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The College Station City Coun-
cil Monday tabled a measure
which would have provided the
area with two television cable
services.
The Community Cable Corpor-
ation had petitioned the City of
College Station for a franchise.
The franchise measure passed on
the first two readings and need-
ed to be passed once more to be
final.
Seven people from Midwest
Video, headed by president G. R.
Morrell, pointed out that CCC
had not presented a financial
sheet listing their backings.
John Lawrence, speaking for
Midwest Video, which currently
serves the area, said it is "un-
feasible" for another cable com-
pany to exist in College Station
because of limited population.
Morrell explained that anyone
experiencing any service problem
should call Midwest Video and
that a serviceman would call to
provide repairs to the cable sys-
tem free of charge.
City Councilman Jan Dozier,
noting that the Council still was
not fully informed about the CCC,
made a motion to table the fran-
chise until a majority of the
council wished to put it up for
consideration.
According to D o z i e r, this
would exert leverage on Midwest
Video to improve its service, since
a franchise could be granted to
CCC any day the Council wishes.
CCC has received endorsement
from Mike Mistovich, manager of
KORA Radio in Bryan.
City Attorney Don Dillon
f pointed out to the council that it
could revoke any franchise it
grants "if CCC doesn't serve the
best interests of College Station."
hd council votel Holliman
RoTa as the name for the newly
paved county road which runs
through the south section of
town. Mayor Anderson said resi-
dents of that area had suggested
the names of King, Kennedy, and
Holliman.