April 23, 1958

ANPA execs rept news and other non-ad content of papers are being maintained despite drop in ad revenues; W Dwight discusses problems; D T Bryan says press must be economically strong and ind; C Williams repts 50% of ANPA's 830 members have circulation of 10,000-50,000, 15% under 10,000, 35% over 50,000; middle and lower circulation groups little affected by recession; Dr Moeller urges newspaper grants to journalism schools for research on reader interests

A $150,000,000 program to renew a twenty-block area west of Central Park will be proposed today by the City Planning Commission. It will be submitted to Mayor Wagner, the Board of Estimate and the Federal Urban Renewal Administration.

Western source repts Gromyko, in separate talks with Western Ambs, sought to split West by insisting to GB and France that US resists moves to ease tension; Gromyko reptdly suggested foreign mins conf be composed of 4 Western, 4 USSR bloc and 3 neutral nations

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Gov Williams backs bold program, com