Colonel Assails Newsmen
Date: 13 April 1972
Lt Col F P Mitchell assails TV newsmen and other journalists who are present when Amer infantrymen refused orders to go out on patrol in Phubai, South Vietnam on Apr 12; says to correspondents, 'All you press are bastards. I blame you for this and you can quote me on it'
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SENATE PANEL VOTES TO CURB U.S.I.A. FILMS
Date: 12 April 1972
US Sen Foreign Relations Com approves bill banning showing to US audiences of propaganda films produced by USIA; action follows showing of agency film Czech 1968 to NYC area TV audience arranged for by Sen Buckley; Justice Dept in response to inquiry by com chmn Fulbright ruled there was nothing illegal about showing
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U.S. Command Plans to Bar A Newsman From War Zone
Date: 13 April 1972
Special to The New York Times
US command, Saigon, Apr 12, serves notice on UPI that it intends to bar its newsman, A D Dawson, from covering Vietnam war because he contravened rule prohibiting disclosure of Amer troop movements; Dawson says rule is inapplicable in his case because he reptd on troops merely moving to reinforce a base and not going on any operation
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Herald Traveler Planning Reductions in News Staff
Date: 13 April 1972
Boston Herald Traveler source repts that some news staff employes have elected early retirement in wake of co's loss of its Channel 5 TV license and expected financial losses
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Times' Man to Get Reporters' Award For Public Service
Date: 13 April 1972
Newspaper Reporters Assn award to D Burnham (NY Times)
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NEWS U.S. TAX AUDIT MAY TRAP MILLION; Revenue Chief Says Stress Is on Illegal Deductions
Date: 12 April 1972
By EILEEN SHANAHANSpecial to The New York Times
IRS Comr Walters repts on Apr 11 new auditing program begun this yr will catch nearly 1-million taxpayers who are, knowingly or unknowingly, taking illegal tax deductions on Fed income tax returns, s, Dallas; cites common erroneous deductions; says IRS expects to collect added $40-million as result of program; says pilot probe of 300 commercial tax preparers in SW found 2/3 were doing sloppy or fraudulent work; repts 44 are already under indictment; Repr Aspin says results of study conducted by Vocational Reading Power Project revealed that even coll graduates have difficulty understanding instructions on income tax forms
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Brooklyn to Get New Daily
Date: 12 April 1972
Brooklyn Today, newspaper devoted to Bklyn, to begin publishing Sept 11
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Hanoi Again Asks Renewal of Talks
Date: 12 April 1972
Special to The New York Times
Nguyen Minh Vy, deputy chief of Hanoi delegation to Paris peace talks, calls, Apr 11, for resumption of suspended peace talks, demands that US halts bombings and other 'acts of aggression,' news conf; says all forces in present offensive are under the command of the NLF, or Vietcong; silent on newsmen's objections that this was not a denial of the presence of N Vietnamese troops; Vy illus
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Reaction in Italy
Date: 12 April 1972
Special to The New York Times
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DAVIS TRIAL 'GAG' IMPOSED BY JUDGE; Statements by Attorneys Outside Court Barred
Date: 13 April 1972
By EARL CALDWELLSpecial to The New York Times
Judge Arnason rules, Apr 12, that no one involved in A Davis murder-conspiracy trial may discuss trial outside courtroom; informs newsmen he is prohibiting 'any statement' about trial; order prohibiting discussion of evidence was imposed in Dec '71 but attys for both sides have since been discussing case with reporters; new order was prompted by news conf held by A Davis Defense Com during which it issued statement charging Prosecutor Harris of conspiring with certain journalists 'to railroad Angela Davis'; com was referring to news repts linking J Carr to Davis case
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