Providence Journal Fails To Publish Sunday Edition
Date: 16 April 1972
Pressmen employed by Providence Journal-Bulletin refuse to rept to work over labor dispute, defying ct order directing them to return to work, and prevent pub of Apr 16 Sunday edition
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Saigon Is Imposing Tough Restraints On News Coverage
Date: 16 April 1972
Special to The New York Times
Saigon Govt seeks to prevent newsmen from filing any dispatches that leave impression that S Vietnam is not doing well; has been interfering with flow of information since N Vietnamese offensive began; sets up for 1st time, Apr 14, checkpoint on Rte 13 permitting ordinary civilian traffic to pass but turning back civilians with press credentials; newsmen's only access to Rte 13 and Anloc mil actions is by car and rte includes new checkpoint
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American Is Home After Being Jailed In Cuba as a Spy
Date: 16 April 1972
F McDonald, Amer freelance journalist who went to Cuba in '71 under auspices of Inst of Current World Affairs, returns to NYC after being jailed in Cuba for 92 days as suspected CIA agent; says solitary confinement was broken up only by several sessions of 'close questioning' but that guards were not antagonistic towards him and 'it was probably better than some of the prisons we have here'
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Is the Audience Really the Product?
Date: 16 April 1972
By JOHN J. O'CONNOR
John O'CONNOR
J J O'Connor article airs response of readers to recent article on newsman B Monroe's views favoring broadcasting's opposition to Govt regulation of news indus; notes opinions opposed to Monroe's, which hold that Govt does not pose threat to broadcaster's freedom or station license renewal
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MAGAZINE ON RACE IS FORCED TO QUIT; Foundation Aid Is Halted for Nashville Publication
Date: 16 April 1972
Special to The New York Times
Race Relations Reporter, newspaper devoted to 'factually reporting on race without advocacy,' to cease pub in May; Ford Foundation, which supported pub, spokesman T Cooney says foundation decided to concentrate money on community development programs; says Ford did not drop pub because of dissatisfaction and has urged other foundations to pick it up; pub editor J Lee comments on pub's coverage of various news stories
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The TV Antitrust Suits; Observers Say Loss of Funds Could Hurt News and Not Help Programing
Date: 17 April 1972
By JOHN J. O'CONNOR
John O'CONNOR
J J O'Connor analysis of Justice Dept antitrust suits against 3 major TV networks and Viacom Internatl notes suits would force networks out of business of producing entertainment programs; says consensus of broadcasting experts on possible effects of suits is that networks would suffer loss in profits that would result in decline in quality of news and public affairs operations without helping prime-time programing; contends suits are seen as continuing evidence of Nixon Adm's hostility toward networks and attempt by Justice Dept to offset bad publicity from recent antitrust cases; cites Adm's recent actions against networks; says Adm's interest in broadcasting was dramatically underlined last wk at Natl Broadcasters Assn conv, which featured major addresses by key Adm officials; notes network execs contention that suits would transfer control of network schedules to ad agencies and motion picture producers; says suits specifically state that responsibility for programs would continue to lie with networks
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Oxen Reported Ailing
Date: 17 April 1972
2 musk oxen given to China by US, reptd ill, Apr 16; zoo keeper says he is confident that once animals become used to climate they will recover
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