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Show , 3 me salt Lake Tribune, Tuesday, July . 10, 1973 Tfrnrn 1 Appears on Tube Today iMitcliell Denies Watergate Wrongdoing (ontinued From Page One access to White Committee papers Proper Reaction at Time He it is up to Nixon to decide whether to appear or not The White House has indicated Nixon will give his side of the Watergate story publicly, but away from the Senate committee, sometime after the first phase of the hearings has ended Scott su'd Nixon shouldn't be expected to respond sooner House I think its the proper reaction at this time, Mansfield told newsmen MonWe ought to wait day. But he added, and see what facts are forthcoming all of us, the President, the committee and the public Despite Nixons sweeping refusal, Mansfield said lacts will determine whether Nixon should meet with the committee. He said he favors a private meeting over a public one. I sort of back off ar, open session for the President of the I mted Stales, Mansfield said Said Highly Contradictory Scott called Deans testimony highly The only factual discrepcontradictory. ancy that showed up in Deans marathon five-daappearance was his admission that he may have named the wrong hotel as the site of a meeting with Herbert W. Kalmbach Nixons personal lawyer In other Watergate developments: y Former presidential adviser John D. F.hrlichmun said Deans testimony, which named him as a key partiemant in Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott indicated he considers the matter closed Hie J , x c , i' i f ! 7 v J plot, "came right out of and whole doth" Ehrlich-malight field aid he warned Nixon la-- t July, the month after the break in, not to discuss executive clemency for any of the burglars because the subject was too dangerous Ehrlichman said Nixon agreed, and the subject didnt come up again He spoke in an interview with a home-towpaper, the Seattle cover-u- p Young GOP Gathers In Georgia - n ATLANTA, GA. (AP) Seating challenges and resolutions dealing with Watergate, the Alaskan pipeline and amnesty for draft dodgers faced the nation's Young Republi cans on Monday as they gathconvenered for a t:.ree-dation Rival delegations from two states Virginia and Texas registered for the biennial event beginning Tuesday, The disputes were scheduled to go before the credentials committee and then to the floor of the convention Tuesday evening. Mild Position n o , Lawyers for the Democratic National Committee asked presidential press secretary Ronald L Ziegler to turn over all records he has about the Watergate break-and cover-up- . Ziegler was asked to supply such documents when he gives in the partys pretnal testimony $6 lawsuit for Watergate damages. 7ieg!cr is scheduled to give a deposition in the case July 2.1 z1 r - . v introduced committee preconvention meetings Monday took a mild position on Watergate, three opposed amnesty for draft dodgers and one supported the Alaskan pipeline formallv convention The opens with an address by Sen It ends Bill Brock. a with by speech Thursday Sen. Barry Goldwater, Two resolutions m Funds Loom in Mitchell Quiz Drop Case, Mitchell Bv Jack Nelson and Robert L. Jackson Los Angeles Times Waters W SHlNGTON Hundreds of businessmen, including some who could qualify for a who's who of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, participated m illegal corporate contributions to President Nixons - Team Asks New York Times Service John Defense lawN Mitchell yers for moved Monday to dismiss an indictment against the former attorney general on the ground that the prosecution wac mult v f norcictont O r w. vw.. ' 'J deliberate misconduct. Dismissal motions were also submitted for former Commerce Secretary Maurice H Stans and Harry L. Sears, former Rcpubhcan leader of the New Jersey senate, who were Mitchell on with indicted NEW YORK campaign, John W. Gardner, chairman of Com- mon Cause, said Monday. Gardner said in an interview that many corporations tunneled contnbutions their through corporate officials in order to conceal the ongin of the money. It was a form of home Citizen Smith By Dave Gerard It cited the following question and answer from Mitchells grand jury testimony last March 20: Did you ever meet a man named Howard Hunt and Donald Segretti in the Waldorf in April. 1972? A. You must be kidding I most certainly did not. I testified previously Ive never met either one of them m my life. much to the campaign Pick out the best, honey. I can even afford one with a little gold in it! Julie Speaks Out Julie Nixon Eisenhower said DENISON, TEX. (AP) Monday her father never gave senous thought to resigning over the Watergate affair. She said President Nixon has not seriously thought of quitting since this is not the answer because the 'resignation would be an announcement of guilt. And hes not guilty. In a recent interview, Mrs. Eisenhower was quoted as saving the Nixon family had discussed the question of resigning. The White House later issued a statement saying Nixon never seriously considered resigning. Mrs. Eisenhower was here to dedicate a statue of her husbands late grandfather, former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The late president was born in this town, which is near border. the Texas-Oklahom- a Tve been with my parents for the past week, she said. haven't discussed it (resigning) any further because it was something that came up, was discussed and was disWe missed - but will not support SCLC financially and make it possible for this organization to meet its obligations and commitments. Dr. Martin Luther Kings successor as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conferg ence, resigned Monday, fellow blacks for failing to support it. Abernathy, who took over the civil rights organization five years ago when King was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn , told an emotional news he would step conference down formally at the organizations annual convention m Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 16. If poor people are unable to finance the movement but can and will supply the troops, then certainly the middle class black people who have arnved and now receive fairly decent alanes should supply the finances. he said enti-cizin- He did not recommend a successor but said he would remain with SCLC and devote more time to his family and his duties as pastor "f West Hunter Street Baptist Church here. Income Drops I am resigning because of a lack cf financial support, said Abernathy, fingenng a Dr. Ralph Abernathy Criticizes Negroes gold cross. He said SCLCs income had been declining for several years and the organi- zation was now $0,000 in debt. He charged that blacks had attained high positions through SCLCs struggles and the struggles of other poor people Tribune Telephone Numbers Do . m need Information, want sports scores, have a news story or feature you want to talk about? Is your paper missing? Do you want to discuss a classified or display advertisement? HERE'S WHERE TO CALL Information News Promotion Womens Fxecutive Editor, Scores 8 Editorial Writers 0 324 4521 Sports Magazine Newspaper Delivery Problems, (Weekdays before 10 Abernathy, who has been involved with the civil ngtits movement since its beginnings m Montgomery. Ala , m the 1950s, said freedom is costly and I firmly believe that if black people are ever to be free, they must pay the pace for their freedom." A Baptist minis- ter, Abernathy has been with SCLC for 17 years. He became president when the organization was trying to shift from emphasizing cr.il rights to secunng jobs and other for economic improvements blacks Staff Cutbacks But his efforts to capture the support which King had before his death were largely unsuccessful The organization has had to cut its field and office staff by more than 5i) percent in recent years has traveUd Abernathy widely in the I mted States, and Europe, including Africa and has been in demand as a speaker Ru-si- a, 524-2S4- 0 a.m., Sundays before Advertising Departments Classified Ads Adv. Dispatch Retail DNplay 524 2701 General Display 1 Justice Pair Kept Mum Resign? Not My Father! Qn CIA. Aid Abernathy Quits as President Of Civil Rights Organization ATLANTA (I'Pl) Abernathy, Ralph n Gardner, a Republican who served as secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under President Lyndon B. Johnson, said that in some cases even young corporate executives well down the line were told they had to contnbute so It never went beyond the family circle (Copyright) a of Democratic offices at the Watergate. break-i- $200,000 contribu- The dismissal motion for Mitchell complained that the prosecutors had asked him in front of the grand jury here about individuals prominently identified with the Watergate case in Washington. The solicitation of such campaign funds is expected to be me of the areas of inquiry by the Senate Watergate Committee when it resumes its hearings Tuesday with former Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell as the witness. tee secunty director, dunng the 1972 election campaign of President Nixon. indictment federal The issued here on May 10 alleged that the three former officials took part in a conspiracy to influence a fraud investigation of Robert L. Vesco, a New Jersey financier, in exchange tion. In the voluminous motion papers filed in federal court here Monday, the defense lawyers accused the government prosecutors of improperly injecting the Watergate case into the grand jury's investigation of the Vesco contribution. payments MitcheU was director of the Committee for the of the President until his resignation on July 1, 1972, two weeks after the arrest of five persons, including the commit- charges involving a secret cash contribution of $200,000 to for Vescos laundering of the money, he said. In some cases officials were told contnbutions they made would bp made up in expense accounts or bonus 1 p.m ) During his news conference, the veteran civil nghts leader was obviously dose to tears Spacemen Donald K, Slayton, Alek- sei A. Leonov, Thomas P. Stafford Aboctateo Hre$s ftireonoio I and Valeriey N. Kupasov meet in Texas to discuss their 1975 mission. In between, it will adopt a platform, pass resolutions and elect new officers. Cosmonauts in Houston JLl By Michael A. Lutz Associated Press W nter SPACE CENTER, HOUSSoviet cosmonauts TON and space engineers got handshakes and greetings in browhen ken Russian they arnved Monday to plan for the 1975 TB U.S.-Sovi- space flight. Aleksei Leonov, the world's first spacewalker and a crewman for the Russian ship that will dock with the U.S. craft, was asked if he foresaw any communications difficulties. No Problem Leonov turned to Gen Thomas Stafford, who will command the U.S. spaceship for the mission. Stafford translated the question and Leonov replied: No problem followed by a loud English, guffaw. 4T ypace mission iU J Of 3 Faith and Trust The cosmonauts and 24 engineers will spend three weeks at the space center, mostly in classroom sessions, going over preliminary phases of the joint venture. 10 Their official greeting included a bnef tour of the space center museum, followed by administrative bnef-ingStudied English Leonov introduced fellow cosmonaut Yuny Romanenko, and pointed out that Romanenko had studied English for seven months. , "I expect to get a lot of English practice speaking next three weeks," these Romanenko said. Asked if his Amencan counterparts were learning to speak better Russian, Roman enko said, yes. plied, Da. Stafford re- Six of the cosmonauts are space flight veterans, including Leonov, Alexei Eliseev, Vladimir Shatalov, Valeny Kubasov, Nikolay Rukavishm-koand Anatoly Filipchenko. v The team is headed by project director Konstantine Bushuev and also includes cosmonauts Vladimir Dzhambckov, Romanenko, Aleksander and Boi is Artemov. Test in One resolution before the panel pronoxpd by the Indiana delegation declares that Young Republicans strongly reaffirm their faith and trust in the President Sky Suspects Trial Begins SANTA CALIF. college who confessed to dropout slaying 10 persons went on tnal Monday in the first ot two mass murder cases set for this Pacitic coast community. The jury selection was closed to the public for the tnal of Herbert W. Mullm, whose attorney entered pleas of innocent and innocent by reason of insanity after the judge refused to accept the defendants guilty plea in pre- v 1975 The joint space venture is called the Apollo-Soyu-z test project and is scheduled for July 15, 1975. It is designed to check out a compatible docking mechanism developed by both countnes to provide an rescue international space capability. CRUZ, A 25- - (LPI) ear-ol- d tnal heanngs. By Denny Walsh New York Times Service - WASHINGTON For many months, two high Justice Department officials withheld information from Federal Bureau of Investigation agents that would have led the agents much earlier to the White House group set up to scrutinize government leaks to newsmen, according to sources close to the FBI Watergate investigation. In early July of last year, less than a month after the at the Watergate break-iDemocratic National Headquarters on June 17, the Central Intelligence Agency furnished the former acting director of the FBI, L. Patrick Gray III, with documentation of the aid provided by the CIA to the cadre of W'hite House operatives known as the plumbers, the sources said. Probers Didn't Know The three federal prosecutors and FBI field agents assigned to the Watergate case and related matters did not know that Gray had this material until it was discovered in his office safe after he resigned as head of the bureau on April 27. Last October, Henry E. Pet- Bonded Crepe to Reg. 44"-45- " $2.99 yd. Wide n UPHOLSTERY UPHOLSTERY Values to $8.99 yd. REMNANTS $88 V Values to $5.00 yd. c 0 ersen, an assistant attorney general obta.ned this information from the CIA and, at the same time, learned that Gray had been m possession of the matenal for more than three to the months, according sources Remained Mum Petersen, then in charge of the Watergate investigation, did not pass on the matenal to the FBI agents working on the case, nor did he make it known that Gray had concealed the matenal, even when President Nixon nominated Gray in February, 1973, to be permanent director of the bureau. The full scope of CIA support cf the plumbers" was not known to the FBI agents in the case until early May, when it came to light, independently of them, dunng the late stages of the tnal of Dr. Daniel F.llsberg on charges grow mg out of his role in publicizing the Pentagon Papers. The agents are known to be angry that Gray and Petersen did not share the Cl material with them, and contend that if they had had the information much of what is now kru,,,: about Hie plumbers, including their burglary of former L.llsbcrg's offue. would possibly hav e emerged sooner FANCY POLYESTER DOUBLE KNITS DOUBLE KNITS Values to $4.88 yd. FAMOUS BRAND COTTON THREADS NOW $1 REMNANTS "FIRST QUALITY" (5) yd; FLAT FOLD POLYESTER NOW Reg. to 25c ea. col fjj PRICE V 'a (fopynght) 4 i aaanK 'ft |