Viewers turn away from TV study finds rising dissatisfaction
A National Association of Broadcasters commissioned study released at Las Vegas shows viewers view TV as less important than in 1977. Critics cite too much violence and sex while some say family programs lack. News and cable options fare better.
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New York Times
New York
National Association of Broadcasters
Las Vegas
John Bowen
Bowen
McHugh and Hoffman Inc
ABC
CBS
NBC
13A
IRS Letter Teases Taxpayer Over Expense Returns
A taxpayer received an IRS letter asking to review the return item by item and jokingly offering to end the audit rather than proceed. The note ends with a quip about chicken out.
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IRS
Lori Schwartz Helps Heather Learn to Ride
Lori Schwartz assists 5-year-old Heather in learning to ride a bicycle on First Avenue NW. Their dog Molly accompanies them, watching from in front of the sisters' house.
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Lori Schwartz
Heather
First Avenue NW
Molly
China warns Vietnam of war risk over border provocations
China shells border positions in Yun nan province and warns Hanoi that ongoing provocations along the Sino Vietnamese frontier and Cambodia operations could trigger a wider war. Beijing labels Vietnamese actions as aggression and vows countermeasures to defend regional interests.
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China
Hanoi
Gazette Wire Services
Peking
Cambodia
Yunnan
New China News Agency
Communist Party
People’s Daily
Thailand
Kampuchea
Vietnam
Camp Good Health Receives $75,000 Gift To Fund Improvements
The Hall Foundation announced a $75,000 matching gift for Camp Good Health, to be matched by $225,000 raised in the current drive. The goal is $350,000 for new cabins, pool renovations, and other facilities at the 11.2 acre Cedar Rapids area campsite, which offers free camping to local children. The drive chair Dr. Dennis Boatman said the camp serves about 369 children each summer. The Kids for Kids canvassing drive was postponed by weather and will be rescheduled.
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Camp Good Health
The
Hall Foundation
Dennis Boatman
Cedar Rapids
Kids For Kids
Police clash with Solidarity backers as Cardinal meets Walesa
In Warsaw police armed with pistols dispersed about 1,000 Solidarity supporters during an unofficial ghetto uprising anniversary event. Cardinal Jozef Glemp met Lech Walesa in Gdansk amid church support for Solidarity, while authorities detained several protestors. The day followed arrests tied to planned May Day protests and included remarks by Solidarity leaders about dignity and freedom.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
Jozef Glemp
Gdansk
Lech Walesa
Glemp
Tadeusz Godawski
Walesa
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Janusz Onuszkiewicz
Onyszkiewicz
Palestine Liberation Organization
OSHA chief rules out emergency action on hazardous chemicals
OSHA Assistant Secretary Thorne Auchter rejects emergency standards on chemicals citing limited resources and budget constraints. Critics such as Rep. David Obey pressuring for faster action, pointing to substances like ethylene oxide and formaldehyde as cancer concerns.
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OSHA
Washington
Thorne Auchter
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Auchter
David Obey
D-Wis
Obey
Environmental Protection Agency
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