Sao Paulo, Opposition Center, Feels Impact of Liberalization
Date: 30 March 1975
By MARVINE HOWE Special to The New York Times
Marvine Special
Brazilian Pres Ernesto Geisel, who has begun gradual liberalization of mil regime, has eased press censorship (S)
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Ford Admits Newsmen To His Hideaway Office
Date: 30 March 1975
Pres Ford admits reporters and photographers for 1st time to small, crowded hideaway office where he does much of his work; room described (S)
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CORRECTION
Date: 30 March 1975
correction on Mar 23 article on libel suit brought against Jack Anderson and A Britten Hume by Edward L Cary, former UMW gen counsel; article mistakenly reptd that Hume, after declining to do so for several yrs, disclosed in ct name of his source for disputed news item; source, Joy Ann Combs, voluntary disclosed her identity to ct in lr; former husband Harrison Combs Jr, who was described as atty for UMW, is former union official (S)
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Marxist News Service Request For Press Cards Here Rejected
Date: 30 March 1975
By MARTIN ARNOLD
Martin ARNOLD
NYC Police Dept rejects request for press credentials from militant Marxist news service, the New Solidarity Internatl Press Service, and orgn considers legal action; group is branch of US Labor party (S)
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WHAT'S FAIR ON THE AIR?; The Red Lion case: A landmark court decision...Democratic dirty tricks...Government as editor of last resort. What's fair?
Date: 30 March 1975
By Fred W. Friendly
Fred Friendly
Fred W Friendly article on fairness doctrine in broadcasting; discusses Red Lion case as landmark ct decision; discusses abuse of doctrine for pol reasons during Adms of Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon; discusses Dems' increased fairness-doctrine campaign against right wing when Sen B Goldwater ran for Pres in '64; holds real lesson to be learned from studying cases of doctrine abuse is that Govt seems to have lost its sense of priorities in applying fairness doctrine; says basic issue is whether Govt will encourage or discourage broadcasters from probing journalism that public interest demands; illus (L)
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Television This Week; OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Date: 30 March 1975
R Baker parody of overused cliches employed by newspaper reporters
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I.R.S. May Have More Bad News for REITs
Date: 30 March 1975
IRS may remove special tax status of several real estate investment trusts (REIT) because their stock prices are so low; some REITs are now in position of trying to avoid income that would result from lapse of worthless warrants; example of Sutro Mortgage Investment Trust (S)
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Follow-Up on The News; Musk-Ox Diplomacy
Date: 30 March 1975
Follow-up on the news column comments on David N Dinkins, who was forced to withdraw from consideration as NYC Deputy Mayor because he had failed to pay Fed, NYS or city income taxes for 4 yrs; Dinkins had been chosen by Mayor-elect Beame to be 1st black to hold job; moved swiftly to clear up tax mess and filed back tax returns and paid total tax bill that exceeded $20,000; expresses optimism about comeback in public life (S)
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