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Free Press - Fair Trial

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Approx. 20 items: letters, memos, reports, newspaper clips, a booklet and other materials related to the Free press - Fair trial issue in 1969 and 1970. Notable items: 19-pp. booklet, "The editor's right to decide," text of an address by J. Edward Murray, Managing Editor, The Arizona Republic, 1969 ; multi-page article copied from National Observer, 7/6/1970, "The news media - besieged by critics," by Mark Arnold ; 9-pp. "Opinion" from Office of City Attorney Roger Arnebaugh to Edward M. Davis, L.A. Chief of Police, 5/6/1970, "concerns a request for (City Attorney's) opinion as to whether the employees of the Los Angeles Times may be compelled to give testimony before the Los Angeles Grand Jury disclosing the source of a news item, (etc.) ; more.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1969 - 1970
Call number
mssLAT
Creator
Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
The Los Angeles Times,
Associated people
Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.)
Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.)
Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.)
Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.)
Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-)
Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations
Los Angeles Times (Firm).
Los Angeles Times History Center.
Times Mirror Company.
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