Los Angeles Times Denied Delay on Tapes Hearing
Date: 17 December 1972
Chief Fed Dist Judge J J Sirica on Dec 16 denies motion by Los Angeles Times and reporters J Nelson and R J Ostrow to delay hearing on order requiring Times to produce tapes of int with A C Baldwin 3d, Govt witness in Watergate case involving alleged bugging of Dem Natl Com hq in Washington last June; Sirica says Times has had more than 1 mo to prepare its argument against subpoena of tapes; attys for E H Hunt Jr, 1 of 7 defendants in Watergate break-in, served subpoena on Dec 14 for Times to produce tapes; tapes are now due to be turned over on Dec 19
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Why Grant Farr Immunity?
Date: 16 December 1972
MORTIMER H. SMOLKA
Mortimer SMOLKA
M H Smolka lr on Nov 17 ed on jailing of reporter W T Farr (Los Angeles Herald Examiner), who refused to disclose source of information for article he wrote on C Manson during Manson murder trial; holds that when reporter risks chance of causing mistrial and allowing 'reprehensible defendants like Manson & Company' to have opportunity to plead double jeopardy for 'sake of a lousy scoop,' reporter 'should rot in jail for at least 5 yrs, or talk'
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Struck New Haven Papers Stop Payment for Fringes
Date: 16 December 1972
Spokesman for striking pressmen at New Haven Register and Journal-Courier repts on Dec 14 that newspaper has stopped paying medical ins premiums for workers; Printing Pressmen Local 75 pres F Rak says union will pick up payment for for group life and med ins to keep policies in force
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Coast Newsmen File Suit To Free Jailed Reporter
Date: 16 December 1972
M L Lieder (Los Angeles Herald-Examiner), J A Barker (KABC) and R Villasener, retired Los Angeles Times reporter, file suit on Dec 14 contending that Los Angeles County is spending public funds illegally to keep reporter W T Farr in jail; contends money is being spent illegally because Farr was jailed in violation of his const rights for refusing to disclose source of article he wrote about C Manson murders
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A chilling effect on the press; Press freedom In the cold Off to jail
Date: 17 December 1972
By Brit Hume
Brit Hume
article by B Hume, assoc Washington correspondent of columnist J Anderson, on effect of Sup Ct decision in E Caldwell (NY Times) case that reporter does not have right to refuse to reveal sources of his information when they are requested by Govt or grand jury; cites case involving CBS News producer I Kleinerman who was not able to develop material for documentary on problems of children in Amer because he could not assure 1 of his sources, woman on welfare, that he would be able to protect her identity if asked for it by Govt; cites past instances of newsmen who have been incarcerated or whose reporting abilities have been limited by Govt's policy on confidential news sources; newsmen include P Pappas (WTEV), P Branzburg (Louisville Courier-Journal), N von Hoffman, J Alsop and R Kessler (Washington Post), J Nelson (Los Angeles Times), W T Farr (Los Angeles Herald-Examiner) and P Bridge (Newark Evening News); illus
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Sicily Court's Ban on Newsman Brings Wide Protests in Italy
Date: 16 December 1972
By PAUL HOFMANNSpecial to The New York Times
Judge in Palermo, Italy, finds E Fidora, assoc ed of newspaper Lora, guilty of having libeled dead sulphur mine owner by writing that he whipped 10- to 12-yr-old boys who worked in his mines; mine owner, whose heirs brought suit, was investigated in '51 after child worker died allegedly as result of whippings and other brutality in his Sicilian mine; thousands of children in Southern Italy still reptdly work in mines illegally, rather than attending school; Fidora is sentenced to 1 yr in prison and prohibited from practicing his profession for same period
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A Conflict Between Two Rights; Press and Court
Date: 17 December 1972
-- LEON FRIEDMAN
NYC Bar Assn atty Friedman article on Davidoff trial; Davidoff illus
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One Candle and Three Colors; One Candle With Three Colors Among Ideas Patented in Week
Date: 16 December 1972
By STACY V. JONESSpecial to The New York Times
Stacy JONESSpecial
B E Dzevitsky and 3 other Soviet inventors are granted patent for method of producing diamonds synthetically by vapor deposits on seed crystals; process, which can be used to increase size and mass of diamond dust and to enlarge bigger crystals, described
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ROCKEFELLER BARS A REALTY-TAX CUT; Says Projected Surplus Will be Used on 'Rollovers'
Date: 16 December 1972
By WILLIAM E. FARRELLSpecial to The New York Times
William FARRELLSpecial
NYS Gov Rockefeller holds news conf on Dec 15, Capitol, Albany
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