BELL CHIDES PRESS ON UNVERIFIED DATA; Tells Publishers That Papers Have 'Unhealthy Habit' of Reprinting Information Without Checking
Date: 17 November 1977
By ANTHONY MARRO Special to The New York Times
Anthony Special
Atty Gen Bell, in speech to Southern Newspaper Publishers Assn, Boca Raton, Fla, says newspapers have 'unhealthy habit' of picking up and reprinting information that has been published by others without 1st attempting to verify it on their own; cites unspecified newspaper profile that he described 'as nothing less than a hit job' and that he says contained 'plain falsehoods' that later turned up in articles about him; Justice Dept official says Bell was referring to profile written last Jan by Lynn Rosellini of Washington Post; Rosellini comments (M)
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Solicitor General May Oppose Fed On Early Reports of Money Goals
Date: 17 November 1977
By CLYDE H. FARNSWORTH Special to The New York Times
Clyde FARNSWORTH
Justice Dept's Solicitor Gen's office reptdly is reluctant to appeal to Sup Ct lower ct rulings that Reserve must disclose its directives on money supply growth targets within few hrs of Open Mkt Com session, rather than after current 4-5-wk delay; law student David Marrill and Georgetown Univ Law Center's Inst for Public Interest Representation brought suit under Freedom of Information Law; Burns, who opposes immediate disclosure, presses for appeal; Reserve atty Thomas O'Connell comments; Appeals Ct decision, written by Judge Carl McGowan, noted Cong could grant Reserve specific exemption from law's prompt availability requirement; Solicitor Gen Wade H McCree comments (M)
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Editor Quits Washington Star Amid Reports of Planned Cuts in Staff; Called Demoralizing Surprise
Date: 16 November 1977
By BEN A. FRANKLIN Special to The New York Times
Ben FRANKLIN
James G Bellows resigns as editor amid repts that newspaper plans new payroll cuts that could reduce staff by 10% (M)
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News Editor in Italy Wounded by Terrorists
Date: 17 November 1977
Carlo Casalegno, deputy editor in chief of newspaper La Stampa, shot 4 times, Rome, apparently by left-wing terrorists, 6th journalist so attacked; Red Brigades (orgn) claims credit (S)
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World News Briefs; Experts Say Telephone Of Canadian Was Tapped
Date: 16 November 1977
Special to The New York Times
Speaker James Jerome, in Parliament, repts Bell Canada experts confirm that telephone in office of opposition leader Joseph Clark had been altered so that it could be used as eavesdropping device; says case has been turned over to Ottawa police for investigation (S)
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Yen Advances to a Postwar High Amid News of Big Trade Surplus
Date: 16 November 1977
By JUNNOSUKE OFUSA Special to The New York Times
Junnosuke Special
Japanese yen advances to postwar high of 245 to dollar on Nov 15 on Tokyo exch; closes at 245.50 after intervention by Bank of Japan (S)
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