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Date: 18 April 1978
William J Kennedy Jr, pres of Local 2 of Printing Pressmen's Union, repts local has voted to seek strike sanction from its internatl union; negotiations in Washington between NY Post and Newspaper Guild continue under chief mediator John Zancanaro (S)
Date: 17 April 1978
Barbara Yuncker, chmn of NY Post unit of Newspaper Guild, repts Post has recd not more than 20 resignations from 146 employees invited to resign with severance pay; Post and guild are scheduled to meet for negotiations in Washington (S)
Date: 18 April 1978
By JUAN de ONIS Special to The New York Times
Juan de ONIS
Govt releases former La Opinion publisher Jacobo Timerman from prison after having held him since Apr 15 '77 without charges (S)
Date: 18 April 1978
By JOHN LEONARD
John LEONARD
by John Leonard; Ephron por
Date: 18 April 1978
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
ABC News sources say pres Roone Arledge will make personnel changes on ABC Evening News With Harry Reasoner and Barbara Walters to boost program's ratings; say Peter Jennings, Tom Jarriel, Frank Reynolds and Max Robinson will anchor program from different cities; say status of Reasoner is uncertain and that Walters will concentrate on news ints and special repts (M)
Date: 17 April 1978
2,000 persons gather in Skokie, Ill, where members of Nazi group have tried to march, for prayer service at which many Christians wear yellow Stars of David to express their unity with community's Jewish population (S)
Date: 18 April 1978
By PETER KIHSS
Peter KIHSS
Pulitzer Prizes go to Walter Kerr of NY Times (criticism) and Donald L Coburn, author of play The Gin Game (drama) (S)