10 Hemisphere Countries Said to Shackle Press
Date: 01 April 1977
Inter-Amer Press Assn rept says that press freedom does not exist in 10 of 26 countries surveyed in Western Hemisphere; states of press freedom in various countries noted (S)
Birthday, Date of Birth
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- Birthday, Date of Birth
- Friday, April 1, 1977
- Place of Birth
- Rio de Janeiro
- Age
- 48
- Star Sign
- ♈
The April 1, 1977 was a Friday under the star sign of ♈. It was the 90 day of the year. President of the United States was Jimmy Carter.
If you were born on this day, you are 48 years old. Your last birthday was on the Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 169 days ago. Your next birthday is on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in 195 days. You have lived for 17,701 days, or about 424,827 hours, or about 25,489,666 minutes, or about 1,529,379,960 seconds.
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1st of April 1977 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on April 1, 1977
Czechs Quietly Put Newspapers From West on Sale on Newsstands
Date: 01 April 1977
Czech has quietly put on sale number of Western newspapers in what Govt spokesman describes as move to conform with Helsinki conv on East-West cooperation; 12 non-Communist newspapers reptdly went on sale in 4 cities about 2 wks ago without publicity; newspapers on sale noted (S)
The New Plumbers?
Date: 01 April 1977
By Tom Wicker
Tom Wicker
Tom Wicker claims CIA Dir Turner's argument, before Sen Intelligence Com, for secrets act which would prosecute 'leakers' of intelligence information would, in fact, pervert Sen Intelligence Com's basic function and violate 1st Amendment; says if law existed, CIA would claim every leak threatened its 'sources and methods,' and result would be many jailed newsmen; discusses drawbacks of '77 version of bill offered in '76 by Atty Gen Levi and Sen Kennedy, which would require ct order for 'foreign intelligence' wiretaps
REPORTERS ON COAST WIN SERVICE AWARD; Prize to 2 Los Angeles Newsmen Is Among 19 Given by Society for Professional Journalists
Date: 01 April 1977
Sigma Delta Chi awards; winners listed (S)
The President's Yacht Is Headed for a Sale
Date: 01 April 1977
Illus of White House press sec Powell with frog 'Lester' given to him by Soc of Prof Journalists to remind him of statement he made during '76 Dem primary about Gov Maddox
A Happy Ending and Beginning in New Delhi
Date: 01 April 1977
By WILLIAM BORDERS Special to The New York Times
William Special
Of 19 Cabinet mins whom Prime Min Desai chose for new Govt, more than 1 /2 were, like him, pol prisoners during emergency rule; Desai promises not to be vindictive toward Gandhi and her leadership; Communications Min George Fernandes says he wants punishment for those who are found guilty; Ravinder Pratap Singh, who defeated Gandhi's son Sanjay, wants to see thorough rev of Sanjay's finances; Health and Family Planning Min Raj Narain, who defeated Gandhi in her home constituency, suggests ministry be renamed Health Min; calls sterlization 'inhuman' and says that although birth control should be promoted, there should be no coercion; reaction of Indian press to new Govt noted; Gandhi has reptdly told visitors that 2 of her major errors were mistake in timing of election and inability to assess resentment that developed during emergency (L)
2 Sports Awards for Times
Date: 02 April 1977
NY Times and reporter Tony Kornheiser receive AP Sports Editors Assn awards; other winners listed (S)
Washington Star Makes Radio-TV Swap
Date: 01 April 1977
By BEN A. FRANKLIN Special to The New York Times
Ben FRANKLIN
Allbritton completes FCC-ordered divestitu re of co's TV and radio properties; transfers WMAL-TV, Washington, to Combined Communications Corp in exch for KOCO-TV, Okla City, and $65-million in pfd Combined stock to be redeemed over 20 yrs; Washington Star Communications, Allbritton's holding co, will also sell WLVA-AM, Lynchburg, Va, but keep WLVA-TV; sold WMAL AM and FM to ABC for $16-million (M)