Politics and Law
Date: 09 August 1972
ed says refusal of Sup Ct to overturn Justice Douglas' stay of the Pentagon papers trial is a reassuring sign of judicial independence in the supercharged pol atmosphere enveloping the case
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9 august 1972 era un miercuri sub semnul stelut al lui ♌. Era ziua 221 din an. Președintele Statelor Unite a fost Richard M. Nixon.
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9th of August 1972 News
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RIGHTS UNITS CLEARS POST OF BIAS CHARGE
Date: 09 August 1972
NYS Human Rights Appeal Bd on Aug 8 reverses '71 finding by NYS Div of Human Rights that NY Post used discriminatory hiring practices in firing black reporter W Artis; Comrs A S Pacetta and I V Santaella conclude that Artis was given fair chance and lacked ability to do the work
The Nonfeelers
Date: 09 August 1972
MAXIMILIAN WOLFF
Maximilian WOLFF
M Wolff lr scores lack of feeling about Vietnam war among many Amers; scores choosing as jurors in Pentagon papers trial people who admit to having 'little or no opinion' on the war
Magazines and Second-Class Postage Rates
Date: 10 August 1972
ANDREW HEISKELL
Andrew HEISKELL
Time Inc chmn A Heiskell lr on Aug 2 article by Postmaster Gen Klassen holds that postal rate increase will affect some wkly newspapers by increasing their mailing costs by close to 200%, and eventually rising to more than 500%; says Klassen ignores public service character of Postal Service to promote flow of ideas and information made possible by free and relatively inexpensive press
Jury in Pentagon Papers Trial Sent Home Until Mid-October
Date: 10 August 1972
By FRED P. GRAHAMSpecial to The New York Times
Fred GRAHAMSpecial
Pentagon papers case jury is sent home on Aug 9 until at least mid-Oct in what will apparently be longest pause in course of jury trial in US legal history; Fed Dist Judge Byrne declines to grant defense motion for mistrial even though defendants Ellsberg and Russo offer to waive their const protection against double jeopardy if Byrne would do so; Ellsberg and Ruso file paper agreeing not to object to subsequent trial if Byrne will dismiss jury that was sworn in 3 wks ago; defense attys L I Weinglass and L B Boudin argue that if jurors are returned to their usual pursuits for so long, they are likely to hear and read things that could affect their impartiality; Byrne calls 12 jurors and 6 alternates into ct and tells them they are free to travel until Sept 15, but after that they must inform jury clerk of any trip of more than 1 wk; says they should not discuss trial with anyone and that they should rept to him anyone who persists in talking about it
I.T.U. Rejects McGovern
Date: 10 August 1972
ITU conv, Aug 10, rejects resolution calling for immediate withdrawal of US forces from Vietnam
Endorsements by Reporters
Date: 10 August 1972
JoHr BRO
Johr BRO
(Newspaper Guild Backing of McGovern) Prof J Barron lr on July 22 ed scoring Newspaper Guild's endorsement of Sen McGovern, upholds decision by Guild to endorse candidate; notes that publishers are free to endorse candidates
Nixon Orders Cease-Fire In Conflict With the Press
Date: 10 August 1972
By ROBERT B. SEMPLE Jr.Special to The New York Times
Nixon orders halt to 3 yrs of intermittent conflict with press as part of Pres campaign strategy; Pres speech writer P J Buchanan says this does not mean abandonment of 'some of our cherished assumptions about press' but does mean White House does not intend to 'make issue of media in campaign,' Aug 9 int; strategy seen originating with exnewsmen J Scali and K W Clawson, who are now on White House staff; plan was endorsed by Communications Dir Klein and Press Sec Ziegler; H R Haldeman reptdly also approved of plan, which also includes more frequent White House press confs
ENVIRONMENTAL UNIT TO RELEASE STUDIES
Date: 10 August 1972
Environmental Quality Council member G J F MacDonald, following Sen McGovern charges that Nixon Adm suppressed environment study chapters, says council will publish 3 chapters; says chapters were deleted because they did not satisfy professional standards of council, noting chapters lack statistical data; says chapters will be made available to interested parties as soon as copies are located; Sen McGovern charges that suppressing energy study until after election raises question of whether Nixon is covering up for oil industry at public expense; Nixon press sec Zeigler says council rept was issued in form recd
. . . The Missing Chapters
Date: 09 August 1972
ed on deleted chapters holds it extraordinary that Environmental Quality Council Chmn Train and other council members bowed to pol pressures; asserts council is expected by Cong and public to speak on behalf of ecological values