The New McCarthyism; ESSAY
Date: 09 January 1975
By William Safire
William Safire
W Safire notes disclosure in NY Times by anonymous source that Erwin N Griswold, who was chosen to be on Pres Ford's comm to investigate alleged CIA domestic spying, was called before grand jury to testify on ITT case; says Griswold was not indicted but he is now irreparably smeared; calls this 'new McCarthyism'; questions difference between illegal compiliation of CIA dossiers on Amer citizens that could be used to smear them, and actual smearing of those citizens by prosecutor who has his own dossier from secret grand jury proceedings; says Griswold was wrong not to warn White House of portential embarrassment before accepting new job; says CIA comm seems to be set up to write its rept in whitewash
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Second Buyer Seeking Washington Star; Violation Charged Allbritton Statement
Date: 09 January 1975
By ANTHONY RIPLEY Special to The New York Times
Anthony Special
John P McGoff, Michigan newspaper publisher, says that he has not given up his $25-million bid to take over Washington Star-News and is ready to reopen negotiations with paper's owners; attacks transfer of radio station WMAL in petition filed with FCC; argues that transfer would violate present rules barring joint ownership of newspapers and broadcasting facilities in single market
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Sparkman Plans Inquiry on C.I.A. Activities Abroad; New Legislation Cited List Given President Limitation on Inquiry
Date: 09 January 1975
By SEYMOUR M. HERSH Special to The New York Times
Sen Foreign Relations Com Acting Chmn Sen J J Sparkman says he is planning hearings to discuss what he terms 'repts' and 'rumors' that CIA is actively intervening in internal affairs of other countries, telephone int; says, in earlier int with CBS radio, that allegations involve CIA 'interference' in 'internal affairs of those countries'; com makes public lr in which CIA Dir William E Colby promises his full cooperation in complying with new law calling for immediate stop to most foreign operations not solely aimed at gathering of intelligence; Colby's lr says he submitted to Pres Ford a 'proposed finding covering our current activities which were previously approved by him as a basis for compliance with the act'; says once Pres reaffirms that operations on list are vital to natl security, Colby will initiate discussions to work out procedure for fully briefing Sen Foreign Relations Com; Sparkman says his com is not planning to look into allegations of domestic spying by CIA; hearings into domestic CIA activities have been announced by HR Intelligence Subcom Chmn Repr L N Nedzi, by Sen Armed Services Subcom on Intelligence Chmn Sen J C Stennis and by Sen Govt Operations Subcom Chmn Sen E S Muskie; some Sen officials suggest that Sen M Mansfield might seek to consolidate Sen inquiries through a select panel; HR officials suggest that HR Speaker C Albert would favor having full investigation into CIA spying conducted by Nedzi's subcom; plans to push for a select com in HR have been announced by Repr M J Harrington and others; Nedzi sends telegrams to A M Rosenthal, managing editor of NY Times, and Hedley Donovan, editor in chief of Time (pub), requesting that they assist 'in securing the names of witnesses who have information and would be willing to testify thereto' before his pending subcom hearings; Rosenthal says NY Times cannot comply; Time (pub) also refuses (L)
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TV News Service to Transmit Materials by Satellite; Salvation for Company A significant Saving
Date: 10 January 1975
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
TV News Inc (TVN), syndicated news service for TV station, on Jan 9 discloses plans to distribute its video news materials nationally by Westar, domestic communications satellite operated by Western Union; has been using land lines of AT&T to serve its 37 subscribers in US and and 36 in Canada; proposal to distribute to Westar is subject to approval of FCC; news service pres Jack G Wilson notes that because of AT&T's recent rate increase on land lines, satellite distribution would save co; Wilson notes bd of TVN has authorized expenditure of up to $11-million over next few yrs to construct network of earth stations; Maurice W Schonfeld, vp of operations for TVN, estimates that stations will cost about $100,000 each; says that with FCC approval TVN will have 20 earth stations constructed by July and 35 by Aug (M)
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TV Review; Prime-Time 'Of Women and Men' on NBC
Date: 09 January 1975
By JOHN J. OCONNOR
John OCONNOR
J J O'Connor revs NBC News program entitled Of Women and Men
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SOVIET APPRAISAL OF NIXON IS GENTLE; Encyclopedia Gives Credit for Detente and Ignores His Anti-Communism Credit Given to Nixon
Date: 09 January 1975
By JAMES F. CLARITY Special to The New York Times
James CLARITY
Great Soviet Encyclopedia recent edition's entry on op art is objective, refraining from kind of attacks often aimed by Soviet critics at nonrepresentative art (S)
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At the Met, News Brings Moans From Audience
Date: 09 January 1975
announcement by Met Opera general mgr Schuyler G Chapin of death of tenor Richard Tucker brings sustained moan from audience; some in audience comment (S)
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Sports News Briefs; Suit Against N.C.A.A. Dismissed
Date: 10 January 1975
Fed Appeals Ct in New Orleans dismisses suit by 5 Centenary Coll basketball players that challenged NCAA's so-called 1.6 rule; decision leaves players on indefinite probation; rule requires that schools limit scholarships and playing eligibility to students with minimum of 1.6 grade avg; suit had contended that rule violated players rights to equal protection and due process of law (S)
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