Speidel Newspapers Agrees in Principle to Join With Gannett in a $173 Million Deal
Date: 21 December 1976
Speidel Newspaper agrees in principle on Dec 20 to merge with Gannett Co in $173-million stock transaction that would expand Gannett chain to 73 newspapers (S)
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EMERGENCY POWER IS NEAR IN LEBANON; Government, Backed by Syrians, Will Seek Authority to Impose Censorship and Ban Rallies
Date: 21 December 1976
By HENRY TANNER Special to The New York Times
Henry Special
Lebanon is moving quickly toward proclaiming state of emergency with institution of press censorship (S)
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Moves at International Parleys in '76 Seen as Threatening Free Press
Date: 22 December 1976
Freedom House warns of danger of increasing trend toward manipulation of news media by govts as tool to stimulate econ development; says in its annual rept that resolutions have been adopted at various internatl confs that condoned practices that could lead to govt control of news media in some countries; orgn exec dir Leonard R Sussman comments; map of how free nations and territories of world are (M)
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World News Briefs; U.S. Lets Cambodia Buy DDT to Fight Malaria Rice on Way to Vietnam From 4 Relief Agencies Jane's Aircraft Book Urges B-1 Output Portugal to Reorganize State-Owned Press Lesotho Says South Africa Is Limiting Transit
Date: 22 December 1976
Portuguese Govt on Dec 21 announces plans for reorganization of state-owned press, including return of some papers to private hands and closing down of others; Information Min Manuel Alegre comments (S)
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NBC Schedules 3-Hour, $2.5 Million Raid-on-Entebbe Program for Jan. 9
Date: 21 December 1976
By RICHARD F. SHEPARD
Richard SHEPARD
NBC to televise program based on Israeli raid on Entebbe (S)
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Iran's News Media Assail Yamani; IRAN'S PRESS AND RADIO DENOUNCE SHEIK YAMANI
Date: 21 December 1976
By ERIC PACE Special to The New York Times
Eric Special
Rastakhiz, newspaper of Shah of Iran's pol party, and Iranian radio stations denounce Saudi Arabian Oil Min Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani for not following other OPEC members (S)
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