Head of I.T.U. and Local Here In Rift Over Extension of Strike
Date: 11 May 1972
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
ITU Local 6 pres B A Powers seeks support from ITU prcs J J Pilch for Powers proposed extension of Morning Telegraph strike to Daily Racing Form because Racing Form is handling struck work formerly published by Telegraph; Telegraph ceased pub on Apr 10 during ITU strike over layoff of 20 printers; Powers asks Pilch to authorize picketing of premises of Racing Form; Pilch says ITU has no authority to direct ITU members to respect picket lines
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Conscience of the Media
Date: 10 May 1972
TED O. THACKREY
Ted THACKREY
Community Council of Greater NY admr T O Thackrey lr on Prof H Krieghbaum Apr 3 article suggesting possibility of creating community media rev bds to make judgments concerning probity of newspapers, holds action is not necessary; says judgment is passed on newspapers daily by public by their purchase or refusal to purchase; drawing
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Thieu Orders Martial Law; Ousts an Area Commander; Martial Law Declared by Thieu In a Move to Arouse the Nation
Date: 11 May 1972
By CRAIG R. WHITNEYSpecial to The New York Times
Craig WHITNEYSpecial
Pres Nguyen Van Thieu imposes martial law on S Vietnam, May 10; move follows a Pres declaration of emergency on May 9; appears to be part of attempt by Govt to instill sense of urgency in the cities and towns not so far directly affected by the heavy fighting; Thieu also dismisses Central Highlands comdr Lt Gen Ngo Dzu, replacing him with Maj Gen Nguyen Van Toan; Thieu has been under heavy pressure from US officials in Saigon to 'get tough' and exercise more visible leadership; Thieu appears to be making efforts to show firmer leadership and to replace those of his mil comdrs who have demonstrated weakness; US officials feel that Nixon has again taken the reins into Amer hands after having lost much of his faith in the policy of Vietnamizing the war; one Amer says decision to leave Quangtri was an internal crisis' of Brig Gen Vu Van Giai; says city was not even under ground attack when the army got orders to leave; Amb Bunker and Gen Abrams are believed to have urged Thieu to be more open with his people and explain to them the seriousness of the crisis; Dzu and Toan illus
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A Message for the Media
Date: 10 May 1972
By KARL E. MEYER
Karl MEYER
former press correspondent K E Meyer article holds there is crisis in mass communication that could be cased by instituting rev comm similar to Press Freedom Comm of '42 headed by R M Hutchins; says issues that need discussion are conflict between public's desire to know and Govt desire to certain secrecies, similar format and content of TV news by 3 major stations, dwindling number of daily newspapers; drawing
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Conservative Group Gives Prizes to Senator Byrd and William Loeb
Date: 11 May 1972
By ERIC PACE
Eric PACE
Natl Econ Council honors Sen H F Byrd Jr and other noted conservatives, including Manchester (NH) Union-Leader publisher W Loeb, Repr J G Schmitz and A J Geidel, Fordham Univ chmn of Young Amers for Freedom, May 10 dinner, NYC; Lt Gov Maddox is main speaker; W Harnischfeger is toastmaster; guests include brewing heir R Pabst, G B Washington, ex-Repr K St George and Nationalist Chinese Amb Shen
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District Attorney Asks Consent To Drop WBAI Case as Moot
Date: 10 May 1972
By LESLEY OELSNER
Lesley OELSNER
Manhattan Dist Atty Hogan's office asks NYS Appellate Ct to 'forget about' its contempt case against NYC radio station WBAI and its gen mgr E A Goodman on ground that case had become moot; ct, despite strong objections from station, which had hoped to have case lead to guidelines on media-prosecution, indicates that it will grant request; Goodman had been cited for contempt for station's failure to hand over tapes of broadcasts it had made during '70 riots at Manhattan House of Detention for Men
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JOURNALISM AWARDS WON BY 5 MAGAZINES
Date: 10 May 1972
Columbia Univ School of Journalism Awards to pubs: Architectural Record, Atlantic, Esquire, Mademoiselle and Philadelphia
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ANTISECRECY BILL CLEARED BY HOUSE; Change Sought in Operation of Advisory Committees
Date: 10 May 1972
HR, in passing anti-secrecy bill on May 9 aimed at reforming Govt advisory coms, rejects Repr Moss amendment that would have exempted ind regulatory agencies
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DEADLINE CLUB GIVES JOURNALISM AWARDS
Date: 11 May 1972
Sigma Delta Chi NY professional chapter, Deadline Club, journalism awards to C J Loomis and G Bylinsky (Fortune), Dr J Brothers (WMCA), R Oliver and M Finkelstein (Daily News), G Rivera (WABC) and H Tanner (NY Times)
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Prize to Copy Editor
Date: 10 May 1972
W R Hearst Foundation collegiate journalism award to R H Gilman (Arizona Daily Star)
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