House Panel Disagrees on Shield Bill; Almost No Response
Date: 18 April 1973
By DAVID K. SHIPLER.Special to The New York Times
David SHIPLER
Seven members of House Judiciary Com subcom attempt in vain on Apr 17 to reach consensus on newsmen's privilege bill; session illustrates extensive disagreements that still prevail in Cong on whether cts and grand juries should be prohibited from forcing newsmen to testify about their news sources; Repr T F Railsback says that although he opposes in principle any bill that would apply to states, he would not try to defeat such a measure if he agreed with its other provisions; Sen Judiciary Com's Subcom on Const Rights, headed by Sen S J Ervin Jr, has been trying to unite proponents of legis around single approach, specifically bill sponsored by Ervin, which would give reporter right to refuse to testify about confidential sources and unpublished information except when he had witnessed crime
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Key Opposition Men Seen Joining Lon No1 Cabinet; Real Power Demanded He Attacks Press Hanoi Sees Deterioration U.S. Pleased by Step
Date: 19 April 1973
By MALCOLM W. BROWNESpecial to The New York Times
Malcolm BROWNESpecial
Cambodian Pres Lon Nol says on Apr 19 that current difficult situation in Cambodia is partly fault of 'certain segment of the national and foreign press'; holds that Vietnamese Communists have been able to 'buy' this segment of press and that it and 'subversive agents' have 'caused the masses to believe they would come to the end of our resistance on the occasion of Chaul,' the Cambodian New Yr festival
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Ellsberg Completes His Testimony on Pentagon Papers, Charging That They Depicted American War Crime; Cites Nuremberg
Date: 19 April 1973
By MARTIN ARNOLD
Martin ARNOLD
D Ellsberg completes his testimony in Pentagon papers trial on Apr 28 telling jury that papers contained 1,000 pages depicting Amer war crimes and illegal actions--not by troops in Vietnam, but by high Govt officials; says actions were committed by 'patriotic' although misled men; says he believes his testimony gives him opportunity to explain to jury what he feels, which starts from premise that no man is above law in US-'not me, not even the President of the United States'; tells jurors that he is not charging high Govt officials with conspiracy, but rather with 'conspiratorial style' to keep truth from Amers
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Cambodia Terms Foes 'Vietnamese Communists'
Date: 19 April 1973
Special to The New York Times
Cambodian Information Min Keam Reth, Apr 18, directs foreign newsmen to refer to enemy troops in future dispatches not merely as 'Communist forces' but as 'Vietnamese Communists'; censors have been insisting on this form for some time deleting newsmen's repts that Cambodian insurgents are also involved in the war
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Ellsberg Tells Jury of Secrecy Pledge; ELLSBERG TELS OF SECRECY VOW Returned Documents Tells of Decision Inventory of Papers
Date: 18 April 1973
By MARTIN ARNOLDSpecial to The New York Times
D Ellsberg says on Apr 17 under cross-examination at Pentagon papers trial that he had signed pledge while he worked for Rand Corp that he would not copy top secret documents; says that no one had given him permission either to remove Pentagon papers from Rand or to copy them; says that Xeroxing of papers was done in about 8 sessions, starting on Sept 30, '69, and going into Nov; says on some of those occasions he worked alone and other times he was helped by A J Russo Jr, L Sinay and his son Robert; says when he picked up courier passes in March and Apr of '69 to transport 1st 10 volumes of papers to Rand's Santa Monica office he did so in good faith agreeing not to copy papers that he later did
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IMMUNITY BARRED; President to Let White House Aides Testify Before Senators Condemns Cover-Up New Indictments Seen Comment Not Repeated Nixon Reports 'Major' Findings in Watergate Inquiry He Made
Date: 18 April 1973
By R. W. APPLE Jr.Special to The New York Times
R. APPLE
Pres Nixon announces on Apr 17 that 'major developments' have come to light in Watergate case as result of new investigation that he himself conducted, press briefing; Nixon reads 2 announcements promising ltd testimony from his aides before Sen investigating com and asserting that 'real progress' has been made in getting to bottom of case; says he will suspend any Govt employe indicted in connection with Watergate break-in and discharge immediately anyone who is convicted; White House press sec Ziegler says that Nixon's past statements denying involvement by White House staff members are now 'inoperative' as they were based on 'investigations prior to developments announced today'; Dem Natl Com atty S S Cohen says com recd 'some serious offers' from Nixon's re-election com to settle civil damage suits arising from Watergate incident; some repts say offers involved as much as $500,000; Ziegler specifically refuses to repeat his Mar 24 comment in which he said that Pres retained full confidence in his counsel J W Dean 3d; Adm sources say it does not appear that White House chief of staff H R Haldeman is involved in new developments; ex-Atty Gen Mitchell, when asked whether he might be target of President's statements in case, says he cannot imagine why, int; ambiguities in Nixon's statement regarding appearances of witnesses discussed; sr White House official says strategy meetings, in which Haldeman was involved, were held on Apr 12 and 13; Ziegler discloses on Apr 18 that Mitchell came to White House on Apr 14 to talk with J D Ehrlichman in an unannounced meeting; Nixon conferred with Atty Gen Kleindienst and Asst Atty Gen Petersen on Apr 15; Nixon illus
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Previous Statements by the President; AUG. 29, 1972 OCT. 5, 1972 MARCH 2, 1973 MARCH 15, 1973
Date: 18 April 1973
Special to The New York Times
previous statements by Pres Nixon, excerpted from news conf transcripts, on Watergate case, including statements denying any involvement by White House staff members that White House press sec Ziegler says on Apr 17 are now 'inoperative'
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