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Show 20 times according to these criteria: (1) publisher1s military/civilian status, -(2) scope of distribution, (3) organizational affiliation, (4) coffeehouse affiliation, 1. Publisher1s and (5) service branch. Civilian/Military Status. Publishers of GI underground newspapers can be divided into two general group includes active Uniform Code of One groups. duty armed service personnel subject to the Military Justice, Department of Defense directives prescribing the handling by military commanders of dissent within the ranks, and other legal and extralegal pressure exerted via the mili ta.ry chain of command. who not are subject of civilians are Another group consists of civilian to military law or A wide assortment discipline. included in this group. Among publishers them former mili are tary personnel, university students and faculty, and dissident political activists.l The significance of this category lies degree to which the publishers trol. will It is have of papers and an are affected directly by military con expected that papers published by active duty personnel historical development substantially different from that published by civilians who are not affected by military law discipline. 2. Scope of Distribution. papers may be local or A second category into which the divide concerns whether their scope of distribution is national. specific posts, Locally distributed papers bases or ships and towns twenty-five miles from a post or base. are in the are limited located within a solely to radius of Nationally distributed papers those whose circulation crosses state lines and is directed at service personnel located at several posts or bases. Typically, nationally distributed papers are aimed at a broad readership con- |
