URUGUAY'S CONGRESS DEFIED ON SECURITY
Date: 16 July 1971
Pres Pacheco Cabinet re-imposes special security laws less than 24 hrs after Cong has voted to repeal them, triggering major confrontation between Pacheco and Cong; special laws have been used as basis for holding suspects without charges, banning demonstrations and other pub activities considered threat to Govt
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Ellsberg Obtains Delay on Coast Trial
Date: 16 July 1971
By JOSEPH LELYVELDSpecial to The New York Times
Issuance of order requiring Ellsberg to go to Los Angeles to stand trial in connection with Pentagon papers put off for at least 8 days as his attys seek to show that Govt case against him is based on illegal wiretap evidence; Govt contends that issue of wiretapping is properly business of Fed Dist Ct in Los Angeles, where he was indicted, but Magistrate Princi rules that defense may have until Friday of next wk to file further brief supporting contention that wiretap question must be settled first in order to determine whether case should be allowed to proceed; Ellsberg is object of 1-man demonstration at courthouse by J Mlot-Mroz, self-styled Polish freedom fighter
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Market Place: Plans of Houses On Going Public
Date: 16 July 1971
By TERRY ROBARDS
Terry ROBARDS
Investment Co Inst puts new security system into effect as result of premature leak of its June sales rept on mutual funds which could have major impact on stock mkt; henceforth repts will be taken to Treas Dept pressroom, wire services alerted and rept sent out on news wire
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More on the Pentagon Papers
Date: 17 July 1971
W. R. SPILLERS
W. SPILLERS
Prof Spillers lr on Wicker reply to Acheson's remarks on return of Pentagon papers as stolen goods; likens Times action to that of student rioters; queries benefits of publication of papers
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Letter to the Editor 1 -- No Title
Date: 17 July 1971
MARK SACHAROFI!',RICHARD FALKRICHARD BARNIiTSEYMOUR MELMANP-TER WEIS,%ED'#ARD S. HERMAN
lr holds news media handling of Pentagon papers, with exception of Times, weak, inconclusive and confusing to public; says they show little initiative or incisiveness in clarifying significance of information contained in rept; cites examples; holds media have made little effort to consult those opposed to war, although those whose reputations have been damaged by publication have been afforded opportunity, especially on Tv, to comment
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TWO PAPERS SETTLE CHATTANOOGA SUITS
Date: 17 July 1971
Civil antitrust suits filed by Chattanooga Times and Chattanooga News-Free Press against each other, in which each sought several million dollars in damages from the other, settled out of ct; News publisher R McDonald says he will be paid damages; Times publisher Mrs Golden comments; case revd
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House Unit Discloses Civilian Killings in U.S.-Backed Program
Date: 16 July 1971
By FELIX BELAIR Jr.Special to The New York Times
Felix BELAIR
Previously classified information provided by State Dept to Repr Reid and read into record of HR subcom discloses that 26,843 nonmil Vietcong insurgents and sympathizers were 'neutralized' in 14-mo period beginning Jan '70 through Operation Phoenix counterinsurgency program financed by US; 9,820 reptd 'killed,' 7,751 'sentenced' to prisons, 9,272 'rallied' to Saigon Govt; Reid says that if figures for 1st 2 mos of '71 were projected on annual basis they would show 27,001 Vietcong 'neutralized'; State Dept memorandum cited '70 goal as 21,600 neutralized; silent on Reid charge that many in 'killed' category are actually victims of 'planned murder' of civilians in violation of Geneva conv; Reid 'shocked and dismayed' that Gen Abrams 'endorsed and called for implementation' of plan; urges Adm totally disassociate self from program and insist that Saigon halt it; cites data showing 441 US mil personnel involved in operation
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DOLE SAYS TRIALS MIGHT HARM G.O.P.; Fears Action on Documents Could Arouse War Foes
Date: 16 July 1971
By WARREN WEAVER Jr.Special to The New York Times
Warren WEAVER
Sen Dole, Repub Natl Chmn, says that any decision to prosecute criminally distributor of Pentagon papers or newspapers that printed them could be politically harmful to Repub party; holds that prosecuting Ellsberg would attract attention and give antiwar group new momentum; feels that publication of papers has not raised any particular trouble for Adm or Repub party; says he has not 'heard of any great anguish around Washington' over Sup Ct decision; says only question on his mind is why Mitchell waited 2 days before going to ct
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' Pentagon Papers' Is Selling Quickly Publisher Reports
Date: 16 July 1971
Bantam Books repts over 1-million copies of paperback edition of Pentagon papers are in print; 500,000-copy 1st printing believed sold out; many cities have not yet recd copies; in others, initial shipments have been sold out
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