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Date: 31 March 1971
Special to The New York Times
South African Prime Min Vorster says talks with leaders of black African nations on S Africa's apartheid policies will start with Malawi Pres Banda's visit later this yr
Date: 31 March 1971
By JACK GOULDSpecial to The New York Times
Pres Nixon praises local TV and radio stations, stressing equal importance with networks, particularly in news and public affairs broadcasting; says Adm's policy is to protect traditions of free press and free enterprise, message to Natl Assn of Broadcasters conv; White House Communications Dir Klein reads message to conv; in separate press conf, says he believes networks are 'oversensitive' to issues that have brought them into conflict with Govt; cartoonist A Capp, in s to conv, attacks TV commentators with exception of H K Smith (ABC); charges they are biased against Pres; also attacks T Wicker (NY Times), calling his columns as unbalanced as repts from Hanoi or Peking; assn chmn W E Walbridge and other assn officials voice outrage (J Gould rept)
Date: 31 March 1971
ROBERT MANNING
Robert MANNING
R Manning lr says Agnew errs in accusing documentary Selling of the Pentagon of bias and misrepresentation
Date: 01 April 1971
By JACK GOULDSpecial to The New York Times
FCC Chmn Burch warns broadcasters they are colliding head-on with concerns of consumers and more active participatory democracy, s, Natl Assn of Broadcasters conv; says consumer protection champions are demanding access to airwaves
Date: 01 April 1971
By BENJAMIN WELLESSpecial to The New York Times
US starts talks with Pakistani Govt officials for evacuation of private US citizens from E Pakistan; previous estimate of 1,100 Amers in East is lowered to 750; Pakistan troops reptd in full control of Dacca and Chittagong; sources in US reptd Nixon Adm has recd, but not made pub, repts of heavy bloodshed in E Pakistan, including rept of 'selective genocide'
Date: 01 April 1971
Trial of Jewish Defense League leader Rabbi Kahane and 2 followers on '69 charges of criminal trespass at NYC offices of Soviet press agency Tass ends in hung jury; judge sets April 26 for new trial
Date: 31 March 1971
By RICHARD HALLORANSpecial to The New York Times
Confidential Army directive obtained from Vietnam shows Army comdrs have been ordered to intercept and confiscate personal, 1st-class mail containing antiwar or other dissident publications sent to Amer soldiers in Vietnam; Army spokesman in Washington confirms authenticity of message making order known; says policy is authorized under regulation for Army in Vietnam that 'encourages' soldiers to rept receipt of 'inflammatory' mail or mail that is 'critical of the mil effort' in Vietnam; US Postal Service spokesman says Govt has no authority to seize 1st-class mail without ct order; explains postal regulations; Army lr sent to all commands in May, '69, says comdr may not prevent distribution of pub 'simply because he does not like its contents'; Army regulation dated March 20, '70, prohibits dissemination of dissident literature only when Sec of Army considers that it 'presents a clear danger to the loyalty, discipline, or morale of troops'; mail in question was sent from offices of GI Press Service and is published by Student Mobilization Com to End the War in Vietnam; sources in Pentagon say sr officials in Washington and Saigon are disturbed that Army communications might have been compromised by confidential directive becoming public
Date: 31 March 1971
Date: 01 April 1971
Amer aboard craft says passengers were treated courteously and that Chinese officials forced hijackers to apologize
Date: 31 March 1971
By TILLMAN DURDINSpecial to The New York Times
Pakistan Govt again protests to India over repts and actions in India it considers hostile to Pakistani armed forces; describes news repts from India telling of continued resistance; Pakistan radio repts Lt Gen T Khan has met with high-ranking E Pakistan civil officials and asked them to make effort to restore econ; TV news shows T Khan meeting with officials; Govt repts action against armed 'miscreants' in Chittagong has been completed; Pakistan Times ed Z A Suleri urges division of E Pakistan into north and south secs to ease sharpness of East-West polarization