7. elokuuta 1977 oli sunnuntaina tähtimerkin ♌ alla. Se oli 218 päivä vuodesta. Yhdysvaltain presidentti oli Jimmy Carter.
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Date: 07 August 1977
Tass says its correspondent in Yemen has been ordered to leave country; says act is of 'unfriendly character' and probably caused by pressure of forces which would like to damage Yemen-Soviet relations (S)
Date: 08 August 1977
By WARREN WEAVER Jr. Special to The New York Times
Warren WEAVER
Survey of information that has been tapped through Freedom of Information Act, in effect for 10 yrs; notes act is powerful lever with which news orgns and private citizens have successfully pried secret facts and figures from Govt; of 150,000 requests thought to have been made in '76, about 25,000 were denied in whole or in part; about 4,200 of those denials produced appeals, and about 3,700 appeals were decided that yr; processing Freedom of Information requests has become heavy burden for some Govt units, with Justice Dept protesting that workload weakens its law enforcement capacity to administer (L)
Date: 07 August 1977
By Stanley Milgram
Stanley Milgram
Reprint of article by Prof Stanley Milgram, which appeared in Antioch Rev, on meaning of news and why it occupies place of special significance for so many; drawing (L)
Date: 08 August 1977
Argentine journalist Rodolfo Fernandez Pondal, asst editor of wkly newsletter Ultima Clave, has reptdly been kidnapped (S)
Date: 07 August 1977
transcript of Carter news conf
Date: 08 August 1977
Amer reporters accompanying Vance are presented on arrival in Taif with hotel registration cards with 'Christian' filled in as their religion; some of reporters are Jewish and at least 3 of them changed their cards; US official in charge of reporters says he filled out immigration cards in advance to speed registration at Taif hotel, where Vance will meet Foreign Min Saud ibn Faisal and Crown Prince Fahd during 2-day stay (S)
Date: 07 August 1977
By EDWIN DIAMOND
Edwin DIAMOND
NewsCenter 5 (TV Program): Edwin Diamond article on NewsCenter 5, long-form newscast that runs 90 to 120 minutes and is presented on Chicago's NBC station WMAQ-TV; program personnel noted; gen mgr Lee Hanna comments; illus (L)