British Couple Report Physical Mistreatment By Soviet Authorities
Date: 23 April 1979
Special to The New York Times
Robin Knight, Moscow correspondent of US News & World Report, says that Soviet authorities physically mistreated him and wife during reporting trip to Soviet Central Asian city of Tashkent last week; says he had been made ill in restaurant and his wife was attacked and insulted when she tried to get taxi to take him back to hotel; US Embassy to protest to Soviet Foreign Min (S)
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Walkout at The Journal in Elizabeth Enters 10th Day
Date: 24 April 1979
Illus of Bill Earls, striking columnist for Elizabeth Daily Journal, writing for interim newspaper in Elizabeth, NJ
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The Hazards of Libel
Date: 23 April 1979
Editorial holds libel decision has made it more hazardous to exercise press freedoms; holds ruling has opened new avenues of disturbing inquiries by libel lawyers; hopes that decision will not mean that cost of protection for press is virtually unlimited intrusion into editorial process
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U.S. Protests Treatment Of Reporter by Russians
Date: 24 April 1979
charges Knight was drugged; protest is rejected (S)
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Newspaper Official Says Court Hurt Constitution
Date: 23 April 1979
ANPA pres Allen Neuharth scores ruling, int with UPI; warns Sup Ct sets self above Const; notes ruling follows Supreme Court's decision last May that police can search newsrooms (S)
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Newspaper Publishers Cite Gains; Both Income and Circulation Rise
Date: 24 April 1979
By DEIRDRE CARMODY
Deirdre CARMODY
Neuharth, addressing ANPA conv, repts newspaper advertising revenues rose by 14% in '78 to almost $13 billion, daily newspaper circulation increased for 3d year in row and 200 weekly newspapers have started up since '78; blames public apathy for what he calls 'unmaking of the Constitution'; says this apathy can in some cases be found within press itself; urges publishers to take up fight and rescue 1st Amendment; Eleanor Holmes Norton, head of Federal Equal Employment Commission, notes that 96% of all professionals in news organizations are white and more than 99% of those in managerial positions are white; Neuharth notes that newspapers are 3d ranking industry in US; illus (M)
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Coast Faces Newsprint Cuts Again; Circulation Trimmed Coast Facing New Cuts in Newsprint
Date: 24 April 1979
Special to The New York Times
West Coast newspapers, many of which have already been forced to cut their size and circulation because of newsprint shortage, are bracing for potential strike in Canadian mills that could restrict supplies even further; Union-Tribune Publishing Co gen mgr Alex DeBakcsy, repts street sales have been cut back by 50%; co publishes San Diego Union and Tribune; DeBakcsy says co's inventory of newsprint has dipped to as low as 7-day supply; shortage in West was caused by lengthy strike at mills in Pacific Northwest that began last summer and has since gradually wound down; other newspaper execs commenting on situation are Dick Wallace (Santa Ana Register), Michael Bell (Madison Newspapers Inc), William R Schover (Arizona Republic) and Don Schlichting (Durango Herald); part of reason for shortage is increased demand caused by strong economy; Amer Paper Inst repts newsprint production is at record levels (M)
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World News Briefs; Rebels in Ethiopia Report Big Toll of Foes in Battles
Date: 24 April 1979
20 labor leaders, who call 1-day general strike to protest military Govt's economic policies, are seized by armed plainclothesmen at Labor Ministry and driven away in unmarked cars; arrests occur after Labor Ministry officials announce govt would not tolerate illegal strike and summon unionists to Ministry headquarters to answer questions about it (S)
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