17. září 1979 bylo pondělí pod hvězdičkou ♍. Byl 259 den v roce. Prezidentem Spojených států byl Jimmy Carter.
Pokud jste se narodili v tento den, je vám 46 let. Vaše poslední narozeniny byly středa 17. září 2025 před 294 dny. Vaše další narozeniny jsou čtvrtek 17. září 2026, za 70 dní. Žili jste 17 096 dní nebo přibližně 410 315 hodin nebo přibližně 24 618 915 minut nebo přibližně 1 477 134 900 sekund.
17th of September 1979 News
Zprávy, jak se objevily na titulní stránce New York Times dne 17. září 1979
Writer Tells of Long Concern on Nuclear Weapons
Date: 17 September 1979
By WALLACE TURNER Special to The New York Times
Wallace Special
Hansen says his research into nuclear weapons started in '71 when Atomic Energy Commission provided him with list of sources of unclassified information, interview; Justice Department officials have obtained temporary restraining order from Federal judge prohibiting Daily Californian from publishing letter; Hansen says he is in process of hiring lawyer; refuses to name aerospace company that has employed him; will not discuss his motivation for writing letter (S)
Full Article
U.S. Officials Surprised
Date: 17 September 1979
Special to The New York Times
appearance of Hansen letter in Madison Press Connection comes as surprise to Federal officials who had tried to prevent its publication in other papers through legal action and oral persuasion; Energy Department official Eric J Fygi says that department has list of 7 publications that have letter and that Press Connection was not among them; says department had obtained 'reasonable assurances' from 6 of 7 that they would not publish article; 7th, Daily Californian, was served with court injunction after it refused to give department similar guarantees; 7 publications listed (S)
Full Article
Paper Challenges Government
Date: 17 September 1979
Chicago Tribune, in letter to Energy Department from Tribune attorney Don H Reuben, informs Federal Government that it will 'print appropriate and informative portion' of Hansen letter, in effect challenging Government to stop publication through legal action; Tribune spokesman says letter is in response to 1 from Energy Department to Peninsula Times-Tribune, owned by Tribune Co, which says it printed similar diagram and letter from Hansen on Aug 30; letter warns of legal problems, and about 600 unsold copies of that day's papers have been locked away; Tom Abate, editor-in-chief of Daily Californian, says paper will be represented by ACLU when Government's request for permanent injunction against publication is scheduled for hearing in San Francisco Federal District Court (S)
Full Article
Wisconsin Newspaper Publishes H-Bomb Letter Barred on Coast; Newspaper in Wisconsin Publishes Letter on H-Bomb Barred on Coast
Date: 17 September 1979
Special to The New York Times
text of Hansen letter that, according to Government, contains secret information about hydrogen bomb is published in special edition of Madison Press Connection and is to be published again in Sept 17 editions for newspaper's 11,000 paid subscribers; newspaper's editors voted to publish letter after they learned that Federal judge in San Francisco issued temporary restraining order barring Daily Californian from printing it; George Vukelich, president of Press Connection's board of directors, says letter was printed because it is 'important that all Americans see it in print'; David Wagner, editorial page editor, says no Federal authorities have contacted editions; paper's front page includes diagram that newspaper says was on last page of Hansen letter showing cross-section of hydrogen bomb with details of bomb trigger; Hansen says he collects documents about nuclear weaponry but none of sources he used for letter was classified; US Atty Frank Tuerkheimer says he has been directed by superior to send copy of newspaper to Washington but was having trouble finding copy on newsstands; copies of Hansen's letter, written to Sen Charles H Percy, were sent to several other newspapers around US; Press Connection, in editorial, refers to similar case involving The Progressive that was prohibited by court order from publishing article about hydrogen bomb earlier in year; illus of Press Connection editor Ron McCrea with editorial page editor David Wagner and general manager Verna Hill (M)
Full Article
Persistent Amateur Expert on Nuclear Weapons; Charles R. Hansen Man in the News Needs a Lawyer, He Decides
Date: 18 September 1979
By WALLACE TURNER
Wallace TURNER
profile of Hansen; Hansen por (M)
Full Article
Bomb Debate Sure to Go On; Hydrogen Device Data Will Fuel Discussions
Date: 18 September 1979
By MALCOLM W. BROWNE
Malcolm BROWNE
analysis of implications of publication by Madison Press Connection of Hansen letter; information in letter noted; illus of Ron McCrea, editor of Madison Press Connection (M)
Full Article
U.S. DROPS EFFORTS TO BAR PUBLICATION OF H-BOMB ARTICLES; MOVE WILL AFFECT TWO CASES Justice Dept., After Abandoning Effort, Warns Against Future Security Law Violations Investigation Is Begun Authors' Assertions Similar U.S. Drops Its Effort to Bar Publication of Article and Letter on H-Bomb Letter Accuses 3 Scientists
Date: 18 September 1979
By PHILIP TAUBMAN Special to The New York TimesBy WOLFGANG SAXON
Philip Special
Justice Department announces it is abandoning efforts to prevent publication of articles on hydrogen bomb by Progressive magazine and Daily Californian; Government, acting after Madison Press Connection published text of Hansen letter, determines that any further effort to restrain publication is pointless; warns it is not giving green light to press or anyone else to violate Atomic Energy Act of 1954 by disclosing national security secrets; Justice Department is begining preliminary investigation to determine whether law or court orders against publication of hydrogen bomb information were violated by Madison Press Connection publication; department spokesman Terrence B Adamson says Atty Gen Benjamin R Civiletti had given his general approval to decision while traveling out of town; Daily Californian editor Tom Abate and Progressive editor Erwin Knoll comment (M)
Full Article
Israel Lifts Censorship on Charge Officer Murdered Four Lebanese; Official Justification Is Disputed
Date: 17 September 1979
Military censors have allowed disclosure of allegations about murder in '78 of 4 Lebanese civilians by Israeli officer after written account of crime appeared in foreign press; details of allegation had been suppressed by Israeli's military censorship even though Uri Avneri, 1 of left-wing Sheli party's 2 members of parliament, tried to publicize them in speech to Parliament in July (S)
Full Article
Trial Ordered for Freelance Writer In 'Son of Sam' Photo-Bribe Case
Date: 18 September 1979
NYS Supreme Court Justice Ernest H Rosenberger rules that James Mitteager must stand trial (S)
Full Article
Chicago Paper Plans to Print Letter Today; No Intention to Publish
Date: 18 September 1979
By DOUGLAS E. KNEELAND Special to The New York Times
Douglas KNEELAND
Chicago Tribune moves ahead its scheduled publication of letter; Robert H Wills, editor of Milwaukee Sentinel, Larry Jinks, editor of San Jose Mercury-News, and Roy Grimm, managing editor of Oakland Tribune, comment; NY Times says it is concerned about issue of prior restraint but will not print text because letter is not of sufficient news interest (S)
Full Article