Prodigal Father author worries about TV's influence
Air Force officer Col Heath Bottomly discusses his Viet Nam era conversion in Prodigal Father and criticizes most TV and movie content for promoting immoral lessons While praising a few programs he argues the nation risks moral decline If the trend continues he fears catastrophe in five years He cites political corruption and a lost Viet Nam war as signs from God urging reform Adam Smith warns about Hollywood rooted cults like TM est and biofeedback He notes media coverage propels California movements and believes meditation may endure despite faddish origins TV may not relax viewers as studies show brain waves indicate ongoing tension
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The Prometheus Crisis review and novel notes
A long critical piece on The Prometheus Crisis by Thomas N Scortia and Frank M Robinson from Doubleday 321 pages. The review describes an overlong plot centered on a new nuclear plant with ignored warnings, an eventual catastrophic accident, and multiple subplots including a romance and a theft of atomic elements.
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Plane crash on Iron Mountain leaves three bodies found
Deputies report charred and dismembered bodies of three aboard a single engine Bellanca found near Iron Mountain on the Tennessee North Carolina border after a crash in icy rain. Pilot radioed Tri Cities Airport and no flight plan was filed. FAA located the plane on radar. Three bodies identified as a man a woman and a child were seen at the wreck site two hours after the crash.
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Pedestrian toll rises in New Orleans traffic deaths
A Metropolitan Safety Council official cites lack of pedestrian safeguards as a key issue in New Orleans where 36 pedestrians have died this year. Charles Freeney, 68, died after a truck struck him at a uptown corner. The driver escaped serious injury as the truck overturned. Observers say drivers often fail to stop at crosswalks, while pedestrians fear stepping into traffic. Autopsies show many victims were non drivers, many drunk, with ages ranging from young adults to elderly.
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