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Date: 20 December 1979
By JOHN J. O'CONNOR
John O'CONNOR
John J O'Connor analysis of accelerating criticism of TV's journalistic role; holds that TV medium is weak on providing background of depth and on making essential connections between ongoing events; notes NBC News decision to interview American hostage subject to certain conditions of Iranian captors (M)
Date: 20 December 1979
By B. DRUMMOND AYRES Jr. Special to The New York Times
Some news organizations have decided to cut back or modify their coverage of Sen Kennedy's Presidential campaign because of high cost of accompanying him on his chartered jet; Kennedy campaign is charging newsmen 225% of 1st class ticket for air and ground transportation, rather than 150% traditionally charged by candidates; Kennedy campaign aides, in explaining high cost, cite modifications made to Kennedy jet and fact that it is always on call; NY Times has asked Kennedy organization for explanation of its charges, while Newsweek is curbing its coverage of his activities and CBS News is investigating possibility of chartering smaller, less expensive jet to follow Kennedy's jet (M)
Date: 21 December 1979
NAME WITHHELD
Name WITHHELD
Convenience and Safety Corp attorney David B Simpson letter contends political connections are at work in awarding of NYC contracts and franchises; cites recent reports in which NYC's Ports and Terminals Commissioner had negotiated and accepted proposal to develop city land with waterfront restaurant without public bidding
Date: 21 December 1979
to be acquired by Diamond International Corporation (S)
Date: 21 December 1979
By JANE E. BRODY
Jane BRODY
Jane E Brody analyzes Federal Government efforts to require more information on nutrition and content on food labels, and food industry opposition because of cost involved (M)
Date: 21 December 1979
By RONALD SMOTHERS
Ronald SMOTHERS
Analysis of controversy generated by 'coterminality,' process that must be carried out in NYC by Jan 1 to reorganize city services along geographic boundary lines to make services more rational and accountable to residents; Mayor Koch recently deferred until '82 requirement that police services be organized along same boundary lines as sanitation, health, parks, street maintenance and most social services (M)
Date: 20 December 1979
Judge Harold Greene refuses to block Government plan requiring 9 major refiners to share their crude oil supplies with Ashland Oil, which was badly hurt by Iranian oil cutoff that followed seizure of US Embassy in Teheran (S)
Date: 21 December 1979
International Commission of Jurists lauds failure of Col Alberto Natusch Busch to reimpose military rule (S)