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Government Secrecy Fails to Hide Public Interests
A roundup shows efforts to curb executive sessions and force open meetings across states. Louisiana and California push freedom of information laws while Alabama, Pennsylvania already have such rules. News editors protest closed meetings and seek fuller disclosure of government actions.
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New York
North Dakota Pardon Board
Oregon
Asbury Park
N. J
Neptune Township
Salisbury
Snyder
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Knickerbocker News
Revenue Bureau
James F. Pope
Louisville Courier Journal
Asne Freedom of Information Committee
Associated Press
Fairfield
Idaho
San Diego
Calif
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
South Dakota State Board of Regents of Education
South Dakota Board
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Alabama
J. M. Bonner
Lic
Brown
New Mexico
Virginia
Richmond
Indiana
Georgia