Nigerian Official Discusses Limits Of New Press Agency's Freedom
Date: 01 August 1977
Nigeria's Information Comr Ayo-Ogunlade says Govt does not intend to restrict natl press agency that is scheduled to start operating next Oct, but adds that agency will never be allowed to operate in way that would jeopardize Govt aims and objectives (S)
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News Summary
Date: 02 August 1977
Bienstock releases figures showing that NYC has highest rate of youth unemployment among 11 major US cities; rept, which counts everyone of working age, not just those who are looking for jobs, finds that in June '74 jobless rate of 16-19-yr-old whites was 74% and 86% for black and minority youths of same age; nationally, rates were 42.1% for whites and 66.3% for minorities; figures indicate only 113,000 of 515,000 youths in city have jobs; rates for Dallas, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Chicago, Cleveland and St Louis noted (M)
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RESIDENTS IN STATE FAVOR NEWSPAPERS; Poll Finds That Most Rely on Them Rather Than on T.V. or Radio
Date: 01 August 1977
By MARTIN WALDRON Special to The New York Times
Martin Special
Eagleton Inst of Pol's 8th and final poll on 'NJ Images' finds that newspapers predominate over radio and TV as source of news for most residents; shows that 6 of 10 New Jerseyans consider newspapers to be their most important source of information for state news, compared with only 18% who say they rely on TV (S)
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Francis Gary Powers, U-2 Pilot, Dies in a California Copter Crash; Ex-Agent, Whose Capture by Russians Led to a Crisis, Was a Reporter for Television
Date: 02 August 1977
By ROBERT LINDSEY Special to The New York Times
Robert Special
Francis Gary Powers, whose U-2 espionage flight over Soviet Union and subsequent capture touched off crisis in Soviet-Amer relations in '60, is killed in helicopter crash, San Fernado Valley, Calif (S)
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World News Briefs; China, Talking of War, Plans Stronger Forces Security Step in Lebanon Called a Total Success Soweto Group Bows To Ban on Meeting Second Typhoon in a Week Kills 11 on Taiwan U.S. Military on Okinawa Combats Racial Tension Ethiopia Reports Losses In Somali Air Raids
Date: 01 August 1977
Arab League peacekeeping force hq repts successful deployment of its troops around Palestinian camps; Sarkis and Syrian Pres Assad express satisfaction at way security plan, which restricts Palestinians to camps, was put into effect (S)
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World News Briefs; Thais Report 16 Killed In Attack by Cambodia Turkish Chief Wins Vote For His Coalition Ulster to Get $1.6 Billion In Aid From London Syria Extends Election After a Small Turnout Pakistani Regime Sets Oct. 18 as Election Date
Date: 02 August 1977
Thai border patrol police say Cambodian troops attacked 2 Thai border villages, killing at least 16 people and setting fire to some bldgs (S)
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