Word: tv
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Make a Deal is now on prime-time TV...
...World and Welcome to It might have been the only original comedy on TV this fall. The idea was to base the series on James Thurber's cartoons, using them to illustrate some of his fables and weave the make-believe into the life of a cartoonist played by William Windom. But as the barbs were dulled, what was left took on a distinct resemblance to Father Knows Best...
...least, the new television season is ahead of its time: by soft-pedaling assault and murder, it accurately forecasts the Federal Government's report on TV violence. The report, scheduled to be released this week by the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence, links video violence to real violence, particularly in poorer families or families that are disorganized or culturally deprived. In those cases, "in the absence of family, peer and school relationships, television becomes the most compatible substitute for real life experiences...
...report certainly will not end the debate about the effects of TV violence. FCC Chairman Kenneth Cox cautions against a "bland approach" that would cut violence out of television altogether, saying there are many Washington officials who feel that if war, for example, "is such a terrible thing, maybe people should see more of it. Maybe they would know then what it really means." FCC Commissioner Robert E. Lee doubts that a cause-and-effect relationship can be scientifically established. "I kind of doubt the experts will find a connection," he says, though "once in a while you may find...
...energy to attacking allegedly misleading textile-and fur-labeling practices. It has questioned a fur label on which "South West Africa" was abbreviated to "S.W. Africa" and a "90% wool" label on a blanket that was 89.9% wool. On the other hand, the commission does not even screen local TV and radio commercials or scan newspaper ads to detect the fraudulent practices-fictitious pricing, home-improvement gyps, "bait-and-switch"schemes-that the FTC's own studies indicate are widely practiced in ghetto areas. The main reason for this failing is that the commissioners have given their staff little...