TELEVISION

Addresses

Do the Eyes Have It?—Television and Presidential Campaigns, 6462 [22MR]

Eric Sevareid—Fourth Estate Award: Liz Carpenter, 8750 [11AP]

———Senator Moynihan, 8749 [11AP]

Fourth Estate Award: Eric Sevareid, 8750-8751 [11AP]

Networks' Voluntary Restraint for Projection of Election Results (sundry excerpts), 11193 [7MY]

New Look at Journalistic Responsibility: Daniel Schorr, 12014 [14MY]

Who Will Benefit From the New Technologies?: Everett C. Parker, 9579 [12AP]

Amendments

Cable Franchise Policy and Communications Act: enact (H.R. 4103), 27976 [1OC]

Cable Telecommunications Act: enact (S. 66), 31868, 31869 [11OC]

Communications Act: amend (S. 607), 26286 [20SE]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (S. 607), 26267 [20SE], 28782 [2OC], 30324, 30330 [5OC]

Senate: coverage of floor proceedings (S. Res. 66), 24257 [5SE], 24781 [11SE], 25793 [18SE], 26278-26283 [20SE], 26494-26496 [21SE]

Analyses

Limitations on Foreign Ownership of National Television Networks, 2482 [9FE]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 66, Cable Telecommunications Act, 27991 [1OC]

Articles and editorials

About Those Papal Television Spots, 16327 [13JN]

Another Case of Neglect, 11921 [10MY]

Bad Reasoning by TV Networks, 7150 [29MR]

Bill Eddy—Inventor, TV Pioneer, Navy Captain, Chinese Scholar, 28386-28388 [2OC]

Camerascam, 12316 [15MY]

CBS Is Promoting New York Shows—New Series To Begin—3 Pilots Set, 8266 [5AP]

Change of Focus in House—O'Neill Pans Republicans, 12315 [15MY]

Congress—Bag It!, 10188 [26AP]

Congress—Best Little Soap Opera on Cable, 11201 [7MY], 11502 [9MY]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting Funds (excerpt), 30325 [5OC]

Democracy Enlarged—Also Polluted—Cheating the Voters on the Evening News, 7996, 8264 [5AP], 9563 [12AP]

Eyes Have It—U.S. House Sessions Are a TV Addiction, 16026 [13JN]

Farewell to an Antique, 6307 [21MR]

FCC Probes Charges That Cable-TV Firms Face Improper Fees, 5087 [8MR]

Federal Children's Television Policy, 11921 [10MY]

For the Greater Good, 30340 [5OC]

Forgotten TV Audience—Children, 31108 [9OC]

Government's Hand on the Dials, 19426 [27JN]

House Democrats Seeking Better TV Image, 11896 [10MY]

House Democrats Set To Huddle, Call TV Signals, 11896 [10MY]

House Primed for Prime-Time TV?, 11897 [10MY]

How TV Reported the Recovery, 4857 [7MR]

It's Pure ``Telefusion''—Save Your Brain—Shut Off the Set, 5567 [14MR]

LPTV Thrives in Alaksa, 21516 [30JY]

Media Image Needs Boost, Schorr Says, 12015 [14MY]

NBC Trashes J. Edgar Hoover, 6039-6041 [20MR]

Network Projections v. Voter Rights, 31060 [9OC], 31411 [10OC]

O'Neill, Colleagues Trade Static—Speaker Defends Panning Cameras, 12315 [15MY]

Perfectly Lear—Man Who Changed Television Brings a Message for the 1980's, 4724 [6MR], 6036-6037 [20MR]

Politics in the Age of Television, 13418 [22MY]

Press and the Public—Polls Apart, 5148 [12MR]

Press Guess—TV's Early Vote Projection—Narcissism Before the News, 4533 [5MR]

Public Service Ad on Atom Wars Stirs Conflict, 15270 [7JN]

Satellite Dishes and the Law, 24695 [10SE]

Shoe Doesn't Fit, 9247 [12AP]

Ten Ways To Improve TV's Campaign Coverage, 2810 [21FE]

TV Should Turn On Children's Minds, 31109 [9OC]

TV-2's Anchorman Is No ``Flash in the Pan'', 5412 [14MR]

U Team Revives To Win TV Bowl Revival, 14967 [5JN]

Untangling Cable TV, 10024 [25AP]

Wayward Press, 16677 [15JN]

Wearing Bags Over Our Heads Will Not Work, 11899 [10MY]

We're Losing Political and Historical Treasures, 22282 [2AU]

What Price Home Taping?, 7617 [3AP]

Why Is O'Neill Really Mad?, 13418 [22MY]

Wyoming Wildlife Officials Say ``60 Minutes'' Inaccurate, 9247 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions

Advertising: deny tax deduction for amounts paid to certain foreign broadcast undertakings (see H.R. 5481)

———deny tax deduction for amounts paid to foreign firms (see S. 2386)

Broadcasting stations: assure diversity of ownership (see H.R. 6134)

———reform requirement applicable to commercial licenses (see H.R. 6122)

Cable transmissions: copyright legislation (see H.R. 6164)

———Copyright Royalty Tribunal (see H.R. 5878)

———restrict ownership by foreign entities or aliens (see S. 2282; H.R. 4840)

———retransmission of programs from local stations (see S. 2593)

Children: incentive for broadcasters to improve programing (see S. 2909)

———stations cooperation in publicizing kidnaping cases (see S. Con. Res. 133)

———stations' cooperation in publicizing kidnaping cases (see H. Con. Res. 348)

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2436)

Deaf: tax credit for expenses incurred in the purchase of subtitle equipment (see S. 2869; H.R. 6029)

Diversity in Broadcasting Act: enact (see S. 2962)

Drug and alcohol abuse: public service announcements during networks coverage of Olympic games (see H. Con. Res. 315)

Elections: broadcasting of obscene matter by candidates (see H.R. 4699)

———criminal penalty for exit polling done with intent to reveal results prematurely (see H.R. 6431)

———equal opportunity requirements (see H.R. 5056)

———obligations of broadcasters to legally qualified candidates (see S. 2241; H.R. 5120)

———sense of Congress with respect to adverse impact of early projections of results (see H. Con. Res. 321)

FCC: Office of Ethnic and Minority Affairs (see S. 2466)

House of Representatives: complete and unedited coverage of floor proceedings (see H. Res. 580)

———periodic coverage of sessions on uniform basis (see H. Res. 500)

Minority Telecommunications Ownership Tax Act: enact (see S. 2987)

Networks: restrict ownership by foreign entities or aliens (see S. 2282; H.R. 4840)

Olympic games: drug and alcohol abuse announcements by networks during coverage (see H. Con. Res. 315)

Pornography: eliminate transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material over cable television (see S. 2769)

———State and local government authority to regulate programing over cable systems (see H.R. 6220)

Projection of election results (see H. Res. 395)

Satellite-transmitted programs: home reception (see S. 2437; H.R. 5176)

———promote industry competition (see H.R. 5724)

Sound recordings: amend U.S. Code with respect to rental, lease, or lending (see H.R. 5938)

Station ownership: limit (see S. 2962)

Subtitle equipment: tax credit (see S. 2869)

Taxation: credit for expenses incurred in the purchase of subtitle equipment (see S. 2869; H.R. 6029)

———deny deduction for amounts paid for advertisements carried by certain foreign broadcast undertakings (see H.R. 5481)

———deny deduction for amounts paid to foreign advertising firms (see S. 2386)

Tobacco industry: prohibit advertising (see H.R. 5043)

Cloture motions

Senate: coverage of floor proceedings (S. Res. 66), 25361 [13SE], 25680 [17SE], 25972 [19SE], 26452 [21SE]

———coverage of floor proceedings (S. Res. 66), motion to proceed to consideration, 25771 [18SE]

Colloquies

Television and radio coverage of Senate floor proceedings: Senators Danforth and Mathias, 25762 [18SE]

Explanations

Cable television legislation, House and Senate compromise, 32279 [11OC]

Legislative history of the Cable Telecommunications Act (S. 66), 31871, 31872 [11OC]

Interviews

Television coverage of Senate floor proceedings: Senator Baker (excerpt), 25763 [18SE]

Letters

Cable television franchise tax: Cole, Raywid & Braverman, 32285 [11OC]

———United Cable Television Corp., 32285, 32286 [11OC]

Cable television policy decisions, 27987 [1OC]

Canadian tax discrimination against U.S. border broadcast stations: William E. Brock III, 4262 [2MR]

Competition in cable television systems: Justus Dobesh, 6065 [20MR]

Construction and development of cable television systems: Southfield, MI, Georgella B. Muirhead, 32287 [11OC]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting appropriations veto: Committee on Energy and Commerce, 25266 [13SE]

Elimination of transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material over cable television and interstate telephone: Mark S. Fowler, 16575 [14JN]

———Stephen S. Trott, 16575 [14JN]

House of Representatives television coverage: Representative Alexander, 11895 [10MY]

———Representative Gillis W. Long, 15473 [7JN]

———Representative Lott, 15473, 15474 [7JN]

———Representative Michel (excerpt), 16438 [14JN]

———Representative O'Neill (excerpt), 16438 [14JN]

———Representative Pepper, 15474 [7JN]

Networks' election projections prior to poll closings: Ralph Munro, 15265 [6JN]

Obligations of broadcasters to qualified candidates for public office: FCC, 1318 [1FE]

Operation of House broadcasting system: Representative Lott, 12315 [15MY]

Response to television portrayal of J. Edgar Hoover: Hal Vogelsang, 7409 [2AP]

Speaker's Advisory Committee on Broadcasting appointment: Representative William M. Thomas, 17010 [19JN]

———(sundry), 16438 [14JN]

Television coverage of Senate floor proceedings: several Senators, 25766 [18SE]

Memorials of legislature

California, 21057 [25JY], 23319 [9AU]

Messages

Canadian Tax Discrimination Against U.S. Border Broadcast Stations: President Reagan, 4263 [2MR]

Veto Message on S. 2436, Authorizing Appropriations for the Corp. for Public Broadcasting: President Reagan, 24249 [5SE]

Motions

Senate: coverage of floor proceedings (S. Res. 66), consideration, 25972 [19SE]

Papers

National Cable Policy: Laurence H. Trible, 7159 [29MR]

Petitions

Cable system: Berea, OH, City Council, 3428 [27FE]

———Bergen County, NJ, Board of Chosen Freeholders, 11119 [7MY]

———Bridgewater, NJ, Township Council, 12599 [16MY], 13080 [21MY]

———Cambridge, MA, City Council, 12090 [14MY]

———Carteret, NJ, Borough Council, 14345 [24MY], 15612 [11JN]

———Essex County, NJ, Board of Chosen Freeholders, 17068 [19JN]

———Fair Lawn, NJ, Borough Council, 15610 [11JN]

———Florida Federation of Women's Club, 882 [30JA]

———Florissant, MO, City Council, 10876 [3MY]

———Fort Gratiot, MI, Charter Township Board, 944 [30JA]

———Green, NJ, City Council, 10876 [3MY], 11119 [7MY]

———Lakehurst, NJ, Manchester Township Committee, 14690 [31MY]

———Manasquan, NJ, Borough Council, 13080 [21MY]

———Middlesex, NJ, Borough Council, 13048 [21MY]

———Peapack-Gladstone, NJ, Borough Council, 13048 [21MY], 15610 [11JN]

———Piscataway, NJ, Township Council, 14690 [31MY], 15612 [11JN]

———River Edge, NJ, Borough Council, 13080 [21MY], 13962 [23MY]

———Saddle Brook, NJ, Township Council, 13962 [23MY], 15610 [11JN]

———Ship Bottom, NJ, Borough Council, 12089 [14MY], 12439 [16MY]

———Waldwick, NJ, Borough Council, 12089 [14MY], 12438 [16MY]

———Warren, NJ, Township Committee, 17730 [21JN]

———Watchung, NJ, Borough Council, 13048 [21MY], 15610 [11JN]

Polls of opinion

Early network election projections, 10234 [26AP]

Proclamations

Nipkow Centennial Year: Los Angeles Press Club, 19485 [28JN]

Remarks in House

Broadcast and common carrier licenses: foreign ownership (H.R. 4840), 2663 [9FE]

Cable Franchise Policy and Communications Act: enact (H.R. 4103), 4854 [7MR], 5087 [8MR], 27966 [1OC], 30274 [4OC]

———enact (H.R. 4103), S. 66 passed in lieu, 27991 [1OC]

———enact (S. 66), appointment of conferees, 27991 [1OC]

———enact (S. 66), technical corrections, 27991 [1OC]

Cable television: local and State authority to regulate pornography transmission (H.R. 6220), 24873 [11SE]

Children's programming: broadcaster policy, 11921 [10MY]

Communications Act: amend (S. 66), Senate amendments, 32277 [11OC]

Congress: anniversary of television coverage, 5856 [19MR]

———coverage of proceedings, 10188 [26AP]

Congressional Research Service: commissioned by Representative O'Neill to report on television coverage of the opposition party, 29314 [3OC]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (S. 2436), 23049, 23056 [8AU], 26748 [25SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2436), veto, 25265 [13SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 607), 30318-30335 [5OC]

Elections: discourage early projections by networks, 6307 [21MR], 8638 [10AP], 14043 [23MY], 23099 [8AU], 24564 [6SE], 31059 [9OC], 31411 [10OC]

———impact of early projections, 30340 [5OC]

———Lawrence Fraiberg's comments on voluntary restraint on result projections, 11193 [7MY]

———voters response to early network projections, 10233 [26AP]

Ethnic groups: concern about radio and television broadcasts which defame, stereotype, demean, or degrade ethnic, racial, and religious groups, 23098 [8AU]

Federal Telecommunications Privacy Act: introduction (H.R. 4620), 313 [24JA]

Hearing impaired: proposed tax credit for television subtitle equipment (H.R. 6029), 21354 [26JY]

Home taping: impact on copyright holders, 7617 [3AP]

Hope, Bob and Delores: tribute, 6902 [28MR]

House and Senate proceedings: television coverage, 22282 [2AU]

House of Representatives: anniversary of television coverage, 6186 [21MR]

———make proceedings more open, representative, and accountable (H. Res. 518), 15448-15456, 15476 [7JN]

———television coverage guidelines, 12040-12042, 12075-12083 [14MY], 12198, 12298-12312, 12313 [15MY], 12488, 12489, 12492 [16MY], 12752, 12753 [17MY], 13417, 13418 [22MY], 14324 [24MY], 15473 [7JN], 16436 [14JN], 25171 [12SE]

Kay, Dick; tribute, 9531 [12AP]

KNME-TV (Albuquerque, NM): tribute, 6026 [20MR]

Lawmakers: tribute, 16777 [15JN], 17987 [22JN]

National television networks: alien ownership restrictions (H.R. 4840), 2434 [9FE]

NBC-TV: tribute for missing children broadcast, 6324 [21MR]

New York, NY: tribute to ``Ask Congress'' cable television program, 22079 [1AU]

NutraSweet: CBS report on safety, 3863 [29FE]

Presidential election results: calling for voluntary refraint from projections prior to poll closings (H. Res. 395), 296 [24JA]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of KVIE-TV, 5862 [19MR]

———tribute to KXTV's ``Best of Class of 1984'' program, 24733 [10SE]

Sacramento and Stockton, CA: tribute to KOVR-TV, 23196 [8AU]

Telecommunication properties: ownership by minorities, 32579 [12OC]

The Day After (film): response, 104 [23JA]

Remarks in Senate

ABC: public service activities on voter participation, 28981 [3OC]

Alaska: low-power telecommunications system, 21516 [30JY]

Broadcasters: obligations to qualified candidates for public office, 1317 [1FE]

Broadcasters' Protection Act: introduction (S. 2241), 1317, 1318 [1FE]

Cable Telecommunications Act: enact (S. 66), House amendments, 31867-31884 [11OC]

Cable television: copyright regulations relative to retransmission of signals, 14149 [24MY]

———House-passed affirmative action and employment provision of S. 66, 30464 [5OC]

———retransmission of programs from local stations (S. 2593), 9878 [25AP]

Canada: tax discrimination against U.S. border broadcast stations, 4262 [2MR]

———tax treatment of advertising (S. 2386), 4290 [2MR]

Carrigan, Don: tribute, 5412 [14MR]

Chicago, IL: success of crime prevention program, 5263 [13MR]

Children: station cooperation in publicizing kidnaping cases (S. Con. Res. 133), 26053 [19SE]

———station cooperation in publicizing kidnaping cases (S. Con. Res. 133), 22643 [7AU]

Children's Television Education Act: introduction (S. 2909), 22515 [6AU]

Close Up International program: participation, 16990, 16991 [18JN]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (S. 2436), 5843 [19MR], 8442 [9AP], 14142 [24MY], 16640 [15JN], 23430 [9AU]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2436), veto, 24188 [5SE], 26508 [21SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 607), 26267 [20SE], 26508 [21SE]

———making urgent supplemental appropriations (H.J. Res. 492), 8051 [5AP]

Deaf: tax credit for expenses incurred in the purchase of television subtitle equipment (S. 2869), 21096, 21167 [26JY]

Diversity in Broadcasting Act: introduction (S. 2962), 23849 [10AU]

Eddy, William C.: tribute, 28385 [2OC]

Elections: network political coverage, 3726 [29FE]

———vote projections, 5147 [12MR]

Entertainment Industries Council: tribute for efforts in drug abuse prevention (S. Res. 467), 29179 [3OC]

———tribute for efforts in drug abuse prevention (S. Res. 472), 29286 [3OC]

Ethnic and Minority Affairs Broadcasting Act: introduction (S. 2466), 6424 [22MR]

FCC: television station ownership rule, 22809 [8AU]

Home satellites: advances of television industry, 24695 [10SE]

Hoover, J. Edgar: response to television portrayal, 7409 [2AP]

Journalism: public responsibility, 12014 [14MY]

Keycom Electronic Publishing: videotex service, 8659 [11AP]

Meet the Press: interview with Senator Biden, 10326 [30AP]

Military: media relations, 25650 [17SE]

National television networks: limit foreign ownership (S. 2282), 2481 [9FE]

News media: accuracy of reporting, 16677 [15JN]

Nipkow, Paul G.: tribute to inventor of first complete television system, 19484 [28JN]

Office of Ethnic and Minority Affairs: establish (S. 2466), 6424 [22MR]

Pornography: eliminate transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material over cable television and interstate telephone (S. 2769), 16574, 16576 [14JN]

Public Campaign Integrity Act: enact (S. 2168), 1317 [1FE]

Rogers, Fred: tribute to Mister Rogers, 8608 [10AP]

Satellite Viewing Rights Act: introduction (S. 2437), 5844 [19MR]

Senate: coverage of floor proceedings, 16026 [13JN]

———coverage of floor proceedings (S. Res. 66), 11501 [9MY], 26409, 26416-26418 [21SE]

———coverage of floor proceedings (S. Res. 66), cloture, 25361 [13SE], 25680 [17SE], 25972-25974 [19SE], 26452 [21SE]

———coverage of floor proceedings (S. Res. 66), filing amendments, 26208 [20SE]

———coverage of floor proceedings (S. Res. 66), motion to proceed to consideration, 25571-25578 [17SE], 25759-25771 [18SE], 25972 [19SE]

———coverage of floor proceedings (S. Res. 66), motion to proceed to consideration—cloture, 25771 [18SE]

———coverage of floor proceedings (S. Res. 66), returned to calendar, 26488 [21SE]

———coverage of floor proceedings (S. Res. 66), unanimous-consent agreement, 25360 [13SE]

———prayer dedication for the press, 7169 [30MR]

Sevareid, Eric: Fourth Estate Award recipient, 8749 [11AP]

60 Minutes: report on Jackson Hole, WY, elk reduction hunts, 9246 [12AP]

Teenage suicides: television program dealing with problem, 28437 [2OC]

Telecommunications: revise tariff nomenclature of products, 26228 [20SE]

The First Olympics—Athens, 1896: television miniseries, 11213 [8MY]

Reports

Activities of the Corp. for Public Broadcasting: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 11255 [8MY]

Broadcast Coverage of House Floor Proceedings: House Committee on Rules (excerpt), 12314 [15MY], 16437 [14JN]

Commercialization of Expendable Launch Vehicles and Associated Services: Committee on Science and Technology (H.R. 3942) (H. Rept. 98-816), 14688 [31MY]

Communications Act Extending Appropriations: Committee on Rules (H.R. 5541; H. Res. 521) (H. Rept. 98-837), 16300 [13JN]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting Appropriations: Committee on Rules (S. 2436; H. Res. 563) (H. Rept. 98-923), 21716 [31JY]

Distribution Within U.S. of USIA Film Entitled ``Peace, Friendship, and Freedom'': Committee on Foreign Relations (S. 2371), 11255 [8MY]

National Policy Regarding Cable Television: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 4103) (H. Rept. 98-934), 21979 [1AU]

Recommendations on Military-Media Relations: Dept. of Defense, 25650-25654 [17SE]

Televison Coverage of Senate Proceedings: Republican Policy Committee, 26418 [21SE]

Statements

Impact of Early Election Result Projections by News Media: Robert Drinan, 297 [24JA]

———Tom Brady, 296 [24JA]

———(sundry excerpts), 8639 [10AP]

Television Program Dealing With Teenage Suicides: program producer, 28437 [2OC]

Story

Baker, Senator: trial by the press, 7169 [30MR]

Summaries

Corp. for Public Broadcasting Appropriations (S. 607), 30323 [5OC]

Provide for Television Coverage of House Proceedings, 25171 [12SE]

Tables

Comsat legislation, 14332 [24MY]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting appropriations authorization (S. 607), 26268 [20SE]

Telegrams

Election projection practices: Lawrence K. Grossman, NBC News, 14043 [23MY]

Texts of

H.R. 4103, Cable Franchise Policy and Communications Act, 27966-27974 [1OC]

H.R. 6029, proposed tax credit for television subtitle equipment for the hearing impaired, 21355 [26JY]

H.R. 6220, local and State government authorities power to regulate pornography transmitted over cable television, 24873 [11SE]

S. 66, Cable Telecommunications Act, 27987 [1OC], 31876-31884 [11OC]

S. 607, Corp. for Public Broadcasting appropriations authorization, 26269 [20SE]

S. 2241, Public Campaign Integrity Act, 1317 [1FE]

S. 2282, limitation on foreign ownership of national television networks, 2482 [9FE]

S. 2436, authorizing appropriations for the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, 5843 [19MR], 16640 [15JN], 23056 [8AU], 23430 [9AU]

S. 2437, Satellite Viewing Rights Act, 5844 [19MR]

S. 2466, Ethnic and Minority Affairs Broadcasting Act, 6424 [22MR]

S. 2593, retransmission of television programs from local stations to cable system subscribers, 9878 [25AP]

S. 2769, Cable Porn and Dial Porn Control Act, 16577 [14JN]

S. 2869, tax credit for expenses incurred in the purchase of television subtitle equipment, 21097 [26JY]

S. 2909, Children's Television Education Act, 22516 [6AU]

S. 2962, Diversity in Broadcasting Act, 23849 [10AU]

S. Con. Res. 133, encourage television public service announcements in cases of kidnapped children, 22643 [7AU]

S. Res. 467, tribute to Entertainment Industries Council for efforts in drug abuse prevention, 29179 [3OC]

S. Res. 472, tribute to Entertainment Industries Council for efforts in drug abuse prevention, 29286 [3OC]

Sec. 223, Communications Act (excerpt), 16577 [14JN]

Title 18, sec. 1464, U.S. Code, 16575 [14JN]

Transcripts

60 Minutes (television program): No Brothers, No Sisters, 11604 [9MY]

Reactions to Persian Gulf Oil Developments: MacNeil/Lehrer News-Hour, 5621 [15MR]

Viewpoint: ABC News, 23099 [8AU]