Agnew's Office Called Possible Source of Leaks; Hearing Today Byzantine Relationship
Date: 10 October 1973
By ANTHONY RIPLEYSpecial to The New York Times
internal Justice Dept study indicates that 1 of major sources of allegedly damaging news leaks against Vice Pres Agnew may have been Agnew's own office or White House; Asst Atty Gen G E Pommerening, in 34-page document submitted to Judge Hoffman, cites 'high correlation' between information given to Pres Nixon's and Agnew's offices and 'disclosures which have appeared in press'; document says Asst Atty Gen Petersen had no knowledge of case prior to Agnew's own admission on night of Aug 6 that he was under investigation; Agnew has concentrated his attack on Petersen as major source of news leaks that he considers part of campaign to drive him from office; Judge Hoffman is expected to rule on Oct 10 on motions to quash subpeonas, which were issued to 9 newsmen and 2 news magazines by Agnew's attys; Agnew's suit is civil action aimed at stopping grand jury investigation; Justice Dept memo states that only 8 Dept officials had in-depth knowledge of case before Agnew's admission that he was under investigation; they included Atty Gen Richardson, his asst J T Smith, Deputy Atty Gen Ruckelshaus, his aide G Baise, US Atty for Baltimore G Beall and his 3 assts R T Baker, R S Liebman and B D Skolnik; memo notes that additional sensitive information which has not been disclosed to press was held by 5 men, including Petersen; says total of 134 dept employes have been interviewed and responded in sworn staements that they themselves were not source of information which appeared in news media nor did they know of any other person who was source; says Beall's office did not become aware of Vice Pres's substantive involvement as potential defendant until late May; Justice Dept hq was not aware of it until June 12 when Beall briefed Richardson; memo says that 1st news story which revealed that Agnew was under investigation has been attributed to Agnew's staff; says that analysis of information credited to Justice Dept sources in several key news repts have disclosed that while information may have been damaging to Vice Pres, it was generally inaccurate; says such inaccuracies could have been prompted by those on periphery of investigation giving partial information they had and thus confusing things, or they could have been efforts by reporters to disguise a source by attributing it wrongly to Justice Dept; notes that many in Baltimore may have known about investigation
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NEWSPAPER UNION ACCUSED OF BIAS; U.S. Charges Deliverers Deny Jobs to Blacks
Date: 10 October 1973
By ARNOLD R. LUBASCH
Arnold LUBASCH
Civil complaint by Fed Govt on Oct 9 charges that Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union in NYC deprives black workers of equal employment opportunities guaranteed by Civil Rights Act of '64; also names all major newspaper publishers and distributors in area including NY Times, NY News, NY Post and Amsterdam News; alleges that union's collective bargaining agreement provides employment systems that perpetuate effects of past racially discriminatory policies and practices by union; Asst US Atty J F McHugh and union pres C Levy comment
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2 Unions Reject Pact Offer At Washington Newspapers
Date: 09 October 1973
Pressmen and stereotypers union on Oct 8 votes down tentative contract agreements reached with negotiators for Washington Star-News and Washington Post; Fed mediator G S McCutcheon says he will reconvene talks early this wk
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Agnew's Charge on Leaks Denied by Justice Agency; Court Memo Calls His Stand 'Frivolous' and Scores Newsmen's Subpoenas--Reporters Rebuffed on Delay Justice Department Rejects Agnew Charge of a Campaign of Leaks to Newsmen Vigorous Inquiry Cited Virtually Impossible' Interference Discerned Memo Delivered to Judge
Date: 09 October 1973
Special to The New York TimesBy ANTHONY RIPLEY
Justice Dept on Oct 8 brands as 'frivolous' Vice Pres Agnew's allegation that it had engaged in campaign of news leaks directed against him and says that subpoenas to newsmen to prove there was campaign are merely 'fishing expeditions,' memo to US Dist Judge Hoffman; declares its opposition to Agnew's efforts to call off Baltimore grand jury that is looking into possible criminality on his part; says it does not intend to fight subpoenas its officers have recd; memo says it is 'substance of publicity, not its source' that bears on grand jury's ability to consider fairly evidence presented before it; notes that evidence gathered against Agnew is so entwined with evidence gathered against other present and former Md officials that Agnew's case cannot be dropped without affecting others; memo strongly objects to subpoenas issued to newsmen; attys for 11 reporters and news orgns call subpoenas 'virtually unprecedented'; file motion asking for wk's delay in responding to subpoenas from Oct 11 to Oct 18; Hoffman summarily rejects request; several of attys say they are considering possible appeal of judge's action; newsmen argue that 1 of key issues at stake is 'right and duty of press to alert the voters and their reprs to activities which may constitute grounds for impeachment'; some of arguments newsmen are expected to raise in efforts to quash subpoenas noted; Reporters Com for Freedom of the Press announces on Oct 8 that it will attempt to enter case on side of newsmen and editors
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Buckley Bids Ervin Plug 'Notoriously Leaky' Panel
Date: 09 October 1973
Sen Buckley urges Sen Ervin on Oct 8 to plug what he terms the 'notoriously leaky' Sen Watergate com, lr to Ervin; suggests that staff members be questioned under oath to determine source of news leaks of testimony taken in private by com; Ervin rejected proposal last wk, saying that such an oath would demoralize staff and probably not turn up source of leaks
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An Unfettered Press
Date: 09 October 1973
Ed says sentiments expressed by Pres Nixon in honor of Natl Newpaper Wk, that 'freedom of press is 1 of proudest and most zealously guarded aspects of our natl heritage,' are consistent with nation's historical traditions but are regrettably less consistent with practice of Nixon's own Adm
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Survey Finds Newsprint Shortage Causes Editors to Experiment; Sacred Cows' Unrevered Little Reaction Summaries Provided
Date: 09 October 1973
By The Associated Press
AP Managing Editors Assn on Oct 8 repts on results of its survey on newsprint shortage effects on various US newspapers
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Papers to Reduce Pages
Date: 10 October 1973
Virginian Pilot and Ledger-Star rept on Oct 9 that they will cut their Oct 15 editions to 8 pages, with no ad, because of newsprint shortage
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Youth Is Suspect in Atlantal In Sports Editor's Shooting
Date: 09 October 1973
Atlanta, Ga, police rept on Oct 8 that they have charged juvenile with pointing pistol at another person in same area where Atlanta Constitution sports editor J Outlar was shot on Oct 7 as he was leaving parking lot of Atlanta Stadium; Outlar is reptd in serious but stable condition after surgery for bullet wound in chest
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