Banned South African Journalist Flees Across Botswana Border
Date: 06 January 1977
Eric Abraham, S African journalist who was declared banned person and placed under house arrest in Cape Town in Nov '76, arrives in Botswana after escaping across border (S)
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Panel Clears I.R.S. on Miami Inquiry; GRAND JURY CLEARS I.RSAGENTSINhtIAMI
Date: 06 January 1977
By SEYMOUR M. HERSH
Fed grand jury, concluding 18-mo investigation, repts that IRS intelligence agents did not violate civil rights of taxpayers during highly publicized 'sex and drinking' investigation in Miami known as Operation Leprechaun; sharply criticizes press for not exercising greater care in printing series of exposes in early '75 that led to Cong hearings and cutback by Donald C Alexander, IRS head, on intelligence activities; rept specifically accuses Miami News, which first disclosed details of Operation Leprechaun, of 'knowingly' publishing false information about IRS intelligence activities; bulk of grand jury rept dealt with various published allegations stemming from Operation Leprechaun, IRS intelligence div operation in early '70s aimed at gathering tax information on group of 30 prominent Miamians, including city officials and Fed and state judges (M)
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Miami News Attacks Grand Jury Report
Date: 07 January 1977
Miami News editor Howard Kleinberg says content of still-secret Fed grand jury rept is ludicrous; Kleinberg recalls US Sen select com rept of Apr 23, '76, which strongly condemned IRS and Justice Dept for 'misdeeds in connection with Operation Leprechaun' (S)
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Chicago Tribune Editor Honored
Date: 06 January 1977
'77 Natl Award for Journalistic Merit from William Allen White Foundation is won by Clayton Kirkpatrick (Chicago Tribune) (S)
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World News Briefs; Sri Lanka Emergency Set As Strikes May Spread India's Ritual Bathing Fete In the Ganges Begins Vietnam Inaugurates A Military College Pressure for an Amnesty Increasing in Spain At Least 6 Die in England In Fire at Home for Aged Angolans Said to Flee In Search of Food
Date: 06 January 1977
At least 6 people die and as many as 6 are missing in fire at Hull, Eng, old age home (S)
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Schlosser Gets Top NBC Post
Date: 06 January 1977
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
NBC pres and chief operating officer Herbert S Schlosser is named chief exec, title relinquished by chmn Julian Goodman (M)
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