กำลังเล่นซ้ำ วันอาทิตย์ที่ 25 พฤศจิกายน ค.ศ. 1979

Pakistan to Try Reporter For His 'False' Accounts

Date: 26 November 1979

Far Eastern Economic Review correspondent Salamat Ali is charged by Pakistan with violating martial-law regulations by allegedly presenting false picture of country in review and will be tried; 1 of 3 regulations he is accused of violating carries maximum penalty of death (S)

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CHANGES ARE URGED IN PRESS SHIELD LAW; Plan to Amend State Rules Would Let Judges Require Reporters to Reveal Their Sources Present Law Called Inoperable A 'Straw Man' Is Cited

Date: 25 November 1979

By LEE A. DANIELS

Lee DANIELS

Assembly subcommittee begins hearing testimony on proposed amendment to NYS law protecting confidentiality of reporters' notes and sources of information; amendment, sponsored by Steven Sanders, would establish procedure in criminal trials that could result in reporters' being compelled to divulge such information; most of those who testified at hearing, held in Manhattan offices of NYC Bar Assn, supported Sanders' contention that judicial decisions had effectively rendered state law inoperable; they generally approved of broadening protection of law to include freelance writers and authors of books; but most opposed establishment of any method enabling judges to order reporters to disclose information; witnesses include Jack Landau (Reporters Committee for Press Freedom), Justice Sybil Hart Kooper and A H Raskin (National News Council); Judge Hugh F McShane and subcommittee member Mark Alan Siegel comment (M)

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Spain's Papers Regain Liberty, But Few Bother to Read Them; Policemen Snap to Attention

Date: 26 November 1979

By JAMES M. MARKHAM Special to The New York Times

Press freedom seen 'robustly enshrined' in Spain 4 years after Francisco Franco's death; tribulations suffered by liberal journalists shortly after his death noted; case of Jose Antonio Martinez Soler cited; he comments; illus; less than 10% of people buy daily newspapers, giving nation low ranking in Western Europe; El Pais editor Juan Luis Cebrian comments (M)

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ABC Is Sued by Insurance Agent In Hidden Filming of Sales Pitch

Date: 25 November 1979

Manager George Benford sues ABC for over $4 million charging network violated his privacy when it used hidden camera to film his sales presentation to 2 elderly women (M)

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News Summary; International

Date: 25 November 1979

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Sports News Briefs; Britain Still Ponders Tour of South Africa

Date: 26 November 1979

Daytona 250 Mile Auto Race: Bill Whittington wins; race is marred by 14 accidents; no serious injuries are reported (S)

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Follow-Up on the News; Firestone Recall Rights Legend Stricken Building

Date: 25 November 1979

RICHARD HAITCH

Richard HAITCH

Follow-up on conditions at Itel Corp (Sept 12 article); problems, caused by carbon monoxide in air-tight building, have been cleared up with improvements in building's circulation system (S)

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Sports News Briefs; Title Fight Is Canceled; Too Tall Scores Knockout

Date: 25 November 1979

AAU national cross country championships held; Alberto Salazar wins men's senior race; Margaret Groos wins women's race (S)

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Realty News--; Fort Lee Sale Midtown Shift Land Sale

Date: 25 November 1979

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World News Briefs; Bolivia Replaces Army Chief In Attempt to End Revolt Schmidt Confident of Pact With Soviet on NATO Arms Bomb Equipment Is Seized By Irish Police at Farm British Ex-Spy Is Linked To a Mission for George VI

Date: 26 November 1979

Gueiler Tejada appoints Hugo Rocha Patino as new army chief in effort to end revolt by officers opposed to military leadership (S)

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