Cambodian Leaders Celebrate Victory but Mourn War's Dead
Date: 25 April 1975
News blackout in Phnom Penh continues for 7th day; informed sources say there has been no change in plight of refugees inside French Embassy in capital despite Apr 23 arrival of food and water supplies; refugees, including French diplomats, Internatl Red Cross and UN reprs and foreign newsmen, are being guarded by Khmer Rouge soldiers (S)
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4 NEWSMEN AWAIT APPEAL ON SOURCES
Date: 25 April 1975
4 Fresno Bee staff members, including managing editor and city editor James Bort Jr, have until May 23 to appeal indefinite jail terms over their refusal to disclose news source; have been ordered to jail until they disclose source of material from sealed grand jury transcript that Bee published (S)
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FOUR NEWS GROUPS BACK SHIELD BILL; Proposal Would Still Limit Right to Stay Silent
Date: 25 April 1975
press shield bill sponsored by Repr Robert W Kastenmeier is endorsed by NBC News, CBS, Authors League of Amer and ANPA; groups urge communications indus to unite behind bill as substantial improvement and best protection for news media currently available; ANPA and Authors League had previously supported 'absolute' privilege (S)
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Five Seoul Newsmen Reported Held
Date: 26 April 1975
South Korean Reporters Assn on Apr 25 repts that 5 of their leaders, including pres Kim Pyong Ik, are being held by country's CIA in bid to crush their drive for free press; says it had handed over repts requested by intelligence agency, 1 rept already sent to Internatl Press Inst and others to be sent to Internatl Federation of Journalists (S)
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Aboard the QE2, 1,000 Admen
Date: 25 April 1975
5-day cruise to Bermuda for ad agency execs on Queen Elizabeth 2, sponsored by New York Press, leaves on Apr 23; those aboard include Earnest A Jones, chmn of D'Arcy MacManus & Masius, Charles Moss, pres of Wells Rich Greene and Jerry Delia Femina, pres of Della Femina
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