'71 U.S. Subpoena Sought Phone Data On 2 Newspapers
Date: 02 February 1974
St Louis Post Dispatch repts on Feb 1 that phone records of its Knight Newspapers Washington burs were secretly subpoenaed in '71 by Justice Dept for FBI in connection with bur's investigation into publication of Pentagon papers; repts records for home phone for its chief correspondent Richard Dudman were subpoenaed; AT&T disclosed subpoena of records at request of Reporters Com for Press Freedom
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Nixon May Meet Press
Date: 01 February 1974
White House press sec Ronald L Ziegler says Pres Nixon will probably hold news conf within 2 wks (S)
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Tokyo Reporter Who Obtained Secret Cables Wins Acquittal
Date: 01 February 1974
By RICHARD HALLORANSpecial to The New York Times
Japanese ct Judge Takichi Yamamoto on Jan 31 acquits reporter Takichi Nishiyama (Mainichi Shimbun) of illegally obtaining copies of 3 secret diplomatic cables relating to negotiations with US for return of Okinawa to Japan; rules that Foreign Min sec who admitted giving documents to Nishiyama is guilty of violating state secrecy law; case is considered 1st test of press freedom under postwar Const adopted in '47 (M)
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F.B.I.'s 'Open' Policy on Press Called Only Partly Successful; Some Changes Noted The Wrong Person Gave News Conferences Promises to Respond
Date: 01 February 1974
By MARTIN ARNOLDSpecial to The New York Times
Various newsmen rept that FBI's new open information policy towards reporters has been only partly successful; 'open stance' press policy was adopted by FBI's new dir Clarence M Kelley; 1 of Kelley's 1st acts was to set up 32-man external affairs div to handle press inquiries; div head Robert Russ Franck says reporters have responsibility to learn that bur is more accessible and many have not bothered; reporters Tom Stewart (Reuters), Ralph Blumenthal (NY Times) and Margaret Gentry (AP) comment (M)
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Mrs. Florence Brooks, Head Of 3 Papers in Connecticut
Date: 01 February 1974
Special to The New York Times
Mrs Florence Goodwin Brooks, chmn of Westport News and dir of Brooks Community Newspaper, which also publishes Darien News and Fairfield Citizen, dies on Jan 30
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