Word: delayer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Chaotic Delay. In January 1973, there were 26,682 CB license applications; in January 1975, 79,375; in January 1976, 544,742. At Gettysburg, Pa., where the FCC processes the applications, conditions have been hardly less chaotic than they were in July 1863. Unopened envelopes overflowed into the ladies' lounge; the FCC fell two months behind. Last month the agency moved to cut the delay by allowing anyone who buys a set to obtain an immediate temporary permit on mailing in $4 and an application form...
...committee will submit the results of the referendum, along with its extensive proposals for changes in the CRR and its charter, the Resolution on Rights and Responsibilities, to the Faculty for action. Unfortunately, the Faculty Council will apparently delay action on the proposals until next fall...
...Delay Voted Down...
...DELAY. Gag orders can impede or compromise the public's access to information it has a right to have. ABC-TV, as a part of a 1973 documentary on fire hazards, had a segment showing a flaming plastic crib; the crib manufacturer, alleging potential damage to the firm's reputation, got a judge to order the film clip removed only hours before the broadcast. ABC excised the scene but fought the case successfully; nine months later the disputed film was shown on the evening news...
...hundreds of pages and cost up to $100,000 each. OSHA'S supporters see the requirement for the statements as an Administration ploy to postpone until after the election regulations that would be costly to Big Business. Labor Secretary W.J. Usery, whose department includes OSHA, denies that the delay is politically motivated...