On NPR's Morning Edition last week, Nina Tottenberg
         said that if the Supreme Court supports Congress,
         it is in effect the end of the National Endowment
         for the Arts (NEA). Next, there's the question of
         Congressional funding for  National Public Radio
         (NPR), NEA & the Public Broadcasting System (PBS).
         PBS, NPR and the arts are facing major cutbacks in
         funding. In spite of the  efforts of each station
         to reduce spending costs and streamline their
         services, some government officials believe that
         the funding currently going  to these programs is
         too large a portion of funding for something which
         is  seen as not worthwhile. Currently, taxes from
         the general public for PBS  equal $1.12 per person
         per year, and the National Endowment for the Arts
         equals $.64 a year. A January 1995 CNN/USA
         Today/Gallup poll indicated that  76% of Americans
         wish to keep funding for PBS, third only to
         national defense and law enforcement as the most
         valuable programs for federal funding. The Senate
         and House Appropriations committees each have 13
         subcommittees with jurisdiction over many programs
         and agencies. Each subcommittee passes its own
         appropriation bill.  The goal each year is to have
         each bill signed by the beginning of the fiscal
         year, which is October 1. The only way that our
         representatives can be aware of the base of support
         for PBS and funding for these types of programs is
         by making our voices  heard.

         Please add your name to this list and forward it to
         friends who believe in  what this stands for. This
         list will be forwarded to the President of the
         United States and the Vice President of the United
         States. This petition is  being passed around the
         Internet. lease add your name to it so that funding
         can be maintained for the NEA, NPR & PBS.

         HOW TO SIGN & FORWARD:  IT'S EASY Please keep this
         petition rolling. Do not reply to me. Please sign
         and forward to others to sign.  If you prefer not
         to sign, please send to the  e-mail address
         indicated below.

         DON'T WORRY ABOUT DUPLICATES This is being
         forwarded to several people at once to add their
         names to the  petition. It won't matter if many
         people receive the same list as the names  are
         being managed. This is for anyone who thinks
         NPR/PBS is a worthwhile  expenditure of $1.12/year
         of their taxes, a petition follows.  If you sign,
         please forward on to others.  If not, please don't
         kill it  -- send it to the email address listed
         here:

         wein2688@xxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.edu or
         kubi7975@xxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.edu

         ****If you happen to be the 150th, 200th, 250th,
         etc. signer of this petition, please forward a copy
         to:

         wein2688@blue.univnorthco.edu.

         This way  we can keep track of the lists and
         organize them.  Forward this to everyone you know,
         and help us to keep these programs alive. Thank
         you!

         NOTE: It is preferable that you SELECT (highlight)
         the entirety of this letter and then  COPY it into
         a new outgoing message, rather than simply
         forwarding

         it.  In  your new outgoing message, add your name
         to the bottom of the list, then  send it on.  Or if
         option is available, do a SEND AGAIN.