Congress Considers Free TV Time for Campaigns
FCC chief warns on TV’s reach as Congress debates limits on campaign spending and the possibility of free airtime for political messages. Senate and House proposals seek prime time access and broadcaster rate rules while Fulbright urges four yearly prime slots for Congress and judiciary. Burger calls for a federal judiciary council to study court needs while stressing state courts handle many local issues. He urges faster trial timelines to deter crime.
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Brooks Jackson
Associated Press
Washington
Federal Communications
Nicholas Johnson
Congress
FCC
House of Representatives
Senate
Hugh Scott
Chamber
House
Senate Communications Subcommittee
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Judiciary
Fulbright
Subcommittee
John O. Pastore
D-R.j
America
Burger
Judiciary Council
U.S. Judicial Conference
Kidnap and Sodomy Charge Filed at Texarkana
Raymond F. Nichols, 65, of Texarkana, was charged with two counts of kidnapping and two counts of sodomy after allegedly abducting two Monroe sisters, five and seven, from a helipad and taking them to a wooded area where the older girl escaped to a service station. Authorities describe the incident as an alleged assault and pursuit by police.
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Texarkana, Ark
Raymond F. Nichols
Texarkana
Monroe
GOP Governors Say Nixon Popular Across States
GOP governors view President Nixon as well liked and hope his appeal helps their autumn campaigns. The group faces a tough map as Democrats predict gains in state legislatures, while governors press for highway fund reforms and face White House liaison frictions amid a guarded Governors Conference at Lake of the Ozarks.
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Walter R. Mears
Lake OF the Ozarks
Nixon
GOP Governors Association
Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsylvania
Warren E. Hearnes
Missouri
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Haines
NBC
Meet the Press
Hearnes
Federal Highway Trust Fund
Congress
Transportation Fund
Daniel J. Evans
Washington
Transportation Committee
John A. Volpe
Volpe
Spiro T. Agnew
State House
Agnew
Shafer
David F. Cargo
New Mexico
Cargo
John N. Dempsey
Connecticut
Nixon's popularity cited as dipping in polls across states
At a national conference, politicians noted Nixon's falling approval amid economic and war worries. Democrats Ramp ton and Scott said his rating declined, while Docking praised Kansas support. Governors Love and Sargent reported mixed views, with Sargent noting increased popularity since 1968.
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Calvin L. Rampton
Utah
Robert W. Scott
North Carolina
Nixon
Robert B. Docking
Kansas
Preston Smith
Texas
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