A Test of Senatorial Immunity; Privilege:
Date: 30 April 1972
-- LEON FRIEDMAN
NYC Bar Assn lawyer L Friedman comments on issues involved in Sen Gravel's making public at Apr 25 Sen session excerpts from '69 Natl Security Study Memorandum ordered by Kissinger at request of Pres Nixon; leading members of Sen charge that Gravel acted improperly and perhaps even illegally; Gravel's role in release of portions of Pentagon Papers recalled; Gravel illus
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PERUVIAN PRESS SUBMITS TO CURB; Self-Censorship Is Imposed to Avoid a Showdown
Date: 30 April 1972
By JOSEPH NOVITSKISpecial to The New York Times
comment on Peruvian Govt's recent takeover of large part of mass media and limitation of freedom of critics to express themselves; repts that Govt has expropriated 2 Lima newspapers, purchased 3d, estab by decree 50% Govt ownership of all TV stations and 25% ownership of all commercial radio stations; notes recent action against La Prensa publisher P G Beltran that compelled him to give up his post and sell his co stock
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Saigon Dropping Action Against Two Reporters
Date: 30 April 1972
S Vietnamese Information Ministry says, Apr 29, it is dropping disaccreditation proceedings against US newsmen K Willenson (UPI) and G Esper (AP) who had been charged with violating mil ground rules for release of information about troop movements; Defense Min says it is dropping proceedings for permanent disaccreditation for the two, but says their mil accreditation will be suspended for 15 days; similar announcement made in case of V Decoudu (Agence France-Presse); bur mgrs in Saigon of the 3 agencies to protest; action does not affect US command's 45-day disaccreditation of A Dawson (UPI)
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Federal Aide Finds a Lack Of Confidence in the Press
Date: 29 April 1972
Acting Deputy Atty L P Gray 3d says there is crisis of confidence in Amer press, s, Orange County Bar Assn; says he is unalterably opposed to any attempt to control press but is just as opposed to attempts of press to control Govt
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While On the Other Side of Town . . .; Conventions:
Date: 30 April 1972
-- LEONARD C. LEWIN
rev of events and speakers at A J Liebling Counter-Conv on news indus sponsored by MORE; illus of speakers J Rubin and author G Vidal
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HOGAN ANSWERS APPEAL BY WBAI; Defends Action to Obtain Data on Tombs Riots
Date: 30 April 1972
By LESLEY OELSNER
Lesley OELSNER
Manhattan Dist Atty Hogan's office defends its action seeking to obtain broadcast material relating to '70 inmate uprising at Manhattan House of Detention for men from radio station WBAI; rejects station's argument for media to be recognized as having absolute immunity, to allow them to refuse to divulge sources of material and confidential matter; case revd
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Merger Committees Picked By Du Pont and Christiana; DU PONT WEIGHS AN ACQUISITION
Date: 29 April 1972
By WILLIAM D. SMITH
Article on possible merger of Christiana Securities Co into E I du Pont de Nemours & Co notes if transaction occurred ownership of Wilmington News-Journal, which is now owned by Christiana, would have to be re-examined
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News of the Camera World
Date: 30 April 1972
BERNARD GLADSTONE
Bernard GLADSTONE
Honeywell introduces Strobo-Eye, sensor unit to measure proper exposure for flash units
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Blowing The Whistle; Dissent in the Public Interest. Edited by Charles Peters and Taylor Branch. 305 pp. New York: Praeger Publishers. Cloth, $8.95. Paper, $3.95.
Date: 30 April 1972
By VICTOR S. NAVASKY
Victor NAVASKY
Book Blowing The Whistle. Dissent in the Public Interest, edited by C Peters and T Branch, revd by V S Navasky
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