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Date: 19 March 1979
Special to The New York Times
S African Govt has introduced bill in Parliament that could have effect of stifling much of reptg in opposition newspapers on activities of police; bill would make it offense for newspaper to publish any information involving police without 'reasonable grounds' to believe it is true; puts burden of proof on newspapers and sets maximum penalty of 5 yrs' imprisonment and $11,800 fine (S)
Date: 20 March 1979
Howard Morland, author of article on hydrogen bomb that Justice Dept wants to suppress, gives Govt his affidavit in fight to publish article in The Progressive magazine; Asst US Atty Fred Erhardt says his office and Govt scientists will study affidavit and decide by noon March 20 whether any or all of it can be made public; says original of affidavit will be filed in Fed Dist Ct in Milwaukee where Judge Robert W Warren is presiding (S)
Date: 20 March 1979
Special to The New York Times
4 Peruvian journalists lock themselves in crypt of Lima's cathedral in hunger strike to protest press censorship and mil Govt's closure of their publications (S)
Date: 19 March 1979
Special to The New York Times
Neither Yankees nor Mets have made final decision on exact procedure by which they will grant female members of press corps equal access to locker rooms in '79 (S)
Date: 19 March 1979
By JOHN F. BURNS Special to The New York Times
John BURNS
allegations of influence-buying by S African Govt widen; Govt spent at least $73 million to gain support for its racial policies; total of $37 million was spent on single project, financing of The Citizen, pro-apartheid newspaper in Johannesburg; Rhoodie has said that entire Cabinet, including Prime Min P W Botha, knew of The Citizen project before '77 election, and that various other mins, including Finance Min Owen Horwood and Justice Min James T Kruger, knew of and approved other secret projects (S)
Date: 20 March 1979
GEORGE W. BALLELIO GASPARISTEPHEN SCHOEMANEDWARD LAMBALFRED R. RUBINGREGORY BATTCOCKHARRY POLIKOFF
George BALLELIO
Prof Elio Gaspari lr on temporary restaining order imposed on Progressive
Date: 19 March 1979
Aeroflot: TU-104 with undisclosed number of passengers crashes near Moscow on flight from Odessa; no casualty figures given (S)
Date: 20 March 1979
family and friends of Rev Lloyd Van Vactor are optimistic he will be released before burial of wife, who died recently; rebels have demanded $68,000 for Van Vector's release (S)