Watergate Unit to Hear Convicted Florida Builder; Inquiry Confirmed
Date: 06 November 1973
The Washington Star-News
Fla builder J Priestes to testify before Sen Watergate Com this wk on alleged offer by Nixon Adm officials to have Prieste's FHA suspension rescinded in return for $50,000 contribution to Nixon re-election campaign
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Kingmaking; OBSERVER
Date: 06 November 1973
By Russell Baker
Russell Baker
R Baker humorous article on inquiries made of him by high Govt powers throughout world concerning his views as journalist on Nixon's possible resignation
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NEWSPAPER GUILD STRIKES AT NEWS; Publication of Today's Issue Prevented by PicketsAgreement at Times Newspaper Guild Strikes Daily News Stand of Deliverers No Chance' Other Items Reported Increase Offered Strike Cause Given
Date: 06 November 1973
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
Newspaper Guild on Nov 5 strikes NY Daily News in contract dispute preventing publication of its Nov 6 editions; reaches tentative 2-yr agreement with NY Times several hrs after start of walkout at News; guild unit bargaining com rejects what mgt terms its 'final offer' shortly before 7 AM; pickets begin marching in front of News bldg; spokesman repts that guild had asked all employes to rept for work as scheduled but during day printers, photoengravers and electricians did not work although members of some other craft unions did carry out their regular duties; Deliverers Union pres C Levy tells picketing guildsmen that if News fails to put out full product or hires nonunion workers his union will not deliver papers; instructs his men to try to rept to delivery platforms but if path is not clear 'don't go in'; spokesman repts that News negotiators are still standing by in hope of arranging for meeting with reprs of Guild; both Fed mediator G V Byrnes and guild negotiator at Times express hope that tentative pact might set pattern for settlement at News; spokesman for W H James, News publisher, calls tentative agreement at Times 'comparable' to last offer to guild unit at News; illus of pickets
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Eight Strikes Since 1950 Have Shut Papers Here; Papers Keep Publishing Editions Continue
Date: 06 November 1973
By PETER KIHSS
Peter KIHSS
comment on many strikes against NYC newspapers which have caused halting of publication 8 times since '50, in light of Nov 5 strike of Newspaper Guild against NV Daily News
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STOPPAGE IMPEDES WASHINGTON POST; But Paper Discloses Plans to Publish Without Union
Date: 05 November 1973
supervisory and mgt personnel are assigned tasks in printing room on Nov 4 as Washington Post prepares abbreviated Nov 5 morning edition; Post spokesman says decision was made by publisher K Graham in face of continuing work stoppage by members of ITU Local 101, who are protesting dismissal of union member M Padilla; repts paper will lose about $2-million a wk if situation continues; asst gen mgr K Johnson says that all members of Newspaper Guild have been reptg to work throughout stoppage and were joined on Nov 4 by union engravers; US Dist Judge B Parker on Nov 3 issues order instructing 12 union reprs to appear in ct on Nov 6 to show cause why union should not be cited for contempt for not obeying his temporary restraining order ordering printers back to work
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GUILD AND NEWS CONTINUE TALKS; Negotiatiors Seek to Avert Strike Set for Today
Date: 05 November 1973
negotiators for Newspaper Guild and NY Daily News are seeking to reach contract agreement that would avert strike scheduled for 7 AM Nov 5; guild sources express hope that News will make pkg proposal during night that might serve as basis for further bargaining
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No London Papers Today
Date: 05 November 1973
no daily or evening papers will appear in London on Nov 5 becasue of 1-day work stoppage by Fleet Street newspaper mechanics; workers are acting in support of Amalgamated Union of Engineer Workers, whose exec bd is opposing $187,500 fine imposed on union by Natl Industrial Relations Ct for refusing to call off strike at machine factory
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Boston Globe Sues Over Ban On Clifford Irving Interview
Date: 06 November 1973
attys representing Boston Globe have filed civil complaint in US Dist Ct, Boston, against Justice Dept and Prisons Bur, for being refused int with author C Irving, imprisoned for part in H Hughes hoax, and whom Globe characterizes as being 'ready and willing' to give int
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Counsel for Krogh Says Access to Data Is Barred; Report Disputed Activities Called Lawful
Date: 06 November 1973
By SEYMOUR M. HERSHSpecial to The New York Times
S N Schulman, atty for former White House aide E Krogh Jr, repts on Nov 5 that White House has balked at meeting request by Krogh that he (Krogh) examine documents of White House security unit, the plumbers, which he directed at time of break-in at office of D Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr L J Fielding; notes Krogh is asking for files on natl security project for which Govt has charged him with number of criminal offenses; White House official disputes rept that Krogh has been denied access; says his request 'is pending and has not been rejected'; other sources depict matter as due to 'bureaucratic inertia'; Schulman in motion filed last wk urged US Dist Ct Judge G A Gesell to direct White House to release plumbers files as well as make available series of Pres tapes dating to July 24, '71, when Nixon discussed project with Krogh and J D Ehrlichman; says he intitiated request for access shortly after Krogh's Los Angeles indictment was handed up; notes that Krogh had said he regarded his activites as being 'fully authorized and lawful'
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WASHINGTON POST PUBLISHING AGAIN; Normal Schedule 'Resumed--Ousted Printer Returns
Date: 06 November 1973
Washington Post on Nov 5 resumes publishing on normal schedule following settlement of labor dispute involving ITU Local 101 that had kept paper from printing all but supplemental sections over weekend in protest over dismissal of union member M Padilla; much of technical work was done on new computerized equipment that has been at center of contract negotiations between printers and mgt; Post pres J S Prcscott says paper lost over 1/2 million dollars during work disruption
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Forced Subscriptions In Soviet Are Criticized
Date: 05 November 1973
Communist party newspaper Pravda repts on Nov 4 that Soviet citizens are often subjected to 'bureaucratic pressure' from salesmen to subscribe to newspapers and magazines and practice ought to be stopped; says that dissemination of party line through press has 'great political signifiance' but that use of 'obligatory subscriptions' and other types of tricks to artifically expand circulation should be abolished
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