ELLSBERG JURORS FACE BIAS INQUIRY; Defense Seeks a New Jury After Long Trial Delay
Date: 01 December 1972
By WALLACE TURNERSpecial to The New York Times
Jurors in Pentagon papers case will be questioned on Dec 1 about biases they may have developed since they were sworn on July 26; Judge W M Byrne Jr says that after examining jurors he will rule on defense motion for new jury to hear case; refuses to dismiss charges against D Ellsberg and A J Russo and refuses to agree that Ellsberg can conduct some cross-examination of Govt expert witnesses who might be called to testify; says that defendants have right to conduct their own defense or to have atty conduct it for them, but that no right exists to mix 2 approaches by allowing partial participation of defendant; says he feels it would be confusing to have Ellsberg conduct some of cross-examinations; Ellsberg's atty L E Boudin argues in favor of defense motion to dismiss charges that prejudice against defendants has been created by Vice Pres Agnew, Sen Dole, members of White House staff, and defendants in Watergate case, D I Segretti, H Kalmbach and B Barker; asks for hearing in which evidence could be taken to trace involvement of these and other Govt officials in some of events he described as being prejudicial to defendants
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Council Is Planned to Monitor the Press
Date: 01 December 1972
By DAVID K. SHIPLER
David SHIPLER
Oakes is among members of 20th Century Fund task force who unanimously support formation of press council to monitor performance of natl news media and investigate complaints by public
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Rockefeller Urges Safeguards For Reporters' News Sources; ROCKEFELLER BACKS PRESS PROTECTION
Date: 30 November 1972
By DAVID K. SHIPLER
David SHIPLER
Gov Rockefeller on Nov 29 warns that news media's 'serious investigative reptg will simply dry up' unless reporters have right to protect confidentiality of their sources, speech, Anti-Defamation League dinner, Syracuse, NY; says Govt has obligation not to inhibit collection and dissemination of news; notes 'disturbing decline' in public confidence in media over past few yrs; says confidence is formed by free govts mature and confident enough to accept scrutiny of free press and from mature self-responsibility on part of media in gathering and reptg news
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California Justices Reject Writer's Bid for Release
Date: 30 November 1972
Calif Sup Ct on Nov 29 denies without comment petition by reporter W T Farr (Los Angeles Times) for release from jail where he is serving contempt sentence, stemming from his continued refusal to answer Judge C H Older's questions about sources for story he wrote in Los Angeles Herald-Examiner about C Manson murders during Manson trial; rejection of Farr's habeas corpus petition means ct decided issues without conducting hearing test as Farr's atty M E Hurwitz had asked
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Plea for Freedom
Date: 01 December 1972
Ed on Gov Rockefeller's speech to Anti-Defamation League during which he reaffirmed importance of free press in free society; holds that Rockefeller's reminder that govt 'has an obligation not to inhibit the collection and dissemination of news' is warning that unless reporters throughout US are shielded by laws similar to NY's Freedom of Information Act, press will cease to be a force against corruption
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Newspaper Sues Union
Date: 30 November 1972
Kansas City Star on Nov 29 files suit against Printing Pressmen's Union, charging repeated work slowdowns, strikes and sabotage; class-action suit against union asks Jackson County Circuit Ct for both preliminary and permanent injunction
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Executive Prerogative of Secrecy
Date: 30 November 1972
DOUGLAS A. MUZZIO
Douglas MUZZIO
D A Muzzio lr on T Wicker's Nov 19 article on people's right to know says specific standards of classification of certain information are based not on statute but Exec order while concepts of secrecy and classification arc provided for in both statute and ct decision; holds statute enacted by Cong in 1789 explicitly authorizes 'heads of each Dept' to prescribe 'regulations' for govt of their depts, including custody, use and preservation of records, papers and property appertaining to it; also notes Freedom of Information Act of '66 provides exemptions for 9 broad categories of information; sketch
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Chile: It Is All in the Eyes of the Beholder
Date: 30 November 1972
By Louis Wolf Goodman
Louis Goodman
L W Goodman article, written with assistance of J L Rodriguez, B Smith, V Whiting and D Apter, disputes misconceptions that Allende's efforts to socialize econ are causing widespread chaos and hardship; drawing
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Furman Names Football Coach
Date: 01 December 1972
M Andrews on Nov 30 is named head football coach and athletic dir at Florence State Univ
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