Ellsberg Friend, Held 47 Days, Agrees to Testify and Is Freed
Date: 02 October 1971
By STEVEN V. ROBERTSSpecial to The New York Times
Steven ROBERTSSpecial
A J Russo, in jail for 47 days for silence before grand jury probing Pentagon papers case, agrees to testify and is set free; scheduled to testify Oct 18; decided to testify after Fed Ct ruled it will allow him to have a stenographer in grand jury room to obtain transcript of testimony and will allow him to make it public; lawyers say ruling allowing traditionally secret grand jury testimony to be made pub is unprecedented and will probably be appealed by Govt; Russo complains of harsh prison conditions; Warden J J Walsh denies Russo's charges; Russo illus with Ellsberg
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Cronkite and Professor Differ on Press Freedom
Date: 01 October 1971
By WALTER RUGABERSpecial to The New York Times
Prof J A Barron says cts should require broadcasters to accept paid ads in support of views that receive little or no news coverage, Sen (Ervin) subcom hearing on press freedom
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Judge Scores Ban at Attica on News Interviews With Inmates
Date: 02 October 1971
By JAMES F. CLARITYSpecial to The New York Times
James CLARITYSpecial
Fed Judge Curtin, repeatedly asking NYS Asst Atty Gen Ricotta to explain why newsmen should not be allowed into Attica prison to int inmates, says that pub is receiving 'one-sided view' of incident because newsmen have been barred from interviewing inmates since uprising was crushed; Ricotta says that Comr Oswald suspended at Attica 'guidelines' for newsmen visiting prisons under provision of guidelines stipulating that newsmen could be excluded if it was deemed that security, safety or integrity of facility would be threatened; newsmen's atty H Schwartz says that regardless of state guidelines, established July 15, he is seeking ct order to force state to open Attica to newsmen for ints with inmates; details
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At the Lottery in Saigon: Getting Away From the Election and All
Date: 02 October 1971
By ALVIN SHUSTERSpecial to The New York Times
Saigon scene on eve of Pres election; illus
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FORMER COLLEAGUES BACK COLLEGE HEAD
Date: 01 October 1971
Special to The New York Times
Dr T N Bonner inaugurated as NH Univ pres after delegation of admrs and faculty members from Cincinnati Univ, where he was formerly employed, come to campus to attack news repts critical of him
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Liu Said to Have Fled
Date: 02 October 1971
Jiji Press, news agency, repts from Moscow that Liu Shao-chi, deposed head of state, has escaped to USSR and that his presence had been reptd to Soviet officials by 'White Tass,' a restricted, information service; right-wing Hong Kong newspaper had reptd a wk earlier that Liu had escaped from custody in Peking on Sept 13 and vanished
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Young Voter Impact
Date: 01 October 1971
ROBERT S. WEINER
Robert WEINER
Lr by R S Weiner, Natl Young Dem Voter Regis Coordinator, on NY Times Sept 20 survey on impact of new young voters in '72 elections
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Senator Harris Speaks Here On His Antimonopoly Bill
Date: 01 October 1971
Sen Harris comments on bill he has introduced which authorizes Justice Dept to file antitrust suits to break up 'shared monopolies,' those where 4 or less cos control 70% or more of sales, news conf, NYC
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