Public TV Unit Aims to Centralize News Activities; Takes Over Coverage of Special Events Will Produce a Weekly Political Series
Date: 25 August 1971
By JOHN J. O'CONNOR
John O'CONNOR
Orgn and program plans of Natl Pub Affairs Broadcast Center taking shape; aim is greater centralization of public TV's news and public affairs schedules; center will be a separate public TV production agency in Washington with ties to WETA-TV; 1st yr of operation to be funded with about $3-million from Corp for Public Broadcasting and Ford Foundation; centralization aim backed by corp and Public Broadcasting Service; some program plans noted
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Dell Cancels Book by Ellsberg But Simon & Schuster Steps In
Date: 25 August 1971
By HENRY RAYMONT
Henry RAYMONT
Dell Publishing Co cancels $150,000 contract with Ellsberg on ground he failed to provide a 20,000-word introduction to a book of his writings on the war in time for publication before the end of Aug; Simon & Shuster to issue similar book in Nov tracing Ellsberg's change from hawk to dove, ending with his admitting leaking Pentagon study to press; Simon and Shuster ed T Solotaroff comments
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Correction
Date: 24 August 1971
By RUSSELL BAKER
Russell BAKER
R Baker comments on lr from Asst Sec Friedheim denying Sec Laird made statement on US troops strength and combat ability cited in Baker Aug 12 (33:1) article; Baker discusses problem of newspaper errors and suggests a Laird 'visit with chaplain' since 'it seems impossible to make a proper amend'; Laird caricature
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China's First Order of Priorities
Date: 25 August 1971
By JAMES RESTON
James RESTON
Reston, in dispatch from Shanghai after 6 wks in China, repts officials there less interested in leading worldwide revolution than in projects at home and near home
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Ford Presses Japan Talks
Date: 24 August 1971
Ford vp Scott and Toyo Kogyo pres Matsuda begin final round of talks on proposed tie-up
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Roger William Jackling
Date: 24 August 1971
Special to The New York Times
Jackling biog sketch
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U.S. BOARD WILL ACT ON MORTGAGE RATES
Date: 24 August 1971
HLBB to act against increases in mortgage interest rates as backup to Pres Nixon's wage-price freeze
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Pyotr Andreyevich Abrasimov
Date: 24 August 1971
Special to The New York Times
biog sketch; full name is Pyotr Andreyevich Abrasimov
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Kenneth Rush
Date: 24 August 1971
Special to The New York Times
biog sketch
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