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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Last week, a somewhat chastened Administration asked Congress in effect to overturn the Stanford Daily decision. Saying that the ruling "poses dangers to the effective functioning of our free press," President Carter submitted a bill that would impose a virtual ban on police searches and seizures of a reporter's "work product," which means his notes, drafts, tapes and film. The bill would protect not only journalists but scholars and authors-anyone involved in disseminating information to the public. The ban permits two exceptions: police can still make surprise searches for material held by someone who is suspected...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: No Suprises | 4/16/1979 | See Source »

...buzzer ending the second round, a Doti right hand--a virtual replay of his first successful blow--leveled Crowe for a two count. Crowe recovered his equilibrium in the one-minute break and gained a slight advantage in the final encounter...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: New Yorkers Prevail in IAB Boxing | 4/14/1979 | See Source »

...recognition of the virtual unanimity of anti-apartheid forces on this issue, many prominent American organizations have endorsed corporate withdrawal. They include the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Congressional Black Caucus, the AFL-CIO Executive Council, the New York Times, and the National Council of Churches...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Faculty Members Reflect on Divestiture | 3/7/1979 | See Source »

...Brown game was a virtual replay of these two teams first encounter this year, when Harvard won, 66-38, in the quarter finals of the Ivy Championship...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Women Hoopsters Crush Brown, 68-41 | 2/22/1979 | See Source »

...delegates to the F.L.N.'s fourth congress convened in Algiers last week to ratify the council's choice, neither Yahiaoui nor Bouteflika had gained a majority in the Council of the Revolution. The reason: neither man had won the support of the army, which had virtual veto power over the choice. The impasse forced the congress to add another day to its scheduled four, but in the end, Chadli, the military's candidate, prevailed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ALGERIA: New Leader | 2/12/1979 | See Source »

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