Curbs on Press Shield British Suspect
Date: 22 March 1974
By RICHARD EDERSpecial to The New York Times
Article, citing Brit press coverage of Ian Ball, suspect in Princess Anne kidnapping attempt, notes that Britons are likely to know very little about Ball because Brit law limits disclosure of evidence or other information that might jeopardize defendant's rights; press may rept ct proceedings of preliminary hearings (M)
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The Post Raising Its Price To 20c, Starting Monday
Date: 23 March 1974
NY Post announces on March 22 that it will raise newsstand price of its daily and weekend editions from 15c to 20c starting March 25 (S)
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Milwaukee Papers Up to 15?
Date: 23 March 1974
Milwaukee Journal and Milwaukee Sentinel to increase single copy price from 12c to 15c effective March 21
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Nixon at Camp David; Radio Talk Set Today
Date: 23 March 1974
Pres Nixon to make live radio broadcast to US Mar 23 on educ legis (S)
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Mayor Tells News Executives City Faces 'Insuperable' Deficit
Date: 23 March 1974
By MAURICE CARROLL
Maurice CARROLL
NYC Mayor Beame details looming $1.5-billion expense budget deficit for news media execs, buffet luncheon, Gracie Mansion; says gap is 'insuperable' problem; appeals to execs to publicize city's dilemma to state and Fed lawmakers; declines to specify what taxes he might seek; will not comment on possible increase in sales and income taxes; urges increase in commuter tax; pol observers believe imposition of 'nuisance' taxes is either technically or politically impractical (S)
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A Presidential Primer on How to Use the TV Medium
Date: 22 March 1974
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
L Brown analysis says Pres Nixon's present campaign to win public support through TV, as exemplified by his 2 most recent news confs, is being regarded by many in communications field as primer on effective use of medium by 1 with almost unlimited access to it; says they point out that both appearances were before groups whose sympathies for Pres were assured in advance, the Exec Club of Chicago and Natl Broadcasters Assn, and their appreciation of Pres, indicated by exuberant applause for his most emphatic statements, may well have impressed TV viewers that Nixon was scoring telling points on every issue; holds news-conf format, which in Houston context seemed to pit lone man against battalion seeking to draw blood, lent itself well to what Nixon is apparently trying to achieve, namely a reversal of his declining popularity and credibility with public; says format permits him to speak informally on range of issues and represents Pres as accessible, candid and occasionally witty, which are important counters to his reputation as loner; says news conf makes for better TV show than speech as format has elements of drama, suspense and occassionally comedy (L)
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Nixon Aide Charges Media Distortion
Date: 23 March 1974
White House special deputy asst Bruce Herschensohn on March 22 says that Washington Post, Time, NY Times paperback book on Watergate hearings and TV networks have committed specific acts of what Pres Nixon has called distorted coverage, speech, Eastern Communications Assn; notes that Nixon refused to give specifics when asked about his attacks on media because it would be improper from Pres to get into arguments over specific items of news coverage; cites as 1st example of distorted news reptg printing by Post last July 29 of 2 pages from daily news summaries prepared by Nixon; holds Post ignored rest of 45-page summary and gave impression that Nixon recd only sketchy rept of news; Post managing editor Howard Simons says paper had no intention of distorting news; Herschensohn says CBS, ABC and Time (pub) had all labeled former White House apptmts sec Dwight L Chapin as 'Watergate man' when he had nothing to do with Watergate; Time spokesman Don Wilson comments
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