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years old, has sworn in court papers that nothing but "necking and
spooning" went on.... Judge Leventhal reminded the Government's
counsel that under the Uniform Military Training Act a returning serv–
iceman must be given a chance to adjust to the changed conditions of
his civilian job. ... The F .B.1. might have to give returning servicemen
a chance to adjust to the F.B.I.'s lofty standard of girl-boy relations....
"Many people in the military service think that premarital petting in
private is not offensive," said Judge Leventhal, a former Coast Guard
lieutenant commander. "Maybe even officers would do it... ."
(New York Times,
September 21, 1967).
IV EDITORS FACE PROBLEMS OF WAR
N.B.C. and A.B.C. provide free copies of film to soldiers' families that
request them. C.B.S., which says it receives up to 10 such requests a day,
charges $5 to $25 depending on the length of film, but free copies go to
families of soldiers who are killed, either in the battle shown, or sub–
sequently.
(New York Times,
May 29,1967). Contributed by Dan Isaac, New York,
New York.
SUNDAY MORNING: 10:00
EXPERIMENTAL THEATER - Drama
SPECIAL / COLOR -
"Road Signs on a Merry-Go-Round." Dramatic and
documentary techniques combine to show how the thoughts of three
philosopher-theologians relate to a search for meaning in today's world.
An allegorical husband and wife roam the New York City area, where
they view life from the perspectives of Martin Buber, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. . . . Filmed on location. . . .
"Lamp unto My Feet" and "Look Up and Live" will not be seen.
(TV Guide,
October 7, 1967). Contributed by Seymour Britchky, New
York, New York.
BOY FIGHTS HAIRCUT ORDER
SAN JOSE - •..
District Superintendent Earl Goodell [said] that long
hair had created disciplinary problems in classrooms. "Weare not trying
to make everyone look and act alike," he said, "but there is a point at
which individual thinking can create problems."
(The Examiner).
Contributed by Morton Felix, Berkeley, California.
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