More And More Americans Are Fighting Back Today
A survey of citizen activism shows individuals and groups challenging government and big business. Leaders like John Gardner and Nicholas Johnson describe motives, methods, and needed tools for campaigns from letter writing to legal aid, publicity, and volunteer effort.
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New York
NEA
Ralph Nader
Ridgefield
N.J
Philadelphia
Eagles
Common Cause
Washington
Citizens Jobby
Fox Lake
Wis
Nader
Robert Fellmeth
Congress
Grand Rapids
Proxmire
Uncle Sam
Catholic Film Newsletter Finds Violence Dominates Screen
The U S Catholic Conference Broadcasting and Film Division led by Rev Patrick J Sullivan says violence has become the main ingredient on American screens while the audience shrinks to a younger, smaller base. The Catholic Film Newsletter notes a shift from sex to violence and urges films that entertain while expanding understanding of reality. It critiques industry appetites for box office for violence and urges promotion of quality films to broaden viewership.
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George W. Cornell
New York
Broadcasting and Film Division
U.S. Catholic Conference
Patrick J. Sullivan
Catholic Film Newsletter
Show Business Weekly
Variety
Legion of Decency Office
Father Sullivan
Interdenominational Broadcasting and Film Commission
National Council of Churches
Riverside Drive
Lexington Avenu
Concensus
Adams Frames Medicare Budget as Cost Shaping Policy
Rep Brock Adams accuses the Nixon budget proposal of enforcing cost awareness to curb hospital overuse while raising payments. He translates the plan as a tax on the poor to shield the rich from higher costs, labeling the language bureaucratic jargon.
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Washington
Brock Adams
D-Washin
Adams
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Nicholas Johnson
Federal Communications Commission
Johnson
William Proxmire
D.wis
America
Alexis de Tocqueville
United
Rome
Marcello Mastroianni
Richard Burton
Ter
Catholic Agency Finds
Rial
S. Kresge Campa
K-Mart Plaza
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Riverside
Blozer
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