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...Leader Russell Means was jubilant. "We want to see headlines that say 'U.S. surrenders to Indians,' " he told newsmen. In fact, the Justice Department had done the only sensible thing. The wonder was not why its agents had suddenly withdrawn, but why they had not been ordered to do so earlier, to defuse a dangerous situation. At most, Justice had made a tactical retreat. It plans to convene a grand jury early this week to consider indictments, and a courtroom showdown seems inevitable. AIM leaders were not only resigned to that possibility, but almost appeared to relish...
...early-morning arrest and the incarceration at Gwelo Jail hardly came as a surprise. Niesewand, 28, was one of the few enterprising and influential newsmen still reporting regularly from Rhodesia. He ran a bureau representing the BBC, the Australian Broadcasting Commission, United Press International, Agence France-Presse and a number of London and South African newspapers. It was Niesewand who broke the story in 1971 of the arrest of former Prime Minister Garfield Todd, who was also considered a threat to public order. Niesewand published exclusives on government action against the African National Council, a black political group opposed...
...most extreme members of the government, obviously intends to eliminate all journalistic criticism. Several other newsmen have been expelled, prevented from re-entering the country or otherwise silenced. Late last week, in a proceeding closed to the public, Niesewand was charged with violating the Official Secrets Act. That could result in a jail term of up to five years. Because he is South African by birth, he could be deprived of Rhodesian citizenship and deported...
...Kenya's President Jomo Kenyatta, Big Daddy boasted: "He is one of my best friends." Amin also paid curious tribute to Britain's Prime Minister Edward Heath, whom he described as "one of the best Prime Ministers. He is like Hitler, really tough. I admire him." As newsmen laughed, Big Daddy corrected himself, "I mean like Churchill...
While Sam Ervin's Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights met for a second week to hear testimony on possible legislation to protect newsmen's sources and notes, eleven more reporters and news executives were served with subpoenas demanding just such material. Attorneys for the Committee for the Re-Election...