Curbs Could Alter Role of Press, Lawyers Are Told; Needs of Police Cited
Date: 09 August 1978
By SHEILA RULE
Sheila RULE
CBS News pres Richard Salant, joined by NY Times exec ed A M Rosenthal and NBC News reporter Tom Brokaw, argue that case of M A Farber and Stanford Daily will have adverse impact on news gathering and reporting, ABA panel 'Search and Seizure of the Media', NYC; Asst US Atty Gen Philip B Heymann says subpoenaing material amassed in news gathering is very small problem; Internatl Assn of Chiefs of Police exec dir Glen Hill says barring of search warrants on press would put one interest above another and impede police investigation and rights of citizens to live as free from crime as possible; former NJ Gov Robert B Meyner says, in question and answer period, that issue in Farber case is not press freedom but right of accused to fair trial; scores NJ judge's move to inspect Farber's materials in chambers before deciding on Times-Farber challenges (M)
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Citizens' Campaign Against a Clifton Paper Upheld
Date: 09 August 1978
By ALFONSO A. NARVAEZ Special to The New York Times
Alfonso NARVAEZ
Passaic County Superior Ct Temporary Judge William J Marchese denies The Independent Prospector, Clifton, NJ, wkly newspaper, restraining order barring Citizens Opposed to The Independent Prospector from efforts to curtail advertising and purchase of paper; says group is protected by First Amendment free speech guarantees; says paper and its publisher Alex Bidnik Jr have shown that efforts of group have harmed paper but suggests that future harm could be avoided by changes in paper's policies; finds that merchants who have withheld ad denied paper's contention that they had been pressured and intimidated; group leader Charles Nouhan lauds decision; paper's atty, Williams J De Marco, says he does not know if appeal will be brought (S)
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Publishers Postpone Deadline on Pressmen's Contract; No Progress Reported
Date: 09 August 1978
By DAMON STETON
Damon STETON
3 newspapers postpone deadline for agreement with pressmen until 6 PM at request of Fed mediator Kenneth Moffett; Publishers Assn exec dir H J Kracke says no progress has been made in talks; union pres William J Kennedy Jr says atmosphere of negotiation has improved and that chances of agreement are 50-50; Newspaper Deliverers leader Douglas LaChance says deliverers will support pressmen's picket line (M)
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Most Elected Officials in a Survey Disagree With Jersey Press Ruling; Illinois Governor's Reaction
Date: 09 August 1978
survey of elected officials finds they disagree with jailing of Farber; comments of Govs Schrieber, Lamm, Thompson, Byrne, Peprich and Carey noted; Penna Gov Shapp agrees with move; Sen Javits calls for Fed law to deal with instances where press freedoms conflict with rights of defendants (M)
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Paper in Detroit Offers To Help Times on Fine
Date: 09 August 1978
Detroit News offers to pay day's fine, $5000, for NY Times in M A Farber case to symbolize paper's involvement in controversy; Times publisher Sulzberger, in lr to News publisher Peter B Clark, suggests funds be set aside to aid smaller papers that might face first amendment struggles; expresses gratitude and says Times is strong enough to bear punitive fine that was unjustly imposed (S)
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U.S. JUDGE REFUSES TO RELEASE FARBER; But District Jurist in Newark Sets Hearing on Matter for Friday
Date: 09 August 1978
By LESLEY OELSNER Special to The New York Times
Lesley Special
Fed Dist Ct Judge Frederick B Lacey refuses to order M A Farber released from jail; sets hearing after receiving petition, holding he needs more time to study matter (M)
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Lawyers Group Gives an Award To The Times for Law Coverage
Date: 09 August 1978
NY County Lawyers' Assn gives NY Times award for conspicuous service in covering law; awards cites leadership of exec ed A M Rosenthal (S)
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Sports News Briefs; Sorkin, Former Agent, Starts His Prison Term
Date: 09 August 1978
Former sports agent Richard Sorkin, convicted of stealing $600,000 entrusted to him by 31 professional hockey and basketball players, begins serving 3-yr term (S)
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