PATERSON BATTLE ON MEASLES LAGS; Outbreak in Its Third Month Despite Health-Unit Efforts Most 7-Day Variety Lack of Shots Cited
Date: 11 January 1974
Special to The News York Times
Paterson, NJ, measles outbreak continues despite 2 days of free immunizations and widespread publicity; Health Dept dir Robert A Callahan comments; calls immunization campaign failure; says those affected are primarily 1- to 5-yr-olds in Paterson's more econ depressed Spanish and black communities; Newark repts upsurge in measles since Dec 1; supervising health physician Dr William Spinosa says outbreak is result of mobililty of unimmunized population; Paterson to hold another immunization day Fed 3 (M)
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Reporter Gains in Fight to Avoid Jail
Date: 10 January 1974
Special to The New York Times
Tate, Sharon, and Others Murder Case: Reporter William Farr (Los Angeles Herald Examiner), who was jailed in '72 for refusing to identify his news sources on story he wrote about Charles Manson murders, has won new hope of eventually avoiding indefinite sentence for contempt of ct; Los Angeles Ct of Appeals on Jan 7 says that Farr could avoid further imprisonment if he could convince Judge Charles H Older, who sentenced him, that there is 'substantial likelihood' he will never change his mind about refusing to name his sources (M)
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News Summary and Index; The Major Events of the Day International National Metropolitan The Other News Quotation of the Day CORRECTION
Date: 11 January 1974
correction of Jan 10 article notes Amer Assn of Univ Professors was cited in error as being involved in runoff collective bargaining elections at NYU; notes voting is between United Fed of Coll Teachers and 'no-agent' position
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