European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday february 8. 1968 the stars and stripes Paga 5 millions oppose nonexistent proposal Washington a the Feder Al communications commission has received Mare than 20 million Post cards and letters in opposition to a proposal that does t Csinsi. The mail has streamed in steadily Over inc past 12 years begging he Agency nol to ban religious broadcast ing from the airwaves. The fad is the acc has no plans to take religious programming off the air and even if it did under the wildest stretches ol1 the imagination the first amendment would forbid it said Agency spokesman John Kemp. But rumours that have continued to circulate with a recent resurgence producing postcards tellers Andl Cuphone Calls from across the country from an irate Public convinced the acc is ready to pull the plug on god s word. We i duty can t Deal with the amount of mail we get on this Issue acc spokes Man Jolin Kamp said last week. No other Issue at the acc generates anywhere near this much mail he said. The acc has tried to Trace the re mors Kamp said but without Success. It All began in december 1974, when Public broadcasting advocates Jeremy d. Lansman and Lorenzo w. Milam filed a petition with the acc asking the Agency to look into the operations of religious broadcasting stations. The petition was routinely assigned a number and on aug. 1, 1975. The acc denied it. The Agency said it was required by inc first amendment to observe a glance of neutrality toward Reli Gion acting neither to promote nor to inhibit despite the action the mail thai began flowing into the Agency in Early 1975 got even heavier a rumours spread. In 1976 alone the acc Gol 4.3 million pieces of mail on the Issue. Eventually the name of Well known atheist Madalyn Murray o hair of Austin Texas became connected with the Issue. O hair flatly denies that she Ever had anything to do with the petition and says she s convinced religious broadcasters have used her name to drum up interest in the Issue and demonstrate their strength to the acc. The religious Community desperately needs a Devil and i am it she said. Ben Armstrong executive director of the National religious broadcasters says i group is innocent and in fact has been trying to Stop the rumours. Armstrong blames the continuing re mors on grass roots America. It seems to come from the country churches which Are non denominational and Are not plugged into the news systems of larger churches. Meanwhile the acc say it cannot respond to every piece of mail it gets on the Issue. However it Doe Send out a fact Sheet mostly to churches and religious groups that attempts to establish its own word of Mouth network to counter the Rumor Mill. Because these false rumours still per Sist any assistance you can provide by telling your friends and neighbors what the facts Are will be greatly App re the fact Sheet says. Imelda Marcos pleads for daughter s medical Aid Honolulu up a sobbing Melila Marcos saturday tugged for . Officials to allow her Daugh Ter to come to the United slates for medical treatment. Marcos said her daughter it acc Marcos Mantoc. 30, who lives in Morocco Fps been bleeding for the past live weeks and has lost 15 pounds possibly due to complications of a stillborn birth four years ago. She mum Sec a Marcos said. But Marcos said her daughter would nol be allowed into the u a Ioctl states unless she agrees to appear before a grand jury investigating her father former philippine president Ferdinand Marcos. The grand jury is looking into alleged Kickback of millions of dollars from . Funds to the Philippines. This is the height of unprecedented inhuman and immoral child abuse incl Tel Marcos said. She is sick and she has to choose Between her life and the life of her father. Simec will forgo Freedom and life hut she will never testify against her father and her she said. Marcos spot of her daughter s dilemma at her Hill Side estate overlooking downtown Honolulu. She held a lace handkerchief in one hand and nervously rubbed a Rosary with inc other. Nearby stood a makeshift altar flanked by two Burn ing candles. I a Cal to the immigration department Friday she said and they said what makes you think you arc different and Why should she be allowed in when there is a warrant for Hor arrest i am different. I am nol a citizen of the United states subject to the la of America. 1 am n filipino she said she hid her daughter s Phi he from her Hus band because she did nol want to worry him or gel him involved in the attempt lob Ingher to the United states. Gang member charged in killing of bystander los a a suspect was arrested saturday in the death of a bystander to n Shou out Between gangs in we Elwood Village a crime that led to increased pol ice deployment in the fashionable neighbourhood. Officer confiscated 22 weapons in their search for suspects at numerous residences in los Angeles and nearby communities and said they found what they believed was hit weapon that killed Karen Toi Hinia 27. Toshima Wai idol Jan. 30 As sons and friends strolled in we Elwood Village a shopping and healer District near Urcla and Gol caught in the crossfire in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today ,. . Al 1mb Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower ended 36 years of army serv ice and turned out his Post a chief of staff so Den. Dinar a Bradley. 30 years ago foe a. Feu. S. 115 american molars president Coree Ronni y called on con Guys 10 break up the automotive big three and limit the to
