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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...admitted in court early this month that he had accepted a $75,000 advance on a book he was preparing on the Mario Jascalevitch murder case. He also admitted to having shown his notes to one of his publisher's editors. Even worse, Farber apparently had concluded his book contract without the knowledge of his superiors at the Times or of the attorneys retained by the paper to defend...
Farber's latest admissions severly undermined the Times's and Farber's case--if not in a court of law, then at least in the court of public opinion. The fact of the book contract suggested that Farber's refusal to release his notes might stem not from journalistic necessity, as he claimed, but from more commercial considerations. Moreover, Farber's willingness to permit the examination of his notes in the informal setting of a publishing house rendered somewhat unconvincing his contention that an in camera examination would compromise the confidentiality of his sources...
...outset of the meeting, one kitchen worker stood up and said, "I don't see how I can ratify this contract without the benefits...
After an hour of discussion, James Sullivan, president of Local 26, called for a vote. After the union voted down the contract, the workers discussed whether to vote for a strike...
...Peoples, chief shop steward for the Harvard dining halls and one of the members of the negotiating committee, asked the shop stewards of each dining hall to consult with the kitchen workers to draw up a list of terms they wanted included in a new contract...