Even in Best Times, True Picture Of Amin's Uganda Stays Hidden; Area of Fighting Is Remote Reporters Set Up 'War Room'
Date: 13 March 1979
By JOHN DARNTON Special to The New York Times
John Special
Uganda, at best of times when there are no repts of massacres, tribal purges or army uprisings, is forbidden territory for Western journalists; no Western correspondents are stationed in country and visiting journalists who try to sneak in or inquire too deeply run risk of imprisonment and death; killing of Amer reporter Nicholas Stroh noted; issue of news coverage has gained prominence because Pres Daniel Arap Moi warned news agencies to stop writing speculative stories on war (S)
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Schlesinger Says Article Would Impair Security
Date: 14 March 1979
Energy Sec James R Schlesinger says it will 'irreparably impair the natl security' if The Progressive magazine is allowed to publish article; comments are made in affidavit filed in Fed ct in Milwaukee, along with statements from other officials in Energy Dept and nuclear weapons experts, in support of Govt's request for preliminary injunction barring article's publication (S)
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Judge Denies Plea of Teamsters For Magazine Reporter's Notes
Date: 13 March 1979
Dist Ct Judge John H Pratt rejects attempt by teamsters union to subpoena notes on Sara Fritz, reporter for US News & World Rept, in connection with dissident union group; says information is tangential to main issue; ruling comes at hearing on suit filed by Teamsters For Dem Union to obtain space in official teamsters magazine about TDU member's candidacy for union presidency (S)
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South Africa Paper, on Court's Order, Suppresses Report on Scandal; Minister Obtains Injunction
Date: 13 March 1979
By JOHN F. BURNS
John BURNS
Allister Sparks, editor of Rand Daily Mail, posts note in newsroom congratulating staff on series of articles that contained several startling disclosures, including assertion by key figure in affair that he had authority to bribe influential foreigners; ct official phones paper and demands removal of several paragraphs in front page story that referred to role of Justice Min James T Kruger in scandal; paper complied, printing final edition with 6 inches of blank space on page 1; publication of paper with blank spaces is rare for S Africa, but not unprecedented; incident is 2d time tribunal has attempted to halt disclosures by paper; police have interrogated large number of journalists investigating scandal, and forced at least 2 to appear in ct with subpoenas demanding names of their sources; Prime Min Botha has accused papers of endangering natl security (M)
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Paper Deliverers Warn of a Shift On Wholesalers' Strike Deadline
Date: 14 March 1979
Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union warns that it may move date up; union pres Douglas La Chance says bargaining situation has deteriorated (S)
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Ex-Aide to Jim Jones Kills Himself at News Briefing
Date: 14 March 1979
Mike Prokes, former People's Temple leader, kills himself with single gunshot to head minutes after complaining to reporters of Federal harassment in connection with cult's murder-suicide ritual in Guyana; shooting takes place in Modesto, Calif, restroom (S)
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Travel With Carter: Diplomacy and Baggage Calls; Real News: Visit to a Museum
Date: 13 March 1979
By TERENCE SMITH Special to The New York Times
Terence Special
500 journalists covering Middle East peace talks in Jerusalem are uncertain about Pres Carter's travel schedule because of Israel's effective news blackout (M)
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