Media violence debate draws FCC offer to aid panel
The FCC offered to help the National Commission on the Cause and Prevention of Violent Crime with a thorough study of possible links between mass media and violent behavior. The agency noted concerns over violence on TV and other outlets while emphasizing it must balance research with its licensing role. Rep. Casey criticized ABC for a gun control stance and a brutal program, urging television to fix its influence on youth.
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Citizens to Join Police Buddy System in Austin
The Austin City Council approved a police buddy system Thursday to pair volunteer private citizens with patrols. City Manager Bob Tristman said the model follows Fort Worth’s program. Volunteers must be 21 or older and will learn police radio operation and self protection.
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NASA radar tracks Icarus flyby and Senate hearings set
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration began radar tracking of the asteroid Icarus as it nears Earth, using Goldstone antennas to determine size velocity and composition. Senate antitrust subcommittee plans two days of hearings on competition in military procurement amid large defense contracts and few bidders.
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U S Soviet talk on nuclear disarmament gains pace
Ambassador Goldberg voiced hope for early U S Soviet consultations on all aspects of nuclear disarmament following President Johnson’s U N General Assembly call for talks. Moscow showed little response to the speech with Vietnam not mentioned by Soviet officials. The Geneva disarmament committee is expected to reconvene this summer amid Moscow's hesitance to negotiate while Vietnam continues.
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Wiring Short Blamed For Blaze At Cafe
A short in the wiring caused a fire at Jody's Cafe on 34th Street in Lubbock around 5 p m Thursday. A storage shed behind the cafe housing a cooling unit and compressor burned, with the rear door and part of the ceiling damaged and smoke in the building.
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Body Of Welder Found In Barge
Ralph Vernon Reed a 28 year old shipyard welder was found dead in a barge bottom reportedly from electric shock a coworker found him tangled in a light cord in the work compartment Harris County medical examiner Dr Joseph Jachmzyk was to rule on the death and the report notes five percent of the U S poultry industry is in Texas.
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Private Texas colleges urge fast U.S. funds to survive
A College Coordinating Board briefing reports private colleges face rising costs and falling enrollments. Presidents from seven institutions seek state aid to avert closures and argue for a combined public private higher education system. They warn 49 Texas colleges could fold within 15 years without aid.
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Parents Experience Eyesight Reduction To Understand Low Vision
About 60 parents in Denver will wear special glasses Saturday to simulate their children’s vision. Dr. Morris Kaplan, president of the National Society for Low Vision People, says the exercise aids understanding and coping with low vision challenges. The society, based in Denver, aims to support education, training and research for about a million Americans with low vision.
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