Mistrial Is Declared in the Ellsberg Case
Date: 12 December 1972
By MARTIN ARNOLDSpecial to The New York Times
Fed Dist Ct Judge W M Byrne Jr on Dec 11 officially declares mistrial in Pentagon papers case because, jury which was selected 4 mos ago, has not yet heard any testimony; says he will dismiss jury tomorrow and try to select another on Dec 13; defense says it will challenge new jury selection on several grounds, including its belief that chief Fed judge of dist, Chief Judge A L Stephens Jr, already prejudiced next array of prospective jurors with asides he made about case; believes that new jury should be chosen from persons who were registered to vote as of Oct '72, not Dec '71; defense feels that Oct '72 group would have good percentage of 18- and 19- and 20-yr-old members who would be better able to associate with type of defense Ellsberg and Russo are putting together; Byrne gives defense until 9:30 AM Dec 12 to file affidavit indicating on what grounds it intends to challenge new jury selection; gives defense until Dec 15 to file formal motion; orders prosecution to complete its survey of electronic surveillance in case and rept results to him by Dec 15
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PACT IS TERMINATED BY PAPER HANDLERS
Date: 12 December 1972
T Hunt, pres of Paper Handlers and Sheet Straighteners Union Local 1, says on Dec 11 that his union is notifying NY Times, NY Daily News, NY Post and LI Press that it is terminating its contract with them because Fed Pay Bd has reduced last wage increase from 11% to 8%
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Soviet Repression Leaves The Dissidents in Disarray; Soviet Repression Leaves The Dissidents in Disarray
Date: 11 December 1972
By HEDRICK SMITH
Hedrick SMITH
NY Times survey of Soviet dissident movement finds Soviet secret police have mounted determined campaign of repression against domestic dissident movement this yr at same time USSR is moving toward improved relations with West; dissident sources rept that since '72 began over 100 persons have been arrested in Ukrainian Repub and 8 key activists in Moscow and other major cities have been arrested or tried in campaign to suppress Chronicle of Current Events, most important dissident publication; rept most severe blow to dissidents was arrest of P A Yakir, who reptdly gave information to police that has resulted in at least 25 persons being summoned for questioning; Yakir reptdly told his daughter that he was shown material from previous pol trials showing that Soviet dissidents were being used, willingly or unwillingly, by anti-Soviet forces abroad, notably by Russian emigre orgn, the People's Labor Union; dissidents cite variety of reasons for their present defensive position; note Jewish emigration movement often competes for energies of activists and deprives them of support of those who manage to get exit visas; note sense of despair and impotence among dissident intellectuals after their failure to save Sinyavsky, Daniel and others tried in '66, '67 and '68 from long prison terms in Siberia; note relative inactivity of some dissidents when they return from prison; cite relentless pressure shrewdly applied by Soviet secret police (KGB), which reptdly has been ordered to proceed selectively and in stages against less well-known dissidents; KGB's 2 primary targets reptdly are Ukrainian nationalist movement and Action Group for Human Rights, which was led by Yakir; Yakir por
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Nathan Award Given to Carr
Date: 12 December 1972
'71-'72 G J Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism is presented to J P Carr, theater and music critic for Detroit News
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Canarsie Hearing Becomes Melee As Tempers Flare on Zone Issue
Date: 12 December 1972
By LEONARD BUDER
Leonard BUDER
public hearing on Dec 11 on proposed rezoning plan for Canarsie jr hss flares into 10-min free-for-all as members of audience exchange blows and attack members of Channel 13 TV crew; Canarsie and E Flatbush parents are sharply divided on rezoning proposal, which, according to E Flatbush residents, would not do enough to overcome growing racial imbalance at M Levin JHS, now 42% white; E Flatbush parents urge adoption of plan that would make school 60% white; Canarsie parents generally support plan of local bd
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Rodgers Is U.P.I. Player of Year
Date: 12 December 1972
Nebraska Univ football player J Rodgers is named coll football player of '73 by UPI on Dec 11
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