JOURNALISTS HELD BY 17 COUNTRIES; Amnesty Unit Lists 67 Who 'Disappeared' or Are Jailed for Political Reasons
Date: 10 May 1976
By BERNARD WEINRAUB Special to The New York Times
Bernard Special
Amnesty Internatl issues list of 67 journalists who have been detained for pol reasons or have 'disappeared' in 17 countries; countries named; Press Inst in Phila; notes that almost all journalists are detained in violation of Article 19 of UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (M)
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German Printers Offer Deal
Date: 11 May 1976
West Ger printers union says it will begin 12-day strike against nation's largest newspapers, but will allow smaller ones to publish (S)
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National Public Radio Network Downplays News
Date: 10 May 1976
By EDWARD COWAN Special to The New York Times
Edward Special
Natl Public Radio pres Lee Frischnecht says network is shifting its emphasis away from news coverage and toward topics of personal interest to listeners (M)
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Freedom and Restraint
Date: 10 May 1976
Ed lauds common-sense solution found in clash of competing interests when right to privacy and freedom to broadcast collided in case of WABC-TV filmed ints with child inmates of St Michael's Home, SI, NYC
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A Times Editor Sues Nixon and U.S. Aides Over 1969 Wiretap
Date: 11 May 1976
Special to The New York Times
NY Times deputy natl editor Hedrick Smith on May 10 files suit against former Pres Nixon and several other past and present Govt officials allegedly responsible for placing wiretap on Smith home phone in '69; suit asks for injunction against further wiretaps on his phone and for declaration by US Dist Ct that wiretap was unconst and in violation of US Code; Times exec vp and counsel James C Goodale says Times supports Smith's legal action; defendants in suit noted (S)
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Staging of Protests Denied By TV Reporters in Israel
Date: 10 May 1976
reprs of foreign news orgns on May 9 deny allegations; Foreign Press Assn chmn Steve Delaney comments (S)
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Lockheed Agent Had Contacts Among Top Japanese; Charges Brought Contacts With Politicians Other Associates His Fortunes Fluctuated Dispute Over a Dam
Date: 11 May 1976
By RICHARD HALLORAN Special to The New York TimesThe New York Times
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among those known by Yoshio Kodama, Lockheed Aircraft Corp's secret agent in promoting sale of planes in Japan, is Tsuneo Watanabe, asst managing editor of Yomiuri Shimbun; Kodama also had contacts with Asahi Shimbun and Mainichi Shimbun (S)
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Assistance Is Offered In Getting Quake News
Date: 11 May 1976
Internatl Soc Services is preparing to help Italians living abroad get information about relatives in Ital quake-stricken zone (S)
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