South Africa and United States in a tense exchange
The Citizen Comment argues that South Africa faces complex ethnic and political realities unlike the Deep South. It questions Mr. Young and Mondale's push for one man one vote while endorsing federalist solutions and warns of potential US pressure plans that could strain deterrence and provoke confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Young
South Africa
United States
Alabama
Presto
Deep South
Mr. Mondale
Mondale
Vienna
Vorster
Young
Republic
Rhodesia
Mr. Young
Sweden
Carter
Talking Back To The Television Set
A reflective piece on media exposure and personal reaction to TV. The author details irritations with commercials and pundits while noting a love hate bond with broadcasts from news to documentaries and fictional shows. It contrasts immediate information with misinformation and cites Nixon, oil spills, and local news habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic
Barney Miller
Public Television
Mary Hartman
Mike Douglas
Kojak
Noboey
Crocker
Columbo
Cape Cod
Nixon
Board of Education
Weather Talked Down A TV Weatherman Mockery
A Miami broadcast segment mocks TV weather forecasters for vague forecasts and heavy advertising. The critic jokes about relying on national maps, the pace of weather reports, and the prevalence of commercials. He suggests alternatives including fewer weather segments or exposing forecasters to real rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Palm Reading
U.S. Weather Bureau
Rockies
Califano critiques desegregation policy and Byrd amendment
The Carter era policy shifts focus from Byrd amendment limits to HEW and Justice opinions on pairing and clustering to end segregation. Califano argues the government could withhold funds for districts resisting busing strategies while noting Senate debates left Byrd’s intent unclear. He questions the basis of this legal read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
U.S. Senate
Senate
Robert Byrd
D-W. Va
Health, Education and Welfare Department
HEW
Joseph Califano
Byrd
McNaughton Syndicate pushbacks prompt school reorganization
Andrew Tully discusses the McNaught Syndicate's plan leading districts to revert to neighborhood schools, risking resegregation. Dade County Florida splits high schools into centers and forces students through multiple schools, while Pasadena California ends pairing and returns to K through eight. The piece criticizes California officials and the Byrd Amendment interpretation under the 14th Amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dade County
Fla
Pasadena
Calif
Supreme Court
Califano
Congress
Justice Department
Oklahoma conferees laughable as U S Open tie joke
In Oklahoma humor mixes with politics as jokes about a possible U S Open tie among golfers Green Bean and Funseth surface. Governor Boren scorns long sessions while parole policy shifts to limit a life sentence. Conservatives take Stillwater Women’s Conference with Reagan speculation.
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Green
Bean and Funseth
Oklahoma
Stillwater
Ronald Reagan
Meeting of the Minds revived by Steve Allen
The writer praises Steve Allen for his 1977 TV series Meeting of the Minds on educational TV. Historic figures are portrayed around a table debating their lives and philosophies, with vivid, period-accurate costuming and convincing performances. The piece hopes the show continues, lamenting television’s decline elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Allen
Steverino
Emily Dickinson
Atilla the Hun
Marie Antoninette
Karl Ma
Cleopatra
St. Thomas Aquinas
Ulysses S. Grant
Miss Dickinson
Grant
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Lawton Constitution
Ireland
A Avenue
Lawton, Oklahome
Bill F. Bentley
Donald S. Bentley
S F Stephen F. Bentley
Ted Ralston
Meanaging
Wm. H. Sullivan
James T. Gentry
Alfred Wallace
Samuel
the Citizen Comment
Jim Bishop
King Features Syndicate
Kansas
U.S
Ford Administration
Ford
Andrew Tully
the McNaught Syndicate
State Pardon and Parole Board
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Mr. Allen
Powers That Be
Thomas Jefferson
John Marshall
Marshall
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton
Steve
Joe McCarthy
Douglas MacArthur
Harry Truman
Los Angeles Times
Dunagin
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