Parents seek FCC cue to block kids ads with inaudible signal
Two groups Action Children's Television and Public Inc plan to file a petition asking the FCC to require an inaudible signal before and after children’s programming. The signal would enable a voluntary device to block commercials, offering parents a choice while arguing it does not restrict advertising time or content.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Communications Commission
Action Children's Television
Maday
FCC
The
Association of National Advertisers
FTC
Ms. Charren
Plague Outbreak Fears Sweep Western States
Western officials report multiple bubonic plague cases across Arizona New Mexico Oregon Utah with six confirmed cases and nine suspected as the season peaks. Health experts warn symptoms include fever delirium and swollen lymph nodes while stressing early diagnosis to prevent urban transmission.
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San Francisco
UPI
Medical Europe
Europe
United States
Thomas Quan
Centers For Disease Conter
Fort Collins
Cole
Arizona
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Quan
West
Jonathan Mann
Angus
Banic
Mann
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Pocono beauty crowned Miss Pa
Jennifer Lynn Eshelman Miss Pocono won the Miss Pennsylvania title in Altoona, earning a $3,000 scholarship and a chance to compete at Miss America in September. A 1982 Penn State graduate in music education, she is 23, from Hegins, Schuylkill County, and praised the event despite nerves during swimsuit.
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Lynn Esherman
Miss Pocono
Altoona
Laura Jean Brenner
Alls Bucks County
Laurie Hixenbaugh
UPI
Jennifer Lynn Eshelman
Pocono
Eshelman
Hegins
Schuylkill County
Pennsylvania State University
Leon
Valeria Eshelman
Pennsylvania
AIDS Epidemic Claim Shocks New York Officials
Emergency room doctor Ada Ryan declares AIDS an epidemic in New York and accuses city health officials of inaction. She calls for removing a health appointee, expanding screenings, closing baths and bars, and prohibits the upcoming Gay Pride Parade to curb spread. The city denies inadequate response and emphasizes ongoing resource commitment.
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New York
UPI
Ada Ryan
American College of Emergency Physicians
Ryan
Flushing Hospital
Queens
Roger Enlow
Edward Koch
Department of Health Reached
Bruce Berent
Queens House of Detention
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California
Public Inc
Valerie Schulte
National Association of Broadcasters
Peggy Charren
Children’s Television Group
Federal Trade Commission
Pocono Beauty
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