Czechs Hold Italian Newsman; Trial for Subversion Expected
Date: 11 February 1972
By JAMES FERONSpecial to The New York Times
Czech authorities arrest Italian journalist V Ochetto and take actions against Italian newsmen D Volcic and F Zidar, apparently as part of crackdown on underground circulars and dissident literature; Czech sources indicate Ochetto will be tried soon on charges of subversion and then probably expelled; he was seized Jan 5 at Prague Airport and accused of serving as a link between 'conspiratorial elements' in Czech and Italy; pub Rude Pravo ed names J Pelikan, former Czech TV dir and leading supporter of former Czech party 1st sec Dubcek, as Ochetto's principal contact in Italy; Pelikan is alleged to have sent written materials and instructions to Czech inciting hostile individuals and groups to antistate activities; Ochetto is visited by Italian Amb to Czech, A Benazzo, 1st such visit by Ital Govt official since his arrest; Czech officials deny Ochetto is journalist; at present, newsmen and others are being picked up for questioning on circulation of antistate literature; recently, Volcic was searched and F Zidar expelled on charges of having spoken with former Czech party officials; Western newsmen have been quietly warned to stay away from former party officials and dissident newsmen
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Strike Closes El Mundo
Date: 11 February 1972
Newspaper Guild stike prevents El Mundo (Puerto Rican newspaper) from publishing; union spokesman P J Dumont repts 10 of 440 strikers were arrested; says 4 were beaten by police; police rept Puerto Rican Civil Rights Comm has ordered investigations of incident
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Appeals Court Bars a Halt To Pentagon Papers Inquiry
Date: 12 February 1972
US Ct of Appeals, Boston, turns down petition from D Ellsberg to stop grand jury in Boston from investigating publication of Pentagon papers; attys in Boston will be ordered to turn over evidence gathered by Boston jury to authorities in California for separate investigation being conducted there
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PERU UPHOLDS ORDER AGAINST PUBLISHER
Date: 12 February 1972
Peruvian Govt upholds order to remove P Beltran from his position of publisher and editor of La Prensa (newspaper); rules appeal filed by Beltran's nephew P Beltran Ballen, pres of paper's dirs, was unfounded; Min Velarde says ruling was partially based on fact that Beltran did not file appeal himself
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Publisher Is Honored
Date: 11 February 1972
Kansas Univ presents W A White Foundation award to J S Knight (Knight Newspapers)
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NEW RULES URGED ON SECRET PAPERS; Security Agency Proposes a Presidential Order on Law
Date: 11 February 1972
Special to The New York Times
Natl Security Council proposes Exec order tightening regulations governing handling of classified information and suggests possibility that Nixon might seek legis to make it crime for unauthorized persons to receive secret documents; legis suggestion, if accepted, would result in proposal by Nixon of tough new law like Brit Official Secrets Act, which imposes stiff penalties on those who receive as well as on those who disclose classified information; another proposal is that Nixon seek revision of Fed Espionage Act to make it crime to give classified information to unauthorized persons; 3d suggestion is merely that present laws be left unchanged; suggestions are offered in response to Nixon's demand for study of handling of classified material made after pub of Pentagon papers
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PRESS SUBPOENAS DECRIED IN STUDY; Newsmen Say Nearly All of Them Are Unnecessary
Date: 11 February 1972
Special to The New York Times
F P Graham and E Shanahan (NY Times) are among members of Reporters' Com on Freedom of Press sponsoring survey of reporters and editors views on subpoenas of materials
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Nixon Tells of Data On Anderson Source
Date: 11 February 1972
Special to The New York Times
Pres Nixon says Govt has 'a lot of circumstantial evidence' on identity of source of J Anderson's collection of secret documents, news conf, Washington; says evidence is not sufficient to take to ct and investigation into matter is continuing; says if proper evidence is obtained Govt will go to ct
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Waldheim Bars Reinstatement of 2 Chinese Nationalist Newsmen
Date: 11 February 1972
By HENRY TANNERSpecial to The New York Times
Waldheim holds there is no legal basis for reinstating Tang and Lin as correspondents at UN so long as they represent Nationalist Chinese Govt news agency, news conf; cites new statement by Asst Sec Gen Stavropoulos, who had ruled in Dec that expulsion of Nationalist Chinese Govt from UN included expulsion of its news agency and agency reprs; says he asked for statement after getting lr from E A Gross, acting for UN Correspondents Assn, holding Dec ruling unlawful; says he would be prepared to meet with reprs or Sigma Delta Chi; illus
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NIXON REASSURES THIEU ON U.S. OFFER AT PARIS SESSIONS; At News Meeting, He Says Administration Will Not Undercut Its Ally HANOI GIVEN A WARNING President Says No New Bid Will Be Made Until Foe Replies to Earlier One NIXON REASSURES THIEU ON PEACE BID
Date: 11 February 1972
By TERENCE SMITHSpecial to The New York Times
Nixon holds impromptu press conf, Oval Office, White House
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