19 augustus 1972 was een zaterdag onder het sterrenbeeld ♌. Het was de 231e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was Richard M. Nixon.
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Date: 19 August 1972
UPI news team arrives in Peking on Aug 18 at invitation of Chinese press agency Hsinhua; Hsinhua repts that team was greeted at airport by agency's exec dir Teng Kang; team will spend 2 wks or more in China for discussions on future UPI coverage of China; team members include R W Beaton and wife, W G Landrey and wife, and R Schnitzlein
Date: 20 August 1972
By JAY WALZ
Jay WALZ
group of Ontario publishers establishes Ontario Press Council in response to recommendation made in '71 by Canadian Sen Com on Mass Media; council represents about 1/2 daily newspaper readership in Ontario; names D Dunton chmn, F MacDougall exec sec; Sen K Davey, head of Sen com that recommended council's formation, repts press in Canada is in lethargic state, because of concentration of ownership and power in indus; B Honderich (Toronto Star) says council would safeguard press freedom and provide public with ind forum to deal with complaints against newspapers
Date: 20 August 1972
By Julius Duscha
Julius Duscha
Washington Journalism Center dir J Duscha article on White House press relations and int with P J Buchanan, White House aide leading Adm's unprecedented attack on press; Buchanan, who wrote Vice Pres Agnew's '69 speeches criticizing press, holds that Pres has 'right of untrammeled communication with Amer people'; has recently suggested that antitrust action may be necessary to force networks to produce kind of news coverage White House wants and has marshaled Adm forces against public TV; his successes in pressuring press detailed; he comments on specific networks, papers and news personalities; his career and role in innovating White House daily press summary traced; summary is prepared by 5 assts, headed by M Allin, who monitor network TV news programs, read AP and UPI wire services, plus 30 major US newspapers and 30 additional wkly and monthly magazines; summary is delivered daily to Nixon and all top White House aides, key Govt officials and some persons outside Govt; history of Pres feuds with press noted; Buchanan illus monitoring TV sets; pors of TV newsmen E Sevareid, D Rather and H K Smith; Buchanan illus at desk; Pres and Mrs Nixon illus with Buchanan and bride at their wedding in '71
Date: 20 August 1972
Special to The New York Times
About 3/4 of Saigon's newspapers expected to suspend publication for 2 days next wk in protest against Pres Thieu's Aug 5 decree stipulating that newspapers must post large bonds with the Govt against possible fines for violation of the press code; decree makes illegal practically every form of criticism of the Thieu Govt
Date: 20 August 1972
ALEXANDER ECKSTEIN
Alexander ECKSTEIN
Prof A Eckstein lr on May 14 article on team of Chinese ping-pong players who visited US holds that contrary to J Yglesias article team was recd with extraordinary warmth and friendliness by Amers and press
Date: 19 August 1972
Algerian police prevent Black Panther party members from holding scheduled news conf on August 18; Panthers were to have made 'major' statement on problems facing Afro-Amer liberation struggle in US; authorities halt newsmen attempting to enter villa and confiscate film from photographers' cameras; would not comment on their actions
Date: 20 August 1972
By United Press International
United International
Min Chi Peng-fei on Aug 19 reptdly accepts invitation from Canadian Sec Sharp to visit Canada; Sharp, speaking at Peking banquet, says that 2 countries have considered ways of expanding ties; Chi Peng-fei illus
Date: 20 August 1972
By United Press International
United International
dockers in Glasgow and Manchester vote on Aug 19 to return to work, leaving militant Liverpool dockers as only workers prolonging 23-day-old shut down of GB's ports; new vote on issue is scheduled in Liverpool for Aug 20
Date: 19 August 1972
Philadelphia Blazers of WHA files suit on Aug 18 challenging NHL's player reserve clause; suit charges that NHL teams monopolize competent personnel