Alabama Body Acts to Make Newsmen Disclose Finances
Date: 14 September 1973
Alabama Legis on Sept 13 passes and sends to Wallace strong ethics bill that requires newsmen as well as public officials to make financial disclosures; reporters who fail to comply will be barred from covering Legis 'or state government in any way'
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Providence Guild to Strike
Date: 14 September 1973
members of Providence Newspaper Guild on Sept 13 vote to strike Providence Journal-Bulletin in dispute over retroactive pay
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NEWS OF VATICAN FAKED IN 1940'S; Jesuit Scholar Says Press in U.S. Was Duped
Date: 13 September 1973
Special to The New York Times
Rev R A Graham on Sept 12 says that Ital writer V Scattolini, who specialized in fabricating Vatican information between '39 and '48, duped US news orgns and secret agencies, and probably Hitler and USSR; Rome Ct in '48 sentenced Scattolini to 7 mos in prison for 'attempt to upset relations between Italy and the Holy See' and for fabrication of Vatican documents; Graham says some repts sold to orgns, diplomatic missions and secret services apparently found their way to Hitler's desk and that he uncovered clues pointing to acquisition of material by Soviet secret agents; cites several news items that were sent by Rome bur of United Press, forerunner of United Press Internatl, on basis of repts from Scattolini and were published by NY Times and many other US newspapers; false rept used by Times asserted that Rev G B Montini, now Pope Paul VI, met secretly with Ital Communist leader P Togliatti
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Rest of Watergate Inquiry Is Delayed and Shortened; Senators Put Off Sessions Till Sept. 24 and Cut Them to Three Days a Week--Completion by Nov. 1 Sought Watergate Panel Cuts Inquiry And Puts Off Hearings a Week Could Go on 'Forever' Colson Status Unclear Tape Recordings Sought
Date: 13 September 1973
By JAMES M. NAUGHTONSpecial to The New York Times
Sen Watergate com source says on Sept 12 that attys for C W Colson, former White House special counsel, have told com that Colson was principal 'target' of Fed grand jury looking into Sept, '71, burglary of office of D Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr L J Fielding
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Printers 'Recess' Newspaper Talks For Indefinite Time
Date: 14 September 1973
Typographical Union Local 6 announces on Sept 13 that it has decided 'to recess' for indefinite period its contract negotiations with NY Times, Daily News and NY Post; union pres B A Powers says recess will continue until there has been determination in current ct case involving union and Times
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KROGH IS SEEKLING MONEY FOR TRIAL; " Plumber' Says His Defense Will Be Expensive Monitored by Attorney
Date: 14 September 1973
Special to The New York Times
E Krogh Jr, who has been indicted on charges of burglary and conspiracy and solicitation of persons to commit break-in at office of D Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr L J Fielding, has established legal defense fund similar to that of Ellsberg's; contends that he did not commit crime but. only did what he thought best for natl security, phone int; fund has been established by J Morand, close friend of Krogh's
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Governor Intervened in Politics, Samoan Court Told By DAVID A ANDELMAN Special to The New York Times PAGO PAGO, American Samoa Sept. 12-A series of sweeping charges regarding the influence of the Governor of American Samoa over the political life and the information media of this tiny American territory marked the opening of hearings similar to impeachment proceedings against Gov. John M. Haydon. According to a succession of witnesses at the opening day of the trial yesterday, Governor Haydon deliberately intervened in at least three cases in the production of politically oriented radio and television programs shortly before a history-making referendum last fall in this remote collection of seven Polynesian islands. The Governor is charged with violations of the Hatch Act, which prohibits any cam-; Testimony of Recordings
Date: 13 September 1973
By DAVID A ANDELMANSpecial to The New York Times
David ANDELMANSpecial
series of sweeping charges regarding influence of Gov of Amer Samoa J M Haydon over pol life and information media marks opening of hearings, similar to impeachment proceedings, against Haydon; according to succession of witnesses at opening day of trial Haydon deliberately intervened in at least 3 cases in production of politically-oriented radio and TV programs shortly before history-making referendum last fall; Haydon is charged with violations of Hatch Act which prohibits any campaign activities by Fed civil servant; charge deals with alleged involvement in referendum in which 28,000 island residents were to decide whether to elect their own Lt Gov locally or to continue with present system of gubernatorial apptmts by US Sec of Interior; prosecution witnesses testified to following: Haydon ordered politically-sensitive rept on local Dept of Agr, produced less than 2 wks before last Nov election, not to be broadcast by Govt-run TV station; Haydon fed questions to station mgr N Tamasese for int in which Tamasese asked Haydon to comment on referendum; Haydon directed that statements by 3 of island's leaders who were opposed to referendum proposal be recorded and broadcast without rebuttal 4 times on day immediately before referenum and on election day itself; sworn deposition from station's program mgr W H Kline says that Haydon 'wanted us to emphasize the fact that he knew his way about in Washington with Federal agencies'; illus of Haydon
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NEWS SHIELD LAW STALLS IN CAPITAL; NEWS SHIELD LAW STALLS IN CAPITAL Some Are Opposed Committee Members Support Urged
Date: 13 September 1973
By MARTIN ARNOLD
Martin ARNOLD
Comment on difficulties faced by news media in their attempts to get Cong to pass Fed 'shield law' to protect journalists' news sources; notes that it was not so much Nixon Adm's opposition to proposal that killed possibility of its being enacted as disagreement within news indus itself as to how far law should go to protect newsman
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On His Own Terms
Date: 13 September 1973
By William V. Shannon
William Shannon
W V Shannon comment says H A Kissinger never yielded an inch through 3 days of public hearings that were more 'pillow fight than confrontation'; says Kissinger was secure in knowledge that Sen Foreign Relations com members are defeatist; notes Kissinger's explanations of his role in wiretaps of '69-71 on 17 govt officials and newsmen and fashion in which he ducked responsibility for taps
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Advise and Condone
Date: 13 September 1973
By William Safire
William Safire
W Safire comment says Sen Foreign Relations Com Chmn Fulbright is delighted with H A Kissinger's nomination as State Sec because it helps him fulfill dream of giving com illusion of power without responsibility of power; says this is apparent in way com is pretending to be stern guardian of right to privacy against illegal wiretapping conducted under guise of natl security; says hearing has been charade and no embarrassing questions were asked; says he does not believe Kissinger was personally responsible for providing cover of 'natl security' for wiretaps that had nothing to do with natl security but Kissinger nomination is Sen's crowbar, only 1 it is likely to have, to pry into illegal and unconscionable surveillance
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