Britain Orders an Inquiry On Plight of Newspapers
Date: 20 September 1975
Brit Labor Govt has requested urgent inquiry into immediate problems of GB's natl newspapers; inquiry will be carried out by 3 members of Royal Comm on press; natl newspapers have been struggling to overcome deep econ crisis caused by inflation and soaring newsprint costs; they have begun to move into computer technology to trim costs and several have been negotiating with unions to reduce staffs (S)
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Senate's Hearings on Coors Raising Questions About Public Broadcasting
Date: 19 September 1975
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
Analysis of Pres Ford's controversial nomination of Joseph Coors to Public Broadcasting Corp (PBC) bd holds recent Sen Commerce Com confirmation hearings indicate that approval of Coors, exec vp of Adolph Coors Brewing Co, might be possible if he resigns as chmn of TVN syndicated news service; says hearings raised number of questions, including whether PBC has any real power; says lrs that Coors wrote to PBC pres Henry W Loomis questioning fairness of documentary The High Cost of Dying and asking Loomis to make no commitments on purchasing satellite receiving facilities for public TV stations until he discussed matter with him are troublesome to Coors' case; notes that TVN was planning to set up system of earth stations around nation to make possible satellite distribution of its news service; says 20 witnesses testified at hearing and that debate is likely to continue even if Coors resigns as TVN chmn; says prominent persons in public TV contend that PBC's powers were usurped by Public Broadcasting Service in '73
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INFORMATION COST TARGET OF MAYOR; Beanie Moves to Centralize City's News Operations
Date: 19 September 1975
By FRED FERRETTI
Fred FERRETTI
NYC Planning Comm Chmn John E Zuccotti plans to create capital budget for fiscal '77 that would be 'negative budget' and would be list of projects to retain rather than plan for capital projects; Mayor Beame has told cabinet not to come up with 'wish lists' of projects that cannot be built in current credit mkt situation (S)
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Hearst on Flight to Coast Tells of Relief at the News
Date: 20 September 1975
By CHARLES KAISER Special to The New York Times
Charles Special
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Sports News Briefs; U.S.S.R. Lifter Tops Lightweights
Date: 19 September 1975
Juji Takada (Japan) retains his world free-style wrestling title on Sept 18 in under 114.5-lb div by outpointing Dimitry Filipov (Bulgaria) in world champ in Minsk; USSR wins team title for 9th consecutive yr (S)
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Sports News Briefs; Issel Traded by Colonels
Date: 20 September 1975
Madison Sq Garden pres Alan N Cohen, responding to criticism of projected purchase of Garden by Off-Track Betting Corp, denounces charges that sale is being engineered to aid Gulf & Western, largest single Garden stockholder; OTB pres Paul Screvane says his interpretation of Emergency Financial Control Bd's jurisdiction is that it does not apply to OTB; adds that if Gov Hugh Carey's interpretation of its jurisdiction is that it encompasses OTB he will be willing to go before bd in connection with proposal; Carey has stated that any transaction should be in financial interests of NYC (S)
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