DISSENT HELD RARE IN F.C.C. VOTING; Citizens Group Says Chief Initiates Compromise
Date: 12 August 1975
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
Natl Citizens Com for Broadcasting analysis of voting records of 7 FCC members finds comrs voted in agreement with com chmn Richard E Wiley an avg of 97.6% of the time; sources attribute lack of dissent in voting to chmn's technique of settling disputes over issues with compromises often outside the meeting room before the vote; percentages for Comrs Glen O Robinson, Abbott Washburn, Benjamin Hooks, Robert E Lee, Charlotte Reid and Chmn Wiley noted; Broadcasting Com head Nicholas Johnson comments (M)
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Packaging Mr. Nixon
Date: 12 August 1975
ed, noting ex-Pres Nixon's refusal to appear before Cong coms and Fed cts and his deal with David Frost to 'tell all' in series of telecasts to be filmed now and broadcast after '76 elections, questions whether 'exec privilege' is for sale to highest bidder; scores secrecy surrounding project; says that if Nixon is ready for frank disclosure, a Cong com or grand jury would be appropriate forums
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David Frost Signs To Interview Nixon; Sum Is Undisclosed; David Frost Signs to Interview Nixon
Date: 11 August 1975
TV personality David Frost buys exclusive rights to 'TV memoirs' of Richard Nixon (M)
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Arkansas City Is Uplifted By Dews Fit to Smile At
Date: 11 August 1975
By ROY REED Special to The New York Times
Roy Special
Pres Ford meets with key Repub party leaders from Ark at Fort Smith; expresses confidence that Ark can be 'Repub state' in '76 (S)
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DETROIT NEWS SEEKS OKLAHOMA TV OUTLET
Date: 12 August 1975
Detroit Evening News Assn files application with FCC to buy WKY-TV from Oaklahoma Publishing Co for $22.6-million (S)
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Sports News Briefs; Bourbon Added to International Field Mrs. Syms U.S. Amateur Medalist Alleged Fixer of Races Identified $7-Million TV Guarantee for Bout Carey Signs Boxing Tax Relief Bill
Date: 12 August 1975
Gov Carey signs bill introduced by Assemblyman Perry Duryea that permits nonresident fighters and entertainers to perform in NY without having to pay NYS tax on out-of-state income derived from their performances; tax was in part responsible for driving big title bouts away from NY (S)
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