Even in Best Times, True Picture Of Amin's Uganda Stays Hidden; Area of Fighting Is Remote Reporters Set Up 'War Room'
Date: 13 March 1979
By JOHN DARNTON Special to The New York Times
John Special
Uganda, at best of times when there are no repts of massacres, tribal purges or army uprisings, is forbidden territory for Western journalists; no Western correspondents are stationed in country and visiting journalists who try to sneak in or inquire too deeply run risk of imprisonment and death; killing of Amer reporter Nicholas Stroh noted; issue of news coverage has gained prominence because Pres Daniel Arap Moi warned news agencies to stop writing speculative stories on war (S)
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Judge Denies Plea of Teamsters For Magazine Reporter's Notes
Date: 13 March 1979
Dist Ct Judge John H Pratt rejects attempt by teamsters union to subpoena notes on Sara Fritz, reporter for US News & World Rept, in connection with dissident union group; says information is tangential to main issue; ruling comes at hearing on suit filed by Teamsters For Dem Union to obtain space in official teamsters magazine about TDU member's candidacy for union presidency (S)
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South Africa Paper, on Court's Order, Suppresses Report on Scandal; Minister Obtains Injunction
Date: 13 March 1979
By JOHN F. BURNS
John BURNS
Allister Sparks, editor of Rand Daily Mail, posts note in newsroom congratulating staff on series of articles that contained several startling disclosures, including assertion by key figure in affair that he had authority to bribe influential foreigners; ct official phones paper and demands removal of several paragraphs in front page story that referred to role of Justice Min James T Kruger in scandal; paper complied, printing final edition with 6 inches of blank space on page 1; publication of paper with blank spaces is rare for S Africa, but not unprecedented; incident is 2d time tribunal has attempted to halt disclosures by paper; police have interrogated large number of journalists investigating scandal, and forced at least 2 to appear in ct with subpoenas demanding names of their sources; Prime Min Botha has accused papers of endangering natl security (M)
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Reno Incident Big Obstacle Between Martin and Yanks; The Steinbrenner Remark
Date: 12 March 1979
By MURRAY CHASS
Murray CHASS
Rev of Billy Martin's fight with Reno sportswriter Ray Hagar; notes Martin has still not been served with arrest warrant on criminal charge stemming from fight, nor has he been served with papers in civil suit filed against him; illus (M)
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Motives Are Tangled in the War in Uganda; News Analysis
Date: 12 March 1979
By JOHN DARNTON Special to The New York Times
John Special
analysis of conflict; notes Nyerere would run risk of severe criticism if soldiers marched into Kampala to restore power to Obote; holds Tanzania's strategy now is to increase pressures on regime and allow opposition forces to rise up in what would then become gen insurrection (M)
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Sports News Briefs; Arrows Score Early, Defeat Force, 12-4
Date: 12 March 1979
Special to The New York Times
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Travel With Carter: Diplomacy and Baggage Calls; Real News: Visit to a Museum
Date: 13 March 1979
By TERENCE SMITH Special to The New York Times
Terence Special
500 journalists covering Middle East peace talks in Jerusalem are uncertain about Pres Carter's travel schedule because of Israel's effective news blackout (M)
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World News Briefs; McGovern and Jackson Criticize Arms Treaty
Date: 12 March 1979
Sup Ct postpones hearing on Bhutto until Mar 17 (S)
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