Parents unite to curb children TV viewing in suburb
In Birmingham Michigan a parents group launches a two year effort to cut television time in half citing addiction concerns. Backed by the teachers union and Birmingham School District the plan promotes activities like jogging hiking and hobbies and aims for fewer classroom discipline issues and higher school marks.
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Birmingham, Mich
Detroit
Teachers’ Union
Birmingham
Association
Marie Winn
New York
Burns
PTA
Tanya Tucker joins battle against baby seal harvest
Nashville singer Tanya Tucker, a longtime animal lover, becomes national honorary chairwoman for the Save the Seals campaign by the Animal Protection Institute of America. She will donate royalties from her new single Save Me to the institute and has worked on a film about the issue in Canada.
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Nashville, Tenn
Tanya Tucker
Canada
Miss Tucker
Animal Protection Institute of America
Sacramento
Calif
Jerry Goldstein
Animal Institute
Califor
Nia
Tucker
Nashville
Institute
Florida REACT network links CB and amateur radios for emergencies
In Florida a state wide emergency message service links CB users and amateur radio operators. Maida Thompson of South Brevard created the system enabling REACT teams to alert local hams who relay messages across REACT areas using Channels 9 and 19. The network now covers the state with reported cases such as hospital ER notification of a child injury.
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Washington
Florida
Maida Thompson
South Brevard
Fla
Arca
REACT
Thatham
Thompson
Reacter
ABC Newsmagazine 20 20 Faces Mad Prophet Push
Summary of a chaotic premiere of ABCs new magazine show 20 20 with satirical notes and chaotic segments. Geraldo Rivera conducts an exposé on greyhound coursing and live bait while co host Robert Hughes discusses Flip Wilson and family life.
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Los Angeles
Mercy
Flip Wilson
California
Jerry Brown
Robert F. Kennedy
Harold Hayes
North Carolina
Robert Hughes
CBS
ABC News
ABC Entertainment
Bob Shanks
Paddy Chayefsky
Geraldo Rivera
Greyhound
Texas
Hughes
Geraldo
Geraldine
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