A Japanese Photographer Reported Held by Cambodia
Date: 20 April 1976
Cambodian soldiers seize Japanese photographer Naoki Mabuchi (EVA Press Internatl) when he crosses Thai border into Cambodia; Mabuchi had apparently wanted to int some of soldiers guarding border (S)
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Justices Hear Views on Gag Orders Stemming From Trial in Nebraska
Date: 20 April 1976
By LESLEY OELSNER Special to The New York Times
Lesley Special
US Sup Ct on Apr 19 begins hearing arguments on gag orders stemming from murder trial of Erwin Charles Simants in Neb; lawyers representing many of nation's news orgns urge Ct to prohibit judges from imposing gag orders limiting press coverage of criminal cases on ground that orders violate 1st Amendment's free press guarantee and are neither necessary nor effective in assuring fair trials; lawyers representing state of Neb and state judge who imposed gag order argue that sometimes case is so 'sensational' that potential jurors must be shielded from publicity about it and that in such cases 1st Amendment interests must give in to interests of defendant (M)
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Washington Star and Pressmen Reach an Accord; Management Reportedly Said Paper Would Close Without Layoffs and Pay Freeze
Date: 20 April 1976
Union pressmen and Washington Star on Apr 19 reach tentative agreement on new contract; agreement reptdly comes after mgt said that paper would close if unions did not accept layoffs and wage freeze; union local pres James A Dugan comments (S)
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Federal Charges On Home Loan Bias Denied by 2 Groups
Date: 20 April 1976
TV segment on conditions at St Michael's Home for Children, SI, will be shown on WABC-TV, 6 wks after it was originally scheduled (S)
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Privacy or Pretense
Date: 19 April 1976
By William Safire
William Safire
W Safire lauds Eunice Kennedy Shriver's lr to Washington Post scoring Natl Enquirer story about Joan Kennedy's alleged drinking problem; says Mrs Kennedy is not candidate for public office and any personal problem she may have is her business and not public's business
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SAXBE PERCEIVES CLOSER INDIAN TIES; Envoy Sees the Beginnings of Thaw No Basic Shift, Washington Asserts
Date: 20 April 1976
US Amb to India William B Saxbe says there has been much gen confusion in India about Amer press criticism of measures taken by Prime Min Gandhi under emergency; says he feels Indian officials now understand better relationship between US Govt and Amer press (S)
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Trenton Topics; Musto's Vote Is Regarded as Critical To Passage of Income Tax in Senate
Date: 20 April 1976
By MARTIN WALDRON Special to The New York Times
Martin Special
NJ Municipalities League repts it is making study of NJ's open meetings law, which took effect in Jan; says it wants to find out if so-called 'Sunshine Law' had created any special problems (S)
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