American in Uganda Jail Found Brutality and an Unlikely Esprit
Date: 22 September 1972
By ANDREW TORCHIABy The Associated Press
Amer AP correspondent A Torchia, arriving safely in GB on Sept 21 after being detained in Uganda following reptd Sept 17 invasion from Tanzania, describes his experiences in prison and unnecessary violence he saw used on prisoners by soldiers and policemen
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News Privilege' Law Held Unnecessary
Date: 22 September 1972
By FRED P. GRAHAMSpecial to The New York Times
Fred GRAHAMSpecial
Asst Atty Gen for Justice Dept legal counsel R C Cramton tells HR Judiciary Subcom on Sept 21 that internal guidelines issued in Aug, '70 by former Atty Gen Mitchell make 'newsman's privilege' law unnecessary and that Nixon Adm will therefore oppose as unnecessary proposed laws that would shield journalists from subpoenas; repts that since guidelines have been adopted only 7 subpoenas have been issued against journalists; Cramton testimony is given in response to hearings conducted by Repr R W Kastenmeier on 6 bills that would excuse newsmen under various circumstances from having to disclose confidential information; action on bills is being considered because Sup Ct ruled in June that 1st Amendment does not protect newsmen from being subpoenaed; Amer Soc of Newspaper Editors spokesman R G Fichenberg protests guidelines could be abandoned at any time and thus statute is needed to protect free flow of information to public
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Saigon Paper Posts Bond And Resumes Publication
Date: 21 September 1972
Special to The New York Times
Dien Tin, 1 of 14 S Vietnamese daily newspapers closed during wk of Sept 11 as result of pres decree requiring publishers to post large bonds, belatedly deposits its bond and resumes pub
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Public Access to Data Said to Lag
Date: 22 September 1972
By MARJORIE HUNTERSpecial to The New York Times
HR Govt Operations Subcom (Moorhead) on Sept 21 accuses Fed depts and agencies of delays in providing data available under Freedom of Information Act, which is requested by various groups; holds depts charge excessive fees for copies of documents and practice other means, intentional or unintentional, of thwarting public's right to know; notes 'relative lack of utilization of act by news media' that called for the legis; cites case in which Interior Dept hired former Nixon campaign aide H Treleaven to recommend improvements in dept's public information programs and notes dept then failed to make rept public even when asked to do so under Freedom of Information Act; says that dept did eventually make Treleaven rept public with exception of 1 paragraph, which subcom later found to contain evaluation of Sec Morton's photogenic qualities
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Self-Disqualification of Justices
Date: 21 September 1972
LAURENCE LUSTGARTEN
Laurence LUSTGARTEN
L Lustgarten lr holds that Sup Ct Justice Rehnquist's behavior in disqualifying himself from some, but not other, cases in which he was involved as Asst Atty Gen before being apptd to Sup Ct raises grave questions about both his judgment and integrity; cites his decision to disqualify himself from wiretap case, in which his vote would not have changed outcome, while staying in case on Army surveillance, where he cast deciding vote that denied plaintiffs claim
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Pompidou Defends Government, Assails Opponents
Date: 22 September 1972
By FLORA LEWISSpecial to The New York Times
Pres Pompidou defends as 'useful' his tactics of threatening to postpone a Eur summit conf and then definitely scheduling it for Oct 19, Sept 21 news conf, Paris
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Higher Subscription Prices?
Date: 22 September 1972
By PHILIP H. DOUGHERTY
Philip DOUGHERTY
Batten Barton Durstine & Osborn ad agency has created, for client Western Airlines, 1st TV commercial designed especially for hard of hearing; commercial, which is being aired in several metropolitan areas where research has revealed large concentrations of people with hearing impediments, shows woman delivering message in sign language while pictures are flashed on screen behind her
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CONSUMER BOOKLET ON INSURANCE IS DUE
Date: 22 September 1972
Special to The New York Times
NJ Ins Dept on Sept 21 announces that it will distribute consumers' handbook to public on pitfalls of buying hosp ins policies through mail; handbook is result of dept's recent investigation into misleading and deceptive ad by cos that sell accident and health, hosp and Medicare supplemental coverage through mail
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