Distortion And Deception In News Coverage Debated
A CBS documentary The Selling of the Pentagon reveals how defense news is filtered and sometimes rearranged. Critics argue that editing is common but deliberate deception undermines a free press and public trust.
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Columbia Broadcasting System
Pentagon
Defense Dept
CBS
Daniel Henkin
Henkin
CBS News
Richard Salant
Reuven Frank
NBC News
Salant
Being Businesslike in High Point School Annexation Push
High Point city schools refuse to annex new public housing areas unless surrounding tax-producing regions join. Administration argues expansion would raise costs with little revenue from these districts and urges bringing in neighboring areas that generate tax revenue. The board emphasizes a businesslike stance to consolidate tax bases and control expenses.
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High Point City Schools
Excising Frivolity in City Filing Fees
A column critiques a five dollar filing fee for city offices. It notes candidates seek public exposure via media coverage for five dollars and suggests a five percent income tax equivalent as a replacement. The piece questions ballot clarity and urges reducing frivolity in local elections.
Campaign money and reform loom in 1972 race
The Democratic National Committee plans a $500 plate fundraiser on April 21 in Washington as campaign costs rise from 140 million in 1952 to 300 million in 1968 and potentially 400 million by 1972. Reformers push for spending ceilings and full disclosure to curb influence, while debates focus on aiding poorer candidates with access to media and exposure.
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Democratic National Committee
Washington
América
Bert Bernhard
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Richard G. Kleindienst
Senate Commerce Subcommittee On Communications
Senate
Democrats
Republicans
Democratic Party
GOP
Nixon
Congress
John O. Pastore
Pilferers Art Exposes Army Commissaries Loot and Waste
Washington review alleges widespread mismanagement and theft in the Army's 1.1 billion commissary system. Highlights include phony cashier figures, 2 million in bad customer credit, overstocked beef rot and theft at Fort Dix, 9000 in coffee losses, and delayed payment cycles across global facilities.
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Washington
Review of Army Commissaries
Fort Dix
N. J
Inchion
Korea
Army commissary scandal and reform efforts across posts
AJack Anderson reports vast commissary mismanagement with untrained staff in Bangkok Saigon Seoul Fort Benjamin Harrison and Fort Richardson leading to losses far above well run stores The Army auditors faced obstruction while generals fueled shelves with luxury foods to non purchasers and a covert cover up persists in parts of the system Also noted are Lt William Calleys spiritual reassessment and a new Senate resolution on Indochina limits plus controversy surrounding Hassan Jeru Ahmen and a Neo Nazi funding link
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Bangkok
Saigon
Seoul
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Fort Richardson
Alaska
Washington
Calley
William Calley
My Lai
Cooper Church
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Frank Church
D-Ida
U. S
Cambodia
Laos
Indochina
Church
White House
Cooper
Nixon
Senate
Quiet Places and Prison Reform in Asheboro News
The Asheboro State prison unit inmates Willie H Brown Harold Eugene White James R Byrd and Cecil Jarrell praise Green Street Baptist Church sponsor and Captain Muncy for a prisoner rehabilitation program urging wider church involvement and Negro sponsors. Springfield Friends Meeting birthday service May 2 features Lorton House speaker. Pete McKnight elevates to ASNE presidency. Highway Commissioner Jeff Allen laments federal red tape over 47 agencies delaying Interstate 85 Lexington Greensboro link. Missing Heirs scheme targets heirs in estates. Computers underperform due to human factors despite promised accuracy.
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Asheboro
Citizens
Green Street Baptist Church
Willie H. Brown
Harold Eugene White
James R. Byrd
Cecil Jarrell
Muncy
Captain Muncy
Jeff Allen
Biscoe
Highway Commission
Allen
Lexington
Greensboro
High Point
Bob Scott
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Pilferer's
Army Comptroller General
Defense Department
By Jack Anderson
Japan
Army
Thailand
Black Army
Hassan Jeru-Ahmen
Hassan
Willis
Carto
Doug Clee
Holt McPherson
Ood Ternan
John Oxenham
Springfield
Friends Meeting
Lorton G. House
Friends United Meeting
Philadelphia
C. A
Pete” McKnight
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Pete McKnight
Shelby
McKnight
Shelby Star
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Charlotte News
Observer
Miles H. Wolff
Greeksboro
ASNE
The
Better Business Bureau
Federal Missing Heirs, Inc
Chicago
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