Metropolitan Briefs; Jersey Asks Medicaid-Payment Study News Back in Operation Doctors Upheld in Refusing Abortions From the Police Blotter:
Date: 07 March 1975
Fed Judge John F Dooling Jr upholds right of physicians at Nassau County (NY) Med Center to refuse to perform abortions after 12th wk of pregnancy because of fear of possible criminal prosecution despite US Sup Ct ruling that abortions may be performed legally up to 24th wk of pregnancy; also upholds right of center to refuse to admit 3 women for abortion after 12th wk of pregnancy because it actively undertook to place them in other facilities willing to perform abortions (S)
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The Positive Side of the News; OBSERVER
Date: 08 March 1975
By Russell Baker
Russell Baker
R Baker humorous rundown on news of a positive nature
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Burns Defends His Bid to F.B.I. on Leak; BURNS BACKS USE OF F.B.I. ON LEAK
Date: 07 March 1975
Burns tells HR Govt Operations subcom that public should receive information on central bank's money supply policy sooner than it does now; says that 90-day lag is too long and should be shortened to 45-day or 60-day delay; rejects suggestion that public be informed immediately after each of com's monthly meetings (S)
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Bomb Damages Paris Office Of West German Publishers
Date: 07 March 1975
bomb destroys Paris office of Axel Springer publishing co of W Ger on March 6 and group sympathetic to Baader-Meinhof anarchist group claimed responsibility for attack; orgn calling itself 'March 6 Group' claims responsibilty for blast in typed message sent to Paris news agency (S)
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CBS And Haldeman
Date: 07 March 1975
By James Reston
James Reston
J Reston comment on CBS televised int with H R Haldeman for which he was paid $25,000; holds CBS's action may be setting dangerous precedent by introducing unequal principle that news belongs to co with biggest bankroll; action may have adverse effect on stations that cannot afford to pay so much; such ints are potentially valuable not only for performer but also for network since such programs are usually sponsored broadcasts in which network can afford to pay $25,000 and still make large profit
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Private Briefings Given by Kissinger Made Public by U.S.; PRESS BRIEFINGS PUBLISHED BY U.S.
Date: 07 March 1975
By LESLIE H. GELB Special to The New York Times
Leslie GELB
US State, Dept, responding to request under Freedom of Information Act, formally makes public transcripts of background briefings given reporters by Sec Kissinger regarding recent nuclear arms negotiations with Soviet Union in Vladivostok; transcripts, which earlier were not attributed to Kissinger, deal with briefings of newsmen in which Kissinger explained how agreement on ceilings for nuclear arms was reached and what it meant (S)
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TV Pressure Groups: Accent on the News
Date: 08 March 1975
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
Article analyzes recent increase in pressure on TV stations brought by specialized or regional audiences, demanding more particularized news coverage, demonstrated by Rockland County legislature's vote to oppose licenses of NY's commercial stations on grounds that they provide insufficient coverage of county; NJ Coalition for Better Broadcasting petitions are pending before FCC seeking local TV services for state; rev of recent challenges to WNET/13's license renewal brought by Puerto Rican Media Action and Educ Council and of criticism leveled against WNEW-TV; NJ and Rockland residents claim right to greater coverage based their contribution to station profits; WNEW vp Lawrence Fraiberg and WCBS exec George Dessart term request unreasonable; FCC license renewal exec James R Hobson says station's primary responsibility is to 'city of license', according to Primer of Ascertainment, issued by agency in '71 (M)
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Knowing And Knowing
Date: 08 March 1975
By Theodore J. Jacobs
Theodore Jacobs
Theodore J Jacobs article on Fed Govt as largest single creator and collector of information in world; cites vast files of FBI and CIA; discusses whether public has a right to know what Govt knows; discusses Freedom of Information Act, what was lacking in original act and recent amendments to it
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The Washington Star Struggles To Survive Circulation Battle
Date: 07 March 1975
By MARTIN ARNOLD Special to The New York Times
Martin Special
staff of Washington Star-News have made various contributions toward keeping paper alive; have paid for ad to spur reader interest, agreed to 4-day work wk to avoid layoffs and agreed to accept early retirement bonuses; paper during last 4 yrs has lost $15-million, including $7.7-million in '74 and has been kept afloat only by corp's broadcasting revenues; Joe L Allbritton, who bought paper in July, has lent it $5-million during '74; Allbritton says he is willing to sustain $2-million yrly deficit for several yrs but is counting on continued revenue of broadcast facility; is awaiting ruling by FCC as to whether Star-news will be allowed to keep broadcast facility
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