Los Angeles Paper, Rebuilding After 6-Year Strike, Faces New Walkout; Improvement in Local Coverage Management Asks for Patience Competition Cut in Half
Date: 07 March 1980
By ROBERT LINDSEY Special to The New York Times
Robert Special
Members of Local 773 of News Media and Graphics Communications Union, which represents about 600 Los Angeles Herald-Examiner employees, have authorized strike; 1 of central issues in dispute is basic salary that paper pays to virtually all its reporters and other non-management editorial workers: $283 a week; publisher Francis Dale comments; editor James Bellows por (M)
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World News Briefs; Body of Abducted Editor Found in Suburb of Beirut Tito's Medical Team Doubts He Will Survive Polish Employee of U.N. Is Said to Admit Spying
Date: 06 March 1980
official Polish press agency reports Wesolowska has admitted spying for NATO; admission reportedly made at closed-door trial before military tribunal, Warsaw (S)
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Justice Dept. Workers Get Civiletti Warning On Press Disclosures; Other Cases Are Cited
Date: 06 March 1980
Atty Gen Civiletti threatens to fire any employee caught disclosing confidential information; scores 'flood of leaks' about FBI's ongoing corruption probes
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White House Sought to Bar '60 Minutes' Segment
Date: 07 March 1980
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
CBS News pres William A Leonard says White House made several calls to try to delete 60 Minutes segment on US relations with Shah of Iran and on activities of his secret police force Savak; says that he, Mike Wallace and executive producer Don Hewitt received calls; White House move is most overt instance known of Carter Administration attempt to interfere with TV news (M)
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CBS IS IN CONTEMPT OVER FILM SUBPOENA; News Section Resists a U.S. Order --2d Move in a Week Raising First Amendment Issue Some Privilege Recognized Support for ABC News Question of Choosing Fights
Date: 07 March 1980
By DEIRDRE CARMODY
Deirdre CARMODY
3 men interviewed on ABC asked network to give tape and film to grand jury
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News Summary; International National Metropolitan
Date: 06 March 1980
Drops out of race following disappointing results in Massachusetts and Vermont primaries; illustration (M)
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Notes on People; A Press Aide to Koch Moves to the Police Department Another Kennedy Wins 'Monster Concert' 'John Wayne, American' Medals for All
Date: 07 March 1980
Judith Cummings Robin Herman
Judith Robin
Police Comr Robert J McGuire names Alice McGillion, Koch's deputy press secretary for last 2 years, to become Police Dept's deputy comr for public information; McGillion portrait (S)
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U.S. Reacts Warily to News on Hostage Turnover
Date: 07 March 1980
By BERNARD GWERTZMAN Special to The New York Times
Bernard Special
Militants announcement that they will turn American hostages over to Iranian authorities comes as surprise to Carter Administration, which has all but given up hope that hostages will be released soon (M)
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World News Briefs; Sakharov Not Mentioned At Soviet Academy Meeting Anti-Communist Politician Wins a Key Post in Italy Tito's Condition Now Termed 'Stabilized'
Date: 07 March 1980
Soviet Academy of Sciences ends 3-day meeting, Moscow, without discussing status of Sakharov; academy spokesman Yevgeny D Tabakayev says Sakharov was not expelled from academy (S)
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