Curbs on Press Stir Fleet Street; Search at Magazine Poses New Issue on Freedoms Newsmen Have Far More Restrictions Than in U.S.
Date: 26 December 1972
By ALVIN SHUSTERSpecial to The New York Times
Comment on recent controversy in GB which has arisen over govt search of offices of Railway Gazette for clues concerning leak of Govt document on proposed changes in GB's railway network and over ct stoppage of London Sunday Times pub of definitive article on deforming drug, thalidomide; events raise new questions about relationship between Govt and press; Brit editors operate under more stringent legal restraints than their US counterparts; Brit officials' reluctance to speak frankly to press is backed by Official Secrets Act, which makes no distinction between ban on releasing security information and other Govt documents; A Howard, editor of New Statesman and C Wintour, editor of Evening Standard, comment; Howard por
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The House That Talks
Date: 26 December 1972
By Russell Baker
Russell Baker
R Baker comment on apparent abundance of news being issued by White House notes that most information is released by sources who decline to be named in news repts; holds that so many instances of unattributable information are indicative of Govt which deals in 'paranoia and duplicity'
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6TH FLEET ENJOYS 'HOME' IN ATHENS; Port Arrangement Seems to Please Navy Families
Date: 26 December 1972
By JUAN de ONISSpecial to The New York Times
Juan de ONISSpecial
US 6th Fleet carrier forces comdr Adm Turner and 450 other married members of destroyer escort sqdn of carrier Forrestal are spending Christmas holidays with their families in Athens, families having been living there since Sept under US agreement with Greece for home-port facilities; family reaction to new setup is most favorable; attacks on agreement establishing facilities by critics of Greek Govt and publicity in Greek press on any incidents involving US mil personnel noted; US taking various steps to improve USN relations with press, including trips by journalists with carrier force
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Post-Holiday Cheer
Date: 26 December 1972
By PHILIP H. DOUGHERTY
Philip DOUGHERTY
P H Dougherty ints with heads of 4 major media assns reveal that each expects his indus to grow along with US econ and to benefit from consumer movement and gen loss of faith in ad; Ad Bur pres J Kauffman, Magazine Publishers Assn pres S E Kelly, TV Ad Bur pres N Cash and Radio Ad Bur pres M David comment
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14 'Scalpers' Fined in Pittsburgh
Date: 26 December 1972
Pittsburgh City magistrate on Dec 25 fines 14 persons on charges of ticket-scalping; suspects were arrested prior to NFL playoff game between Pittsburgh Steelers and Oakland Raiders
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Red Sox's 'Unsung Hero' Honored
Date: 25 December 1972
name Red Sox utility player R Miller for 'unsung hero' award
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Prince of Truth First at Calder
Date: 26 December 1972
Christmas Day Handicap: Prince of Truth wins Christmas Day Hdcp at Calder Race Track on Dec 25
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Pocono Downs Bans Shamrock
Date: 25 December 1972
Pocono Downs Raceway pres L Vansant announces on Dec 24 that Shamrock Racing Assn has been barred from using raceway in '73 because of debts totaling $360,000
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