Trucking Official's Son Released After Ransom Is Paid in Capital
Date: 18 January 1976
FBI repts that efforts leading up to release of kidnap victim Alan L Bortnick were aided by agreement to local news media to refrain from publicizing incident until he was safely freed (S)
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NEWS GUILD FACES LOSS IN CAPITAL; Washington Post Dissidents Debate Resigning
Date: 18 January 1976
By BEN A. FRANKLIN Special to The New York Times
Ben FRANKLIN
Some members of Newspaper Guild at Washington Post, who have angered their own and other labor unions by crossing picket lines and continuing to work during 15-wk strike by pressmen, are drawing plans for mass withdrawal from guild; guild local adm officer Brian L Flores comments (M)
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Pressmen File Counter Claim
Date: 18 January 1976
pressmen's union files $20-million counter claim on Jan 17 to Post civil suit (S)
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Virginia Newspaper Fined Under Antidisclosure Law
Date: 17 January 1976
Landmark Communications becomes 1st Va publisher convicted under state law making it illegal to identify judge who is under scrutiny by State Judicial Rev Comm; corp and Steven T Goldberg, Virginian-Pilot reporter, were indicted in Nov after paper printed story about comm hearing involving judge (S)
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Indian Press Controls, Designed to Halt Rumors, Seem to Foster More Rumors
Date: 18 January 1976
By WILLIAM BORDERS Special to The New York Times
William Special
Rumors have become essential staple of news information in India as result of limited news that is published in Govt-controlled press; former Cabinet Min M C Chagla comments; foreign publications are likely to be stopped before they get into country if they contain any unfavorable news about events in India; number of mimeographed news sheets have emerged, circulating covertly, with roundups that focus on opposition news (M)
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Albert Says TV Favors Presidents
Date: 18 January 1976
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
HR Speaker C Albert charges that TV networks regularly abdicate their news judgment when a Pres requests air time; says networks in effect trust White House to determine whether a speech has news value; comment is in connection with rept on Pres access to TV prepared at his request by Cong Research Service and released by Library of Cong; various cases noted (M)
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A New Gag Order
Date: 18 January 1976
Comment on Starkey order (S)
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Byrne Promotes a New 'Sunshine Law'
Date: 17 January 1976
By JOSEPH F. SULLIVAN Special to The New York Times
Joseph SULLIVAN
Gov Byrne posts notices of future NJ govt meetings, marking official observance of state's new 'Sunshine Law'; Byrne illus (M)
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PRESS CLUB BACKS TIMES ON GAG ORDER
Date: 17 January 1976
NY Press Club announces it is supporting NY Times's stand; club official John Shanahan says group will file friend-of-ct brief in support of Times with NYS Sup Ct's Appellate Div, 2d Div (S)
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Nebraska Jurors Are Instructed In Case That Drew a Gag Order
Date: 17 January 1976
jury to begin deliberations; (M)
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