DELIVERERS AT NEWS HALT WORK 2 HOURS
Date: 15 April 1973
2-hr walkout by 175 newspaper deliverers at NY Daily News on Apr 14 halts distribution of 200,000 papers in Bklyn, Queens and LI; reptdly stems from what News spokeman says had been 'long-time problem' over 'method of assigning work' at paper's Bklyn plant
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Ellsberg Defense Considering Calling on Fulbright to Testify; Leeway for Defendant Essential Testimony
Date: 14 April 1973
By MARTIN ARNOLDSpecial to The New York Times
defense attys in Pentagon papers case have reptdly still not decided whether to ask Sen Foreign Relations Com chmn Sen J W Fulbright to testify in behalf of D Ellsberg and A J Russo; decision depends on how much Ellsberg is allowed to go into his motivations for releasing papers to public when he resumes testifying; Ellsberg's contention is that he had higher duty while working for Rand Corp than protection of classified documents, and that he therefore copied papers so he could make them available to Fulbright and, through him, to Cong and the Amer people; defense has not reached final decision on whether to end its case with testimony from Prof R Falk, who would be called to testify on so-called 'negotiation' or 'diplomatic' volumes of papers; point of his testimony would apparently be that vols showed that US did not negotiate in good faith to end war; M Green, former Asst Sec of State for East Asia and now Amer Amb to Australia, is scheduled to testify as govt witness to effect that disclosure of 'negotiation' vols have in fact damaged natl defense, been prejudicial to US and been advantage to foreign nation
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News Source Bill Passed
Date: 14 April 1973
Los Angeles City Council on Apr 13 reverses its votes of Apr 12 and goes on record in favor of state and Fed laws protecting newsmen who refuse to identify their sources
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The Case For the Defense; Ellsberg
Date: 15 April 1973
MARTIN ARNOLD
Martin ARNOLD
rev of events surrounding testimony of D Ellsberg, defendant in Pentagon papers trial who is accused of releasing papers to public
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HEAD OF PRESSMEN ASKS MEDIATION AID
Date: 14 April 1973
W J Kennedy, pres of Pressmen's Union Local 2, says on Apr 13 that he has requested state and Fed mediation assistance after his union ran into impasse in negotiations with NY Times, NY Daily News and NY Post; says he is specifically requesting assistance of State Mediation Bd chmn V D McDonnell and FMCS Comr R F Kennedy; repts that special problems relating to operation of new plant of NY News in LI City, Queens, have been resolved
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PRESS AWARD SPURS HUNT FOR NEWSMEN
Date: 15 April 1973
Overseas Press Club to present its major award, President's Award, to US Com of the Internatl Coms to Free Journalists in SE Asia and to spur search for 20 newsmen missing in Vietnam and Cambodia; 5 of the missing 20 newsmen are Amers; identified
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Louisiana Publisher to Appeal Fines
Date: 15 April 1973
By DAVID K. SHIPLER
David SHIPLER
Dumas, Woody (Mayor): D L Manship, Louisiana publisher, plans to ask Sup Ct to rev US Ct of Appeals ruling made on wk of Apr 8 that upheld $300 fines against reporters L Dickinson (Baton Rouge Morning Advocate) and G Adams (Baton Rouge State-Times), both of whom defied Fed Dist Ct Judge E G West's ban on reptg testimony taken in open ct during trial of F Stewart, who is charged with conspiring to murder Baton Rouge Mayor W Dumas; case has attracted unusual interest because ct held that West's original ban was unconst but newspapers should have obeyed it until completion of all appeals; newsmen have argued that ct hearing is 'news' immediately and that result of ruling is to impose 'prior restraint'
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Library Acquires the Newark News Files; A Year's Work Ahead A 30-Minute Wait Manuscript and Archives:
Date: 15 April 1973
Special to The New York TimesBy JOSEPHINE BONOMO
Newark Public Library acquires entire 'morgue' collection of defunct Newark Evening News, that includes microfilms and millions of newspaper clippings and photographs; adds collection to its NJ Reference Div; materials contained in collection detailed; illus of reference div
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Indiana Paper to Fight Courtroom Ban on Reporters; 'Public' Allowed to Stay
Date: 14 April 1973
Special to The New York Times
Ragan, Michael: Judge T R Huff, in trial of Chicago underworld figure W Dauber for '72 gangland slaying of M Ragan, decrees on Apr 11 that press coverage of preliminary trial proceedings would be limited to 1 'pool' reporter; trial of 2 other men, J Schnadenberg and J Marek, in connection with murder is scheduled to begin on Apr 18; press reaction to ct order detailed
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Ex-Governor Going on TV
Date: 15 April 1973
Former RI Gov F Licht will be news commentator for RI TV station WJAR
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