Merger of Alaska Papers Periled By One Partner's Antitrust Suit
Date: 18 June 1977
By WALLACE TURNER Special to The New York Times
Wallace Special
1st newspaper merger accomplished under Newspaper Preservation Act has foundered, with Anchorage Daily News suing Anchorage Times in multimillion-dollar antitrust action that alleges breach of contract and conspiracy to create monopoly; News has won procedural battle to limit litigation to partnership that owns and publishes paper; Judge James M Fitzgerald of Fed Dist Ct refused to broaden plaintiffs to include Katherine M Fanning, editor and publisher of News, her son Frederick W Field, and 2 corps involved in News ownership and financing; defendants are Robert B Atwood, Times editor and publisher, wife Evangeline and daughter Elaine Atwood, Times exec (M)
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High Court Backs du Pont Family On Linking Christiana to Company; DU PONT FAMILY WINS ON CHRISTIANA LINKUP
Date: 17 June 1977
By MICHAEL C. JENSEN Special to The New York Times
Michael JENSEN
Sup Ct, 7-1, reverses lower ct decision that had prevented merger into du Pont; du Pont's 5-yr campaign to win acquisition recalled; illus (M)
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Questions Over, Toth Is Allowed To Leave Soviet; TOTH IS PERMITTED TO END SOVIET STAY
Date: 17 June 1977
Toth believes authorities, in their questioning of him, tried to compile evidence in their case against Shcharansky; adds his treatment by KGB reflects tougher line against US reporters and their sources (M)
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CANADA CRITICIZES POLICE FOR ILLEGAL '72 BREAK-IN
Date: 18 June 1977
In Montreal ct, Judge Roger Vincent frees 3 police officers who pleaded guilty to illegal break-in of Agence de Presse Libre; fed Govt blames Royal Mounted Police for raid and coverup; Solicitor-Gen Francis Fox advises Commons there will be no fed probe, but fed Govt will cooperate with probe announced by Quebec govt; opposition parties in Quebec attack Vincent's decision (S)
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An Indian Editor Lauds Support From Abroad in Freedom Fight
Date: 17 June 1977
By DEIRDRE CARMODY
Deirdre CARMODY
Statesman managing dir Cushrow R Irani hails worldwide reaction to Gandhi-Govt repression, speech, Freedom House, NYC; gets award for his fight against harrassment of press; says there was underground movement in India which reptd reaction; holds reaction spurred few adverse Govt moves; says Govt officials underestimated Govt employees backing for Gandhi opponents; notes covert aid he recd from some Govt officials (M)
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Toth Leaves Moscow on Schedule
Date: 18 June 1977
Toth leaves USSR on schedule; believes Soviet press will contend he was a spy or was collecting secret information from dissidents (S)
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S.E.C. Suit Fought With Ex-Chief's Views; S.E.C. Hit With Ex-Chief's Views
Date: 18 June 1977
By MICHAEL C. JENSEN Special to The New York Times
Michael JENSEN
Article on embarrassment within SEC over agency's suit against Wall St Transcript; situation stems from Transcript's '76 int with ex-Comr Hills, who scoffed at notion that agency would interfere with First Amendment rights by requiring Transcript to register as investment adviser; agency's efforts to contrary over past decade, including Sup Ct action, noted; Hills illus (M)
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HERALD TRIBUNE ASSERTS IT WANTS TO STAY IN PARIS
Date: 18 June 1977
Says in June 18 issue that it is 'hopeful' it can solve production problems in Paris; says it wants to remain in Paris; Business Week, in June 27 issue, said paper was thinking of moving to Zurich (S)
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Blystone Named Murrow Fellow At Council on Foreign Relations
Date: 17 June 1977
Murrow, Edward R, Fellowship: Richard Blystone, AP correspondent in London, is chosen as Fellow for '77-78 at Council on Foreign Relations (S)
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