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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, January 30, 1994

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 30, 1994 world the stars and stripes Page 11 tv., sex violence rising in int monitors say London up news shows documentaries and american entertainment programs on British television Are expos ing viewers to growing Levels of violence sex and bad language says a new report by a broadcasting oversight panel. The government broadcasting Stan Dards Council set up in 1988 to Monitor taste and decency in British broadcasting said in a 208-Page report that viewers did not seem too concerned at rising Levels of violence and sex on television. Whilst quite a High proportion of to programs contain some sex bad language or violence viewers take the majority of such incidents in their stride the Broad casting panel said in a statement accompanying the report. In 1993, the Council began publishing an annual report on British broadcasting. For the new monitoring report ii the watchdog group surveyed the viewing a a Man cheers monday As he leaves a makeshift store in St. Eustachy Quebec where bits and attitudes of 150 people in Mayhe bought two Cartons of cigarettes. Local convenience store owners sold contraband and september of last year cigarettes to pressure the provincial government into cutting taxes on the smokes. The report said there had been a Over Ontario says band s name is out of Bounds lighting up his Day Toronto up the Canadia Rock band Dropkick me Jesus expressed anger that Ontario s provincial govern ment won t Register its name. The government says the name is scandalous and invokes religious violence. Band spokesman Wayne Riggs said the group plans to Appeal last week s Deci Sion by the province s department of con Sumer and commercial affairs. I Don t believe the government has aright to Stop Usi a band s the same As a Small business and every business has rights Riggs said. In a letter dated wednesday a department lawyer said the Narne was rejected because it in Vokes violence in a religious context and is considered to be scandalous and contrary to Public  the band has 21 Days to Appeal the ruling. Riggs said a name change is not an option for the five member band. Riggs said the name came from a conversation with a Man who repeatedly used the phrase. He said the band like the phrase and Only later found it had been popularized in the country song Dropkick me Jesus through the goal posts of life by Bobby Bare. We never expected the hassles Riggs said. We be played for two years and no club Ever said anything. It s Only now that we re going to release an album that we be had a  Riggs said theban recently played a concert without incident at Toronto s City Hall. All increase in incidents of violence sex and crude language on television since 1992. In a two week period in september monitors counted 1,269 instances in which the four British to channels aired profanity the report said. In the same period the four channels aired 116 sex related scenes 39 involving nudity and the vast majority 7.2 per cent involving kissing. Monitors re corded 666 scenes of violence during the two weeks More than one third of them gun related. Cable television aired a higher level of sex violence and vulgar language. In a two week period in september 1993,monitors watching the four Cable Chan Nels counted 1,138 scenes of violence including 529 deaths. Monitors counted 227 sex related scenes including 171 involving kissing but Only 31 involving nudity. They also reported 2,054 incidents of bad language most of the violent scenes shown on British television came  programs. 1994 ski adventures still available with the Heidelberg International ski club following trip still open Laute Brunen cd Flims lax cd v1uars cd Verbie Rii cd 4-4 of a i is do 4-4 of a 315 do Milf cd 270 do 18-21 feb Sis do a stand Chat exch 25-27 of a Jos do  a 27 of is mar 480 do members from other european ski clubs Are we comedy for More information on membership a  
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