Two Lisbon Writers Relive It All; Conversational Visit Reveals Rifts and 'a Little Hope'
Date: 25 September 1975
By FLORA LEWIS Special to The New York Times
Flora Special
Portuguese writers Vera Lagoa and Fernanda Leitao, who face possible arrest because of their criticism of Govt, comment on their plight; had strong sympathies with Communists struggling underground against Salazar and Caetano dictatorships and both have become open critics of what has happened in country since revolution; Lagoa writes for newspaper Tempo and Leitao is editor of O Templario (M)
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TV Braces for Logistics of the Democratic Convention
Date: 24 September 1975
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
Television networks are gearing up to cover Dem natl conv in NYC; are bracing themselves for what they expect to be 'horrendous logistics,' including physical limitations of Madison Square Garden, overlapping of union jurisdictions, city's traffic conditions, tall bldgs, all of which contribute to production hardships; comments from some network officials; Repub and Dem convs are expected to cost NBC and CBS around $10-million each for gavel-to-gavel coverage, and ABC $6-million for limited coverage (M)
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Royster Wins Loeb Award For Financial Journalism
Date: 25 September 1975
Gerald Loeb Memorial Awards for distinguished business and financial writing to Vermont Royster (Wall St Journal), Allan Sloan (Detroit Free Press), Tom Miller (Huntington, W Va, Herald Advertiser), Marshall Loeb (Time), Edwin Darby (Chicago Sun-Times), Donald Barlett and James Steel (Phila Inquirer) (S)
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Who's to Blame?; ESSAY
Date: 25 September 1975
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire comment on 2 attempted assassinations of Pres Ford holds that media should reduce coverage of episodes and should urge Ford to adopt strategy of surprise in his crowd-plunging (S)
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World Reaction to the Shooting Varied
Date: 24 September 1975
Reactions of various countries to Sept 22 assassination attempt on Pres Ford noted; Paris newspaper France-Soir displayed photo of attempt across 1/2 of front page; Rome left wing newspaper Il Paese gave news 6-column headline; Communist countries had little coverage; Moscow radio broadcast brief rept on incident; East Ger news agency distributed 9-line rept on attempt; West Ger news agency said any doubts about US stability are superfluous; Cairo newspaper editor Mustafa Amin termed incident 'tragic phenomenon' (S)
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Knight Papers Fill 2 Posts
Date: 24 September 1975
Philadelphia Daily news names F Gilman Spencer editor, succeeding Rolfe Neill, who is apptd pres and publisher of Charlotte Observer and News (S)
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American Roulette
Date: 24 September 1975
By William V. Shannon
William Shannon
W V Shannon comment on 2 recent attempts on life of Pres Ford; holds that newspapers, magazines and TV, on voluntary basis, might try to avoid agitating other disordered minds by withholding photographs of would-be assassins and playing down detailed coverage of their private lives; holds that Time and Newsweek showed regrettable judgment in placing on their covers face of woman who tried to shoot Ford (S)
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TIMES AND NEWS GET PHOTOGRAPH PRIZES
Date: 25 September 1975
'75 NYS Associated Press Assn photography awards to Warren Inglese (Nyack Journal-News), J Michael Dombroski (Newsday), Charles Frattini, Frank Giorandine and Dan Farrell (NY News), Gary Settle, Neal Boenzi and Paul Hosefros (NY Times), Fred McKinney (Albany Capital Newspapers) (S)
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