Editors Concerned on Press Freedom; Annual Report Cited
Date: 21 April 1974
By WAYNE KING
Wayne KING
most concern among editors attending Amer Newspaper Editors Soc annual meeting centers on case of Miami Herald v Tornillo, which was argued before US Sup Ct on Apr 18; case arose when Herald refused to print verbatim replies to eds criticizing Pat L Tornillo Jr, unsuccessful candidate for Fla Legis; Tornillo based demand on '13 Fla law requiring newspapers carrying criticisms of pol candidates to 'upon request of such candidate immediately publish free of cost any reply he makes' (M)
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Washington Post Showing Effects of Strike by Guild; Tenth of Normal Staff
Date: 21 April 1974
By PHILIP SHABECOFF
Philip SHABECOFF
Washington Post is undertaking unusual measures to continue to publish paper; fills its pages with wire service articles and several people in management are writing articles, going out on reptg assignments and answering phones; less that 1/10th of more than 380 people who are employed in news dept are reptg to work; paper's exec asst John V Waits Sr repts that paper is printing about 1 1/2 fewer pages of news every day and that classified ad will be down about 20 pages for wk; says that display and circulation has held steady; Robert Levey, chmn of Post's guild unit asserts that paper had already lost more than $500,000 in ad linage since strike began; illus of publisher Katharine Graham (L)
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In Greek Regime of Silence, Rumor Is King; I Don't Trust Anyone'
Date: 20 April 1974
By STEVEN V. ROBERTSSpecial to The New York Times
Steven ROBERTSSpecial
Article on Greece as 'country of silence, ruled by military men' who do not tolerate criticism by media; says lack of official news has resulted in widespread gossip and speculation; notes suppression of pol life has had relatively little effect on personal life in Athens (L)
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SLOWDOWN HURTS THE SUNDAY NEWS.; ' Printers' Action Primarily Affects- Advance Sections-Saturday Issue on Time Two-Hour Meeting
Date: 20 April 1974
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
printers slowdown at NY Daily News enters its 2d day on April 19, but primarily affects preparations for Sunday issue; 25-min delay in closing last page of April 20 paper is reptd; negotiators for ITU Local 6 and for NY Times, NY Daily News and NY Post meet for 2 hrs but do not rept any progress at conclusion of session with mediator Theodore W Kheel; News vp Walter K Graham comments on possibility of paper closing down (M)
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Newsday Goes to 15c
Date: 21 April 1974
Newsday increases price of daily paper from 10c to 15c on April 22
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NEWS ADS ARE CUT BY UNION'S TACTICS; Classified Ads Cut
Date: 21 April 1974
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
publication of April 21 editions of New York Daily News are hampered by 3d successive day of slowdowns by printers, resulting in loss of 62 pages of ad and cutbacks or merging of some sections; ITU Local 6 says that its slowdown tactic is continuing; News indicates that it does not plan any disciplinary measures or counteraction before bargaining talks are resumed on April 22; NY Times spokesman repts that refusal of printers to work overtime hasd forced Times to leave out about 1 page of classified ad; mediator Theodore W Kheel holds separate meetings with key negotiators from each side; Local 6 pres Bertram A Powers says that he expects News to lock printers out; suggests possibility that News, faced with continuation of printers' slowdown, may decide to use new electronic and computerized equipment for setting type; says if this is done printers will consider that they have been locked out (M)
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The Nation; In Summary
Date: 21 April 1974
rev of events surrounding current labor negotiations between Newspaper Guild, which struck Washington Post on April 8, and in NYC where ITU Local 6 is calling work slowdowns at NY Daily News
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Evidence of Any Nixon Tie To Ellsberg Case Is Sought; Steinbrenner Enters Plea Liddy Loses Plea Security Ruling Scored
Date: 20 April 1974
Amer Ship Bldg Co exec officer George M Steinbrenner 3d pleads not guilty on Apr 19 to charges of making illegal corp contributions to Pres and Cong candidates; plea of not guilty is also entered for co; US Dist Ct Judge Leroy J Contie Jr schedules conf for May 22 for discussion of trial date and motions; Steinbrenner illus (M)
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C.B.S. Hires SwobodaAs a Commentator
Date: 21 April 1974
CBS signs Ron Swoboda, baseball player as TV commentator; Swoboda will work on NYC TV on weekends and also will have radio show 3 times wkly; Swoboda's career traced (S)
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