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Date: 19 August 1975
foreign correspondents in New Delhi are told on Aug 18 that they must submit all their repts on developments in Bangladesh to Indian Govt for censorship before sending them abroad; because communications and air links with Bangladesh were cut after coup d'etat there on Aug 15, and remained closed until Aug 18, correspondents in India have been reptg Dacca events through broadcast monitoring and interviewing of diplomats (S)
Date: 18 August 1975
Greek newspapers bow to Govt pressure and refuse to publish statement by former Pres George Papadopoulos defending his leadership of '67 mil coup; Athens newspaper Eleftheros Kosmos says spokesman for dist atty's office phoned newspaper editors and warned them that 'Const prevents us from prohibiting publication of declaration, but its use may constitute press law violation'; Govt source says publication would violate press law because it insults authorities and could cause anxiety among people (S)
Date: 19 August 1975
30 journalists of Portuguese state-owned newspaper Diario de Noticias have denounced Communist line of newspaper and case is taken up on Aug 18 in staff meeting; newly elected leadership of Journalists Union supports 30; publishes communique backing rebels and demanding immediate dismissal of Information Min Jorge Correia Jesuino; 1st evidence of rebellion among newsmen was victory of anti-Communist slate in union elections last wk; winning state was composed of Socialists and members of Maoist Movement for Reorganization of Portuguese Proletariat; pres is Mario Contumelias, 1 of rebel journalists; Raul Rego, Socialist and former dir of newspaper Republica, says he plans to start new wkly called A Luta which will be Socialist and independent; much of press dissension was stirred by recent publication of bill that would renew press censorship; another reason was announcement that state-owned papers were in financial difficulties and that austerity measures would be necessary; last wk radical left-wing wkly, Sempre Fixe, had to suspend publication (M)
Date: 18 August 1975
By RICHARD F. SHEPARD
Richard SHEPARD
R F Shepard comments on former summer news events in NYC which contributed to sense of stability and continuity in city life (M)
Date: 19 August 1975
Cook County Circuit Judge James A Zafiratos finds Thomas D Flanagan, ins co exec, not guilty of battery charges in connection with fight involving cartoonist Bill Mauldin on May 23 during bachelor party for Mayor Richard Daley's son John P Daley at Flanagan's apartment; Flanagan was accused of attacking Mauldin as Mauldin was photographing double-parked cars while visiting friend who lived across st from scene of party (S)
Date: 19 August 1975
Indian Govt has cut off phone and Telex machine at NY Times bur in New Delhi; says it acted because Times resident correspondent William Borders violated its self-censorship rules; phone service at Border's home is also cut off; among violations cited to Times was account of opposition speech in Parliament; only speeches in support of Govt are supposed to be reptd; Ministry also objected to Times rept of expulsion of AP correspondent on Aug 7 (M)
Date: 18 August 1975
NY Times on Aug 18 begins producing its classified ad pages by photocomposition, eliminating traditional Linotype machines and 'hot type'; change, which is expected to produce savings in both business and production expenses, was accomplished 1 yr after ITU agreed to introduction of automated typesetting techniques; under automated system, selecting and sorting of classified ads for typical Sunday issue of Times, which used to take 3 days, can now be accomplished in 20 mins, according to John Werner, dir of pre-press operations; eventually, entire newspaper, including news articles, will be set in type in this manner (M)
Date: 19 August 1975
US Sen Javits, following 2-wk trip to mainland China, says time is ripe for cultural and scientific exchanges between US and China and that main obstacle to such exchanges is continued Amer recognition of Taiwan; says that while US should maintain its treaties with Taiwan and S Korea, he will discuss with State Dept 'diplomatic means of dealing with issue' (S)
Date: 19 August 1975
By WILLIAM D. SMITH
US News & World Report releases '75 Study of Amer Mkts on Aug 18; study by US News pres and publisher John H Sweet was specifically designed 'to measure people who do buying rather than people in gen'; William E Robertson, asst to pres, and Sweet comment; media covered in survey measurements include reading of 15 magazines and viewing of 20 TV shows by household heads; demographic list was provided by Reuben H Donnelly Corp, while Marketmath Inc provided sample balancing program (M)