The Rights of Man; AT HOME ABROAD
Date: 27 April 1978
By Anthony Lewis
Anthony Lewis
Anthony Lewis comment on Sunday Times challenge to Brit restrictions on press freedom being brought under Article 10 of Eur Conv in case of suppression of article about ct settlement by co that mfd drug thalidomide; drug caused birth defects and users had brought damage suit against drug co; 10 yrs later London Times had articles on matter suppressed by Brit ct; counsel for Times is Anthony Lester; ct proceedings noted
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Associated Press Is Held in Violation Of U.S. Bias Rules
Date: 27 April 1978
Equal Employment Opportunity Comm has determined that 'there is reasonable cause to believe' that AP has violated Fed laws by discriminating against women and minority members in some of its employment practices; investigated allegations concerning AP's recruiting, hiring and promotion practices as result of charges filed in '73 by Wire Service Guild (S)
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THE TIMES IS CRITICIZED OVER ABORTION STORIES
Date: 26 April 1978
By The Associated Press
Natl News Council upholds 2 complaints against CBS News story on abortion and dismisses 6 other complaints (S)
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FORD BACKS ACCORD REACHED IN RHODESIA; In TV Interview, He Calls Smith Pact 'Big Step Forward' 5-Year TV Arrangement Terminology Questioned
Date: 27 April 1978
By LESLEY OELSNER
Lesley OELSNER
Former Pres Gerald Ford tapes TV int as part of 5-yr arrangement with NBC under which he will receive $1 million for appearing on various newscasts; por (S)
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Burger Warns of Power News Conglomerates Hold
Date: 27 April 1978
By HOWELL RAINES Special to The New York Times
Howell Special
Sup Ct Chief Justice Warren E Burger, in voting with 4 other Justices to strike down Mass law restricting pol spending by corps, says conglomerates owning newspapers and broadcasting stations represent larger threat to 'valid interests' in electoral process than other corps (M)
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TIMES CO. EARNINGS UP 32% FOR QUARTER; Profit Rises to a Record $7.1 Million as Revenues Show 19% Gain From Year-Ago Period Need for Productivity Stressed $3.7 Million Operating Profit
Date: 26 April 1978
Special to The New York Times
NY Times chmn and pres Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, at annual meeting, says in response to question from stockholder Frank Eleazer, that premature release by Washington Post of H R Haldeman book The Ends of Power should not materially affect co's revenues; says controversy over unauthorized publication of excerpts from book has had 'some impact on the Nixon memoirs' and 'is probably going to change the co's syndication business all around' (S)
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