TV 'Fairness Doctrine' Hearings Open
Date: 28 March 1972
Special to The New York Times
FCC opens week of hearings on fairness doctrine; E Sevareid (CBS) says he opposes any expansion of govt regulation of media; questions how Govt can 'sit in judgment' on what is broadcast; says nature of broadcast journalism's 'search for truth' almost guarantees airing of differing views; R L Shayon of Penna Univ Annenberg School of Communications urges more specific broadcast standards and easier public access to airwaves; NBC chmn D C Adams says he does not question validity of fairness doctrine but asks restraint by FCC; CBS vp R W Jencks contends that idea of public access to TV time 'seems to exalt free speech at the expense of free press'; maintains that surveillance of TV under fairness doctrine could hinder free discussion on TV; others testifying include A H Kramer, exec dir of Citizens Communications Center, T A Westen, former FCC chmn F W Ford and former FCC member K A Cox
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HOGAN CRITICIZES MEDIA ON IRVINGS; Seymour Joins in Contention Articles Were Misleading
Date: 27 March 1972
US Atty Seymour and Dist Atty Hogan accuse media of misleading public by presenting 'speculation' as 'fact' in news accounts of investigation of purported C Irving biog of Hughes; say media thereby seriously eroded guarantee of fair trial, perverted public's right to know, compromised integrity of offices conducting investigation, and subverted effective cooperation between law enforcement agencies in US and abroad, lr to NYC Bar Assn B Botein; urge assn to conduct full inquiry and airing of facts and issues concerning episode; lr cites and quotes from news articles from New York Times, Daily News and Time magazine
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PROFIT DATA ISSUED BY TRIBUNE COMPANY
Date: 28 March 1972
Tribune Co repts earnings for '71 of $13.5-million on revenues of $479-million
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2 CHOSEN TO DIRECT JOURNALISM COURSE
Date: 27 March 1972
Columbia Univ Graduate School of Journalism appoints E Caldwell (NY Times) and R C Maynard (Washington Post) as co-dirs of its Summer Program in Journalism for Members of Minority Groups; students graduating from program will be granted jobs by stations and newspapers participating in program
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Metropolitan Briefs
Date: 28 March 1972
NYS Atty Gen Lefkowitz files suit in NYS Sup Ct to halt alleged unlawful landfill operation on 8-acre waterfront tract in College Point, Queens; charges Investor's Collateral Corp, owners of land, and 120th St Landfill Corp, contractors, were dumping without permit and creating health hazard for surrounding community
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Soviet Pledges Aid to Hanoi
Date: 28 March 1972
USSR Marshal Batitsky meets with N Vietnamese Min Vo Nguyen Giap and pledges continued mil aid
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11 Sculptors Chosen For Design Contest At New Family Court
Date: 28 March 1972
By GEORGE GENT
George GENT
11 Amer sculptors will compete in city-sponsored design contest for large free-standing sculpture and related sidewalk decor for new Family Ct bldg at Foley Sq, NYC; contestants include L Nevelson, R Lippold, T Smith, R Hunt and A Manca; winner will receive $87,000 for completed work; other details
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Wallace Plans to Identify Contributors to Campaign
Date: 28 March 1972
Special to The New York Times
Gov Wallace, campaigning for Dem Pres nomination in Wis, says he will make public names of all contributors to his Pres campaign; says list will contain some 80,000 names and weigh about 25 lbs
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U.S. LABOR LEADERS RETURN FROM HANOI
Date: 28 March 1972
US labor leaders D Livingston, Distributive Workers pres, H Gibbons, Teamsters vp, and C Caldwell, Meat Cutters Union vp, return to US from visit to N Vietnam; say they have something 'worthwhile' to rept to Dr Kissinger about 2-hr talk with Le Duc Tho; Livingston says that as a result of the trip they will try to form a new labor orgn committed to ending the war
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