TV violence debate grows over impact on children
Washington reports a wide controversy as experts, officials, and networks clash over whether extended exposure to violence on TV shapes youth behavior. The debate cites studies, political pressure, and growing concern from the President's Commission and lawmakers, with calls for faster action even before conclusive proof.
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Washington
UPI
Fredric Wertharma
John P. Spiegel
Brandeis University
Lemberg Center For the Study
Waltham, Mass
Spiegel
Otto N. Larsen
University of Washington
America
S. I. Hayakawa
Restive
San Francisco State College
Hayakawa
Brandeis
Ralph Conant
Wertham
Pastore
Five Day Forecast and TV Violence Debate
Five day Boston forecast shows near normal temperatures with highs in the 50s to 60s and lows in the 30s to 40s across New England. Separately a national debate questions TV violence, its impact on viewers, and the balance between realism and censorship while network leaders defend drama as morally instructive.
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Boston
UPI
New England
U.S. Weather Bureau
Julian Goodman
NBC
Wertham
CBS
Frank Stanton
Pastore
Stanton
Killer dog slays 22 month old in Maine yard
In Sidney Maine a female husky malamute mix killed Krista Goodhue 22 months old. The child died on arrival at Waterville Hospital from a neck wound. The dog tied in the yard was destroyed after authorities, led by sheriff's investigator Aurelie Veilleux, concluded the attack.
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Sidney, Maine
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Aurelie Veilleux
Krista Goodhue
Clinton Goodhue
Waterville Hospital
Veilleux
Goodhue
Michael Riley
Riley
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