Der 18. Oktober 1972 war ein Mittwoch unter dem Sternzeichen ♎. Es war der 291. Tag des Jahres. Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten war Richard M. Nixon.
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Date: 19 October 1972
Saigon mil ct, Oct 17, sentences Rev Chan Tine, publisher of RC leftist publication Doi Diem, to 5 yrs in solitary confinement and $75,000 fine for violation of Pres Thieu's press law decree; sentence is heaviest since Thieu issued decree
Date: 18 October 1972
NYU awards its D Hollenbeck award for best article evaluating mass media to More (pub)
Date: 19 October 1972
Rev J A O'Hare, assoc editor of America (pub), makes public on Oct 18 lr to Philippine Pres Marcos from 16 Roman Catholic archbishops and bishops there expressing alarm over his imposition of martial law and asking that freedom of speech through mass media be restored
Date: 18 October 1972
Special to The New York Times
South Korean Pres Park Chung Hee on Oct 17 proclaims martial law and imposes press censorship
Date: 19 October 1972
US Ct of Appeals on Oct 17 upholds contempt citation of D M Lightman (Baltimore Sun), who refused to tell grand jury name of store where he had been offered marijuana; Sun repts it will ask Sup Ct to rev action
Date: 18 October 1972
ed holds that Nixon criticism of public opinion leaders and press for not supporting his Vietnam policies shows 'shallowness' of Pres's commitment to freedom of opinion, speech and press
Date: 19 October 1972
By ALBIN KREBS
Albin KREBS
(News Media & Campaign--Rivera Role) NY Civil Liberties Union on Oct 18 comes to defense of G Rivera, WABC-TV reporter who was reprimanded by his employers for making partisan pol speeches on behalf of Sen McGovern; charges, in lr to A Primo, vp for news for WABC and 4 other TV stations owned by ABC, that Primo's rebuke of Rivera is 'unconstitutional violation of Rivera's right to free speech and association'; Primo had said that Rivera, by his action, violated ABC policy prohibiting newsmen from taking public sides on behalf of candidate; union charges that ABC has made no charge or offered any proof that Rivera's reptg is less objective or that his work on screen reflects his views as private citizen
Date: 19 October 1972
BY TOM WICKER
Tom WICKER
T Wicker says US public is not likely to 'buy' Nixon attack on press and others in speech to POW families; comments on effect on Pres campaign of news of progress in Vietnam peace talks
Date: 19 October 1972
By ROBERT B. SEMPLE Jr.Special to The New York Times
analysis of Nixon Adm's perceptions of voters and newspapers that serve them, derived from recent counterattack to charges that some of Nixon's assts created or at least condoned Watergate bugging and network of pol espionage and disruption; notes Adm assts have denounced charges and newspapers that print them without explicitly discussing or denying charges; says strategy is based on assumptions that public feels alleged conspiracy is distant and even amateurish intrigue far removed from White House and that public, softened by 3 yrs of speeches from Vice Pres Agnew, has less than total confidence that what it reads and hears in Eastern media is true and undistorted by pol prejudice
Date: 19 October 1972
NJ Deputy Surrogate H W Burnside suspended on Oct 18 pending outcome of probe into missing records of cash fees in trust funds set up by NJ cts for minors; suspension had been recommended by Atlantic County Treasurer Xanthopouldos; Burnside says he welcomes investigation