Press critics at National Town Meeting defend free press
Panel at the Kennedy Center debated the right to know and publish. Rep. Sam Steiger and Charles Leib defended objectivity and corrections while Stephen Barber argued the U K has stricter libel rules. The moderators praised the press. panelists warned against advocacy journalism and censorship.
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Kennedy Center
Fourth Estate
Sam Steiger
Arizona
Jack Anderson
Steiger
Charles Leib
The
Washington Post
Leib
Stephen Barber
Washington
London Daily Telegraph
U.S
Patty Hearst
Wayne Hays
Elizabeth Ray
New York Times
United States
Milton Vierst
Post
the Times
Readers Praise BSU Communications Media Photo Classes
A reader from BSU praises three photography instructors Germaine Langer Regene Radneicki and Robert for excellent teaching. The writer plans another photo class next fall and to take more throughout the year.
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BSU
Germaine Langer
Regene Radneicki
Robert
Daley urged to skip rent control amid housing concerns
John Lofton Jr. argues against rent controls in Chicago and cites Senate Banking Committee findings on New York and Washington DC. He warns controls worsen housing shortages, raise rents, and harm the poor, urging the city to seek alternatives.
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Washington
Chicago
Richard Daley
Daley
Windy City
Washington, D.C
Washington Post
Washington Star
the Star
William Shhenkel
Department of Real Estate and Urban Development
University of Georgia
Missouri
Thomas Eagleton
Senate District Committee
Park Advies
Jamaica Savings Bank
New York
Eagleton
Rutgers University
George Sternlieb
Sternlieb
Bruce Steele
Metropolitan
Washington Council On Governments
F.A. Hayek
Prof. Hayek
Minnesota License Plates Spark Satirical Reform Debate
A witty critique mocks state officials over a proposed 290000 dollar bill to redesign license plates. It notes tax hikes, delays, and indecision on images, suggesting the issue parodies Minnesota’s political theater and portrays government as the major driver of the “license plate crisis.”
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Minnesota
Uscers
Senate Transportation Committee
Laufenburger
DFL
Lewiston
Split Rock
Lake Superior
Ford warns Reagan plan could trigger guerrilla warfare
President Ford tells AP that adopting Reagan's Panama policy could spark guerrilla warfare and unrest in the region. He says negotiations on the canal and arms control continue, with no campaign slowdown, and affirms commitment to moderation and national unity despite a tough nomination fight.
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Ford
Reagan
Panama
Washington
United States
Ronald Reagan
Panama Canal
Associated Press
U.S
Canal
Soviet Union
Republican Party
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Rep. Steiger
Congress
John Lofton Jr
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Lebanon
By Barb Hunter
Frank Cormier
Walter R. Mears
Nelson Rockefeller
Kansas City
Ellsworth
Bunker
Geneva
Rambouillet
New Hampshire
Department of Justice
House
Senate
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