European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 12. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 honk jr.,Alabama capture top awards Burbank Calif. A Southern rockers Ala Bama got the artist of the decade award from the acad Emy of country music but it was 19s9s lop entertainer Hank Williams j r. Who provided the show s Wallop. William was one of Ihrcke double winners aking his i hard consecutive entertainer of the year trophy and second video award during monday night s 24th annual presentations. . Oslin won album of the year and besi female vocalist and Kathy Mattel s eighteen wheels and a dozen roses won for record and song. Handy Travis was shut bul despite three Nomi nations. It appeared in be Alabama s night As the band joined Marty Robbins and Loreita Lynn in the artist of the decade ranks. Hut Williams. Inc wild eyed Tenn Cossean whose Row Diness has been embraced by country music in recent years by Oulu a Icar 10 Many of the 1.600 people pre sent when he accepted his trophy. I m a Laic Bloomer a survivor a fighter a contender Williams said. I can be a Champion but i m nothing without All of you in this room and Alt the fans out   Williams then referred to his current hit record and video the father son duct tear in my  which uses a tape his late father made decades ago. The video with daddy was the most special thing i Ever did in my life Williams said choking Back tears . Backstage tic conceded in Mas As emotional for him As the audience. When i started talking about that video i had to get Oft Hal stage because Ilic Man of steel just about Tost  he said. The presentations broadcast on Abc to also brought a videotaped Salute from president Bush who said Howdy and told the artists he had a deep appreciation Tor country and Western music and the Val. Us you  " ,. The big Surprise was Travis leaving empty handed. He s won eight am trophies since 1986 and this year has won american music awards and a grammy award. -. ,. The crowd inside Wall Disney studios gave a stand ing Oval Ion to Alabama members Randy Owen Jeff. Cook Teddy Gentry and Mark herndon.,. I d like to accept this award for All those artists that have deserved awards but never won awards said Owen. Alabama has won 13 country music awards since Wynona led and Naomi Judd take top duo honors. 1982. It has had 21 consecutive no. Singles including feels so right the closer you act Roll on and you be got the  cowpoke Balladeer bobbins prevailed in the 1960s and Coal Miner s daughter Lynn wus crowned the dec Ade s Best in the 1970s. Oslin the robust Queen of Down Home music known for her irreverence thanked " he fans inc radio Hal played me and me George Strait won his third male vocalist trophy the last time in 19s6 when he also won album of the year this Means a lot lot. My Little boy has been asking me dad when Are you going to in another award Well we got one tonight Bubba Strait said referring to 7-year-old George or. Los Angeles based Highway 101 Bear out Alabama the desert Rose band the Oak Ridge boys and Rusl ass heart to Lake its second consecutive vocal group trophy the judds Naomi and her daughter Wynona took their fifth consecutive duct award Suzy Boggus was named top new female vocalist hunk Williams or. Wins lop entertainer trophy. And Rodney crowd whose wife is country Singer Rosanna Cash was named the top new male vocalist. Buck Owens the Academy s lop male vocalist in 1966, was presented the non competitive Pioneer award for outstanding . In awards announced earlier the desert Rose band won the Academy s top touring band trophy winners in inc instrumental categories were Curtis Stone Bass Sieve Duncan Drums Mark o Connor fiddle a Bruno guitar John Hobbs keyboard Char lie Mccoy specially instrument Harmonica Jay dec Maness steel guitar and Nashville now non Lourin band.  Nashville radio station six was voted inc nation s Best in country music and Southern California crazy. Horse Steak House & Saloon was named top nightclub. There was a lie for disc jockey of the year Between Jon Conlon of wok a in Memphis tenn., and Dan Dalion of Wriz in Hershey a. Dandelion is inc first woman to win the Honor the winners were decided in a vote by the 2.000-. Mem her Academy. Fired Exxon Captain to get drunk in medical test ily n joseph.j. Hai Elwood the fired Cap Tain of inc Exxon Vaidez is scheduled to i l drunk under medical supervision this neck in Hopes of challenging an earlier i Rihal showed  intoxicated nine hours after his Lanker ran aground in. Prince William sound a Law yarn presenting him said monday. Hardwood s new York attorney Michael Chalos. Denied there were plans for such a test right now but Hazelwood s Seattle attorney Michael Williamson said Hardwood was scheduled to submit to the alcohol test later this we Tok on he West coast will i a Mson said 11 a Zel Wood would consume alcohol tothe Point of. Intoxication after eating food similar to that tic had the night of the Oil spill. Tie would be tested by a physician at several intervals to Sec How  body Burns alcohol. Williamson said the Leit could show that  blood alcohol Teil was inaccurate. That Tysl. Showed Hazelwood had a blood alcohol level of ,061 percent while the coast guard s Legal limit for intoxication is .04 percent. It s just a suspicion that i Huc in View of the time Frame involved said. Well go him drunk recreate what was in his sys Tern before tin Accident and measure the Rale he Burns off alcohol. At this Point,"1 in questioning the . Hie previous  Williamson Sas originally hired by Dixon to repro desk far Elwood after the crash hut the company fired a Actwood and refused to pay for his Legal defense lifter the blood alcohol lest was made Public Williamson is now working with Hazelwood s Man Hattan attorneys. Or a Schneider co chairman of the medical scientific committee of the National Council on alcoholism said the be it can t prove he was l drunk but might be Able to show that. Hardwood consumed alcohol after the acid Cal rather than before. Meanwhile officials of the nation Al transportation safely Board said Hazelwood would by subpoenaed ice testify before a May 16 investigative hearing in Anchorage and that his lawyers had said he would cooperate. Chatos however said monday thai Hazelwood would Only cooperate if Misdemeanour criminal charges in Alaska had been resolved. Otherwise he said he would probably advise his client to invoke his fifth amendment rights against self . Coast guard band to play for soviets after All Washington a in a policy reversal the slate department has agreed to let Itie . Coast guard band perform this june at a Leningrad con Cert commemorating last year s .-Sovici arms treaty earlier this year the Leningrad pm Council invited the Connecticut based military band to play with the Leningrad military District and in a joint concert june 22 in Honor of the first anniversary of the Ireacy Banning  Ranse nuclear mis Siles. The . Embassy in Moscow embraced the idea according to rep. Sam Jcj Dunson. D-conn., but he Rah or level officials in Washington rejected in without explanation.  and officials at the coast guard facade my in new London conn.,protested inc sly la depart ment ruling that scuttled inc trip. In a idler last Nonik to Janet 0. Mullins the department s legislative Liaison get Dan Ion said he could not understand what reason could possible exist for refusing this gracious and generous invitation during this period of excellent relations the stale department told Gejdenson on monday that the trip was Back on the bands now Jet bust of America the con Gressman said. The russian people will love  one source said state department officials feared the trip would interfere with a concurrent visit by . Military officials and were uneasy Ubo i the idea of having an american military unit performing in inc soviet Union. Bul Jcj Dunson said he believes inc reluctance stems from the problems americans have with responding to glasnost inc soviets new policy of openness. It s just symbolic of the difficulty of he new opportunities in the relationship with inc soviet Union Een the simplest and smallest Symbol Hal they re willing Loiry was a major hurdle to gel across Gejdenson said Mullins Dndr slate department officials for soviet affairs could not be reached for comment following Geld Union s announcement which came late monday afternoon Leningrad officials arc paying for the band s hotel meals and local transportation Gejdenson said. The . Government has to Supply air travel to the soviet Union