FCC rewrite sparksBroadcasters clash over 1934 act changes
A Knight-Ridder report details how the FCC Rewrite plan to modernize the 1934 act faced fierce opposition from the broadcasting establishment led by the National Association of Broadcasters. The NAB mobilized a broad grassroots lobbying effort to educate lawmakers on the subcommittee. The power of broadcasters includes district presence and potential financial stakes for some congressmen, shaping the debate on TV violence cable growth and minority participation.
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Broadcast lobbying stalls FCC rewrite amid industry pushback
The piece outlines how lawmakers with ties to radio and TV holdings hinder a proposed FCC rewrite. Key figures include House Communications Subcommittee Chair Lionel Van Deerlin and NAB officials, with 1977–78 shifts in stance and a televised Rose Parade lead into a live Pasadena broadcast on channel 8 at 11:30.
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Lionel van Deerlin
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van Deerlin
CBS
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Subcommittee
van Deertin
FCC
Donald Zeifang
NAB
Bob Barker
Maria Lynn Caron
Pasadena
Channel 8
World’s largest furniture library opens in High Point
In High Point North Carolina a granite house hosts what is believed to be the world’s largest furniture library the lifework of N L and Bernice Bienenstock over 50 years of collecting more than 4000 volumes. Designers from major factories and museum curators have used the library for research.
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Thomas Chippendale
Thomas Sheraton
George Hepplewhite
N.L
Bernice Bienenstock
Bienenstock
NBC Reports Medicine in America three hour special
NBC airs NBC Reports Medicine in America Life Death and Dollars a three hour documentary hosted by Tom Snyder with Edwin Newman Jane Pauley Betty Rollin and Carl Stern It covers lack of family physicians the cost of hospital care inefficiencies and the political economy of health care It highlights Michigan State College of Human Medicine and Tufts Geiger Delta program showing preventive care like wells and privies and notes rising black infant mortality in the Mississippi Delta The piece questions whether a lengthy format serves public interest despite important subject matter
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Tonight's TV Highlights Notable Variety Of Shows
A packed schedule features NCAA football Orange Bowl from Miami Arkansas vs Oklahoma, plus science fiction drama Logan's Run, skating spectacular from Rochester with Babilonia Gardner, Maude and Breaking Up with Lee Remick, Hollywood Television Theatre Philemon, Tarzan Of The Apes film, and Betty White Show with Fletcher Huff on channel lineups.
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Snowthrower safety tips and rules for use
The U S Product Safety Commission notes about 22 000 annual injuries from snowthrowers and offers safety rules. Keep children away keep hands from auger housing never unclog a jam with the machine running electric units require cord care stay clear of discharge never leave unattended clear gravel driveways and maintain proper clearance.
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U.S. Product Safety Commission
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