Court Clears Way for 'Cannonball' TV Suit
Date: 29 June 1977
By WARREN WEAVER Jr
Warren WEAVER
Sup Ct rules that 1st Amendment does not protect TV station from being sued for damages by 'human cannonball' if it broadcasts his entire performance as news item without his consent; rules that const press freedom quarantees would not shelter broadcaster in such case if state in which he operated recognized 'right of publicity,' or performer's personal control over exploitation of his act by others; 3 of 4 dissenting justices agreed that ruling had disturbing implications and might lead to self-censorship of TV news that could deprive public of information to which it was entitled; scope of decision may prove narrow because it involved 'performance' lasting only 15 seconds, film clip of Hugo Zacchini hurtling 200 ft through air into net; ruling clears way for trial of Zacchini's suit against WEWS-TV, Cleveland station, but it docs not assure that he will be able to collect any of $25,000 he claims in damages as result of telecast (M)
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TV: Turn To Soft And Silly
Date: 30 June 1977
By JOHN J. O'CONNOR
John O'CONNOR
J J O'Connor revs news specials Mr Rooney Goes to Work, featuring essayist Andrew A Rooney (CBS), and Now (NBC); illus; program personnel noted
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House Defeats Move to Roll Back $12,900 Pay Rise by 241-181 Vote
Date: 30 June 1977
By MARTIN TOLCHIN Special to The New York Times
Martin Special
HR, 241-181, defeats move to roll back $12,900 pay rise for Cong and other high Govt officials; Speaker O'Neill and all other Dem leaders, as well as Repub leaders, campaigned against roll back amendment, which was sponsored by Repub Repr Charles E Grassley; HR majority leader Jim Wright, noting news media criticism of pay rise, claims Congressmen would be making $20,000 more than they now do if they had recd same increases newsmen have recd since '69 (M)
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U.S. Acts to Curb Leaks On Economic Reports; Labor Unit to Issue Some Monthly Data At Earlier Hour
Date: 29 June 1977
BLS to issue several major monthly econ repts at earlier hr to prevent leaks that allegedly are being used to advantage by some Wall St investors; Comr Julius Shiskin comments; illus (M)
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Ehrlichman Novel to Open ABC Season
Date: 29 June 1977
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
Will open NY branch in Sept; dir Christopher Weston comments (S)
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