SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
                                   Washington, D.C.

     Litigation Release No. 15515 / September 30, 1997

     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. SAM MOORE, Civil Action No.
     1:97CV02256 GK (D.D.C. September 30, 1997).

          The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the filing of a
     civil action against Sam Moore, Chairman, CEO and President of Thomas
     Nelson, Inc., a Nashville, Tennessee-based publisher, producer and
     distributor of books and recorded music.  The Commission alleged that Moore
     violated certain antifraud provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
     1934. 

          Moore has agreed to settle the Commission's Complaint in the United
     States District Court for the District of Columbia, by consenting, without
     admitting or denying the Commission's allegations, to the entry of an order
     requiring that Moore pay a civil penalty of $50,000.  The Commission's
     Complaint does not seek an injunction against Moore.  See related
     Securities Exchange Act Release of 1934 No. 39155.