NBC Reporter Resigns Over Hostage Interview
Date: 14 December 1979
Ford Rowan, NBC's Pentagon reporter, has resigned over broadcast of interview; calls network's journalism 'inesponsible' (S)
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Date: 14 December 1979
Ford Rowan, NBC's Pentagon reporter, has resigned over broadcast of interview; calls network's journalism 'inesponsible' (S)
Date: 14 December 1979
Lawyers for John McGoff turn to appeals court in their bid to quash on 1st Amendment grounds Federal subpoena of documents concerning McGoff's contacts with South African officials; Federal District Judge Gerhard A Gesell sustained SEC's subpoena but barred SEC from seeking information that 'concerns the writing of news stories or news sources' (S)
Date: 15 December 1979
By JOHN KIFNER Special to The New York Times
John Special
analysis of controversy over some of TV coverage of hostage situation in Iran; holds that demand for information persists despite lack of developments, and this creates problems, particularly for TV; some news coverage recalled (M)
Date: 14 December 1979
By JOHN F. BURNS Special to The New York Times
John BURNS
Lord Soames begins asserting his authority as Britain's colonial Governor of Rhodesia; among targets of change by Soames and his staff are press and broadcasting constraints imposed by former Prime Min Ian D Smith's white minority Government; officials are asked to lift bans on most of foreign journalists who have been barred over years and to eliminate political bias in reporting of state-controlled radio and TV (S)
Date: 14 December 1979
Special to The New York Times
Taiwanese security agencies arrest 14 opposition activitists in move representing apparent shift by Government from its policy of earlier in '79 when it allowed publication of opposition magazines and approved some anti-Government rallies; Government bans publication of Formosa magazine, with which all 14 are connected (S)
Date: 15 December 1979
By RICHARD EDER
Richard EDER
Timerman interviewed; illus
Date: 14 December 1979
By ADAM CLYMER Special to The New York Times
Adam Special
Adam Clymer analysis of themes emerging in Carter and Kennedy Presidential campaigns; says major issue is less what should be done than who could do it better (M)
Date: 14 December 1979
UNC Resources Inc offers to acquire Texas International Co for about $220 million in cash and stock, prompting NFC Corp to pull out of merger agreement with Texas International (S)