Replay Freitag, 9. November 1973

KROGH ASKS COURT TO SUMMON NIXON; Says President Has Refused Help on Ellsberg Case

Date: 09 November 1973

former White House aide E Krogh Jr, contending that Pres Nixon has 'refused to cooperate' with Krogh's attys, has asked Calif ct to subpoena Nixon for questioning concerning conversations with D Ellsberg; Krogh, with J D Ehrlichman and D Young also ask for tape recording or written records of White House meetings in which Pres discussed Ellsberg and disclosure of Pentagon papers; only meeting cited, on March 21, '73, is among those recorded on tapes that Fed Judge J J Sirica has requested in Watergate inquiry; Krogh's atty N Schlei, says in pre-trial discovery motion released by ct on Nov 7 that Nixon 'has, for his own reasons, so far refused to cooperate with counsel for Krogh in permitting access to potentially exculpatory evidence'

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Rigged Wheels; OBSERVER

Date: 10 November 1973

By Russell Baker

Russell Baker

correction on Nov 9 comment by special Pres aide P J Buchanan on B Bagdikian's Nov 1 comment on Pres daily news analysis; information concerning remarks made about Nixon's judgment by A Lewis, E Sevareid and Washington Post were erroneously ommitted

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SURVEY FINDS MOST BACK A NEWS SHIELD

Date: 09 November 1973

Nationwide Gallup Poll repts that total of 62% of Amers believe newspaper reporter should not be required to reveal confidential sources if he is taken to ct to testify about information appearing in news article, compared with 57% in survey conducted last Nov

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WEICKER ATTACKS NIXON'S TV OFFICE; Calls Communications Unit Danger to Free Press

Date: 10 November 1973

By DAVID E. ROSENBAUMSpecial to The New York Times

David ROSENBAUMSpecial

Sen L P Weicker Jr on Nov 9 attacks Office of Telecommunications Policy as 'danger to freedom of the press' and introduces legis that would abolish office; Cong experts in communication policy say that legis stands little chance of passage in '73; Weicker, in speech before Sen, says govt should not be in business of reviewing quality and scope on non-governmental communications; says that functions of office could all be handled by FCC; is critical of speech made by former office dir C T Whitehead in which Whitehead appeared to be threatening owners of TV stations with loss of licenses if they did not 'act to correct imbalance or consistent bias from the networks'

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Salant Disputes White House on Cronkite Interviews; N.B.C. Sharply Revises Prime Time Schedule

Date: 10 November 1973

By LES BROWN

Les BROWN

CBS pres R S Salant in Nov 7 background memo rebuts White House allegation that CBS anchorman W Cronkite showed partiality to newsmakers who were unfriendly to Nixon Adm; points out that among other things former White House aides H R Haldeman and J D Ehrlichman had been invited to appear on CBS Evening News for special ints by Cronkite but that they always declined; says Nixon himself has standing invitation, renewed from time to time, to be int on CBS but he has never accepted it

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The Critics' Critic

Date: 09 November 1973

By Patrick J. Buchanan

Patrick Buchanan

P J Buchanan article on B Bagdikian's attack on Pres's daily news summary asserts that question at issue is not vapidity in that attack but validity of Pres's allegation that recent reportage of Watergate developments has been unbalanced, unfair and, indeed, hysterical; cartoon

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Chilean Police Release Wife Of an Expelled Journalist

Date: 09 November 1973

Mrs M Sourander, wife of expelled Swedish journalist, B Sourander, is released in Santiago, Chile, on Nov 8 after being held by Chilean police for more than 24 hrs; says that she was questioned for 4 hrs before her release and that she was treated with courtesy; was arrested on Nov 6 when she attempted to enter former Cuban Embassy which is now under protection of Swedish Embassy

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A Korean Journalist, Citing Fear, Won't Return to Seoul

Date: 09 November 1973

Mrs J M J Moon, S Korean journalist in the US, says she will not return to Seoul as ordered by her employer, Munwha Broadcasting Co, because she fears physical harm from S Korean CIA for having reptd that US officials were critical of S Korean Govt's role in Kim Dae Jung abduction case

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Newspaper Access Ordered in Suffolk For Inmates of Jail

Date: 09 November 1973

Fed Judge P F Weinstein orders Suffolk County jail authorities to grant prisoners free access to newspapers despite county's assertion that it would have 'disruptive effects' upon inmates; Weinstein, acting on petition by prisoner D D Manicone, rules that denial of access to news violates prisoner's rights under 1st Amendment; notes that Sheriff P F Corso and Warden J F Cleary did not deny Manicone's allegations; jail officials objected to free access to newspapers when news events dealt with crimes, police activites and accounts dealing with case of an inmate; contend that accumulation of newspapers raises serious problem of fire prevention and control; Weinstein directs jail authorities to make available copies of newspapers normally read by residents of Suffolk: LI Press, NY Daily News, NY Times and Newsday

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NIXON AT RETREAT; REPORTERS CURBED

Date: 10 November 1973

White House says on Nov 9 that Pres Nixon flew to Camp David, Md, on Nov 9 but, in change of procedure, newsmen were not permitted to watch Pres's helicopter take off from White House South Lawn or land at Camp David; says Nixon was accompanied by Mrs Nixon and their son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs D Eisenhower

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