1-Day Strike Closes French Newspapers 15th Time in 2 Years
Date: 22 January 1977
Natl newspaper strike in France halts publication of papers in Paris on Jan 21; union called strike to protest arrest of 9 unionists following violent clash with police who halted delivery vans of paper published in defiance of that day's strike order (S)
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Opposition in India Is Heartened By Relaxing of Authoritarian Rule
Date: 22 January 1977
By WILLIAM BORDERS Special to The New York Times
William Special
pol opposition reacts with delight to Govt's moves to ease authoritarian rule; Biju Patnaik, former chief min of state of Orissa who is meeting with opposition leaders under direction of Desai to plan for elections, hails Govt moves; relaxation of censorship regulations noted; ramifications discussed (M)
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TV VIEW; Electronic Journalists Focus on New Approaches
Date: 23 January 1977
JOHN J. O'CONNOR
John O'CONNOR
J J O'Connor article holds TV journalism has established different standards of news judgment than newspapers; says newspapers cannot compete with immediacy and visual impact of programs such as CBS's 60 Minutes and NBC's Weekend but that TV documentaries are less interesting because their subject matter has been covered thoroughly in press; cites recent David Brinkley speech before Miami conf of news dirs (M)
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STEINGUT SAYS BANKS ARE USING 'COERCION' IN CITY FISCAL CRISIS; DEMANDS CALLED 'ARROGANT' Assembly Speaker Proposes State Have Representative on Boards of Financial Institutions STEINGUT SAYS BANKS ARE USING 'COERCION'
Date: 23 January 1977
By PRANAY GUPTE
Pranay GUPTE
Assembly Speaker Stanley Steingut accuses commercial banks of 'financial coercion' and 'arrogant pol moves' in trying to influence decisions of NYS and NYC govts in current fiscal crisis, news conf (M)
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Whether or Not Beame Runs, Some Key Officials Plan to Quit
Date: 23 January 1977
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
Steven WEISMAN
NYC Deputy Mayor John C Burton notes banks have been citing possibility of strict new acctg standards as one reason for their resistance in letting NYC defer repayment on $1-billion in loans; Burton, as Deputy Finance Mayor, wants banks to reflect a loss in value on their books (S)
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