Shield Law Debate: Protect Sources or Threaten Press Freedom
Excerpts from John S Knight's Notebook discuss whether reporters can be compelled to reveal confidential sources or unpublished information. The piece weighs First Amendment protection against a potential shield law and warns Congress could erode press freedom if they legislate in this area.
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Wall Street Journal
Senate panel urges emission standards and testing plan
A Senate Interim Committee on Environmental Affairs urged the creation of motor vehicle emission standards by the Department of Public Safety, with testing and corrective measures to be part of the state vehicle safety inspection program. The report supports periodic emissions inspections to reach federal air quality goals by 1975 and cites water, waste, and environmental topics in its 100 page testimony.
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Texas
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Old Philosopher on Watergate Bugging Incompetence
Dear editor, this letter criticizes expert incompetence in the Watergate bugging affair. It mocks a former CIA man and an ex FBI agent for bungling the operation and wonders who in power truly understands world events. The writer warns experts may end up jailed rather than revealing truth.
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