Battle Over Broadcast News Rights Faces Congress
CBS President Frank Stanton argues against congressional subpoenas into editing for The Selling of the Pentagon. Rep. Harley Staggers says broadcasters are fiduciaries to the public, while Stanton warns of chilling effects on press freedom under the First Amendment.
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House Commerce Committee
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Staggers
Warren E. Burger
Meredith says North harsher than South for race relations
James H Meredith returns to Mississippi after six years in New York and says the North holds the most prejudiced whites in America. He notes the South remains tense but better than 1962, as he promotes cooperative distribution and economic aid for Black Mississippians during a Jackson Coliseum event.
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New York City
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Mississippi
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Tive Distribution
New York
Pedestrians Draw Safety Emphasis
The National Transportation Safety Board urged stronger federal focus on pedestrian safety as deaths neared 10 000 annually. A Department of Transportation study found little coordination between DOT agencies and no national pedestrian interest groups or programs.
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National Transportation Safety Board
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Federal Highway Administration
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Kansas wheat set to near 300 million bushels in 1971
The Topeka Daily Capital reports the 1971 Kansas wheat crop may reach 300 million bushels, near historic highs. Last official estimate was 266 million, with June 1 conditions fueling forecasts and reports of strong yields in Reno and Sumner counties. The next official estimate arrives July 9.
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Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Charles Pratt
Capital-Journal
Livestock Reporting Service
Pratt
Reno
Sumner County
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