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Offers a look at the significance of daytime television (TV) on housewives in the U.S. Number of people reached by daytime TV; Contrast between daytime TV and nighttime programming; Kinds of programs shown during daytime; Reason why the cast credits are given only once a week on most soap operas.

Criticizes the mediocrity that characterized TV programs in 1965-1966 season in the U.S. Claim that the concentration of TV programs managed by few networks has bred the mediocrity; Key function of the TV rating system; Former U.S. Federal Communications commissioner Newton Minow's criticism against TV programming; Overview of TV programs that have shown absolute contempt for the public.

Comments on the television coverage of the 1965 riots in Watts, Los Angeles, California. Description of the civil disturbance; Reaction of African American demonstrators to the television coverage of the incident; Most disturbing effect of televised news coverage; Risk for television of being manipulated far more than the other news media.

Celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 5, 1941 by Japan. Changes in the naval tactics since the incident; Transition from sail to steam; Description of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, a monument raised over the ship's sunken hulk in Pearl Harbor.

Focuses on the nature of writing films. Recruitment of a screenwriter an employee; Consideration about the schedule and budget in shooting a movie; Addition of a stage direction when studio executives complain about the mood of a scene.

Narrates the opening moves in selling a screenplay on the book titled `Golden Girl,' by Alanna Nash, a biography of the late anchorwoman and correspondent, Jessica Savitch. Meeting with motion picture agent, John Foreman; Problem of screenwriter on control of the finished product; Agreement with Walt Disney Co. executives.

Discusses the trial for celebrity O.J. Simpson's murder case with emphasis on the extent of media's coverage on the case. Broadcasting on the chase between Simpson and the Los Angeles, Calif. police force; Case history; Overview of Simpson's life as an athlete; Impact of the murder case to the residents of Brentwood in Los Angeles where Simpson's house is located.

Investigates the events behind the murders by Marvin T. Nissen and John T. Lotter in Falls City, Nebraska. Conviction and sentences; Discovery of the dead bodies; Victims as Lisa Lambert, Teena Brandon and Phillip DeVine; Teena Brandon's filing of rape charges against the men as reason for the murders; Social conditions at Falls City.

Discusses the author's view on the O.J. Simpson case and Christopher Darden's book `In Contempt.' Details on Darden's book style; Darden's account of his life and his role as the second prosecutor in the Simpson case; How Darden refers to Details of `In Contempt'; Los Angeles prosecutors of the O.J. Simpson case; Insight into the book `Lessons from the Trial,' by Gerald F. Uelmen, former dean of the Santa Clara University of Law and elder statesman of the Simpson defense.

Focuses on the lifestyle of the late producer Don Simpson. Impact of Simpson's death in the movie industry; Partnership with Jerry Bruckheimer; Comments on the author's relationship with Simpson.

Provides information on the labor strike by the vineyard laborers in Delano, California in 1965. Efforts made by Mexican-American farm worker Cesar Chavez to persuade farm laborers to support the strike; Grievances laid out by the laborers at the strike, including the recognition of vineyard growers to the National Farm Workers' Association; Impact of the strike on the state's agriculture and economy.

Profiles African American baseball player Willie Mays of the baseball team New York Giants. Comparison of Mays with player Robin Roberts; Relationship of Mays with his fans; Highlights of the team's game held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in May 1951.

Features the African American extremist group Watts in Los Angeles, California in 1966. Threat of the group to White Americans; Missions of the group; Tensions between Watts and the police.

Focuses on the arrest of Patricia Gardelius, a nurse in Tecopa, California, in 1965 on account of practicing medicine without a license. Displeasure of the people of Tecopa with such arrest; Provision by Gardelius of medical care for miners; Letter issued by the Tecopa Progressive Association to California Attorney General Thomas Lynch.

Focuses on the life of farm worker Cesar Chavez in Delano, California. Personality; Lockouts headed by Chavez; Concern for the wages received by farm workers.

Presents letters to the editor in the July 1972 issue of the journal 'The Atlantic.'

Analyzes the credibility and quality of television programs aired by television networks NBC, CBS and ABC to portray the Vietnam political crisis in the 1960s, including the programs "Vietnam Perspective" of CBS and "White Paper" of NBC. Criticisms on the television program "Vietnam, December 1965"; Views on the efforts of the three networks to make documentaries on Vietnam; Factor that is missing from all the Vietnam programs.

Emphasizes the need to introduce broadcast dissent from the Right to counter conservative preachers on radio and TV programs in the U.S. Political influence of Reverend Bob Wells and his radio program "The Community Bible Class"; Overview of Bible preachers with radio and TV programs in California; Efforts of the American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations and other civil rights organizations to counter attacks from the preachers; Role of conservative broadcasters in shaping the thinking of the public.

Comments on the trend of television and radio programs suggesting hatred. Disapproval towards hate shows; Factor reflected in such shows.

Presents an interview with Michael I. Laski, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the U.S.A. Description of Laski; Views on political power; Reason for wanting to be interviewed.

Recounts the author's experience in writing a book in the U.S. Fear of libel expressed by authors; Books recognized by the Iron Snake Book Club; Attitude of the people at literary cocktail parties toward the author.

Provides information on the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, the current mutation of the Fund for the Republic as of 1967. Members of the organization; Issues discussed by the group; Procedure of the Center in tackling a problem.

Examines the potential disaster being faced by the community of the Port of Chicago in San Francisco Bay which is being used by the U.S. Navy to transport munitions to Vietnam. Violation of the minimum safety regulations of the Navy; Decision of the Defense Department to vote against the plan of the Navy to fulfill its moral obligation to the port community; Reaction of community residents to the operations of the Navy in the area.

Explores the folklore of U.S. movie producer Howard Hughes. Way people react to Hughes; Terms people use when they talk about him; Overall mission of Hughes according to "Fortune" magazine.

Presents an article on visiting Building 590 in Oakland where enlisted soldiers of the U.S. Army have spend their last day in the country before being sent to Vietnam. Activities at the building to prepare the soldiers for the war in Vietnam; Details of the living conditions of soldiers in the building; Attitude of the enlisted soldiers toward going to war.

Provides information on Santa Ana, a fohn wind occurring in California. Characteristics of fohn winds; Effect of fohn winds on human health; Impact of Santa Ana on the quality of life in California.

Profiles Marvin Liebman, owner of a propaganda business based in New York City. Advertisement created by Liebman; Criticism of the operation of Liebman by the political Right; Personal background of the propagandist.

Presents an article on entering the full-size mock-up of the Apollo 204 capsule prior to the spaceship accident at the North American Aviation plant in Downey, California. Percentage of survival of the space mission; Personal impact of the accident; Insights into the indifference of people toward astronauts.

Presents an article on a visit to Newport, Rhode Island. Comparison of Newport with other western cities in the U.S.; Significance of money to the town; View of Newport as a morality play.

Presents an article on turning 35 in the U.S. Employment problems experienced; Reasons for experiencing happiness; Pros and cons of comparing oneself to contemporaries.

Provides information on Alcatraz Island after it was abandoned on March 21, 1963. Description of the island; Occupants of the island; Cost to repair the Alcatraz prisons in 1963.

Presents an article about family life in Sacramento. California. Discussion on the way of life of people living in Sacramento; Values of people in the rural area; Changes in the concept of home.

Focuses on what took place at Irving and Mary Lazar's annual Academy Awards party. Description of party.

Profiles Katrina Vanden Heuvel, advocate of Russia and its women. Selection into `Esquire' magazine's 1995 `Women We Love' section; Family background; Political interests.

Presents an article relating how three fugitives from the U.S. armed services had sought and found sanctuary during the Christmas season in Pasadena, California. Background on the ruling of a medieval law regarding fugitives who have found refuge in a church; Pledge by the Resistance, a New Left group, in aiding resisters and absence without official leave soldiers from the military.