REPORTER IN ITALY IS SLAIN BY GUNMAN; Terrorists Say They Staged Milan Incident Officer Killed and 2 Injured in Rome Attack Press a Major Terrorist Target Battle With the System
Date: 29 May 1980
By HENRY TANNER Special to The New York Times
Henry Special
Walter Tobagi, staff writer for Corriere della Sera of Milan, Italy, who specialized in coverage of politican terrorism, is shot and killed in Milan, apparently by members of Red Brigades terrorist organization (M)
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SCHMIDT TAKES ISSUE WITH PRESS CRITICS; German and Foreign Reporters Are Assailed for Questioning Bonn on Its East-West Policies Calls From Chancellor's Aides
Date: 29 May 1980
By JOHN VINOCUR Special to The New York Times
John Special
Schmidt and leading members of Social Democratic Party take issue with foreign and domestic journalists who have criticized current policies as representing loosening of West German ties to US and softening of attitude toward USSR; say no such trend exists; situation seemingly underscores Schmidt's concern that his actions might be negatively interpreted by Carter Adm and his irritation with reporting that describes possible changes or inconsistencies in his policies towards both superpowers since Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (M)
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Broadcast Media Aircraft Crash
Date: 28 May 1980
Helicopter flying for Seattle TV station KTRO collides with light plane flying for radio station KOMO but no one is hurt and both craft make safe emergency landings; accident occurs near Bainbridge Island as aircraft were making ferry traffic checks (S)
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After 3 Years, Kissinger Is Still on NBC-TV Sidelines; NBC News Programs Fall Back in the Ratings President of Channel 41 Finally Makes His Point TV RATINGS Snyder, Mudd, Michaels Face Uncertain Futures
Date: 29 May 1980
By TONY SCHWARTZ
Tony SCHWARTZ
Tomorrow (TV Program): NBC expands Tomorrow show format to 90 minutes; refuses to say whether Tom Snyder will continue as host (S)
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Jersey Senators Ask WOR-TV Shift
Date: 29 May 1980
By IRVIN MOLOTSKY Special to The New York Times
Irvin Special
Senators Bill Bradley and Harrison A Williams Jr petition FCC to transfer New York TV station WOR to New Jersey; say New York stations have failed to adequately cover news and other matters of importance to New Jersey; note that FCC has moved to strip station's owner RKO General Inc of its license on ground that it is unfit licensee (M)
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News of the Theater London Hit Is Latest On List of Fall Imports; Runyon by Newcomers Robman Heads Phoenix
Date: 28 May 1980
By CAROL LAWSON
Carol LAWSON
Steven Robman is named successor (S)
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