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Show fss wiyiiTi(ynp mjB1 y 'Wfi f Mjrngy DESERETNEW -- NO. 105 VOL. 379 63 PAGES SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH TEN CENTS THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1973 Prosecutors question deposed Nixon aides One aide reported seeking immunity WASHINGTON (UPI) President Nixons former top lieutenants, H. R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman, today faced prosecutors and possibly a grand jury investigating the Watergate scandal while a third deposed White House aide was reported bargaining for immunity. Haldeman and Ehrlichman, who resigned Monday from their White House duties while professing innocence of any wrongdoing in the scandal that has rocked the administration, arrived an hour and a. half early for their meeting, w ith prosecutors, apparently to avoid an army of reporters. They said m advance they would welcome an opportunity to respond to allegations said to have been made to the prosecutors or the grand jury by former White House Counsel John W. Dean III and others that they had a hand at least in alleged efforts to cover up the scope of the bug- METRO Today in the News Industrial costs take giant leap WASHINGTON (AP) Wholesale prices of food and farm products declined in April for the first time in six months but the drop was more than offset by the biggest jump in industrial prices in 22 years, the government reported today. The decrease in paces for processed foods and farm products was led by a 2.9 per cent drop in meat prices, apparently reflecting the effects of the recent nationwide consumers meat boycott and President Nixons ceiling on meat prices. But the paces on a broad range of industrial raw material rose 1 4 per cent, the largest monthly increase since January 1951, said the Labor Departments Bureau of Labor Statistics. scheme, the Times quoted investigators, wa$ intended to get the Democrats to nominate Sen. George S. McGovern, considered by the Nixon camp to be the weakest foe for the incumbent President. Sen. Lloyd Weicker, RConn., a member of the Senate Watergate committee, suggested that the White House sought to delay announcement of L. Patrick Grays resignation as acting FBI director to include it with these of four other top officials announced on Monday. Gray announced his resignation last Friday. Columnist Jack Anderson said Haldeman pulled strings in the administration to gain a presidential pardon for imprisoned former Teamster President James R. Hoffa in late 1971. Anderson also said a letter written by Hoffas son to General John N. Mitchell said young Hoffa had been told that Mitchell was working in behalf of the elder Hoffas release. The Boston Globe said Elliot L. Richardsons brother Around the world The Viet Cong said today that Communist forces fired on an American reconnaissance plane because it flew over territory the Viet Cong controls near the demilitarized zone DMS). The report from Hanois Vietnam News Agency did not say if gunfire hit the plane only that Communist forces opened fire on the marauding plane. The Saiviolgon Command reported 116 new Communist cease-fir- e ations m the 24 hours ending at noon today, including blowing up of a railroad culvert east of Saigon. The industrial commodities index is regarded as a truer measure of inflation than food paces as it is less affected by seasonal changes. Over-als wholesale paces rose of one per cent in April, a significant jump but below the record 2.2 per cent increase in March. y See PROSECUTORS, Founded 1850 when Utah territory was known as the State of Deseret l, eight-tenth- 6 n ging plot. The Washington s said today that a lawyer for Dean, fired by Nixon as his legal counsel, had been negotiating secretly for two weeks with government investigators over Deans demand for immunity from prosecution as the price for full testimony on what he knows about the plot. s The said the negotiaions for Dean were being conducted by Charles H. Shaffer, a former federal prosecutor in the U.S. attorneys office in New York who also formerly worked in the Justice Department's criminal division. Star-New- Three British soldiers were shot during the night in Northern Ireland and one of them died early today in a Londonderry hospital. Shot twice in the head while patrol-in- g the streets, Sgt. Thomas Wayne Crump was the 100th recorded fatality in Northern Irelands communal warfare this year, the 781st in nearly four years of violence, and the third British soldier killed in Londonderry within a week. The deaths coincided with reports that the Irish Republican Army has brought its top marksmen into North- Star-New- The newspaper said the government was seriously considering the immunity request but that the prosecutors wanted proof first that the information, and documentation, he has is sufficient to exempt him from prosecution. Shaffer was described as unwilling to disclose such details in advance of a pledge. Haldeman and Ehrlichman, chief of staff and chief domestic adviser for Nixon respectively, are expected to talk secretly Friday with counsel for the Senate's special Watergate committee. U A federal attorney said at midmorning he was not sure whether Haldeman and Ehrlichman would testify today before the grand jury, saying only you never can tell. Other sources had said earlier they would go before the grand jury. Haldeman and Ehrlichman, longtime Nixon associates and advisers, showed up at the federal courthouse about 8:30 a.m. EDT, avoiding an army of newsmen who later swarmed in and around the building. They were seen e chairS in an office near the prosecusitting in tors suite, still waiting for their initial conference, just before their 10 oclock appointment. Haldeman and Ehrlichman began their separate interviews with government and congressional investigative units as: the New York Times quoted federal investigators as saying they had uncovered evidence of intensive efforts by Nixon campaign workers aimed at damaging Sen. Edmund S. Muskies image when he was considered a prime Democratic presidential candidate in 1971 and early 1972. The ern Ireland. Across the nation WASHINGTON (UPI) conceded Nixon Wednesday that food prices are still the economys No. 1 enemy, but he rejected new controls on farm products and instead ordered a closer watch on price boosts by big resident chairman of the Senate Watergate Committee, and Sen. Howard Sen. Sam J. Ervin, answer questions about developments in panel's investigation. Baker, wide-rangi- tion program was announced. their rule This does not change the governments guidelines for price increases. It. will, however, subject those increases to closer scrutiny by the Cost of which Industrial paces, e inflahave serious tionary impact, have shown disturbing increases in the past two months. Living Council. Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz, who explained Nixons decision to reporters, called the rule an insurance policy against future inflationary pressure from industrial giants. Big companies may now think twice before raising prices with government stabilization officials peering over In a statement released at the White House, Nixon said the nations largest corporations must give the government 30 days advance notice when they want to raise prices by more than an average 1.5 percent above the level of January 10, when the current Phase III economic stabiliza House turns back move to deny funds for bombs (UPI) Committee defeated, to The House Appro- WASHINGTON a today priations bid to deny the administration funds for the bombing of Cambodia. It was the first legislapolitive test of President Nixons cease-fir- e 31 14, cies in Indochina. The committee turned back an amendment to kill a by Rep. Joseph P. Addabbo, $430 million request to continue military operations. The action faces stiff opposition on the floor. Democratic steering The committee voted earlier in the day, 18 to 3, to urge Democrats to delete the funding authority when it comes to the floor. The appropriations committees actions came as the panel worked to complete action on a 1973 supplemental appropriations bill War catics in both Houses said the measure was a virtual blank check for the Nixon ad ministration to carry on the fighting, but they were fearful that trying to block it directly would disrupt American military operations policy-makin- g around the globe. The vote came after Senate Democrats approved a resolution Wednesday urging the Senate to foreclose by legislative action the further use of federal funds for the pursuit of any mditary activity by the United States in Federal negotiators were expected to return to bounded Knee, S.D., today amid predictions by American . Indian Movement (AIM) chapters that Friday could be the day of decision. The AIM information service in Rapid City, N.D., predicted that if the insurgents did not lay down their arms by this weekend, government forces would move into the village. Federal officials had no comment, except to point out that similar predictions have been made at other times during the seige at the historic Indian village. The Skylab space station has passed its last ground test at Cape Kennedy and engineers today put its sister ship through the final hours of another countdown rehearse al. Technicians completed fueling the Apollos . rocket this morning, aimed toward an early afternoon mock launch. The big orbiting laboratory will be launched unmanned. The following day, astronauts , on May 14 Charles Pete Conrad, Joseph P. Kerwin and Paul J. Weitz will be sent up to meet it in a modified Apollo command craft, after which theyll spend a record 28 days in two-stag- Food prices still No.l enemy -P- Cambodian troops recaptvillage of Prek Luong today following earlier by shelling rebel gunners. The battered is located near village Phnom Penh along the eastern bank of the Meking River. (At right, a Cambodian trooper wears a American helmet.) Communist forces took advantage of a tunderstorm, prohibiting U.S. air raids, to launch new attacks south south and northeast of Phnom Penh. Intense fighting was reported. ured the corporate shoulders, Shultz said. long-rang- It is the But Nixon said, cost of food,, more than anything else, that now blocks the return of price stability The Chief Executive said meat, dairy and egg production was too low. He exhorted farmers to produce more, saying this would mean fatter income for them as well as lower grocery prices for AP Wirephoto ng In Washington 1 in IceA summit meeting is scheduled May land by President Nixon and President Georges Pompidou of France. Officials said the meeting is being held outside of the United States for reasons of protocol, but it was known that Pompidou refused to come to the U.S. because of abuse he and his wife received at the hands of demonstrators in Chicago in 1970. The Icelandic government has invited both presidents and is prepared to be the host country for the summit meeting, the officials added. Lebanon tries rocket action to oust rebels The country needs more food, and American farmers have never failed to deliver when we needed them, the President said. With inflation running at the highest rate since the Korean War, many congressmen have called for a general price rollback or a new freeze. pro-Isra- el BEIRUT (UPI) Lebanese fignter planes swept into action against Palestinian gueiTillas battling the Lebanese army for the second day today and" fired rockets at their strongpoints on Beiruts southern outskirts, witnesses said. Nixon dismissed this as a superficially simple solution. For example, if meat prices were rolled back to January customers would not levels, be boycotting meat today but would instead be storming the supermarkets to be the first in line for the scarce supply of meat, Nixon said. Two Mirage planes took part in the attack shortly before 7:00 p.m. (noon EDT), toward the end of a day that saw more long range shooting between the army and guerrillas holed up in refugee camps. With reports of heavy casualties on both sides field reports said the fighting was spreading to other parts of Lebanon, and Damascus Radio reported 12,000 Palestinians in Syria had been alerted for action in Lebanon. Flood prediction UPI correspondent John F. Sims, who watched the attack from high up on an apartment house near the scene of the clashes said: The two planes made 12 passes each over the Shatilla carnp area where most of todays fighting took place. On each pass they fired one or two rockets. Sims was not able to see where the rockets hit or what damage they caused. Other newsmen in the area reported seeing the Mirage jets firing rockets. army-guerril- Rain subsides, outlook dismal Associated Press mercial navigation. Heavy rains that plagued the flooded upper Mississippi Valley ended through much of the region today, but weather forecasters said they expected the recent rainfalls to keep the flooding picture dismal for the time being in Southern areas. An Army Corps of Engineers spokesman said movement by boats in that area must be approved in advance by the Coast Guard. It was the first opening of the Mississippi to commercial traffic at St. Louis since April 27. The Mississippi River continued to fall at a stage only 10 feet above stretch of the river around the city was opened to essential com St. Louis, reaching flood level, and a Weather forecasters predict that recent heavy rains in the Midwest are to end today but warn that new crests or, the upper Mississippi would result in continued flooding in Southern areas. orbit. Reports from wiitnesses closer to the scene of the strafing said the target of the strafing was the Bourj Barajneh camp, between the mam scene of fighting and Beirut airport. A full disclosure of all that took place at the time of the burglary of Daniel Ellsbergs psychiatrists office is planned by Egil Bud Krogh,. Undersecretary of Transportation and a former White House aide. Kroghs attorney announced the disclosure plans today. Krogh, who took leave from his job on Wednesday, was a deputy assistant to President Nixon and an aide to John D. Ehrlichman, d Nixons domestic affairs adviser, at the time of the. bpeak-i- n on Sept. 7, 1971. (See Pentagon Papers story on Fage i newly-resigne- Stock market today NEW YORK (UPI) Stock prices moved moderately n lower near today in slow trading on the New York Stock Exchange. An earlier burst of selling had been triggered by investor disappointment that President Nixon had not cracked down harder on inflation. mid-sessio- Shortly before 1:15 p.m., the widely watched Dow Jones industrial average had declined 2.93 to 929.41 after being down as much as 12 points in the first 30 minutes of trading. (Complete N.Y., American listing, page Like showers? It's your kind of weather Clouds will be thicker and lower tonight with a chance of showers on Friday. Itll be wLndy tonight, too. Highs today near 65 and lows tonight near 45. Cooler Friday. The weekend is expected to be "showery cool with clearing on Sunday. (Details, weather map on Page Viets reject proposals for future PARIS (UPI) Saigon and the Viet Cong today rejected each others plans for the political future of their nation and South Vietnamese Deputy Premier Nguyen Luu Vien are said the Communists trying to conquer the country militarily. Viet Cong Minister of State Nguyen Van Hieu said he knew nothing oi a meeting reportedly scheduled between Fresidcnial adviser Henry A. Kissinger and Hanois Le Due Tho to discuss treaty violations. We have no information about any such meeting, Hieu said. Hern s disavowal of knowlo edge about a Kissinger-Thin a latest is the meeting number of similar statements by the Communists that cast doubt on the proposed talks. nevertheless inKissinger that the Wednesday meeting would take place as scheduled. sisted At their eighth meeting last week at suburban Cloud, South Viet- nam proposed a program leading to elections Aug. 26 and complete withdrawal of In examining your proposals, we...regret that your side is trying to increase its military forces in order to impose a Communist regime on the South Vietnamese people.... North Vietnamese troops. In to offered Saigon demobilize an equal number of its soldiers.. return, At todays ninth between aimed at Vietnams meeting, the the two sides South organizing future, political Vien told the Viet Cong: We are led to believe that since you cannot achieve political conditions that would allow you to seize power in the near future, your side continues fighting in order to conquer South Vietnam by force of arms. AS NEWS Information 524-444- 5 NwstiPs 524-440- 0 Sports scores Ombudsman 524-444- 8 364-862- 6 Home delivery problems (Call Mondoy through Saturday before 524-284- 0 8pm) i & is. A fN (Nun Af v 'jriA |