Syrian Troops in Lebanon Seize Control of Another Critical Paper
Date: 19 December 1976
Editorial offices and printing facilities of Beirut newspaper As Safir are occupied by Syrian troops in Arab League's peacekeeping force; As Safir editor and owner Talal Salman calls Prime Min Selim al-Hoss and Interior Min Salah Salman, but they are unable to do anything about takeover; papers Al Moharrer, Beirut and Al Dastour continue to appear by using other facilities; Michel Abu Jaudeh, co-editor of Beirut daily An Nahar, says his paper received instructions by telephone on how news should be reptd (M)
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Worry About Threats to Press Freedom
Date: 19 December 1976
By William S. Paley
William Paley
William S Paley comment on state of press freedom in US and rest of world; holds that in US battle for free press has never been conclusively won; says broadcast journalism never has enjoyed full protection of 1st Amendment because stations must be licensed to avoid chaos on airwaves; drawing (M)
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Worry About the Quality of News Reporting
Date: 19 December 1976
By Jann S. Wenner
Jann Wenner
Rolling Stone (pub) editor Jann S Wenner comment on press's role in Pres election; says it was misleading, misinformed and maladroit
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News of Realty; Purchase by Barclays
Date: 19 December 1976
Barclays Bank Internatl purchases 14-story office bldg at 100 Water St, NYC, from FDIC for $2.4-million (S)
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News Summary; International
Date: 19 December 1976
F Lewis on Saudi Arabia's efforts to use oil prices as means to hasten settlement of Israel-Arab conflict and confirm its dominance in Persian Gulf and Arab world; illus of delegates to OPEC conf (M)
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Follow Up on The News; Visa Vise
Date: 19 December 1976
Bowling Green Park (NYC): Follow-up on plans to rebuild Bowling Green Pk (NYC) to look as it did in late 1700s notes IRT subway station has not yet been renovated; MTA spokesman says station should be completed early in '77 and pk refurbishing will begin then (S)
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Around the Nation; California Court Approves Laws Limiting Building
Date: 19 December 1976
Survey conducted by research team at Amer Univ finds that over 82% of 166 Congressmen who responded to poll agreed that news media failed to inform public adequately about Cong; nearly 81% agreed that reporters tend to form in 'packs' when covering HR, covering only few issues, leaving many issues unreptd (S)
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