CARTER EXPERIMENTS WITH NEWS PARLEYS; Calls 'Deep Backgrounders' to Give Reporters Added Insights His Action Gets Mixed Reviews
Date: 07 July 1977
By LAURA FOREMAN Special to The New York Times
Laura Special
White House press sec Jody Powell confirms that Carter has held 2 'deep backgrounders,' ints with members of press, but not for attribution; says sessions were held in attempt to cope with large number of requests for ints (M)
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Philadelphia Guild Set Back
Date: 07 July 1977
NLRB rejects charges of unfair labor practices made against Phila Evening and Sunday Bulletin by Newspaper Guild; union had charged that Bulletin had taken several steps to discourage employees from voting to join union (S)
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NEWS CONFERENCES ON INDICTMENTS CUT; U.S. Prosecutors in New York City Announce Move Conforming to Attorney General's Wishes
Date: 07 July 1977
By ARNOLD H. LUBASCH
Arnold LUBASCH
Fed prosecutors in NYC will stop holding news confs to announce indictments, but continue giving copies of 'indictments to press and answering questions from reporters; policy change results from recent statements from Atty Gen Bell; US Attys in NY Robert B Fiske Jr and David G Trager comment (M)
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ARGENTINA WORRIED OVER ANTI-SEMITISM; Government Fears Its Reputation Abroad May Be Affected
Date: 07 July 1977
By JUAN de ONIS Special to The New York Times
Juan de ONIS
Govt concerned about unrest created in Jewish community by recent anti-Semitism and about effects of such violence on its image abroad; Buenos Aires Herald journalist James Nielson has been challenged to duel after criticizing Gens Rodolfo Mujica and Juan Antonio Buasso, who took part in anniv banquet for Cabildo, anti-Semitic pub; complaints in Jewish community noted; high-ranking officials have recd Jewish leaders and have assured them that anti-Semitism is not official policy (M)
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CAPITOL PRESS CORPS CHALLENGED ON COSTS; Complaint by Wisconsin Democrat Puts Spotlight on Problem of Privileges for News Media
Date: 06 July 1977
By LAURA FOREMAN Special to The New York Times
Laura Special
Repr David R Obey, chmn of Comm on HR Practices, accuses press of hyprocisy for highlighting perquisites enjoyed by Congressmen without telling public that press enjoys many of same perquisites; notes Capitol Hill press costs taxpayers over $1-million a yr in free parking places, offices and office supplies; Obey's anger is believed to have been sparked by CBS correspondent Roger Mudd's rept listing Congressmen's perquisites; Richard L Madden of NY Times, chmn of Standing Com of Correspondents, concedes that press should reimburse Govt for some expenses, but points out difficulty of devising formula that would be equitable for small and large news orgns; Benjamin C West, supt of HR gallery, comments (M)
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On Ending an Adversary Relationship
Date: 07 July 1977
By David J. Mahoney
David Mahoney
David J Mahoney, in Op-Ed article, urges ending adversary relationship between press and business (M)
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