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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1995

Page

4

Control freaks and the V-Chip politics in Washington

A critique of Washington focus on violence in entertainment and a proposed V-Chip to block programs. The piece argues the push is a bid for greater government control of communications, masking concerns for children and expanding federal influence, while noting costs and free speech issues under the First Amendment.

Washington United States Senate Clinton Congress

Waco books offer insight into the Mount Carmel tragedy

Syndicated columnist notes two new books supply background on the Waco siege. Dick J. Reavis’s The Ashes of Waco examines prophecy, Seventh Day Adventism and the Mount Carmel commune. James Tabor and Eugene Gallagher’s Why Waco? Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom analyzes Koresh theology and the FBI siege.

House Vernon Howell David Koresh Mount Carmel Waco Texas Dick J. Reavis Reavis Howell Koresh Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms BATF FBI Davidians James Tabor University of North Carolina At Charlotte Tabor Eugene V. Gallagher Connecticut College America Gallagher Janet Reno Bock Orange County Calif

Media still gooey over Roosevelt and the press

A column recounts CBS figures Bob Schieffer and Lesley Stahl praising FDR and his era, noting how coverage of leaders blends admiration with scrutiny. It cites PBS profiles, Moyers comments, and a shift in press privacy, while linking media bias to debates on Whitewater and health care. Bozell of the Media Research Center is referenced.

Tim Russert CNBC CBS Bob Schieffer Franklin Roosevelt Doris Goodwin America Roosevelt Schieffer Lesley Stahl Russert FDR PBS Stahl Bill Moyers NBC Moyers Texas Ronald Reagan Newt Gingrich Whitewater Paula Jones Clintons

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