David Turner Faces Three Giants in Antitrust Suit
CNN founder Ted Turner leads a suit against ABC CBS and NBC claiming unfair exclusion from network pool coverage of major events. The Atlanta trial outlines Sherman and Clayton acts and seeks equal access to presidential news events. Turner plans CNNN channel launch and a Warner Amex advertising deal shapes future cable access.
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David
Robert E
Ted” Turner III
CNN
ABC
CBS
NBC
U.S. District Court
Atlanta
White House
Turner
CNNN
Warner/Amex Satellite Entertainment Co
Warner/Amex
CNN I
WTBS
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
United States
Brazil Edges Toward Civilian Rule After President’s Stroke
Brazil moves closer to civilian rule as President Joao Baptista Figueiredo, hospitalized after a heart attack, cushions a constitutional transition. Vice President Aureliano Chaves would act if needed, while the military monitors elections and signals support for the abertura reforms ending censorship and torture.
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Brazil
Joao Baptista Figueiredo
Aureliano Chaves
Figueiredo
South America
Unwise compensation plan for Iran hostages debated
The proposed $12.50 daily pay for 51 American hostages held 444 days in Iran is criticized as poor policy. Critics argue it sets a bad precedent while noting hostages already received hardship pay and gifts, and veterans with greater sacrifices go unrewarded.
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Iran
Jimmy Carter
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Church Bulletins Inspire TV and Polish Joke Lapse
Excerpts from Tacoma Sun church bulletins show humorous clashes with TV culture with lines about baptisms at church ends and Easter egg on the altar. A National Association of Broadcasters executive critiques a columnist while sharing reception of critics and an apocryphal Polish joke about poison and polish remover.
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Tacoma (Wash
Denny MacGougan
Ladies Literary Society
Little Mother’s Club
Shaun Sheehan
National Association of Broadcasters
TV Here
Letters to the Editor and Community Notes
Readers defend the county administrator selection and praise Aiken’s Makin event. Contributors urge support for the new administrator, defend air traffic controllers pensions, laud a judge and prosecutor in a local sex crime case, and compliment Aiken’s community spirit and talent.
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Wyman H. Busch
Aiken
Council
Aiken County
Paul Harvey
Mr. Harvey
Chicago
New York
Arizona
James E. Mathes
Graniteville
Blackville
S. C
Frederic C. Henderschott
Chafee Lane
Merchants Commended For Aiken s Makin
City thanks merchants who hosted Aiken s Makin exhibitors. Their open sidewalks welcomed crafters from across the county, spreading positive public relations and boosting the event s fame.
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Aiken
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Aiken Communications, Inc
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