Washington Post, After Missing A Day, Prints 24-Page Paper
Date: 04 October 1975
By BEN A. FRANKLIN Special to The New York Times
Ben FRANKLIN
Washington Post on Oct 3 publishes 24-page edition after missing publication for 1 day as result of sabotage of its pressroom by striking pressmen; 500,000 copies of Oct 3 edition were printed at cooperating nonunion newspapers as far away as Charlottesville, Va; Post exec vp Mark J Meagher says paper will continue to publish using helicopters to send lightweight offset printing plates to distant plants until Post's own 72-unit press can be repaired; support for mgt by nonstriking reporters and office workers falters; Newspaper Guild resolution adopted on Oct 3 charges that Lawrence A Wallace, Post's principal repr in talks with 13 unions, had been guilty of bad faith negotiations; reporter Kathy Sawyer reptdly was struck with piece of lumber near Post bldg; police rept they have charged member of pressmen's union with attack; other employes reptd attacked near bldg include William McPherson, William Nye Curry, Peter Harris and Fred J Farris; pressmen's local pres James A Dugan comments (M)
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EDITORIAL UNION IN NEWSDAY PACT; A Ratification Meeting Is Scheduled for Tomorrow
Date: 04 October 1975
By ROY R. SILVER Special to The New York Times
Roy SILVER
Tentative agreement is reached between Newsday and its editorial employes on Oct 3 calling for 21% wage increase over 18 mos; also provides for benefits in areas of sick leave, union security and holiday pay; Edward Hershey, pres of Local 406 of Internatl Printing and Graphic Communications Union, says he considers settlement fair; 3 other units in local, printing pressroom, transportation and bldg maintenance, are working under existing contracts (M)
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Burn, Baby, Burn!
Date: 03 October 1975
By James Reston
James Reston
J Reston comment on vandalism of pressroom of Washington Post by striking pressmen; holds that act is of natl importance; says if sabotage can be used as instrument of collective bargaining in Washington, then concept of collective bargaining and 1st Amendment principle of free press are in serious trouble
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Washington Post Prepares to Publish
Date: 03 October 1975
By BEN A. FRANKLIN Special to The New York Times
Ben FRANKLIN
Mark J Meagher, exec vp and gen mgr of Washington Post, says on Oct 2 that despite newspaper's inability for 2d day to operate its damaged presses, 550,000 copies of abbreviated Friday issue are being prepared using facilities of 6 nonunion printing plants outside Washington area; declines to identify plants in effort to protect them from same sabotage that ocurred at Post; US Atty Earl Silbert says members of pressmen's union responsible for damage to paper's presses, will be summoned before Fed grand jury; Post repts strikers did millions of dollars worth of damage to printing equipment and assaulted and threatened life of pressroom foreman; cooperating printing facilities were reptd to include Winchester, Va, Star; Meagher discloses that paper's attys had arranged extraordinary hearing before Judge George W Draper 2d and obtained injunction that limited to 3 number of pickets allowed at each of paper's entrances; police rept that as of mid-day more than 20 pickets had been arrested (M)
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Intelligence Inquiry...
Date: 03 October 1975
ed holds agreement between White House and HR Select Intelligence Com barring unilateral release of classified information indicates that US's vital intelligence operations can be protected while Cong effectively investigates abuses, violations of law and efficiency of intelligence procedures; scores recent legis which requires 6 separate coms of Cong to be informed of every covert activity that CIA undertakes
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Dee Feet In Shacahgo
Date: 04 October 1975
By Russell Baker
Russell Baker
Russell Baker humorous comment (M)
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House Unit Calls on Kissinger for a Memo on Cyprus
Date: 03 October 1975
By JOHN M. CREWDSON Special to The New York Times
HR Intelligence Com votes, 9-2, to subpoena from State Sec H A Kissinger a memo that is reptd to criticize 'mismanagement' of US's diplomatic reaction to last yr's invasion of Cyprus; com's acceptance of Pres Ford's conditions on cooperation of exec branch with com revd; Kissinger is understood to be prepared to resist com's demand; sources say only com subpoenas that have not yet been 'substantially' complied with are the 1 for document from Kissinger and earlier subpoena sent to Kissinger in his role as Pres's natl security adviser; conflict between com and State Dept revd; White House press sec Ron Nessen says Ford is pleased by HR com's agreement not to publicize classified material over Adm's objections; Kissinger's reptd position on matter noted (M)
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...and Arms Control
Date: 03 October 1975
Ed, recalling warning by Dir Fred C Ikle against disclosing details of US arms-control monitoring methods, examines question whether it is possible to legislate protection of such secrets without damaging even more vital liberties; notes some successful legis in related fields and holds precision in language the key; says worst way to approach problem would be to insert issue into misguided section on defense secrets in Sen bill to revise entire Fed criminal code; says problem raised by Ikle should be related to legis prepared for future governance of US intelligence services once present probe of CIA is completed
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