Jaworski Office Criticized By White House on Leaks; JAWORSKI OFFICE SCORED ON LEAKS Indicted on Contributions
Date: 27 November 1973
By ANTHONY RIPLEYSpecial to The New York Times
White House on Nov 26 criticizes special Watergate prosecution force for 1st time since L Jaworski replaced A Cox as its dir; White House deputy press sec Warren cites 2 instances which he says 'might be called leaks' to press from Jaworski's office; cites acct published Nov 26 of Nov 21 meeting between Jaworski and White House attys L Garment and J F Buzhardt Jr at Jaworski's office; article, written by columnists R Evans and R Novak, describes meeting as attempt to keep special prosecutor from immediately making public discovery last wk of 18 mins of buzzing that blotted out conversation on 1 of tape recordings made in Nixon's office; Jaworski refused request
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SOVIET DISSIDENT IS REPORTED TRIED; Moscow Court Said to Send Mathematician to Mental Hospital Indefinitely 2 Requests Denied Wife in Courtroom City Aides Call Dissidents
Date: 27 November 1973
By CHRISTOPHER S. WRENSpecial to The New York Times
Christopher WRENSpecial
Dissident Soviet sources rept on Nov 26 that dissident mathematician Y A Shikhanovich, who formerly taught at Moscow Univ, went on trial in absentia and was ordered committed indefinetely to mental hosp; Shikhanovich, who was held incommunicado for 14 mos, was judged not mentally competent to face formal charges of having distributed anti-Soviet literature; hearing marks latest stage of crackdown by secret police against once active clandestine journal The Chronicle of Current Events; Shikhanovich's lawyer Y Raznikov was not allowed to meet him, and her request that trial be postponed until she is able to see him is turned down by judge; Shikhanovich's wife Alevtina is allowed in courtroom but several other supporters and foreign newsmen are kept outside of bldg; dissident physicist A D Sakharov remarks to police, who barred entrance to bldg, that they are waging 'cold war against correspondents,' alluding to freezing temperature; repts that Shikhanovicb had undergone psychiatric examination after 9 mos in prison; says drs held that he 'retained' his intellectual faculties but suffered from possible slowly developing schizophrenia; Shikhanovich's friends rept that only Y Yukhnovets, unskilled worker who had been jailed for dissident activities and subsequently released, testified against witness; prosecution also reptdly quoted statements from 2 former dissidents I Belogorodskaya and P Yakir implicating Shikhanovich in distribution of anti-Soviet material; in related incident, it is disclosed that dissident historian A A Amalrik expects to serve his 3-yr sentence in prison camp in Magadan region of Soviet Far East; prominent dissident P Litvinov, grandson of former Soviet Foreign Min M Litvinov, says he has talked with Amalrik about sentence; notes that Amalrik's sentence was reduced after 117-day hunger strike during which he had to be force-fed
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A.B.C. BLACKS OUT CRIB-FIRE SCENE; Bows to Ruling by Indiana Judge, but Will Appeal
Date: 27 November 1973
By GRACE LICHTENSTEIN
Grace LICHTENSTEIN
ABC bows to Ind Judge R R Brown's ruling and agrees to black out controversial section of TV documentary on flammable materials scheduled to be seen nationwide on Nov 26; Smith Mfg Co, mfr of plastic crib which is ignited during controversial segment, sought injunction on grounds that it distorted facts and was prejudicial to concern's reputation; argue that shortened version of 10-min test into 43 secs was unfair, and rept J C Penney Co and B Altman stores withdrew crib from sale after preview; ABS spokesmen say they will carry case to Sup Ct if necessary and hope to show complete documentary 'Fire!' some time in future; feel Brown's decision is case of 'prior restraint'; Brown's jurisdiction as Jackson County Circuit Ct Judge over nationally televised program has also been questioned
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News Summary and Index; The Major Events of the Day International National Metropolitan The Other News Quotation of the Day
Date: 26 November 1973
Lr questioning NY Times call for Nixon's resignation or impeachment while reptg beginnings of a Middle East detente, holding Nixon must be given credit for this, as well as gen relaxation of world tensions
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News Summary and Index; The Major Events of the Day International National Metropolitan The Other News Quotation of the Day CORRECTIONS
Date: 27 November 1973
Identification of houses shown in Nov 26 article on 5 architects transposed captions under houses designed by P Eisenman and C Gwathmey
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