Soviet Embassy Denies It Had Pentagon Papers
Date: 06 June 1973
Soviet Emabssy in Washington denies on June 5 that it had been given copies of Pentagon appers in June, '71, as was reptd in Washington Post; Post quoted sources as saying an unidentified man, using alias, handed embassy complete set of Pentagon papers; embassy spokesman says that publication of 'fabrication' reveals fact that Washington Post is pusuing aims that have nothing to do with task of improving relations between US and USSR
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MAYOR DALEY GREETS 16 CHINESE NEW SMEN
Date: 06 June 1973
Chicago Mayor R J Daley on June 5 extends hon citizenship to 16 visiting Chinese journalists who are visiting city for 4 days; offical Chinese press agency dir Chu Mu-chih presents Daley with silk brocade tablecloth; Daley calls Chinese-Amers 'finest family people in our city'
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Newsman Shield Rejected
Date: 06 June 1973
Ohio HR on June 5 defeats, 62-to-28, proposed const amendment providing 'shield' to newsmen by permitting them to refuse to reveal confidential sources of information
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Cuba Publicizes Watergate
Date: 06 June 1973
Cuban news media have been giving front-page treatment to Watergate affair in daily profusion of details and comments that contrasts with discretion observed by rest of Communist world
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MICTHELL LINKED TO PLOTTERS' AID; Reportedly Approved Funds for Watergate Defendants Testimony by McCord
Date: 05 June 1973
according to confidential summary of testimony before Sen Watergate com investigators by ex-Atty Gen Mitchell and made available to AP on May 19 by columnist J Anderson, Mitchell admitted that he approved payments to Watergate conspirators after their arrest to avoid embarrassment to Pres Nixon's re-election campaign; summary says Mitchell went along with payments to defendants rather than risk having other Liddy-Hunt activities exposed before election
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U.S. Pagers Scored By Times of London on Watergate Case
Date: 06 June 1973
Special to The New York Times
London Times ed charges on June 5 that Washington Post and NY Times are interfering with course of justice by 'publishing vast quantities of prejudicial matter' on Watergate affair; London Times says that newspaper Watergate exposes, public Sen investigation and leaks from grand jury have combined to make Pres Nixon victim of a 'Washington variety of lynch law'; gives 'full credit' to Amer press, particularly Washington Post, for 'forcing the Watergate affair into the open'
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Elisberg Decries 'Police State' Tactics
Date: 06 June 1973
By STEVEN V. ROBERTSSpecial to The New York Times
Steven ROBERTSSpecial
Dr D Ellsberg on June 5 calls break-in at his psychiatrist's office part of 'exec coup' planned in White House to 'change our form of govt to a police state,' news conf; warns USSR Communist leader Brezhnev will 'find himself more at home when he comes here than I wish he did'
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How Much Security Is Enough?; IN THE NATION
Date: 05 June 1973
By Tom Wicker
Tom Wicker
T Wicker queries to what extent Pres may commit criminal acts in order to protect what he believes to be 'natl security'; notes that Nixon said on May 22 that he had set up, in 71, White House 'plumbers' unit to try to stop what he thought were leaks of sensitive information but that after Watergate episode in '72 he ordered Ehrlichman and Haldeman 'to insure' that plumbers' activities would not be uncovered by Watergate investigation; queries whether Nixon had right to order FBI to limit its probe of Watergate to protect covert 'security' operation; also queries whether he had right ot obstruct justice by ordering FBI to limit probe to protect real or imagined covert security operation by CIA
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RICHARDSON BARS SECURITY AS ISSUE; He Sees Insufficient Reason for White House Creation of Investigative Group Concedes "Concern" Asked for Briefing
Date: 05 June 1973
By JOHN M. CREWDSONSpecial to The New York Times
A Cox, special Watergate prosecutor, ran in '72 Mass Pres primary elect as alternate delegate to Dem Natl Conv, pledged to Sen E S Muskie; he lost to candidate pledged to Sen G McGovern
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