European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday september 25, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 7block 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 cosy 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 i he Young and the restless and the bold and the Beautiful. Black children made syndicated programs such As Captain planet l Iny Loon adventures and teenage mutant ninja 1 riles. Their top choices. Nielsen s special report television viewing among Blanks 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. I he 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. 1 he term 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 is am older watched More television than any other major demographic group m Black households. During primetime women is and older viewed ii hours a week and Dave inc 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 m the same category viewed 24 minutes. A lbs nil. Football telecasts were the top week end sports programs for the month of november and world wrestling federation and i he cosy show were the Best ranked syndicated programs among Blacks in november. Bob Tkacz works at his desk in the almost empty Alaska Capitol pressroom recently. Alaska reporter stabbed near governor s mansion Juneau Alaska a a freelance reporter who resisted a legislator s request for the Media to Clear out of the state Capitol pressroom was found stabbed in the Throat a Block from the governors 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 Cia analyst contradicts Gates sworn testimony on Iran Contra affair 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 Chelston said it was unclear How Tkacz was stabbed. Tkacz 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 Gelston said. Police did not recover the weapon and have no suspects. Tkacz 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. Washington a a top Cia analyst tuesday disputed sworn testimony of Robert Gates president Bush s nominee to head the Cia on whether Gates knew the White House was involved in the Iran Contra affair. A Hie analyst Charles Allen told the Senate intelligence committee that he had relayed his suspicions to Gates on oct. I. 1986, that Oliver North was involved in the possible diversion of profits from Iran arms sales to the nicaraguan Contra rebels. Gates reacted with Surprise a stunned that the White House would commingle two activities in such a Way a Allen testified. Gates then the no. 2 official at the Cia said that he admired North who then was a National Security Council aide but a this goes too far a Allen said in sworn testimony. Allen said he feared that a somehow this initiative had gotten off the tracks and that it might be traceable to the highest Levels of the White House. In sworn answers to written questions from the committee. Gates said a emr. Allen never mentioned to me or speculated that anyone in the . Government including the Cia Csc or White House was involved in the possible diversion of funds paid by the iranians to support the there a a conflict in testimony there a committee chairman David Boren d-okla., told reporters later. A it s been an ambiguity. In a not sure we re going to be Able to resolve every ambiguity Allen also Laid out the extensive evidence that led him in 1986 to believe Money from iranian arms sales was being diverted to nicaraguan rebels a evidence he presented to Gates. Gates has testified that he viewed the Allens suspicions As a extraordinarily Flimsy and did not give them a High priority. But Allen told the committee tuesday that Quot i had what i Call an analytic judgment. Or. Gates May Call it specs Churlus Allen lation. That s fair. But i Call it an analytic Allen said that he had Strong indications including a weapons Price list that North and his associates were marking up the arms by 500 percent to 600 percent. Allen said he also told Gates then the Agency a Deputy director in an oct. 1, 1986, meeting about North s reference in september to a a a reserved of $4 million and of his concern that North and two others businessman Albert Hakim and retired Gen. Richard Secord were running both the Iran initiative and a resupply Effort for the Contra rebels. Quot or. Gates appeared startled and disturbed that the White House would involve itself in such a dubious activity and directed Allen to Brief then cat director William c Asey Allen testified. Allen also seemed to shoulder some of the blame for misleading testimony about the Iran Contra affair delivered by Casey to Congress saying he and other Agency officials a served or. Casey and or. Gates and he said he had Quot no knowledge and no indication whatsoever that either or. C Asey or or. Gates was at the time deliberately withholding information relating to the Iran Contra 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. The 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 trom the House next summer. The auction on sunday was closed to the Public. The House s shape resembling an upside Down dinner plate on a Pedestal has made it an object of architectural admiration Ami criticism since it was constructed in 1966 by architect chaises Deaton who owns it but never finished it. Playboy Magazine founder Hugh Hefner was reported to have wanted to buy the 2,600-Square toot House at one Point. Allen used it in Sleeper and it is sometimes referred to As the a Sleeper House or the Quot sculptured i
