Legal Obstacles Blocking Boston Grand Jury in Its Investigation of the Release of Pentagon Papers
Date: 01 November 1971
By ROBERT REINHOLDSpecial to The New York Times
Boston Fed grand jury probe into unauthorized distribution and publication of Pentagon study blocked by legal obstacles; Sen Gravel seeks to stop probe on ground that it violates his legis immunity; Fed Dist Ct stays R R Stavins's appearance before jury after he offers affidavit from Dr Rodberg which tells how Rodberg and C R Wallace detected a wiretap on Stavins's phone; chief targets of probe, so far, appear to be Dr Ellsberg, NY Times reporter N Sheehan and Mrs Sheehan; Boston and Los Angeles grand jury probes seen also aiming at persons who helped Ellsberg or had had access to study before it became public; targets of probes charge 'a fishing expedition' into the antiwar movement; acad community, where many of subpoenas have been issued, is disturbed; Profs Chomsky, Falk and Popkin and D Halberstam, K D Gifford and Dr Rodberg among those called; most have raised const objections; typical routine of witnesses refusing to testify described
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2 Urban Families Flee to Southern Town
Date: 01 November 1971
Special to The New York Times
R Arnold and S Meseroll, who left NYC and became publisher and ed respectively of Glenville (W Va) Pathfinder and Glenville Democrat, comment on advantages of small-town life; papers are identical except for masthead; Arnold says unusual situation exists because Pathfinder is Republican and has 100 partisans who will not buy The Democrat
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$380 Minimum Approved At Washington Daily News
Date: 01 November 1971
Washington Daily News reaches agreement with ANG; contract raises minimum pay for journeymen newspapermen to $380 a wk by Dec '73
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Bar Panel Charges Justice Unit Leaked Court Vote Report; BAR ALLEGES LEAK ON COURT REPORT
Date: 02 November 1971
By FRED P. GRAHAMSpecial to The New York Times
Fred GRAHAMSpecial
Amer Bar Assn Fed Judiciary Com charges Justice Dept with leaking news to Washington Post that com had found 2 of Pres Nixon's potential Sup Ct nominees, H H Friday and Judge M L Lillie, not qualified; Atty Gen Mitchell denies charge; Post managing ed H Simons says information did not come from Govt employe
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3 Women on Times Staff Among 5 to Get Awards
Date: 02 November 1971
A L Huxtable to receive NY Newspaper Women's Club Front Page Award
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District Judge Bars Delay In Aleutian Nuclear Blast
Date: 02 November 1971
By E. W. KENWORTHYSpecial to The New York Times
E. KENWORTHYSpecial
Fed Dist Ct Judge Hart rules against halting Amchitka Is nuclear blast; Sive, acting for environmental orgns, says he will appeal; Hart does deliver to Sive some of official documents he requested, but withholds some; AEC says test is about ready
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Recreation and Parks Unit Presents Awards to Three
Date: 02 November 1971
Natl Recreation and Parks Assn award to J B Oakes
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3 Win Cabot Awards at Columbia
Date: 01 November 1971
Columbia Univ M M Cabot Prizes for inter-Amer journalism to go to G A Geyer, J S Garcia and J C Colombres
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Executive-Privilege Claim Pressed in Air-Bag Dispute
Date: 02 November 1971
By JOHN D. MORRISSpecial to The New York Times
Nixon Adm, claiming 'executive privilege,' contests R Nader suit demanding disclosure of communications between White House and Transportation Dept on postponement of air bag standard; Transportation Dept files appeal against Judge Waddy order that any pertinent documents be produced for his private inspection; Acting Sec Beggs holds disclosure of documents would be injurious to pub interest
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Executive Promoted By Scripps-Howard
Date: 01 November 1971
Scripps-Howara Newspapers names E W Estlow gen mgr to succeed F B Powers, who continues as vp and dir
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