TV Ads and Hypocrisy in Beverages Sparks FTC Debate
Educational specialist critiques inconsistent advertising ethics in televised sponsor messages. He cites Lou Brock ads and Olympic beverage sponsorship as misleading, argues for clearer warnings about alcohol, and recalls a 1967 Senate bill to restrict beer ads. He urges counter-announcements and school programs to balance youth exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Brock
St. Louis Cardinals
Federal Trade Commission
Major League Baseball Players Association
FTC
Madison Avenue
American Broadcasting Company
America
Brewer’s Digest
Congress
Wayne Morse
Vietnam War Settlement Demanded With Immediate U.S. Withdrawal
A declaration calls for immediate and complete withdrawal of all U S forces from Indo China after an internationally supervised cease fire. It demands return of all prisoners and full accounting for the missing before withdrawal and ends military aid while offering humanitarian aid to aid Vietnam’s recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Indo-China
Defense policy plank from 1972 party platforms
The text outlines a defense strategy favoring strength at home and partnerships abroad with openness to arms control. It supports an all volunteer force and aims to end the draft by July 1, 1973, while urging restrained defense spending and reduced overseas bases. It warns against SALT misuse and calls for conversion policies to protect jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Clarifying Usage of Measurements and Over Versus Under
Theodore Bernstein explains style points for the Far West phrase laid out as a relaxed evening and for correct pluralization of measurements. He also notes that in phrases like robberies were down 30 percent over last year the word over is misused and should be under or compared with.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore M. Bernstein
Far West
Samuel M. Sherman
Moorestown
N.J
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Som
Lou
Pur Hinds
Sona
Vietnam War
Democratic
Newspaper Enterprise Association
China
Spain
Hall
Collins Road
N.E
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