HOUSE UNIT SEEKS AX-BREAK REPEAL; Elimination of 3 Popular Deductions Is Proposed Figures Called Guesses
Date: 11 May 1974
The Washington Star-News
HR Ways and Means Com, trying to simplify tax returns, wants to repeal 3 of most popular deductions: gasoline taxes, medical ins premiums and stock dividends; repeal of these tax breaks, approved tentatively, will cost taxpayers about $1.1-billion a yr; other tentive decisions adopted by com on its tax reform bill revd (M)
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Last Battle for a Free Press in Uruguay; The Guest Word
Date: 12 May 1974
By SUZANNE JILL LEVINE
Suzanne LEVINE
Suzanne Jill Levine article revs pol background to Uruguayan Govt's closing down of leading leftist critical journal Marcha and imprisoning of its editors Hugo Alfaro and Juan Carlos Onetti, central figure in development of Latin Amer novel; illus (M)
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Who Drew the Moustache on the Presidential Image? Not TV News; The Presidential Image
Date: 12 May 1974
By JOHN J. O'CONNOR
John O'CONNOR
John J O'Connor holds Pres Nixon's Apr 29 '74 nationally televised speech was successful in context of TV 'presentation' and compares it with Nixon's Sept 13 '52 'Checkers' speech; says Nixon both times used TV as successful instrument for pol survival; notes Nixon used 'visual aids' in both speeches; holds TV networks are compelled, not legally but effectively, to give Nixon time and in this case they were justified; suggests perhaps most important difference between '52 and '74 can be found in expandion of network news operations; discusses coverage by ABC, NBC and CBS Inc of transcripts story (L)
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Publishers Tell I.T.U. Dispute Can Be Resolved by Negotiations; A Deadline Tomorow
Date: 12 May 1974
By EMANUEL PERLMUTTER
Emanuel PERLMUTTER
NY Daily News vp Walter K Graham and NY Times sr vp John Mortimer, in telegram to ITU execs A Sandy Bevis and Joseph Bingel, rept they believe their contract dispute with local printers can be resolved through negotiation rather than 'continuing confrontation'; telegram is in answer to 1 sent on May 10 by ITU officers to Fed meditiator Theodore Kheel saying that strike at News had not been authorized
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Coup's Echo in Spain; Overthrow of the Pbrtuguese Regime Brings a Vision of Parallels in Madrid
Date: 11 May 1974
By RICHARD EDER
Richard EDER
News analysis of effects Portuguese mil coup is having on Spain; notes that Spanish residents listen to radio broadcasts describing events occurring in Portugual and often applaud them, especially fact that Portuguese pol police have been imprisoned; Spanish newspapers seem to imply potential parallels with Portugal; Informaciones, newspaper, holds that lesson of Portugal is that 'inflexibility and incapacity of system lead to 'upheaval'; Nuevo Diario opposes new Portugal mil junta; discussions between Spanish liberals and rightists on coup noted; possibility of Spanish coup discussed (L)
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Mobil Oil Loses on Complaint Against ABC-TV News Show
Date: 11 May 1974
Natl News Council grievance com on May 10 dismisses charges brought by Mobil Oil Co against ABC-TV news documentary 'Oil--The Policy Crisis'; opinion, written by Natl Review pub William A Rusher, does criticize ABC for giving impression that documentary was striving conscientiously for balance and fairness, which, it says, is hardly to be expected from documentary on such a controversial issue (S)
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A UNION HOPEFUL ON PACT AT NEWS; Electricians Foresee 'Good Chance' of Settlement The I.T.U.'s, Stand
Date: 11 May 1974
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
Thomas Van Arsdale, head of Internatl Brotherhood of Elec Workers Local 3, on May 10 repts that he does not expect any job action by his union over weekend that would expand stoppage by printers at NY Daily News; pressures for settlement appear to be mounting as 3 officers of ITU send telegrams to printers saying that ITU exec council will determine 'what action may be authorized' if present intensive efforts of the parties to reach agreement fail by Monday; News spokesman comments on projected size of Sunday edition
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Liebling Press Session Attended by 1,300 Here; Mere Shoeshine Boys' Hiss on Security Honors Paid
Date: 12 May 1974
By MARTIN ARNOLD
Martin ARNOLD
is panelist at 3d annual A J Leibling Counter-Conv
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COLUMBIA U. MAKES JOURNALISM AWARDS
Date: 12 May 1974
Columbia Univ presents special citations to NY Times reporters B Drummond Ayres Jr, Paul Delaney, Ernest Holsendolph, Jon Nordheimer and Ronald Smothers
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