PROTESTERS FIGHT POLICE IN ATHENS IN BRIEF CLASHES; Demonstrators in Scattered Areas Defy Martial Law--Death Toll Put at 9 University Is Cleared Arrests to Be Announced Protesters Defying Martial Law in Athens Fight Police in Scattered Clashess U.S. Sailors Get Leave New All-Civilian Cabinet C.B.S. Reports Harassment
Date: 19 November 1973
By PAUL HOFMANNSpecial to The New York Times
CBS on Nov 17 repts that CBS News camera crew covering disturbances in Athens was manhandled by troops on Nov 18 and that 1,200 ft of film showing tank movements in center of city has been confiscated; C Corenson and P Leoni, men who were manhandled, rept that their press credentials had been of no use as they tried to protect their film; CBS News aide personally protested treatment to Under Sec of State S Zournatzis, who apologized but said film had been exposed and was not usable; aide is to see Zournatzis to seek guarantees that CBS News will be able to cover developments in Greece without harassment
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Head of Associated Press Says Internal Fights Threaten Media
Date: 18 November 1973
AP pres and gen mgr W Gallagher says on Nov 17 that 'quarrelsome struggles within journalism' and not Govt attacks may represent greatest threat to free press, speech to AP Managing Editors conv, Disney World, Orlando, Fla; says 'these attacks' are counterbalanced by good reptg, eventual revelation of truth and conflicting voices of critics; Fla Gov R Askew calls on newsmen to continue their 'ceaseless digging' for imperfections in Govt
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G.O.P. GOVERNORS WEIGH STRATEGY; Talks Point to Independence From Nixon on Watergate Plans for Rebuilding
Date: 19 November 1973
By CHRISTOPHER LYDONSpecial to The New York Times
Gov T McCall says he will have no part of 'partisan piece of adulation' when Pres Nixon arrives in Memphis, Tenn, for Repub Govs Conf on Nov 20; says Govs should tell Nixon that he has to be 'more credible, more human'; Gov M Thomson Jr says he will fight any resolution suggesting Pres resign; McCall says such resolution is unlikely to be made; Thomson says Nixon's performance at his Nov 17 news conf was '1 of his best appearances in several yrs'; Gov R Reagan says news conf should be followed up by panel discussions with well-known commentators
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GREECE RETURNS TO MARTIAL LAW TO HALT FIGHTING; Papadopoulos Order Comes After Renewed Clashes in Athens With Students Resembles Ghost Town GREECE RETURNS TO MARTIAL LAW A Nihilistic Minority'
Date: 18 November 1973
Special to The New York TimesBy MARIO S. MODIANO
Greek Pres G Papadopoulos imposes martial law on Nov 17 after night of street clashes in Athens between police and student and worker demonstrators; police rept that 5 people were kill on Nov 16 and 203 were hospitalized without serious injuries; those hurt included 35 policemen; after midnight army tanks and armored personnel carriers are called in to dislodge students and workers barricaded in Athens Polytechnic Univ; they succeed and return to their bases outside city; police, however, are unable to deal with demonstrations later in day, and at least 40 tanks and armored personnel carriers are ordered back into Athens; official sources rept that about 2,000 demonstrators attempted to occupy Govt telecommunications bldg, few blocks from univ; tanks are called after police using tear gas fail to halt assault; demonstrators set up roadblocks, but cannot stop advancing tanks; firing provoked panic in downtown Athens, and shops were closed as people rushed home, mostly on foot, because of lack of public transportation; buses were commandeered by demonstrators on Nov 16, and on Nov 17 lay battered amid wreckage of barricades; central part of city is not cleared of protestors until curfew is imposed at 4 PM Athens time; later, outdoor meetings of more than 4 people are banned and strict press censorship is ordered; special meeting of Cabinet of Premier S Markezinis, led by Papadopoulos, 'fully and unanimously' approves his actions in quelling revolt and promises to hold elections as soon as possible 'after order has been restored'; it was then that Papadopoulos announced his decision to reimpose martial law, lifted in Athens only 3 mos ago, in broadcast to nation; asserts that he tried to lead nation toward normality, but that 'anarchist elements, aiming at overthrow of all lawful order and exploiting naivete of unrealistic people as well as self-interest of politicians,' have created dangerously explosive situation; declares his determination to take all appropriate measures for consolidation of law and order; decries Greek politicians for siding with 'subversive demonstrations of nihilistic minority'; invites politicians to recant and think of their repsonsibilities to nation; civilian leaders of differing pol views on Nov 17 announce support of demonstrators, including P Canellopoulos, former rightist Premier who was toppled in '67 coup, and G Mavros, former Econ Min who leads Center Union party; imposition of martial law is serious setback for civilian Cabinet of Markezinis, formation of which in Oct was hailed as move toward pol normalization after more than 6 yrs of dictatorship; Gen D Zagorianakos, who as chief of armed forces in charge of martial law, issues list of prohibitions; special mil ct is set up to try offenders in Athens area under martial law; Zargorianakos's order also prohibits 'antinational propaganda, as well as dissemination or publication in any manner of information likely to cause anxiety or fear to public or to disturb public order in any manner'; illus of Greek Army tanks patrolling Athens after student demonstrations
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U.S. JEWS GAUGE EXTREMIST ATTACK; Hostility by Left and Right Said to Erupt During War
Date: 18 November 1973
By IRVING SPIEGEL
Irving SPIEGEL
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith leaders L Peirez and M Greenberg release study on Nov 17 noting that right- and left-wing extremist groups 'pounced on the Jewish state with the hostility and zeal of the Arab armies,' 60th annual meeting, NYC; finds that 34, or 68% of top 50 US newpapers blamed Arabs for recent Arab-Israeli war while 14 newspapers, or 28%, were neutral and ambivalent and 2, or 4%, censured Israel; finds that 24 newpapers supported US airlift of arms to Israel during war while 24 remained silent on issue; calls press reaction to war 'disturbing'; rept notes that leftist groups outweigh far right in anti-Israel attitudes; notes anti-Israel campaign on left was spearheaded by Communist party and Trotskyite Socialist Workers party and its youth arm, Young Socialist Alliance, and Youth Against War and Fascism; says Communist party blamed Israel for 'aggression' and quotes Communist party chmn H Winston, who asserted that 'Zionism is imperialism...It is racism'; cites ed in Communist-oriented periodical Daily World that said that 'Amer Jewish community's support for Israel is subversive'; notes right-wing group Liberty Lobby said that Israel and Zionism are aggressive and expansionist; Israeli Amb A Eban addresses assembly
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The End of Book World; The Guest Word
Date: 18 November 1973
By RICHARD KLUGER
Richard KLUGER
book critic R Kluger laments Washington Post's decision to curtail publishing of its literary supplement Book Week because of financial difficulties and lack of newsprint
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The President and the People
Date: 19 November 1973
MICHAEL R. BAKH. JACK GEIGERERIK NILSEN(Assoc. Prof.) FRANKLIN NELSONTOM HENEGHANELIOT STANLEYFRANK P. PATTERSONJOHN LADDMARY F. HATCHELLPAUL AND BEATRICE GRABBEELIZABETH S. GASPAROTTIARNOLD W. RODIN
Michael BAKH
T Heneghan lr holds coming question in demise of Pres Nixon is whether 'justice' will be flouted as in case of ex-Vice Pres Agnew
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Public Office, Public Funds
Date: 19 November 1973
By Charles W. Colson
Charles Colson
C W Colson article discussing potential for pol reform that has emerged from Watergate affair suggests public financing of pol campaigns through Const amendment; says that ways exist to overcome practical objections; holds that biggest obstacle, not often openly discussed, is that public financing would lessen advantages of incumbents
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