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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1967

Page

4

Moral issue in live war coverage on home screens

A Georgia couple watches their son injured on a land mine during a news broadcast. The GI may fully recover. The piece raises whether uncensored, near real time war footage harms families or benefits public awareness as technology brings more graphic reporting.

Georgia Richard

Public eyes politics as leap into taxpayer funded campaigns

Impressions of Inez argues Congress clings to a $1 annual taxpayer tilt for presidential politics while scandals like Powell and Dodd raise public skepticism. The piece notes possible $60 million party funding but warns taxpayers may withhold their dollar amid ethics delays and restau rant debts.

Santa Claus United States Congress Powell Dodd House and Senate Conference Committee Washington Pulitzer Prize Advisory Board Prize For National Reporting Drew Pearson Jack Anderson Pearson Anderson Senate Harlem Connecticut Congress Uncle Lucker Washington, D.C House Old Town Dogcatcher Pound

National PTA convention absentee noted in Minneapolis

The piece mocks the national PTA gathering with 46 000 chapters represented by 2500 delegates on a hooky day. It jokes about male parent participation and describes PTA meetings as gatherings of parents who resist and teachers who endure. It portrays mothers venting about children and praising their own.

PTA Minneapolis

Dodd Suppressed Key Evidence in TV Violence Probe

The memo by Dr. Ralph Garry cites six findings on industry self regulation, NAB code failure, and research disputes. Dodd faced NBC officials in private, praised Sarnoff then curtailed questions. Levy and Kintner testified, while Cahill firm protected NBC. Dodd later faced Senate censure and a $47,167 bill from Cahill, Gordon.

Washington Tom Dodd D-Conn Ralph Gerry Boston University Dodd Garry Nattional Association of Broadcasters Senate America NBC Robert Sarnoff Laskin Sarnoff David Levy Robert Kintner White House Levy Ca‘hill, Gordon, Reindel and Ohl John Cahill Radio Corporation of America Cahill Personnally Thomas Ervin John Sonnett

Green Berets Demonstration Impresses Visitors at Fort Bragg

Fort Bragg hosted a JFK Center for Special Warfare open demonstration by Green Berets. Visitors watched an A team commander speak in multiple languages, toured a model village, and faced a surprise mock assault near a Viet Cong gateway.

Bob Considine Fort Bragg N.C JFK Center For Special Warfare Special Warfare Airbone Arctic

Protesters and attention in Vietnam coverage questioned

A Washington correspondent critiques media focus on protesting youths outside the Pentagon and contrasts it with Vietnam dynamics. The piece notes vast numbers volunteering for duty, media attention disparities, and calls for recognizing civil civic efforts beyond dramatic protests.

Ray Cromley Washington Enterprise Assn Pentagon River South Vietnam Vietnam U.S U. S Navy Air Force

Courageous Philippa Schuyler dies in Vietnam rescue mission

Philippa Schuyler, 34, a composer pianist journalist and Harlem descendant, died in Da Nang Bay while aiding a Catholic school in Hue. Her father George Schuyler, a longtime editor, notes her multifaceted life from prodigy to author. Her final act of charity ended 20 years of celebrity.

Russell Kirk Philippa Schuyler da Nang Bay Hue Vietnam Miss Schuyler Washington Edith Kermit Roosevelt George Schuyler Madagascar America Philippa Harlem Congo Lumumba Patrice Lumumba

Three Minutes A Day From Rev James Keller

A feature on a Missouri woodsman employed by forestry who knits sweaters for loved ones in his spare time. He is the only male in a University City Adult Education knitting class and values creative work as a contribution to the common good as he reflects on efforts in wartime contexts.

Missouri Department of Forestry University City

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Inez BY Inez Robb Senator Dodd Len Russell B. Long U.S. Senate Harold Coffin By Jack Anderson Tom ‘Meeker Tom Meeker Africa Paul McNaught Green Berets Pine Carolina Gabriel James Gabriel, Jr da Nang Tony Parming USO Omar Bradely Rosie O'Donnell Heath H. Hill Tibor Bierbaum Rudy Arujo Washington News Southeast County Board of Supervisors Committee On Racial Equality National Urban League Pentagons Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce Belgian Congo James Keller
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