Singapore to Tighten Control on Press; Anti-Family, Anti-Foreign
Date: 02 June 1974
Special to The New York TimesBy SYDNEY H. SCHANBERG
Singapore Prime Min Lee Kuan Yew's Govt is preparing legis that will tighten controls on nation's newspapers; Newspaper and Printing Presses Bill, which is now before Parliament, will require cos to issue mgt shares that can be sold only to persons or corps approved by Culture Min; Govt insists that legis is not aimed at restricting freedom of press; says its purpose is to prevent single families or small groups from gaining control of major papers and to restrict foreign investment in press; bill prohibits foreign financial backing for local newspaper without Govt approval; Govt is more concerned about Chinese-language newspapers than English ones because of their wider circulation and their emotional hold on predominantly Chinese population (M)
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Italian Papers Raise Price
Date: 02 June 1974
Special to The New York Times
Italian newspapers raise prices from 20c to 25c a copy; Natl Fed of Italian Press says increase was caused by rising costs of newsprint and labor (S)
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THAILAND'S PRESS PLAYS WIDER ROLE; Cabinet Widely Criticized Favors Press Council The Hired Gun' Papers Enjoy New Freedom Under Civilian Regime, but Responsibility is Urged
Date: 02 June 1974
Special to The New York TimesBy JAMES M. MARKHAM
Thailand's press, which has been 1 of freest in Asia, is trying to come to grips with almost limitless freedom bestowed on it by Premier Sanya Dharmasakti's Adm; press was free of formal censorship under mil Govt of Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn, but telephone calls to newspaper offices and threats to revoke publishing licenses were common; Sanya has accepted parliamentary appeal to return to office after he resigned last wk following criticism of his Cabinet in press; some journalists question credibility of Thai newspapers and are concerned about their new-found powers; editor Sanit Ekkachai says irresponsible newspapers must be controlled so they will not misuse new freedoms; favors establishment of press council to set ethical standards; editor and publisher Narong Ketudat comments (M)
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F.B.I. Head Urges Caution On Crime News Coverage
Date: 02 June 1974
FBI Dir Clarence M Kelley says extensive news coverage of sensational crimes stimulate similar crimes, speech, AP Broadcasters Assn; urges press and broadcasting indus to take hard look at methods of reptg such crimes as Patricia Hearst case; says media 'cannot remain impartial and uninvolved' in fight against crime (S)
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Follow-Up on the News; Jersey Murders Biased News Hotels Ship Crash
Date: 02 June 1974
LEE DEMBART
Lee DEMBART
Article revs collision between Exxon tanker Esso Brussels and Amer Export containership Sea Witch that occurred 1 yr ago off Stapleton, SI; says USCG inquiry bd has not yet announced results of probe; Exxon lawyer Richard Brown repts all actions against Amer Export are tied up in litigation in Fed Ct, NYC; Amer Export spokesman Michael Esposito repts Sea Witch remains in Todd Shipyds pending decision to sell or repair vessel (M)
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Votes in Congress; CONNECTICUT NEW JERSEY Last Week's Tally for Metropolitan Area NEW YORK Senate House
Date: 02 June 1974
roll call of NJ-NY-Conn Sens on May 28 vote approving bill that would include New River among rivers considered for inclusion in Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S)
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Television This Week; Monday Today Tuesday Saturday Thursday Wednesday Cable TV Evening Afternoon TODAY-SUNDAY JUNE 2 Morning MONDAY, JUNE 3 Morning Afternoon Evening TUESDAY, JUNE 4 Afternoon Morning Evening WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5 Morning Afternoon Evening THURSDAY, JUNE 6 Morning Afternoon Evening FRIDAY, JUNE 7 Afternoon Morning Evening Opera star Marilyn Horne has some fun with "Carmen" as a guest on "The Odd Couple," a repeat at 9:30 P.M. on ABC. Afternoon Evening Morning SATURDAY, JUNE 8
Date: 02 June 1974
J J O'Connor contends that popular TV series should be canceled and news commentators rotated after each season to keep public from becoming bored; illus of newscaster Walter Cronkite and of Robert Young and Carroll O'Connor in scenes from their series (L)
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