Clarion Defender_1973-05-04

May 4, 197 3 Clarion Defender 3 Hatfield on Nixon Demo offices Brooke Believes Nixon ~as Aware Of Watergate Ratd WASHINGTON The . h I g y campaign from the Pres1dent. believed Nixon did not have C ron 0 0 Sen . Edward W. Brooke, but he added it was " difflcult ·' any specific knowledge" of R-Mass., says he finds it "in- for me to understand that they plans to bug the Democratic conce1vable" that President could." headquarters last June. Mark 0 . Hatfield. R-Ore.• ac– cused the Nixon administratioll Sunday of "arrogantly and blithely" ignoring laws in both the Watergate case and in U.S. bombing of Cambodia. Nixon's political subordinates WEICKER DISAGREES "I have complete faith in the He said that revelations in the Watergate case erode pub– lic confidence in how much the federal government sticks to the nation's laws. would not have told him about However. another Reoubli- fact. tha ~ the revelations came plans to raid the Democrats' can senator, Lowell P.· Wei- as a real shock to the Presi– Watergate headquarters. cker Jr., Conn., disagreed with dent,' ' Weicker sa1d in a CBS of Watergate The Republican senator's re– marks came Sunday as Wh1te House sources indicated Nixon would announce - perhaps within a few days' time - the resignations of a number of his key staffers who have been caught up by the Watergate af– fair. Brooke. Weicker, a member of radio mterview in New York. the Senate Select Committee Brooke was interv1ewed on .. At the same time... said Hatfield. "the Constitution is flaunted by military actions taken in Southeast Asia. Such arrogance by the adminis– tration cannot be tolerated... investigating the affair , said he NRC's "Meet the Press." James W. McCord, another of those convicted, said in a letter to Sirica that others had escaped in the Watergate raid, alleged perjury occurred during the trial and said political pressure was brought on him and the others to plead guilty and remain silent. The Los Angeles Times said that McCord, in a private session with chief counsel Samuel Dash of the Senate com– mittee, had ,said Dean and Jeb Stuart Magruder, former deputy director of the re-election committee, had prior knowledge of the Watergate spying operation. A federal grand jury probing the political espionage tangle scheduled another session in the process of buildmg a case that could lead soon to the in– dictments of a· half-dozen or more persons on charges of ob– structing justice. Women Smoking More Than Men "For over 50 days, our B52s have rained bombs upon the villages and hamlets of Cam– bodia while the administration blitherly ignores constitutional restrains and congressional laws. ·· Magruder, now with the Commerce Department, denied any prior ~owledge; Ziegler denied "any prior knowledge on the part of Mr. Dean with the Watergate affair." March 28-Congressional sources reported that McCord- also said, on a hearsay basis, that Mitchell was another who had _prior knowledge of the Wa– tergate conspiracy. Mitchell denounced the report as scandalous. March 27-29-A number of Republicans in Congress urged White House cooperation in resolving the co~troversy, including testimony by Dean. March 30-A source close to the Senate NIXON WARNED The Washington Post said. that " highly reliable sources in the executive branch" reported that President was warned as early as last December by members ·of his own staff that Presidential aides were deeply involved in case. The sources said Nixon was told on several occasions that fonner Attorney General John M. Mitche11 and White House counsel John W. Dean III probably were deeply involved in both the Watergate affair and its coverup. SAN FRANCISCO Former U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry, the official who labeled cigarettes as dan- gerous to health, predicted that women smokers will soon outnumber men with the habit. Dr. Terry said men giving up the smoking habit outnumber women by three to one with women more likely to back· slide, possibly, he said because they tend to gain weight after quitting. He predicted at a news con– ference the smoking population would be predominrantly fe. ma1e within five years. investigation reported McCord had said N1xon responded by saying presidential aide H.R. Haldeman had to "Give me some evidence." one Despite medical warnings that smoking can cause can· cer, heart disease and circula· tion problems, Terry said "more youngsters are starting smoking younger and are smoking more." be aware of the Watergate operation. source said, according to The April 3-Judge Sirica sentenced Liddy Post. Nixon reportedly pointed to an additional maximum 18 months in out that Dean and Mitchell had jail for refusing to obey an order to denied any involvement. testify about Watergate to a grand jury "This is particularly true after being granted immunity from Brooke said that Nixon's among girls. We're concerned prosecution. a 1de s " conceivably" could about this - about the lack, April4-The Senate investigating panel have concealed the espionage apparently of a convincing ap- said that "as of this time it has received proach to the young." no evidence of any nature" linking White Terry, here for a series of House chief of staff H.R. Haldeman to American Cancer Society political espionage. Sen. Lowell P. Nz·xon meetings, said that in a four- Weicker Jr., R-Conn., had said Halde- year period up to 1972, smok- man must have kno~ of the conspiracy, ing among boys ages 112-17 in- and u~ged that he res1gn. . . creased slightly from 111.5 to . April 5-Gray asked that hi!' nomma- lU per cent. smoking among ti?n to be IM:rman~nt FBI director be I h t girls in the same age group, Wlthd~awn; NlXondldS?- . 11tpeac men • jumped from 6.2 to 11.' per Apnl 11- The Washington Post satd , . McCord had confirmed that he testified cent, he said. to the grand jury he was told that transcripts of wiretapped Democratic conversations were · hand-carried to Mitchell. April 1:7-Nixon, without disclosing details, said there have been "major developments" pointing toward the truth in the Watergate affair. He said he would suspend immediately any federal employe indicted. In a statement read to newsmen, he·said any White House aides summoned to testify would do so, while reserving the right to invoke executive privilege on some specific questions. Ziegler said this statement rendered "inoperative" all the President's previous statements about the case. April 18-The Washington Post said Magruder had told federal prosecutors that Mitchell and Dean approved and helped plan the Watergate bugging. The story was attributed to sources at the campaign committee and the White House which declined comment. April 19-Mitchell called the report nonsense and said "this gets a little sillier as it goes along." Dean issued a statement saying he would not be made the scapegoat. Ziegler, whose office Dean had bypassed, said Nixon was looking for the truth, not scapegoats. Kleindienst said he had withdrawn from the investigation because it has turned up information about personal friends and associates. Court papers were filed saying an un– identified. low-level employe of the Nix– on campaign had been ordered to pick up eight cartons of records from the White House complex one day after the break– in. A lawyer said they included plans to bug the Watergate. Sources close to the Senate investiga– tion said Justice Department sources told them indictments are expected shortly against Magruder, Dean, Mitchell and five others. April 20-Mitchell testified before the grand jury for about three hours . Afterward, he said he had heard discus– sion of wiretapping plans in the 1972 cam– paign but had given them ' 'absolute, final disapproval. · I NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. - Sen. Barry M. Goldwater said last night that he would "ex– pect impeachment proceedings" if it is shown that President Nixon knew or llad been "dis– h o n e s t" about t h e Watergate bugging case. · But the Arlzo– n a Republican senator, the 1964 G 0 P candidate f o r President, emphasized h e d i d not believe Nixon "has with– h e 1d anything." H• said he did n o t believe the President h a d SENATOR GOLDWATER prior knowledge. He made his re– marks at a news conference at Southeast Massachusetts University. "If it's been shown that the Pres· ident did know about it (Water– gate)," Goldwater told a news con– ference , "then it's done real dam– age. And if it goes that far , I would expect impeachment proceedings." Asked to clarify his remarks, Goldwater continued: "I'd have to know more about it than I know now. The impeachment of a President is just not something that's done willy-nilly. "If it was shown that the Presi– dent has been .at all dishonest about this, then I think the impeachment would certainly come. Whether ·I would vote for it or not, I couldn't aay." "I don't thin·~ the President has withheld anything," he repeated. Asked if the President did not have prior knowledge but instead covered up reports of wrongdoing, Goldwater said , " I think that cover– up is worse than prior knowledge." Wallace Honors Black POW EUFAULA, ALi\. - Gov. George C. Wallace, who once vowed to– maintain "segregation forever" in Alabama welcomed a black former prisoner of war home and appointed him an honorary lieutenant colonel in the Ala:bama National Guard. "We are go– ing to realize the American dream of peace and prosperity for all Americans, regardless of who they are," Wallace told Army Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Davis,. 25. The g9bvernor made DaVis an honorary guard lieutenant colonel, telling him, "As far as I'm ooncerned you are a colonel. God Bless you." Kennedy Calls for Tax Change WASHIINGTON - Sen. Edward Kennedy, M'ass., called for a "w.holesale" change in the nation's tat laws and an end to the loopholes enjoyed only by the wealthy few. But Kennedy re– jected proposals to close all loopholes, geneta.ting an estimated $77 billion in revenue, because "probably the vast major·ity goes fur benefits and a('tivities that should be encouraged by any standard." Instead. Kennedy told the House Ways and Means Committee, tax reform should roncentrate ·on the " loopholes, incentives. shelters. and safe harbors for the few who have the wealth and expert advice to profit from such provisions. " HEW Enforcing Desegregation WASIDNGTON- A U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to postpone deadline for beginning federal legal action t() bar U.S. fun98 from school districts in 17 states deemed to be making ~ufficient progress in desegregation. The refusal of eight ap– peals judges to delay the timetable means that the Department of.. :Health, Education and Welfare must send notices of com– pliance hearings to li16 elementary and secondary school dis– triets and ask 85 other school systems to explain their racial statistics. Roosevelt Seeks Reconciliation NEW YORK -Elliott Roosevelt said he would welcome rE>ronci– hation with Ius brothers and sisters who havE> criticized him for pUblishing details of their parents. Franklin and Eleanor Roo~'Celt. EWott in an article published in the LadiE-s Hom~ .Tournai described an affair between the late presidt'll't and his ~cret~ry. The other Roosevelt children denied the story and said they "disassociated" themselves with their brother. 'I Never Stopped:' Dr. Barnard OAPE TOWN, SO. AFR. - Dr. Christian Barnard, who per· formed the first heart transplant, said South African doctors were prepared to let terminal cardiac patients die rather than refer them to surgeons for heart transplant QPerations. My team has never stopped doing ~eart transplants," Barnard tnld news– men. "The reaS()n why we have not done one for six months is that we Jitve not had a patient. If we do have the patient, doctors do mot mform us when a po-;sible donor is available." Death Penalty Could Be Upheld W\ASHJINGTON -· Congress has been told by an administration spokesman that President Nixon's proposal to restore the dealth ·penalty under certain rircumstances st<~nds an "excellent" chance of being upheld bv the SupremE' Court. Robert G. Dixon, an ass1stant attorney general. outlined the death penalty ·propos– al in an appearanre before the Senate Criminal La·ws subcom– tmttee. He explained the death penalty would only apply in cases of treaS()n. sarbota!'(P. espionage and murder. Dixon argued the proposal. whiC'h Nixon made in his crime message to Congress, represents "sound Je,gisl<ttive penal policy" <tnd would " stand an excellent rhanre of twing sustained by the Supreme Court." Nevada Has 'No Fault' Divorce CARlSON OITY ,-;?' Tile. Nevad-a Senate approved, 13-7 a bill pro– viding for " no fault" rtivorr!'. Sen. Carl Dodge, said the biH removes the arrusatory grounds ' 'where you have to manufac– ture a case. The nf>w way would be much more satisfactory." The bill proVJdes thP only grounds for di-vorce would be insanity, separation for more than one year and incompatibility. Phone Cost (;oing Up OL YIMPI:A, WASH. - The dime phone call iS about to go the wa.y of the nickel cigar. ThE' Washington State Public Utilities Comnussion agreed that Pacific Northwest Bell could charge 15 Mnts for pay telephone calls instead of the current 10 cents. The hike was included m a general rate increase for the phone com· pany. Tel-Med A New Medical Aid SA!N DIEGO - A telephone servic-e to give callers ba~c educa– tion on medical problems has been started in San Diego County. Called Tel-Med. thE' system provides free tapes Information con– cerning medical anrt related problems. Residents merely call the :tuplber, ask fQr a specific ·tape and listen to carefully selected information on the subject. General topics concern childrel), women, cancer, drug abuse, cigarettes, tooth care , alcohol abuse and heart disease. The program began with 125 tapes and more are to be added. ..