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Last week Time Inc. proposed a strong federal statute that would apply to state cases as well. However, the company did not urge absolute immunity in all circumstances...
...statement, issued by Editorial Director Ralph Graves, pointed out that Time Inc. would prefer to rely on constitutional defenses of newsmen's privilege. But the refusal of the Supreme Court last June to protect newsmen and the frequent issuance of subpoenas has made the company conclude "reluctantly" that "the First Amendment now needs legislative support...
Specifically, Time Inc. proposed that the law cover both the issuance of subpoenas and conditions under which confidential information would be disclosed: "A subpoena for a reporter's testimony and material should not be issued unless it is established at a prior court hearing that the reporter has relevant information that cannot be obtained from any other source, and that the information is so important that lack of it might result in a miscarriage of justice...
Essential as legislative protection has become to assure unfettered newsgathering, it is crucial that the law be clear and comprehensive. Said Time Inc.: "A complex, heavily circumscribed shield law, leaving the question of privilege open to a wide variety of judicial interpretations, would be worse than nothing and might well invite a new wave of exploratory subpoenas...
...many as 400,000 tests were administered last year by commercial polygraph firms for an average fee of $25 to $50. The number of professional polygraphers has increased 50% in the past five years, to 1,200. Many operate one-machine offices, but a few companies, like Dale System Inc. of Garden City, N.Y., and Management Safeguards Inc. of Manhattan, have offices in a number of cities. Lincoln M. Zohn Inc. of Manhattan, probably the largest U.S. lie-detector firm, recorded sales of $1.5 million last year, double those of 1969, and has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission...