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Date: 31 January 1979
US reptdly expels Taiwanese official, Loh I-cheng of Free China News Service, for violating gen diplomatic practice by publicly criticizing Amer decision to sever official ties with Taiwan (S)
Date: 01 February 1979
By GEORGE VECSEY Special to The New York Times
George Special
Comment on chaotic press coverage of Pope John Paul II's visit to Mexico City (S)
Date: 01 February 1979
NY Times is seeking to enjoin members of Newspaper Deliverers Union from continuing work stoppage that began last wk at printing facility in Carlstadt, NJ, in violation of no-strike clause in contract; dispute resulted from Times plans to begin printing some copies of daily editions at Carlstadt plant on evening of Jan 22; issue was referred to impartial chmn Herbert Haber (S)
Date: 01 February 1979
Special to The New York Times
Ronald Rutti, reporter for Mansfield (Ohio) News Journal, is sentenced to jail on contempt-of-ct charge after refusing to surrender to Judge Max H Chilcote notes from series of articles describing several beatings and mysterious deaths in Richland County jail; contempt action comes in pretrial hearings on indictments of Sheriff Thomas E Weikel and 11 deputy sheriffs who are facing charges that include theft in office and violations of civil rights; Rutti is believed to be 1st Ohio reporter sentenced to jail for attempting to protect confidential news sources; is taken into custody but released while he appeals contempt citation; defense attys, to support motion for dismissal, issue subpoenas to 8 reporters and editors from 3 Ohio newspapers; those subpoenaed include Robert Hiles (Mansfield News Journal), Martin D Yant (Akron Beacon-Journal) (M)
Date: 31 January 1979
By JOSEPH LELYVELD Special to The New York Times
Joseph Special
White House press sec Jody Powell, reptg on appearances by Chinese Prime Min Teng Hsiao-ping at Sen and HR, says Teng said there would be 'no problem' in right of journalists to rept from China (S)
Date: 31 January 1979
Ronald Kolberg, Canadian whose passport has figured in inquiry into murder of Hassan says he fears reprisals (S)
Date: 31 January 1979
Jockey Ralph A Baker and trainer John S Salvaggio are given reduced penalties after pleading guilty to race-fix charges stemming from races at Garden State Pk (S)