Opinion on Movie Censorship Sparks Public Debate
In Our Opinion unrestrained film candor faces protest from religious groups and social critics who warn of effects on youth. A new four tier classification system may bar under 16 from certain films, with theater owners enforcing rules and judges weighing moral standards vs. artistic expression.
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Jack J. Valenti
Motion Picture Association of America
Production Code Administration
Motion Picture Association
Quotes Revisited Harrisburg Before and after the 1968 Pennsylvania vote
In this retro column from Harrisburg the author recalls pre election prognostications by Republican and Democratic leaders about Pennsylvania in 1968. It contrasts bold predictions of party gains, statewide offices, and congressional seats with the actual Tuesday results, asking which forecast proved the silliest.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Dick Schweiker
Strong Economy Reassuring Prospects For 2000 Growth
AP analysis cites U.S. Chamber of Commerce long range projections showing rising wealth and middle class growth through 1975 and beyond. With inflation and unemployment under study, the report envisions GNP near 1.3 trillion by 1975, federal revenues up, and local government funds expanding to tackle urban problems. The piece notes 3 percent unemployment as a baseline and calls for use of growth to rebuild cities reduce pollution and fight poverty.
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New York
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Amelia
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
U.S
America
Congressional probes target Chicago convention TV coverage
Congressional investigators prepare a report for the House Commerce Committee on Chicago Democratic convention coverage. They argue networks distorted scenes of violence to hurt Humphrey, consider forwarding findings to the FCC, and seek access to outtakes to assess bias and potential licensing repercussions.
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Washington
Chicago
Congressional
House Commerce Committee
Federal Communications Commission
Rich
Daley
Hum- Crats
Miami Beach
House
America
Television
Ivan Tors
Bert Sugar
This Day In History Selections From 1811 To 1942
Highlights include 1905 Lewis and Clark sighting the Pacific confirming a vast continent, 1885 completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 1917 Bolshevik seizure of Petrograd government buildings and Lenin’s rise to power, and 1942 Allied invasion of North Africa.
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Lewis and Clark
Pacific
America
Madame Mariete
Russia
Petrograd
Alexander Kerensky
Nikolai Lenin
North Africa
Press coverage and the temptation of sensationalism
An essay on media emphasis questions whether coverage overfocuses on sensational figures and nudges readers toward outlandish behavior. It debates shifting from spotlighting eccentrics to informing the public, citing editors Merrill Pannitt and Prof Edmund Arnold on balancing truth, restraint, and exhibitionism.
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Kook
George Wallace
Those Were the Days Remembered Past Pleasures
New York readers recall a nostalgic past with vivid vignettes of midcentury life. From golf being mainly for the affluent to hatcheck gratuities, coal stoves, tin lunch pails, and day old bread economics, the piece paints a memory mosaic of simpler times and shared social idiosyncrasies.
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New York
ROTC
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National Association For Better Broadcasting
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Stokely Carmichael
Edmund Arnold
Syracuse University School of Journalism
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