Spirit and Economy of St. Louis Damaged by Newspaper Strike; Out-of-Town Papers Movie Houses,Suffer
Date: 01 October 1973
By MARTIN ARNOLDSpecial to The New York Times
comment on econ impact that strike of St Louis Post-Dispatch and St Louis Globe-Democrat has had on residents and businesses in St Louis; strike was called by Teamsters union on Aug 22; H Morley, exec vp of St Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Assn, comments
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The Petersen Case; ESSAY
Date: 01 October 1973
By William Safire
William Safire
W Safire comment says that if it is true that Asst Atty Gen Petersen told CBS reporter F Graham on Sept 22 'We've got the evidence. We've got it cold,' he has adopted role of prosecutor, publicist, jury temperer and judge; says Petersen is good cop, nonpartisan, honest, feisty and likeable; says Petersen case poses problems of corruption and jury tampering; says if Atty Gen Richardson discovers that Petersen did make announcement of potential defendant's guilt and dismisses him, he will be serving notice to every employe at Justice that he is serious about protecting rights of defendants
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Agnew Loosed Attack After Weeks of Anger; Agnew Loosed Attack on Justice Department After Weeks of Mounting Anger A Day of Fuming Plea Bargaining'
Date: 01 October 1973
By JAMES M. NAUGHTONSpecial to The New York Times
Associates of Vice Pres Agnew say on Sept 30 that his denunciation of Justice Dept for its conduct of criminal investigation against him was product of wks of having dwelt 'on dark side of an inferno'; describe origins of Agnew's attack; say Agnew deliberated on Sept 29 at entertainer F Sinatra's estate about whether to end long period of private consternation by openly criticizing Govt's handling of case; Agnew, later that day and following prepared speech to Natl Federation of Repub Women, accused Asst Atty Gen Petersen of having selected him as 'big trophy' with which to recoup reputation lost through 'ineptness of his Watergate investigation and stated that he would not resign if indicted; associates say proximate cause of Agnew's wrath was Sept 28 Justice Dept statement that there was no basis for charge by Agnew's attys that dept officials had leaked information to press in effort to prejudice proceedings against Vice Pres and suggested that Agnew precipitated leaks by disclosing on Aug 8 that he was under investigation; say Agnew regrets his omission of 1 point that troubled him--published speculation that he sought to make deal with prosecutors, offering to resign if charges were dropped--and that he later wished he had denied those accts on TV
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A.P. and U.P.I. Will Close National Servicein Argentina
Date: 01 October 1973
AP and UPI to close their natl news services on Oct 1 in Buenos Aires under Govt decree that prohibits foreign agencies from transmitting news domestically; decree does not affect internatl operations of agencies; Argentine News, agency formed by more than 40 provincial newspapers, will transmit local news
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Letters to the Editor; Soviet Repression: A World 'Internal Affair' President's Japan Visit: A Case for Postponement Dirty Tricks,' Media Style Merciless New Lamps Of Car-Miles and Statistics Of Oil, the Mideast And the U.S. Response Advice From a Ticket Man Park the Taxi Commission'
Date: 01 October 1973
SEYMOUR GRAUBARDJAMES M. PHILLIPSSHIRLEY A. TOMKIEVICZJACOB RAABHENRY N. SACHSWISSAM ZAHAWIEA TICKET MANNATHAN L. ROBERTS
Seymour GRAUBARDJAMES
J M Phillips lr calls for postponement of Pres Nixon's '74 visit to Japan on ground that it will cause harm to US-Japanese relations due to demonstrations by leftist groups
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