Il 18 maggio 1975 era una domenica sotto il segno zodiacale del ♉. Era il 137 ° giorno dell'anno. Il presidente degli Stati Uniti era Gerald R. Ford.
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Date: 19 May 1975
By JOHN J. O'CONNOR
John O'CONNOR
J J O'Connor revs Abbie Hoffman int on Channel 13 and transcript of int in New Times (pub); Hoffman red $800 video cassette player plus $3,000; notes Hoffman's discussion on living in 'organized fugitive underground' since his disappearance in Mar '74 after being arrested on charges of dealing in cocaine
Date: 19 May 1975
By THOMAS A. JOHNSON Special to The New York Times
Thomas JOHNSON
About 100 delegates from Africa, Eur and Amer at Internatl Press Inst's conf, Lagos, Nigeria, conclude that govt ownership of press is potentially dangerous to survival of its freedom; agree that freedom could be attained in govt-owned newspapers if they were commercially-run and professionally controlled; recommend formation of African news agency and suggest that newspaper workers in more developed countries come to aid of struggling papers by way of manpower training, equipment and raw materials
Date: 19 May 1975
White House press sec Ron Nessen scores reporters who are always looking for scandals, mistakes and wrongdoing in every news event and Govt official, commencement address at Heidelberg Coll, Ohio (S)
Date: 18 May 1975
By LAWRENCE FELLOWS Special to The New York Times
Lawrence Special
Fed Judge M Joseph Blumenfeld, reversing decision he made 2 yrs ago, rules that former publisher of Wallingford Post, Gilbert N Kelman, must disclose 2 sources for article linking Joseph M Linsey, Boston philanthropist and dog track promoter, to elements of underworld; Gilbert says he does not intend to reveal sources and will appeal decision; Blumenfeld says reversal was made necessary by US Sup Ct ruling in '74 that eliminated some of protection from libel suits press has enjoyed in reptg matters of public interest; Ct ruled in June that ordinary citizen elevated to sudden prominence by news events could sue over false and defamatory account of his role in those events (M)
Date: 18 May 1975
Roy H Park purchases Nebraska City News-Press (S)
Date: 18 May 1975
By HELEN P. SILVER Special to The New York Times
Helen SILVER
article on Toufayan Bakery, North Bergen, NJ, largest establishment of its kind in NYC met region that bakes Armenian pita bread; illus (M)
Date: 18 May 1975
Follow-up article on Agr Dept finding in Sept '73 that high-intensity sodium st lights might be killing trees in cities; NYC Parks Comr Edwin L Weisl Jr says dept's 'present plan is to do nothing' about installing brighter lights in pks to combat crime at night (S)
Date: 18 May 1975
Special to The New York Times
'76 Olympic Games organizing com official Kenneth Farmer says ticket sales totaled 160,418 during 1st wk of sales in Canada; com recd rept from Eaton's, natl sales agency (S)
Date: 18 May 1975
Jules Trevers named NYC HDA Deputy Comr for Office of Rent Control (S)