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By DEBORAH MESCE
Associated Press Writer
WASHING': i\. DC The K> '
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casters on now to clean e ■ l aunch
from radio and television air
waves.
The FCC is examining about two
dozen complaints filed since April
when the agency toughened its
stance on indecent programming,
officials say. and several com
plaints will be ready for action
soon.
“Within the next month or two
we will see some dismissals or
enforcement actions." said one
FCC official, speaking on condition
of anonymity. Actions could range
from warnings to fines to license
suspensions and revocations.
Broadcasters complain that the
FCC has given them little more
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than a 25-word definition of what
will be considered indecent:
“Material hat depicts or de
scries. in toi ins patently t 'tensive
as mea-ured by contemporary
coMiiit. ty standards r the
broadcast medium, sexual or ex
cretory activities or organs."
The agency said last week that
such material may be aired be
tween midnight and 6 a.m.. when
children are not likely to be in the
audience.
Obscene material defined as
appealing to prurient interests, de
picting sexual acts in a patently
offensive way and lacking artistic,
literary, political or scientific va
lue cannot be aired at any time,
the FCC reminded.
Though broadcasters welcomed
the time guidelines, they left open
the possibility of gcing to court for
a clarification of the indecency
standard.
airwaves.
complaints
“If it's vague, how does the
broadcaster know what to do?'
said Jeff Baurr inn general coun
«el of the Nat >nal
ih toasters !)o<
Pro. deasters -
put on the air?
"Broadcasters are not clamoring
for the opportunity to put on
material that violates the law." he
said. "But." he added, "if a stan
dard is so vague and subject to
interpretation, a commission down
the road could use it to give broad
casters a great deal of trouble."
In its ruling last April, the FTC
said it would no longer limit inde
cency to the "seven dirty words" in
comedian George Carlin s mono
logue of the same name, which
became the basis of a 1978 Supreme
Court ruling. The FCC said it would
apply the 25-word definition embo
died in that decision.
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By JOHN DIAMOND
Associated Press Writer
BOSTON Common wintertime
blahs can turn into a serious clinical
depression that the American Psychi
atric Association now officially rec
ognizes as an ailment and says will
.ltflict some 450.0'‘n j.k .>ple this -va
■n.
t pproac. ig !r. L't comber. 1 lilt
peak season tor the depression Known
as seasonal affective disorder syn
drome. or SADS. with symptoms such
as excessive eating, increased sleep
ing and weight gain.
‘We’re looking at more than just a
passing of the blues.” said Dr. Martin
B. Keller, director of outpatient re
search in psychiatry at Massachu
setts General Hospital. "In the fall I
get lots of calls from people who feel
this depression coming on. "
Keller served on a 12-member pan
el that studied a series of disorders
lor the psychiatric association and
recommended establishing a clinical
outline for SADS.
"In this state people appear more
energetic, bright-eyed, more enthu
siastic. But if you're trained in this
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notice they don't appear quite right."
Keller said.
The euphoric, happy state can
quickly turn into a temper outburst
and a blue mood. Keller said.
The condition is treatable but not
with what might seem the logical
remed- a pi. ticket to the Baha
oas. 'hat's 'cry app din.: thin_
’ do b.,; 1 dim ■ think it'> necessarm
iod medical practice." Keiler said
Instead. Keller said he would ap
proach the ailment like any other
psychological disorder: by determin
ing w hether counseling or medication
would help. In some instances coun
selors have advised patients to try to
get outdoors more during the winter.
Psychiatrists have known about the
disorder for several years but onlv
this year has it gained official status
Keller said the growing understand
ing ot SADS will lead to new research
and expand understanding of who
gets the disorder and whv.
Some researchers have tied SADS
to a hormone called melatonin, se
creted by the pineal gland, a bean
sized part of the brain. The sleep
inducing hormone is produced in the
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when days are shorter and darker.
K e l ler said People diagnosed with
SADS must have:
Experienced episodes of depres
sion within the same tin-dav fall or
winter period in three dittcrent vears
two ol them consecutive
Endur-d at u .-t three times as
many u
that
other
mth time a. i
K*'t.o\ered from thi depressive
states during another do day period
occurring at the same time during
each ot the years in question.
SADS patients also Dpicallv expe
rience weight gam because thev
crave carbohydrates and sleep more
By contrast, most depress,ves lose
their appetites.
Patients are excluded from the
seasonal disorder group if an unre
lated (actor every season could in
duce depression, such as being
unemployed every v. inter
More than 9 million Americans
sutler Irum various forms of depres
sion. according to a !:,K~i study. Keller
said. Of that group, an estimated r,
percent, or 450.000. have SADS.
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