4 Page 2.- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 11, 1984 '60 Minutes' libel suit begins today NEW YORK (AP) - Jury selection the head of a 1967 conspiracy to piece of reporting" for a "60 Minutes was completed yesterday in retired deliberately understate enemy troop story on wounded soldiers. Wallace said Gen. William Westmoreland's $120 strength in order to maintain political he still has the letter, but does not know l l l it nain t CSvp the asn t fn the a if it will be introduced at the trial. minion iDe1 sui against t os ver Le network's broadcast of a documentary about his actions in the Vietnam War. Westmoreland and CBS News correspondent Mike Wallace, who narrated the 1982 documentary, sat a few feet apart in the courtroom but did not speak to each other. WESTMORELAND, who comman- dedtAmerican forces in Vietnam during the key war years of 1964 to 1968, claims CBS falsely and maliciously defamed him in its CBS documentary, "The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Decep- tion." The broadcast depicted him as support or ne war. Wallace said it was the first time he had seen Westmoreland since he inter- viewed the general for the documen- tary in 1981, except for a chance en- counter in a Washington restaurant. Yesterday, Westmoreland walked past without stopping as Wallace sat at the defense table. OUTSIDE THE courtroom, Wallace paused to display a quotation from his book "Close Encounters," in which he quotes from a 1972 letter he received from Westmoreland. The general congratulated Wallace on "a first-class Josten 'S Personalized Signet Ring Your College Ring designed M with a personal touch... The retired general's lawyers say the CBS broadcast was a deliberate per- sonal attack on the general, not a dispassionate report on his official con- duct. Westmoreland, whose case is backed by several conservative political foun- dations, has said he would donate any judgment to charity. IN ADDITION to CBS and Wallace, Westmoreland is suing producer George Crile and ex-CIA analyst Sam Adams, who served as a paid con- sultant to CBS and appeared on the broadcast. The CBS show contended West- moreland pressured subordinates to keep estimates of communist troop strength in Vietnam below 300,000 men, when one CIA analysis estimated the true figure was close to twice that num- ber. The discrepancy, the show said, left U.S. forces unprepared for the strength of the communists' Tet Offen- sive in early 1968. Westmoreland says that when he was interviewed for the program he was not told ahead of time that the interview would require a detailed discussion of the enemy strength controversy. He says the network did not broadcast par- ts of his answers that explained his conduct and contradicted the program's thesis: He also has charged that interviews with other key witnesses, including former National Security Adviser Walt Westmoreland ... ignores Wallace IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and United Press International reports Kidnappers free Spanish envoy BEIRUT, Lebanon-Kidnappers with automatic rifles abducted the Spanish ambassador in Beirut yesterday, but he was freed unharnied four hours later after Lebanon's largest Moslem militia intervened. The Lebanese prosecutor general said Ambassador Pedro Manuel de Aristiegui, 57, returned to the Spanish Embassy after being released. He later went to his home. Lebanon's state television said the kidnappers staged the abduction "because they have relatives held in Spanish jails. There is no other political motive for the abduction." The report apparently referred to two Lebanese Shiites held in Spain in connection with the shooting of a Libyan diplomat in Madrid last month. On Sept. 15, an anonymous caller said the terrorist group Islamic Jihad, or Islamic Holy War, would take "necessary measures" against Spain if the two men were not freed. The caller said the two were guerrilas allied with Islamic Jihad. After the threat, the Spanish Embassy told all seven of its diplomats in:. west Beirut to live at de Aristegui's residence in Hadath. Rostow, would have undermined conspiracy theory but were left off the air. Westmoreland, as a public figure, must not only prove that the CBS statements were false but that they were made with malice. The Supreme Court has ruled that to prove malice, a plaintiff must show that a news organization either knew the charges were false or reported them with 'reckless disregard" of whether they were false. CBS maintains that no high-level U.S. government official has ever been allowed to collect libel damages for a report on his public conduct, and that to allow Westmoreland to do so would have "chilling effects" on the press. Opening arguments were expected to begin today before U.S. District Judge Pierre Leval, who selected 12 regular jurors for the case Tuesdayandchose six alternates yesterday. 14 $ o Duarte prepares for peace talks SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador-Secretary of State George Shultz flew to El Salvador yesterday to confer privately with President Jose Napoleon Duarte about the president's impending peace talks with rebel leaders. Shultz was expected to reaffirm the Reagan administration's opposition to any agreement that would give the guerrillas-who have been fighting to overthrow the government for five years-any role in government unless they participate in elections. Duarte has said he also opposes any such move, and wants to encourage the insurgents to compete freely in the democratic process. The secretary of state stopped in the capital of this embattled nation en route to Panama City, where he will represent the United States at the, inauguration today of Panama's president-elect, Nicolas Ardito Barletta. The visit came a day after Duarte returned from the United Nations in New York, where on Monday he offered to meet with rebel leaders. The guerrillas accepted the offer Tuesday. The president of Colombia, Belisario. Betancur, has agreed to a rebel proposal that he act as a go-between in preparing details for the meeting, scheduled to be held Monday in La Palma, a mountain town 51 miles north of San Salvador and six miles from the Honduran border. The area has long been controlled by rebel forces. Congress remains at impasse Nobody leads in Diag race for White House i. Order from your Josten's College Ring Specialist (Continued from Page'.) Some students were agreeable to the Diag's change of pace.. "I like it. It certainly is a change from (preacher) Mike," said LSA sophomore Andrea Kopack. "I think its great," said Dan Weber- man, a gradaute student studying public policy. "Politically speaking, it's a very unique perspective on the presidential race." Supporters of the Nobody for president campaign were quick to point out the merits of the program. "Nobody actually won the race in 1980," said one member of 'Nobody's Commando Cor- ps.' "Of the total number of registered voters, less than half, actually voted, so Nobody really did win in 1980." "I don't think the electoral college would have approved," said campaign follower Stacy Schecter. "But (Nobody) is a true candidate. In Madison, WI, someone tried to assassinate Nobody with a squirt-gun." Schecter said, pointing to an unshaven character in a sports coat. "This is why we have security now." The Unreal Band will be playing at Joe's Star Lounge tonight to raise money for the continuation of the tour. "Contribute money to get us out of Ann Arbor," was the cry from the campaign members who were selling bumper stickers and buttons outside of the of- ficial touring vehicle of the campaign; "Nobody One," a 1947 Greyhound bus. DATE: Today thru Friday TIME: 11:00 to 4:00 PLACE: Michigan Union EMBLEM SHOP WASHINGTON-After a week of stalemate, House and Senate negotiators made a final attempt yesterday to end disputes over water projects and U.S. aid to Nicaraguan rebels, the two issues that have stalled adjournment of the 98th Congress. The disputes have held up a compromise on an omnibus money bill to keep the government solvent, the major unfinished business of the congressional. session. "I'm hopeful we can conclude (the money bill) today," said Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker, (R-Tenn.). Like most legislators who had looked forward to Congress adjourning last week, Baker said he was "anxious to leave this place." "We're engaged in a very interesting game of chicken and we're all looking like turkeys," said Sen. Warren Rudman (R-N.H.). If agreement could not be reached on the omnibus legislation, Speaker Thomas O'Neill (D-Mass.) said he would seek a stopgap measure providing money until late January. In lieu of that, he said, he would seek a measure that would expire Nov. 27 or 28, assuring a post-election, "lame duck" session of Congress. The House and Senate, for the fourth time in a week, passed stopgap legislation Tuesday night to keep the government solvent until Thursday night and avoid a shutdown of federal offices, as occurred for a half-day last week when funding lapsed and about 500,000 workers were sent home. Head of UAW joins Ford talks DEARBORN - United Auto Workers President Owen Bieber led his union's bargaining team yesterday in talks with Ford Motor Co. with less than two sides' informal deadline. The presence of the UAW president at the bargaining table traditionally is a sign that the talks are accelerating. Bieber is expected to participate in the negotiations until their conclusion. The company and the union have picked noon tomorrow as their target for completion of the talks. However, the current pact with Ford has been ex- tended indefinitely and Ford's chief bargainer has indicated the negotiations might go on after the deadline is reached. Ford on Tuesday presented the union with proposed changes in a job security program that is part of a tentative agreement with General Motors Corp. There were reports the Ford proposal calls for a certain portion of Ford's 114,000 member workforce to be flatly guaranteed their jobs. The deadline for voting on the contract is Sunday. Bieber has said a nationwide strike will result if the pact does not win approval from the 350,000 member GM workforce. He is predicting the pact will be approved. Police disrupt Panamanian riot PANAMA CITY, Panama - Riot Police clashed with about 1,000 demon- strators during a protest over alleged vote fraud yesterday, the day before the inauguration of Nicolas Ardito Barletta as Panama's president. Witnesses said police injured or arrested dozens of demonstrators chan- ting "Fraud, fraud," in the capital's Cathedral Plaza. Secretary of State George Shultz will head the U.S. delegation to the inauguration ceremony today. Ardito Barletta was elected May 6 by a margin of 1,713 votes out of about 640,000 ballots cast. The count took place behind closed doors. Vol. XCV - No. 31 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967X) is published Tuesday through Sunday during the Fall and Winter terms and Tuesday through Saturday during the Spring and Summer terms by students at the University of Michigan. 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