state Battalion/Page 7 April 9, 1982 Cronkite attacks military reports United Press International DALLAS— In an attack on censorship and Reagan admi- Inistration proposals about Inews reporting tieedoms, Iveteran journalist Walter [Cronkite found himself com- Iparing El Salvador and Viet- Inam in the area of govern- Iment reporting. Cronkite spoke of U.S. j military efforts to minimize | the enemy’s strength through | biased reports and attacks on the news media during the ! Vietnam era, and warned par ticipants at the National Asso ciation of Broadcasters’ annual convention of a re peat. “Today I very much fear we may be in for more of the same,” the clean of American journalism said Wednesday. “I do not intend to liken El Salvador to Vietnam in any way, except in this: that offi cial reports and explanations often are woefully unconvinc ing, transparently wrong, and often in conflict with reports from experienced and reli able American reporters on the scene.” Cronkite, a CBS news spe cial correspondent after retir ing as anchor for the CBS Evening News, received the NAB’s Distinquished Service Award. He expressed concern over recent remarks of Gen. Wil liam Westmoreland, who said uncensored news media caused the erosion of public support in Vietnam. Westmoreland singled out television in a speech to a Col orado college by calling it “an instrument that can paralyze this country.” Cronkite said the censor ship in the Vietnam War was conducted by Westmoreland’s staff and caused the credibil ity gap that led to public dis may with the Vietnam war. “The assertion that Lyndon Johnson might have been bet ter informed if he had relied on The New York Times in stead of his cables (from milit ary officials) had more than a grain of truth to it,” Cronkite said. “It was at such points that the so-called credibility gap first appeared to widen. It shook the confidence of mil lions. It had a devastating im pact on American society from which we are still trying to recover.” Cronkite criticized the Reagan administration for its proposal to alter the Freedom of Information Act, for con sidering an order to withhold massive amounts of historical information on foreign affairs and for suggesting that gov ernment information be copyrighted. Cronkite also attacked the administration’s order which allows intelligence agencies to infiltrate and spy on the media, to wiretap reporters and to monitor press mail and cable traffic. Arriving just 30 minutes before his award, the veteran journalist said he had more trouble getting through a New York City blizzard to catch a plane than he had had in any other worldwide travels in the last year. GOP makes last-ditch effort to block May 1 Texas primary staff photo by Eric I Braniff in tailspin, but boss’s benefits ?rnoon sun. J§:i * 1 1 * 1 1 1 •he ln thg clouds United Press International 1;] DALLAS — Financially dis- Hressed Braniff International f'luted Howard Putnam to the feirline's top post with a three- use lawyers Wear contract worth $750,000 u se'' Havnes.iepii plus bonuses and extra benefits, rett, and Mikeiawlocuments filed with the Secur- nting Moore, saWties and Exchange Commission e was fair, alii ..ft show. mts niaintainedii * of intemionaUrif ies said he ivJM io appeal aMi ( loniiallv In addition to a base salary of 250,000 a year, Putnam will re- eive “an appropriate annual onus” to be decided by the fcompany’s board, a statement it w ill rein iM tiled Wednesday with the SEC Prosecutorsj|$|said. The statement was mailed dav thevexpeitul jto stockholders. •s. But Raimeuf' 1 Putnam received a $50,000 there would i< ".bonus last fall when he signed [the employment contract after i very happy lire [leaving successful Southwest o jail," Moore®! lAirlines, the statement said, he felt linebuliltd ! In addition to his salary, Put- Lommeni. nam is provided with an auto- Reg Peters® mobil country club member- I thesentencingl* [ship, payment for personal in- he longest holdiU come tax return preparation, up in the 23'MW to $5,000 a year for personal ions, said hell* financial and investment coun- *nce fair under lit fselors, and reimbursement of health and hospital expenses not covered by Braniff’s general in surance plan. Putnam also has a $750,000 life insurance policy paid for by Braniff. If he is disabled, the air line would pay him $7,500 a month until he is 65. If Putnam loses his job be cause of a takeover or merger, he would continue to receive his salary for 36 months. M. Philip Guthrie, who made the move from Southwest to Braniff as a prerequisite to Put nam’s joining the company, re ceives $130,000 a year, plus bonuses and benefits similar to Putnam’s. Guthrie is chief finan cial officer. “Phil and I were comfortable at Southwest,” Putnam recently told employees in Miami. “When I was asked to take the position at Branif f, my first reac tion was to say no. But I went to Braniff with certain conditions: one, that Phil make the move with me, and, two, that we get paid for our efforts. We are get ting paid.” ke lo have seed said. “These M ke good peoplell se lawyers had rnment of usiitl iiidler Joseph I a crime and wj persons. 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Supreme Gourt to delay the election because of a conflict over Dallas County boundaries. The U.S. Supreme Court last week ruled a three-judge feder al panel in Austin was wrong in redrawing the congressional boundaries for Dallas County because the U.S. Justice Depart ment had not objected to them. However, the high court did not tell the panel how to rectify the problem. So the panel de cided Monday to proceed with the election under the lines it had set up. Some Republicans conceded the appeal would be rejected be cause of the closeness of the primary. However, there was no indication when the high court would issue a ruling. “We are appealing to the Sup reme Court on the basis that the district court 'willfully opposed the reversal of the Supreme Court in that they wanted to use the court-directed plan in lieu of the legislative-directed plan,” GOP Chairman Chet Upham said. 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