South African Editor Fined After Seizure of Documents
Date: 05 February 1972
B Pogrund, night editor of Rand Daily Mail (South African newspaper), is fined $ 130 and given suspended 9-mo jail term for theft and subversion conviction under Suppression of Communism Act; judge accepts Pogrund's argument that documents and publications seized in his apt in '71 raid had been obtained by him for use in doctoral thesis on African nationalism for Witwatersrand Univ; Pogrund was charged with theft on grounds that he tried to withhold some papers from police; denies charges
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Press Club on Coast Keeps Ban on Women
Date: 06 February 1972
San Francisco (Calif) Press Club pres D Alexander repts women members will remain banned from full voting membership in club
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The Secrecy Dilemma; You can't run the Government if every important secret is going to be handed over to the press
Date: 06 February 1972
By ARTHUR SCHLESINGER Jr
Arthur SCHLESINGER
Prof A Schlesinger Jr article on US security classification of documents alleges the once legitimate system has 'escalated into an extravagant system of denial' of information from Amer people largely because exec branch has complete control over process; says Eisenhower's exec order in '53 provided no effective control over classification and no feasible method for declassification; holds Govt can allow itself certain measures of secrecy and outlines 6 categories of legitimate restriction; says pressure on Govt to declassify has intensified since D Ellsberg and N Sheehan released Pentagon papers to press and J Anderson published memorandum from Natl Security Council meetings; proposes solution of automatic declassification of documents after 10 yrs with some exceptions; holds citizens of free country cannot be committed by their govt to treaties, engagements, or promises about which they do not have full knowledge; various drawinga and illus
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What Difference Does a Day Make?
Date: 06 February 1972
By HAROLD C. SCHONBERG
Harold SCHONBERG
H C Schonberg article defends NY Times practice of reviewing musical event 1 day late, enabling critics to attend entire performance without worrying about meeting short deadline and assuring reader that rev will appear in all editions on any given day; says previous practice of reviewing events on same day was disservice to music
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Stevenson Is Critical
Date: 05 February 1972
Special to The New York Times
Sen Stevenson charges Nixon Adm has ordered US Dacca Consulate staff and Consul Gen H D Spivak to refuse contact with Bangladesh authorities, news conf, Washington; notes repts that US may resume arms shipments to Pakistan, holding such a move would be 'barbarous'
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Royals Honor 5 Players
Date: 06 February 1972
Cincinnati Royals (NBA) basketball team nominates 5 former players for team's hall of fame
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Driller Deal Is Set By American Zinc; DRILLER DEAL SET BY AMERICAN ZINC
Date: 05 February 1972
Amer Zinc Co agrees in principle to acquire for approximately $11-million drilling equipment div of Westinghouse Air Brake Co
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