Barker and Martinez Trial Starts in Capital Today; ' What Can We Do?'
Date: 26 June 1974
Special to The New York Times
Ct trial of Bernard L Barker and Eugenio R Martinez, accused of breaking into office of Daniel Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr Lewis J Fielding, is scheduled to begin on June 25; Barker repts that during trial they will be living in modest boarding house in Washington; says they do not even have enough money to pay for meals, int before leaving Miami for Washington; Martinez complains of immunity granted to Howard Hunt who allegedly recruited men for break-in; says he does not blame anyone for his plight; John D Ehrlichman and G Gordon Liddy will also stand trial (M)
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Petersen Says Prosecutors Failed to Ch eck Some Evidence in 'Plumbers' Case
Date: 27 June 1974
By ANTHONY RIPLEYSpecial to The New York Times
Asst Atty Gen Henry E Petersen, testifying before Sen Judiciary Com on June 26, acknowledges that prosecutors in plumbers case had failed to check out lead in case provided by CIA that might have led investigators to early break in case, testimony before Sen Judiciary Com hearing on nomination of Earl J Silbert to be US Atty for Washington, DC; concedes that he reed memo and copies of photographs from CIA on Dec 5, '72, which dealt with office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist Dr Lewis J Fielding which was broken into by plumbers; according to edited transcripts of tape-recorded White House conversations, raid did not come to Pres attention until March 17, '73; Justice Dept said it 1st learned of burglary on April 15, '73; Petersen says that he and Silbert, head of team of Watergate prosecutors, had studied information relayed to them by CIA but had put it aside; says photos show G Gordon Liddy lighting cigar outside Fielding's office and show copies of false identification documents issued by CIA to Liddy and E Howard Hunt Jr (M)
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Colson Is Disbarred By Court in Capital
Date: 26 June 1974
Charles W Colson on June 25 is disbarred by US Dist Ct for Dist of Columbia; order prohibits Colson from practicing law
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7 Close to Nixon Listed To Testify on 'Plumbers'; Knowledge Denied ' Any Practice?' 5 Others Listed
Date: 27 June 1974
By SEYMOUR M.HERSHSpecial to The New York Times
Prosecution and defense attys in plumbers trial announce on June 26 tentative witnesses who will be asked to testify at trial; witnesses include Sec Kissinger, Gen Alexander Haig Jr, White House counsel Leonard Garment, former Treas Sec George P Shultz, White House Domestic Council head Kenneth R Cole, Asst Atty Gen Henry Petersen and former Asst Atty Gen Robert C Mardian; selection of jurors begins; defendant John Ehrlichman appears in good humor; illus of other defendants Bernard L Barker and Eugenio R Martinez with attys; illus of Ehrlichman and wife (M)
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Ford Tells A.M.A. of Concern For Doctor and Patient Privacy
Date: 26 June 1974
By MARJORIE HUNTERSpecial to The New York Times
Vice Pres Ford expresses grave concern over what he terms growing tendency to violate privacy of drs and patients, address to AMA conv; does not cite examples of such incidents, but is obviously referring to '72 break-in at office of Dr Lewis Fielding by White House 'plumbers' to obtain med records of Dr Daniel Ellsberg; invasion of patients' rights of privacy has become major issue at AMA; AMA leaders are split over issue of peer rev (M)
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Coty Awards Go to Halston and Beene; Another Award Winner ' The First Direction'
Date: 27 June 1974
By BERNADINE MORRIS
Bernadine MORRIS
Coty Amer Fashion Critics Awards announced; awards com represents nation's fashion press
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Rules for the Candidate Under Attack Called Freedom Curb; JUSTICES UPSET 'RIGHT TO REPLY' Comments on Decision
Date: 26 June 1974
By WARREN WEAVER Jr.Special to The New York Times
Warren WEAVER
Lee Hills, chmn and exec officer of Knight Newspapers, publisher of Miami Herald, says on June 25 in response to Sup Ct decision striking down Fla law that ruling is victory for Amer people; Tornillo says he is surprised by decision and that law giving public access to overwhelming power of newspapers is needed; chmn of Freedom of Information Com of ASNE, William Hornby, lauds decision (S)
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Rules for the Candidate Under Attack Called Freedom Curb; JUSTICES UPSET 'RIGHT TO REPLY' Comments on Decision
Date: 26 June 1974
By WARREN WEAVER Jr.Special to The New York Times
Warren WEAVER
US Sup Ct strikes down '13 state law requiring newspapers to print replies from pol candidates attacked in their columns; case, which involved pol candidate Pat L Tornillo Jr and Miami Herald, revd (M)
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Free Press
Date: 27 June 1974
ed lauds US Sup Ct decision striking down Fla 'right to reply' law, which required newspapers to give pol candidates equal space to reply to ed criticism
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