BELL CHIDES PRESS ON UNVERIFIED DATA; Tells Publishers That Papers Have 'Unhealthy Habit' of Reprinting Information Without Checking
Date: 17 November 1977
By ANTHONY MARRO Special to The New York Times
Anthony Special
Atty Gen Bell, in speech to Southern Newspaper Publishers Assn, Boca Raton, Fla, says newspapers have 'unhealthy habit' of picking up and reprinting information that has been published by others without 1st attempting to verify it on their own; cites unspecified newspaper profile that he described 'as nothing less than a hit job' and that he says contained 'plain falsehoods' that later turned up in articles about him; Justice Dept official says Bell was referring to profile written last Jan by Lynn Rosellini of Washington Post; Rosellini comments (M)
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Solicitor General May Oppose Fed On Early Reports of Money Goals
Date: 17 November 1977
By CLYDE H. FARNSWORTH Special to The New York Times
Clyde FARNSWORTH
Justice Dept's Solicitor Gen's office reptdly is reluctant to appeal to Sup Ct lower ct rulings that Reserve must disclose its directives on money supply growth targets within few hrs of Open Mkt Com session, rather than after current 4-5-wk delay; law student David Marrill and Georgetown Univ Law Center's Inst for Public Interest Representation brought suit under Freedom of Information Law; Burns, who opposes immediate disclosure, presses for appeal; Reserve atty Thomas O'Connell comments; Appeals Ct decision, written by Judge Carl McGowan, noted Cong could grant Reserve specific exemption from law's prompt availability requirement; Solicitor Gen Wade H McCree comments (M)
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TV'S ROLE IN MIDEAST: ALMOST DIPLOMACY?; Networks Served as a Conduit for Egypt and Israel, but Officials Say It Was Only Journalism
Date: 18 November 1977
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
CBS, NBC and ABC say their role in bringing about visit to Israel involved nothing more than conventional journalistic procedures and should not be regarded as media diplomacy'; Walter Cronkite's presentation of ints with Sadat and Begin on Nov 14 gave impression that developments occurred on CBS, whereas in fact ABC and NBC also carried story; Roone Arledge of ABC says his network was actually catalyst for visit (M)
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People and Business; Burns Voices Strong Opposition To Disclosing Fed's Discussions
Date: 18 November 1977
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co chmn Walter E Hanson contends chief creator of unemployment is US Govt, through expensive regulations, tax code, inflationary creation of money by Fed Reserve and Carter Adm maneuvers that have weakened business confidence, statement, New England Council meeting, Boston (M)
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News Editor in Italy Wounded by Terrorists
Date: 17 November 1977
Carlo Casalegno, deputy editor in chief of newspaper La Stampa, shot 4 times, Rome, apparently by left-wing terrorists, 6th journalist so attacked; Red Brigades (orgn) claims credit (S)
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Networks Preparing Coverage of Sadat
Date: 18 November 1977
CBS, NBC and ABC plan live satellite coverage of Sadat's address to Israeli Parliament; speech and Sadat's arrival in Jerusalem will be broadcast in Hebrew by Israel Broadcasting Auth (S)
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