NEWSPAPERS ON COAST REVIVE COMPETITION; Revitalized Coverage Policies and New Editions Threaten to End Peaceful Coexistence
Date: 06 October 1977
By WALLACE TURNER Special to The New York Times
Wallace Special
Comment on newspaper scene around San Francisco; notes that San Francisco Chronicle's monopoly on morning papers is currently threatened by Oakland Tribune's tentative move into morning field with newsstand sales of 1 edition; San Francisco Examiner has been revitalized and is moving in on Tribune's territory and San Jose Mercury and News are spending money to upgrade their quality; Reg Murphy, publisher of Examiner, comments on paper's news coverage; Murphy brought in David E Halvorsen as managing editor; Chronicle's new publisher is Richard T Thierot and Tribune's new publisher is G Gordon Strong (M)
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New Jersey Briefs; Broadcast Journalists Protected on Sources 2 Officers Suspended Death on the Palisades Suit Filed in Rape
Date: 06 October 1977
Mulcahy announces demotion and suspension of correction officers Jerry Conover and Luther H Wallace in same prison furlough case involving forced resignation of Alan Hoffman (S)
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TIMES REQUEST FOR DATA AGAIN REJECTED BY C.I.A.
Date: 07 October 1977
CIA has rejected 2d request by NY Times under Freedom of Information Act for information on any relationships between agency and past or present employees of newspaper; CIA Information and Privacy Coordinator Gene E Wilson, in lr to Times exec vp Sydney Gruson, says that existence or nonexistence of any records which might reveal covert relationships between CIA and Times is currently properly classified by exec order; says existence or nonexistence of such records relates to intelligence sources and methods which Dir of CIA has responsibility to protect from unauthorized disclosure under Natl Security Act and CIA Act (S)
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Letters
Date: 07 October 1977
lr from CAB Chmn Alfred E Kahn scores Sept 22 ed for its opposition to agency's decision to reject or modify low-cost trans-Atlantic fares proposed by major carriers to meet competition from Laker Airways
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U.S. and Soviet Avoid Direct Clash In Opening Statements in Belgrade
Date: 07 October 1977
By DAVID A. ANDELMAN Special to The New York Times
David ANDELMAN
Arthur J Goldberg, head of US delegation to Belgrade Conf, charges educ exchs guaranteed under Helsinki accords have been blocked, with students denied 'admission to essential archives'; US sources say Goldberg had in mind an Amer student of Uzbek language blocked for 7 mos from access to Uzbek Acad of Sciences in USSR; illus (M)
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