European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 25, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 7black families tops in to viewing Survey finds new York up a Black families across the nation watch nearly 50 percent More television than other households according to a Survey released monday. Black households nationwide View 48 percent More television than All other households reaching a High of 69 hours and 48 minutes a week said the Survey of 4,000 Homes by Nielsen Media research. All other households watch 47 hours and six minutes of television the Survey said. Black women and children particularly Between the Ages of 2 and 17, watch the greatest amount of television it showed. Black children and teens View 64 percent More television than any other group of children the Survey showed. Among the top rated primetime television programs watched in Black households were a different world the Cosby show and newcomer fresh Prince of Bel air the report showed. Also ranked among the most watched daytime soap opera dramas in the same category were the Young and the restless and the bold and the Beautiful. Black children made syndicated programs such As Captain planet. Tiny Toon adventures and teenage mutant ninja turtles their top choices. Nielsen s special report television Mew ing among Blacks is for the november 1990 measurement period and follows an earlier report on the entire 1989-90 to season which included four measurement periods november 1989, february 1990. May 1990 and july 1990. The november report surveyed 4.000 households. The report was part of an ongoing Effort to provide network and syndicated customers with an accurate resource on television viewership said William Jacobi president and chief operating officer of Nielsen Media research. A these comprehensive reports. Provide unique trend information about this important segment of the television viewing  Jacobi said. The firm is expanding its monthly National audience demographic reports for clients to include viewing among Black households and about 20 Black demographic categories. Among the report s other findings a women. 18 and older watched More television than any other major demographic group in Black households. During primetime women is and older viewed ii hours a week and daytime watching accounted for nearly nine hours the report showed. A during late night Black children and teens viewed 1 hour and 12 minutes while All others in the same category viewed 24 minutes. A lbs in l. Football telecasts were the top weekend sports programs for the month of november and world wrestling federation and the cosh show were the Best ranked syndicated programs among Blacks in november. Bob Tkacz works at his desk in the almost empty Alaska Capitol pressroom  reporter stabbed near governor s mansion Juneau Alaska a a freelance reporter who resisted a legislators request for the Media to Clear out of the state Capitol pressroom was found stabbed in the Throat a Block from the governor s mansion. A passer by found Bob Tkacz intoxicated and bleeding at the Bottom of a Public stairway Early sunday. He was taken to Bartlett memorial Hospital where he was in serious condition monday Hospital spokeswoman Anne Schultz said. Tkacz 38, reports for the Lindauer group of Rural newspapers and has worked As a correspondent for the associated press. He made news recently with his refusal to leave the Capitol pressroom which Montana inmates hanged 4 of 5 prisoners killed during riot official says Helena Mont. A four of the five inmates slain during a prison riot before police stormed the Cellblock were informants who were hanged by their fellow prisoners a source said monday. State and county investigators examined the Montana state prisons ransacked maximum Security building which sustained severe fire and water damage during sunday s four hour riot. Warden Jack Mccormick said homemade weapons were found in the Cellblock including sharpened Broomsticks mop handles and Metal from a filing Cabinet. Mccormick described the prison As a quiet and under control Quot monday. The 1,170 inmates were confined to their cells or Cellblock. State and prison officials would not speculate on whether the riot was intended to punish inmates mostly informants being held in protective custody in the building. The prison is at Deer Lodge 60 Miles West of Helena. One of the inmates killed was to be a key witness against two other inmates who Are scheduled to go on trial next week for the beating death of an inmate a year ago. All three inmates were housed in the same building. The riot broke out sunday morning in he maximum Security unit and the inmates took five guards hostage. A team of 23 armed men rushed the building four hours later firing tear Gas and rescuing the guards unharmed. T he Cellblock was retaken about a half hour later. Officials said a state employee posing As a reporter distracted inmates shortly before the team stormed the rear of the Cellblock. T he prisoners had asked to talk with the news Media said Curt Chisholm state corrections director. He would neither confirm nor deny reports that several inmates were hanged before the assault team entered the building. But an official involved in the investigation said four of the dead prisoners and one of the eight injured inmates were hanged by the rioting inmates. State sen. Fred Zharoff wants to turn into a Senate committee room. Tkacz filed a lawsuit in july to Block the pressroom s closure. Police chief Mike Gelston said it was unclear How Tkacz was stabbed l Kacz indicated he was attacked by two people. A the was unable to provide us with much information whether from being intoxicated or a combination of being intoxicated and in Shock a a Gelston said. Police did not recover the weapon and have no suspects. T Kaczo personal property was scattered about the Hillside stairway Gelston said. On. Sept. 18, the legislative affairs Agency served Tkacz with a formal eviction notice ordering him to vacate the office by the end of the month. Picketing employees taunt tourists on Las vegas strip Las vegas apr pickets jammed sidewalks monday outside the Frontier hotel jeering tourists who tried to enter the strip resort on the third Day of a strike by culinary workers and bartenders. Striking workers stayed off hotel property. Where 27 pickets and a newspaper photographer were arrested on trespassing charges a Day earlier. Union leaders planned to ask a court to allow pickets on hotel property closer to the doors of the resort said Jim Arnold Secretary treasurer of culinary Union Faical 226. Other strikers belong to bartenders local 165 and were joined by members of teamsters local 995 and operating engineers Faical 501, affecting 600 employees. During sundays arrests Union members chanted �?ou.s.a.,�?� drowning out police officers trying to read pickets their rights. The strike began saturday after a breakdown in bargaining Over a new contract. Pickets arrested sunday were cited and released. Hotel officials did not return phone Calls monday Sleeper House May become base of to ministry Denver apr an unfinished Saucer shaped House used in Woody Allen s 1973 film Sleeper May become the new Home of a television ministry. Two ministers of the Unity International Center of Light Church said they offered a top bid of about is million for the House perched atop Genesee Mountain and a landmark for motorists on interstate 70 West of Denver. T he Church is a worldwide organization with about 600 churches that seeks to provide a Quot spiritual Home Quot to buddhists. Muslims fundamental christians and new age followers the Copeland said. The Church Hopes to begin broadcasting from the House next summer. The auction on sunday was closed to the Public. The houses shape resembling an upside Down dinner plate on a Pedestal has made it an object of architectural admiration and criticism since it was coi strutted in 1966 by architect Charles Deaton who own it but never finished it. Playboy Magazine founder Hugh Hefner was replied to have wanted to buy the 2,600-Squure-foot Hou at one Point. Allen used it in Sleeper and it is som times referred to As the a Sleeper House or t a sculptured