Underground Blast Cuts Power to a Struck Paper
Date: 28 November 1975
Underground explosion near Dela County Daily Times on Nov 27 cuts off elec power to newspaper's printing presses; paper is in 4th day of strike by Local 10 of Newspaper Guild of Greater Phila; editor and publisher Cove Hoover says gasoline was deliberately poured down manhole near plant causing explosion; power was later restored (S)
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TV REPORTER JAILED IN CONTEMPT CASE
Date: 27 November 1975
WVUE-TV reporter Richard Angelico is jailed for 4 hrs, New Orleans, after interviewing 83-yr old Mrs Edna Halbedel, who Dist Atty's office said was victim of kidnap plot, in ct bldg after she appeared at Oct 28 grand jury hearing; is freed by State Sup Ct from 30-day or $500 contempt-of-ct sentence pending appeal; Halbedel said she had not been kidnapped and charges were later dropped against 2 men accused of holding her captive in her home for 2 yrs (S)
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SPANISH LEFTISTS BELITTLE PARDONS; Madrid's Clemency Decree Condemned as Inadequate SPANISH LEFTISTS BFLITTLF PARDONS
Date: 27 November 1975
By HENRY GINIGER Special to The New York Times
Henry Special
effort by Felipe Gonzalez, leader of Spanish Socialist Workers Party, to hold open press conf with members of Foreign Press Assn is prohibited by Spanish Govt with threat of mass arrests; Internatl Press Club, proposed site, is locked; apparently officials sought to avoid embarrassment of having to arrest newsmen; Socialist spokesmen Carlos Zayas comments (S)
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Stanton Denies Seeking a 1971 White House Deal
Date: 27 November 1975
By JOHN M. CREWDSON Special to THE New York Times
Former CBS Inc pres Frank M Stanton denies Variety article contending that he promised to cooperate on network news stories with Nixon Adm in return for White House assistance in killing '71 contempt of Cong citation against him and CBS (M)
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Choking the Press
Date: 28 November 1975
ed scores US Sup Ct Justice Blackmun's ruling in Neb murder case that that upheld 'gag' rule on press reptg of criminal case; says ruling could establish dangerous and impossible standard for judges to maintain and journalists to live with for it would cast judges in role of editors and give legal sanction to rule of prior censorship that could fundamentally impair 1st Amendment (M)
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Blackmun Press Curb; Prior Restraint Ruling in Nebraska Case Viewed as Having Far-Reaching Impact
Date: 27 November 1975
By MARTIN ARNOLD
Martin ARNOLD
Martin Arnold article analyzes Sup Ct Judge Blackmun's ruling (M)
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BLACKMUN SCORED ON CURB OF PRESS; Journalist Group Sees Ruling as 'Dangerous Precedent'
Date: 28 November 1975
Reporters Com for Press Freedom has asked Fed Judge Herbert F Murray to consider views of news media and public at least 10 days before putting into effect any gag rule in case against Gov Marvin Mandel of Maryland and 5 co-defendants; com atty E Barrett Prettyman Jr requested that Murray give news media opportunity to discuss proposed gag with him or present its case in formal hearing; Mandel and 5 friends were as accused in Fed indictment of corrupt practices, fraud and deception to enrich themselves; asst US Atty Ronald S Liebman requested order barring out-of-ct statements when indictment was returned, and said that prosecutors would be prepared to discuss specifics of proposal at arraignment hearing (S)
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TV IS A GREEK HIT, AROUSING DEBATE; As Audience Grows, Athens Increases Intervention Turks Also in a Dispute
Date: 28 November 1975
Article on growing impact of TV on Greece and Turkey; Greek Govt has introduced legis that would make natl TV network ind corp; Paul Bakoyannis, former asst dir of network who was ousted with producer Spyros Payiatakis following showing of controversial documentary about Greek guerillas during World War 11, says Prime Min Constantine Caramanlis and other politicians should stop thinking of TV as their private tool; power of Greek TV is enhanced by dismal quality of nation's newspapers, which stress sensationalism and cater to pol prejudice; similar debate has been raging in Turkey since early '74, when leftist Ismail Cem Ipecki was named head of natl network; when right-wing Govt took power in Apr, its first act was to remove him; recent survey in Turkey indicates that 90% of those int believe TV while only 10% believe newspapers (M)
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People in Sports; Canadian Runner Banned For Life After Drug Test
Date: 27 November 1975
IAAF bans Canada's Olympic sprinter Joan Wenzel from all future internatl competition after drug test indicates she used cold-cure tablets containing prohibited substance during Pan-Amer Games in Mex City (S)
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