กำลังเล่นซ้ำ วันเสาร์ที่ 22 ธันวาคม ค.ศ. 1973

FLORIDA REPORTER GETS 2D JAIL TERM

Date: 22 December 1973

Special to The New York Times

Dade County, Fla, Circuit Ct Judge R L Williams on Dec 20 sentences reporter L W Morgan (St Petersburg Times) to 90 days for contempt of ct for refusing to indentify confidential news source who had given her information for Nov 1 article about secret presentment by Dade County jury

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C.B.S. CALLS SUIT ACT OF REPRISAL; Charges Antitrust Action Is a Plan for Harassment Constitution Is Cited Vehement Argument

Date: 22 December 1973

By LES BROWN

Les BROWN

CBS, in its answer to antitrust suit filed by Justice Dept in Apr '72, asserts on Dec 21 that legal action by Govt is act or reprisal against network for exercising its 1st Amendment rights in covering news of Nixon Adm; charges that suit is part of 'unlawful plan' to use machinery of Fed Govt to 'restrain, intimidate and inhibit criticisim of Pres of the US and his appointees' and that suit has purpose of 'harassing' network

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What Is 'Fairness' On TV?; IN THE NATION

Date: 23 December 1973

By Tom Wicker

Tom Wicker

T Wicker article comments on FCC's ruling that NBC's documentary program Pensions: The Broken Promise does not present fair view of Amer pension system and therefore had to be 'balanced' with additional programming; holds that comm's action is unconst violation of press freedom guaranteed in 1st Amendment, improper restriction on investigative journalism, impermissible invasion of editorial judgement and direct act of Fed censorship; says that if comm's position stands up in ct it may preclude TV from forceful investigative repts and exposes on anything controversial; says that priciple of 'fairness' is at stake, which ought to mean honest, informed, disinterested and undistorted view

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Impeachment View Pressed

Date: 22 December 1973

AFL-CIO says on Dec 21 that Pres Nixon should be impeached for 'interfering with const guaranteed freedom of press by means of wiretaps, FBI investigations and threats of punitive action,' 6th in series of wkly statements calling for impeachment

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Hearing Scheduled Over Ban on Artist

Date: 23 December 1973

Special to The New York Times

3-judge panel in Camden, NJ, on Jan 10 is scheduled to hold hearing on NBC application to declare NJ's ban on courtroom artists unconstitutional

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Free Press: A Topic for Economists; Free Press

Date: 23 December 1973

By LEONARD SILK

Leonard SILK

L Silk says freedom of the press and the question of media monopoly is an economic issue as well as pol, philosophical and legal; says members of Amer Economic Assn will debate these matters at annual meeting that opens Dec 28, in session devoted to Economics and the First Amendment; says economists fear govt as monopolist over ideas and information; cites views of Prof R H Coase, who contends there is no essential difference between the mkt for ideas and the mkt for goods and suggests that economists should favor increased govt intervention in the mkt for ideas, or decreased govt intervention in the mkt for goods

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Funny How News Always Turns Out To Be the Scapegoat

Date: 23 December 1973

By JOHN J. O'CONNOR

John O'CONNOR

J J O'Connor comment on recent story that FCC is considering moves that might forbid any network entertainment production and forbid networks from leasing their facilities to ind producers; holds that although FCC focus is on entertainment programing mere appearance of story is enough to trigger familar network ploys; NBC pres J Goodman maintained in speech that prohibiting networks from renting their facilities to others would have practical effect of limiting their ability to cover sudden unexpected news events

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Williamstown Paper Dies

Date: 22 December 1973

Williamstown, Mass, News announces on Dec 21 that it will suspend publication

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Travel Plans of Nixon Upset the Press; Wire Services Seek Answer

Date: 22 December 1973

By MARTIN ARNOLD

Martin ARNOLD

White House handling of Pres Nixon's holiday travel plans, especially order that no press plane be chartered for trips in move to conserve fuel, reptdly has further complicated President's relationship with press

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Vanderbilt U. Sued By C.B.S. on Sales Of Cronkite Tapes

Date: 22 December 1973

By MURRAY ILLSON

Murray ILLSON

CBS on Dec 21 brings suit against Vanderbilt Univ for what it terms 'unauthorized' editing, videotaping and distributing for fee of copies of CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite; suit, filed in Fed Dist Ct, Nashville, Tenn, seeks to prohibit Vanderbilt from infringing on CBS's copyright and calls for univ to surrender copies of CBS news programs in its possession; Vanderbilt Chancellor A Heard comments

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