Journalistic snipe hunt exposes hoax on missing memoranda
An editor and editors of a national review staged a forgery claiming to be Pentagon Papers memoranda. The hoax aimed to show plausible forged documents would fool readers. Press, DOJ, and White House debated the stunt while readers sought clarity amid confusion and fabrication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orson Welles
National Review
William F. Buckley
Pentagon
National Press Services
Justice Department
White House
Buckley
United Fund Urges Strong Drive to Meet Budget
Neil Hadley of the Red Cross warns Kiwanis that the United Appeal operates on a tight budget and needs broad community support this fall. Fred Swartzberg and Dr. John Brockmann echo the call for a successful campaign to fund social agencies and catch up on pruning to reach the $518,083 quota. The Salvation Army and Boys Club campaigns signal improving giving, but personal responsibility and a strong push are essential to cover weak spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Hadley
Red Cross
Furnitureland Kiwanis
United Appeal
United Community Services
Fred Swartzberg
John Brockmann
United Fund
Salvation Army
Boys Club
Hadley
The Tardy Revolution in Cable Television
The FCC tightens limits on distant signals delaying cable expansion to big markets while Manhattan and rural towns await. FCC Chairman Dean Burch warns against delays as two way services and non broadcast channels loom. White House and Congress weigh intervention amid industry push for growth and potential political signaling.
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Federal Communications Commission
Manhattan
White House
Congress
FCC
Senate Commerce Committee
Dean Burch
Burch
Broadcasting Magazine
Washington
John O. Pastore
D R.I
Communications
Nixon
John McClellan
D Ark
Dope At Bragg Aiding Drug Trade On Base
Washington report cites federal draft finding that Fort Bragg drug rehab program Operation Awareness is underfunded and failing. Murphy alleges base narcotics use includes theft of equipment, heroin purchases in Atlanta, and GI involvement in distributing drugs on post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ft. Bragg
House Commerce Committee
John Murphy
D-N.y
Murphy
United States Army
Nixon
Fort Bragg
Atlanta
Bragg
Fayetteville
Drug culture and covert data mining in 1960s surveys
A lengthy exposé details how a Control Data Corporation subsidiary uses a television rating survey to probe personal habits. Respondents receive a booklet tracking shows, then face a hidden Product Information section collecting brand, household products, car purchases, and spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speedy’ Gonzalez
American Reseach Bureau
Control Data
Peter Langhoff
American Research Bureau
Langhett
Sherman Brody
Langheff
Readers weigh policy questions in Indiana citizen survey
A long list of policy questions follows covering federal revenue sharing minimum wage Vietnam defense spending China relations Israel and more. A letter from an Indiana listener credits Dr. Tom Haggai’s VALUES FOR LIVING program with saving her husband’s life by always using a seat belt after a car crash following advice aired on WAAC.
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Tom Haggai
Indiana
WAAC
St. Louis
IGA
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