Television and pressure groups clash over integrity
Producers and writers argue that pressure groups push for favorable portrayals while claiming television lacks seriousness. Betty Friedan notes demand for diverse life styles, not just one model. Norman Lear criticizes groups for power plays while public concerns like children’s literacy and medical costs rise.
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Richard Levinson
Brown
David Rintels
Rintels
Betty Friedan
National Organization For Women
Norman Lear
PTA
Lear
AMA
America
Indicted KC man tied to fatal apartment fire
A 29-year-old Kansas City man Glenn A. Kueck was indicted on six counts of first degree murder in the April 17 apartment fire that killed six and injured 31. Bail set at 50,000. Prosecutors say he confessed to starting the blaze. In Akron, Ohio a three alarm fire at the Akron Baptist Temple wing injured no one, with quick action by 100 firefighters and 18 engine companies. The cause remained undetermined. Wind embers lit several adjacent homes but damage was minor.
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Comm
Kueck
Ron
Ohio
Akron Baptist Temple
Chanel Sues Over Coco Chanel Movie Promo Trademark
New York AP Chanel Inc files a 1 trademark infringement suit over the film Coco Chanel Solitaire alleging use of the Chanel logo in advertising and promotion. San Diego AP an 18 count indictment names two people in an unauthorized sale of human body parts to a biomedical firm from a Veterans Administration hospital.
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Chanel Inc
Connec
Gabrielle
Coco
SAN
Inmate lawsuits strain jailhouse system amid indigency rules
Gomez outlines a partial payment plan based on inmates trust accounts and an indigency form granting court permission to determine fee obligations. In 1979, 118 of 357 cases were paid in full or partially, with many complaints dismissed as frivolous. The docket grows, costs rise, and access to attorneys remains scarce, despite a Texas Supreme Court ruling intended to curb jailhouse suits.
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Gomez
Texas Supreme Court
William Justice of
Tyler
David Ruiz
W.J Estelle
Thunderbird air show loses flying performer
At Hill Air Force Base Utah an Air Force Thunderbird jet crashed during an air show killing one pilot. The T 38 Talon went down 250 yards from the runway while 75 000 to 80 000 spectators watched. The base base 40th anniversary event featured two planes from Nellis Air Force Base Nevada.
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Ogden
Nellis Air Force Base
Las Vegas
Nev
Thunderbirds
Hill
Venom Therapy Sparks FDA Battle Over PRoven Safety
FDA officials warn PROven lacks tested safety and efficacy and urge controlled trials while disease groups urge caution. Haast and Dr Sheppard promoted venom despite FDA actions and court orders, with 6000+ people reportedly trying the treatment at $80 per vial. No double blind trials exist. two 1978 FDA studies found cobra-krait venom no better than placebo for ALS.
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National Multiple Sclerosis Society
The
Arthritis Foundation
Multiple Sclerosis Society
National Institutes of Health
NIH
Haast
Ben J. Sheppard
Miami
Sheppard
Florida
FDA
Demonstrators decry budget cuts across six cities
The Associated Press reports protests in Pittsburgh Cleveland Kansas City Kan Charleston W V Richmond and Mashalltown urging Reagan deficits to protect the needy. About 15 protesters gathered in the rain in Kansas City while the House budget of 689 billion dollars faces Senate approval with calls for more money for jobs and education and less for military spending.
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Cleveland
Kansas City
Kan
Charleston
W.va
Richmond
Mashalltown
Iowa
House of Repesentatives
Reagan
Senate
el Salvador
Anna Jarvis and Mother’s Day Roots in Philadelphia
The obituary-like reminiscence recalls Anna Jarvis born in 1864 in Grafton, inspired by her mother’s Civil War era prayers to honor mothers. In 1907, she began planning a memorial at her Philadelphia home for the second Sunday in May, launching the modern Mother’s Day observance.
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Leslie Loar
L.L. Loar
Andrews Methodist Church
Anna
Lear
Anna Jarvis
Grafton
Miss Jarvis
Philadelphia
Mother's Day Proclaimed in West Virginia Following Church Crusade
In 1909 a church member urged a Mother's Day celebration to honor her mother who taught Sunday school for 20 years. Leslie Loar recalls the first service in 1908 with carnations for all, then statewide action leading to Gov Glasscock issuing West Virginia's first Mother's Day proclamation on April 26, 1910.
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L.L. Loar
Church
Leslie Loar
West Virginia
Storms lash Central and East Texas causing $750000 in damage
Calm local weather contrasts with storms across the state. Tornados destroyed a cotton gin and several barns near Hillsboro, tore a house roof in East Texas, and damaged Anderson and Henderson counties. The Hillco Grain cotton gin in Bynum was demolished at about 1 15 p m with debris strewn along a two mile path. Authorities report ongoing power outages and downed lines, while a Carroll Springs family escaped injury. Forecast calls for warm days and cool nights with no major weather through the next days.
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Permian Basin
Hillsboro
Texas
Hillco Grain Inc
Bynum
Ben Markwardt
Markwardt
Anderson
Donnie Turner
Carroll Springs
Anderson County
Henderson County
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