NAB Defends Television Code Against Hoover Criticism
Los Angeles May 1 AP A TV industry leader challenged FBI Director Hoover over crime shows. NAB President Fellows cited studies supporting TV as constructive for youth and said no authoritative evidence ties TV to juvenile delinquency while monitoring code compliance. Hoover cited a violent Oklahoma spree as an example.
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Los Angeles
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Harold 5
National Association of Broadcasters
Television Code Review Board
NAB
John Dillinger
Oklahoma
Pope Pius XII Calls May Day A Christian Workers Holiday
In Rome on May Day 1940 Pope Pius XII addressed 20,000 workers in Piazza Navona and at St. Peter's. He urged laborers to follow Christian principles for better conditions, warning against social concord without Christ. The pope framed May Day as a Christian workers holiday and stressed rights and true liberty under church guidance.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Rome
Piazza Navona
St. Peter's Basilica
First Use of Emerald Isle for Ireland Traced to Drennan Poem
The phrase Emerald Isle is attributed to Ireland poet Dr. William Drennan in his poem Erin, marking its early usage in literature. This note places Drennan as the source of the poetic name.
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Emerald Isle
Ireland
William Drennan
Erin
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