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The Daily Progress from Charlottesville, Virginia • 37

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Charlottesville, Virginia
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THE DAILY PROGRESS Charlottesville Virginia August 24 1984 9 irst published in (PO Back to School one Bedding Spectacular! Posture Rest by Serta 0 I I J' fl 2 4 4 4 4 99 Reg $23990 Twin Size 2 Pc Set SI59 Reg $31990 ull Size 2 Pc Set Reg $36995 Queen Size 2 Pc Set Albe coun The Daily Progress offices Cur rently the paper is self support ing receiving only office space and electricity from the Univer sity The paper includes highlights of state national and internation al news from the Associated Press and staff coverage of UVa news and local news Averaging 10 to 12 pages daily it is circu lated free on the University Grounds Mail subscriptions tire $1950 for 130 issues in the year or $12 a semester Total circula tion is 14000 during the school year and 6000 during the sum mer The Cavalier Daily is not published during exams and Uni versity holidays The Declaration (924 7068) The Declaration is a weekly is circulated free by third class mail to boxholders in luvanna County and boxholders in parts of Buckingham Albemarle and Nelson counties Total circula tion is 7000 The paper offers local and community news The Cavalier Daily (5th floor of Newcomb Hall 9 am 5 pm 924 3387) This broadsheet newspaper is published every weekday during the school year and once a week in the summer and is staffed by UVa students Originally supported by the stu dent council the control which the school can exercise over the paper was once the subject of considerable controversy At one time the students were ordered out of their Newcomb Hall facili ties and continued publication at (basement am to 8 pm Monday riday 924 1748) spring of 1979 the 6 to 10 page broadsheet comes out three times a week Monday Wednesday and riday It is distributed free on the Grounds and in the surround ing community The Journal strives to be the voice of the University and subscribes to United Press International Rick Harding is editor in chief Circulation is 11000 third class mail subscrip tion rates are $15 It is the exclu sive holder of both Bloom County and The ar Side comic strips Open Daily 10 am 9 pm Saturday 10 am to 6 pm news but is independent of the school It is a tabloid which comes out every Thursday dur ing the school year The Law Weekly (924 3070) University of Virginia Law School students publish a news paper once each week during the school year The Virginia Quarterly Re view (924 3124) The Review is published four times a year and includes literary reviews poetry and scholarly articles Staige Blackford is the editor Inside UVa (924 3801) Pub lished every two weeks by Uni versity Publications for University employees and fac ulty it includes a calendar of Uni newspaper which focuses on UVa versity events of the next two weeks Robert oerman jr is the editor The University Journal of Peabody Hall 8 am to 5 pm Monday riday 823 2277) Published each Wednesday since 1978 by James Crosby this broadsheet news paper which averages 10 pages covers local news of interest to county residents The paper is distributed by second class mail and by newsstands and has a total circulation of about 4600 Crosby is the editor Newstand copies are 24 cents subscription rates are $10 by mail in marie and $14 outside the ty The Rural Virginian Box 9030 Charlottesville 9 am to 5 pm Monday riday 978 7200) This tabloid which aver ages approximately 12 pages is published each Wednesday by Charlottesville Printing Corp It Master Card Visa Choice ree Delivery Once again Kane's is offering a sensational bedding value just in time for those who are returning to town We have just purchased 3 trailerloads of medium firm Posture Rest innerspring sleep sets by Serta This is a special factory purchase and because of the quan tities we bought we are able to offer these sleep sets at about 12 price! Compare the quality comfort and price anywhere! Hurry in for the size you need when they're gone they're gone (All sizes sold in sets only) 6 months to pay without any finance charge! No Payments til Oct 1 That's right Jasl pay as little as 10 down pay the ba lance in 6 egnal installments and then all the finance charge is dedncted from yonr hill This offer is not retro active It applies only to parchases made during this sale Of course extended terms are available and we accept Media Continued rom Page 8 may offer live UVa football Dur I ing the basketball season WVIR 1 will carry UVa basketball games Jefferson Cable Company (324 Main St business hours Monday riday 8 am 5 pm 296 4154) The cable company 1 carries 12 different stations in its basic service: Channel 2 WTBS (Independent) Atlanta Channel 1 3 WHSV Harrisonburg (ABC) Channel 4 WVIR Charlottesville (NBC) Channel 5 WTTG Wash ington (Independent) Channel 6 WTVR Richmond (CBS) Chan nel 7 WCVE Richmond (PBS) Channel 8 WXEX Petersburg Richmond (ABC) Channel 9 WDVM Washington (CBS) Channel 10 Jefferson Cable Charlottesville Channel 11 WVPT Harrisonburg (PBS) Channel 12 WWBT Richmond I (NBC) Channel 13 WDCA Washington (Independent) The cable Starview service offers: Channel A USA Network Channel Span pro gramming Channel ESPN sports programming Channel Nickelodeon and ARTS Channel education programming Channel AP sports and finan cial news with classical audio Channel I AP news Channel Lifetime Health Network Chan nel CBM cable network Chan nel Cable News Network Channel inancial News Net work and ACTS Christian pro gramming Channel misic programming The premium ser vice offers: Channel The Movie Channnel Channel Home Box Office Channel 0 Cinemax Monthly rates for the basic ser vice are $743 in the city Star view service is an additional $3 The Movie Channel is an additio nal $995 HBO an additional $995 and Cinemax an additional $795 (or $695 if combined with another movie channel) Rates in Albemarle County are slightly higher but are not taxed PUBLICATIONS Charlottesville is the home of countless newsletters journals and other publications Many specialized publications are is sued by various departments of UVa Among the most widely known publications in the area are the following: The Daily Progress (PO Box 9030 Charlottesville 22906 business hours 8 am to 5 pm 978 7200) This newspaper is pub lished Monday through riday afternoons and Saturday and Sunday mornings by Charlottes ville Newspapers Inc and has an average circulation of more than 30000 Principal coverage area is Charlottesville and Albemarle Buckingham Culpeper luvan na Greene Louisa Madison Nelson and Orange counties JD Swartz is president Wil liam A Kirkland Jr is publisher and Lawson Marshall is exec utive editor Papers cost 25 cents on the newstand Monday through Saturday and 75 cents Sunday Circulation information can be obtained by calling 978 7200 Progress Plus (PO Box 9030 Chalottesville 22906 8 am to 5 pm 978 7200) This weekly free distribution publica tion is published by Charlottes ville Newspapers Inc each Wednesday It is distributed free by mail to more 15000 house holds each week The distribution is among non subscribers to The Daily Progress The Charlottesville Observer (310 Market Street office hours are 8 am 5:30 pm week days 295 0124 or 295 0125) Es tablished in September 1978 the Charlottesville Observer is pub lished every Thursday by the Charlottesville Observer Inc The publisher is Kay Peaslee The broadsheet weekly newspaper fo cuses on Albemarle County and Charlottesville community and neighborhood affairs as well as the University of Virginia It has a paid circulation of about 4000 The paper costs 25 cents on news tands or $12 a year by subscrip tion copies are delivered on Thursdays by sec ond class mail The Charlottesville Albe marle Tribune (1055 Grady Ave business hours 8 am 6 pm 979 0373) ounded in 1954 by publisher and editor Randolph White the Tribune is published every Thursday Circulation is by newstand and second class mail and totals 3480 copies The broadsheet weekly newspaper fo cuses on Charlottesville and Al bemarle Louisa Augusta Orange Greene Madison Cul peper luvanna and Cumberland counties and offers some national news Subscriptions are $10 per year or $6 for six months News tand copies are 15 cents The Bulletin of Albemarle County(PO Box 280 Main Street Crozet office hours are 9 I A rWTri TV I 1 1 111 yu Tl 'V 1 I I I ci no Kane urniture I wk i 1200 West Main St I Charlottesville Va I 9 Just a few blocks down from the Rotunda I.

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