Nixon's Aides Held To Have Weighed Drugging Columnist
Date: 09 June 1976
Sen Select Com on Intelligence, in special supplement to final rept, on June 8 repts that Nixon White House was considering plan in Mar '72, to discredit columnist Jack Anderson by drugging him so he would appear incoherent in public appearance; E Howard Hunt lunched with retired CIA physician at Washington restaurant near White House in Hopes of obtaining drug for project; project was dropped after it was determined to be impracticable; com says it found no evidence to support Washington Post rept by Bob Woodward, Sept 21, '75, that Nixon White House had attempted to assassinate Anderson (S)
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A.T. & T. Sued by 12 Reporters On Subpoena of Phone Records
Date: 09 June 1976
12 reporters and 4 orgns on June 8 ask Fed ct to order AT&T to inform newsmen when their phone records are subpoenaed by Govt; charge that 1st Amendment was violated when phone records were secretly handed over to Govt because, it was alleged, disclosure 'drastically curtails the plaintiffs ability to gather and disseminate news'; Reporters' Com for Press Freedom and other plaintiffs have requested that phone co give members of news media at least 5 days' notice before their records are given to Govt; defendants in case are AT&T and Chesapeake & Potomac Co; plaintiffs' atty David Anderson, Govt atty Stanley Wright and AT&T atty David Ginsburg comment; Fed Dist Judge June L Green takes case under advisement; other plaintiffs noted (M)
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News Summary and Index; The Major Events of the Day
Date: 09 June 1976
ed says US, Israel and other outside powers should avoid any step that might further inflame Lebanese confrontation; says Syrian forces in Lebanon have avoided any actions that could be seen by Israelis as threat
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News Groups Protesting Costs For the Democratic Convention
Date: 09 June 1976
News orgns planning coverage of Dem Natl Conv, Madison Sq Garden, NYC, protest to Dem Natl Com officials on June 8 about variety of problems, particularly 'exorbitant' prices for construction work in Garden for news media's work areas and for rental of office equipment; AP exec newsphoto ed Hal Buell scores fees charged, reptd to be $46,420, for installation and removal of equipment; Dem Natl Chmn Robert S Strauss pledges to consult immediately with Garden owners and contractors and labor unions involved in construction and delivery of equipment; says he will ask NYC Mayor Abraham Beame and NYS Gov Hugh Carey to solve some of problems raised by newspaper reprs; orgns are also concerned about security of work areas in Garden and Statler Hilton Hotel, conv hq, access around clock to news work areas and equipment delivery complications; Deputy Mayor Stanley Friedman to call meeting of 'all appropriate parties'; Charles Uribe, vp of A J Contracting, which is doing reconstruction work inside Garden and coordinating arrival of rented material, comments on charges (M)
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FORD NOMINEE SEEN WITHDRAWING NAME
Date: 10 June 1976
Rudman seen withdrawing; was told by Sen Commerce Com aides that he would not be confirmed (S)
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