Silent American Voices
Date: 14 November 1975
Ed notes recent meeting of Inter-Amer Press Assn in Brazil indicates that press in most Amer nations face great threats, with mil-dominated Govt cited as one of enemies; reveals fact that eminent journalist and TV newsman Vladimir Herzog may not have committed suicide, but was apparently murdered; notes journalist Enrique Zileri Gibson, who has been detained in Peru for humanitarian reason
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Strike Shuts British Papers
Date: 14 November 1975
GB natl newspapers fail to appear on Nov 14 because of work stoppage by 300 pressmen; men are damnding reinstatement of 96 workers of Daily Express (S)
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News Gets a Monday Strike Deadline
Date: 14 November 1975
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
Citywide Coordinating Com of Newspaper Guild on Nov 13 sets Nov 17 strike against Daily News if no contract agreement is reached by then; action comes after all-day negotiations fail to resolve dispute; guild exec vp Harry Fisdell says News refused to go along with same agreement that was reached by guild and NY Times; guild sec-treas Ray Mann says major problem is News's refusal to agree to requirement that all new employes in guild's jurisdiction must join guild and pay dues (S)
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TV: Views Vary on What's Good News
Date: 14 November 1975
By JOHN J.O'CONNOR
John O'CONNOR
Styles of various TV news programs examined by John J O'Connor; programs include NewsCenter 4, ABC News With Harry Reasoner and NBC Nightly News With John Chancellor (M)
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NEWS AND GUILD RESUME TALKS; Job Security and Exemption From Union Among Issues
Date: 13 November 1975
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
negotiators for NY Daily News and Newspaper Guild on Nov 12 resume bargaining on new contract following agreement on Nov 11 on new 3-yr contract between Guild and Times; guild unit at News has been anticipating similar financial offer, but it is also concerned about such matters as job security, guild shop and exemptions from requirement of guild membership; chief union negotiator Harry Fisdell reptd details of Times agreement to bargaining com at News before approval by Times com; Times agrees to give guild lr stating it would meet with guild com to discuss use of stringers in connection with NY and Bklyn-Queens-LI sections on Sundays; Times vp John Mortimer and mediation Theodore Kheel comment (M)
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Madrid Press, in Unusual Move, Denounces Ministry Crackdown
Date: 13 November 1975
Madrid Press Assn, in unusual attack on Min of Information, with backing of Barcelona Press Assn, denounces recent wave of fines and suspensions; demands that ministry halt its practice of phoning newspapers to censor material before papers go on sale (S)
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HOUSE OF LORDS DEFIES COMMONS; Temporarily Blocks Bill for Closed Shops and Seeks to Exempt Newsmen
Date: 13 November 1975
By ROBERT B. SEMPLE Jr. Special to The New York Times
House of Lords, in rare act of defiance on major bill, has temporarily blocked Govt proposal to restore to Brit unions freedom to organize closed shops; Employment Sec Michael Foot says Lords challenged 'democratic authority' and defied will of House of Commons (M)
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Sutton Selling Interest in Newspaper
Date: 13 November 1975
Manhattan Boro Pres Percy Sutton is selling his stock in NY Amsterdam News because he now says paper is 'pol liability'; says he has come under fire from within and outside press as result of 'mistaken belief that he was controlling editorial content of paper; Sutton's assocs contend he is concerned about his image in Jewish community; controversial editorial that appeared in paper criticizing Beame for refusing to welcome Egyptian Pres Sadat to NYC noted; paper is also undergoing internal changes with Sara Slack being replaced as managing editor and search on for new exec editor to replace James Hicks; Sutton por (M)
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BAYH SEES DANGER IN CRIMINAL CODE; Warns Planned Provisions Would Limit News Access
Date: 14 November 1975
By TOM GOLDSTEIN
Tom GOLDSTEIN
Sen B Bayh says there is excellent chance of either 'cleaning up or killing' provisions in proposed Fed Criminal Code that would restrict availability of Govt information to news orgns; says provisions represent 'potentially the greatest legis threat' in this century to 1st Amendment rights; Bayh has offered series of amendments to original bill (S)
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MOSCOW SAYS TIMES OPPOSES DETENTE
Date: 14 November 1975
Pravda pol commentator Yuri Zhukov on Nov 13 accuses Western press of conducting hostile campaign against detente in violation of Helsinki security cong decisions; mentions NY Times and French newspapers that he said used Nazi propaganda tactic of 'big lie' when writing about difficulties facing Western journalists working in Eastern Eur (S)
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