Networks Ignore NIMH Violence Report to Seek Higher Ratings
The piece condemns ABC NBC and CBS for downplaying a NIMH review linking TV violence to aggression in youths. It cites 2500 studies, notes conflicts with parents and delinquency, and urges viewers and advertisers to boycott violent programs until networks address the issue.
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NBC
CBS
United States
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Fleeing Tyranny Poles Defect to West During World Cup
More than 300 Poles, about half of those who went to Spain for the 24 nation World Cup, defect and seek asylum in the West. Six groups of 100 polishes toured Madrid for the games, the first since martial law began. Polish officials allegedly barred families and limited cash to 60 dollars. The event adds to a pattern of people fleeing communist rule.
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Madrid
Poland
Warsaw
Indianapolis Star
Renaissance patrons fund 60 geniuses with tax free stipends
The MacArthur Foundation in Chicago has added 19 exceptionally talented individuals, bringing the total to 60. Each receives a tax free stipend of 24 000 to 60 000 dollars annually for five years to focus on creation, free from daily life pressures. The piece weighs two views on nurturing genius, balancing pure pursuit with living amid life’s realities.
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Macarthur Foundation
Chicago
John E. Corbally
Emerson
Machiavelli
Shakespeare
Earl of Southampton
Thurmond Leads Bipartisan Push for Limited Anti Crime Bill
The Senate plans its first major anti crime package in years with a narrow scope. It would require preventive detention for dangerous defendants, create a sentencing commission, and increase penalties for drug trafficking while shielding top officials and witnesses. An eight item agreement bars changes on insanity, death penalty, gun control, abortion, school prayer, habeas corpus, and related issues.
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Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
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D-Del
Biden
Howard H. Baker Jr
Rtenn
John W. Hinckley Jr
Reagan
William French Smith
Baker
Smith
Hinckley
Thurmond
Howell Heflin
D-Ala
Supreme Court
Heflin
Judiciary Committee
Handling Profanity as a Christian Transformation Issue
A reader asks if habitual profanity after converting to Christianity is serious. The reply affirms the issue, cites Exodus 20:7 and Ephesians 4:29 5:4, warns it harms witness, and recommends honest confession to God, self examination, self discipline, and praying for strength to grow in Christ.
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A.H
God
Christ
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