Word: broadcasting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...basked in the prime-time televised applause of broadcast executives in Houston. He startled a waitress, "Shrimp" Hamilton, by dropping in at the lunch counter of Houston's Keystone Drugstore to buy a cup of coffee and a 6-oz. jar of hot "Evangeline peppers" (leaving a $1 tip). He took a stroll downtown in that city, and paused to speak with a traffic policeman, Ignacio Aranda. He chatted with U.S. astronauts and Soviet technicians at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, lauding their courage for never "giving up," not even during dire emergencies in space...
...more would "weaken the presidency of the United States" and could even lead to "the destruction of the office of the President." His audience, consisting mainly of prosperous radio-and television-station owners and managers, applauded both his sharp replies and some of the tougher questions posed by broadcast newsmen. Firmly and aggressively in command of the situation, Nixon insisted that he was not trying to hide anything; he simply wanted to ensure that no future President would be surrounded by fearful advisers who are "yes men" too timid to give their boss "the variety of views he needs...
...only twist added to the familiar punishment v. deterrence arguments came in the scathing amendment proposed by death-penalty foe Senator Har old Hughes-that executions be broadcast on radio and television. "If Senators believe there is a deterrent effect inherent in the death penalty," Hughes reasoned mordantly, "then my amendment will provide a way to greatly increase this deterrence." Hughes' amendment was defeated...
...matched by private contributions. This is the first time that the Met, the premier American grand opera house, has received a sizable federal grant, though public subsidies are routine in Europe. After announcing the windfall between acts of The Barber of Seville on the Texaco-sponsored weekly Met broadcast, Chapin asked his nationwide audience of opera lovers to chip in, even if it was only $1. Privately he said: "This does not solve the problem. Our current gross deficit is $7 million...
...Franco and eleven other "superstars" were competing last week in the finals of a bastardized decathlon. No one is allowed to play in his own specialty. The rewards: a $1,000 guarantee, a shot at $122,000 in prize money and some laughs in the Florida sunshine. Filmed and broadcast by ABC, the series has shot to the top of the Sunday afternoon ratings this winter...