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2nd of December 1972 News
Nyheter som framträdde på New York Times framsida den 2 december 1972
A SURVEY OF PAPERS IN NEW ENGLAND SET
Date: 03 December 1972
Markle Foundation of NY awards $45,252 grant to Univ of Mass for survey and evaluation of 106 New England daily newspapers; survey is sponsored by New England Daily Newspaper Assn, New England Society of Newspaper Editors and Sigma Delta Chi regional chapter; L Ghiglione, editor and publisher of Southbridge, Mass, Evening News, will direct survey; 3 of 12 journalists who will evaluate data are H R Brucker, former editor of Hartford Courant, J Herbert, former exec editor of Boston Herald Traveler, and F Seymour, former editor of Worcester Telegram-Gazette
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EUROPEAN MEASURE WOULD AID NEWSMEN
Date: 03 December 1972
Council of Europe Com of Human Rights on Dec 2 accepts draft conv to protect right of foreign press correspondents to operate freely abroad; document will be fowarded for consideration by 17-nation body's com of ministers; council statement says that 17-article draft aims at 'facilitating the professional activity of reporters, photographers, cameramen and news technicians engaged in seeking, receiving and imparting information'
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No Sense of The 'Real World'; Britain
Date: 03 December 1972
-- ANTHONY LEWIS
A Lewis comment on recent resolution of case involving Distillers Co, leading Brit firm that mfrd and sold sedative thalidomide drug in early '60s, and families of children born with severe birth defects because mothers had taken thalidomide during pregnancy; notes that Lord Chief Justice of England, in effort avoid public influence on course of pending lawsuit, enjoined London Sunday Times from publishing evidence indicating that co was at fault; drawing
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Into the Void Left By the Courts; First Amendment
Date: 03 December 1972
-- ALAN M. DERSHOWITZ
Prof A M Dershowitz comment on apparent increase in conservatism in Sup Ct in light of its rejection of appeal by reporter W T Farr (Los Angeles Times) to be released from prison after he was sentenced for refusing to identify source who had leaked to him information concerning murder trial of C Manson; notes Sen J M Quinlan submitted legis designed to provide newsmen and scholars 'with protection of confidential sources of information' and that Gov Rockefeller warned that investigative reptg will be impossible unless reporters are given protection against being forced to reveal their confidential sources; says that consequence of judiciary's following conservative lead of Sup Ct is that legis and exec branches of Govt are assuming more active role as champions of 1st Amendment
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REPORTERS' RIGHT TO SILENCE BACKED; 57% in Gallup Poll Uphold Refusal to Reveal Source
Date: 03 December 1972
By DAVID K. SHIPLER
David SHIPLER
1,462 persons age 18 and over interviewed in Gallup Poll in 300 localities across US on question of whether newsmen should be forced to reveal their sources; poll shows that 57% say that reporters should not have to disclose sources in ct, 34% say that newsmen should be required to reveal sources and 9% have no opinion; Dr G Gallup repts that argument frequently given by persons who think that newsmen should not be required to reveal sources is that decisions to jail reporters could eventually deplete confidential sources on which they rely to fulfill their responsibility to public; finds the higher the education the greater the percentage of those who answered that reporter should not be required to divulge his sources
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In Chains?
Date: 03 December 1972
ANNE YOULE STEIN
Anne STEIN
A Y Stein lr questions accuracy of opening sentence of R Reinhold's Nov 26 article on jailing of Prof S L Popkin which stated that he was 'manacled, wrapped in chains' when he was taken to jail; editorial reply notes that Popkin had chain around his waist which was attached to his handcuffs
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Defense Moves Bring New Delay of Ellsberg Trial
Date: 02 December 1972
By WALLACE TURNERSpecial to The New York Times
Pentagon papers trial is delayed until Dec 12 because of allegations that Govt failed to comply with ct's orders for full disclosure of documents it plans to use in prosecution of Ellsberg and Russo; defense atty C R Nesson tells US Dist Judge W M Byrne Jr that set of transparencies that Govt had supplied showed that prosecution intended to use documents other than those on list of 663 that it had previously provided to defense; defense asked for 1-mo delay to deal with problem; Byrne, after spending more than 2 hrs questioning jurors, refuses to grant defense motion for mistrial sought on ground that jury had become biased during 4-mo recess; defense attys rept thay will appeal refusal to order mistrial and expect to argue motion early next wk
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Grants Made for News Fellowships at Two Colleges
Date: 03 December 1972
Natl Endowment for the Humanities chmn R S Berman repts grants have been awarded to Univ of Michigan and Stanford Univ to establish fellowship programs for professional journalists; Stanford receives grant offer of $190,798, coupled with supplemental award of $50,000; gifts up to 1/2 $50,000 must be received by endowment in support of Stanford's program; amount will be matched by Fed funds; grant to Michigan is for $234,625; program detailed
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A Fun-House Mirror; A Fun-House Mirror
Date: 03 December 1972
By WILFRID SHEED
Wilfrid SHEED
W Sheed article on T Wolfe's recent participation in New Journalism movement examines Wolfe as novelist and journalist
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MARCOS FOSTERS CHARTER DEBATE; Release of 15 Detainees Is Part of Drive for Big Vote
Date: 03 December 1972
Special to The New York Times
Philippines Pres Marcos, on Dec 2, directs temporary release of 15 persons detained by mil since martial law proclamation on Sept 21; those released include newsmen J Roces and M Soliven (Manila Times), T Locsin Sr (Philippines Free Press), C Carunungan (Variety Magazine), B David (Philippines Daily Star), R Cusipag (Tagalog Daily Taliba) and J Mercado (Press Foundation of Asia); all 15 must remain under mil supervision
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