EDITOR IS BACKED ON SECRET SOURCE; Court Rules He need Not Say Who Told of Bias
Date: 20 February 1972
By ARNOLD H. LUBASCH
Arnold LUBASCH
Fed Dist Judge D B Bonsai rules that A Balk, author of article about racial discrimination in real estate in Chicago, does not have to disclose journalistic source in connection with ind civil-rights lawsuit against Chicago real estate operators; says plaintiffs have not shown that all other sources have been exhausted or that disclosure is essential to public interest involved; Balk refused to answer questions on grounds that he had sworn not to disclose his journalistic source in order to obtain information for article
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TALKS PROGRESS AT NEWARK NEWS; Pressmen Reach Tentative Accord With Newhouse
Date: 19 February 1972
By RUDY JOHNSONSpecial to The New York Times
FMCS dir Counts repts agreement is reached between Newark Eve News and Internatl Pressmen's Union in post-strike dispute involving craft guild contracts with Newark Star-Ledger which will print paper; mailers, stereotypers and typographers must still reach settlement with co; guild officials expect paper to take at least 3 wks to resume pub
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Brazil Military Court Frees Publisher
Date: 19 February 1972
By JOSEPH NOVITSKISpecial to The New York Times
Brazilian military ct acquits publisher of Editora Civilzacao Brasileira, E Silveira, accused in '69 of attacking state by publishing theoretical study of Marxism; ct found pub did not constitute threat to natl security
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Democrats Again Denied Equal Television Time
Date: 19 February 1972
FCC, in 4-1 ruling, rejects Dem Natl Com's request for free TV time to respond to 7 separate Nixon appearances in which he discussed nation's econ situation; 7 include 3 radio-TV broadcasts by Nixon, radio broadcast by Nixon and 3 TV news confs by Treas Sec Connally; FTC says fairness doctrine does not require granting time to any person or orgn unless there is personal attack; Comr N Johnson dissents
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Mrs. Chisholm Accuses Press Of Racism and Sexism in Hiring
Date: 20 February 1972
Special to The New York Times
Dem Pres aspirant Repr Chisholm, reptg preliminary results of study she is having made of number of women and minority employes who hold professional jobs in news depts of newspapers, charges newspapers with racism and sexism in their employment practices; says she is declining inv to attend annual dinner of Gridiron Club, Washington, DC, orgn of journalists that has no women, black or other minority members; Sen McGovern has also declined inv
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AP Appoints Editor
Date: 20 February 1972
AP names C Ammerman news editor for New England operations
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Kinds of Graffiti
Date: 19 February 1972
JUDITH TULLER
Judith TULLER
J Tuller lr scores statement by NYCTA official listing auth's priorities in removing graffiti as obscene remarks 1st and racist remarks 2d
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" INCITING SKYJACKERS"
Date: 20 February 1972
THOMAS A. LUDWIG
Thomas LUDWIG
T A Ludwig lr urges public to 'bring pressure' on members of electronic media to 'stop inciting and inviting other wild men' to hijack airplanes; contends media is blameworthy since it has, through exposure and idea planting, created mass hysteria for such activity
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