Show Church Assails TV Ad for fOIA Exploiting Child NASHVILLE Tenn Nov 18 UP UPI UPlA A A television industry newspaper advertisement brought charges from a national group of Methodist Method Method- church officials of a new low lowin lowin lowin in exploiting children The church group said such advertising brings undue pressure on parents to purchase television equipment which a great majority of American families cannot af af- af- af ford Its protest was dir directed mainly at a national page full-page newspaper advertisement captioned There Are Some Things a Son or Daughter Daugh Daugh- ter Wont Won't Tell You The group group 90 90 executive secretaries secretaries secretaries secre secre- of conference boards of education in 48 93 states states states-is is holding an annual meeting here with staff members of the Methodist general board of education It adopted two resolutions one oneto oneto oneto to be sent to the television Industry industry industry indus indus- try and the second requesting both the Methodist and the Protestant radio and film commissions to ask the federal communications and trades commissions to correct corre t tsuch such abuses 1 I The church officials protested wording of the advertisement and anda a statement by child guidance psychologist psychologist psychologist Angelo Patri that Youngsters today need television television sion for their morale as much as they need fresh air and sunshine It is practically Impossible for boys and girls to hold their own unless television is available to them to have television is isto isto isto to be cock of the walk Not to toI have it well is unthinkable I |