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26th of May 1981 News
Nyheter som framträdde på New York Times framsida den 26 maj 1981
Around the World; Publishers' Group Attacks Moves to Regulate News
Date: 27 May 1981
Reuters
Newspaper publishers from more than 20 countries have called on Unesco and other international bodies to abandon ''attempts at regulating news content and formulating rules for the press.'' Resolutions adopted at the 34th congress of the International Federation of Newspaper Publishers, whose members represent publishing organizations in 25 countries, also expressed opposition to any controls imposed on journalists in the name of protecting them. The resolutions called for ''free flow of information'' as well as improved training for journalists, increased professional exchanges and lower communications tariffs.
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TORTURE ON TV?
Date: 26 May 1981
By Eric Saltzman
Eric Saltzman
I had requested the meeting with Jacobo Timerman, Argentine newspaper editor and publisher in exile, to discuss his ''disappearance,'' imprisonment, and torture by the military junta as a possible subject for a television documentary. His book, ''Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number,'' had just been published. He sits in a windowed office at the publisher's 21st floor headquarters overlooking midtown Manhattan.
On the book's dust jacket, Jacobo Timerman is pale, exhausted; now he is tan, robust, and forceful. His English is heavily accented but his choice of words precise.
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News Analysis
Date: 26 May 1981
By Adam Clymer, Special To the New York Times
Adam Clymer
For the first time since last October, the Democrats had a good week. The most important event in their unaccustomed political prosperity was embarrassing the Reagan Administration and its Republican allies over proposed Social Security reductions, but the most important element in that success, and in others, was coordination among Democrats. In the fight against Social Security cutbacks, in a special election to the House in a suburban Maryland district and in their efforts to raise questions about an Administration nominee before the Senate, the Democrats worked together more than they usually do, looking almost Republican at times in their ability to function effectively in a minority role. None of these accomplishments was especially difficult. For example, the House district in Maryland is solidly Democratic, even though Republicans thought they might win it.
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 26 May 1981
International An Israeli drone was shot down in the vicinity of the Lebanese border by missiles fired from Syrian territory. It was at least the third Israeli pilotless craft that has been shot down since Syria moved missiles into Lebanon nearly four weeks ago. Page A1, Column 6. Moscow denied Israel's contention that Soviet advisers were accompanying Syrian army units into Lebanon. Responding to a statement by Prime Minister Menachem Begin, the press agency Tass said that "there have been no Soviet advisers whatsoever in Lebanon, nor are there any now." A3:4-6.
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News Analysis
Date: 26 May 1981
By Edward Cowan, Special To the New York Times
Edward Cowan
In informal discussions over the past week, Congressional tax experts have been outlining a tax-relief bill that they say would satisfy the seemingly conflicting requirements of the Reagan Administration and the House Democratic leadership. The bill, sources say, would combine uniform across-the-board cuts in tax rates, which is the Administration's chief requirement, with two other types of tax relief that would let the Democrats assert they had produced a bill weighted toward low-and middle-income taxpayers. That requirement could be satisfied by a small increase in the standard deduction, plus a partial abatement of the ''marriage penalty'' imposed by joint filing on many working couples. ''If a compromise is going to be reached, that is the most plausible way to do it,'' said Representative James R. Jones, Democrat of Oklahoma, an influential member of the Ways and Means Committee.
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DOW GAINS BY 12.24 ON OPEC NEWS
Date: 27 May 1981
By Vartanig G. Vartan
Vartanig Vartan
Stocks rallied sharply late yesterday on news that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries had agreed to freeze oil prices at current levels. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 12.24 points, with virtually all of the advance occurring in the final hour, to finish at 983.96. That single hour of trading almost overcame the cumulative decline of 14.23 points last week, when the Dow retreated for five straight sessions amid conflicting reports about the strength of the American economy. Meanwhile, records levels were reached yesterday for both the American Stock Exchange's market-value index, which rose 1.94, to 375.47, and the Nasdaq composite index of over-the-counter stocks, which added 1.01, to 220.24.
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News Summary; WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1981
Date: 27 May 1981
International A milestone in Soviet space missions was apparently marked. Two Soviet astronauts landed their Soyuz spacecraft in Central Asia after making the final mission to the Earth-orbiting Salyut 6 space station. A more sophisticated space station is expected to replace the Salyut 6, which has been the base for Moscow's record-setting tests of human endurance for nearly four years. (Page A1, Column 1.) Italy's Cabinet resigned after the four parties in the coalition could not agree on how to deal with a major scandal. Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani, a Christian Democrat, stepped down after the coalition disagreed on how to cope with the revelation that hundreds of top officials had belonged to a secret Masonic lodge. (A1:2.)
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Philippines' Plan For Debt Outlined
Date: 27 May 1981
Reuters
The Philippines plans to borrow between $400 million and $500 million this year, Jaime Laya, a governor of the nation's central bank, said at a news conference here today. Of this, $200 million has already been raised through a loan in New York, with lenders led by the Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, he said, while $50 million has been raised in a syndicated loan through the National Bank of Bahrain. Negotiations are expected to be completed in July for a $100 million loan from the World Bank, Mr. Laya said.
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Accounts Moving To Other Agencies
Date: 26 May 1981
By Philip H. Dougherty
Philip Dougherty
On the account-movement scene there is news from Triton Advertising, Marsteller and from Lois Pitts Gershon. Triton, which is at 15 West 44th St., has gained the account of Tuscan Dairy Farms in Union, N.J. They make the yogurt pops.
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WABC-TV STAFF SPLIT OVER OUSTER OF 5 EMPLOYEES
Date: 26 May 1981
By Joyce Purnick
Joyce Purnick
The two-month investigation that led to the forced resignations of five employees at WABC-TV was conducted by a private law firm hired specifically to look into allegations that letters used on some viewer-participation programs were fabricated, officials and employees of the station said yesterday. The inquiry culminated with the five staff members, including the program director and a reporter, Ellen Fleysher, being summoned one by one into the office of the general manager, Bill Fyffe, last Friday afternoon and asked to resign. ''It was Black Friday,'' said Charles B. Gingold, the program director, during a telephone interview yesterday. ''It was a tough one.''
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