FCC Proposals Erode Cable-Broadcast Barriers
The FCC proposed rules to lessen limits on importing distant TV signals via satellite and to allow cable operators access to programs broadcasters also air. Economists foresee minor near term impact, with possible longer term audience shifts, as deregulation favors cable expansion and bids for quality content rise.
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Chicago
WOR
New York
Hearst Shaw Denies Police Husband Joined Bachelor Brawl
Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst Shaw says her police officer husband did not attend a bachelor party that roughhoused customers at Pegs Place the night before their wedding. She details the couple’s wedding party was at a San Francisco restaurant. The couple wed April 1. Phyllis Diller breaks an arm in Australia after falling from a hotel bed while reaching for an alarm clock.
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Peg
Shaw
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San Francisco Examiner
John Wayne accuses reporters of bribery over hospital reports
In California John Wayne, treated for bronchitis at Hoag Memorial Hospital, returns home and issues a statement through spokeswoman Marcy Mobley accusing unnamed reporters of trying to bribe hospital workers to reveal his condition. He condemns what he calls yellow journalism and says reports have not been truthful.
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Calif
John Wayne
Wayne
Hoag Memorial Hospital
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Betty Ford hospital stay for routine six month checkup
Former first lady Betty Ford, 61, was hospitalized at Eisenhower Medical Center for a routine six month checkup. Officials said she checked in Monday and would likely be released Thursday. The report notes the visit is routine and not for serious illness.
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UPI
Betty Ford
Ford
Eisenhower Medical Center
Palm Springs Desert
Schroeder denies bunny suit at Great Wall clash
Rep Patricia Schroeder faces conflicting accounts over Easter visit to China. She says she wore no bunny suit at the Great Wall, though two fellow lawmakers allege she wore the rabbit head and appeared for about 20 minutes 100 yards from the wall. The AP issued corrections amid mixed local reactions.
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Rla
New Hemophilia Test Assesses Fetus Before Birth
In Boston AP reports doctors can determine before birth if a fetus will have hemophilia by drawing amniotic fluid and testing for the clotting protein. The disease affects boys and is inherited from mothers. prevalence is about one in 6 500. Previously women faced pregnancy decisions based on risk.
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