Better the Censor Than the Eavesdropper?; Censor or Eavesdropper?
Date: 12 November 1972
By ROBERT BRUSTEINLONDON
Robert BRUSTEINLONDON
R Brustein comment on limits of press freedom in GB that would not be tolerated in US in light of recent difficulty he had in attempting to publish rev of J Arden-M D'Arcy play The Ballygombeen Bequest, which is object of threatened lawsuit; says he was surprised by how much restraint is imposed on English journalism; holds GB's libel laws are protective of, and 'sometimes overly sensitive to' rights of private individuals because GB values privacy; holds US pays for its unbridled license by having its homes open to TV cameras 'where the media can rampage through our living rooms and the Nixon Administration through our telephone system'
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High Court Refuses To Delay a Sentence On Pentagon Papers; HIGH COURT BARS SENTENCE DELAY
Date: 11 November 1972
By LINDA CHARLTONSpecial to The New York Times
Sup Ct on Nov 10, in 8-1 decision, refuses to delay execution of contempt judgment against S L Popkin, who refused to answer grand jury's questions relating to Pentagon papers; Justice Douglas is dissenter; Popkin's atty W P Homans Jr says he will not comment until he has studied implications of ct order; Popkin recently indicated that he was willing to go to jail rather than answer grand jury questions; sources rept it appears unlikely that Popkin will go to jail in immediate future, because ct order requires him to file stipulation agreeing to answer grand jury's questions within certain period of time; por
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' The Saigon Follies, or, Trying to Head Them Off at Credibility Gap'; Saigon Follies' An afternoon at the "Follies"
Date: 12 November 1972
By Sydney H. Schanberg
Sydney Schanberg
S Schanberg article on newsmen's problems in reporting the Vietnamese scene from Saigon; very little information is dispensed by the Amer Establishment in Vietnam; one newsman calls Establishment 'nothing but a huge fact-suppression machine'
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CHILE IS CHECKING ON NEWS AGENCIES
Date: 12 November 1972
Chilean Govt on Nov 9 orders foreign news agencies operating in Chile to provide Chilean authorities with copies of all news dispatches sent abroad; Sec Ibanez Elgueta says purpose is to help Allende Govt to keep its ambs better informed about what news is being sent abroad and that no censorship of any kind is implied
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News Is Taped for Disabled
Date: 12 November 1972
By GRACE W. WEINSTEIN
Grace WEINSTEIN
Teaneck (NJ) Public Library offers weekly 'News on Tape' recordings for blind and handicapped persons; volunteers and library staff prepare taped edition of community news, which includes excerpts from local newspapers and any news that will interest residents and is not likely to be heard on radio or TV; tapes can be picked up at library or can be delivered
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JAPANESE WRITES ON WESTCHESTER; Peyser - Ottinger Campaign Is Subject of His Analysis
Date: 12 November 1972
By LINDA GREENHOUSE
Linda GREENHOUSE
Comment on journalistic reptg activities of Y Ikeda, correspondent for Kodansha Publishing Co (Japan), who covered race in 23d Cong Dist between P A Peyser and R L Ottinger
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CHOU QUESTIONS SOVIET SINCERITY; Voices Doubt on Russians' Desire for Vietnam Peace
Date: 12 November 1972
Communist Chinese Premier Chou Enlai says that '62 Geneva agreement could be used as basis for peace negotiations for Laos, int; says Cambodia is more complicated; Chou is thought to be alluding to strength of mil forces loyal to Prince Norodom Sihanouk's exile govt and Prince's apparent unwillingness to talk with Lon Nol regime
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Olympic Receipts Set Record
Date: 11 November 1972
Olympic officials on Nov 10 rept that '72 Summer Olympics in Munich broke all gate records; more than 4.4 million tickets were sold and receipts totaled $16.6-million
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W.H.A. Makes Peace Bid
Date: 11 November 1972
WHA announces on Nov 10 that it is willing to settle its differences with NHL out of ct, but warns that if NHL insists on continuing ct action to preserve its controversial reserve clause, it would seek to invalidate all NHL contracts
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