Guild Members at The Post Vote to Authorize a Strike
Date: 10 December 1975
Newspaper Guild exec vp Harry Fisdell repts members of guild at NY Post have voted to authorize strike if they are unable to negotiate satisfactory contract; Fed mediators George Byrnes and Hezekiah Brown schedule meeting for Dec 10 (S)
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Argentine Police Leave
Date: 10 December 1975
police on Dec 9 withdraw from facilities of Argentine newspaper Cronica, which Govt shut down 1 yr ago for proposing invasion of Brit-held Falkland Islands, claimed by Argentina (S)
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Hoffa Tipster Gone; CBS Is Out $10,000; Hoffa Tipster Gone, Along With $10,000 CBS Paid to Find Missing Teamster
Date: 09 December 1975
By MARTIN WALDRON Special to The New York Times
Martin Special
Fed officials are searching for Chuck Medlin, ex-convict who took $10,000 from CBS in return for promise to lead TV news team to body of James R Hoffa; Medlin's disappearance is part of bizarre series of events that began 1 wk ago when he persuaded North Carolina freelance writer Patrick O'Keefe that he could produce Hoffa's body (L)
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Washington Post Weighing Hiring of Nonunion Workers
Date: 09 December 1975
Washington Post on Dec 8 says it may hire non-union workers to replace striking pressmen in wake of pressmen's rejection of final offer; Post exec vp Mark J Meagher says full negotiations will continue (S)
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CBS Tipster Decision on Highest Level, Salant Says
Date: 10 December 1975
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
CBS News pres Richard S Salant says he authorized network's $10,000 payment to Greensboro, NC, freelance journalist Patrick O'Keefe for information leading to James R Hoffa's body; Clarence Newton Medlin, ex-convict and self-described 'hit man' for Teamsters had told O'Keefe that Hoffa's remains were encased in concrete in waters off Key West, Fla; Medlin disappeared after getting money from O'Keefe; Salant calls off divers who had been searching ocean because he is convinced that lead is false; CBS spokesman says contract with O'Keefe specified that $9,000 was payable only if lead proved legitimate; says sum was given to O'Keefe in advance because Medlin had threatened not to lead news team to site unless O'Keefe had money (M)
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Hearst Defense to Oppose Move to Restrain the Press
Date: 10 December 1975
Patricia Hearst's defense atty Albert Johnson says he will oppose Govt effort to win press restraining order in Patricia Hearst case (S)
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New Delhi Acts to Extend Hold Over Nation's Censored Press
Date: 09 December 1975
Indian Govt on Dec 8 tightens its controls over already heavily censored Indian press, barring publication of anything that authorities consider objectionable; removes immunities on press coverage of Parliament and abolishes 9-yr-old Press Council; claims it will lift press censorship once state of natl emergency is lifted (S)
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Byrne Starts to Let The Sun Shine In State Government
Date: 09 December 1975
NJ Gov Byrne on Dec 8 says he hopes new state law opening up public meetings will give voters better understanding of govt officials, speech, information session for govt officials on new Sunshine Law (S)
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U.S. ASKS GAG ORDER IN THE HEARST CASE
Date: 09 December 1975
Govt attys ask US Dist Ct (San Francisco) Judge Oliver J Carter to issue gag order on publicity in Patricia Hearst case; Asst US Atty David Bancroft files motion after Judge Carter earlier admonished both defense and prosecution attys about publicity in case; other developments noted (S)
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Blasts Rock Paris Building
Date: 09 December 1975
2 bombs explode in basement of bldg housing French publication L'Express, casuing damage but no injuries (S)
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