House Panel Continues Its Study of C.B.S. News
Date: 18 December 1971
By JACK GOULD
Jack GOULD
HR (Staggers) Interstate and Foreign Commerce Com continues investigation of CBS for possible staging of news events; investigators J F Broder and M Raabe invoke cooperation of IATSE Local 644 to question union members whether they have either volunteered or been asked to simulate news events; Local 644 business agent H Genkins says union has firm policy against staging; repts com investigators visited union; CBS charges Govt harassment of its news operations
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Reporters Found the Indians Helpful in Covering War
Date: 18 December 1971
By CHARLES MOHRSpecial to The New York Times
Indian policy towards newsmen during war reverses previous restrictive policies followed in past; Govt makes considerable effort to permit and assist war reporting; treats Amer reporters with courtesy despite high anti-US feeling; Lt Gen J S Aurora illus
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MILWAUKEE MAYOR TO SHUN REPORTERS
Date: 19 December 1971
Milwaukee Mayor H Maier says he will no longer answer questions asked by reporters from Milwaukee Journal, Sentinel or Journal Co TV and radio stations after Journal deleted 2 paragraphs from Maier's wkly column on grounds they were libelous
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U.S. PROSECUTOR ON COAST RESIGNS; Meyer Is Reported Forced Out Over Ellsberg
Date: 18 December 1971
By STEVEN V. ROBERTSSpecial to New York Times
Steven ROBERTSSpecial
Reliable sources say reason US Atty R L Meyer of Los Angeles resigned is that he disagreed with Justice Dept's decision to prosecute Dr Ellsberg; Meyer, in June, refused to sign a 2-count indictment charging Ellsberg with illegal possession of the Pentagon papers and converting them to his own use; 1 reason for refusal reptdly is that Meyer felt 'upstaged' by lawyers from Internal Security Div of Justice Dept; Meyer reptdly predicts Ellsberg will be acquitted
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U.N., Pressed by Peking, Ousts Two Taipei Newsmen
Date: 18 December 1971
By SAM POPE BREWERSpecial to The New York Times
Sam BREWERSpecial
T C Tang and Chen-Chi Lin, reprs at UN of Nationalist Chinese official news agency, are abruptly ousted with Sec Gen Thant endorsement upon ruling by Asst Sec Gen Stavropoulos that Gen Assembly resolution admitting Communist China and ousting Nationalists applies equally to employes of news agency; UN aide W Powell comments; Tang protests; UN Correspondents Assn pres L Foy plans protest; outster is direct result of pressure by Chinese Communist reprs
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Newsmen Seek Accord On Background Briefing
Date: 18 December 1971
State Dept Correspondents Assn considers but fails to adopt resolutions aimed at countering Washington Post policy of attributing background news to US officials; resolution offered by NY Times reporter B Gwertzman urges dept to make all news and views known wherever possible attributable to either spokesman or dept
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