Kleindienst Says Buckley Can Show U.S.I.A.'s Film
Date: 01 April 1972
By JOHN W. FINNEYSpecial to The New York Times
John FINNEYSpecial
US Justice Dept rules that under Fed law Sen Buckley may show USIA film on Czech in '68 on his monthly TV show Sen Buckley Reports; Acting Atty Gen Kleindienst argues that while law is 'somewhat unclear,' it seems to permit domestic showing by members of Cong of materials produced by USIA; asserts apparent purpose of law is 'to make USIA materials available to Amer public, through press and members of Cong': earlier, Sen Fulbright wrote Kleindienst protesting Buckley's plan to show film on grounds that it would violate provisions of '48 law that established agency; Kleindienst's interpretation of law has been disputed by some former US attys and high USIA officials who maintain that Cong intent of law was only to permit examination of type of information being disseminated by agency
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TV: U.S.I.A. Propaganda; Questions Raised by Buckley's Showing of Film on Czechs on WPIX Tonight
Date: 01 April 1972
By JOHN J. O'CONNOR
John O'CONNOR
comment on questions raised by Sen Buckley's showing of USIA film Czech: '68 on his monthly TV program; cites parts of Buckley's int with USIA motion picture and TV service dir B Herschensohn, which precedes and follows showing of film; notes Herschensohn's comment that Fulbright's argument that propaganda during upcoming negotiations with USSR should be toned down is 'very simplistic, very naive and stupid'
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Lima Court Rejects Appeal By Publisher Told to Resign
Date: 31 March 1972
Peruvian appeals ct, Lima, turns down appeal against order forcing publisher P G Beltran to resign as dir and sell his stock in newspaper La Prensa; another ct upholds suspended 6-mo jail sentence for Beltran's nephew P Beltran Ballen; cases involve charges that Beltrans violated provisions of Govt's controversial press statute
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Officials React Firmly to Strike News
Date: 01 April 1972
major league baseball owners and players react with disappointment and disbelief to news on Mar 31 that Major League Baseball Players' Assn had voted to strike against owners, effective Apr 1, for increase in pension benefits; reaction noted
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Union Blames Railroad
Date: 01 April 1972
Special to The New York Times
UTU pres A H Chesser says Penn Central precipitated 'crisis' leading to Pres Nixon's creation of special bd to probe rail dispute, news conf; says union offered to negotiate directly with rr on rr's plan to eliminate 6,000 jobs but carrier never replied to offer; says union will cooperate with investigating bd
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STOKES TO DECLINE TO BE A DELEGATE; Says He Will Pick Alternate to Convention if Elected
Date: 31 March 1972
Cleveland ex-Mayor Stokes, who recently agreed to become co-anchorman on WNBC-TV's (NYC) 6 PM newscasts, says in view of his TV contract, he will not serve as delegate to Dem Natl Conv if elected; Stokes is running with slate of 7 other candidates from Ohio's 21st Cong dist who are pledged to him as 1st choice for Pres; Stokes illus
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Teacher Merger Expected
Date: 31 March 1972
merger of 85,000-member United Teachers of NYS and 105,000-member NYS Teachers Assn is expected to be announced shortly; United Teachers, headed by A Shanker, has its strength largely in cities; assn is affiliated with NEA and has bulk of its membership outside NYC
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Nicholson File Gets Porter-Bid Order; NICHOLSON WINS PORTER-BID ORDER
Date: 01 April 1972
First City Bancorp of Tex Inc, which owns First City Natl Bank (Houston), completes its merger accord with Midland Natl Corp
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