STAGE VIEW; 'Good News' Is Bad News
Date: 05 January 1975
WALTER KERR
Walter KERR
Good News (Play): Rev; illus
El 4 de enero de 1975 fue un sábado bajo el signo estelar de ♑. Era el día 3 del año. El presidente de los Estados Unidos fue Gerald R. Ford.
Si naciste en este día, tienes 51 años. Su último cumpleaños fue el domingo, 4 de enero de 2026, hace 178 días. Su próximo cumpleaños es el lunes, 4 de enero de 2027, en 186 días. Ha vivido durante 18.806 días, o aproximadamente 451.346 horas, o aproximadamente 27.080.768 minutos, o aproximadamente 1.624.846.080 segundos
Date: 05 January 1975
WALTER KERR
Walter KERR
Good News (Play): Rev; illus
Date: 04 January 1975
The Washington Star-News
Justice Dept decides not to prosecute anyone in connection with FBI's 15-yr campaign to disrupt activities of suspected subversive orgns; decision is reached after Asst Atty Gen J Stanley Pottinger reptd to Atty Gen W B Saxbe that he found 'no basis for criminal charges against any particular individual involving particular incidents'; Justice Dept spokesman says Pottinger also told Saxbe that he had not revd entire 60,000 pages of records of so-called Cointelpro and that any allegations of specific violations that might come in later could still lead to criminal charges; operation was revd earlier by team headed by then-Asst Atty Gen Henry E Petersen; Petersen concluded that no criminal charges were justified but sent Saxbe 2 repts that have not been made public; rept on Cointelpro released by Saxbe and FBI Dir Clarence M Kelley on Nov 18 noted (M)
Date: 05 January 1975
By MARVINE HOWE Special to The New York Times
Marvine Special
Brazilian Govt on Jan 4 lifts censorship for O Estado de Sao Paulo, country's leading newspaper, which is celebrating its 100th anniv; action is both birthday present and experiment in gradual liberalization; Pres Ernesto Geisei pays tribute to newspaper by sending his chief press spokesman, Humberto Barreto, to special mass to mark newspaper's anniv; newspaper appears with 100 pages intact although there is no formal announcement of removal of censorship; if test removal works it is likely that censorship will be removed from other publications (M)
Date: 05 January 1975
256-page guide, The Rights of Reporters, issued by ACLU and written by Joel M Gora, natl staff counsel of ACLU, finds 25 states now have 'shield' laws allowing reporters to protect confidential sources, 8 of laws having been enacted since June, '72; warns that cts have not been hospitable to these shield laws and have tended to interpret their protective provisions as narrowly as possible; Gora notes that efforts to enact Fed legis to protect reporters have so far been unsuccessful; points out that Justice Dept guidelines promulgated in '70 and tightened in '74 'require that no reporter could be questioned or subpoenaed without advance express approval of the Atty Gen'; guide notes that US Sup Ct ruling in June, '72, that reporters had no protection under 1st Amendment against grand jury questions about confidential sources was 'severe setback'
Date: 04 January 1975
Pres Ford signs bill allowing newspapers and radio stations to publish information concerning state lotteries through mail and interstate airways (S)
Date: 04 January 1975
Ed marking 100th anniv of newspaper Estado de Sao Paulo
Date: 04 January 1975
Bangladesh Govt, acting under natl state of emergency, assumes virtual dictatorial powers to fight extemists and econ offenders; announces rules defining Govt's emergency powers, including right to impose press censorship, intercept mail, ban pol parties and deport foreigners (S)
Date: 05 January 1975
JOAN LEE FAUST
Joan FAUST
Date: 05 January 1975
GENE THORNTON
Gene THORNTON
Comment on fate of photographers who worked for now defunct Life magazine; notes that many have been able to pursue their photographic careers for other magazines although there is little regular market for Life-style photojournalism and magazines that still engage in it are unable to do things on Life scale; illus of some famous covers (M)