POST LOSES A FIGHT TO RESCIND PAY RISE
Date: 04 August 1972
Fed Pay Bd denies challenge by NY Post of 11% deferred increase due its unionized employes effective Mar 31 under existing collective bargaining agreements; says that under regulations 'a deferred increase may only be challenged by the Pay Bd or a party at interest' and that bd's gen counsel ruled that Post 'is not a proper party at interest'; Post labor counsel S Orenstein says ruling was apparently based on view that Publishers Assn of NYC was bargaining repr of all its members
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Ellsberg Defense Explains Stand Against Plea to End Trial Delay
Date: 03 August 1972
By FRED P. GRAHAMSpecial to The New York Times
Fred GRAHAMSpecial
defense attys in Pentagon papers case on Aug 2 tell Sup Ct that its image as 'measured deliberative body' would be eroded if it convened special summer session to consider overturning Justice Douglas's stay of trial pending resolution of wiretap issue; say 'the integrity of Ct's summer recess' will be threatened if Justices return from their vacation to hear Justice Dept motion to throw out stay
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Officials Who May Classify U.S. Data Cut 63%
Date: 04 August 1972
Interagency Classification Rev Com chmn J S D Eisenhower repts on Aug 3 that number of Govt officials allowed to stamp 'top secret' on documents has been cut by more than 1/2; meets with Pres Nixon for progress rept on Nixon's new order aimed at trimming Govt's security classification system; says he has no precise estimate of how much this would shrink Fed production of secret papers; White House staff aide in charge of declassification program D Young says that check is being made into how much reduction in flow of classified documents had resulted from program
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Journalists and the Herd Instinct
Date: 03 August 1972
By JAMES ARONSON
James ARONSON
J Aronson compares news media coverage of Pres election of '72 to that of '48, when H Truman defeated T Dewey; notes J Reston's lr which at that time analyzed 'isolated' and misguiding performance of press in campaign; notes article in Chicago Journalism Rev by grad divinity student saying that journalists wield unjustified influence over campaigns and base too much on polls and issues; criticizes CBS radio coverage of Sen McGovern and questions NY Times pub, 1 wk before Dem Conv, of article on Wall Street donors' reluctance to back McGovern; urges news commentators and reporters to 'apply canon of fairness' and 'individual truth-seeking' to coverage of remainder of campaign; cartoon
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Guild Unit Asks Referendum
Date: 03 August 1972
(Newspaper Guild Backing of McGovern) Detroit AP unit of Wire Service Guild votes 16-0 on Aug 2 to seek natl referendum questioning Newspaper Guild leadership's decision to endorse candidate for Pres
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Due Bills Total $30,000
Date: 04 August 1972
Nevada Athletic Comm votes to release $30,000 of $75,000 deposit made by local promoter B Miller to pay outstanding bills from M Ali-J Quarry fight program June 27; Mills tells comm that he has not yet been paid $17,490 due him as his share of live gate receipts of $349,800
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Sierra Leone Team Gets Help
Date: 04 August 1972
Guest in Munich Foundation member M Inzinger announces that foundation has offered to pay expenses of Sierra Leone team to '72 Olympic Games in Munich; Sierra Leone had withdrawn from '72 Games because it could not afford to send its teams of 5 athletes and 2 officials to Munich; Inzinger says that fed will also try to help Phillipines, which withdrew its basketball team in order to give money to victims of recent floods
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Jumpers Barred From Team Canada
Date: 03 August 1972
Hockey Canada announces on Aug 2 that no player who had 'defected' to World Hockey Assn from NHL would be able to play for Team Canada in their series against USSR
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Gilmour Suspended After Arrest
Date: 03 August 1972
NYS Harness Racing Comm Chmn R A Glasser suspends license of harness driver B Gilmour pending disposition of 2d-degree burglary charge in Batavia, NY
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U.S. Crews Gain by Repechages
Date: 04 August 1972
US teams reach semifinals in 5 events of World junior rowing champs on Aug 3 in Milan, Italy
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