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nik9 Bridge Open May 28 5. 5unday Examiner Chronlclf May 1 1, 1 irtid; Section A 1 13 Mexican-Americans SPenirai Good Image Pleas Ignored WASHLXGTOX (AP) of a shifty villain or perhaps an amiahle but unambitious and thus un-American guy i A Mexican-American group said it has had limited suc cess in altering what it terms the mass media's demeaning, stereotyped portrayal of its race. said. After ail initial meeting last fall, at least four advertisers agreed to alter the material which the commission considers offensive, said Armando Rodriguez, committee chairman. These include the Granny Goose potato chip firm; Rainbo Bread of San Antonio; American Motors and American Telephone and Telegraph Co.

But the National Mexican nobody you'd take home to dinner. At a news conference in front of CBS network offices, the committee said the problem goes beyond advertisers and networks' characterization of their race. Of 3500 employes of ABC, XBC and CES only 76 have Spanish surnames, the group American Antidefamation Committee says its pleas for a more positive portrayal have been largely ignored. The committee said the im age to which it objects is that IT'S O.K. TO OWE KAY! Freeitay Extending 3 Vz Miles The Crystal Springs Dam the giant of its day is dwarfed by the beautiful new San Mateo Creek Bridge which will be formally cated May 28, on Junipero Serra Freeway (Interstate Route 280).

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