TURKISH PRESS IS HIT BY FINANCIAL CRISIS; Papers Struggling Against a Sharp Increase in Cost of Newsprint and a Drop in Circulation Circulation Drops Sharply Ties With Saudi Dailies Depends on Other Companies
Date: 16 March 1980
By MARVINE HOWE Special to The New York Times
Marvine Special
Article on financial troubles of Turkey's large, powerful newspaper industry; crisis has been brought on by sharp rise in price of newsprint; state subsidies for newsprint were removed in January; daily newspapers have doubled their price and raised advertising rates, in some cases by 100%; major dailies have seen their circulation drop by as much as 37%, and most have suffered substantial drop in advertising; commenting are Kemal Ilicak (Tercuman) and Ercument Karacan and Sami Kohen (Milliyet); other Islanbul dailies include Gunaydin, Hurriyet and Cumhuriyet (M)
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Date: 17 March 1980
Illus of fireman rescuing Walter Eason from window at Raleigh News and Observer building; fire started in pressroom
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First Freedom of Information Day Is Marked on Madison's Birthday
Date: 16 March 1980
Freedom of Information day, proposed by Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi, coincides with March 16th birthday of Madison, who worked for adoption of Bill of Rights (S)
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Ousted Tijuana Editor Charges Official Repression; Nepotism Reported
Date: 16 March 1980
Special to The New York Times
Jesus Blancornelas, former editor of Tijuana's newspaper ABC, who is involved in freedom-of-press case with Mexican Government, has fled to US and vows to seek political asylum unless charges of fraud against him are dropped, Mexican Government stops 'meddling' in matter and he is allowed to continue kind of investigative journalism that led to his troubles; Mexican newspapers, including Mexico City daily Excelsior, have accused Governor Roberto de La Madrid of having caused Blancornelas's troubles; Blancornelas, as editor of ABC, began to print reports in '77 criticizing Governor and his state administration (M)
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Judge Dismisses a Suit On Broadcast Editorials
Date: 16 March 1980
Federal District Judge Malcolm Lucas dismisses lawsuit seeking to invalidate law that bars public TV and radio stations from editorializing or endorsing candidates for public office
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Realty News; Miracle Mile Restaurant Lease Fifth Avenue Seventh Avenue Park Avenue Executives Named
Date: 16 March 1980
Corland Corp names Richard D Clark president of subsidiary Corland Center (S)
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Follow-Up on the News; Mutation Watching The Rich Sea Murder on a Pass Gas-Stingy Car
Date: 16 March 1980
RICHARD HAITCH
Richard HAITCH
Michael Shetley plans to introduce electric car that is not fully electric (S)
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World News Briefs; Seoul Opposition Presses For Free Elections Hanoi Rejects Criticism On Cambodia by U.N. Panel Egyptian Defense Minister Being Treated in U.S.
Date: 16 March 1980
Ali is undergoing treatment at National Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Hospital in Arlington, Va, for rheumatoid arthritis (S)
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