Reporter Given a 3-Day Sentence For Trial Article Barred by Judge
Date: 08 August 1979
Bount County, Ala, Circuit Judge H E Holaday finds Greg McDonald, reporter for Birmingham Post-Herald, in contempt of court and sentences him to 3 days in jail for violating order prohibiting publication of trial account; fines McDonald and paper, represented by editor Angus McEachran, $100; newspaper's attorney David Olive asks for stay of sentence (S)
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Iran Closes a Leading Paper in Crackdown on the Press; Statement Issued by Prosecutor
Date: 08 August 1979
Armed Islamic guards occupy offices of Ayandegan, leading Teheran newspaper, and Government officials say its publishers and editors will be prosecuted for 'counterrevolutionary policies and acts'; action appears to be part of Government crackdown on both domestic press and representatives of foreign news organizations; 4-man NBC-TV crew is ordered to leave Iran; Mehdi Momken, Deputy Minister of National Guidance for Press Affairs, comments on new law that empowers Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Government to suspend publications it deems critical of regime, bar anyone connected with ousted monarchy from publishing newspapers and magazines and ban foreign correspondents who damage 'Islamic revolution, notably Americans' (M)
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City Newsstands Act to End Decline; More Than One Cause
Date: 07 August 1979
By JUDITH CUMMINGS
Judith CUMMINGS
Newsstand business in NYC is in slump, and crime is 1 reason cited; other causes are deoline in major NYC newspapers of general circulation from 7 in 1960's to 3 today; restrictions on what newsstands can sell to make up for loss of revenue; about 400 above-ground newsstands are operating in NYC, according to Department of Consumer Affairs; of total, about 250 are in Manhattan; NYC Consumer Affairs Comr Bruce C Rattner comments; illus (M)
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New Wage Guideline Is Planned; White House to Ask 2-Year Rise Not Above 15%
Date: 07 August 1979
By CLYDE H. FARNSWORTH Special to The News York Times
Clyde FARNSWORTH
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Promotions at Daily News
Date: 08 August 1979
Daily News names Michael O'Neill editor and executive vice president, Al Heltman vice president, James Artz assistant to president and vice president, Henry Wurzer executive vice president and director of sales (S)
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COMPANY NEWS; Japanese Photo Company To Invest in Fotomat
Date: 07 August 1979
Co raises '79 capital expenditures to $213 million from $171 million (S)
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The Commonwealth Plan for Rhodesia: Promise and Peril; News Analysis
Date: 07 August 1979
By CAREY WINFREY Special to The New York Times
Carey Special
Analysis of plan holds that, on positive side, plan signifies 'meeting of minds' but notes 'hazards are enormous'; says getting all parties to attend constitional conference will he 'herculean task'; says Jamaican Prime Min Michael Manley and Thatcher, in separate new conferences, took pains to keep their optimism 'within bounds of reason' (M)
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Election in Iran: Khomeini's Victory May Prove Costly; News Analysis
Date: 08 August 1979
By YOUSSEF M. IBRAHIM Special to The New York Times
Analysis: rigged election of council to draft new Constitution and other policies of Khomeini have alienated moderate secular and religious leaders (M)
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