu Silver and Don Schlits No a Na 1 hit by Alabama wu voted top contemporary ballad The song wu written by Liu Palas Will Robinson and John Jarrard Squirrel written by Cyras Kalb Jr and hla CORRECTION The store hours listed in ad for RE Bambacus Hat Co were incorrect The correct hours are: Mon-Fri Saturday 10-2 Dream Is Showtime: 1 3 and 8 pm on weekdays Saturday and Sunday showtime: 12 1 3 3 and 8 pm Museum hours: daily (804) 23-STARS Universe Theater Kclna Mmmuh if VirfiMi burner places The bidding North 14 If Pass South 14 44 Dble Opening lead: King of 4 Auditions for chorus line dancers who want to be a will be held at 8 pm Sunday at the Marion Mease School of the Dence at 3453 Cary St The Byrdetto under the direction of director-choreographer Randy Strawderman will appear in a nightly stage show before the feature at the Byrd Theater for six i weeks starting in mid-February i Those wishing to audition should call Byrd Theater manager Duane Nelson at 358-3050 before Saturday and bring tap shoes and rehearsal clothes to the tryouts 3 Nmh 3 WHITE H6NT8 a miiaaro-H gra vt ffk Nr I HEaSuSm Sffl mmumg CMT ween ALMBD IBIBBT I 8:00 iwi 1 715 iir GEMINIW 'TWIN TginMMTO SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT: SI 00 al Hats not onply to MuHIum 7:15 9:30 NISHTHARE ON ELM STREET 8100 Put 8(8) 7:308:18 AR Seals before yours And the one before that fact Just like a billion others Face it: if you want a better it's time you made Ityounelf Have you ever walked into a burger place and asked for a burger your way? 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