Tennessee 'Shield' Law
Date: 08 April 1973
Tenn Gov W Dunn on Apr 5 signs Tenn Press Assn's 'shield bill,' giving newsmen qualified protection from having to disclose sources to news
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7th of April 1973 News
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Ellsberg Judge Accepts Hayden As Expert on Diplomacy of U.S.
Date: 07 April 1973
By MARTIN ARNOLDSpecial to The New York Times April 6
US Fed Dist Ct Judge W M Byrne Jr, presiding over Pentagon papers trial, on Apr 6 overrules prosecutor D R Nissen's objection to accepting testimony of antiwar activist T Hayden on release of papers as that of expert witness; Hayden testifies that disclosure of papers did not affect beginning or completion of negotiations; Profs N Chomsky and F P Ward are called as witnesses; Chomsky testifies that release of papers did not injure natl security
Guild Strikes in Virginia
Date: 07 April 1973
Newspaper Guild members picket Alexandria, Va, Gazette on Apr 6 after calling strike over wages
News Source Bill Passed
Date: 08 April 1973
Illinois HR on Apr 6 passes and sends to Sen bill that would allow newsmen to keep their sources confidential; bill applies only to protection of sources and could not be used when reporter witnessed crime of accident
Newsman Draws Year in Jail After Secret Trial in Rhodesia; Detained Since Feb. 20
Date: 07 April 1973
By ALVIN SHUSTER
Alvin SHUSTER
African Natl Council on Apr 6 rejects Rhodesian Prime Min Smith's new efforts to settle ind dispute with GB; Smith earlier told Parliament that '71 proposed settlement terms remain basis of new attempts to break deadlock
Printers Union Head Charges Papers With Unfair Practices
Date: 07 April 1973
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
Typographical Union Local 6 pres B A Powers says on Apr 6 that his local has filed unfair labor practice charges with NLRB against NY Daily News, NY Post and NY Times, alleging that papers, through procedure of cross-designation of spokesmen, have sought to bargain with them as multiemployer unit contrary to earlier decision of NLRB; repts bargaining com, headed by W K Graham, is same for each of 3 newspapers; contends that publishers have devised such procedure to get around NLRB ruling several yrs ago that upheld union's right to negotiate with newspapers seperately; News spokesman say each of publishers has been advised by counsel that their position is 'correct and legal one'; Diario-La Prensa is not published on Apr 6 as several craft unions continue to picket paper's plant
C.I.A. Witness for Ellsberg Asserts Agency Has Apparently Ousted Him
Date: 08 April 1973
Special to The New York TimesBy SEYMOUR M. HERSH
CIA analyst S A Adams, who testified about mil deceit at Pentagon papers trial, says on Apr 7 that he has apparently been discharged, int; CIA denies it; says that on Mar 19 he was told by superior that he had been declared 'excess' in his job and would be formally notified of his dismissal 'in a couple of days'; says he has not yet recd any such notification; CIA is now in midst of 10% staff cutback that was recently authorized by Dir Schlesinger
TASS TOLD TO PAY $15,000 IN BEIRUT; Court Rules Soviet Agency Defamed 4 Lebanese
Date: 07 April 1973
Lebanese ct rules on Apr 6 that Soviet press agency Tass must pay $15,000 in fines in defamation suit brought by 4 prominent Lebanese, A Esber, parliament member, F Chebab, former security dir, R Abella, newspaper publisher, and D Chamoun, son of former Pres; judicial sources rept Tass has right to appeal; case is significant because for 1st time Russians publicly admit that their agency is arm of govt in contending that staff members of Tass are entitled to diplomatic immunity; suit was brought in Oct, '71, after agency carried rept in its Arabic service in which Brit spy H Philby charged that number of Lebanese politicians and journalists were paid intelligence agents; Philby's charges led to strain in Soviet-Lebanese relations; Soviet Embassy, when rept 1st appeared, told those named that it had nothing to do with Tass; later reversed its stand and asked Lebanese Foreign Ministry to issue statement saying Tass reprs enjoy diplomatic immunity; plaintiffs' atty accused embassy at hearing last Aug 10 of reversing its stand and said Tass local dir R Saade was Lebanese and could not have diplomatic immunity in his own country
World News Briefs; Central America Fighting Drought Rhodesian Trail Is Criticized Manila Prison Visit Denied, Wife Says Turkish Premier Offers to Resign Cyprus Has a Night Of Bomb Blasts
Date: 08 April 1973
Honduras and Costa Rica declare natl emergencies as result of worst drought in 50 yrs in area; drought has affected production of some basic agr products, necessitating imports of certain farm products; in many areas water reptdly is rationed
The Truly Dreary News; Wholesale Trouble
Date: 08 April 1973
Comment on continuing inflation problem, on rise in wholesale price index for Mar and on significance of rise in index of indus commodities; graph