PTA to battle TV violence with first action plan
The National PTA launches a six month first action plan on July 1 1977 to pressure networks for less gore and more diverse programming. Members will monitor TV shows, write to advertisers and networks, and rate programs for violence while preparing possible boycotts and petitions if no progress by January 1 1978.
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PTA
TV Action Center
National
FCC
PIA
Federal Communications Commission
Government rules bog the mind in costly bureaucracy
The piece reviews a briefing book on regulations under President Carter, arguing that federal rules explode yearly and grow more opaque. It cites 60 000 pages of new rules, lawyers, and 500 added laws, suggesting a comprehensive reform is needed to curb the tangle.
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Jack Anderson
Carter
Albert Einstein
Congress
Isa
The
and Drug Administration
United States
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Middle East
Israel
Central Intelligence Agency
Laos
Aew
CIA
Laotian Panhandle
Lunch hour cataract surgery tech shocks medical world
Paul Harvey notes phacoemulsification fast cataract removal pioneered by Dr. Dennis L. Brooks at Germantown Hospital with Temple University links. The new method uses ultrasonic needle to liquefy lens, allowing discharge in hours. Intraocular plastic lenses offer instant improved vision and immediate return to work.
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American Academy of Ophthalmology
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Medicare
New York News World
Clint Morrow
Philadelphia
Dennis L. Brooks
Germantown Hospital
Temple University Medical School
Brooks
Bakersfield Flics and Theaters Through the Nickelodeon Era
Bakersfield’s cinemas in the nickelodeon era competed on vaudeville and illustrated songs. Morley’s and Parra’s offered amateur nights and longer shows. Scribner’s opened as Orpheum Theater. The Birth of a Nation played in 1915 at Bakersfield venues as new theaters rose in the Roaring Twenties offering two-bit escapes.
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Bakersfield
Parra
Morley’s
George M.cohan
Professor Mott
Parra’s
Professor Probi
Scribner's
Scribner's Opera House
Orpheum Theater
Polite
H. A. Hargrave
Orpheum
Gorham
Bakersfield Opera House
D. W. Griffith
Lillian Gish
Mae Marsh
17Th
Chester
Pauline
19Th
C&s
19Th Street
Understanding IRS Audits and Appeals Procedures
An IRS audit is a formal review to verify tax returns not a guilty finding. High income and computer flagged returns may trigger scrutiny, but good records and receipts ease the process. Appeals proceed at District and Appellate levels with settlement authority and a typical three year record retention guideline.
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IRS
IRS Service
Internal Revenue Service
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