JERSEY COURT VOIDS TWO 'GAGS' ON PRESS; It Upsets Rulings in Murder Cases in Which Trial Judges Issued Orders of 'Prior Restraint'
Date: 23 April 1977
By WALTER H. WAGGONER Special to The New York Times
Walter WAGGONER
NJ Sup Ct unanimously strikes down as 'clearly illegal' any order by judge that would prohibit press from reptg proceedings in open ct; ruling overturns Appellate Ct decisions in 2 cases involving unrelated murder trials at which trial judges had issued orders of prior restraint that barred pub of arguments and other matters within courtroom but outside presence of jury; challenges to orders were brought by Bridgewater Courier News, Home News of New Brunswick and Trenton Times (M)
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About New York; The Unheralded City Hall Herald
Date: 23 April 1977
By FRANCIS X. CLINES
Francis CLINES
Comment on City Hall newsman Joe Schroeder, who is rarely read by New Yorkers in proportion to influence he has on them (M)
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Readership Studied On Long Island Press
Date: 22 April 1977
Mkt Audience Potential study released by Three Sigma shows that about 69% of readers of now defunct LI Press were reading other area dailies; W R Simmons comments on breakdown (S)
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'Overkill' Concern In Access to Press Is Cited by Carter
Date: 23 April 1977
Pres Carter claims his relations with Cong are 'on a sound basis,' news conf
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Brooklynite Won A Pulitzer Prize For Texas Paper
Date: 22 April 1977
By DEIRDRE CARMODY
Deirdre CARMODY
Joe Murray editor of Lufkin, Tex, News, and reporter Ken Herman comment on paper's winning Pulitzer Prize; map of area (M)
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World News Briefs; Bangladesh Leader Quits, Gives His Post to General Policeman Slain in Riot At Rome University Spain Again Says Politics Is Closed to Military State Department Accused Over New Fishing Law 8 Die, 4 Missing in Sinking Of Israeli Excursion Boat
Date: 22 April 1977
Resigns as Pres, citing ill health (S)
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Letters
Date: 23 April 1977
Sol Glasner lr scores Edward R F Sheehan's Apr 5 article linking US interests in Middle East with moderate Arab govts; drawing
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