SOUTH AFRICAN COURT VOIDS EDITOR'S TERM; Justices Rule White Journalist's Trial for Denying Information Was Improperly Conducted
Date: 10 December 1976
By JOHN F. BURNS Special to The New York Times
John BURNS
Johannesburg appeals ct quashes 6-mo jail sentence of Woods; Justices D D V Kannemeyer and Theal Stewart rule (S)
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3 Holdup Men Take $15,000 From News Payroll Guards
Date: 09 December 1976
3 men steal $15,000 payroll being delivered by 2 armed guards to printing plant of NY Daily News in Queens (S)
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Trial of Pressmen Is Postponed; Judge Cites Fear of Tainted Jury
Date: 10 December 1976
trial postponed until Feb 14; Superior Ct Judge Sylvia Bacon rules there was 'improper conduct with regard to the jury panel' (S)
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South African Says Blast May Signal Guerrilla War
Date: 09 December 1976
By JOHN F. BURNS Special to The New York Times
John BURNS
S African Govt releases Godwin Mohlomi, deputy editor of The World; Mohlomi was 1 of 10 black journalists in detention; internatl delegation of journalists made formal protest note to Govt; group, which included repr of Newspaper Guild, Robert A Steinke, asserted that detentions seemed designed to prevent coverage of black unrest; to date, only 2 journalists, David Rabkin (Argus of Cape Town) and Anthony Holiday (Cape Times) were convicted of promoting aims of Communist Party and African Natl Cong; Patric Weech (Rand Daily Mail) and Harry Mashabela (Johannesburg Star) were set free after testifying for Govt (S)
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Aid for Third World in News Urged
Date: 09 December 1976
By DEIRDRE CARMODY
Deirdre CARMODY
members of US Comm for UNESCO say that unless Amers help 3d World countries in training journalists and developing modern communications systems, these nations will tighten govt control over news media, meeting, Harvard Club; apparently told delegates that US would withdraw from UNESCO if USSR resolution for govt control were adopted; George Beebe, assoc publisher of Miami Herald and chmn of World Press Freedom Com, is named chmn of advisory group of news execs to work with UNESCO on 3d-world communications problems (S)
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Journalism Chair Is Endowed at Columbia
Date: 10 December 1976
CBS Foundation makes $1-million grant to Columbia Univ School of Journalism to establish chair in internatl journalism; announcement is made by CBS chmn William S Paley and univ pres Dr William J McGill; Dean Elie Abel comments (S)
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Truth in Business News
Date: 10 December 1976
By James L. Ferguson
James Ferguson
James L Ferguson article on difficult relationship between business and press; makes suggestions on improving relationship; drawing (M)
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Washington Star President Quits
Date: 10 December 1976
Richard S Stakes resigns as pres and chief exec (S)
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