EARNINGS;Northrop
Date: 15 October 1980
15. октобар 1980. је био среда под знаком звездице ♎. Био је 288 дан у години. Председник Сједињених Држава је био Jimmy Carter.
Ако сте рођени на данашњи дан, имате 45 година. Ваш последњи рођендан је био среда, 15. октобар 2025., пре 265 дана. Ваш следећи рођендан је четвртак, 15. октобар 2026., за 99 дана. Живели сте 16.701 дана, или око 400.825 сати, или око 24.049.533 минута, или око 1.442.971.980 секунди.
Date: 15 October 1980
Special to The New York Times
Pres Carter signs Privacy Protection Act of 1980 that prohibits unannounced searches of newsrooms by Federal, state or local law-enforcement authorities except in certain narrowly defined circumstances; new law also protects authors, scholars and others engaged in writing for publication; it does not protect other innocent 3d parties from whom evidence of crime is sought, although it directs Attorney General to issue guidelines to Federal law enforcement officers to minimize unnecessary intrusions into privacy of such persons; illustration (M)
Date: 15 October 1980
By ROBERT LINDSEY Special to The New York Times
Robert Special
Extortion and murder conspiracy trial that Justice Department prosecutors have said will provide new disclosures about organized crime operations opens in Los Angeles, but moments later Federal District Judge Terry J Hatter Jr, in unusual move, orders reporters out of courtroom; lawyers representing news organizations object strongly but unsuccessfully to order; reporters are allowed to re-enter courtroom 2 hours later, after prosecution and defense lawyers argued over admissibility of certain unspecified evidence (M)
Date: 16 October 1980
By JOHN KIFNER Special to The New York Times
John Special
over 300 foreign correspondents say Iraqi Foreign Ministry is preventing them from effectively covering war with Iran (M)
Date: 15 October 1980
Judith Cummings Albin Krebs
Judith Albin
controversy develops between Washington Post and Washington Star over syndication of Gail Sheehy article on resignation of Cunningham; series appeared simultaneously in both papers, with each claiming exclusive copyright; Post publisher Benjamin Bradlee and Star ombudsman George Berveridge comment (S)
Date: 15 October 1980
Elie Abel, American member of commission studying problems of world journalism, says that US cannot support suggestion for UNESCO to set up standards for news organizations, and criticizes agency for trying to be 'international nanny'; defends private ownership of publications and broadcasting stations, reaffirming opposition to official protection of licensing of journalists and points out that global news agencies are not permitted to disseminate information directly in many countries (S)
Date: 16 October 1980
Jocelyn Hinsen, freelance photographer, sues Baltimore Colts and city of Baltimore for sex bias because she was denied access to sidelines during Colt games; terms exclusion violation of press freedom; Judge Joseph H H Kaplan orders club and city to answer complaint by Oct 24 (S)