EAST GERMANS OUST A WESTERN NEWSMAN; Accuse Television Correspondent of Meddling and Defamation
Date: 23 December 1976
East Ger Govt on Dec 22 orders expulsion of W Ger TV correspondent Lothar Loewe, who had frequently interviewed dissidents; was accused by E Ger press agency ADN of having 'meddled grossly' in E Ger's internal affairs and of having defamed its people and Govt (S)
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TELEVISION TODAY
Date: 24 December 1976
J J O'Connor rev of On the Road With Charles Kuralt, 1-hr special composed of Kuralt's short essays for CBS Evening News
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World News Briefs; Singapore's Ruling Party Wins Its 5th Victory Trudeau Appeals for Unity To Head Off Separatism U.S. Criticizes Soviet Curb On Jewish Conference Iran Security Forces Kill 8 And Seize 11 in Teheran 20 Sentenced in Cairo For Torturing Military Comoro Aide in Talks On Madagascar Clashes
Date: 24 December 1976
Former Egyptian War Min Gen Mohammed Sadek and 19 officers and soldiers convicted of torturing armed forces members are sentenced by sup mil ct to 1 to 10 yrs' hard labor; 1-yr sentence for Sadek is suspended by ct for his 'valorous role' in ousting Soviet mil advisers from Egypt in 72 and his participation in war of attrition with Israel, '69-70; sources say torture occurred after Egypt's '67 defeat by Israel and was effort to extract confessions of coup in order to divert attention from mil debacle; Sadek's deputy retired Brig Ibrahim Mohmoud Salama is sentenced to 3 yrs' hard labor, and Lt Sharaf S el-Rouby, convicted of conducting torture sessions, is sentenced to 10 yrs (S)
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Hauck Succeeds Jordan as Times News Editor
Date: 24 December 1976
NY Times names Lawrence G Hauck news editor, succeeding Lewis Jordan; pors (S)
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World News Briefs; U.N. General Assembly Ends Session for 1976 Arafat Endorses State For the Palestinians Marcos Reports Progress In Talks to End Rebellion Mrs. Gandhi Carries Out Two Cabinet Changes Leftists Defeat Premier In Mauritius Election
Date: 23 December 1976
Arafat says Palestinian movement will set up state on 'any piece of liberated Palestinian soil'; comment, broadcast by Saudi radio, is interpreted as indication of willingness to accept Palestinian state on West Bank and Gaza Strip should this be decided at expected resumption of Geneva peace talks; Arafat says decision was made by Palestinian Central Council at its meeting Dec 14 in Damascus (S)
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