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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Tom Dodd
D-Conn
Ralph Gerry
Boston University
Dodd
Garry
Nattional Association of Broadcasters
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David Levy
Robert Kintner
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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.
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Bob Considine
Fort Bragg
N.C
JFK Center For Special Warfare
Special Warfare
Airbone
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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.
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Washington
Enterprise Assn
Pentagon River
South Vietnam
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U. S
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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.
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Philippa Schuyler
da Nang Bay
Hue
Vietnam
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Washington
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Harlem
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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.
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Department of Forestry
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