Los Angeles Paper, Rebuilding After 6-Year Strike, Faces New Walkout; Improvement in Local Coverage Management Asks for Patience Competition Cut in Half
Date: 07 March 1980
By ROBERT LINDSEY Special to The New York Times
Robert Special
Members of Local 773 of News Media and Graphics Communications Union, which represents about 600 Los Angeles Herald-Examiner employees, have authorized strike; 1 of central issues in dispute is basic salary that paper pays to virtually all its reporters and other non-management editorial workers: $283 a week; publisher Francis Dale comments; editor James Bellows por (M)
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Peking Names Propaganda Chief
Date: 08 March 1980
Special to The New York Times
Chinese Deputy Prime Min Wang Renzhong is appointed director of Communist Party's propaganda department, intensifying concern among some intellectuals that recent period of greater freedom of expression may be over (S)
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U.S. Journalists Return To Iran, Resume Work
Date: 08 March 1980
Is issued visa by Iran; American journalists have been readmitted to country and have begun filing reports for 1st time since Jan 14
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White House Sought to Bar '60 Minutes' Segment
Date: 07 March 1980
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
CBS News pres William A Leonard says White House made several calls to try to delete 60 Minutes segment on US relations with Shah of Iran and on activities of his secret police force Savak; says that he, Mike Wallace and executive producer Don Hewitt received calls; White House move is most overt instance known of Carter Administration attempt to interfere with TV news (M)
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CBS IS IN CONTEMPT OVER FILM SUBPOENA; News Section Resists a U.S. Order --2d Move in a Week Raising First Amendment Issue Some Privilege Recognized Support for ABC News Question of Choosing Fights
Date: 07 March 1980
By DEIRDRE CARMODY
Deirdre CARMODY
3 men interviewed on ABC asked network to give tape and film to grand jury
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Notes on People; A Press Aide to Koch Moves to the Police Department Another Kennedy Wins 'Monster Concert' 'John Wayne, American' Medals for All
Date: 07 March 1980
Judith Cummings Robin Herman
Judith Robin
Police Comr Robert J McGuire names Alice McGillion, Koch's deputy press secretary for last 2 years, to become Police Dept's deputy comr for public information; McGillion portrait (S)
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Kennedy Pinning Hope on G.O.P.; No Jail for Good Judgment F.C.C. Denies Kennedy Plea
Date: 08 March 1980
By WARREN WEAVER Jr. Special to The New York Times
Warren WEAVER
Kennedy deputy campaign manager Patrick Lucey says Kennedy hopes Republicans will nominate either George Bush or ex-Pres Ford, thus putting pressure on Democratic convention to choose him over Pres Carter; claims Carter is 'not electable' against any opposition except Ronald Reagan (S)
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U.S. Reacts Warily to News on Hostage Turnover
Date: 07 March 1980
By BERNARD GWERTZMAN Special to The New York Times
Bernard Special
Militants announcement that they will turn American hostages over to Iranian authorities comes as surprise to Carter Administration, which has all but given up hope that hostages will be released soon (M)
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