Cameraman Wounded in War
Date: 08 June 1972
Vo Thanh Son, CBS cameraman, wounded by mortar fragment on June 7 while covering fighting south of Anloc
Replaying Thursday, June 8, 1972
The June 8, 1972 was a Thursday under the star sign of ♊. It was the 159 day of the year. President of the United States was Richard M. Nixon.
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8th of June 1972 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on June 8, 1972
Court Rejects Russo Appeal
Date: 08 June 1972
US Sup Ct declines on June 7 to speed its consideration of appeal by A J Russo to block his prosecution on charges of helping to steal Pentagon papers
Montanans Approve New Constitution, Authorize Gambling and Retain Hanging
Date: 08 June 1972
Montana voters, on June 7, approve new state const providing for state bill of rights calling for all Govt meetings to be open to public
Ellsberg Defense Mapping a Challenge on Leaks; Plans to Call 18 Witnesses to Prove That Secrets Are Frequently 'Disclosed'
Date: 08 June 1972
By ROBERT A. WRIGHTSpecial to The New York Times
Robert WRIGHTSpecial
Pentagon papers case defense attys C E Goodell and C Nesson in affidavit requested by Judge W M Byrne Jr say, on June 8, they will call 18 witnesses, including former special assistants to Pres, staff men from White House, Defense Dept and CIA as well as Washington newspaper correspondents, to prove that leaking of classified Govt documents is common practice; affidavit is requested to support defense motion for pretrial hearing on Govt charges against D Ellsberg and A J Russo; defense repts former Govt official who is expert in security matters will testify that classified materials involved in Pentagon case are less sensitive in terms of natl defense relationship than bulk of classified material regularly leaked; former Air Force Deputy Asst for Security and Trade Affairs W G Florence, in attached affidavit, indicates that he will testify to specific instances of leaks; relates instance of security leak concerning satellite information in which Govt made no effort to initiate criminal proceedings; affidavit describes Washington correspondent as saying that Govt regards information of classified nature as 'ammunition to be fired, not as secrets to be guarded'
Heart 'Like Iron,' Castro Says in Poland
Date: 08 June 1972
By JAMES FERONSpecial to The New York Times
Cuban officials are reptd enraged with rept of Premier Castro's heart trouble distributed June 6 by AP in Warsaw; rept developed after Castro's late arrival in Warsaw on June 6 from Budapest; change in his schedule and unidentified med source was quoted as saying that Castro was in precoronary condition; Castro describes rept as 'untrue, an intrigue against me'; before Castro's statement 4 men describing themselves as Cuban newsmen roughed up N Lillitos and J Brodski (AP) because of rept
Pressman Quits WNBC for Channel 5
Date: 08 June 1972
By ALBIN KREBS
Albin KREBS
G Pressman on June 7 resigns as member of news staff of WNBC to join staff of WNEW; reptdly did not approve of changes in news format and studio setting that WNBC was making in effort to improve ratings on its 6 PM news show; says in lr of resignation to WNBC pres and gen mgr A Watson that he did not believe NBC is best milieu for kind of journalism times call for; says he believes in hard news coverage as essence of journalism and sees need for more profound investigative reptg; says WNEW is oriented to serious news, without gimmickery; NBC vp R Frank says Pressman decided to reject new contract proposal that included offer to give Pressman opportunity to seek out injustices and wrongs and bring them to attention of public on NBC news shows; newsman J Hartz comments; illus of Pressman packing to leave NBC
On the House Resolution to Impeach Nixon
Date: 08 June 1972
TELFORD TAYLOR
Telford TAYLOR
chief US prosecutor at Nuremburg trials T Taylor lr examines history of impeachment clause of Constitution in light of present move to impeach Pres Nixon over Vietnam war
60 Guards Walk Off Jobs At The Daily News Building
Date: 09 June 1972
60 security guards, members of teamsters local, walk off jobs on June 8 at NY News after new offer in contract negotations is rejected; pub of paper is not affected; 2 pickets are posted in front of news bldg
STOCKS RETREAT ON PRIMARY NEWS; The Impact of Victories by McGovern Is Evident as Dow Dips 7.38 3-DAY DECLINE IS 17.31 Losers Outpace Winners by 2 to 1, Underscoring Market Weakness STOCKS RETREAT ON PRIMARY NEWS
Date: 08 June 1972
By VARTANIG G. VARTAN
Vartanig VARTAN
NYSE trading vol 15.22-million shares on June 7; Dow Jones indus avg 944.8
Support Sought for Gun Bill
Date: 08 June 1972
Repr RC Pucinski announces Illinois drive to collect 1-million signatures on petition to make use of gun in committing crime Fed offense