Editor of H-Bomb Article Says U.S. Acts to Stifle Press; Intimidation Charged Affidavit by Schlesinger
Date: 15 March 1979
By DOUGLAS E. KNEELAND Special to The New York Times
Douglas KNEELAND
Erwin Knoll, editor of The Progressive magazine, accuses Justice Dept of having made 'sweeping attack on 1st Amendment rights of Amer people'; reacts to supplemental brief filed with ct by Justice Dept in connection with hearing scheduled for March 16 on its request that Judge Robert W Warren hand down injunction against publication of article; insists that unpublished article by Howard Morland, cause of controversy, does not contain any information that is not in public domain, and that its publication will not damage US interests; Govt has submitted several affidavits from purportedly expert witnesses avowing that work of Morland contains information and conclusions about manner in which hydrogen bombs work that are restricted and have not been previously made public; affidavit written by Sec of Energy James R Schlesinger noted; Morland por (M)