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Date: 22 June 1979
By ALAN RIDING Special to The New York Times
Alan Special
Government officials inform reporters in Managua that suspect has been detained in killing of Stewart and will be brought before preliminary hearing; suspect, Cpl Lorenzo Brenes, says he is merely commander of platoon that was supposedly responsible for murder (S)
Date: 21 June 1979
By ALAN RIDING Special to The New York Times
Alan Special
ABC-TV reporter Bill Stewart and his interpreter are shot to death by National Guardsman in Managua while visiting scene of recent fighting between Government troops and rebels; Stewart is 1st foreign reporter killed in conflict; General Somoza expresses condolences; illus (M)
Date: 21 June 1979
Judge James F Henebry orders Anthony R Dolan of Stamford Advocate to identify some of his sources for story that prompted libel suit by former Connecticut State Senator William E Strada Jr (S)
Date: 21 June 1979
US Supreme Court, 6-3, in opinion written by Chief Justice Warren E Burger, upholds constitutionality of state law allowing parents to commit their minor children to state mental institutions; 36 states, including NY, NJ and Conn, have such laws; Justices rule that hospital medical staff must conclude independently that commitment is needed, but they unanimously reject 2 lower court rulings that parents' decision must be investigated at an adversary-type hearing (M)
Date: 21 June 1979
Chemical Bank chairman Donald C Platten is named to receive Citizens Budget Commission's gold medal for service to NYC; is chairman of Mayor's Management Advisory Committee (S)
Date: 22 June 1979
David Mitchell, co-publisher of Point Reyes Light (California Newspaper), refuses to turn over notes or answer questions about news sources for articles on Synanon; refusal made while giving deposition to Synanon attorneys in connection with $32 million lawsuit against Synanon filed by lawyer Paul Morantz (S)
Date: 21 June 1979
Poloron Products to sell or eliminate 3 divisions (S)
Date: 21 June 1979
Defense Min Kamal Hassan Ali says Egypt will operate $1 billion Arab arms-producing consortium on its own after decision by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and United Arab Emirates to pull out because of Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty (S)
Date: 22 June 1979
Special to The New York Times
Babcock & Wilcox is awarded $50 million order for coal-fired radiant boiler at Craig Station of Colorado Ute Electric Assn (S)