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Date: 08 April 1979
Edited by ANN BARRY
Edited BARRY
R Baker humorous comment on how to read a newspaper; drawing
Date: 09 April 1979
By DOUGLAS E. KNEELAND Special to The New York Times
Douglas KNEELAND
Int with Erwin Knoll, publisher of The Progressive; managing editor Samuel H Day Jr also comments; Knoll por (M)
Date: 08 April 1979
By N.R. Kleinfield
N. Kleinfield
Article on Gannett Newspaper chain, biggest in US, with 78 newspapers; co's short-term goal is to own 100; co's papers have circulation of 3 million; Gannett's magnitude and its role as management trendsetter make it very model of modern Amer chain; its operations detailed; illus of founder Frank E Gannett and chmn Allen Neuharth (L)
Date: 09 April 1979
W Ger journalists Hans Bollinger (Gamma) and Wolfgang Stiens (Stern) and Swedish journalists Arne Lemberg (Expressen) and Karl Bergman (Svenska) are killed by Ugandan secret police after they try to sneak into Uganda (s)
Date: 08 April 1979
Rand Daily Mail repts South Africa spent more than $1.5 million to buy interest in US-connected TV news film service and offered to help finance now-defunct NY newspaper, The Trib, to compete with NY Times; newspaper publisher John P McGoff as intermediary; repts when McGoff's bid to purchase Star failed, he used money to buy Sacramento Union newspaper and 50% share in UPITN; UPI pres Roderick intermediary; repts says McGoff has made no attempt to influence editorial content; Mail repts McGoff was involved in negotiations with Trib publisher Leonard Saffir; Saffir says he ended talks when he learned funds were from South African Govt
Date: 08 April 1979
By ARI L. GOLDMAN Special to The New York Times
Ari GOLDMAN
Assemblyman Peter M Sullivan proposes measure to allow radio and TV equipment in public meetings such as City Council and town bd sessions (S)
Date: 09 April 1979
Urban-guerrilla group Turkish People's Liberation Party, trying to free jailed comrade, storm police headquarters, Turgutlu, Turkey, killing 2 officers and wounding a third; attackers fail to free prisoner (S)
Date: 08 April 1979
Buys 2 NYC office bldgs, but will retain retail operation at present location