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Date: 20 June 1979
Lillian Gish, addressing House Government Operations subcommittee, urges Congress to preserve historic newsreels now deteriorating in vaults; George Stevens, retiring director of American Film Institute, estimates it would cost between $15 million and $30 million to recopy surviving newsreel footage on modern film that will not deteriorate (S)
Date: 21 June 1979
By ALAN RIDING Special to The New York Times
Alan Special
ABC-TV reporter Bill Stewart and his interpreter are shot to death by National Guardsman in Managua while visiting scene of recent fighting between Government troops and rebels; Stewart is 1st foreign reporter killed in conflict; General Somoza expresses condolences; illus (M)
Date: 20 June 1979
By WENDELL RAWLS Jr
Wendell RAWLS
South African investigating commission looking into South Africa's $74 million public relations scandal reports that Government of South Africa invested more than $11 million through conservative Michigan publisher John P McGoff in his unsuccessful attempt to buy Washington Star, his purchase of Sacramento Union and his purchase of controlling interest in UPITN TV News; reports Government did not require McGoff to repay much of loan and it finally incurred $6.35 million loss while McGoff wound up as major shareholder of Sacramento Union and UPITN TV News; McGoff is publisher of Panax Newspapers; according to report, South African attempt to take over Washington Star came after McGoff told some friends in Pretoria Government that newspaper was in financial trouble and that he could turn it into profitable enterprise; says that Les DeVilliers, official in South Africa's Department of Information, thought that Washington newspaper could do great deal for South Africa if it had positive attitude toward country (M)
Date: 20 June 1979
By WALLACE TURNER Special to The New York Times
Wallace Special
Calif Comm on Judicial Performance probe into unauthorized disclosures of pending Calif Sup Ct actions and allegations that Ct withheld announcement of decisions for political reasons continues, San Francisco; finger of suspicion is pointed, in most tentative way, at Justices Stanley Mosk and William Clark as perhaps having made disclosures to Los Angeles Times reporters William Endicott and Robert Fairbanks about controversial case whose decision had not been filed; case involved decision to overturn state law requiring prison sentences for those convicted of using gun while committing crime; indication of suspicion comes during testimony of Justice Frank Richardson, 1st witness in panel's inquiry; Richardson's testimony detailed (M)
Date: 21 June 1979
Judge James F Henebry orders Anthony R Dolan of Stamford Advocate to identify some of his sources for story that prompted libel suit by former Connecticut State Senator William E Strada Jr (S)
Date: 21 June 1979
US Supreme Court, 6-3, in opinion written by Chief Justice Warren E Burger, upholds constitutionality of state law allowing parents to commit their minor children to state mental institutions; 36 states, including NY, NJ and Conn, have such laws; Justices rule that hospital medical staff must conclude independently that commitment is needed, but they unanimously reject 2 lower court rulings that parents' decision must be investigated at an adversary-type hearing (M)
Date: 21 June 1979
Chemical Bank chairman Donald C Platten is named to receive Citizens Budget Commission's gold medal for service to NYC; is chairman of Mayor's Management Advisory Committee (S)
Date: 21 June 1979
Poloron Products to sell or eliminate 3 divisions (S)
Date: 20 June 1979
Egyptian Foreign Min Boutros Ghali and Pope John Paul II discuss Egyptian-Israeli negotiations on Gaza and West Bank, Rome (S)