Almanac, Episode 242

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Date
1990-06-29
Main contributor
KUHT-TV (Television station)
Summary
The first segment is a discussion on the right to die, with Dr. Tom Bole of the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, Marlys and John Rivard, whose daughter was in a vegetative state before they took her off life support. The second segment is a discussion on the citizen review of Houston Police Department (HPD), with the chairpeople of the Civilian Review Committee: Dr. Doris Price, Rev. Elbert R. Curvey, and Barry Mandel. The third segment is a discussion of the Urban Economic Summit, with Gwenevere Daye, president of the Association of Minority Woman Entrepreneurs. The fourth segment is a discussion of the court opinions on abortion, with Robert Powell of the National Right to Life Committee, and Susan Nenney of Planned Parenthood. Eric Gerber of the Houston Post provides commentary on the Economic Summit. 
Contributors
Ryan, Pat; Weiss, Jeffrey; Houston, J. D.; Bowser, Betty Ann
Genre
television programs
Subjects
Bole, Tom; Rivard, Marlys; Rivard, John; Price, Doris; Curvey, Elbert R.; Mandel, Barry; Daye, Gwenevere; Powell, Robert; Nenney, Susan; Gerber, Eric; Right to die; G7 Summit; Public television
Collection
KUHT Film and Video
Unit
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Physical Description
00:57:08
Notes
This item is from an archival collection and may contain content which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.
Digitization and access for this item is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library and Archives Commission (2017).
Other Identifiers
Other: ID 1997-006a, AV Shelving; Preservation Location: ark:/84475/pm5494vj89d
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