Newspaper Family Typifies Nicaragua's Divisions; Compromise Ends Dispute Somoza Halts Publication
Date: 24 May 1980
By ALAN RIDING Special to The New York Times
Alan Special
Long synonomous with struggle against Somoza dictatorship, Chamorro newspaper family has become a symbol of political currents that have emerged since success of Sandinist revolution; 3 newspapers are run by Chamorros, and each has its own editorial line; split in the family between those supporting left-leaning revolution and those favoring independence or even opposition reflects passionate debate under way among Nicaraguans, who, without unifying factor of hate for Somozas, are seeking a new political direction (M)
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Hostage Issue Recedes As the Administration Mutes Its Crisis Status; Hostage Issue Recedes as President Stops Treating It as a Major Crisis Steps Toward De-emphasis Opinions on Carter Actions Unanswered Questions
Date: 23 May 1980
By JOHN HERBERS
John HERBERS
Subject of American hostages in Iran has receded as leading item in news and as issue in political campaign because of Carter Administration's decision to stop treating it as major crisis (M)
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Around the Nation; St. Louis Integration Order Is Viewed as Unprecedented New Hampshire High Court Rules Against a Newspaper Judge Bars Graduation From a Church in Idaho Prosecution Rests Case In Utah Murder Trial Federal Judge Dismisses Job Bias Suit Against Sears
Date: 23 May 1980
Federal District Judge Robert Varner dismisses suit by EEOC that accused Sears Roebuck & Co of racial discrimination in hiring; says commission failed to satisfy Federal law requiring agency's commissioner to verify any charge brought by commission (S)
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ABC News Sues New Mexico Aides
Date: 24 May 1980
ABC files suit in Federal District Court, Albuquerque, charging that New Mexico officials denied it access to State Penitentiary, Santa Fe, while allowing other reporters access (S)
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Soviet 'Peace Offensive': Mood in Europe Grows Fearful; News Analysis
Date: 23 May 1980
By FLORA LEWIS Special to The New York Times
Flora Special
News analysis of USSR's peace offensive, notably Giscard-Brezhnev meeting; holds flurry of diplomacy and declarations of recent weeks has shown that Russians are not interested in negotiations, intending instead to increase nuclear arsenal targeted on Western Europe while implying that Europe could become scene of nuclear devastation without direct involvement of US; notes USSR has sought to mobilize public opinion against Western denunciations of Afghan invasion through fear of confrontation, and is offering continued detente and peaceful relations with Western Europe provided it pulls away from US leadership; holds Soviet moves have caused fright in Europe
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Miami's Racial Trouble Points to Gap in City's Leadership; News Analysis No Prevailing Influence Leadership Discouraged
Date: 23 May 1980
By JON NORDHEIMER Special to The New York Times
Jon Special
analysis of recent riots; attributes racial problems partly to gap in city's leadership and partly to city's social history (M)
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A 'Strong and Effective' New U.S. Attorney; Man in the News Won Honors at Columbia Return to Private Practice
Date: 23 May 1980
John Sherwood Martin Jr.By ARNOLD H. LUBASCH
John Martin
biographical sketch; full name is John Sherwood Martin Jr; he was born May 31 '35; his portrait
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