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monday, may 2, 1377 daily nebreskgn i nkiie: brodclcGsfors iow burden, M J whole svory cannoi" aive Americans CBS news anchorman, Walter Cronkite Most Americans receive their news entirely from tele vision, which puts a heavy burden on its shoulders, CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite said Saturday. Cronkite was in Lincoln to perform with Aaron Cop land and the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra. At, an after noon press conference in the Sports Complex, Cronkite told a group of professional and student journalists that he hopes television can live up to the task it has been given. Cronkite said that although television does a good job disseminating the news, he does not think people should rely on it for the total story. "I don't think we are an adequate medium to report all the news," he said. "In a half-hour news broadcast, people are not going to get everything they need to know about the world that day." ; Cronkite added that people should turn to newspapers and news magazines for comprehensive coverages. Although the television press is influential, that in fluence should not be translated into power, Cronkite said. Power only can-be achieved when there is the will and the ability to exert it, he said. Group effort Calling news production a group effort, Cronkite said he would face rebellion from other staff members if he tried to exert power to mold the news. , He said he thinks television news has resisted the temp tation to go "show business" and strives to report the news "with the greatest of accuracy and fairness and a lack of bias and prejudice." That consistency in news coverage makes him proud because he has been with television since its beginning 25 years ago, he said. Concerning television's recent million dollar news deals, Cronkite said he thinks news commentators salaries are "past the'point of being ridiculous and are absurd." 'Obviously, we are being paid for something other than our news ability," he said. Defended contract However, he said he defended Barbara Walters' recent million dollar contract with ABC. "To criticize a million is to criticize the whole com parative scale, since we are all paid so much anyway," he said. "I don't think what ABC has done with Walters is show business," he added. In his news judgment, Americans are most worried about the economy and its problems, .such as inflation, the job market and taxes, Cronkite said, adding that crime on the streets and morality is a close second. Cronkite said he thinks the Carter administration is attacking these problems one by one. V mmt I ingagmg lull! m? in lAf WAllF AlTai":. go atnanns MCiSIIMO .twill! AMIKICtN SIM OCiT j?owntown 1129 "O" St. Lincoln Gateway Enclosed Mall Lincoln COV I all in natural white pine your name or emblem 7 . ELrir 14r stacked names 750 a lettter Conestoga Enclosed Mall Grand Island . m a it 1 fVJ m m m -m mm m fpts p-j fS design woodworking 900 s 13th lincolnV ; 432-7940 i Mi Discover a whole new world of outdoor enjoyment. This clinic will feature equipment selection. Nebraska Outdoor Encounter's Gary Gabelhouse will be on hand, along, with Bivouac's friendly experts, to answer your questions. Learn why this sport is so popular. at" f? fi x " " -; X V I 1213 Q CL tzzs s - ! f - ' U ' - I i f t k V '6 V W J- mi 9 M y y l 1a No introductions needed here: you know who they are. Hetum to Forever. Brilliant musicians with their collective consciousness firmly fixed on tness-Tbe leaders of this exceptional crew just triumphed in dou r, Imit V 11 ?d Aua 83 md Bassist That's the same bassist whom timing stow recently honored as Jazzman of the Year.i , . He?r.Ret,urn to forever at work -on a brand new album. It's ralied JuusKrmagic. and it s rnagic. aH right H could be Return to Forever's lwcgest bumever-and you don t have to be clairvoyant to know that , "MBonacT CetBra to Forever's rawest sorcery on Cdwrfaa ileccrcsendTtpe. "l-f jsring at ths Music Hs!l My 31st Proetucad by CTuch Cor Co-produced by Stanley Dart
