Saigon Courts Punish 42 Newsmen in a Week
Date: 02 July 1972
Special to The New York Times
Saigon Govt announces, July 1, that 42 newsmen had been sentenced and fined since June 22; of 57 cases brought by Govt against newsmen, there were convictions in all but 15; in no case did Govt disclose what special offenses were; type of news that disturbs Thieu Govt is reptg of Govt's anti-Opposition actions
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LIVINGSTONE!; Finding the Great Explorer
Date: 02 July 1972
text of original 1872 NY Herald story on reporter H M Stanley's journey into E Africa to find Dr D Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer; drawing
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The People Lose
Date: 02 July 1972
By TOM WICKER
Tom WICKER
T Wicker comment on recent US Sup Ct decision abolishing capital punishment; holds ct did not rule death penalty per se is cruel and unusual punishment but that infrequency and arbitrariness of death sentences make them cruel and unusual; state legislatures could now reinstate death penalty for specific crimes
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Iceland Chess Unit Tries To Curb News Coverage
Date: 02 July 1972
Special to The New York Times
85 newsmen assigned to cover chess matches in Reykjavik, Iceland, except for NY Times and UPI correspondents, sign agreement with Icelandic Chess Federation declaring that they will limit their coverage to 3 repts during each game; AP made oral agreement with fed to limit dispatches to 5 during each game; NY Times refuses to sign fed proposal on ground that it would involve prior restraint on reptg; H C Schonberg and A Horowitz (NY Times) will purchase spectator tickets instead of using press facilities provided by fed; are assured by officials that they will be able to use phones without restriction
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Mitchell Quits Post, Putting Family First; Mitchell Quits Post; Puts Family First
Date: 02 July 1972
By ROBERT B. SEMPLE Jr
J N Mitchell resigns as Pres Nixon's campaign mgr on July 1; his relationship to alleged attempt to bug Dem Natl Com hq noted
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Social Security News: Good and Bad; SOCIAL SECURITY: CHANGES WEIGHED
Date: 03 July 1972
By EDWIN L. DALE Jr.Special to The New York Times
Edwin DALE
Advantages and disadvantages of '72 Soc Security bill for employers and employes outlined
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U.S. Five Bracketed With Cuba
Date: 03 July 1972
Czechoslovakia defeats US in internatl basketball tourn, Tbilisi, USSR
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Rheingold Wins Rich French Race
Date: 03 July 1972
Special to The New York Times
Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud: Rheingold wins Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud in France on July 3
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