Haiti, Facing Economic Crisis, Arrests Major Critics; Stirring Up Trouble 'A National Shame'
Date: 01 December 1980
By JO THOMAS Special to The New York Times
Jo Special
Haitian Government rounds up journalists, politicians and human rights activists in attempt to turn attention from worsening economic crisis before Dec 8 meeting of international banking and aid organizations; nation's economy will be focus of meeting of Joint Commission of International Donors, including representatives of World Bank and International Monetary Fund; those arrested are still being held incommunicado without charges; diplomatic observers say detentions are test of Pres-elect Ronald Reagan's willingness to continue Pres Carter's human rights policies; US protests to Haitian Government; number of those arrested identified (M)
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Uruguay Army Silent on Setback Vote; Margin Is Wide 'A Triumph for the People'
Date: 02 December 1980
By EDWARD SCHUMACHER Special to The New York Times
Edward Special
military Government is silent after plebiscite in which Uruguayans voted solidly against continued military rule; Pres Aparicio Mendez, civilian figurehead chief of state, and Adm Hugo L Marquez, commander of navy, acknowledge defeat in separate interviews; Marquez repeats previous statements by Government that it will 'reconsider' its political liberalization program if proposed constitution is defeated; all political activity is banned indefinitely and all press commentary prohibited for 3 days; Carlos J Pereira, head of Blancos, lauds vote (M)
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U.S. Obtained Home Phone Data On Three Reporters in Philadelphia; Transcripts of Conversations An Unsuccessful Lawsuit
Date: 02 December 1980
Special to The New York Times
Justice Department subpoenaed home telephone records of Philadelphia Bulletin reporters Francis X Geary, Bruce Boyle and Thomas M Burton in 1979 in effort to determine who had given reporters secret information about Charles H Allen, Federal informer linked to organized crime; Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania, at request of Government, did not tell reporters of subpoenas until November 1980; Federal investigators reportedly wanted to know how reporters obtained transcripts of conversations secretly recorded by Allen with alleged organized crime figures in 1977 and 1978; Bulletin executive editor Craig Ammerman calls subpoenas Outrageous invasion of privacy' (M)
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News for Smokers Is as Bad as Ever
Date: 02 December 1980
Surgeon General's report says all cigarettes, even those with lowest tar and nicotine contents, are health hazards and suggests Federal help for smokers trying to kick habit (M)
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Around the Nation; Massachusetts Legislature Meets on Transit Crisis Piece of Missing Helicopter Found on Grand Bahama Four Persons Are Injured In Residential Explosion Sprinklers Weren't Required At Hotel, Opinion Asserts
Date: 02 December 1980
4 persons in residential area of Long Beach, Calif, are injured in powerful explosion following rupturing of underground gasoline refinery pipeline (S)
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