GUILD UNIT AT TIMES APPROVES NEW PACT
Date: 14 November 1973
NY Times unit chmn of Newspaper Guild, B Stein, on Nov 13 announces Times Guild members have approved new 2-yr contract; increases in pay will range from $6.58 a wk in lowest category to $19.74 a wk in highest in each of 2 yrs; other provisions noted
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C.B.S. Cancels Order Barring 'Instant Analysis' of Speeches
Date: 13 November 1973
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
CBS chmn W S Paley on Nov 12 announces discontinuance of policy, instituted June 6 '73, prohibiting its news correspondents from commenting on or analyzing Pres speeches immediately after they are delivered; says journalistic innovation was given 'fair trial'; says original decision was made in belief that additional time for reflection and research would enhance analyses of Pres speeches; says this does not mean that it will necessarily require 'instant analysis' after all speeches by a Pres or other persons of public importance but rather that ban has been lifted
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President's Attack On Television Seen As Planned Move
Date: 13 November 1973
brief exchange between Pres Nixon and CBS News TV producer S Feders before Pres's Oct 26 press conf raises possibility that Nixon's attack on news media may have been less spontaneous than it seemed; Feders advised his immediate superior, W Small, in memo dated Oct 31, that as Pres started to walk into East Room for news conf he remarked 'Cronkite's not going to like this, tonight, I hope'; says he was speaking with Pres before conf and that conversation took 'decidedly less friendly tone' when he identified himself as 'with CBS'
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ISRAEL STRESSES CONTROL OF ROAD; Armed Troops Bar Newsmen On Route to Suez After U.N. Lets Group Pass Israelis Stress Control of Suez Road by Barring Press Flag in Distance
Date: 14 November 1973
By HENRY TANNERSpecial to The New York Times
Nov 14: Israeli mil forces on Nov 13 deny newsmen and cameramen thoroughfare along road leading to city of Suez despite access permitted journalists by UN peace-keeping force; comdr of UN Emergency Force, Maj Gen E Siilasvuo, reptdly is taking position that his mandate requires him to replace all Israeli roadblocks on Cairo-Suez road by establishment of UN checkpoints and to give UN force sole control over civilian supplies for Suez city; sources rept that Siilasvuo's announcement that he will establish checkpoints without further discussion is indication that his interpretation of UN's 6-point cease-fire agreement is shared by UN Sec Gen Waldheim; Israel reptdly is prepared to turn over checkpoints along road to UN as stipulated in cease-fire agreement, but is resisting Egyptian demands that it withdraw its troops from positions along sides of road; feel yielding on issue would supersede agreement and isolate Israeli troops south of thoroughfare from rest of bridgehead; Israeli Maj Gen A Yariv insists that civilian supplies destined for Suez be unloaded and checked by Israelis at outskirts of Suez, and reptdly has placed limitations on number of convoys which may pass through; Yariv's interpretation reptdly has met with objections from UN officials; diplomatic sources contend that Israel apparently is basing its actions on an ambiguity found in phrasing of part of cease-fire agreement, which holds that Israeli checkpoints along Cairo-Suez road should be replaced by UN checkpoints, but which stipulates that Israeli officers can participate with UN to supervise nonmil nature of cargo shipments at bank of Suez Canal; UN and Egyptians maintain Israeli officers can participate in supervision of supplies going to Egyptian 3d Corps, trapped on eastern bank of canal, but not to Suez; illus of Israelis manning roadblock to prevent movement of UN truck outside Suez City
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Arrogance of the Press
Date: 13 November 1973
By William Loeb
William Loeb
article by W Loeb, publisher of Manchester Union Leader, holds Pres Nixon should not now resign or be impeached because to do so would take control of US away from voters and give it to small group of 'arrogant self-apptd rulers' in form of radio and TV commentators, newspaper editorialists and publishers; says for Nixon to resign or be impeached at this time would be complete surrender to hysteria deliberately created by communications indus, which in its most important segment is monolithic in its hatred of Pres; says he favored Nixon's resignation because of his incompetence in office but that was before S T Agnew resigned; says people have been deprived of their basic right and necessity to have true facts on problems confronting US and fact that US has had its information arteries poisoned has brought on present natl neurosis; cartoon
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Some Watergate Queries G.O.P. May Ask; SPECIAL PROSECUTOR 'PRESIDENTIAL PAPERS' WATERGATE BURGLARY AND COVER-UP 'PLUMBERS' IMPEACHMENT
Date: 13 November 1973
By DAVID E. ROSENBAUMSpecial to The New York Times
David ROSENBAUMSpecial
questions that may be asked by Repub Congressmen in their meetings with Pres Nixon this wk, that have not been addressed by Pres Nixon, include why Pres waited so long after White House tape recordings were subpoenaed to find out what was on them; why he then waited for 1 mo after learning that some tapes did not exist to reveal that to ct; why did he not tell his atty C A Wright about tapes that did not exist; would Pres veto legis establishing special prosecutor independent of exec branch; will new special Watergate prosecutor L Jaworski be permitted to sue in ct to obtain additional recordings and documents from White House; what specific information will be provided to him that was not given to A Cox; how does Pres define 'Pres papers' he says must remain confidential; did Pres ever ask his former Atty Gen and campaign dir, J N Mitchell, questions about Watergate burglary and, if not, why not; who, if anyone, did Nixon assign to investigate Watergate scandal on Mar 21 '73; what was basis of Pres's fear that Watergate investigation might disclose secret CIA activities; who authorized C G Rebozo to collect $100,000 from agents of H Hughes and did Rebozo solicit or collect any other money; will Pres turn over all evidence requested by HR if formal impeachment proceedings begin; significance of questions discussed
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Amsterdam News Editor Withdraws His Resignation
Date: 13 November 1973
H C McCall, who resigned recently as chmn of ed page of NY Amsterdam News in dispute with publisher over pol endorsement in NYC Controller's race, on Nov 12 withdraws resignation; says he made decision to rejoin staff in unsalaried position after stockholders, including Manhattan Boro Pres Sutton, voted unanimously to refuse to accept resignation; publisher C B Jones says no eds will appear in paper in future without 'joint consultation and joint approval' between himself and McCall; resignation was triggered when Jones returned from out-of-town trip and endorsed Admr R Lewisohn, Repub candidate for Controller; McCall had already announced that paper would endorse Dem candidate Sen H J Goldin, who won election
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Letters to the Editor; Arabs, Israel and the West: The Oil Weapon Could Backfire Fuel Saver's Nightmare Waste at the Airport Why Voters Don't Vote The Buchanan Report Congress: How to Create A Special Prosecutor Office Let the Panovs Leave Russia
Date: 13 November 1973
ERICA ROENJ. D. PROCTORWILLIAM WELCHWARREN MOSCOWBEN H. BAGDIKIANWILLIAM S. COHENHAROLD PRINCE
Erica ROENJ
J D Proctor lr urges that US airports adopt system used in GB in which cockpit crews do not start engines of jetliners until they are assured by air traffic controllers of prompt departure; says move would conserve fuel
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