U.S. Communists Say Yiddish Paper Serves 'Imperialism'
Date: 15 May 1977
Communist Party USA publishes 2,000-word attack on left-wing NY Yiddish daily, Morning Freiheit, and its editor, Paul Novick, as having slid in interests of US imperialism; attack follows similar denunciations of Freiheit in Mar issue of Moscow Yiddish monthly, Sovetish Heimland, whose editor Aaron Vergelis, asserted that Freheit in '40s was not ashamed to publicly announce it was Communist newspaper (S)
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Foreigners in Moscow Upset by Big Rent Increases
Date: 16 May 1977
By DAVID K. SHIPLER Special to The New York Times
David SHIPLER
USSR Govt suddenly has demanded huge rent increases from foreign residents, some up to 125%; Govt, which has monopoly on most urban housing both for USSR citizens and for foreigners, has begun sending new leases to foreign diplomats, businessmen and journalists (M)
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Bell Plan on Release Of Information Gets Variety of Responses
Date: 15 May 1977
Special to The New York Times
Fed officials have mixed reaction to Atty Gen Bell's warning that Justice Dept will defend them for withholding Govt information only if such disclosure would be 'demonstrably harmful'; Bell also revealed that he has ordered Justice Dept civil div to rev all freedom-of-information suits, and that some information previously withheld might be released (M)
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THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS 'CLUB'; Press
Date: 15 May 1977
By J. Anthony Lukas
J. Lukas
J Anthony Lukas article on White House press corps's reaction to Carter Adm; notes most members regard Carter as basically honest man, and press-Pres antagonism of Johnson, Nixon and Ford Adms is largely gone
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MAESTRO OF THE MEDIA; THE PRIME-TIME PRESIDENT
Date: 15 May 1977
By Richard Reeves
Richard Reeves
Richard Reeves article on Carter's frequent and successful use of TV and radio
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SCANDAL AND ARRESTS EMBROIL ARGENTINA; Regime Denies Any Anti-Semitism in Investigations of Business Dealings Involving 3 Jews
Date: 15 May 1977
By JUAN de ONIS Special to The New York Times
Juan de ONIS
Argentina is in turmoil over revelations of business scandals and over morality campaign by right-wingers in which Lanusse has been arrested; Govt has denied there is any anti-Semitic element in investigations, but 3 principal figures involved are prominent Argentine Jews, and anti-Jewish publications are capitalizing on it; incidents include kidnapping of newspaper exec Edgardo Sajon, who worked closely with Lanusse and financial dealings of late Argentine Jewish banker David Graiver; Graiver scandal has led to arrest of La Opinion publisher Jacobo Timmerman, who is being held on exec order without official charges; proceedings have caused serious concern among Jews; other events noted (M)
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NIXON DEFENDS CAMPAIGN AGAINST WAR DISSENTERS
Date: 16 May 1977
Former US Pres Nixon, in 3d TV int with David Frost, says he decided to invade Cambodia in order to get more favorable terms for Amer withdrawal from Vietnam (S)
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Editor of Principal Black Newspaper in South Africa Has Become Influential Critic of Apartheid System
Date: 16 May 1977
By JOHN F. BURNS Special to The New York Times
John BURNS
Israeli troops using tear gas break up demonstrations by Arab students in West Bank town of Nablus; students are staging protest to coincide with anniv of Israel's independence (S)
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THE NOT-SO-COOL JODY POWELL; Jody Powell
Date: 15 May 1977
By Charles Mohr
Charles Mohr
Charles Mohr article on Carter press sec Jody Powell traces his relationship with Carter from time of '76 Pres campaign; illus (L)
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