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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1970
Page
16
KHJ-TV news director Baxter Ward refused to join student-led demonstrations and declined to film violence. He announced Channel 9 would not use graphic coverage, reporting the events verbally instead. The move sparked debate over censorship versus editorial objectivity in news.
NBC crew including Welles Hangen Tony Munday Ray Weiss and Yoshihiko Waka were detained at Phnom Penh airport after guards fired a shot in the air and confiscated equipment. The incident trails broader debate on televised coverage of demonstrations and campus violence.
A dense ledger lists TV channels and color or black and white notes for KTLA KHJ KCET KNBC KITV KMEX KABC KWHY KBSC XCOP KLXA and others. It also catalogs a long paid ad section with a schedule of programs, movies, news anchors, variety shows and serials across channels L A markets and a note about broadcasts in color versus B W.
TV primetime guide notes an ABC minidocumentary titled Now examining prejudice through an all white Iowa elementary student. The schedule lists a full day of shows across channels with serials, game shows, news, and films including The Love of Life, Jeopardy, General Hospital, Dark Shadows, The Dating Game, and Cyborg 2087 plus children's programs and local almanac segments.
On Monday May 11 1970 at 8 a.m. KMPC airs a baseball game featuring the Boston Red Sox against the Los Angeles Angels. The program lists a roster of radio stations in the area and the scheduled time for the match.
KCST in San Diego will suspend film coverage of violent demonstrations due to safety concerns for cameramen. It follows a similar decision by independent station KAJ in Los Angeles, also this week.
Classifieds report ad placements and car listings with brief notes on available vehicles. Readers see vehicles for sale, prices, and contact details in concise entries reflecting typical local newspaper classifieds.
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