Judge Voids Order To Editor to Write Antigun Editorials
Date: 13 May 1975
Judge Richard F Connors, who ordered Alfredo Izaguirre Horta, editor and pres of El Mundo de Hoy, who was convicted of weapons charge to editorialize against use of illegal hand guns, drops that part of sentence on May 12; Horta repts he had already run 1 anti-hand gun editorial, and will write others voluntarily; Connors continues 3-yr's probation for Horta and Antonio Angel Parajon, paper's photographer; Connors acted after criticism by Gov Byrne who wrote to Chief Justice Richard J Hughes (S)
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SEOUL TIGHTENS POLITICAL CURBS; New Decree by Park Bars All Opposition to Charter
Date: 14 May 1975
South Korean Govt decree issued on May 13 forbids what Govt calls 'spreading of falsehood'; this applies to rumors and repts that are considered harmful to natl security; newspaper publishers violating order can be removed from their jobs (S)
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Herald Tribune's Files Going to Queens Library
Date: 14 May 1975
Morgue of NY Herald Tribune, 15-million cross-indexed clippings dating to 1927, has been donated to Queens Borough Public Library, which plans to microfilm files and make them open to public; will be transferred to library's Richmond Hill branch; library hopes to receive foundation support for expense of microfilming and moving files, estimated at more than $300,00; library dir Walter S Byam and asst dir Charles F J Young comment; collection will probably be only newspaper morgue open to public since operating newspapers do not permit public to use their facilities; copyrights of material will be retained by John Hay Whitney, Tribune owner; agreement was negotiated by Richard C Wald, paper's former managing editor; Jimmy Breslin and City Council Pres Paul O'Dwyer's asst Linda Fisher comment (M)
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SAIGON ANNOUNCES 30,000 ARE MOVED; Residents of Capital Area Shifted to Mekong Delta
Date: 14 May 1975
some 30 newsmen, among them 2 Frenchmen and 1 Ital, arrive in Saigon on May 13 from Hanoi, 1st such group to land since Communist takeover (S)
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State Shield Law for Newsmen Is Being Tested in Fresno Case; By WALLACE TURNER Special to The New York Times
Date: 14 May 1975
FBI enters search for Charles Stickle, wanted in Phila, Pa, for rape-burning of 2 girls, 1 of whom died (S)
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HOUSE UNIT DELAYS VOTE ON TELEVISING
Date: 14 May 1975
HR Rules Com, for 3d time in a mo, puts off vote on measure that would permit televising of HR floor proceedings; Repr R J Madden and HR Speaker C Albert comment (S)
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Three on WABC-TV Honored For Willowbrook Program
Date: 13 May 1975
Robert F Kennedy journalism awards to Geraldo Rivera, Martin Berman and Peter Lance (WABC), Mike Masterson (Hot Springs Sentinel Record), Loretta Schwartz (Phila Magazine) and Terence Gurley (WWVA) (S)
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Asian Crises Raise Question of Risk for Reporters
Date: 14 May 1975
By MARTIN ARNOLD
Martin ARNOLD
Greenfield says NY Times policy in situations where reporter's life is in danger is to order him out of dangerous area
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Papers Seek to Set Distributors' Ceiling Prices
Date: 13 May 1975
Los Angeles Times exec vice pres and gen mgr Robert E Nelson, and Birmingham (Ala) News asst gen mgr William C Greene testify before Sen Antitrust Subcom considering repeal of fair trade legislation, that newspapers anywhere should be permitted to set maximum prices that independent distributors may charge; basic argument by both witnesses was that if newspapers were not allowed to set maximum price, distributors would increase price in populated areas and stop serving less populous ones; Sen Roman L Hruska (Nebraska) asks whether it could be shown that more papers failed in states without fair trade laws than in states with them (M)
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New Law Is Dislodging C.I.A.'s Secrets
Date: 14 May 1975
By NICHOLAS M. HORROCK Special to The New york Times
Documents being released by CIA under Freedom of Information Act concerning Socialist Workers party and its Pres candidate Peter Camejo and SDS discussed (M)
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