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Date: 18 March 1979
By ANTHONY LEWIS
Anthony LEWIS
A Lewis comment on Progressive case discusses late Alexander Bickel's views on prior restraint (M)
Date: 18 March 1979
By JOHN F. BURNS
John BURNS
rev of situation involving S African Govt and opposition English-language press; they have come into acute conflict over newspapers' hinting at future revelations about influence-buying scandal surrounding Information Ministry; wk's main development is rare victory for newspapers, ct ruling freeing Rand Daily Mail and Cape Times to continue publishing disclosures of Eschel M Rhoodie until scandal brought him down in '78; illus (M)
Date: 18 March 1979
Special to The New York Times
Theodore A Postol, staff physcist at Argonne Natl Lab in Ill, has challenged, in affidavit filed in Fed Dist Ct, Justice Dept contention that article written for The Progressive on hydrogen bomb contains information that is not in public domain; had been asked in Feb to rev article for magazine (S)
Date: 19 March 1979
Special to The New York Times
S African Govt has introduced bill in Parliament that could have effect of stifling much of reptg in opposition newspapers on activities of police; bill would make it offense for newspaper to publish any information involving police without 'reasonable grounds' to believe it is true; puts burden of proof on newspapers and sets maximum penalty of 5 yrs' imprisonment and $11,800 fine (S)
Date: 18 March 1979
By DOUGLAS E. KNEELAND Special to The New York Times
Douglas KNEELAND
The Progressive magazine editor Erwin Knoll says magazine did not set out to test secrecy statutes; says he was not even aware of sweep of Atomic Energy Act; says he does not think article contains any secrets; says magazine has not seen any classified documents; says article was shown to MIT Prof George W Rathjens who thought it might contain restricted data and showed it to Energy Dept; illus (M)
Date: 19 March 1979
Special to The New York Times
Neither Yankees nor Mets have made final decision on exact procedure by which they will grant female members of press corps equal access to locker rooms in '79 (S)
Date: 19 March 1979
By JOHN F. BURNS Special to The New York Times
John BURNS
allegations of influence-buying by S African Govt widen; Govt spent at least $73 million to gain support for its racial policies; total of $37 million was spent on single project, financing of The Citizen, pro-apartheid newspaper in Johannesburg; Rhoodie has said that entire Cabinet, including Prime Min P W Botha, knew of The Citizen project before '77 election, and that various other mins, including Finance Min Owen Horwood and Justice Min James T Kruger, knew of and approved other secret projects (S)
Date: 18 March 1979
RICHARD HAITCH
Richard HAITCH
Alex Parker, owner of tower at 1 Times Sq, who had turned off moving electric news sign on bldg to protest conditions in Times Sq area, has turned sign off again; had turned sign back on after obtaining 100,000 signatures on petition demanding cleanup of area, but says no improvements have been made (S)
Date: 18 March 1979
SERGEI TAROVTREVOR BARNESARTHUR SCHLESINGER JR.FAYE LEVINEKATHRYN MOODY
Sergei BARNESARTHUR
Trevor Barnes lr on temporary restraining order imposed on Progressive; drawing