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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BRZEZINSKI PHONES TOTH, IN LONDON AFTER RELEASE
Date: 19 June 1977
Zbigniew Brzezinski, adviser to Pres Carter for natl security affairs, phones Toth in London to express Adm's concern about Toth's treatment by Soviet authorities in Moscow (S)
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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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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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Emigre Tells of Research in Soviet In Parapsychology for Military Use; Emigre Reports on Soviet Research in Parapsychology for Military Uses
Date: 19 June 1977
By FLORA LEWIS Special to The New York Times
Flora Special
Soviet emigre Dr August Stern says USSR has been doing secret work in parapsychology for what appears to be mil and police purposes; says he spent 3 yrs in late '60s trying to find physical basis for psychic energy; Soviet Govt's interest in subject was demonstrated in Toth case; Govt's interest in subject detailed; Toth illus (L)
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