ABC Polack jokes spark minority protest over equal time
Kowalski of the Polish American Congress contends ABC-TV aired a barrage of Polack jokes on Aug 10 1972 and other segments, urging the FCC to require equal time and accusing the network of a pattern portraying Poles as dumb or unhygienic. He cites two objectionable jokes and says backlash against prejudice in media warrants action.
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Washington
Dick Cavett
Steve Alton
Polack
Abc-Tv
Steve Allen
Congress
Cations Commission
FCC
Kowalski
ABC
Thaddeus Kowalski
Anti-Defamation Commission
The
Polish American Congress
Howard Cosel
Pertussin Spray Recalled After Child's Death In Ohio
FDA and Chesorough Ponds Inc pull Pertussin medicated vaporizer from the market while investigating 18 linked deaths. The recall covers 30 million cans sold since 1969 and follows a Cleveland girl's death on April 18 after room spraying. The recall does not affect other Pertussin products.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
PDA
Ohio
FDA
Cheseorough Ponds, Inc
Cleveland
Russians Base Jew's Sentence On Spy Charge
The Soviet supreme court cut three years from the labor sentence of Isaac Shkolnik a 31 year old Jewish worker convicted of spying for Israel His sentence dropped from 10 to seven years Shkolnik was convicted in Vinnitsa on spying for Israel after his planned emigration The case drew attention as prosecutors noted his memory for memorizing military information for Israel
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Moscow
Supreme Court
Israel
Isaac Shkolnik
Shkalnik
Vinnitsa
Britain
Shkolnik
U S Grants Promote Education to Reduce Minority Gaps
The U S Office of Education will award five grants totaling over 11.3 million to nonprofit groups to create television materials for elementary and secondary pupils. One program by WITW Chicago receives 411,078 for ethnic group understanding spots.
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Washington
Office of Education
WITW
Chicago
Irish Republic Backs Britain's Ulster Plan amid Peace Push
Dublin Prime Minister Cosgrave endorses British strategy for Northern Ireland, urges continued troops to avert civil war, asks Catholics to aid the new assembly, and seeks reconciliation between Protestant and Catholic communities. He warns withdrawal would trigger wider conflict and supports crackdown on IRA affiliates.
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London
Britain
Northern Ireland
Liam Cosgrave
Ulster
New
Legislative Assembly
Dublins
Irish Republican Army
Cosgrave
Special Cycle Series Checks Promote Bicycling
First Trust urges customers to open a checking account and request the special Cycle Series Checks designed to promote bicycling. The program links a banking product with cycling advocacy to boost rider awareness and local events.
Firms Deny Donations Tied to Reds Gas Deal
Houston AP report notes executives from Brown and Root, Tenneco, and Texas Eastern Transmission under federal grand jury scrutiny over corporate political contributions linked to a Soviet gas deal. Executives deny influence. officials cite economic rationale and a companywide employee program.
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Reds
Houston
Nixon
Washington Post
Brown and Root, Inc
Tenneco, Inc
Texas Hastern Transmission Co
USDA Donates Pet To Replace Seagoing Porker
Miami children at Grant school receive a 10 pound pig donated by the U S department of agriculture to replace a pig that was to be adopted by the school. The first pig was to be destroyed due to fear of foreign origin and disease. Buzz ordered a new pig to be given to the school and the kids named it Miss Pig.
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Miami
Grant School
Agriculture
Buzz
U. S. Department ‘For Agriculture
Department
USDA
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Poss
George Brown
Brown and Root
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