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Sale of ‘Courier* marks ehd of locally-owned dailies by loci DMasco vice presidents positions. The erticie good contract vowed not to die Without a fight. Auociate Editor ■ i stated ttat the new owners are presently That would meen a strong recovery for Despite this rally by the Courier. ' I i H searchir* foe a new president and the Courier’s reporters from the rumors of the paper’s imminent sale or The Buffalo went out of the Buffalo publisher for die Courier. “despair*’ of March 1975. At that time, bankruptcy hare surfaced persistently. Freeing News in April 1977 when the w Courier reporters agreed to forgo a 3.* almost conttnuoudy dace 1970. And locally prominent Butler ferally sold the Not percent eatery increase because of the accordlna to sseerel neonle »k e newspaper to Wort Coast miUiaAaire What effect the sale wfll |«ve on local £p«?s fUunctel problems. The increme warren B. Buffet. Saturday, the Journalism and politics remains had been written into the contracts of the last three months that the paper was Courier-Express met die same fate whan speculative, but guesses and rumors are both the Courier and the News' reporters going to be sold to someone from Dm to <*»• Minneapolis Star and not in short supply. One tumor has it that ,«veral years before. The News' reporters Moines,” as Roth put it. The Cowles Tribune Co. by the Conners famly. Courier reporters are in fear for their jobs received' die raise on schedule; the famty originates in Dm Moines, Iowa, ending die more than century-old and are reluctant to even take a vacation Courier's did not. tradition of locally-owned newspapers in this summer. But Rick Roth, a reporter at the City of Buffalo. the Courier denied this, saying the William J. Conners III, the Courier's reaction of the Courier's staff has been president and publisher, announced the “positive.” ' purchase of the Buffalo Courier-Express “No one’s concerned about toeing Inc. - which includes the .Courier their jobs,” he said, “who is in the newspaper; Courier Cable Co., operating exclusively in the City of Buffalo; and a — small printing 'firm, Niagara -0* ■ • > - ■ Photo-Engraving Co. Inc. Announcement Am of the purchase was made simultaneously ST in Minneapolis by John Cowles Jr. and I y I Otto Sitha, chairman and president J^Lr- respectively of the Minneapolis Star and / ■ 1 ■ Tribune Co. I 1 \ i Famfly-owned The fate of an anti-trust suit which the Courier brought against the News after tile latter had finally introduced its Sunday edition on Novembu' 13,1977 is one question which remains unanswered. In the suit, the Courier charges the News Sunday editions The Courier's pride took another bruising two years later when the News was purchased by Blue Chip Stamps Inc. owned by millionaire Warren Buffet. •nd its new owner Buffet with trying to ___ monopolize the newspaper industry in ■ Buffalo. The Courier’ s principal attorney B-4 W declined any comment in the matter, but I * > pursuit of the case by the Courier could - r\ . .s\ „ . B '4' il now become tangled. The Minneapolis amuy Owned and Operated star owns its only competition, the - ' - Minneapolis Tribune and both newspapers are produced in the same Buffet soon announced the News would building. The Tribune is a morning paper be printing a new Sunday edition to while the Star is the evening newspaper, compete with the Courier’s long time In their joint statement, both Cowles monopoly of the Sunday morning and Conners stressed that the Minneapolis market. Star and Tribune Co- was a family-owned For years, the Courier Sunday edition, enterprise and even went so far as to note heavily laden with features and that Cowles has relatives living in'upstate advertising, kept the paper financially New York and that Minneapolis is located afloat. The News' challenge to the in a Great Lakes State. Their remarks also Sunday market might have been the noted that die Minneapolis Star and beginning of the end for the Courier and tribune Co. has a good journalistic and at first die Courier’s staff despaired, financial reputation and owns a number Surprisingly, the Courier soon rallied of other newspapers, television stations through quick and solid changes that had and magazines including Harper’s actually been planned for years and magazine in New York City. Officials at the Courier have been tight-lipped concerning the-details of the purchase, saying only that any further announcements will come from Minneapolis and referring all questions there. Cowles and Silha remain' unreachable, and the only specifics known'about the deal are those printed by the Courier itself in its Sunday edition. Newspaper Guild,” the union which represents the reporters of both the Courier-Express and the Buffalo Evenings News. Roth said the Guild would begin contract negotiations as soon as possible withi the new owners. Reporters at the Courier have been without a contract since the last one expired April 30. Reactions of other Courier reporters ranged from “caught me off guard” and “completely surprised” to “Yeah, I was expecting it. It was no real surprise.” Roth said the sale “makes the paper a healthier employer” and felt it would make it easier for the Guild to negotiate a According to the Courier actual sale of the paper will take place in late August. William Conners III will retire but will continue as a consultant. Two of his sons, William Conners IV and Robert N. Conners, will continue in their current Delaware district race Summerfest to liven up UB UB prof eyes seat on Council On Friday, July 6, from 1:30—9 p.m., SA. UUAB and Squire-Amherat -Divisions of Sub Board I, Inc. are co-sponsoring’ SUMMERFEST! by Bradshaw Hovey Spectrum Staff Writer recalled if he continues to refuse to cany out a $100,000 feasabtlity study of a publicly-owned electric utility. “Griffin should be recalled?\ the woman asked rhetorically. \You’re damn right he should be recalled. He shoulda never been- born. Oriffin should be recalled to his mother’s womb. \ throughout last Winter and Spring, talking about issues and swapping position papers, but failing to come up with what they considered a suitable candidate. As time grew short Haynie decided that if no one else would . The day starts off with the dancing beatdf Bahama Mama, a kind of “reggae-rock fusion.” Argyle Streetbahd will then take the stage with original tunes ranging from folksy blues to Southern rock. Finally, the popular local band Ring of Pain will keep you moving to their rock and roll renditions. There will be a number 6f scheduled activities throughout the day including frisbee demonstrations, volleyball games, mime presentations and the movie. The American Erlend. While you’re busy working up a thirst from all the excitment, take a break and quench your thirst with some refreshing 25-cent cold beer on tap. - ” \Why should I listen to you? You’re just like the rest of them. ” The middle aged woman on the ladder went on scraping paint from her house. Charles Haynie, the politician, stood at the bottom of the ladder groping for words. run, he would. -< Haynie, 43, will face A1 Coppola, the candidate endorsed in a September 11 Democratic Primary. Coppola, a Buffalo businessman (he owns Shane’s tavern on Main near Best) took \Well why don’t you read this and find out?\ he said handing a leaflet to the woman. She Charles Haynie is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Councilman in the Delaware the role of the challenger two years ago when he beat the incumbent Democratic Councilman in the primary. He subsequently lost the general election to Republican William L. Marcy. Now it is Coppola who faces a challenge from ari “outsider.” Buffalo Driving Schools Inc. 3319 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, N.Y- 834-4300 We Teach Defensive Driving • Instruction 7 days a week CvwPiO • Home & Dorm pick-up 3Lr - • Pay per lesson • Road tests scheduled - • Gift certificates One-shot attempt ' The “concerned citizens” group, Haynie among them, never envisioned running a personality-oriented campaign in a one-shot attempt at office. They plan to build a lasting organization based on issues and collective decision making •- not the career of a star politician. Haynie hopes they will leave a “legacy of people who have experienced a more collective way of being, politically.” The average citizen’s inability to do this lies at the heart of Haynie’s own criticism of the political system. “Power is so centralized,” he says, When citizens get together to voice a protest “there ought to be something that happens.” But too often, he said, nothing happens; “and when it’s not worth it to get together, people no longer get together.” Haynie recounted one incident illustrating his belief in a collectively run campaign. One of ~ his supporters, more accustomed to campaigns in which the candidate and a small group of intimates make the decisions, —continued on page 6— our 'OOR-TO-DOOR: Charlie Haynie it relying on old-fashionad handshaking and aby-kissing to vyin the Delaware District seat on the Buffalo Common Council. i hove, Haynie (right (seeks signatures for his petition. ■umpled it in her fist and let it 'op to the ground. “Listen,” said Haynie, the ily reason I’m out here doing i is is because I’m as pissed off tout the way things are as you e.” District (an area bounded roughly by Main Street on the East, Richmond Ave. on the West ami Amherst St. on the North) as well as being co-ordinator of UB's Tolstoy College. He still doesn’t know whether he won the vote of > that feisty woman on the ladder. The encounter serves to illustrate what the campaigning will be like: a house to house, voter by voter battle with the cynicism and defensiveness of citizens who believe they have-been lied to and let down tod often. Haynie’s candidacy emerged from a .left-oriented .“concerned r citizens” group which met The woman paused from her rious scraping and took one step twn on the ladder. “I don’t have read it. I know it’s all bullshit. ’’ ‘‘Well,’’ said Haynie, “you find y bullshit in there and I’ll drop ’ 6000 copies’ of this leaflet in e garbage. ” The woman settled f o reading the leaflet. Finally s came to a passage which fgested that Mayor Griffin be BUFFALO PROFESSIONALS Move with buffalo MAYFLOWER » expert packing • electronic specialists - • proven cost control • complimentary estimates WALT LINK 874-1080 - 300 WOODWARD AVENUE, - KENMORE, NEW YORK ICC No. M C 2934
