PANEL WILL RULE; Government's Plea to Be Heard by Three Judges Tomorrow GURFEIN REFUSES TO ENJOIN TIMES
Date: 20 June 1971
By FRED P. GRAHAM
Fred GRAHAM
Gurfein denies US an injunction to block Times from publishing further articles, but US Appeals Ct Judge I R Kaufman continues stay; Kaufman restrains further publication until next day to allow time for 3-judge Appeals Ct panel to consider Gurfein's ruling before series resumes; Gurfein ruling stresses that press must be free to print sensitive matter even if Govt is embarrassed; says Govt failed to show that disclosures of 'historic' documents would harm natl interest
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Text of Gurfein Opinion Upholding The Times and Kaufman Order Extending Ban
Date: 20 June 1971
texts of Gurfein opinion and Kaufman order
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Letter to the Editor 14 -- No Title
Date: 20 June 1971
GENE CUDWORTH
Gene CUDWORTH
lrs on Times pub of Pentagon documents
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Text of Court of Appeals Opinion Restraining The Washington Post From Publishing Articles and Dissent
Date: 20 June 1971
Special to The New York Times
texts of Robinson, Robb and Wright opinions in Washington Post case
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The Vietnam Papers
Date: 21 June 1971
ed says study on which Times series was based showed how decisions affecting US role in war were executed while their far-reaching pol effects were either deliberately distorted or withheld altogether from the public; says study shows that no one in upper ranks of Adm 6 or 7 yrs ago considered if Saigon Govt's control of S Vietnam was of such vital interest to US that it warranted open-ended mil involvement; says Times published series on study because Amer public had right to have it
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The Secret Glut; or, Pentagon Surplus
Date: 20 June 1971
By RUSSELL BAKER
Russell BAKER
R Baker satirical comment on deliberate leaking of secret Govt documents in order to create panic and provoke Cong approval of funds for various defense projects
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Study Said to Show Bomb Lulls Were Meant to 'Placate' Public
Date: 20 June 1971
Washington Post repts that Pentagon study documents show that Johnson Adm strategists had little expectation that '65 and '68 pauses in bombing of N Vietnam would produce peace talks; strategists did believe that bombing halts ordered from time to time would help placate domestic and world opinion; study credits Sec McNamara and Asst Sec McNaughton with proposing in July '65 a 37-day bombing halt at end of yr
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Sunday Times of London Prints Article on Series
Date: 20 June 1971
London Sunday Times prints article on Times series
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The Classified Minds
Date: 21 June 1971
By ARCHIBALD MacLEISH
Archibald MacLEISH
A MacLeish scores Govt action against Times
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3 Judges Will Rule on Secret Papers; TIMES CASE GOES TO APPEALS COURT
Date: 21 June 1971
By FRED P. GRAHAM
Fred GRAHAM
3-judge Fed Appeals Ct to hear arguments on Govt's appeal from Gurfein's decision in favor of the Times; losing side to appeal to US Sup Ct
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