South Africa Releases 10 Blacks, Including Qoboza, Leading Editor; Had Special Privileges South Africa Frees 10 Blacks, Including a Journalist Others Also Released Theaters Are Desegregated
Date: 11 March 1978
By JOHN F. BURNS Special to The New York Times
John BURNS
S African Govt, apparantly confident that upsurge of black resistance to rule has subsided, has released 10 of blacks it seized in crackdown on dissidents in late '77, including The World editor Percy Qoboza (M)
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Pennsylvania Paper Closes
Date: 12 March 1978
Philipsburgh (Pa) Daily Journal ceases publication; was founded in 1868 (S)
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Drive on Argentine Leftists Takes Toll of Journalists; Self-Censorship Prevails Presentation Is the Guide
Date: 12 March 1978
In last 4 yrs more than 35 journalists have been killed in Argentina, 30 have been arrested and scores more have left country after receiving death threats; cases involving AP correspondent Oscar Serrat and NY Times correspondent Juan de Onis noted; other journalists who have been detained and questioned work for ABC, NBC, Voice of Amer, BBC, UPI and Wall St Journal; Buenos Aires Herald has relative freedom because it is written in English, not widely read language (M)
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Trial of 'Dr. X' Hears of the Death of 4-Year-Old Girl
Date: 11 March 1978
By DAVID BIRD Special to The New York Times
David Special
NY Times atty Floyd Abrams says barring Farber is violation of 1st Amendment (S)
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U.S. SEEKING TO LEARN HOW TIMES GOT DATA; Justice Dept. Is Conducting Inquiry on Release of a Report About Antiwar Radicals Broader Inquiry Sought Weather Underground Role Service for Don Freeman
Date: 11 March 1978
By ANTHONY MARRO Special to The New York Times
Anthony Special
Justice Dept is conducting investigation in Washington and in NY in attempt to learn how NY Times obtained copy of classified rept that said that Cuban espionage agents in late '60s and early '70s provided limited aid to antiwar radicals in US; investigation is 4th that Justice Dept under Atty Gen Griffin Bell has authorized in '78 in attempts to learn sources of information provided reporters of Times; dept spokesman Robert Havel comments (M)
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Follow-Up on the News; The Pueblo 'Junk' Phone Calls Instant Riches
Date: 12 March 1978
RICHARD HAITCH
Richard HAITCH
FCC's consideration of banning or sharply restricting 'junk' phone calls noted (S)
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