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Date: 30 April 1975
By GEORGE ESPER The Associated Press
Pres Ford, on recommendation of Amb Graham Martin, orders evacuation of US Embassy in Saigon and defense attache's compound at Tan Son Nhut airport (S)
Date: 30 April 1975
By James Reston
James Reston
J Reston comment on crucial role played by Western press in Vietnam; notes that towards end of war it was up to press to appeal for negotiated settlement rather than battle for Saigon; notes that newsmen still remaining in Saigon include Alan Dawson, Charles Huntley, Paul Vogel and Leon Daniel (UPI), Peter Arnett, George Esper and Matt Franjola (AP); says that reptg on war was uncensored and forced withdrawal of Amer power from Vietnam; holds that 1 result is that reporters are now being blamed for defeat of Amer policy and power in Indochina
Date: 01 May 1975
By RONALD SULLIVAN Special to The New York Times
Ronald Special
NJ Gov Byrne files petition with FCC challenging license renewals of all NYC TV stations in NYC on ground that they have largely ignored NJ; action comes 2 wks after NJ Coalition for Fair Broadcasting announced that it had withdrawn similar challenge after recg pledges from 4 stations that they would increase their news and public affairs coverage of NJ; Byrne holds that agreements achieved by coaltion do not go far enough; says his objective is to persuade FCC to order 1 of network flagship stations moved from NYC to NJ; says if this fails he will ask FCC to order at least 1 of stations to assume specific broadcast responsibility for NJ (M)
Date: 30 April 1975
Time Inc chmn Andrew Heiskell warns that scheduled postal rate increases of up to 251% for periodicals and books present serious threat to First Amendment guarantees of free speech and press, speech, Inst on Man and Science Communications Awards dinner, NYC (S)
Date: 30 April 1975
By RICHARD D. LYONS Special to The New York Times
HR Repub Conf votes, 59-17, to open its meetings to press and public for 1st time in almost 50 yrs; Repr B Chappell Jr on May 14 will introduce motion to open Dem Caucus to public; Repr B Frenzel comments (S)
Date: 30 April 1975
NY Times repts its Saigon correspondents Fox Butterfield and Malcolm W Browne were ordered to leave S Vietnam when Saigon was evacuated and there are strong indications that they have left, but no firm word (S)
Date: 01 May 1975
By JOHN W. FINNEY Special to The New York Times
John FINNEY
NY Times correspondents Malcolm W Browne and Fox Butterfield are aboard US Navy ship Blue Ridge, which left Saigon on Apr 30
Date: 30 April 1975
By MARTIN ARNOLD Special to The New York Times
Martin Special
7 persons, including Sen W Proxmire, testify before Sen Subcom on Adm Practices and Procedures on behalf of proposed legis that would make it easier for public and press to get information from Fed employes; legis is a proposed Fed Employes Disclosure Act designed to protect civil servants who reveal information to public from harassment and retaliation by their chiefs; other witnesses noted (M)
Date: 01 May 1975
Columbia Univ Meyer Berger Award to Deirdre Carmody (NY Times)
Date: 01 May 1975
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
CBS Inc pres Arthur R Taylor proposes 1-yr trial suspension of controversial fairness doctrine requiring broadcasters to present all sides of debatable public issues if Cong does not abolish rule, testimony before Sen Communications Subcom hearing on 3 pending bills to ease restrictions against broadcasters under existing communications law; Taylor and ABC pres Elton H Rule support bill that would repeal rule only for Pres and Vice Pres candidates; NBC chmn Julian Goodman endorses bills that would abolish rules for all candidates; Westinghouse Broadcasting pres Donald H McGannon and ABC News pres William Sheehan oppose repeal of doctrine (M)