MRS. GANDHI WINS PARLIAMENT VOTE; Upper House Backs Crisis Rule but Critics Walk Out in Boycott of Session MRS. GANDHI WINS PARLIMENT VOTE
Date: 23 July 1975
By WILLIAM BORDERS Special to The New York Times
William Special
N G Goray, member of Indian Socialist party says opposition will walk out of lower house of Parliament on July 23 to protest Govt decision to apply current rigid press censorship to proceedings in Parliament; newspaper, under reptg guidelines, are forbidden to quote any statement made by member of opposition; Prime Min Gandhi, in speech to upper house, credits-censorship for calm across India; says where there are no papers there is no agitation (S)
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1959 F.B.I. Search of Room Of a Newsman Is Reported
Date: 22 July 1975
By JOHN M. CREWDSON Special to The New York Times
Source says FBI agents entered Washington hotel room of reporter in '59 to search his belongings for clues to his news sources and for evidence of impropriety in his personal life; says search was ordered by then-FBI Dir J Edgar Hoover because of his concern over investigation being conducted by NY Post for which reporter worked; says full-time surveillance of reporter also failed to produce any compromising information or clues (M)
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Controls Over Foreign Newsmen Tightened --3 Are Expelled; India Toughens Curbs on Reporters
Date: 22 July 1975
Indian Govt on July 21 adopts tougher position on news dispatches filed by foreign correspondents; draws up strict set of censorship guidelines and instructs reporters, on pain of expulsion, to sign pledges to abide by guidelines; number of reporters find new order unacceptable and are expelled from country; reporters are Loren Jenkins (Newsweek), Peter Hazelhurst (London Times) and Peter Gill (London Daily Telegraph); number of correspondents including those of NY Times, have been filing uncensored repts abroad, either by phone or through regular Telex channels; Lewis M Simons, resident correspondent of Washington Post, was expelled in June, after state of emergency was declared; another Post correspondent David Greenway, recently arrived in New Delhi with temporary visa, was told that he could stay in country to clear up adm business but could file no news dispatches; 2 dozen foreign correspondents visit Information Min V C Shukla in attempt to discuss censorship problem (M)
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Text of Indian Censorship Guidelines for the Press
Date: 22 July 1975
official English text of Censorship Guidelines for Press distributed to foreign correspondents on July 21 by Press Information Bur of India
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2NETWORKS AGREE TO INDIA'S RULES; ABC and NBC News Units Will Comply With Guidelines CBS Won't Sign Pledge
Date: 23 July 1975
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
ABC News and NBC News will comply, under protest, with news coverage guidelines imposed by Indian Prime Min Gandhi; CBS refuses to sign agreement to honor restrictions (S)
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New Jersey Briefs; Judge Inquires Into Delaware Tolls 400 Attend Police Funeral Police Chief's Dismissal Upheld A.C.L.U. to Fight Trooper Press Ban Court Hears of F.B.I. File Theft
Date: 22 July 1975
NJ Civil Service Comm upholds dismissal of Pohatcong Twp Police Chief Gregory J Apgar by community's governing body; Apgar was dismissed after being convicted on hit-and-run and careless driving charges (S)
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INDIAN CENSORSHIP UP SETS U.S. PRESS; News Organizations Divided on Whether to Sign Pledge to Abide by Guidelines
Date: 22 July 1975
By MARTIN ARNOLD
Martin ARNOLD
NY Times refuses to sign pledge to abide by guidelines set up by Indian Govt of Prime Min Gandhi; managing editor A M Rosenthal issues statement that Times wants to continue reptg from India but cannot agree to guidelines that would make fair reptg impossible (S)
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Good News for Cities
Date: 22 July 1975
By Charles N. Kimball
Charles Kimball
Charles N Kimball article on Kan City's $5.3-billion revitalization project, 75% of which has been paid for by local businessmen, as example for other Amer cities; local govt and business leaders have cooperated to solve problems and improve city (M)
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Astronauts Maneuver Apollo for Tests in Orbit
Date: 23 July 1975
By VICTOR K. McELHENY Special to The New York Times
Victor McELHENY
cosmonauts express desire to undertake future joint space mission (S)
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