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BLAIR STUDY o Report of rep agency sees HOSTILE BID o Norman Lear and Jerry Perenchio television remaining in overall health in next few make $1,000- per -share tender for 435,000 shares years. PAGE 55. of closely held Evening News Association, whose principals say diversified media company is not HIJACK HEARING O Network coverage of TWA for sale at any price. PAGE 24. hijacking comes under scrutiny at House hearing. PAGE 58. COMING UP A WINNER Storer board unanimously PANEL DISCUSSION 0 ABC approves Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. bid over examines hijack Comcast proposal for purchase of Miami -based coverage in Viewpoint program and finds critics suggesting room for improvement. PAGE group owner and cable MSO. PAGE 26. 61. o BACK AGAIN o Tim Wirth introduces another RATINGS SUIT Independent KTZO(TV) San Francisco children's television bill which would mandate sues Arbitron and ABC, alleging "ratings distortion." PAGE 64. educational programing for children. PAGE 28. SYRACUSE MEETING Ways to increase minority SUPER RADIO 0 NRBA lifts trial balloon on ownership and participation are explored at NAB/ gathering all radio association components under Broadcap conference. PAGE 70. one roof. PAGE 29. PRIME TIME RESCHEDULING WNET(TV) New York FOOTBALL 65 o Rights payments by broadcasters joins list of PBS stations moving MacNeil /Lehrer and cablecasters reach $530 million for NewsHour to later time period. PAGE 73. professional and college football. Ranks of syndicators in college arena have thinned TO THE ALPS o U.S. delegation somewhat, stemming from shakeout after NCAA to Space WARC heads to Geneva to begin discussion on decision last summer. Advertising rates for allocation of international fixed satellite service professional games show mild increase. PAGE 33. spectrum. 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Webster on its way to grossing $200 immediately after measurement and not at 1s of last Friday morning (Aug. 2), Rivera million in syndication when campaign is snap of ball, and game officials have been tad not told firm whether he would over. instructed to spot ball more quickly ccept. between plays. Said to be candidate as Rivera's Back to Hill uccessor is Edwin V. Lavergne, ommunications attorney at Washington FCC is slated to end its controversial Whose side 3w firm of Finley, Kumble, Wagner, inquiry into fairness doctrine this week on One among many troublesome leine, Underberg, Manley & Casey. relatively uncontroversial note. It will uncertainies confronting U.S. at start of . avergne, 31, is Hispanic. He's Democrat conclude doctrine is statutory and that first session of Space WARC is whether who reportedly has "pro- business commission can't get rid of it on its own. Intelsat will be problem for U.S. and other ,hilosophy." His father, Nelson Lavergne, But it will also assert that doctrine raises developed countries in their opposition to chairman of Spanish- format WADO(AM) "grave constitutional problems," FCC a priori plan developing countries are iew York. source said, and will present exhaustive urging (see page 74). Intelsat's position is record accumulated in proceeding to that it would be comfortable with any plan Congress, along with recommendation, 'allout at NAB thus far proposed -from present first once again, that doctrine be repealed. come, first served to a priori, as long as it Source also pointed out that FCC findings iostile takeover bid by Norman Lear and accommodates common users' needs. Gil would be available to any party desiring t. Jerrold Perenchio for Evening News Carter, Intelsat counselor, who will head to challenge doctrine in courts. association may have unusual three -person delegation from that epercussions on future of National organization to conference, says his association of Broadcasters. Peter Kizer, Reversing trend function in Geneva will be to protect xecutive vice president, Evening News Intelsat's interests, not to advocate ssociation, fired by company for his Although these pages have been full of particular solution.