10
Thursday, October 30, 1986 / University Daily Kansan
FCC says political ads aren't libelous
By TONY BALANDRAN Staff writer
Candidates can say pretty much what they want in campaign ads because no one legally force them to tell the truth, according to information from the Federal Communications Commission.
Not only do campaign workers watch the support of their voters, but they also will watch their opponents' ads to make sure they tell the truth.
According to an FCC official, no licensed broadcast station has the right to censor the material in a political ad.
However, at the same time, licensed broadcast stations are legally protected from being sued for libelous material in political ads, said Larry McGee, an executive director in Political Programming branch of the FCC.
"They cannot be found libelous in civil court." Wagner said, "and they cannot have their license revoked by the FCC for being accused of libel
''(Candidates) can sue for anything they
want, but they will lose in court."
The regulation is designed to protect stations, be said, because no federal restriction requiring political candidates to be factual or accurate in their advertising exists.
One FCC requirement for this protection, Wagner said, is that the candidate must be identified in the political ad. This identification may be through a picture, a likeness of the candidate or a combination of both.
"If he does not appear, then the station can be held liable." Wagner said.
All political ads must identify either the person or the organization that paid for the ad, he
In the Kansas gubernatorial campaign, the advertising for both the Republican and Democratic candidates hasn't been really aggressive, said one broadcast official.
"The public has to be informed of who is trying to persuade them." he said.
Vince Frye, general sales manager for WIBW.
In Topka, said, "I think it has been pretty clean."
Frye is in charge of selling political ads for the station.
"I think we are starting to see more negative things come out about each candidate," he said. "But that's pretty typical in this type of election."
All political ads the station broadcasts are screened to make sure they have the proper disclaimers, he said.
Frye also said that state regulation requires that Kansas broadcast stations, in commercials for candidates for state office, name the treasurer or chairman of the committee that paid for the ad.
So far in the general election, state House Speaker Mike Hayden, Republican gubernatorial candidate, has spent about $550,000 in television and radio ads, said Kelley Hayden, his press secretary.
He also said none of the ads for Mike Hayden attacked Lt. Gov, Tom Docking, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, personally.
Vatican has new policy for homosexuals
United Press International
VATICAN CITY — New guidelines from the Vatican say it is acceptable for Roman Catholics to have homosexual tendencies as long as they avoid having homosexual relations, church sources said yesterday.
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican department that looks after Roman Catholic churches and documents today, the sources said.
A senior Vatican source said the guidelines uphold church teaching that any homosexual act was immoral but to have homosexual tendencies and remain chaste was
Pope John Paul II made the distinction in an address to U.S. bishops during his visit to the United States in 1979.
"Homosexual activity, which is different from homosexual orientation, is often characterized by sexually motivated behavior."
The Vatican source said the new document was drafted in response to requests from numerous bishops around the world for guidelines on pastoral care of homosexual Catholics.
"I do not think the orientation of church teaching will be changed," the Vatican source said. "This document concerns pastoral care of homosexuals, not dogmatic or moral teaching regarding homosexuality.
"Any homosexual act is considered a serious sin, but there is a difference between a homosexual act and a nonsexual act," the tendency is not a sin at all," he said.
"This goes along with the entire church teaching on sexuality — that sexual relations are moral only within marriage." he said.
church officials yesterday as saying the guidelines recommend that homosexuals be encouraged to practice sexually, especially conession and communion.
They also advise priests to take medical and psychological factors into account in trying to help homosexuals, the Times said.
The New York Times quoted senior
The Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, with a large and vocal homosexual community, issued its own statement on homosexuality June 2, 1982. It encouraged homosexuals to form a close relationship with one person.
DES MOINES. Iowa - The National Organization for Women says the new "Boob and Lube" garage with topless mechanics is sextortion, but the owner likes their protests and says the publicity can only help his business.
Lafon, who last month hired two women to vacuum and clean cars while topless, said that business at his once-struggling garage has increased by more than 50 percent since the $24.98 topless service started.
United Press International
NOW said the toppest "Boob and Lube" service the garage offers was a "shameless exploitation of women."
NOW spokeswoman Jean Classon said Lafon has made money "by downgrading women."
Topless women exploited at Iowa garage, NOW says
"Nobody is saying it's not within the law." Classon said.
ACLU asked Meese to check GOP's 'ballot integrity' plan
United Press International
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union asked Attorney General Edwin Meese yesterday to investigate the Republican National Committee's "ballot integrity" program for possible violations of federal law.
In a letter to Meese, ACLU Executive Director Ira Glasser said the GOP program "has tremendous potential for the harassment and intimidation of lawfully registered voters."
"It is especially distressing that their efforts appear to be intentionally targeted against black voters, and in any case would certainly result in targeting black voters." Glasser said.
7 nominees compete for scholarships
Saying the program may violate provisions of the Voting Rights Act, Glasser said. "We urge you to act," he added. "There is little harm in the upcoming election."
At the Justice Department, a spokesman for Meese said that when the letter was received it would be reviewed.
Seven KU students were nominated recently by a campus selection committee to compete for either the Rhodes or Marshall scholarships.
By a Kansan reporter
There are four KU nominees for the Marshall Scholarship: Antonia "Toni" Maria Casagrande, Lawrence senior; Nancy Dickinson, Lawrence senior; Roger L. McDougle, Brenham, Texas, senior; and Michael O'Rourke, Smith Center senior.
The seven nominees, who were selected from 17 candidates, will now compete in the regional competition for their respective awards.
There are three KU nominees in the Rhodes Scholarship: Leslie Ann Hogan, Purcell, Okla., senior; Kirstin Myers, Shawne senior; and Michael Patrick Slind, Overland Park junior.
Final selections for Rhodes Scholars will be in December. Marshall Scholars will be selected in January 1987.
Twenty-one KU students have won the Rhodes Scholarship since its establishment in 1903 A Rhodes scholar receives payment for fees, tuition and an allowance of more than $4,000 to study at Oxford University in England. The scholarship pays up to three years of study at Oxford.
Rent P.A. speaker systems for disco
parties, bands and special occasions. Call
for reservations, rates and info.
MASS, STREET MUSIC
1347 Mass. St
Lawrence, KS
640-535
٢٢
--characters per second) with crisp, high-resolution letter quality. And beautifully, with your choice of four standard typefaces. Font downloading. And graphics features like underscoring, enlarging, reverse imaging, and shadin
BEAU'S
IMPORT AUTO
Service & Maintenance
545 Minnesota 842-4320
A COFFEE HOUSE
12th & Oread
( just 1 blk N. of the Union above Yello Sub )
OPEN
OPEN
7:30 a.m. — 1 a.m.
Mon. — Fri.
9:00 a.m.—1 a.m.
Set
Sat.
9:00 a.m.—Midnight Sun
Sun.
Enjoy a full menu featuring fine coffees, espresso, delicious bagels, power drinks juice blends, homemade soups, and salads.
Live Entertainment this Thurs., Fri., & Sat, p.m
PREPARING FOR EXAMS
FREE! Study Skills Workshop Monday, November 3 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. 300 Strong Hall Presented by the Student Assistance Center.
--characters per second) with crisp, high-resolution letter quality. And beautifully, with your choice of four standard typefaces. Font downloading. And graphics features like underscoring, enlarging, reverse imaging, and shadin
IT WORKS ALL DAY WITHOUT WHINING.
The NCR 6416 Laser Printer is designed to work wonders on your hard copy without disturbing the peace
It prints fast, at a swift eight pages per minute (300
NCR
Form generation and overlay.
Tab setting. Even horizontal
and vertical writing modes.
And it does it all quietly
at just 55dBs. About as quiet as
a turn of a magazine page.
The NCR 6416 Laser Printer.
The NCR
5416 Laser Printer
won't make a lot of
noise. But
what it does on
paper will
create quite
a stir.
$ 1795
Students, Faculty, and Staff only.
COMPUTER OUTLET 843-7584
804 New Hampshire
1986 NCR Corporation, NCR 6418 Laser Printer is a reg. trademark of the NCR Corporation
$10 for Nancy and Beth
Coming Saturday, Nov.1 ΔΩΓ's "An Evening $ \Delta\Omega\Gamma $ Style"
Hoover's Barn 8-1 a.m. Bus Service to and from Oliver Hall from 9-1 a.m.
Only 400 Tickets!
$7 at the door
$4 in advance
Call 841-3856 for ticket locations
---
Any C-41 Color Print Processing,
any number of exposures...$1.99
Up to a $6.27 value (36 exposures)
Reprints 15¢ each
Enlargements 5x7 99c each
8x10 $1.99 each
Photo Processing Special
TOMORROW
ONE DAY ONLY!
Kansas Union Store Only.
Royal Crest Lanes • Taco John • Carol Lee • ACME Cleaners
"Frankly" speaking- have we got a deal for you!