New Trial Ordered in Editor's Abduction; New Trial Is Ordered in Kidnapping of Atlanta Editor
Date: 29 November 1975
By The Associated Press
3-judge Fed panel rules on Nov 28 that prejudicial errors by prosecution and pretrial publicity prevented fair trial for William A H Williams, convicted of extortion in '74 and sentenced to 40 yrs in prison for abduction of Atlanta Const ed Reg Murphy; returns case to Fed Dist Ct Judge William C O'Kelley and orders new trial; Murphy disturbed; says that Williams sought publicity; Williams por (M)
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Underground Blast Cuts Power to a Struck Paper
Date: 28 November 1975
Underground explosion near Dela County Daily Times on Nov 27 cuts off elec power to newspaper's printing presses; paper is in 4th day of strike by Local 10 of Newspaper Guild of Greater Phila; editor and publisher Cove Hoover says gasoline was deliberately poured down manhole near plant causing explosion; power was later restored (S)
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200 Madrid Lawyers Deplore King's Amnesty as Too Limited
Date: 29 November 1975
By HENRY GINIGER Special to The New York Times
Henry Special
5 journalists covering assembly by Communist party of more than 2,000 people in front of Carabanchel Prison outside Madrid are arrested by police along with 17 other persons (S)
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PORTUGAL PURGING PRESS, POLITICIANS AND THE MILITARY; Arrests 77 in Armed Forces and 30 Far-Left Civilians It Links to Coup Effort 8 NEWSPAPERS HALTED Prime Minister Says Firm Moves Will Mean Revival of Regime's Activities
Date: 29 November 1975
By MARVINE HOWE Special to The New York Times
Marvine Special
Portuguese mil leaders begin what appears to be wide-ranging purge of press, extreme left-wing politicians and armed forces after recent abortive leftist uprising; Prime Min Jose Pinheiro de Azevedo says Govt will resume activities as result of firm mil measures to quell rebellion; High Council of Revolution announces dismissal of mgt and ed employes of 8 dailies and suspends publication of papers until replacements are named; action follows accusations by several mil leaders that Lisbon's left-wing papers instigated revolt; Naval chief Adm Antonio Rosa Coutinho resigns from council; 77 officers and enlisted men are arrested and charged with implication in rebellion; are being held in Oporto prison; arrest warrants are issued for Col Joao Varela Gomes and Maj Durao Clemente; Revolutionary Brigades sources say about 30 extreme left-wing militants have been arrested in last 36 hrs; Socialists and liberal Popular Dems accuse Communist party of having encouraged coup attempt; Communist union leader in Oporto is killed by gunmen in passing car in apparent reaction to rebellion; Communist demonstration protesting killing ends in violent clashes with anti-Communists in Leiria, causing at least 2 deaths and many injuries; state of siege continues in Lisbon region; midnight to 5 AM curfew continues; public meetings are banned; summary arrests and gen restrictions on civil liberties continue; council freezes all wage negotiations until end or yr (M)
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EDITORS ASSAIL BAN IN NEBRASKA CASE
Date: 29 November 1975
Associated Press Managing Eds Assn scores US Sup Ct Justice Harry A Blackmun ruling continuing ban on reptg of case involving Erwin Charles Simants, charged with killing 6 members of family, as unconst prior restraint; assn reprs Larry Jinks and Warren Lerude see judiciary editing news; assn backs Neb news media fighting ban; Amer Newspaper Eds Soc reprs Warren H Phillips and Clayton Kirkpatrick urge 'immediate emergency action' by Sup Ct (S)
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Industrial Relations Head Named by The Daily News
Date: 29 November 1975
New York News names H J Kracke dir of industrial relations, succeeding Walter K Graham; Alfred H Savage is retiring as mgr of personnel relations (S)
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Choking the Press
Date: 28 November 1975
ed scores US Sup Ct Justice Blackmun's ruling in Neb murder case that that upheld 'gag' rule on press reptg of criminal case; says ruling could establish dangerous and impossible standard for judges to maintain and journalists to live with for it would cast judges in role of editors and give legal sanction to rule of prior censorship that could fundamentally impair 1st Amendment (M)
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BLACKMUN SCORED ON CURB OF PRESS; Journalist Group Sees Ruling as 'Dangerous Precedent'
Date: 28 November 1975
Reporters Com for Press Freedom has asked Fed Judge Herbert F Murray to consider views of news media and public at least 10 days before putting into effect any gag rule in case against Gov Marvin Mandel of Maryland and 5 co-defendants; com atty E Barrett Prettyman Jr requested that Murray give news media opportunity to discuss proposed gag with him or present its case in formal hearing; Mandel and 5 friends were as accused in Fed indictment of corrupt practices, fraud and deception to enrich themselves; asst US Atty Ronald S Liebman requested order barring out-of-ct statements when indictment was returned, and said that prosecutors would be prepared to discuss specifics of proposal at arraignment hearing (S)
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TV IS A GREEK HIT, AROUSING DEBATE; As Audience Grows, Athens Increases Intervention Turks Also in a Dispute
Date: 28 November 1975
Article on growing impact of TV on Greece and Turkey; Greek Govt has introduced legis that would make natl TV network ind corp; Paul Bakoyannis, former asst dir of network who was ousted with producer Spyros Payiatakis following showing of controversial documentary about Greek guerillas during World War 11, says Prime Min Constantine Caramanlis and other politicians should stop thinking of TV as their private tool; power of Greek TV is enhanced by dismal quality of nation's newspapers, which stress sensationalism and cater to pol prejudice; similar debate has been raging in Turkey since early '74, when leftist Ismail Cem Ipecki was named head of natl network; when right-wing Govt took power in Apr, its first act was to remove him; recent survey in Turkey indicates that 90% of those int believe TV while only 10% believe newspapers (M)
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