Poisoned Piety from Falwellian TV Critics Stirs Debate
Ottawa Herald weighs in on the Coalition for Better Television led by Donald Wildman from Tupelo Mississippi. The piece accuses Falwell of seeking to curb free choice by pressuring ABC CBS and NBC advertisers with a boycott threat. It argues decent programming is a guise for control.
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Coalition For Better Television
Donald Wildman
Tupelo
Miss
Jerry Falwell
Falwell
ABC
CBS
NBC
Wildman
Economic Future Forecasting A Roulette Gamble for Reagan
AP Special Correspondent Walter R. Mears notes Reagan’s advisers present two inflation forecasts for 1982, with risks if projections miss. The piece discusses how forecasts shape budgets and taxes, the political stakes for Republicans, and the link between inflation, unemployment, and program costs. Carter’s past misses loom as warnings.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Reagan
Congress
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Space shuttle launch set for March amid budget overruns
The piece notes the space shuttle is two years behind schedule and more than 3.5 billion over budget. It cites benefits from the space program such as national pride, better communications, and medical advances, while criticizing lengthy overruns in space and defense projects. The President urges tougher public expense oversight.
Don 1963 Movie Note Appears In TV Listings Fantasia
Fragmentary TV guide item notes a 1963 John Wayne film and a Comedy Don 1963 entry linked to MacNeil Lehrner and Cavett shows. The text references a speadboat tunnel scene and a double murder motif with scattered phrases and names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford and Son
MacNeil Lehrer
Rick Cavett
AC MacNeil Lehrer
Don
John Wayne
Lee Matin
Soult
Marti
Cable TV Lands BBS Deal For 10 Years
Arthur Taylor and RCTV may secure the entire output of BBC for at least a decade in a high stakes pay cable derby. The move reshapes the crowded market as CBS late night offerings, imports, and sports compete for viewers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Jory
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Arthur Taylor
RCTV
British Broadcasting Corp
Rockefeller Center
Cable
Taylor
BBC
Dilating Esophagus Burns Toward Safer Swallowing
Dear Dr Donahue explains esophageal dilation can help many causes of narrowing from scarring or achalasia. A tiny deflated balloon or weighted tubes enlarge the narrowed area and some patients require follow up dilations. The condition may be manageable with treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Donahue
S.Z
Ottawa Herald Classified Subscription Rates Notice
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details and subscription prices for trade area including Ottawa and surrounding towns by mail and carrier. Rates shown include sales tax with out of state subscribers taxed differently and a 3.5 percent deduction for out of state orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert
Wellington
THE
Associated Press
Demand Gap Persists As Affordable Homes Remain Elusive
AP analysis notes a $15,000 gap between a $70,000 new house and a $20,000 median income, with 40 million people reaching homebuying age in the 1980s. It highlights shrinking new-house sizes, a $16,600 Metcalfe model home, and Rural America with HUD planning 50 demonstration homes to address affordability.
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John Cunniff
New York
National Association of Home Builders
Rural America
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Metcalfe
Miss
Sweat Equity
America
HUD
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