Newspaper 'Bares Its Conscience'; News Observers Impressed Critic Gives 'Pat on Back'
Date: 15 April 1978
Lewiston Morning Tribune publishes full-page article examining pol, personal and financial involvements of paper's reporters, editors and publisher; article focuses on whether their activities pose conflicts of interest, violating journalistic ethics; publisher A L Alford and managing editor Ladd Hamilton comment; Lewiston City Mgr Armand Werle, Editor & Publisher editor Jerome Walker Jr and Santa Fe New Mexican managing editor Barclay Jameson praise article (M)
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The Post Renews Plea for Its Right To Dismiss News Guild Employees; Proposal 'Clarified'
Date: 14 April 1978
By PETER KIHSS
Peter KIHSS
NY Post renews with modifications its plea for 1-time opportunity to dismiss news and commercial employees at its discretion to reduce costs; proposal is submitted in negotiations with NY Newspaper Guild; guild had charged Murdoch with 'union-busting' (S)
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THE POST AND GUILD WILL KEEP TALKING; Negotiations Planned for Monday in Washington With U.S. Mediator --Newspaper Deadline Averted Development Called 'Significant'
Date: 15 April 1978
By DENA KLEIMAN
Dena KLEIMAN
NY Post and Newspaper Guild agree to meet with Fed mediators in Washington on Apr 17, averting deadline that had been set by Post mgt; agreement comes about after 2 parties respond to telegram from Wayne L Horvitz, Natl Dir of Fed Mediation and Conciliation Service, who urged mediation; Post spokesman says paper will continue to bargain in good faith, but notifies guild that negotiations will no longer be conducted under provisions of its contract and that terms and conditions of contract will no longer be in effect; this is reptdly 1st time in NY newspaper negotiations that publisher has taken such action; Fischbein and Yuncker comment (M)
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Texans Train for New York Post; Alerted for Return Guild at Rival Paper
Date: 15 April 1978
Special to The New York Times
about 10% of employees of San Antonio Express and Evening News have reptdly undergone training to publish NY Post and will publish it if Post's regular employees stage strike or are locked out in NYC; Murdoch owns both papers; Express-News Corp publisher Charles O Kirkpatrick declines to comment; Express and News have no guild unit and few of its employees belong to any labor orgn (M)
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Ban on Real Estate Ads Urged
Date: 15 April 1978
Ill Housing Development staff has recommended that developers financed by state agency be banned from advertising in new real estate section of Chicago Sun-Times that is not circulated in inner city; recommends that auth tell developers that if they advertise in HomeLife section, ads must be carried in editions and section that do not exclude circulation to any racial or ethnic group (S)
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News Summary; International National Metropolitan Business/Finance
Date: 14 April 1978
Sec Ray Marshall announces formation of permanent office of special investigations within dept to deal with fraud and mismgt involving jobs programs (S)
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