Agnew's Office Called Possible Source of Leaks; Hearing Today Byzantine Relationship
Date: 10 October 1973
By ANTHONY RIPLEYSpecial to The New York Times
internal Justice Dept study indicates that 1 of major sources of allegedly damaging news leaks against Vice Pres Agnew may have been Agnew's own office or White House; Asst Atty Gen G E Pommerening, in 34-page document submitted to Judge Hoffman, cites 'high correlation' between information given to Pres Nixon's and Agnew's offices and 'disclosures which have appeared in press'; document says Asst Atty Gen Petersen had no knowledge of case prior to Agnew's own admission on night of Aug 6 that he was under investigation; Agnew has concentrated his attack on Petersen as major source of news leaks that he considers part of campaign to drive him from office; Judge Hoffman is expected to rule on Oct 10 on motions to quash subpeonas, which were issued to 9 newsmen and 2 news magazines by Agnew's attys; Agnew's suit is civil action aimed at stopping grand jury investigation; Justice Dept memo states that only 8 Dept officials had in-depth knowledge of case before Agnew's admission that he was under investigation; they included Atty Gen Richardson, his asst J T Smith, Deputy Atty Gen Ruckelshaus, his aide G Baise, US Atty for Baltimore G Beall and his 3 assts R T Baker, R S Liebman and B D Skolnik; memo notes that additional sensitive information which has not been disclosed to press was held by 5 men, including Petersen; says total of 134 dept employes have been interviewed and responded in sworn staements that they themselves were not source of information which appeared in news media nor did they know of any other person who was source; says Beall's office did not become aware of Vice Pres's substantive involvement as potential defendant until late May; Justice Dept hq was not aware of it until June 12 when Beall briefed Richardson; memo says that 1st news story which revealed that Agnew was under investigation has been attributed to Agnew's staff; says that analysis of information credited to Justice Dept sources in several key news repts have disclosed that while information may have been damaging to Vice Pres, it was generally inaccurate; says such inaccuracies could have been prompted by those on periphery of investigation giving partial information they had and thus confusing things, or they could have been efforts by reporters to disguise a source by attributing it wrongly to Justice Dept; notes that many in Baltimore may have known about investigation
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Agnew Plea Ends 65 Days Of Insisting on Innocence; Agnew's Plea of No Conteston Tax Charge Comes After 65 Days of Denying Guilt APPEARS IN COURT AFTER BARGAINING Dramatic Hearing Follows. 2 Days of Secret Talks--U.S. Explains Its Stand Motions Are Moot A Warning Against Outcry Three Elements Cited Letter of Resignation Historic Magnitude'
Date: 11 October 1973
By BEN A. FRANKLINSpecial to The New York Times
Ben FRANKLINSpecial
Vice Pres Agnew ends 65 days of defiant insistence that he was innocent of any wrongdoing by pleading no contest to charge of income tax evasion and resigning; Atty Gen Richardson says, in prepared statement, that Govt's evidence against Agnew goes far beyond tax violaton but that 'critical natl interests,' avoidance of 'serious and permanent scars' upon US that would have been inflicted by mos or yrs of criminal prosecution of a sitting Vice Pres, together with new and allied dispute over newsmen's sources, justifies agreement with Agnew; Hoffman approves agreement; under agreement, Agnew waived all his rights as a defendant, right to be indicted and to arraignment, and is sentenced on spot to pay $10,000 fine and to 3 yrs probation; Hoffman admonishes Agnew to violate no state or Fed laws on pain of having his avoidance of prison term reconsidered; long list of other charges, involving perhaps $100,000 in payoffs by Md contractors favored by Agnew in award of state contracts, is dropped; US Atty in Baltimore Beall makes public charges and evidence to support them; Richardson says he insisted on that in bargaining with Agnew; plea of no contest does not mean that Md or some private orgn may not take future action against Agnew; Richardson's plea for leniency noted; illus of Agnew being sworn in as Md Gov Jan 25 '67 by Judge H Hammond
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JUDGE RULES PACT IN EFFECT AT TIMES; Rejects Printers' View That Note Terminated Accord Injunction Obtained Force Times to Negotiate' Basis for Ruling
Date: 11 October 1973
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
NYS Sup Ct Justice V A Massi rules on Oct 11 that labor contract forbidding strikes or interference with operations continues in effect between NY Times and Typographical Union Local 6; decision upholds contention of Times that agreement remains in full force despite termination notices that have been filed by newspaper and union; clause in contract which technically expired last March 30, Massi says, keeps old agreement in effect until new one is reached or some other action is authorized; Times atty says that as result of Massi's judgment, preliminary injunction enjoining members of Local 6 from engaging in illegal slowdowns or work stoppages remains in force
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Two Washington Papers And Three Unions Agree
Date: 11 October 1973
reprs of Washington Publishers Assn and repts from 3 locals representing pressmen, stereotypers and mailers have reached tentative agreement on new contracts on Oct 10
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NEWSPAPER UNION ACCUSED OF BIAS; U.S. Charges Deliverers Deny Jobs to Blacks
Date: 10 October 1973
By ARNOLD R. LUBASCH
Arnold LUBASCH
Civil complaint by Fed Govt on Oct 9 charges that Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union in NYC deprives black workers of equal employment opportunities guaranteed by Civil Rights Act of '64; also names all major newspaper publishers and distributors in area including NY Times, NY News, NY Post and Amsterdam News; alleges that union's collective bargaining agreement provides employment systems that perpetuate effects of past racially discriminatory policies and practices by union; Asst US Atty J F McHugh and union pres C Levy comment
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On Mister Agnew; ESSAY
Date: 11 October 1973
By William Safire
William Safire
W Safire comment on Agnew resignation says people who believed Agnew's protestations of innocence feel betrayed and shaken and that people who felt lash of his tongue over yrs feel vindicated; says Agnew made 'elitism' famous and stood up for establishment; says rise of Agnew put crimp in growth of adversary journalism; notes Agnew's antipathy to 'media' and his position as articulator of unspoken issues; says as a personal symbol and as embodiment of a type, Agnew was more than good; says Agnew said what he meant and stood for principle and character; says he now stands for hypocrisy, which he has denounced in past; says people who believed in Agnew's message are not wrong
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Papers to Reduce Pages
Date: 10 October 1973
Virginian Pilot and Ledger-Star rept on Oct 9 that they will cut their Oct 15 editions to 8 pages, with no ad, because of newsprint shortage
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Briefs on the Arts; City Center Plans Gala and Ball Oct.29 Molloy' Will Bow At Alvin Nov. 1 Jewish Writers Seen Past Peak Marginalia: Head Of Gallery Resigns
Date: 11 October 1973
Woman News to be published early in '74 with S Davis as publisher
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Philadelphia Inquirer Wins Court Stay on Press Curb
Date: 11 October 1973
Phila Inquirer on Oct 10 wins stay of US Dist Ct Judge J W Ditter Jr's order banning press from publishing background criminal information about perjury trial defendant F Schiavo, who is charged with lying to grand jury investigating auto-bomb slaying of M Hess in Cherry Hill, NJ, in Aug '72; Hess was to be star witness in case involving smuggling of $1-million worth of hashish from Africa to US; judge's order forbade newsmen to publish fact that Schiavo was indicted in June on conspiracy to murder charges in Phila and on murder charges in Camden County, NJ
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