Africans Warn Press at U.N. to Shun Namibia Trip; Pressure on Reporters Feared
Date: 29 November 1978
By KATHLEEN TELTSCH Special to The New York Times
Kathleen Special
3 African diplomats urge UN correspondents to stay out of SW Africa during elections in Dec, insisting that their presence will help legitimize 'sham' election aimed at installing puppet regime in territory; 3 are Gwendoline C Konie (Zambia), Leslie O Harriman (Nigeria) and Salim A Salim (Tanzania) (M)
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HIGH COURT REFUSES FARBER CASE REVIEW; Action Lets Jersey's Ruling Stand on First Amendment Privilege Supreme Court Refuses to Review Press Freedom Case A Delicate Balance Lack of a Hearing Deplored
Date: 28 November 1978
By LINDA GREENHOUSE Special to The New York Times
Linda Special
US Sup Ct announces it will not rev contempt of ct convictions of NY Times and its reporter M A Farber for their refusal to turn over Farber's notes in Jascalevich murder case; Ct action leaves standing ruling by NJ Sup Ct that neither US Const nor state law designed to protect reporters and their sources gives reporter absolute privilege to refuse information demanded by defendant in criminal case; since murder trial is over Ct's refusal to hear newspaper's appeal has no immediate effect on any of parties; Times has already paid in full its civil and criminal contempt fines totalling $285,000; Farber's 6-mo jail sentence for criminal contempt was permanently suspended by Judge Theodore W Trautwein when he freed Farber; Jack C Landau (Reporters Com for Press Freedom), NY Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger and Henry Gallermann (Overseas Press Club of Amer) comment (M)
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An Almost Routine Assignment Led to Historic Case; 4 Months on First Investigation Surgeon Leaves Hospital Judge Asks for Notes Notes Refused Again
Date: 28 November 1978
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN
article on routine reptg assignment taken on by NY Times reporter M A Farber of murder case of Dr Mario Jascalevich which led to dramatic, unforeseen consequences and jailing of Farber for his refusal to turn over his notes to ct (L)
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Around the Nation; Army Is Ordered to Yield Files on A-Bomb Tests Panel Seeks to Question James Earl Ray's Brother 6 Were Improperly Ousted By Boise Police, Judge Rules Charges Against Reporter In Mississippi Are Dropped
Date: 29 November 1978
Boise Fed Dist Ct Judge Ray McNichols rules that city improperly dismissed 6 female police employees in '77 after what he calls 'abysmal' investigation into alleged lesbian activity; women, who did not deny they are lesbians, sued city for $10 million, contending their const rights of due process had been violated and that city broke its own civil service rules by denying them hearings (S)
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Notes on People; B'nai B'rith Honors 3 Newscasters on Mideast Coverage A Muted Singer Governor Carey, as Diplomat and Boss Kinky Queues Wedding and Divorce on Carter's Team A Fan Fans Tiant
Date: 29 November 1978
Clyde Haberman Albin Krebs
Clyde Albin
State Dept's chief spokesman, Hodding Carter 3d, to marry Denan in Dec
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