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Times Washington bureau chief tests First Amendment freedoms in court
The Los Angeles Times chief in Washington, John F. Lawrence, is brought before a federal appeals court after being jailed briefly for refusing to surrender tapes he called confidential. The case centers on press freedom and the handling of materials tied to the Democratic headquarters break-in and bugging at the Watergate complex.
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