Der 8. Oktober 1973 war ein Montag unter dem Sternzeichen ♎. Es war der 280. Tag des Jahres. Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten war Richard M. Nixon.
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Date: 09 October 1973
Pressmen and stereotypers union on Oct 8 votes down tentative contract agreements reached with negotiators for Washington Star-News and Washington Post; Fed mediator G S McCutcheon says he will reconvene talks early this wk
Date: 08 October 1973
Special to The New York Times
attys representing news orgns and reporters subpoenaed by Vice Pres Agnew's attys in effort to find source of news leaks meet on Oct 7 in Washington, DC, to plan strategy for response; it is understood that discussions focused on case law that could be used in arguments for quashing subpoenas and jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which motions to quash might be filed; list of subpoenaed reporters and news orgns
Date: 09 October 1973
Special to The New York TimesBy ANTHONY RIPLEY
Justice Dept on Oct 8 brands as 'frivolous' Vice Pres Agnew's allegation that it had engaged in campaign of news leaks directed against him and says that subpoenas to newsmen to prove there was campaign are merely 'fishing expeditions,' memo to US Dist Judge Hoffman; declares its opposition to Agnew's efforts to call off Baltimore grand jury that is looking into possible criminality on his part; says it does not intend to fight subpoenas its officers have recd; memo says it is 'substance of publicity, not its source' that bears on grand jury's ability to consider fairly evidence presented before it; notes that evidence gathered against Agnew is so entwined with evidence gathered against other present and former Md officials that Agnew's case cannot be dropped without affecting others; memo strongly objects to subpoenas issued to newsmen; attys for 11 reporters and news orgns call subpoenas 'virtually unprecedented'; file motion asking for wk's delay in responding to subpoenas from Oct 11 to Oct 18; Hoffman summarily rejects request; several of attys say they are considering possible appeal of judge's action; newsmen argue that 1 of key issues at stake is 'right and duty of press to alert the voters and their reprs to activities which may constitute grounds for impeachment'; some of arguments newsmen are expected to raise in efforts to quash subpoenas noted; Reporters Com for Freedom of the Press announces on Oct 8 that it will attempt to enter case on side of newsmen and editors
Date: 08 October 1973
By William Safire
William Safire
W Safire comment says Agnew's real opponent is power of state to deny individual citizen his rights, a Justice Dept that will abuse new immunity statutes to coerce testimony to 'get' a big fish, a prosecutor who will spread pronouncement of guilt to every lawyer in case so that his prejudicial judgment cannot help but see print and thereby tamper with jury's opinion; says that to challenge abuse of power is to fight the good fight but Agnew is using weapon of subpoena like bludgeon to fight the wrong fight--the grudge fight against press; says there is still time for Agnew to drop 'sideshow' of subpoenaing press and to get on with counterattack against scalp-hunters' abuse of power; says if Agnew fights for principle, for individual's rights against abusive power of reputation-conscious prosecutors, he will win, but if he fights for Agnew alone, he will deserve to lose
Date: 09 October 1973
Ed says sentiments expressed by Pres Nixon in honor of Natl Newpaper Wk, that 'freedom of press is 1 of proudest and most zealously guarded aspects of our natl heritage,' are consistent with nation's historical traditions but are regrettably less consistent with practice of Nixon's own Adm
Date: 08 October 1973
By MARTIN ARNOLDSpecial to The New York Times
article on news 'leak,' Washington necessity and suddenly, in view of Fed investigation of Vice Pres Agnew, a major const issue; notes that Agnew's attys have won right from Fed judge to conduct their own investigations, with subpoena power, into alleged Justice Dept leaks against Agnew
Date: 09 October 1973
Sen Buckley urges Sen Ervin on Oct 8 to plug what he terms the 'notoriously leaky' Sen Watergate com, lr to Ervin; suggests that staff members be questioned under oath to determine source of news leaks of testimony taken in private by com; Ervin rejected proposal last wk, saying that such an oath would demoralize staff and probably not turn up source of leaks
Date: 09 October 1973
By The Associated Press
AP Managing Editors Assn on Oct 8 repts on results of its survey on newsprint shortage effects on various US newspapers
Date: 08 October 1973
Lebanon on Oct 7 imposes censorship on news photographs for foreign agencies on Syrian-Israeli fighting
Date: 08 October 1973
Special to The New York Times
Atlanta Constitution sports editor J Outlar is shot and seriously wounded on Oct 7 by assailant in parking lot of Atlanta Stadium shortly after completion of football game