FAITH REAFFIRMED; President Asks Ouster of Any Aide Involved in the Disclosures AGNEW DEFENDED BY THE PRESIDENT A Parallel Studied
Date: 23 August 1973
By BILL KOVACHSpecial of The New York Times
observers of Pres and Vice-Presidential news confs note that although Nixon has long history of public, and at times bitter, conflict with news media, recent appearance was friendly
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5 Missing Newsmen Safe, Vietcong Spokesman Says
Date: 24 August 1973
N Vietnamese spokesman asserts on Aug 23 that 5 Eur newsmen who were missing on Aug 22 in N Vietnamese zone north of Saigon are safe and being 'well treated'
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A News Conference Possible in Few Days
Date: 24 August 1973
White House aides, convinced that Pres Nixon came through 'with flying colors' at his 1st meeting with reporters in 5 mos, indicate on Aug 23 that Nixon might hold another news conf in few days
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Teamsters Strike Closes St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Date: 23 August 1973
St Louis Post-Dispatch suspends publication on Aug 22 after newspaper is struck by drivers and loading-dock workers who are members of teamsters union Local 610; negotiations for contract to replace one that expired at midnight broke off Aug 21; no further negotiations are scheduled; strike is 2d this yr to halt publication; paper was closed last spring for 2 days by electricians strike against KSD-TV
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5 Newsmen Believed Held By Vietcong North of Saigon
Date: 23 August 1973
S Vietnamese mil spokesman repts on Aug 22 that 5 newsmen--one French and 4 West Ger--are believed to have been detained by N Vietnamese north of Saigon; newsmen are identified as Jean-Louis Arnaud, Saigon bur chief of Agence France-Presse, P Scholl-Latour of West Ger Second Channel TV network, and his camera crew, whose surnames are given as Kaufmann, Pattberg and Hofratn; spokesman asserts that newsmen, accompanied by 2 Vietnamese drivers and interpreter, Vinh Thanh, drove through S Vietnamese mil checkpoint this morning without stopping; group was stopped by N Vietnamese troops, Thanh escaped and ran back to Govt base to explain situation
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FAITH REAFFIRMED; President Asks Ouster of Any Aide Involved in the Disclosures Seven Members Identified AGNEW DEFENDED BY THE PRESIDENT A Parallel Studied
Date: 23 August 1973
By BILL KOVACHSpecial to The New York Times
Pres Nixon says in his Aug 22 news conf that his faith in Vice Pres Agnew is unshaken by Fed investigaton in Md involving Agnew; says his confidence in Agnew's integrity has been strengthened by his courageous conduct and his ability; says he has ordered Atty Gen Richardson to investigate Justice Dept and immediately dismiss anyone found to be involved in leaking information about investigation in Md to press; much of information made public in case has come from sources other than Justice Dept as investigation has been so widespread and number of people involved so large, that reservoir of information is available to press outside Fed system; Agnew's office expresses pleasure at Nixon's statement; sources close to Agnew rept on Aug 22 belief that Agnew's bold move on Aug 21 in publicly charging deliberate effort to blacken his name had force Pres to act; observers of Pres and Vice-Presidential news confs note that although Nixon and Agnew both have long histories of public, and at time bitter, conflict with news media, both recent appearances were friendly
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GANNETT IN A PACT TO BUY MORE PAPERS
Date: 24 August 1973
Gannett Co Inc on Aug 22 announces agreement in principle to acquire 3 daily newspapers in Springfield, Mo, and Muskogee, Okla, and their broadcast affiliates in common stock transactions totaling $33.4-million; included in agreement are Springfield News and Leader, Springfield Leader and Press, Springfield News, Muskogee Phoenix and Times Democrat, one-half interest in Springfield TV station KYTV, Springfield radio station KGBX, radio station KHMO in Hannibal, Mo, and radio station KBIX in Muskogee; Springfield and Hannibal properties, owned 50% by Duval family interests and 50% by Oklahoma Publishing Co, are being purchased for $30-million; Muskogee properties, owned by Oklahoma Press Publishing Co, are being purchased for $3.4-million; completion of transactions and Gannett's recent agreement to acquire Times of Marietta, Ohio, will give co 57 daily newspapers in 19 states and on island of Guam; Gannett is numerically nation's largest newspaper group
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Richardson Discloses an Inquiry On Justice Leaks About Agnew; Accusations by Agnew Sources Were Quoted Regulations Will Apply' TEXT OF LETTER
Date: 24 August 1973
By BILL KOVACHSpecial to The New York Time
Atty Gen Richardson discloses on Aug 23 that full-scale internal investigation of Justice Dept is being conducted to determine if its personnel leaked information to press, lr to Agnew; seeks to use FBI personnel as needed; lr text
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Watergate Material Seized in Burglary Of A. B. C. Bureau
Date: 23 August 1973
ABC discloses on Aug 22 that 'sensitive' papers and tape relating to certain aspects of Watergate case were stolen in recent burglary of its Washington news bur; ABC mgr J Lynch says burglary was discovered Aug 10 but Washington, DC, police have found no clues that would help them solve crime; says thieves also stole 2 tape recorders, 1 radio, 5 audio cassette tapes and folder containing notes on investigation involving Watergate being conducted by ABC news reporter B Gill
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Hiss Case Is Ruled No Longer an Equal-Time Issue
Date: 23 August 1973
FCC rules on Aug 22 that A Hiss case is no longer controversy of public importance subject to equal-time provisions of comm fairness doctrine; rejects complaint by Accuracy in Media Inc that radio int on WNBC with Hiss 'dealt with controversial issues...in 1-sided manner'; Hiss was jailed 24 yrs ago on charges of perjury and has spent last 20 yrs trying to clear his name
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