Release of 8,000 Is Began by Taiwan In Honor of Chiang
Date: 14 July 1975
Chinese Govt on July 14 begins releasing nearly 8,000 prisoners under act of commutation that is being carried out in memory of Pres Chiang Kai-shek on 100th day after his death; journalist Albert Yuan, only pol prisoner on list, is to freed; was chief of Agence France-Presse bur in Taipei when he was convicted in '63 of having spied for USSR on Chinese mainland in '40s; Govt says many persons convicted of sedition have had their sentences reduced; says novelist and essayist Lee Ao, who was arrested on charges of anti-Govt activity in '71, has been deemed ineligible; Premier Chiang Ching-kuo will give each prisoner on leaving prison new shoes and socks (S)
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TV VIEW; The Fairness Doctrine and The Virtues of Diversity
Date: 13 July 1975
JOHN J. O'CONNOR
John O'CONNOR
J J O'Connor comment on Sen William Promire's move to abolish fairness doctrine; holds that differences between print and broadcast news are great and doctrine serves necessary function (M)
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Student Sues a Town on Fees
Date: 13 July 1975
By MARTIN GANSBERG Special to The New York Times
Martin Special
William P Barrett, Rutgers law student, files suit in Superior Ct, Camden, NJ, charging that Haddonfield Borough is preventing him from earning living as newspaper reporter because of excessive fees for photocopies of official documents; says he has already found it financially unfeasible to photocopy records of Haddonfield munic govt necessary for accurate composition of newspaper stories regarding munic affairs; issue stems from decision by Haddonfield Bd of Comrs to set minimum fee of $1.50 a page for photocopying of official documents; Barrett, in brief for ct prepared by Arthur N Frakt and James J Sealey, says he was unable to pay for and therefore unable to obtain photocopies of requested materials; under NJ law, municipalities in NJ can set their own fees for photocopies of official documents; Barrett holds that Haddonfield ordinance is unconst on its face as violative of freedom of press and speech and freedom of petition for redress of grievances as secured by 1st and 14th Amendments (M)
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How the Privacy Act Is Supposed To Work
Date: 13 July 1975
Summary of how Privacy Act of '74 is supposed to work (S)
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Bomb Threat Against Ford
Date: 13 July 1975
authorities recd anonymous phone call that a bomb had been planted in Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, where Pres Ford was holding news conf; no bomb is found (S)
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Follow-Up on The News; 'Step by Step' Solar Heating Mob Casualty Graffiti Struggle
Date: 13 July 1975
Former Maj Gen John B Medaris, dir of launching of Explorer 1, 1st US space satellite, was ordained to Episc priesthood in '70 (S)
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PORTUGUESE CALL A MILITARY ALERT; Move Is Linked to Socialist Withdrawal From Cabinet and Widening Split PORTUGAL CALLS A MILITARY ALERT
Date: 13 July 1975
By HENRY GINIGER Special to The New York Times
Henry Special
Portuguese moderates and conservatives appear to consider their econ existence threatened as result of recent resignation of Socialist party from coalition Govt; deteriorating econ has created anxiety more widespread than anything felt in Portugal since beginning of revolution, 14 mos ago; manifestations of econ discontent among middle class and among private businessmen are being attacked by mil and Communists as 'reactionary maneuvers'; strong pressure is being put on Portuguese shopkeepers to call off their meetings to discuss econ measures (M)
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Apollo Is Reported Ready for Launching
Date: 13 July 1975
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD Special to The New York Times
John WILFORD
technicians at Cape Canaveral inspect Apollo spacecraft's scientific instruments in preparation to begin official countdown for launching of Apollo-Soyuz project; US astronauts Brig Gen Thomas P Stafford, Vance D Brand and Donald K Slayton conduct final mission simulation; Soviet and Amer engineers exchange launching readiness repts and weather forecasts (M)
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SOVIET SEES GAINS IN WOES OF WEST; Communists Feel Economic Difficulties May Finally Prove Views of Marx
Date: 13 July 1975
By MALCOLM W. BROWNE Special to The New York Times
Malcolm BROWNE
USSR bloc leaders are increasingly optimistic that long unfulfilled Marxist prediction of spontaneous collapse of capitalism may finally be at hand; gloat over Western econ problems and their implications for classical Marxist theory (M)
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Date: 14 July 1975
USSR synchronizes time with US for joint Apollo-Soyuz mission (S)
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