World News Briefs; Police in South Korea Halt March by 500 Students Ex-Gestapo Aide on Trial Voices Regret and Shame 5 Bombs Explode in Paris; Action Tied to Corsicans Stern New Press Law Takes Effect in Haiti Guyanese Cabinet Minister Shot to Death in Ambush
Date: 26 October 1979
Press law that gives authorities wide powers to silence opposition is put into effect in Haiti (S)
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Ottawa Moves to Relax Its Official Secret Rules
Date: 25 October 1979
Special to The New York Times
Canadian Govt introduces in Parliament 1st freedom of information bill in nation's history after many years of criticism of official secrecy; bill establishes right of all citizens and permanent residents of Canada to official documents, with certain exemptions specified under law; provides for appeals of refusals by Govt officials to accede to requests (S)
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Soviet Reporter Defects And Asks U.S. Asylum
Date: 26 October 1979
Soviet journalist Stanislav A Levchenko, who defected to Japan earlier in year, departs Tokyo for US for political asylum (S)
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Connally Speech on Israel: A Move for the Limelight; News Analysis
Date: 26 October 1979
By DOUGLAS E. KNEELAND Special to The New York Times
Douglas KNEELAND
Republican Pres aspirant Repr John B Anderson assails Connally Middle East policy (S)
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Around the Nation; Judge Will Name Receiver For Alabama Mental System Professors Strike Over Pay At University of Cincinnati Virginia Atom Plant Opens After Earthquake Testing Utah and Nevada to Check Air Force Data on Missile 5 Reporters Are Subpoenaed By Defense in Lance Case Schools in Hawaii Closed Because of Garbage Strike
Date: 26 October 1979
5 journalists who reported on grand jury investigation of former Budget Director Bert Lance are subpoenaed by Lance attorneys; subpoenas demand notes and other materials involving their coverage of Federal grand jury, which indicted Lance and 3 other men on charges of bank fraud and conspiracy; unidentified reporters are present or former employees of Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution (S)
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Egypt, Israel and the Palestinians: Impasse on Autonomy; News Analysis International Forum Sought
Date: 25 October 1979
By CHRISTOPHER S. WREN Special to The New York Times
Christopher WREN
Analysis: Egypt is trying to get Israel to concede broader measure of home rule to Arab inhabitants of West Bank and Gaza Strip; Foreign Affairs Min Boutros Ghali seeks convening of international conference on issue under UN auspices; other Egyptian officials raise possibility of holding another summit conference with Israel and US (M)
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COMPANY NEWS; Petrie Seeks to Add To Toys R' Us Stake
Date: 25 October 1979
Olivetti SpA signs cooperation agreement with USSR providing for collaboration in office-machinery and information processing sectors (S)
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A Thoroughly Politicized Czech Playwright; Vaclav Havel Man in the News Life Devoted to Political Causes Entered the Theater in 1958 Deep Influences on Each Other
Date: 25 October 1979
By DAVID A. ANDELMAN
David ANDELMAN
biographical sketch of Havel; portrait (M)
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