GROUP CRITICIZES COURT NEWS AIM; Sees Racism in the Proposals to Open Family Hearings
Date: 09 May 1976
By PETER KIHSS
Peter KIHSS
Citizens Com for Children of NY in statment denounces as 'racism' proposals to open Family Ct proceedings to expanded news coverage (S)
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JOURNALISTS HELD BY 17 COUNTRIES; Amnesty Unit Lists 67 Who 'Disappeared' or Are Jailed for Political Reasons
Date: 10 May 1976
By BERNARD WEINRAUB Special to The New York Times
Bernard Special
Amnesty Internatl issues list of 67 journalists who have been detained for pol reasons or have 'disappeared' in 17 countries; countries named; Press Inst in Phila; notes that almost all journalists are detained in violation of Article 19 of UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (M)
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National Public Radio Network Downplays News
Date: 10 May 1976
By EDWARD COWAN Special to The New York Times
Edward Special
Natl Public Radio pres Lee Frischnecht says network is shifting its emphasis away from news coverage and toward topics of personal interest to listeners (M)
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Freedom and Restraint
Date: 10 May 1976
Ed lauds common-sense solution found in clash of competing interests when right to privacy and freedom to broadcast collided in case of WABC-TV filmed ints with child inmates of St Michael's Home, SI, NYC
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Staging of Protests Denied By TV Reporters in Israel
Date: 10 May 1976
reprs of foreign news orgns on May 9 deny allegations; Foreign Press Assn chmn Steve Delaney comments (S)
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Writer, Threatened Over Link to F.B.I., Secludes Herself
Date: 09 May 1976
S H Srouji, husband of Jacque Sourji, former copy editor and writer for Nashville Tennessean, says on May 8 that wife left home on May 7 with 2 of their 3 children after she recd threatening phone calls about her alleged relationship with FBI; Dominic deLorenzo, publisher of book on nuclear power Mrs Srouji is writing, says that Srouji phoned her husband and told him she wanted to remain in seclusion for some time; book contains chapter on Karen Silkwood (S)
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News of the Realty Trade; Fire Law Suspended Pending Trial
Date: 09 May 1976
NYS Sup Ct Justice Irving Kirschenbaum enjoins NYC from enforcing its fire safety regulations under Local Law 5 after ruling that Ad Hoc Com on Fire Safety is entitled to bring class-action suit against city; com chmn Larry Silverstein contends cost of compliance would result in deepening erosion of city's econ base and drive many thousands of jobs from city; Bldgs Dept has issued violations on about 3/4s of 866 bldgs affected by '73 law; real estate indus has charged that various provisions of regulations are technically unsound, too expensive and hazardous (S)
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News Summary and Index; The Major Events of the Day Section 1 International National Metropolitan
Date: 09 May 1976
rev of Cong passage of bill (M)
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