Vorster's Press Threat
Date: 30 October 1973
ed on recent statement made by S African Prime Min B J Vorster in which he threatened 'drastic' action, including ban on newspapers deemed guilty by Govt of 'racial incitement,' in retaliation for press investigations of gunning down of 11 black miners by S African police; holds that source of light and hope in S Africa has been free press, especially English-language newspapers; says that threats will not intimidate brave editors, who all along have resisted suppression and tyranny in S Africa
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Agnew Aides Said to Seek Activists' Lawyers' Advice; Asked About Strategy Sent Bill for $50
Date: 30 October 1973
By JOHN KIFNERSpecial to The New York Times
J Levine and C Nesson, defense attys in ct cases of Dr D Ellsberg and Rev P Berrigan, say that attys for ex-Vice Pres Agnew sought advice from them in hopes of blocking grand jury investigation of Agnew's financial dealings; this development reptdly found Nixon's Adm's 1-time chief attacker of dissenters and advocate of law and order seeking to learn from defense techniques in 2 of Adm's most celebrated unsuccessful prosecutions of antiwar activists; Levine and Nesson say that earlier Agnew's attys had asked them about motions they made in combating grand jury investigations; Agnew atty M London 1st denied that anyone had reached Levine or Nesson for advice; then says that telephone calls were placed to them but asserts that it 'had nothing whatever' to do with seeking advice; Levine recalls telling Agnew's attys that he felt Agnew did not have much of chance in blocking investigation, telephone int
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GUILD SAYS STRIKE MAY COME MONDAY; News or Times the Target If Agreements Fail Various Jobs Covered.
Date: 30 October 1973
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
NY Newspaper Guild on Oct 29 warns that it will strike either NY Times or Daily News on Nov 5 if it is not able to work out acceptable agreements by then; guild exec vp J E Deegan says that com composed of 2 top guild officers and 2 union reprs from both Times and News units will make decision prior to Nov 5 on which newspaper will be struck; repts guild has no plans at this time for walkout against Post, where he says more progress has been made; expresses hope that new contracts will be reached through intensified negotiations and mediation efforts of Fed mediators M Wye and G V Byrnes; newspaper officials and negotiators for ITU Local 6 are scheduled to meet on Oct 30 with Fed mediator T W Kheel
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BUCHANAN ASKS CURB ON NEWS NETWORKS
Date: 30 October 1973
P J Buchanan, speech-writer for Pres Nixon, asserts on Oct 29 that Nixon Adm objects to tone of news reptg such as CBS news reporter W Cronkite's reptd claims by Radio Hanoi in Dec '72 of 'mass killings' in US bombing of Hanoi, appearance on CBS-TV Morning News; contends that E Sevareid accused Nixon of mass killing to end killing; adds that Sevareid's allegation of mass killings was unjustified when it was reptd even from Hanoi 1,800 people died and, at about 1,200 bombing raids, it works out to something like 1 death per raid
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Cox Calls Independence 'Crucial' for Prosecutor; Tells Senate Committee Watergate Case Was 'Nowhere Near Done'-Specifies Documents That Were Unavailable Cox Calls Independence 'Crucial' for Prosecutor Documents Unavailable Approval by Richardson In Rebozo Bank Baker Backs Nixon Role Javits Comments
Date: 30 October 1973
By ANTHONY RIPLEYSpecial to The New York Times
Former special Watergate prosecutor A Cox says on Oct 29 that case is 'nowhere near done' and describes long pattern of frustration in attempts to get documents from White House, testimony before Sen Judiciary Com on controversy surrounding his dismissal ordered Oct 20 by Pres Nixon; says 'total independence' for new special prosecutor is 'crucial'; Cox says tapes case, which he won in both US Dist Ct and US Appeals Ct, were intended to set precedent and that with it settled, he would now expect large number of requests for documents and large number of subpoenas by his successor; lists many documents that are presently unavailable, including logs of meetings and telephone calls, diaries and memos dealing with communications with Pres by C W Colson, L P Gray 3d, R G Kleindienst, E Krogh Jr, F La Rue and D R Young Jr; list of all records, logs and notes of telephone calls among Young, Krogh, Colson, J D Ehrlichman, E H Hunt Jr and G G Liddy between June 19 and Dec 13 '71; all information on 3 projects that were removed from Krogh's files at Transportation Dept between Dec 31 '72 and May 31 '73 and sent to White House to be included as 'Pres papers'; Ehrlichman memos dealing with same topic, from Mar 23 to Mar 27 '73 and Apr 30 '73; Cox says Pres's order for him to stop going into ct seeking further documents would have been impossible to obey; says Pres's staff was troubled by breadth of special prosecutor's investigation; says former Atty Gen Richardson was caught in middle of White House and special prosecutor several times; says White House would come to believe he was pursuing line of investigation and would contact Atty Gen, then Richardson would call him and they would discuss it but do nothing about it; insists these communications from Richardson never amounted to pressure on him; says that when he left as special prosecutor there had been considerable breakthrough with dismissed Pres counsel J W Dean 3d having pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice after long negotiation; says staff recently came across memo 'by important witness' that seems to be totally at odds with everything he said to staff and that everyone else had said; says he thought Pres Nixon's order to him breached his independence and authority as special prosecutor; Sen Thurmond defends dismissal of Cox and asks series of questions apparently designed to show Cox's ties to Kennedy and Johnson Adms and his disagreements with ex-Atty Gen Mitchell; illus of Cox and part of crowd waiting to attend hearing
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On Motives; " Nixon-haters will not recognize good motives at the White House."
Date: 29 October 1973
By William Safire
William Safire
W Safire holds that to be object of hatred of a despised minority has long been considered political plus but Pres Nixon's recent display of what is usually decorously-draped hatred of press was not studied blast; says when Nixon returned fire of his tormenters, he handed them victory because he was not playing off despised minority, he was rubbing his neck against cutting edge of what had become majority sentiment; holds element of calculation is gone and we are witnessing honest hatred; says at root of mutual hatred is irresponsible self-indulgent and ill-examined attribution of evil motives; says that in eyes of media-haters, press is out to 'get' Pres, and its motive is to sweep aside verdict of majority in past election, to assert its primacy in manipulation of popular opinion and to make itself superpower; says in eyes of Nixon-haters, Pres's motive is to wield tyrannical power, to crush dissent and humiliate pol opposition, to throw sand in eyes of justice and to assert new imperialism to answer feelings of personal insecurity; holds that motives are almost always mixed and no prism exists to separate them
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News Summary and Index; The Major Events of the Day International Metropolitan The Other News Quotation of the Day CORRECTION National
Date: 30 October 1973
NY Times incorrectly reptd on Oct 25 that NYC Police Dept raised maximum age limit for recruits from 29 to 35 yrs; change has been proposed by dept but not yet approved by NYC Council
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