WILDCAT STRIKE HITS DAILY NEWS; Presses Stop as Deliverers Refuse to Report to Work After Shift Changes
Date: 03 March 1975
By ROBERT McG. THOMAS Jr
Robert McG
Newspaper deliverers at NY Daily News on Mar 2 refuse to report to work, halting pub of Mar 3 edition; stoppage was prompted by management's decision to change starting times of some 185 drivers to consolidate routes and save about 300 hrs of overtime a wk; presses were shut down shortly after drivers' action; newspaper offiicals, calling work stoppage illegal, obtain temporary injunction from NYS Sup Ct Justice Harry B Frank ordering drivers to return to work and show cause why order should not be extended; deliverer's chapel chmn Carmine Battista says action is wildcat strike since he had ordered men back to work; Herbert L Haber, arbirator, orders men to return to work (M)
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ETHIOPIA SHROUDS NEWS OF FIGHTING; Reporters, Unable to Enter Eritrea, Rely on 'Sources' and Sort Out Rumors
Date: 02 March 1975
By THOMAS A. JOHNSON Special to The New York Times
Thomas JOHNSON
foreign journalists attempting to rept on fighting between Ethiopian Govt and Eritrean Liberation secessionists find job difficult because Govt has refused to allow journalists entry into Asmara, area of fighting; some reporters have to visit Ethiopian Govt offices, foreign embassies and internatl orgns in Addis Ababa in order to obain information; other methods used by journalists discussed (S)
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Literati of the Playpen; Coach Woodward The Dark Ages
Date: 02 March 1975
Red Smith
Red Smith
Article on essay on sportswriting by David Shaw that ran in Los Angeles Times and which suggested that sports pages are better than they used to be because they pay more attention to matters of dress, drugs and sex; takes issue with this premise and uses examples of Heywood Broun, Irvin S Cobb and Percy Hammond who wrote both informative and witty sports columns; Broun, Cobb and Hammond pors (L)
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Survey Finds Local TV News Increased in 1973-74
Date: 03 March 1975
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
Alfred I du Pont-Columbia Univ survey of broadcast journalism repts on Mar 2 that TV news at local stations in US enjoyed boom, marked by expanded reptg staffs, longer air time and increased audiences; notes as positive developments in TV, widespread interest in investigative journalism and marked improvement from previous yrs in employment of women in station news operations; deplores trend that accompanies local news growth--increasing reliance by stations on outside news consultants, many of whom put rating considerations ahead of journalistic principles; repts consulting firms frequently stressed entertainment approaches to news, recommended that more stories be covered in shorter time and urged adoption of tabloid values; notes that firms often suggested that news stories be done on such subjects as rape, homosexuality and pornography; had participation of 80 correspondents in major broadcast centers around US and was conducted under supervision of Louis G Cowan; will be published March 24 in book form by Thomas Y Crowell and edited by Marvin Barrett (M)
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Legislative Notes; Senator Ammond In TV Spotlight
Date: 02 March 1975
NJ Sen Comm on Adequacy of TV News Coverage last wk heard number of legislators score NYC and Phila outlets for inadequate TV coverage of state; comm chmn Sen John M Skevin and vice chmn Sen Joseph A Maressa comment; hearing is part of series to compile testimony to support comm's demands for more TV coverage (S)
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MIAMI SEEKS HELP TO COMBAT TERROR; Mayor Cites Violence and Threats Among Cubans
Date: 02 March 1975
WKID: Miami Mayor Maaurice A Ferre asks Fed aid to help local law enforcement agencies fight violence in Cuban exile community that police regard as politically motivated; appeal follows bombing of Amer-owned TV station WKID north of Miami; Cuban group calling itself Latin-Amer Anti-Communist Army takes responsibility for bombing (S)
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Follow-Up on the News; Horse Wrangle
Date: 02 March 1975
Status rept on which of NYC Mayor Beame's '73 campaign proposals to curb crime on buses and subways have been implemented (S)
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News of the Realty Trade; Move to Philadelphia Will Vacate City Space
Date: 02 March 1975
Leases approx 10,000 sq ft at 140 Broadway, NYC, for aggregate rent of more than $1-million (S)
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