TV News Service Is Feeling Strong Growing Pains
Date: 19 July 1973
By JOHN J. O"CONNOR
John CONNOR
Comment on Television News Inc (TVN), independent news service established by R R Pauley, which began operation on May 14; TVN has entered arrangement with Visnews Ltd, nonprofit trust jointly owned by Reuters, Australian Broadcasting Comm, BBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corp and New Zealand Broadcasting Corp for access to internatl news films; financing has been provided by A Coors Co; TVN originates its news feed from 4 burs and transmits to subscriber stations over leased audio and video lines
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Court Rules Papers in Florida Must Print Candidates' Replies; The Whole Story'
Date: 19 July 1973
Fla Sup Ct upholds on July 18 law requiring newspapers to print replies of pol candidates whom they criticize; reverses, in 6-1 opinion, ruling by Dade County Circuit Ct that ruled law is unconst violation of freedom of press; decision is handed down in case brought by P L Tornillo Jr, who sued Miami Herald for refusing to print his reply to critical ed during his unsuccessful race for State Legis in '72
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British Paper Loses Court Suit To Publish Thalidomide A article
Date: 19 July 1973
Brit House of Lords on July 17 rules that publication of article on children born with deformities after their mothers had taken drug thalidomide would be contempt of ct in view of prospective actions against Distillers Co; co produced and marketed drug in GB; decision means that newspaper cannot publish article until complex litigation involving Distillers and reprs of 400 children believed affected by thalidomide has been concluded; settlement of litigation is believed imminent; Times editor H Evans calls decision 'grave blow to freedom of press'; majority of parents involved have recently indicated that they are prepared to accept Distillers' offer of $50-million settlment
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Young Said to Refuse to Name Ehrlichman in Psychiatrist Raid; Supervised 'Plumbers Reluctance Stressed
Date: 19 July 1973
By MARJORIE HUNTERSpecial to The New York Times
former White House aide D R Young Jr reptdly refuses on July 18 to tell House Armed Services Subcom on Intelligence Operations whether his superior, J D Ehrlichman, had approved plan to burglarize office of D Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr L J Fielding; subcom officials rept that Young had refused to answer this and more than 40 other questions invoking 5th Amendment guarantee against bself incrimination; Govt sources rept that Young has given Fed Watergate prosecutors memorandum that he and former aide E Krogh Jr reptdly sent to Ehrlichman in late summer of '71, outlining plans to burglarize Fielding's office; illus of Young with atty A Lapham
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LIDDY SAID TO LINK NIXON TO '71 PLOT; Mardian Asserts He Implied President Approved Raid on Psychiatrist's Office Mardian Says Liddy Gave Him Impression Nixon Approved Raidon Doctor's Office Witness Got Indication C.I.A. Aided in Burglary Didn't Deny It' Witness Makes Denials To Best of Recollection All 'Real Pros' Pledge to Liddy Cited
Date: 20 July 1973
By JAMES M. NAUGHTONSpecial to The New York Times
former Asst Atty Gen R C Mardian testifies on July 19 to Sen Watergate com that he had related to former Atty Gen Mitchell statement by G G Liddy, Watergate conspirator, that eavesdropping scheme had Mitchell's approval and that Mitchel I 'didn't deny it'; denies testimony of other witnesses that he (Mardian) had been central character in Watergate cover-up; insists that knowledge of break-in and cover-up came to him as atty for re-election com and that he was therefore obliged by atty-client ethic of confidentiality to withhold information; says that J W Dean 3d was 'dead wrong' in testifying that Mardian had been given access to confidential repts on FBI probe; refuses to concede that he had ever taken part in discussions of plan of J S Magruder to advance cover-up by giving perjured testimony last fall; denies awareness of discussion of efforts that led to enlistment of H W Kalmbach in raising funds to make payments to Watergate conspirators; swears that Magruder is mistaken in saying that he (Mardian) once suggested altering Magruder's apptmt calendar to hide truth about meeting on Feb 4 '72 that was related to intelligence gathering scheme; insists that M H Stans is in error about Mardian efforts to secrete $81,000 of campaign funds that had not been reptd; disputes Dean's testimony that Mardian suggested that CIA might provide break-in defendants with 'silence money'; quarrels with statement of F La Rue that it was Mardian who arranged June 20 '72 interview of Liddy in La Rue's Washington apt; says that Liddy at time tried to convince him that there was no chance that break-in might be traced to re-election com officials
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Excerpts From Testimony Before the Senate Committee Investigating Watergate; MORNING SESSION Question on Laws I Have Faced Up' Expressed Concern Question of Approval The Call Was Made $400,000 Furnished Robert C. Mardian No Knowledge of Plan AFTERNOON SESSION Figures in Senate Inquiry Discussion Denied Nothing to Fear' Magruder Blamed Told to Look Elsewhere
Date: 20 July 1973
Special to The New York Times
excerpts from transcript of July 19 testimony by F La Rue and R C Mardian before Sen Watergate com on 24th day of hearings; list of com members, com counsel and persons named in testimony; illus of La Rue, asst chief counsel Lenzner and La Rue's atty F M Vinson Jr
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Texas Publisher Named
Date: 19 July 1973
Marshall, Tex, News Messenger names P E Bolger pres and publisher, succeeding M M Johnson
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INQUIRY ON PAYOLA TESTS C.B.S. NEWS; Reporters Query Buckley's Aide After He Hits Snag Dismissed Disk Chief Irony of Situation
Date: 20 July 1973
By McCANDLISH PHILLIPS
Mccandlish PHILLIPS
Sen Buckley aide L Saffir on July 19 says he has been blocked in trying to contact key Columbia Records execs in connection with Buckley's probe of payola and drug use in record indus; says contacts with CBS News reporters reveal they have been unable to obtain data from record div execs despite announcements by CBS News pres R S Salant of 'no holds barred' investigation; Salant says he expects no special treatment from execs of his own co and does not expect to treat them specially in news program; exec ed S Socolow comments; reporter L Mason denies she was spying for co in making inquiries of Saffir; says she did not report any difficulties in reaching records div personnel
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News Summary and Index; The Major Events of the Day. International Watergate Investigation The Other News Quotations of the Day National Metropolitan CORRECTION
Date: 20 July 1973
correction on Jl 19 (1:1) dispatch on secret bombing of Cambodia; dispatch incorrectly said that Sens Symington and Hughes 'initiated the raids'; should have said that Sen Hughes initiated the investigation of the raids
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