MacNeil Critiques American TV While Praising PBS
Robert McNeil, PBS anchor, condemns American television as trivial and mindless yet highly profitable. He contrasts it with British TV offering diverse programs, notes PBS serves minority tastes, and argues a market democracy shaped radio and TV. The piece ponders if public or cable TV can rescue commercial TV from complacency.
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Robert McNeil
MacNeil
Public Broadcasting Service
PBS
United States
Britain
BBC
Good Dental News About Overdentures Emerges
Dr Merrill Mensor Jr of San Mateo told the Chicago Dental Society overdentures could fit a full set of teeth or even a single root, with natural teeth providing extra support. He said average bite forces with real teeth reach 150 to 350 psi, while conventional dentures cap around 35 psi, suggesting improved chewing and diet.
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Merrill C. Mentor Jr
San Mateo
California
Chicago Dental Society
Mensor
Chicago
Parting Shots and Political Echoes Across The Plains
The piece notes plains dust from tree destruction and failed windbreaks with mobile homes. It cites Ronald Reagan disliking old films and replays of the 1976 primaries. It observes candidates courting ethnic blocs and questions nonethnic registration. It comments on state budgets rising under a governor who trims spending.
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Ronald Reagan
Saltzman urges Senate to form growth advisory committee
John Chamberlain summarizes Arnold Saltzman’s push in 1973 for a Senate advisory panel on National Growth Processes. Saltzman calls for proactive planning on inflation energy use and raw materials amid Western resource shifts, naming notable economists and leaders as members. The piece notes the panel’s potential to inform multiple committees and US bargaining leverage, urging voters to elect capable leaders after 1976.
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Senate
Saltzman
Herbert Stein
Wassily Leontief
CBS
William 5. Paley
Allegheny Ludlum Steel
Roger Ahbrandt
Richard Scudder
Garden State Paper Co
Patrick Lucey
Wisconsin
Richard Hatcher
Gary
Ind
Ralph Nader
Angola
Mozambique
Zambia
Rhodesia
Zaire
Jamaica
Albert Giver
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Foreign Relations
Armed Services
International Commerce
Saltzman Group
Soviet Union
Egypt
Capitol Hill
Imperialism threat in South Central Africa warned by Harrington
Anthony Harrington asserts that Soviet Cuban forces threaten South Africa Rhodesia and Southwest Africa with a takeover. He argues vast mineral wealth and strategic naval bases like Simonstown anchor Western security, urging strong U S action and a clear Ford warning to the public to prevent Soviet incursions.
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South-Central Africa
Free World
Berlin
South Central Africa
United Sates
South Africa
Southwest Africa
Rhodesia
West
United States
Europe
Japan
Rhodesie
USA
Japanese Islands
Persian Gulf
Simonstown
Africa
Soviet Union
Ito Chans
Ford
Repairing The Damage To Intelligence
Washington DC article discusses the U S intelligence services after a fallout with insiders and outsiders. It highlights a secrecy bill, congressional watchdogs, and the views of Lieut General Daniel C Graham Ret on restructuring. He proposes a Coordinator of Intelligence with advisory, interagency, and inspector general duties.
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Capitol Hill
Congress
Kelley
FBI
Bush
CIA
Daniel C. Graham
Ford
William Colby
Defense
James Schlesinger
Graham
Johnson
Nixon
Defense Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
West Point
Vietnam
Justice
Security Council
Interagency
Politicalquips and media quips mix in a lively column
A collage of satirical lines on Senator Carter and election imagery. Witty digs about primaries, slogans, soap operas, and public figures swirl with jokes about moonlighting and misprinted polls. The tone mimics a newspaper column lampooning politics and culture.
Jesse Jackson shifts to civil responsibilities in civil rights era
The piece critiques Jesse Jackson as he pivots from pursuing economic gains and voter registration to a focus on moral renewal and self discipline. It notes his Chicago roots, recent Washington offices, and warnings that freedom without self-control erodes progress. It portrays him as a charismatic leader facing the era's new challenge.
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Jesse Jackson
United States
Chicago
Jessie Jackson
Jackson
Washington, D.C
Martin Luther King
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