Hunt Got Fee for Day of Coast Theft; Confession Renounced
Date: 02 May 1973
The Washington Star-News
Beverly Hills Police Dept records show that E Davis, man originally accused of breaking into office of D Ellsberg's psychiatrist, Dr L I Fielding, renounced confession he allegedly made
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Luce Hall of Reporting OpensiWith Nostalgia at Smithsonian e
Date: 02 May 1973
Special to The New York Tims
H R Luce Hall of News Reptg, located in Smithsonian Inst, Washington, DC, opens on May 1; exhibits detailed
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DETAINED NEWSMEN RELEASED IN SAIGON
Date: 01 May 1973
Correspondents R Moreau and O Todd (Newsweek) and companion C Charpentier, arrested when they returned from stay of 11 days in Vietcong territory, are brought back to Saigon and released from Govt custody on Apr 30; film and notes belonging to them are impounded and they are told to rept on May 2 to office of Comr Gen of State for Information; L Jenkins, chief of Newsweek bur in Saigon says that 3 had violated no laws and were 'legally carrying out their journalistic functions'; says he has asked US Embassy to demand that film and notes be returned
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Text of Ehrlichman Report
Date: 02 May 1973
text of FBI rept, disclosed at Pentagon papers trial on May 1, on Apr 27 int with J D Ehrlichman concerning break-in at office of Dr L I Fielding, D Ellsberg's psychiatrist
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Colorado Shield Bill Killed
Date: 02 May 1973
Colorado HR on May 1 kills proposed reporters shield law by vote of 59-to-4, rather than accept what members consider tarnished measure; bill would have protected reporters from revaling sources of information during inquiries by prosecuting attys, grand juries and legis bodies
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NIXON ROLE CITED; F.B.I. Quotes Aide as Saying Hunt, Liddy Were Given Job An Independent Study EHRLICHMAN TIED TO ELLSBERG CASE
Date: 02 May 1973
By MARTIN ARNOLDSpecial to The New York Times
former Pres asst J D Ehrlichman, in FBI investigation rept made public in Pentagon papers trial on May 1, repts he has told Fed investigators that break-in at office of Dr L I Fielding, D Ellsberg's psychiatrist, came as result of secret White House investigation he ordered at request of Pres Nixon; FBI rept, based on int by agents with Ehrlichman in his White House office on Apr 27, says that in '71 Nixon had 'expressed interest' in leak of classified information and 'asked him to make inquiries independent of concurrent FBI investigation which had been made relating to the leak of the Pentagon papers'; Ehrlichman, according to rept, said that G G Liddy and E H Hunt Jr, conspirators in Watergate case, had been 'designated' to conduct investigation; says that he did not know that Liddy and Hunt had broken into Fielding's office until after it had happened, did not agree with 'method of investigation', and told 2 men 'not to do this again'; rept says that there was information available that Ellsberg had emotional and moral problems and Liddy and Hunt sought to determine full facts by preparing 'psychiatric profile and conducting 'in-depth investigation of Ellsberg'; defense atty L B Boudin, prompted by disclosure of rept, moves for dismissal of case 'with prejudice'; Judge W M Byrne Jr says he will take motion under submission and that he believes that Ehrlichman material is exculpatory; defense attys contend that President's extra-official orders to investigate Pentagon papers case occurred while Ellsberg was under indictment and that this represents grave interference in judicial process; H Rowen, former pres of Rand Corp, testifies that there had been no special arrangements for handling of Pentagon papers at Rand, and that he had not acted to keep them out of Rand's regular top-secret control system; testimony is in direct contradiction to basic defense contention; Rowen says in '69 he had not authorized Ellsberg to store some of papers in his (Rowen's) own top-secret safe to help keep them from Rand's top secret control officer; illus of Ellsberg talking to newsmen outside courthouse; illus of Ehrlichman in White House office in March; pors of Liddy and Hunt
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Montevideo Papers Protest
Date: 01 May 1973
No newspapers published in Montevideo (Uruguay) on Apr 30 to protest Govt's suspending from publication 3 dailies charged with violating mil censorship
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RHODESIAN COURT BACKS A NEWSMAN; Conviction Is Set Aside but His Detention Continues Re-examination of Detention Lack of Proof Cited
Date: 02 May 1973
By CHARLES MOHRSpecial to The New York Times
Rhodesian appeals ct sets aside conviction of journalist P Niesewand on May 1 for having published secrets harmful to Rhodesia but he remains in jail for time being under preventive detention order; chief justice Sir H Beadle, in written judgment, says state failed to prove material Niesewand published was information which was likely to be useful to enemy; ct held secret hearings because of Govt order and although detailed charges against Niesewand are still officially secret, it is widely known that they grew out of news articles in which he described operations and movements of Rhodesian troops against black nationalist guerrillas; Smith Govt will now be under even greater internatl pressure to free Niesewand; case is seen as having pol relevance because it seems to illustrate often uncompromising behavior of Smith Govt at time when compromise is widely urged
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Ellsberg Judge Demands Affidavits on Bugging Tie; Ellsberg Judge Orders Four Affidavits Jury Sent Home Lacks Trust
Date: 01 May 1973
By MARTIN ARNOLDSpecial to The New York Times
Fed Dist Judge W M Byrne Jr on Apr 30 orders 4 figures connected to Watergate bugging affair, former special counsel to Pres Nixon, J W Dean, former acting FBI dir, L Patrick Gray 3d, and G G Liddy and E H Hunt Jr, conspirators in Watergate bugging case, to produce affavits concerning any link between break-in on Sept 3-4, '71, at Beverly Hills, Calif, office of Dr L J Fielding, D Ellsberg's psychiatrist, and Pentagon papers trial; says he is not foreclosing possibility of summoning 4 men to ct to testify although he denies, for now, defense attys' request for immediate hearing on new evidence; indicates that he will probably require affidavits and perhaps testimony from former Atty Gen J N Mitchell, present Atty Gen R G Kleindienst, Nixon's former chief for domestic affairs J D Ehrlichman, Nixon's former chief of staff H R Haldeman, both of whom resigned today, former Pres special counsel C W Colson and former Asst Atty Gen R C Mardian; repts that about 1 mo ago he (Byrne) met with Erlichman and Nixon at Ehrlichman's suggestion, at which time he was offered new Govt position; does not disclose what position was, but Byrne's name has been mentioned as possible dir of FBI; starts broadening scope of his inquiry, in response to demands from defense attys L B Boudin and L I Weinglass, into link between Watergate and Pentagon papers; Dr Fielding's affidavit, in which he details visit on July 20, '71, by 2 FBI agents concerning Ellsberg and subsequent break-in to his office on Sept 4, disclosed; M J Martinez, mother of E Martinez, janitor of Fielding's bldg, also files affidavit describing how 2 men gained access to Fielding's office on night of break-in
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INQUIRY GOES ON UNDER PETERSEN; Justice Aide in Charge Until Richardson Is Confirmed
Date: 01 May 1973
By JOHN M. CREWDSONSpecial to The New York Times
Justice Dept repr says on Apr 30 that Govt's investigation of Watergate affair will remain in hands of Asst Atty Gen Petersen until E L Richardson is confirmed as Atty Gen; Pres Nixon issues statement announcing resignation of Atty Gen Kleindienst and says that he has asked Richardson to 'involve himself immediately in the investigative process surrounding the Watergate matter'; repr says that, pending Richardson's confirmation, his involvement will take form of briefings by Justice Dept officials on case and that, in the meantime, Petersen will continue to rept directly to Nixon; Kleindienst will remain until Richardson is confirmed
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