Italian Newspaper Sale Fought
Date: 17 July 1974
Special to The New York Times
Milan ct on July 16 opens hearings on disputed sale of majority interest in Corriere della Sera to Rizzoli Publishing Co which is backed by industrial interests; news of latest sale follows series of protests in recent mos by journalists who maintain that increasing participation of business interests in Ital newspapers is posing threat to press freedom; 2 unions representing journalists and primters recently brought charges against Corrier della Sera Publishing Co after learning that 2 of co's part owners sold that 2 of co's part owners sold their interests to Rizzoli; Rizzoli has had backing of Montecatini Edison, giant chem conglomerate, in tis financial affairs; illus of masthead (M)
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Virginia Bar Group Asks A Court to Disbar Colson
Date: 18 July 1974
Va Bar Assn on July 17 suggests that State Sup Ct disbar Charles W Colson, former Pres counsel who pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in connection with break-in at office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist Dr Lewis J Fielding (S)
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A KIDNAPPED EDITOR KILLED IN ARGENTINA
Date: 18 July 1974
editor David Kraiselburd (El Dia) on July 17 is shot and killed as police attack house where gang of kidnappers was holding him hostage; kidnappers, it was assumed, were members of left-wing urban guerrillas (S)
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RIZZOLI PUBLISHING BUYS MILAN PAPER
Date: 18 July 1974
Special to The New York Times
Corriere Della Sera, Italy's most prestigious newspaper, is sold to Rizzoli Publishing Co; Fiat Motor Co spokesman, which until July 17 held 1/3 interest in co that publishes newspaper, confirms that Gianni Agnelli, Fiat pres, has ceded his shares to Rizzoli (S)
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Powers Asks Times Printers To Support New Contract
Date: 18 July 1974
ITU Local 6 pres Bertram Powers on July 17 urges printers at NY Times to approve new contract agreement at union ratification meeting to be held July 28; agreement will give publishers unrestricted right to use automated processes in exch for lifetime guarantees of employment to regular and substitute printers and 6-mo paid sabbaticals (S)
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A NIXON AIDE OFFERS AN APOLOGY TO KALB
Date: 18 July 1974
White House deputy special asst to Pres Bruce Herschensohn on July 17 criticizes CBS TV newsman Marvin Kalb for not having identified source of rept but then offers tentative apology when told source was Sec Kissinger; Kalb rept quoted 'high officials' as saying that Watergate scandal weakened US position in talks with USSR on limiting strategic arms (S)
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President's Aide Criticizes Media Anew; A Particular Bias' Free Press Guarantee
Date: 18 July 1974
By LINDA CHARLTONSpecial to The New York Times
Pres Nixon's special asst Patrick J Buchanan on July 17 renews his attacks on 'the big media,' which he charges dominate thinking of Amers, citing what he calls 'enormous, positive and favorable publicity to movements associated with the far left'; lists some of 'far left' movements as antiwar movement, civil rights movement and consumer movement; names big media as 3 major TV networks, NY Times and Washington Post Co; Washington Post asst managing editor Richard Harwood, Rolling Stone sr editor Richard N Goodwin and Media Access Project dir Thomas Asher also speak; Harwood notes that there are about 1,700 daily newspapers in US and they do not speak in 1 voice; Goodwin is critical of concept of 'balance' in news media and of what he sees as media's acceptance of govt statements, noting Sec Kissinger's announcement in Oct, '72, that 'peace is at hand' in Vietnam, as example of 'uncritical reporting' in NY Times; Asher says that Adm has far more control over news that reaches public than does news media; program is 5th in series of natl Town Meetings with Charles Daley as moderator held in Kennedy Center Theater (M)
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A Texas Banker Buys Into Washington Star-News; Held by 3 Families Four Generations The Greatest Thing' Did Not Switch Early Millionaire
Date: 18 July 1974
By WARREN WEAVER Jr.Special to the New York Times
Warren WEAVER
Texas millionaire banker Joe L Allbritton has bought controlling interest in Washington Star-News
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