Wider Interpretation of Freedom of Press Urged
Date: 08 May 1969
By ROBERT H. PHELPS
Robert PHELPS
Internatl Press Inst dir E Meyer says fight for press freedom must shift from traditional opposition to govt restrictions to other criteria, including consideration of ad-financial-circulation aspects that limit readership, question of possible readers that papers overlook, such as minority groups, int, Zurich; cites examples in various nations
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Czech Party Paper Publishes Scientists' Attack on Censors
Date: 08 May 1969
By TAD SZULC
Tad SZULC
Czech party pub Rude Pravo prints Apr 3 statement by Acad of Sciences demanding end of press censorship; new ed J Svoboda apologizes for not publishing it immediately after its adoption
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Czech Party Moves To Put New Curbs On Press and Radio
Date: 07 May 1969
By TAD SZULC
Tad SZULC
Central Com Presidium, in move to impose tighter controls over press, radio and TV, announces unspecified measures to assure 'fundamental change'; entire ed bd of party newspaper Nova Svoboda, in Ostrava, has been dismissed; regis of univ wkly Studentske Listy has been canceled; police defied in demonstrations, Pilsen, marking 24th anniv of city's liberation by US in World War II
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POPE SCORES PRESS ON CHURCH ISSUES; Says Coverage of Reform Is 'Superficial, Malignant'
Date: 08 May 1969
By ROBERT C. DOTY
Robert DOTY
Named prefect of new Congregation for the Divine Cult
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Financial Writers Chosen For Annual Loeb Awards
Date: 08 May 1969
Conn U Loeb awards for business-financial writing, to C N Stabler (Wall St Journal), J Brooks (New Yorker), A Lack (NY Times), A Altweeg (Dallas Morning News) and G J W Goodman (pseudonym for Adam Smith)
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3 and N.B.C. to Get Lasker Press Prizes At Luncheon Today
Date: 08 May 1969
Lasker Foundation Med Journalism Awards to B Yuncker (NY Post), C P Gilmore (NY Times Magazine), L Giovannitti and NBC News; special award to Munic Broadcasting System (WNYC)
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NEWS OF REALTY: DRIVE-IN CENTERS; New Kind of Development Caters to Car-Conscious
Date: 07 May 1969
Levitt & Sons bldg 1,200-home community, Sheffield Pk, in Schaumburg near Chicago
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