Sesame Street draws praise and critique for overstimulating children
Hollywood critic Rick DuBrow profiles Dr. Natalie Sahiness testimony to a U S senate subcommittee praising Sesame Street for non commercial aims while warning that its rapid stimuli may hinder absorption and reading. He cites Bertrand Russell on the value of boredom and contends TV often elevates sensation over wisdom.
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U. S. Senate
Bertrand Russell
Sahiness
BBC Rejects Sesame Street as Indoc Training Threat
London AP reports the BBC turned down Sesame Street as nondemocratic and potentially dangerous for children. Marian Sims, head of BBC children's programming, warned the show aims to indoctrinate and extend television influence. Independent Television plans a 13 week run starting Sept. 25 in London.
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British Broadcasting Corp
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Britain
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Television Listings Mix of Shows and Locations Across Stations
A scrambled scan lists TV stations in Cedar Rapids Davenport La Crosse Ottumwa Dubuque and other cities with varied program labels. Entries include news, cartoons, and music slots, but many lines are garbled with unclear titles and times.
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Cedar Rapids
Woc-Ty
Davenport
Ceder Rapids
INKIT
la Creve
LATY
Waterdog
Kkrog-Tv
Rochester
Lowa City
Das Maines I
KTYD
Ottumwe
KOUB
Dubuque
Whieaty
Reth Island
Baby Bust Shifts US Population Outlook Says Study
Washington study by the Washington Center for Metropolitan Studies notes a national baby bust with record declines in children under five and a potential future zero population growth. It links shifts to the birth control pill and changing attitudes toward marriage and large families, financed by Ford and other foundations.
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Sat
Washington Center For Metropolitan Studies
Ford Foundation
Morris, ‘and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
Eugene and Agnes’ Meyer Foundation
South Vietnam offers $50,000 to aid flood victims
Saigon announces a 50 thousand dollar humanitarian offer to North Vietnam for flood relief. The South Vietnamese Red Cross will channel funds through the International Red Cross in Switzerland and organize collection campaigns for North Vietnamese flood victims.
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South Viettnam
North Vietnam
Foreign Ministry
South Viet‘nam
South Vietnamese Red Cross
International Red Cross
National Assembly
Vietnam
Hus
South Vietnamese
Red Cross
Safety council warns driver training key to cut crashes
Chicago AP reports Howard Pyle, president of the National Safety Council and former Arizona governor, says despite tougher car design, traffic accidents will rise unless drivers receive better training. He notes 90 percent of crashes result from driver error and urges renewed emphasis on road-user education.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Arizona
Pyle
1970 Fire Losses Top $2 Billion For Fourth Year
Boston AP report shows fires caused by children and arsonists rose in 1970 with property losses totaling 2.63 billion dollars, up 7.5 percent from 1969. Deaths reached about 12,000, including 1,600 children in dwelling fires, while arson and related fires increased to 65,300 incidents. The Harmer Convalescent Home fire in Marietta Ohio killed 31, and a November Anchorage DC-8 crash killed 47 people.
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Boston
National Fire Protection Assn
NFPA
Clearing House of Fire Safety
Harmer
Marietta
Ohio
Anchorage
Alaska
King Olav V Skippers Yacht in New York Races
King Olav V of Norway arrives in New York to skipper a chartered American yacht in the International World Championships and the Scandinavian Gold Cup. Race series run by Seawanhaka Yacht Club in Oyster Bay on Long Island Sound from September 8 to 20. The king, 68, has sailed in over 1,000 races across four decades.
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U.S. New York
Olav V
Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club
Oyster Bay
Long Island Sound
McGovern Outlines Post-Freeze Economic Plan
Democratic presidential hopeful George McGovern unveils a three stage post freeze program in Medina including a wage price board an excess profits tax and immediate end to the Vietnam War He calls for a 50 percent troop cut in Europe a six percent interest cap and tax relief for moderate income families funding for jobs schools transit and inflation relief
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Ohio
George McGovern
McGovern
United Auto Workers
al 1A Lake
South Dakota
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