F.B.I. Criticizes Television Crew In Ransom Drop; Delicate' Point in Kidnapping
Date: 25 July 1979
By WOLFGANG SAXON
Wolfgang SAXON
FBI and William Dedrick, husband of NJ woman kidnapped last weekend, both charge that woman's life had been endangered by action of WNEW-TV crew that followed and filmed Dedrick's movements before he dropped off $217,000 in ransom money that bought release of his wife; WNEW managing editor Roger Higle calls broadcast 'responsible and fair coverage' and says that reporter John Miller had been commended by station officials for his enterprise (S)
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Wuxtry! The Story No One Dares to Tell!
Date: 25 July 1979
By James Reston
James Reston
James Reston comment on changes in Pres Carter's cabinet that have occured without comment by certain columnists such as Mike Wallace, Walter Cronkite and Art Buchwald, who are vacationing on Martha's Vineyard
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Italian Communists Visit China; Possible Step to Renew Relations
Date: 24 July 1979
Special to The New York Times
Delegation of journalists from Italian Communist Party leaves China at end of 15-day unofficial visit that may be prelude to re-establishment of normal relations between Chinese party and Italian party; Chinese and Italian Communist Parties severed ties in '62; delegation was led by Claudio Petruccioli, deputy editor in chief of L'Unita, Italian Communist Party newspaper (M)
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New Press Code Adopted by Iran Limits Foreign Reporters' Work; U.S. 'Regrets' Expulsion
Date: 24 July 1979
US State Department says it has expressed regret at high level to Government of Iran at expulsion (S)
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ABC-TV Gaining on Other Networks in News Field; Other Strong Programs Arledge Sees 'Better Product' Not Regarded as Newsman 'Hard Habit to Break'
Date: 25 July 1979
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
ABC News, which has run last in audience-popularity ratings for last 25 years, has begun to climb in ratings and to acquire stature of major news organization; ABC vice pres Marvin Mord and ABC News pres Roone Arledge comment (M)
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News Summary; International
Date: 24 July 1979
Article on growth in power and influence within State Legislature of delegation from county (M)
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TV: CBS News Takes a Look at Progress of Blacks
Date: 24 July 1979
By JOHN J. O'CONNOR
John O'CONNOR
John J O'Connor revs CBS News TV presentation, Blacks in America: With All Deliberate Speed?, about the educational, political and social changes in lives of blacks since '54 US Supreme Court ruling in Brown v Education Board suit (M)
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Refugee Parley: Diplomatic Gain for Hanoi?; News Analysis
Date: 24 July 1979
By HENRY KAMM Special to The New York Times
Henry Special
Henry Kamm analysis of UN Indochina Refugees Conference, Geneva; notes many refugee officials and delegates were dismayed by UN Secretary General Waldheim's announcement that Vietnam would try to stem flow of refugees leaving country 'illegally'; notes one official contended that Waldheim should be last person to abandon publicly such basic tenets of Universal Declaration of Rights of Man as right to travel and that of choice of residence (M)
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