REPORTER PLANS HIGH COURT PLEA; Declines to Name Sources Jailed for Manson Article
Date: 10 August 1975
US Ct of Appeals for 9th Circuit upholds decision of state ct that reporter William Farr, who refused to divulge source of story in Los Angeles Herald Examiner on Charles Manson murders, could receive maximum punitive sentence of 5 days in jail and $500 fine, which was imposed by Judge Charles H Older; Farr's atty Mark Hurwitz says decision will be appealed under 1st Amendment on grounds that Const protects reporter's right of confidentiality; appellate ct ruled that where case concerned in notorious one, paramount interest to be protected is that of power of ct to enforce its duty; holds Farr was therefore not constitionally protected in his refusal to identify those who violated order of ct (M)
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Legislature Lauded On Open Meetings
Date: 10 August 1975
By RONALD SULLIVAN Special to The New York Times
Ronald Special
Common Cause issues assessment of 2-yr record of NJ Legis, citing its approval of open-meetings bill as Legislature's most significant accomplishment in opening govt to public scrutiny; chmn Richard Zimmer comments; his por (S)
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David Frost Signs To Interview Nixon; Sum Is Undisclosed; David Frost Signs to Interview Nixon
Date: 11 August 1975
TV personality David Frost buys exclusive rights to 'TV memoirs' of Richard Nixon (M)
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LETTERS
Date: 10 August 1975
Lrs from Nicholas Spilotro, Frederick Madeo, Linda M Anzalone, Dean A Delia Volpe, Lynn Garafola, Mrs Irving Berler, Nick Calcagno, Phil Foglia and Ruth Gurshman commenting pro and con on Rev Andrew M Greeley July 27 article on TV's stereotyping of Italian police (L)
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Arkansas City Is Uplifted By Dews Fit to Smile At
Date: 11 August 1975
By ROY REED Special to The New York Times
Roy Special
Pres Ford meets with key Repub party leaders from Ark at Fort Smith; expresses confidence that Ark can be 'Repub state' in '76 (S)
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Book Sales Dip in Portugal, but Best Sellers Are Still on Politics and Sex
Date: 10 August 1975
By MARVINE HOWE Special to The New York Times
Marvine Special
book sales in Portugal, which boomed after Apr '74 revolution with lifting of censorship on pol and erotic works, are now slumping; end to novelty, sharp rise in book costs and drop in spending money are factors; wkly newspaper Expresso repts record low sales at annual summer book fair; notes repts of imminent bankruptcies in publishing indus (M)
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News of the Realty Trade; Commodity Trader Plans Expansion
Date: 10 August 1975
USSR Govt completes purchase of landmark-mansion at 9 E 91st St, NYC, for $1.6-million from Dr Ramon Castroviejo, prominent ophthalmologist who has used it as hosp and residence since '46; also purchase from Convent of Sacred Heart ct plot separating 7 and 9 E 91st St to facilitate parking requirements; property will be used as consulate (S)
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