BLACKS IN HOUSE DENOUNCE F.C.C.; Urge Watchdog Panels for Rights in News Media
Date: 09 March 1972
By NAN ROBERTSONSpecial to The New York Times
Cong Black Caucus, after 2 days of hearings on the media, charges FCC has abdicated its duty to see that public air waves are used fairly; asks Pres Nixon to appt experienced blacks to comm; plans to set up natl task force of black elected officials, community leaders and journalists in order to eliminate discrimination in news indus; urges formation of local 'media watchdog coms,' working with lawyers to document unfair practices of hiring, promotion and coverage involving black Amers; coms would file lawsuits against broadcasters and publications; hearings chmn Repr Clay says investigation and testimony at hearings shows that black community and black journalists are 'grossly excluded, distorted, mishandled and exploited' by the white-controlled news media
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U.S. Command, in Shift, Bars Filming of Briefing
Date: 10 March 1972
US command's chief of pub relations Col P H Stevens says he notified 3 TV networks of ban on filming by TV cameras of daily war briefings; sources in command say newsmen subject briefers to 'out-and-out harassment'; 2 briefers walk out of briefing room, Saigon, because CBS had set up cameras to film the proceedings
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Mercury Poisoning in Iraq Is Said to Kill 100 to 400
Date: 09 March 1972
Special to The New York Times
Baghdad Govt imposes blackout on news of severe mercury-poisoning outbreak resulting from improper use of mercury-treated imported wheat seed; allows only brief official announcements to be printed in newspapers or broadcast on radio
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Black Parley Aides Promise Admission Of White Newsmen
Date: 09 March 1972
Special to The New York Times
3 co-chmn of Natl Black Pol Conv, Repr Diggs, Mayor Hatcher and Imamu Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), say that conv will not condone exclusion of legitimate press members; move is response to NYS delegation's move barring all white media members from covering delegations' activities
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TV LOSS MAY SHUT A PAPER IN BOSTON; Herald Traveler to Give Up Channel 5 on March 19
Date: 10 March 1972
By ROBERT REINHOLDSpecial to The New York Times
FCC order to transfer ownership of license of TV station WHDH from Boston Herald Traveler may cause paper to cease pub; Traveler pres H E Clancy repts paper suffered loss of $300,000 in '71 and without income derived from station paper's existence is jeopardized; FCC order transferring ownership of station is in keeping with comm policy that ownership of news media should be diversified
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CONTRACT PAY RAISE CHALLENGED BY POST
Date: 10 March 1972
NY Times vp J Mortimer says paper does not intend to challenge 11% increase due employes on March 31 under existing collective-bargaining agreements; says increases will be paid unless Pay Bd decides they are improper
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N.B.C. Head to Seek Prime-Time Rule Revocation
Date: 10 March 1972
By GEORGE GENT
George GENT
NBC pres J Goodman says network plans to petition FCC for revocation of prime-time access ruling, s, Internatl Radio and TV Soc; urges US Cong to clarify sections of Communications Act to prohibit censorship by FCC except where obscenity is involved; says fairness doctrine must be allowed to expand from its present unclear definition
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Toyo Kogyo and Ford End Talks on Venture
Date: 10 March 1972
Toyo Kogyo pres Matsuda says Toyo and Ford Motor Co have agreed to terminate 3-yr-old negotiations on capital tie-up because they failed to reach agreement on Ford's participation in mgt of Toyo Kogyo, news conf
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McCloskey Hints Plans
Date: 09 March 1972
Repub Pres aspirant Repr McCloskey hints he will seek re-election to HR from Calif, int
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