State Unit Opens Hearings Into Government of City
Date: 03 February 1972
By MAURICE CARROLL
Maurice CARROLL
Lindsay news conf, City Hall
Replaying Wednesday, February 2, 1972
The February 2, 1972 was a Wednesday under the star sign of ♒. It was the 32 day of the year. President of the United States was Richard M. Nixon.
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2nd of February 1972 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on February 2, 1972
ERVIN QUESTIONS CHECK ON SCHORR; Criticizes White House for Ordering F.B.I. Inquiry
Date: 02 February 1972
By RICHARD HALLORANSpecial to The New York Times
Sen Ervin charges Nixon Adm acted with either 'stupidity' or 'duplicity in ordering FBI to conduct personal probe of CBS TV newsman Schorr, Sen Subcom on Const Rights hearing; charges White House is inconsistent in its explanations of probe; criticizes Adm for refusing to let 3 White House officials testify as to whether probe was prelude to job offer, as White House contended, or attempt to intimidate Schorr; Schorr testifies probe had 'special dimension' since it came in context of other episodes of conflict between Govt and press; fears effects of probe on him and colleagues; says that on least 5 occasions Nixon and sr Adm officials criticized his reptg; says on Aug 19 '71, he was asked to go to White House to hear objections to 1 of his TV repts; says that next day, FBI agents int him, CBS execs and others; FBI Dir Hoover confirms much of Schorr's recollections of probe, lr to Ervin
Newsman Charges Discrimination at WNBC-TV
Date: 03 February 1972
NYC Human Rights Comm is investigating charges by TV newsman S L Jackson that he suffered harassment and discrimination as reporter for WNBC News and was ultimately dismissed in Dec allegedly because he is Puerto Rican; Jackson has filed charges against NBC news div and news dir B Shusman; says he is receiving support of NYC Puerto Rican community and that Repr Badillo has expressed interest in his case; Shusman denies charges; says station is currently interviewing other Puerto Rican newsmen
Stans Sees Slow Growth in China Trade
Date: 03 February 1972
By RICHARD PHALON
Richard PHALON
Sec Stans holds unsettled labor conditions on W Coast docks threaten to damage US trade position; deplores fact that Cong is not moving faster on legis to require arbitration of W Coast dock strike; says strike is particularly heavy penalty on farmers
A U.S. Company And Tass to Issue Soviet Newsletter
Date: 02 February 1972
Special to The New York Times
Porter Internatl, Amer consulting co, announces it has formed a joint venture with Tass, official Soviet press agency, to issue newsletter twice a mo on Soviet econ developments; says newsletter, tentatively to begin on Apr 15, will be called Soviet Business and Econ Rept and will be aimed at trading interests in Western Hemisphere, Australia and New Zealand; under terms of agreement, profits will be divided between Tass and Porter once Porter's initial overhead costs are met
Irish Foreign Minister Terms British Ulster Policy 'Lunatic'
Date: 03 February 1972
By HENRY TANNERSpecial to The New York Times
Security Council meets, Addis Ababa
A Consent Order On Divestiture Set By Lehigh Portland; Lehigh Cement Sets a Divestiture Consent Order
Date: 02 February 1972
By ALEXANDER R. HAMMER
Alexander HAMMER
J J Newberry dirs to make no recommendation to stockholders on tender offer by Rapid-Amer Corp