Army Makes Apology For Memo on TV Man
Date: 10 April 1971
US command apologizes to CBS for memo to information officers stating CBS newsman M Safer visits Vietnam with 'ulterior motive'; CBS says Safer is on 10-day assignment to do story on Vietnamization for program 60 Minutes
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Pentagon Says C.B.S. Program Led to Public Relations Reforms
Date: 10 April 1971
Pentagon spokesman J W Friedheim says documentary Selling of the Pentagon has resulted in some reforms in Defense Dept's public information program; cites several changes
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Presidential Availability
Date: 11 April 1971
ROBERT J. GRIMM
Robert GRIMM
R J Grimm lr holds newsmen fail to produce penetrating analyses of Nixon's actions despite his increased availability
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Guidelines by Mitchell
Date: 10 April 1971
Special to The New York Times
guidelines issued by Atty Gen Mitchell in Aug '70 to reduce vol of subpoenas from Fed grand juries seeking information from reporters and TV newsmen revd
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A Diversionary Program
Date: 10 April 1971
ed terms HR com effort to subpoena film and records of documentary Selling of the Pentagon a diversionary move that overlooks substance of program; backs CBS resistance to subpoena
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China to Admit 3 Newsmen
Date: 10 April 1971
China to let 3 US newsmen into China to cover tour of US table tennis team; 3 are J Roderick (AP), J Rich and J Reynolds (NBC)
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3 U.S. NEWSMEN ENTER RED CHINA FOR WEEK'S VISIT; Visas Restricted to Period of Table Tennis Tour -- 4 Others Also Admitted MAJOR POLICY CHANGE Washington Views Action as Further Sign That Peking Is Easing Isolation 3 U.S. Newsmen Enter China To Cover Table Tennis Team
Date: 11 April 1971
By IAN STEWARTSpecial to The New York Times
China, in marked departure from long-standing policy of excluding Amer journalists, permits 3 Amer newsmen to enter from Hong Kong to cover visit of table tennis team; move interpreted in Hong Kong as more significant than inv to team; 1 member of team illus in China after crossing bridge from Hong Kong
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Journalism Awards For '70 Announced By Sigma Delta Chi
Date: 11 April 1971
Sigma Delta Chi awards to Washington Post, J R Harrison (Lakeland Ledger), J D Stout (Newhouse News Service), H Mulligan (AP), J P Filo (Kent State U), P Conrad (Los Angeles Times), Newsday, D L Chandler (Life), Washington Magazine, B White (KRLD), WWDC, WLRP, KBTV, KING-TV, WCCO-TV, W Small (CBS News)
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U. S. Officials View Chinese Action as a Move to Ease Isolation
Date: 11 April 1971
By BENJAMIN WELLESSpecial to The New York Times
US officials see Chinese admission of Amer newsmen as move to improve Chinese image around world, especially with Amer people; say issuance of visas to newsmen came as unexpectedly as had inv to table tennis team
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A.B.C. Gives Democrats Reply Time
Date: 10 April 1971
By JAMES M. NAUGHTONSpecial to The New York Times
ABC agrees to give Dem party 30 mins of prime time to respond to Nixon s; party counsel J A Califano hails decision as 'major breakthrough' in party's yr-long attempt to establish 'indisputable right of reply' to Pres by opposition; sends telegrams to NBC and CBS urging them to do same; request for equal time is contained in telegrams dispatched by O'Brien, who charges Nixon s attempts to 'place the blame' on Dems for war; O'Brien notes Dem Policy Council and party caucuses in Sen and House have adopted unified stance in favor of fixed date for US withdrawal and should be afforded chance to reply to Nixon; ABC news pres Lower, in telegram to Califano, explains co offer; NBC spokesman says no reply has been drafted but program called The Loyal Opposition, featuring 5 Dem Sens, has been scheduled for April 30; spokesman says CBS response is not expected until next wk; White House has no comment
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