Lebanese Editors Strongly Assail Latest Curbs on Press Freedom
Date: 05 July 1977
Press scores new law promulgated by al-Hoss Govt setting harder punishment for eds and writers printing false news and banning foreign payments to press; Information Min indicates present censorship may be lifted when new law goes into effect; law authorizes Govt censorship under emergency conditions (M)
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Bell Orders Aides to Limit Details When They Announce Indictments
Date: 05 July 1977
By NICHOLAS M. HORROCK Special to The New York Times
Atty Gen Bell discloses that he has ordered Justice Dept's publicity office to discontinue its practice of issuing detailed news releases to announce criminal indictments; says releases could prejudice case against defendant as they do repeat charges which have not been proven in ct without offering defendants any opportunity to dispute them (M)
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CAPITOL PRESS CORPS CHALLENGED ON COSTS; Complaint by Wisconsin Democrat Puts Spotlight on Problem of Privileges for News Media
Date: 06 July 1977
By LAURA FOREMAN Special to The New York Times
Laura Special
Repr David R Obey, chmn of Comm on HR Practices, accuses press of hyprocisy for highlighting perquisites enjoyed by Congressmen without telling public that press enjoys many of same perquisites; notes Capitol Hill press costs taxpayers over $1-million a yr in free parking places, offices and office supplies; Obey's anger is believed to have been sparked by CBS correspondent Roger Mudd's rept listing Congressmen's perquisites; Richard L Madden of NY Times, chmn of Standing Com of Correspondents, concedes that press should reimburse Govt for some expenses, but points out difficulty of devising formula that would be equitable for small and large news orgns; Benjamin C West, supt of HR gallery, comments (M)
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Rumania Tells of Outburst
Date: 05 July 1977
Several persons died June 13, when thousands of angry Rumanian youths stormed oversold pop concert and soccer match in a Bucharest stadium (S)
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1978 Campaign Begun
Date: 06 July 1977
Ronald E Spath of Pleasantville announces candidacy for Repub nomination for Cong in Westchester County's 24th Cong Dist; seat now held by Dem Repr Richard L Ottinger; election to be held in Nov '78 (S)
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