Judge Bars Prospective Juror Who Read the Pentagon Papers
Date: 21 July 1972
By FRED P. GRAHAMSpecial to The New York Times
Fred GRAHAMSpecial
Judge Byrne, in 9th day of jury selection, questions 40th prospective juror, C Travers, and finds him 1st one to admit he read any material from Pentagon papers; disqualifies him after Travers says he would probably vote to acquit Ellsberg and Russo, even if Govt proved case against them beyond reasonable doubt; Travers says he finds it difficult to accept Govt's charge that defendants committed crime in releasing papers; defense has expressed bemusement over professed ignorance of most of prospective jurors about papers; theorizes that prospective jurors lie to get on jury; Ellsberg and Russo recently filmed man-in-street ints, in which about 12 people were stopped at random in residential Los Angeles and were asked what they thought about papers; found nobody who did not know enough about papers to discuss them; reptd majority of them felt that papers should have been released; Pentagon Papers Peace Project, antiwar orgn formed to publicize defendants views, says it will distribute film based on ints; on July 19, orgn distributes near courthouse small newspaper entitled Pentagon Paper until defense atty calls halt because prospective juror might read it
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4 Employes Hurt in Melee At The Amsterdam News
Date: 21 July 1972
4 employes of NY Amsterdam News are injured on July 20 when 40 teen-agers ransack paper's Harlem office demanding $600 to help finance return of group of black youths in Miss in summer work program; police rept that D Washington is arrested on charge of criminal solicitation and released pending his appearance at Manhattan Criminal Ct July 27; injured employe J Chambers repts intruders later reduced their demand to $150 and then assaulted employes after receiving no money
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Congress Urged to Protect Newsman Rights on Sources
Date: 20 July 1972
Inter-American Press Assn asks on July 19 that Cong enact legis that would allow newsmen to protect anonymity of their sources, in response to recent Sup Ct decison denying newsmen right to keep sources confidential from grand jury inquiries; assn pres J C A Watkins says lack of legis would seriously undermine public's right to be informed
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Journalists' Unit Criticizes Guild Backing of McGovern
Date: 21 July 1972
(Newspaper Guild Backing of McGovern) Professional Journalism soc Sigma Delta Chi criticizes endorsement by Newspaper Guild of Sen McGovern; pres of orgn S F Yette comments
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Goldwater Scores Media On Guild's Endorsement
Date: 20 July 1972
Special to The New York Times
(Sen Goldwater Scores Newspaper Guild's Backing of McGovern) Sen Goldwater scores news media for attempting to cover up backing of Sen McGovern by Newspaper Guild exec bd, July 20; demands that orgn clarify its position; endorsement of McGovern by Guild pres C A Perlik recalled; endorsement is 1st by Guild in its 40-yr history; endorsement spurred criticism by some Guild members who were covering conv and held that endorsement would raise questions about objectivity of their pol coverage; petition denouncing endorsement was initiated and some 3 other petitions were circulated in Washington; aims of petitions noted; Goldwater says that endorsement is among most interesting but least written-about stories to emerge from conv; Goldwater press sec T Smith notes that Goldwater only found 1 story on endorsement; AP, UPI and Washington Post wire services reptdly distributed repts on story and Washington Post and Washington Star-Daily News carried 2 articles detailing endorsement and controversy; NY Times carried rept on July 14 and Washington TV station WTOP reptdly is preparing rept to be presented on July 19; Perlik comments on Goldwater's charges
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PHYSICIAN PLEADS GUILTY IN JERSEY; Reduced Charge Is Allowed in Case Involving Newsman
Date: 20 July 1972
Special to The New York Times
Dr E W Garrett pleads guilty on July 19 to reduced charge of interfering with reporter, F Butterfield (NY Times), in pursuit of his occupation during Newark Bd of Educ meeting in Apr '71; was originally indicted on charges of threatening lives of Butterfield and bd member J Cervase; reduction came in agreement with Asst County Prosecutor D Crecca, who permitted Garrett to plead guilty to interference charge as orderly person
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Cougars Name Moe Assistant Coach
Date: 21 July 1972
Carolina Cougars (ABA) basketball team names D Moe as asst coach and dir of player personnel
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An Olympian Religious Squabble
Date: 21 July 1972
Israel's Olympic team is embroiled in religious controversy over closing ceremony of '72 Games in Munich; Natl Religion Party has protested against team marching in closing parade because it falls on Jewish Sabbath and New Year
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Mays Added to All-Star Game
Date: 21 July 1972
W Mays (NY) among 11 players named to NL team; other players listed
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