Le Canard Enchaine Is a 'Duck' That Bites
Date: 06 December 1979
Special to The New York Times
Comment on 64-year-old Le Canard Enchaine, which has become 1 of best investigative journals; history of paper, started in 1915, noted (S)
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6th of December 1979 News
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Jersey Assembly Votes to Continue Job Preference System for Veterans; State Courts Upheld Law
Date: 07 December 1979
By MARTIN WALDRON Special to The New York Times
Martin Special
NJ Assembly, under heavy pressure from veterans' organizations, votes 48-12 to keep Civil Service system that gives veterans of wartime armed forces first chance at government jobs in state; Gov Byrne had joined women's groups in urging repeal of absolute preference that veterans nave in state; Assemblymen Richard J Codey and Francis J McManimon comment (M)
Topics Dropping Charges, and Names; Correction in Israel
Date: 06 December 1979
Topics editorial on 'people journalism,' which is distinguished by its indifference to common people; holds it celebrates celebrity and had origins in Time magazine
World News Briefs; Afghan Leader Is Backed By Commentator for Tass
Date: 06 December 1979
41 nations pledge $91 million in cash and supplies to UN Relief and Works Agency for '80 aid program for Palestinian refugees; comr Olof Rydbeck predicts agency's expenses will be $185 million; US pledges $52 million (S)
World News Briefs; African Lands Bid Morocco Quit the Western Sahara
Date: 07 December 1979
Vietnamese Foreign Minister Nguyen Co Thach sends UN Secretary Kurt Waldheim and General Assembly president message that China is preparing for war; message asks that Chinese withdraw forces from Paracel Islands, which are also claimed by Vietnam, and from border territory (S)
West Bank Arabs, Exultant About Mayor, See New Power; News Analysis Bigger Role for Mayors Foreseen Mayors Can 'Paralyze' Area Unity 'a Valuable Tool'
Date: 07 December 1979
By DAVID K. SHIPLER Special to The New York Times
David SHIPLER
News analysis of successful efforts of Palestinian leaders to obtain release of Nablus Mayor Bassam al-Shaka from Israeli prison; Shaka illus (M)
COMPANY NEWS SmithKline Plans To Acquire Allergan; Paine Webber Sets Takeover Financing Teck to Buy 25% Of Coseka Shares Fleetwood to Close 7 Plants in 5 States Genstar Takeover Of Flintkote Closer Sharon Steel Bid for UV Is Cleared
Date: 07 December 1979
Paine Webber Inc reports arranging for up to $30 million in bank credit to finance planned acquisition of Blyth Eastman Dillon & Co; chmn James W Davant comments (S)
COMPANY NEWS; Distiller Spurns Hiram Walker Bid SCM Details Proxy Victory Itel Selling Insurance Unit Belridge to Fight Suit by Mobil Goldman, Sachs Buys Holly Shares Financial General's Continuing Battle Thorn Reports On Offer for EMI Porter Enlarges Macmillan Stake CBS Acquiring Family Weekly
Date: 06 December 1979
H K Porter Co says in filing with SEC that it has acquired additional 489,400 common snares of Macmillan (S)