Moors' Murders Publicity
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Mental Health, to call the attention of the Press Council to a matter which recently has been the cause of considerable concern to members of the Association. Their concern arises from the amount of space, detail and prominence which has been given by certain sections of the Press in their reporting of a recent murder case.
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دوره 25 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1966