7. lokakuuta 1975 oli tiistaina tähtimerkin ♎ alla. Se oli 279 päivä vuodesta. Yhdysvaltain presidentti oli Gerald R. Ford.
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Date: 08 October 1975
By CHRISTOPHER S. WREN Special to The New York Times
Christopher WREN
Article on Pravda, organ of Central Com of Soviet Communist party read by 10-million citizens; commenting on paper's functions are managing editor Sergei V Tsukasov, chief editor Mikhail V Zimyanin and deputy editor Vadim Nekrasov; illus of page one of a Pravda issue (L)
Date: 08 October 1975
Ital publisher Mondadori and group that publishes magazine L'Espresso announce on Oct 7 foundation of new natl daily, La Republica, due to appear on newsstands on Jan 14; editor Eugenio Scalfari comments (S)
Date: 07 October 1975
By KATHLEEN TELTSCH Special to The New York Times
Kathleen Special
Tiamiou Adjibade, Dahomey repr to UN, says on Oct 6 in UN Gen Assembly that it is not surprising that journalists try to defame Ugandan Pres Amin, citing what he describes as influence of Zionism on mass media, especially in NYC; cites remarks made by chief US delegate Daniel Moynihan describing Amin as 'racist murderer' (S)
Date: 08 October 1975
St Louis Post-Dispatch on Oct 7 lays off 51 of its 225 pressmen and flymen, members of union that have failed to reach agreement on new contract with paper (S)
Date: 07 October 1975
By BEN A. FRANKLIN Special to The New York Times
Ben FRANKLIN
Washington Post on Oct 6 announces it has 'reluctantly' brought nonunion machinists into its plant to repair presses damaged by sabotage as pressmen's walkout began on Oct 1; James A Dugan, pres of Local 6 of striking Newspaper and Graphic Communications Union, criticizes action; newspaper publisher Katharine Graham tells members of Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild that their decision to continue or not to work could determine whether walkout becomes prolonged strike; Post exec vp Mark J Meagher repts that some copies of abbreviated paper that Post published since sabotage at nonunion printing plants will be printed henceforth on Post's own repaired presses; says outside printing plants are no longer able to sustain work load; says paper for 5 days had tried to reach agreement with Internatl Assn of Machinists, whose members have refused to cross pressmen's picket lines (M)
Date: 08 October 1975
By BEN A. FRANKLIN Special to The New York Times
Ben FRANKLIN
members of Newspaper Guild at Washington Post on Oct 7 vote to continue working during walkout of pressmen that is now in its 6th day; mailers and photoengravers strike, raising prospect of long and costly walkout; Post repts that Christian Williams, reporter and Guild member, was assaulted while entering bldg; execs of Post rept that paper would have continued to publish without Guild members had they voted to reverse their week-old policy of crossing pressmen's picket lines; say they have been prepared to assign supervisory and other nonunion employes to newsroom jobs; Post exec vp Mark J Meagher comments (M)
Date: 07 October 1975
By Lester Markel
Lester Markel
Lester Markel on importance of informed public opinion to evolution of sound foreign policy; holds public opinion about foreign policy is virtually nonexistent because of emphasis newspapers place on local news and lack of coverage of natl and foreign news; cites study carried out by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ which found newspapers devoted only 17% of total 'news hole' space to foreign news; says editors pursue policy of emphasis on local news to sell more newspapers since majority of public is interested in events that take place close to them; calls for change of newspaper policy and broadening of reptg
Date: 08 October 1975
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
Comment on refusal of 2 networks to carry live broadcast of Pres Ford's TV speech on Fed tax cuts and Fed spending cuts because they felt it would subject them to demands for equal time from other candidates (M)
Date: 07 October 1975
By WILLIAM ROBBINS Special to The New York Times
William Special
2 of 3 major TV networks, CBS and NBC, refuse to carry live broadcast of Pres Ford's speech proposing tax and budget cuts; say that if they did, they would be obliged to give equal time to other candidates for Repub Presidential nomination; position is criticized by White House and by William Sheehan, pres of ABC network that carried speech; speech was also carried live by Mutual Broadcasting System and Natl Public Radio; CBS News pres Richard Salant and NBC News pres Richard Wald comment; FCC chmn Richard E Wiley says issue of whether speech such as Pres Ford made is exempt from equal time provision because of its news value has never been ruled upon by FCC; says issue would not arise unless an announced candidate protested; notes FCC recently ruled that in some instances Pres news confs and confs of other candidates could be exempt from equal-time ruling (M)
Date: 08 October 1975
ed on refusal of CBS and NBC to give live coverage to Pres Ford's TV speech on Fed tax cuts and Fed spending cuts; suggests decision of networks was ploy aimed at forcing FCC to move toward suspending 'equal time' provision; holds suspension of provision would not assure fuller public access to information about campaigns or public affairs