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Show 6A DESERET NEWS, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1977 President of agony accepting pardon Nhcor i cites utter contempt The Final for their book, Days." I will never forgive them, never," he said, declaring that his wife Pal suffered her stroke three days after she read the txxk. Reiterating that he never intentionally cheated on his income taxes and did not convert campaign contributions to his personal use, Nixon said. Most of our audience probably think I'm sitting here with a whole bundle of cash some place that people have paid me though the years. I have nothing but w hat I have earned. Nixon said he agonized over whether to accept the pardon or go to trial and battle for his innocence. He said he realized, however, he was just too mentally, physically and emotionally drained to fight but WASHINGTON (URD Combative to the end, Richard Nixon says he almost rejected his Watergate pardon because it amounted to an unjustified guilty plea, and he has paid dearly because resignation was a fate worse than death. More than 1,000 days after Watergate forced him from office, Nixon described his exile with the words' "I don't know what the future brings, but whatever it brings I'll still be fighting. Blunt and defiant, Nixon said Wednesday he knows critics say he hasn't been punished enough for Watergate, but declared no one can know how it feels to resign the presidency of the United States." In the last of four scheduled paid interviews with David Frosl, Nixon dismissed as bunk reports he considered suicide, defended Spiro Agnew as an "honest man who never took a bribe; and revealed he once promised pardons to top aides involved in the Watergate scandal. Me rejected out of hand a suggestion that he pardon himself before resigning, and said there was absolutely not any deal with Ford on the pardon. Nixon reserved his strongest attack for his oldest enemy, the press. A public figure who is slandered, he said, ought to come back and crack 'em right in the puss " Me lashed out at Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, describing the Washington Post Water-galrexrters as trash" and saving he had nothing on. Me said he told his lawyer. c-- Air A- -l this gift horse in the mouth " We got far more than we thought we could get or even compromise for," he said Utah Governor Scott Matheson, the Salt Rep Dan Marriott, Lake chamlier of Commerce, and Utah Power and Light Company all supported the McKay amendment, which would have allowed a more stringent class II variation in areas and was calculated to be more acceptable to members. McKay said his amendment also had the support of Rep. Paul Rogers, chairman of the health and environment sulieommiUeo, while the Breaux amendment did not. high-terrai- n We were banking on the Mouse following his lead like they did last year. And they just didnt, McKay said. Last year the McKay amendment passed in the House but was weakened in the House-Senat- e conference. This year, McKay said he had the assurance of Chairman Rogers that his language would remain intact in conference. Rep. Dan Marriott, R Utah, said he supported the Breaux variance amend- ment do not U'lieve that it is the intent of this congress to create a stiff and invariable standard that would unnecessarily and unreasonably curtail tlie development of electrical energy which the southwestern part of America is in dire need of. The Breaux amendment would allow some flexibility in the proposed Clean Air Act amendments which we now have before us. It would serve to protect our 1 environment, while at the same time allowing us to develop greater sources of energy. An example of the need for congressman Breauxs amendment is the Intermountain Power Project (IPP). The IPP is a 3,000 megawatt electric generating xlation which is proposed to be built in south-centrUtah . . As of this date, Marriott said, the project has spent more than $6 million in engineering and environmental studies. coal-fuele- "Look, if I accept the guilt that I evaded my pardon. I'm in effect admitting income taxes; that I raised the price of milk because of contributions from the milk producers; that I sold ambassadorships; that I engaged in illegal activities including everything from obstructions of justice to abuse of agencies, to wiretapping, t cetera, et cetera, et cetera. I said, Id just as soon go through the agony of a trial, and, so that we can scrape away, at least, all the false charges, and fight it out on those in which there may be a doubt, and. Ill take whatever the e Continued from S. Africa, d al . OPEN DAILY 10 to 8 SATURDAYS 9 to 6 sfsf xr Vf me u SMf JS are,'" Nixon said. But his lawyers prevailed with the argument there was no chance whatever that I could get a fair trial, Nixon said. consequences Frankly, I was so emotionally drawn; mentally beaten down; physically not up to par; that I said, well, OK. I'll do it.' And so I signed it " In New York, former Special Watergate Prosecutor Leon Jaworski disputed Nixons claim about a fair trial and said Nixon refused to put a simple ending on the nations worst political scandal. Reflecting sadly on the resignation, Nixon said he a life without purpose, not having is enduring anything to live for." Nixon made these points: Me initially intended to pardon II R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman and other top aides. Before he resigned they asked for pardons, but he reluctantly said no because it would obviously look like the ultimate Agnew was a courageous, honest" man who never intentionally took a bribe, but was the victim of a Maryland tradition where state contractors kick back money to supplement inadequate salaries Agnew was pushed to resignation by the political ambitions of Attorney General Elliot Richardson Climber Continued from A-- tracks." I the early morning stunt. But at City Hall, officials were not taking the suit seriously. Theres not a jury in the world that would rule against this guy, one high At ranking city official said. 6 one point on his climb, Willig Epumed a police offer to transfer from the perilous northeast facade of the south tower into a rescue bucket lowered from the roof. He told authorities he felt safer making it to the top on his own, rather than risking a tricky transfer. He used some kind of a device that 05-2- hooks into the " cover-u- p window-washin- g spokesman at the scene said lie has a rope with him and he worked this device like a mountain climber, going up a little at a time. Willigs a police climb came nearly two years after another daredevil, Philippe Petit, walked a tightrope spanning the distance between the twin towers of the trade center in another early morning escapade. 131-fo- ot Petit, who was arrested and sentenced to give a free performance of his aerialist skills in Central Park, later landed a job with the Ringling Brothers and Bamum and Bailey Circus, and speculation is todays daredevil will meet a similar fate. ; Zambia trade fire optimistic on Mideast President CarWASHINGTON (AP) ter, following talks with Saudi Arabias (Town Prince Fahd, is expressing renewed optimism for a just and lasting peace in the Middle East. The trip by The Saudi Arabian leader this week followed visits here by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Jordans King Mussem to Washington, as the Carter administration continues probing the thinking of Arab world leaders on the prospects for permanent peace m the Middle East Cailer has indicated he will invite Israels new prime minister to Washington after the Likud Party torms its government in Tel Aviv. The President said Wednesday he was reassured that Saudi Arabia accepts a secure Israel in an ultimate Middle East peace settlement. He said he was heartened by Falid's statement that Saudi Arabia has not raised the threat of an new oil embargo. According to a recent report from the Middle East. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmi said an embargo would lie imposed if the new Israeli government refused to surrender territories seized in y the war of 1967. There is no threatened embargo at all," Carter said of his talks with Fahd. He said that was a completely false report. I think we understand each other very well, the President said as he bade farewell to Fahd, who ranks No. 2 in the So far as I know, Saudi hierarchy. between ourselves and Saudi Arabia there are no disturbing differences at all." Actually, U.S. officials said, there are substantial differences over the Palestinians as well as interpretations of United Nations resolutions calling for Israeli withdrawal from territories captured during tfie war of 1967. PRETORIA, South AfSouth Afririca (AP) can and Zambian troops fired at each other Wednesday across the Zam-Ikv- i River in South-Wes- t Africa, both sides reported today. There was no mention of casualties. South Africa also reported Zambian forces firi-on a civilian aircraft near the Zambezi, which forms part of the border between Zambia and the Caprivi Strip of South-Wes- Africa t (Namibia), wheh is governed by South Africa. A Zambian spokesman said racist troops provoked Zambian forces which quickly responded and silenced the enemy. 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