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DIED. Walter Muir Whitehill, 72, historian and man of letters who became known as "Mr. Boston" for his successful crusade to preserve some of the landmarks of his city; of pneumonia; in Boston. A pragmatist who fought to "save what is good for practical use as places to live in and work in," Whitehill played a large part in restoring Boston's 19th century Quincy Marketplace and making it into a thriving new commercial center...
...account maliciously attest. (Ted Morgan's Uncle Armand once brought Marcel Proust to lunch. Afterward the due de Gramont, Armand's father, handed his guest book to the already famous author "and with the total disdain of the nobleman for the artist, said, 'Just your name, Mr. Proust. No thoughts.' ") The U.S. he sees as still an open society, free and easy, rambunctious, optimistic, cheerfully ready to build on both its successes and its mistakes. He likes American lingo and quotes a lot of it (Harry Truman on Jack Kennedy: "He had his ear so close...
...Mr. Multer goes on to attack as "particularly offensive" the fact, as he puts it, that "reporters could, under certain circumstances, be jailed for refusing to reveal sources." If he can find a new clause in the code that says that, he wins a prize. For the bill simply leaves untouched the Supreme Court's decision that reporters are not immune from the general obligation on citizens to testify about crimes they have witnessed. That decision may be wise or unwise; but the subject is so complicated that former Senator Sam Ervm, setting out to change it by statute, found...
...bill, Mr. Multer writes, "leaves the door open for an official secrets act and unprecedented restrictions on the freedoms of speech and press." Sounds terrible, doesn't it? The only thing is that there is not a grain of truth in the statement. The bill as it passed the Senate contains no new provisions whatever relating to an "official secrets act." The only changes it makes in existing law in this area are liberalizing changes, for instance giving the press a new defense against contempt charges for violating judicial gag orders...
...final example of Mr. Multer criticizing the proposed code for what it does not do: "Current conspiracy laws, perhaps the most easily abused sections in the Criminal Code, are left untouched. S.1437 is plagued with such potential disasters." Yes, and the bill does not make other changes that he and I and other liberals would like. But it makes some reforms long desired by liberals, such as repeal of the Smith Act, and as far as I know it includes no retrogressive changes in existing...