17. dubna 1973 bylo úterý pod hvězdičkou ♈. Byl 106 den v roce. Prezidentem Spojených států byl Richard M. Nixon.
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17th of April 1973 News
Zprávy, jak se objevily na titulní stránce New York Times dne 17. dubna 1973
The Missing Newsmen
Date: 17 April 1973
By Richard Dudman
Richard Dudman
R Dudman article on 19 newsmen, including 5 Amers, missing since Apr and May '70 when they were captured at the time of the US and S Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia; various repts on the fate of the men detailed; missing Amers are S Flynn, W Hangen, T L Reynolds, A Shimkin and D Stone; Shimkin was captured in S Vietnam; Dudman says that fact that some of these men were reptd held in some of the areas being bombed by US planes is one more reason to halt the bombing
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F.B.I. TOLD TO STOP CHECK ON NEWSMAN
Date: 17 April 1973
US Dist Ct Judge J J Sirica on Apr 16 issues temporary injunction ordering FBI to stop using phone records to trace identity of columnist J Anderson's sources; ruling follows hearing in which FBI agent, E Leary, testified that his agency had traced identity of 96 callers by using subpoenaed toll records
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House Panel Disagrees on Shield Bill; Almost No Response
Date: 18 April 1973
By DAVID K. SHIPLER.Special to The New York Times
David SHIPLER
Seven members of House Judiciary Com subcom attempt in vain on Apr 17 to reach consensus on newsmen's privilege bill; session illustrates extensive disagreements that still prevail in Cong on whether cts and grand juries should be prohibited from forcing newsmen to testify about their news sources; Repr T F Railsback says that although he opposes in principle any bill that would apply to states, he would not try to defeat such a measure if he agreed with its other provisions; Sen Judiciary Com's Subcom on Const Rights, headed by Sen S J Ervin Jr, has been trying to unite proponents of legis around single approach, specifically bill sponsored by Ervin, which would give reporter right to refuse to testify about confidential sources and unpublished information except when he had witnessed crime
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Ellsberg Asserts He Acted To Prod Congress on War; Testimony Flows Smoothly ELLSBERG GIVES MOTIVE FOR ACTS Opposed Answering Doubts Compromise Copied One Set
Date: 17 April 1973
By MARTIN ARNOLDBy MARTIN ARNOLD
Martin MARTIN
D Ellsberg tells jury on Apr 26 for 1st time that he had disclosed Pentagon papers to 'give Congress the confidence to act' to end the Vietnam war, in response to question asked by defense atty L B Boudin as to why he copied papers and why they were important to him; says he had learned from reading papers that French effort in Vietnam would have failed had not US provided money, materials and bombs; says Govt that US supported in Vietnam was 'narrow based, corrupt and unrepresentative and that it had no support other than the soldiers and officials on the United States payrolls'; says there could be no victory without US 'destroying every piece of that country'; Fed Dist Judge W M Byrne ruled that Ellsberg could not answer direct question of why he copied papers for 2 reasons--one, because it was not material, and two, because it would open up what he did with copies, an issue, Byrne said, that he would not allow to be contested before jury; Ellsberg is allowed to answer question indirectly; says he believed that US codes, agent's covers and nuclear weapon information had not been compromised by release of papers
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Ellsberg Tells Jury of Secrecy Pledge; ELLSBERG TELS OF SECRECY VOW Returned Documents Tells of Decision Inventory of Papers
Date: 18 April 1973
By MARTIN ARNOLDSpecial to The New York Times
D Ellsberg says on Apr 17 under cross-examination at Pentagon papers trial that he had signed pledge while he worked for Rand Corp that he would not copy top secret documents; says that no one had given him permission either to remove Pentagon papers from Rand or to copy them; says that Xeroxing of papers was done in about 8 sessions, starting on Sept 30, '69, and going into Nov; says on some of those occasions he worked alone and other times he was helped by A J Russo Jr, L Sinay and his son Robert; says when he picked up courier passes in March and Apr of '69 to transport 1st 10 volumes of papers to Rand's Santa Monica office he did so in good faith agreeing not to copy papers that he later did
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IMMUNITY BARRED; President to Let White House Aides Testify Before Senators Condemns Cover-Up New Indictments Seen Comment Not Repeated Nixon Reports 'Major' Findings in Watergate Inquiry He Made
Date: 18 April 1973
By R. W. APPLE Jr.Special to The New York Times
R. APPLE
Pres Nixon announces on Apr 17 that 'major developments' have come to light in Watergate case as result of new investigation that he himself conducted, press briefing; Nixon reads 2 announcements promising ltd testimony from his aides before Sen investigating com and asserting that 'real progress' has been made in getting to bottom of case; says he will suspend any Govt employe indicted in connection with Watergate break-in and discharge immediately anyone who is convicted; White House press sec Ziegler says that Nixon's past statements denying involvement by White House staff members are now 'inoperative' as they were based on 'investigations prior to developments announced today'; Dem Natl Com atty S S Cohen says com recd 'some serious offers' from Nixon's re-election com to settle civil damage suits arising from Watergate incident; some repts say offers involved as much as $500,000; Ziegler specifically refuses to repeat his Mar 24 comment in which he said that Pres retained full confidence in his counsel J W Dean 3d; Adm sources say it does not appear that White House chief of staff H R Haldeman is involved in new developments; ex-Atty Gen Mitchell, when asked whether he might be target of President's statements in case, says he cannot imagine why, int; ambiguities in Nixon's statement regarding appearances of witnesses discussed; sr White House official says strategy meetings, in which Haldeman was involved, were held on Apr 12 and 13; Ziegler discloses on Apr 18 that Mitchell came to White House on Apr 14 to talk with J D Ehrlichman in an unannounced meeting; Nixon conferred with Atty Gen Kleindienst and Asst Atty Gen Petersen on Apr 15; Nixon illus
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Previous Statements by the President; AUG. 29, 1972 OCT. 5, 1972 MARCH 2, 1973 MARCH 15, 1973
Date: 18 April 1973
Special to The New York Times
previous statements by Pres Nixon, excerpted from news conf transcripts, on Watergate case, including statements denying any involvement by White House staff members that White House press sec Ziegler says on Apr 17 are now 'inoperative'
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'Splinter' Analysts Will Admit The Press to Closed Meetings
Date: 17 April 1973
By VARTANIG G. VARTAN
Vartanig VARTAN
Security Analysts, who in past have been criticized for their closed meetings, decide to permit press attendance; pres D Norr comments; society members belong to approximately 30 'splinter groups', which have no formal affiliation with soc but hold meetings restricted to specific industries
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Israel Holds Arab Editors On a Censorship Charge; Emotional Editorial Israelis Startled
Date: 17 April 1973
By TERENCE SMITHSpecial to The New York Times
J Nasr, editor and publisher, and J Hamad, asst editor, of East Jerusalem Arabic wkly Al Fajr are arrested by Israeli police on Apr 16 on charges of evading censorship and inciting revolution among residents of west bank of Jordan River; Nasr and Hamad are 1st such editors to be arrested on political grounds since '67 Arab-Israeli war; are taken into custody after publishing article asserting that Israeli and Jordanian intelligence officers met and exchanged information before Israeli commando raid directed against Arab guerrilla hq in Beirut, Lebanon, on Apr 10; Israeli officials dismiss rept as fabrication; ct orders editors held in custody for 15 days while prosecution prepares its case; police spokesman says editors published article without submitting it to censor; Israeli law requires that all press material be submitted to mil censor for examination before publication; in addition to news rept, Al Fajr ran emotional editorial on front page mourning death of M Y Najjar (A Yussef) and K Nasser, leaders of Palestine Liberation Orgn, and K Adwan, organizer of guerrilla activity on west bank, who were assassinated by Israeli commandos during Beirut raid; Israeli Min P Sapir says that fiction of gradual reconciliation between Israelis and west bank Arabs 'has crashed up against the wall of cruel reality'
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Radio; Talks, Sports, Events News Broadcasts
Date: 18 April 1973
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