Carter's Information Problem
Date: 12 October 1977
By James Reston
James Reston
J Reston comment on Pres Carter's new communications policy; holds that Pres's aides are dealing with it separately, haphazardly and politically, and without any clear philosophy of gen public interest; holds that Adm is insisting on postal rates that are driving all small newspapers and magazines 'to the wall'; holds some Congressmen are concerned about what to do about tax policy and death duties that are now almost forcing private newspaper owners to sell out to growing commercial newspaper combines, and therefore concentrating control of news in nation (M)
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U.S. Aide Says the Press Neglects Important Latin American News
Date: 13 October 1977
Asst Sec of State Terence A Todman chastizes Amer newspapers for neglecting 'really important stories' in Latin Amer and reserving big headlines for disasters and pol crises, speech, 18th annual UPI Editors and Publishers Conf (S)
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News Summary; International National Metropolitan Business/Finance
Date: 12 October 1977
Atty Gen Hyland releases statistics showing that violent crime rose almost 35% in state's suburbs, with many of offenses being committed by those under 18 yrs of age; rept shows 51% rate of increase for violent crime in rural areas and less than 1% in large cities; other statistics noted; graph (M)
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World News Briefs; British-Soviet Talks Gain On the Rhodesian Issue Bhutto Formally Charged In Political Murder Case Italian Union Official Is Shot in the Legs Riot in Mexico Jail Ends After 14 Inmates Are Slain
Date: 12 October 1977
Police end rioting between rival groups at Oblatos State Penitentiary, Guadalajara, in which at least 14 inmates were killed (S)
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World News Briefs; Foreign Aid Panel Urges Special Effort for Poor Soviet Says U.S. Stages A 'Propaganda Show' Warden in Mexico Says He Will Yield to Rebels Filipino Moslem Charges Army With Massacre
Date: 13 October 1977
Moslem rebel leader charges that Philippine soldiers have massacred about 400 Moslem civilians to avenge Bautista's murder (S)
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