NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 30 July 1988
LEAD: International 2-6, 26 Mikhail S. Gorbachev urged speed in putting into practice changes in the Soviet political system that were endorsed at the Communist Party conference. The changes would reduce the power of the party. Page 1 Israelis in Moscow went to services at the Central Moscow Synogogue.
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NICARAGUA CURBS STATE-RUN RADIO
Date: 30 July 1988
AP
LEAD: The Government suspended a state-run radio news program today for violating the law by broadcasting ''strong criticism'' of one of the directors of the chief opposition newspaper.
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Temporarily Unchilled
Date: 31 July 1988
LEAD: South Africa has wisely suspended temporarily a proposal that would require some journalists to register or face heavy fines or jail. But the proposal is only suspended, not shelved, and it's hardly reassuring that Home Minister Stoffel Botha cites ''practical considerations'' as grounds for his decision.
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THE REGION: Court Ruling; When the Press Breaks A Promise
Date: 31 July 1988
By Albert Scardino
Albert Scardino
LEAD: FOR years newspapers have fought with mixed results to get special shield laws passed in state legislatures to protect reporters from being forced by the courts to reveal the names of confidential sources. While no other citizens are afforded similar privileges, journalists have often seen themselves as unelected public servants, members of a special Fourth
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SATURDAY NEWS QUIZ
Date: 30 July 1988
By Linda Amster
Linda Amster
LEAD: Questions are based on news reports in The Times this week. Answers appear on page 50.
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Arrests of Burmese Dissidents Reported
Date: 31 July 1988
AP
LEAD: The new Burmese Government arrested a major opposition figure, at least 10 other critics and an Associated Press reporter, Western diplomats said today.
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WHEN FEMINISM FAILED
Date: 31 July 1988
LEAD: What disappointed me with Ms. Dolan's article was the absence of the other side of the story. Can women make a difference, not only in changing management styles, but also in broadening the definition of news? I say yes on both counts.
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Question Of the Week; Are You Following The Leadup To the Olympics?
Date: 31 July 1988
LEAD: With heart and Seoul. SADIE MILLER Forest Hills, Queens
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Question Of the Week; Are You Following The Leadup To the Olympics?
Date: 31 July 1988
LEAD: Yes. But for objective media coverage I have to turn to sources other than the home press and television. The domestic media continue to report on the Olympics with a parochial fervor that borders on arrogance.
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