Handling Obscene VIP Language In News Coverage
Editors weigh the line between reporting and propriety amid obscenity by Vice President Rockefeller and secretary Butz. Some papers paraphrase or omit the exact terms, while others publish full quotes to let readers judge. Several papers send the exact language to editors as advisories, and one plans a reader poll on printing the full quote.
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Mel Lautner
United Press International
Nelson Rockefeller
Earl Butz
Rockefeller
Butz
Madison, Wis
Capital Times
Elliott Maraniss
New York Times
Buzz
Los Angeles Times
The
Washington Post
Boston Globe
Hutchinson, Kan
News
San Francisco Sunday Examiner
Detroit Free Press
Concord Monitor
Norman Runnion
Brattleboro, Vt
Reformer
Marijuana sought for glaucoma test approved
Washington UPI reports a compassionate federal decision to test marijuana on humans for glaucoma treatment. The study at Howard University starts with one patient, Robert Randall, who faces a marijuana possession charge, and may expand to 50 as FDA NIDA and DEA jointly approve the effort.
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Washington
UPI
Howard University
Robert Randall
Randall
Food and Drug Administration
National Institute On Drug Abuse and Drug Enforcement Administration
UCLA
Johns Hopkins
Science Writers
Keith Green
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta
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Grand Union Co
Ray
California
Ute Ay
Green Peppers
Borden
St’ber
Grand Union
Florida
A” Baking CO
Alas Union
Mae
Dee
Oupon
Grand Union All Purpose
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Crisco Oil
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Campbell’s
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