Congressman Assails Thailand For Keeping Press From Bases
Date: 01 July 1972
Special to The New York Times
Repr Moorhead criticizes Thailand Govt on June 30 for refusing to allow Amer or foreign newsmen to visit air bases used by US Air Force and Marine Corps air unit, s, HR
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Saigon Courts Punish 42 Newsmen in a Week
Date: 02 July 1972
Special to The New York Times
Saigon Govt announces, July 1, that 42 newsmen had been sentenced and fined since June 22; of 57 cases brought by Govt against newsmen, there were convictions in all but 15; in no case did Govt disclose what special offenses were; type of news that disturbs Thieu Govt is reptg of Govt's anti-Opposition actions
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LIVINGSTONE!; Finding the Great Explorer
Date: 02 July 1972
text of original 1872 NY Herald story on reporter H M Stanley's journey into E Africa to find Dr D Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer; drawing
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The People Lose
Date: 02 July 1972
By TOM WICKER
Tom WICKER
T Wicker comment on recent US Sup Ct decision abolishing capital punishment; holds ct did not rule death penalty per se is cruel and unusual punishment but that infrequency and arbitrariness of death sentences make them cruel and unusual; state legislatures could now reinstate death penalty for specific crimes
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Statute for Newsman Immunity Pushed by Congress Democrats
Date: 01 July 1972
By PAUL L. MONTGOMERY
Paul MONTGOMERY
Fed grand jury, San Francisco, expected to investigate information obtained from Black Panthers by NY Times reporter E Caldwell, is dismissed; Govt apparently will take no further action in case that resulted in US Sup Ct decision denying journalists right to refuse to tell grand juries about sources and information given them in confidence
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Iceland Chess Unit Tries To Curb News Coverage
Date: 02 July 1972
Special to The New York Times
85 newsmen assigned to cover chess matches in Reykjavik, Iceland, except for NY Times and UPI correspondents, sign agreement with Icelandic Chess Federation declaring that they will limit their coverage to 3 repts during each game; AP made oral agreement with fed to limit dispatches to 5 during each game; NY Times refuses to sign fed proposal on ground that it would involve prior restraint on reptg; H C Schonberg and A Horowitz (NY Times) will purchase spectator tickets instead of using press facilities provided by fed; are assured by officials that they will be able to use phones without restriction
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Mitchell Quits Post, Putting Family First; Mitchell Quits Post; Puts Family First
Date: 02 July 1972
By ROBERT B. SEMPLE Jr
J N Mitchell resigns as Pres Nixon's campaign mgr on July 1; his relationship to alleged attempt to bug Dem Natl Com hq noted
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Lake Placid May Get Bobsledding
Date: 01 July 1972
Denver, Colo, Olympic Organizing Com, which is planning '76 Winter Olympics, asks officals of Lake Placid, NY, bobsled run if their facility could be used for Olympic competition
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