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Ако сте рођени на данашњи дан, имате 54 година. Ваш последњи рођендан је био субота, 17. јануар 2026., пре 177 дана. Ваш следећи рођендан је недеља, 17. јануар 2027., за 187 дана. Живели сте 19.901 дана, или око 477.638 сати, или око 28.658.299 минута, или око 1.719.497.940 секунди.
Date: 17 January 1972
By STEVEN V. ROBERTSSpecial to The New York Times
Steven ROBERTSSpecial
A J Russo, charged as co-conspirator with Ellsberg in Fed investigation of Pentagon papers leak to press, says he is proud of his actions, int; events in investigation of Russo revd; por
Date: 18 January 1972
Fed Govt withdraws subpoena of financial records of Unitarian Universalist Assn in connection with investigation of Sen Gravel's publication of Pentagon papers through Beacon Press, assn's publishing div; US Atty W Reese says subpoena was withdrawn because of 'new understanding about the restrictions imposed by the appeals ct in the Gravel case'
Date: 18 January 1972
Special to The New York Times
Pres Nixon instructs subordinates to make strong efforts to prevent leaks of information on natl security matters; press sec Ziegler says efforts at direct Presidential direction are being made to make certain information on various segments of policy discussion do not flow from private meetings; it is assumed that action arises from Nixon's displeasure over J Anderson's disclosures of secret papers on formulation of policy on India-Pakistan crisis during recent war
Date: 17 January 1972
London Times newsman D Bonavia repts he was detained for 30 mins by Soviet plainclothesmen as he left Moscow home of dissident P Yakir
Date: 17 January 1972
'71 Natl Motorsports Press Assn writing award to J Radosta (NY Times)
Date: 17 January 1972
ALMA DENNY
Alma DENNY
lr asks 'what do they teach pilots' to cause one US pilot to say, as quoted in Jan 9 (1:5) story, 'we're still dropping our bombs--and we enjoy it'
Date: 17 January 1972
US Natl Park Service dir G B Hartzog Jr repts crime and disorderly behavior have been greatly curtailed in natl parks by providing more varied facilities and adopting more humanized supervision, int, US News & World Rept (pub); says number of park police stationed in some areas has been reduced
Date: 18 January 1972
By WALTER H. WAGGONER
Walter WAGGONER
Friends of Animals files $1-million libel suit, NYC, against fur indus and its trade union council, charging that furriers have made 'false, malicious' statements in saying that soc had staged bloody slaughter of baby seals for news media to advance its program to ban hunt; defendants listed; publicized seal hunt has aroused worldwide indignation and set off lr-writing campaign in support of natl legis to curb killing for sport or profit; assn acknowledges that it has promoted large-scale public programs 'pointing out cruelty' involved in hunt and that it has provided helicopters to news media for observation use but denies it staged slaughter, which was recorded by news media
Date: 18 January 1972
Special to The New York Times
6 Amers in Toronto who describe themselves as 'war resisters in Canada' say they oppose the current amnesty proposals in the US 'because they serve to mask Nixon's escalation of the war, they do not include the same provisions for deserters from the armed services as they do for draft dodgers, they all have a punitive string attached called alternative service and they all imply guilt on our part when we were the ones who have refused to commit the crime'; add, at news conf, that they favor a 'totally nonpunitive restoration of complete civil liberties' for all draft dodgers, deserters and other persons charged with or convicted of 'actions relating directly or indirectly to the Indochinese war'