Against a political background of decolonization and the Cold War, an Intergovernmental Conference on the Institutional, Administrative and Financial Aspects of Culture was convened in Venice, Italy, from 24 August to 2 September 1970.

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But a piece in La Stampa newspaper criticised Venice's council, saying "administrative cowardice" had won out over real culture.

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In an attempt to roll back curbs on the press, Iran's culture ministry on Tuesday approved 17 new publications - covering such topics as humanities, administrative science and computers, political economy and psychology.

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