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7/6/98

Gannett Sells Five Daily Newspapers to Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Gannett Co., Inc. announced today that it has sold five daily newspapers to Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. The newspapers are the Commercial-News in Danville, Ill.; the Chillicothe (Ohio) Gazette; the Gallipolis (Ohio) Daily Tribune; The Daily Sentinel in Pomeroy, Ohio; and the Point Pleasant (W.Va.) Register.

Gannett is a nationwide news and information company that publishes 82 daily newspapers, including USA TODAY, and USA WEEKEND, a newspaper magazine. Gannett also operates 21 television stations and cable television systems in five states.

Community Newspapers, headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., publishes daily and weekly newspapers in 118 communities located in 20 states throughout the country.