Freedom-of-Information Statute Still Lacks State Ground Rules
Date: 23 August 1974
Special to The New York Times
NYS Com on Access to Public Records sec Almerin C O'Hara says that although new freedom-of-information law designed to make public records more easily available to reporters, ordinary citizens and public-interest groups takes effect in 10 days com, which will administer it, must still define what is meant by public record; 7-member com is headed by Columbia Journalism School Dean Elie Abel and com staff is headed by Louis R Thomson; law outlined (M)
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Chicago Today Spokesman Bars Comment on Demise
Date: 23 August 1974
Special to The New York Times
Chicago Today spokesman Thomas O'Donnell declines to confirm or deny WBBM-TV rept that newspaper is scheduled to cease operations by mid-Sept and Chicago Tribune will begin publishing afternoon edition after Today folds (S)
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Dan Rather Picked For 'CBS Reports' As Its Anchor Man
Date: 23 August 1974
CBS White House correspondent Dan Rather, who won reputation as sharp critic of Nixon Adm, will be replaced by Bob Schieffer (S)
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A Major Chicago Paper to Close Sept. 13
Date: 24 August 1974
By WILLIAM E. FARRELLSpecial to The New York Times
William FARRELLSpecial
Chicago Tribune Co chmn Stanton R Cooke repts that Chicago Today, 1 of city's 4 daily gen circulation newspapers, will cease publication on Sept 13; says that on Sept 16, Chicago Tribune will begin publication of 24-hr newspaper with fresh news in each edition, morning, afternoon and evening; says that ad revenues of paper did not equal circulation achieved; 148 of total staff of 425 have been offered jobs with Chicago Tribune; Chicago Daily News publisher Marshall Field comments on closing; brief history of paper; nameplate illus (M)
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Letters to the Editor; Avoiding Costly Prison Construction Chance of Conviction Spare Citizen Nixon Small Irony Situation in Korea Fast Food Outlets: Live and Let Live Rail Spur to Airport To Avoid National Campaign
Date: 24 August 1974
CARL M. LOEB JR.TEDDY DIAMONDWALTER S. ROWLAND(Prof.) STANISLAW STARONTOH SANG MOONDIKRAN P. DONCHIANHARRY HALBREICHBARBARA BYER
Lr from Carl M Loeb Jr, former NYC Correction Bd chmn, lauds Fed Judge Morris Lasker's decision that Tombs should be renovated or closed; holds city prisoners can be held in new Fed jail now under construction on Foley Sq; holds room can be made in jail if pretrial intervention program is instituted; illus
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Black Gets a Key V. F. W. Post; Notes on People
Date: 24 August 1974
ALBIN KREBS
Albin KREBS
Yermolenko appears on Moscow TV with composer Dmitri Kobolevsky and states desire to continue studies in Moscow; Kobolevsky, who was among group of musicians that went to Australia, says opponents of Australian Govt had tried to use stay of Soviet group to spite Govt (S)
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