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10th of April 1973 News
Nieuws zoals het verscheen op de voorpagina van de New York Times op 10 april 1973
Rhodesia Imprisons Briton In Plot Involving Students
Date: 11 April 1973
Special to The New York Times
Internatl Pres Inst urges Rhodesia Apr 10 to free journalist P Niesewand, who was recently sentenced to yr at hard labor for allegedly violating Official Secrete Act
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Nebraska's Governor Signs Bill to Shield News Sources
Date: 11 April 1973
Nebraska Gov J J Exon on Apr 10 signs legis to protect newsmen from being forced into disclosing sources of news; says he would have vetoed bill had not Sen J Savage, sponsor, agreed to introduce new bill this session containing suggested amendments
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Ellsberg Takes the Stand in Own Defense; Voice Is Low Weinglass Stares Ellsberg Mentions Fulbright
Date: 11 April 1973
By MARTIN ARNOLDSpecial to The New York Times
A J Russo Jr on Apr 10 completes testimony as defendant in Pentagon papers trial; says that he and defendant D Ellsberg talked on many occasions that agreement to keep certain information secret about Vietnam war was itself 'criminal thing'; prosecutor, in his questioning of Russo, shows ct documents that Russo had signed while he worked for Rand Corp indicating that he had been briefed on security regulations, inferring that when Russo copied Pentagon papers he knew that his actions violated regulations; Russo admits under questioning that he had been delegate to meeting in Copehagen in '72 of internatl comm set up to investigate alleged Amer war crimes in Vietnam; says he considered it honor to Xerox papers and that 'any American who cared about his country would consider it his official duty to get these documents to the Congress and the American people'; Ellsberg testifies that he considers Lt Gen W G DePuy, who had been Govt witness, 'war criminal'; ct is adjourned before Ellsberg is able to testify on why he disclosed papers; Judge Byrne denies 2 defense motions, including 1 asking that prosecution be precluded from using Govt employes as witnesses during its rebuttal case; atty C R Nesson argues that it is apparent that CIA is going to dismiss intelligence analyst S Adams because he testified for defense; holds that other Govt employes who might have been willing to volunteer information to defense may now be too frightened to come forth; other defense motion involves alleged surveillance of 1 of defense atty L B Boudin's office; Ellsberg illus
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RHODESIA DEFENDS TRIAL OF NEWSMAN
Date: 10 April 1973
Special to The New York Times
Rhodesian Govt, reacting to worldwide protests aroused by secret trial of Rhodesian journalist P Niesewand, points out Apr 9 that secret trials have been held in other countries; says it cannot comment on merits of criticism because Niesewand has appealed his conviction and case is still before ct
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Russo Weeps as He Tells Jury About Change in Views on War; Russo Weeps as He Testifies About Change in His Feelings About Vietnam War Grand Jury Defied Ellsberg Came Over Top Secret Markings
Date: 10 April 1973
By MARTIN ARNOLDSpecial to The New York Times
A J Russo Jr, 1 of defendants in Pentagon papers trial, testifies on Apr 9 on his experiences in Vietnam during 2 yrs he was there for Rand Corp and how visit changed his way of thinking about N Vietnamese; weeps as he describes incident in which he int Vietcong prisoner who told Russo about his beliefs and occupation teaching young people; tells of his friendship with defendant D Ellsberg and how they Xeroxed Pentagon papers at ad agency with help of Mrs L S Resnick, who owns agency; chief prosecutor D R Nissen asks Russo who had cut classification markings off Xeroxed copies and why; Russo says he cannot recall details but that removal of markings had been done so that their presence would not 'scare people who didn't understand that they had no meaning'; details his experiences writing repts for Air Force on 'anti-personnel weapons'; Russo illus
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German Printers Strike
Date: 10 April 1973
West Ger printers conduct surprise walkout on Apr 9 to back demands for higher wages; union repts that strike will prevent pub on Apr 10 of nearly all nation's papers
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Appeals Court Upholds Fining of 2 Reporters
Date: 10 April 1973
US Appeals Ct for 5th Circuit on Apr 9 upholds contempt citation against reporters L Dickinson (Baton Rouge State-Times) and G Adams (Baton Rouge Morning Advocate) who violated orders of US Dist Judge E G West by printing articles about open-ct testimony involving conspiracy to murder charges against F Stewart
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British Newspapers Agree to Settlement Of TheirLibelBattle; Discussed Paper's Closing
Date: 10 April 1973
Brit High Ct on Apr 9 discloses apology from London Times to Lord Rothmere, his son and their newspaper chain, Assoc Newspaper Group Ltd, for 'unjustified charges' contained in article written by Times columnist B Levin; Times agrees to pay costs of libel suit, estimated $125,000
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The U.S. vs. The People
Date: 10 April 1973
ed on Nixon Adm's proposed revision of Criminal Code holds that proposals represent not so much revision of code as effort to rewrite 1st Amendment and subject Amer people to kind of guaranteed ignorance about inner workings of their Govt; says proposal is 'nightmare threat to freedom of press, to people's right to know and to very concept of govt with consent of governed'; says proposed new powers would give to Govt virtually unltd license to shape foreign and defense policies in insulation from either Cong or people and effect could be to make all fiscal arrangements of mil-industrial complex immune to public scrutiny
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Letters to the Editor; President, Constitution and Cambodia On the President's Role In the Watergate Study Camouflage Graffiti... ... or Admire Calligraphy? Ode to the House Finch To Protect News Sources and Defendants: A Pierceable Shield
Date: 11 April 1973
ANTHONY A. D'AMATO(Rev.) JESSE L. JACKSONC. H. HUVELLE, M.D.KATE M. FREESECARL R. BALDWINFREDERICK E. WARBURTONROBERT N. GIAIMO
Anthony D'AMATO
Dr C H Huvelle lr says that while it may not be clear just what Pres Nixon's role is in Watergate affair, it definitely should not be that of judge or prosecutor
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