Mr. Lincoln's Cover-Up
Date: 16 February 1976
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire comment on opening of long-sealed box containing contents of pockets of Abraham Lincoln on night he was killed, which included 11 favorable newspaper clippings and $5 Confederate bill; notes possible commentaries by Newsweek reporter Kenny O'Sandburg, columnists Mary McGrory and Jack Anderson and Washington Post editorialist
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Two Craft Unions Cross Picket Lines At Washington Post
Date: 17 February 1976
several hundred printers and mailers on Feb 16 cross picket lines of striking pressmen's union at Washington Post; newspaper spokesman John Dower comments (S)
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Legislature Has Refined Public Relations
Date: 16 February 1976
By RONALD SMOTHERS Special to The New York Times
Ronald Special
Refining of public relations procedures by NYS Legis discussed; Legis publishes newsletters to inform voters about legis processes and issues; former NYS Dem Com chmn Joseph F Crangle and Sen Communications Office dir Charles Dumas comment (L)
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Craft Union Votes To End Walkout At Washington Post
Date: 16 February 1976
Members of striking ITU Local 29 at Washington Post on Feb 15 vote to accept contract offer from paper's mgt and return to work; no date is set for work resumption (S)
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ULSTER SOLDIERS GET PRESS CARDS; False Identification Aimed at 'Use In Emergency'
Date: 16 February 1976
Brit Army acknowledges that it issued false press cards to soldiers serving in N Ireland following rept in Times of London; Times prints copy of forged pass saying holder represented Inter Press Features of London--small agency that moved from address 2 yrs ago; Times correspondent in Belfast Robert Fisk says fake press cards pose threat to Brit journalists in Ulster; army had previously denied that soldiers had ever posed as journalists; false documents enabled soldiers not in uniform to pose as Brit reporters; Kenneth Morgan, gen sec of Natl Union of Journalists in London, scores forged passes and says his group will protest to Brit Govt (M)
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INDIA RESTRICTS PRESS EXECUTIVE; Lifts Passport of Director of Independent Daily
Date: 17 February 1976
By WILLIAM BORDERS Special to The New York Times
William Special
Indian Govt withdraws passport of Calcutta and New Delhi Statesman managing dir C R Irani, thus preventing him from leaving country; Irani holds order is issued out of grudge and vindictiveness; details other instances of what he says is Govt harassment of newspaper; other recent Govt moves restricting press freedom noted, including Govt control of Indian Express (M)
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HEARST JURY HELD INFORMED ON CASE; Transcript Shows Most on Panel Read News Articles
Date: 16 February 1976
870-page court transcript disloses that most of people selected for Patricia Hearst jury had extensive knowledge, through news accounts, of incidents involving defendant from her kidnapping 2 yrs ago to her arrest last Sept; transcript highlights (M)
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Black, Spanish-Oriented Radio is Found Successful
Date: 16 February 1976
William E Lord, head of ABC News Washington bur since '74, is named vp in charge of TV news, to oversee network's 'hard news' programs; George Weston, ABC White House correspondent, succeeds him in bur; Lord assumes 1 of posts previously held by Av Westin, who resigned in Jan (S)
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Letters to the Editor
Date: 16 February 1976
Hans N Tuch lr on NY Times's publication of classified telegram by Daniel Moynihan; holds publication raises issue of dissemination of classified information by responsible public media
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