Too much booze on television fuels humor and harm
Opinion notes excessive alcohol use on CBS NBC and ABC prime time shows. It cites Jefferson Mary Tyler Moore and Newhart as examples and argues for stricter NAB Television Code enforcement to deemphasize liquor in scripts. The piece links alcohol portrayal to social issues and urges reader response.
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CBS
Jefferson
George Jefferson
Korea
Mary Tyler Moore
Lou Grant
Bob Newhart
Jerry Robinson
Bob
Jerry
Newhart
Network TV
Christian Science Monitor
NBC
ABC
Monitor
TV Network
United States
The
Journal
National Association of Broadcasters
Emery defends Maine outreach in letters to journal editor
Congressman David F. Emery responds to Maryline White's column, detailing extensive Maine district travel in York County and surrounding towns during 1975, including meetings with senior housing officials, municipal leaders, and hundreds of students. He argues his actions reflect efforts to stay in touch, acknowledges legislative slowdowns, and invites constituent input.
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Maryline White
York County
Kittery-Eliot
Wells Harbor
Limerick
Limington
Waterboro
Hollis
Buxton
Dayton
Lyman
Biddeford
Sanford
Massabesh High School
Train Academy
South Berwick
Maine
Congress
California
Don Clausen
David F. Emery
Journal Letters Policy Encourages Signed Pieces
The Journal invites letters signed with a street address and city or town, kept under 300 words and typed on one side. It supports free expression, but notes views in letters are not necessarily those of The Journal.
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Manhattan
Broadway
Diddeford Saco Journal Leadership and Key Figures
William E. Foster 1881 1963 Alta W. Foster B F C Whitehouse 1891 1971 1889 1972 W Paul Casavant Publisher Brian C Thayer Executive Editor Gladys M Whitehouse President and Treasurer guide the paper
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Alta W. Foster B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
U.S. Arsenals Strained by Vietnam Israel Aid Audit Finds
A GAO secret audit reports the United States drew heavily on emergency stocks to aid Vietnam and Israel, depleting inventories at home. Tanks and APCs were scarce, Europe stocks fell, and key missiles and aircraft were diverted, risking readiness as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War escalated.
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Les Whitten
Washington
United States
Vietnam
Israel
U.S
General Accounting Office
GAO
America
Europe
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Defense Department
Atlantic
Middle East
Air Force
Tactical Air Command
TAC
Althouh
Pentagon
Buthelezi Promotes Nonviolent Liberation in South Africa
South Africa’s Kwazulu leader Gatsha Buthelezi argues for a single nation across the homeland system, condemns racial division, and favors nonviolent civil disobedience and economic pressure to end apartheid. He warns of inevitable change and criticizes Western influence in Africa.
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C.L. Sulzberger
Pretoria
South Africa
Gatsha Buthelezi
Kwazulu
Buthelezi
Angola
Botswana
Lesotho
Hottentot
Cape
Africa
Observer Mugger John Looks Ahead
Russell Baker writes a satirical letter from a fictional New York criminal, claiming to urge fellow crooks to protect “victims” to keep taxpayers and criminals in the city. The piece mocks tax policy and urban decline while preserving the voice of a lifelong burglar named John.
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Russell Baker
New York
John
Missus
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