Ehrlichman Trial Scheduled To Begin April 15 on Coast
Date: 27 March 1974
Trial of former White House aide John D Ehrlichman on perjury charges stemming from his testimony before Los Angeles county grand jury that he did not know in advance that White House plumbers planned to rifle files of Daniel Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr Lewis J Fielding, is scheduled to begin April 15
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Watergate Jury's Report Goes to House Unit Today; HOUSE PANEL GETS JURY DATA TODAY Confidentiality Cited To Call These Officers'
Date: 26 March 1974
By ANTHONY RIPLEYSpecial to The New York Times
Attys for Felipe de Diego, 1 of 6 men indicted March 7 in connection with burglary of Daniel Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr Lewis J Fielding, file motion on March 25 in Fed ct to try Diego separately; hold that Digo believed at time of burlgary that he was employed by exec branch of Govt and was working to protect natl security
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JUDGE RESTRAINS PRINTERS AT NEWS; Continues Ban on Job Action Until Next Monday Injunction Obtained Dismissal Asked
Date: 26 March 1974
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
Fed Judge Murray I Gurfein on March 25 signs order continuing until April 1 temporary restraining order enjoining ITU Local 6 from holding meetings or taking other action that would interfere with operations at NY Daily News; contracts between ITU and News, NY Times and NY Post had termination date of March 30, '73, but they contain clause saying that agreements will continue in effect until new settlement is achieved or 'other action' is taken by ITU
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U.S. Replies to Networks On Antitrust Suit Motive
Date: 26 March 1974
Justice Dept of March 25 asks Fed ct to dismiss arguments by major TV networks that antitrust suits had been filed against them for pol motives; NBC, CBS and ABC contend that Govt suits against them violate freedom of press and have been filed for improper reasons
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Nixon Aide Cites Examples of TV Networks' News 'Distortion'
Date: 27 March 1974
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
Pres Nixon's deputy special asst Bruce Herschensohn cites number of techniques by which news media distorted public perception of what was occurring in Govt, such as column by William Safire in NY Times indicating that H R Haldeman was paraphrasing Nixon and not quoting him directly when he testified to Watergate com that Nixon said on March 21, '73, that raising hush money for Watergate defendants 'would be wrong'
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Study at American U. Disputes President on 'Distorted' Newscasts; Clean Bill of Health' Nixon Statement Backed
Date: 26 March 1974
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
3 teams of graduate students in broadcast journalism at Amer Univ in Washington, who conducted 2-wk study of fairness of evening newscasts following charges by Nixon that TV network news was 'outrageous, vicious, distorted,' cite only 1 news story from among 216 reptd which it considered unfair to Nixon; cite as objectionable reference to Maurice H Stans, who was identified as 'under Fed indictment in NY in the Vesco case'; group says that by pointing out that Stans is under indictment, CBS News was deliberately casting Nixon in unfavorable light (S)
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NEWS COUNCIL SET TO STUDY CHARGES
Date: 27 March 1974
Natl News Council on March 26 announces that it will study complaints against NY Times News Service, ABC and 'certain television networks'; Repr John Ashbrook filed complaint against Times citing allegations by Graham Martin, Amb to South Vietnam, that Feb 25 rept by David K Shipler 'contained numerous inaccuracies and half-truths'; Martin admits in complaint that he refused to meet Shipler during preparation of article (S)
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When in Doubt, Smile!; WASHINGTON
Date: 27 March 1974
By James Reston
James Reston
J Reston, using current confs in Moscow between US Sec Kissinger and L I Brezhnev as example, discusses--and deplores--current diplomatic practice of always showing a smile; notes serious issues and differences involved in confs and calls amiability as practiced diplomatically now unreal and misleading; charges Govts manipulate competitive press and TV of Western world for their own propaganda purposes, giving the public pictures and smiles instead of facts
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