PRAVDA ATTACKS FINLAND'S PRESS; Rebuts Charge of Meddling in Labor Affairs
Date: 11 May 1975
By CHRISTOPHER S. WREN Special to The New York Times
Christopher WREN
Pravda attacks Finnish newspapers Ilta Set and Uusi Maailma for having contended in Apr that Soviet Govt was behind strikes at Finnish factories and was issuing instructions to Finnish Communists; says some Finns are disturbed because of Finland's mounting anti-monopoly struggle of working class (S)
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Inquiry Set on Editor Sentenced To Editorialize Against Guns; Inquiry Ordered on Editor's Sentencing
Date: 10 May 1975
NJ Sup Ct Chief Justice Richard J Hughes on May 9 says he had ordered judicial inquiry to determine whether Superior Ct ruling violated 1st Amendment guarantee of press freedom in requiring Alfredo izaguirre Horta, publisher of El Mundo de Hoy, to editorialize against handguns as condition of parole on weapons charge; Justices will meet on May 10 to investigate whether Judge Richard F Connors had used ct's sentencing power to control what newspaper printed; Hudson County official says it is his understanding that parole condition is not part of plea-bargaining process and that Connors had merely been looking for sentence to suit crime; Horta's 1st ed appeared in May 9 paper in which he praised Connors; ACLU NY Chap has also begun investigation of case; exec dir Stephen Nagler comments (M)
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Ford Social Receptions Off-Limits to the Press
Date: 10 May 1975
White House press sec Ron Nessen says Pres Ford will no longer allow press coverage of soc receptions at which he is host; decision breaks tradition dating back over 20 yrs; question came up when Nessen told reporters they could cover Ford's remarks at his party May 10 honoring OAS members and could observe beginning of receiving line but would not be allowed to cover Ford and his wife when they mingle with guests (S)
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Saigon Prohibits Checks And All Foreign Currency; Saigon Bans Use of Foreign Currency
Date: 10 May 1975
N Vietnampress agency, quoting official Hanoi daily Nhan Dan, criticizes Thailand for what it describes as double-dealing on issue of mil aircraft flown to Thailand by pilots of old Saigon regime; says US and Thai authorities have employed some dirty tricks and that there has been crooked arrangement between ruling circles in US and Thailand to usurp property of Vietnamese people (S)
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Mrs. Abzug Assails Dominance Of Men in Executive Press Jobs
Date: 10 May 1975
By BARBARA CAMPBELL
Barbara CAMPBELL
Repr Bella S Abzug, speaking at 4th annual A J Liebling Counter-Conv, assails dominance of men in executive press jobs; says women journalists will achieve equality only when they 'crash into top management;' conv dedicated 1 day to subjects concerning women journalists (M)
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TERKEL IS WINNER OF LIEBLING AWARD
Date: 11 May 1975
A J Liebling Award, sponsored by More (pub), to author-reporter Studs Terkel; others who have won award in past noted (S)
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U.N. PASSPORT ASKED FOR WAR REPORTERS
Date: 11 May 1975
Editors from 40 nations have adopted resolution asking UN to issue special passports for journalists on assignment in danger zones; Henri Jaquet, pres of Fed of Chief Editors, says resolution must be passed in wake of recent events in Cambodia and S Vietnam where journalists lost their lives in course of duty; about 100 editors from Western world attend 3-day conf in Copenhagen (S)
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LETTERS; Westin Aims for Ratings and Misses the News
Date: 11 May 1975
JAMES C. MITCHELL
James MITCHELL
WBEN-TV news anchorman James C Mitchell lr disputes Richard Zoglin Apr 13 article crediting Av Westin with creating revolutionary news format for ABC Evening News program; says format, which emphasizes human interest and econ news at expense of foreign news, was introduced in late '60s; says many local TV stations are devoting more time to unimportant news stories that hold viewers interest in effort to improve their ratings
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Follow-Up on The News; Computer Thievery
Date: 11 May 1975
Jerry Schneider, who was convicted of stealing $214,000 in equipment from Pacific Telephone Co by tricking co's computer, has opened business in Los Angeles which advises corps on how to prevent computer thievery (S)
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