OCR Text |
Show -- v'- jiue sail A Lake rirt August U, isuJ inline, VVedfsdy, 'Out to Get r1 Storm Belts Agneiv Linked to Indictment Squelch Me1 Justice Office to Blame, Agnew Says Continued From Page One come from his department, and that he would investigate any suggestion that they had Promises to Investigate I have communicated with the attorney general today and have asked that he fulfill that promise and pursue such an investigation vigorously " gnew said ' I will also urge y Agnew Inquiry Widens Scope (UPI) indictments This was so, he said, not because I want to avoid the facts, not because I do not wish to see you fully informed, but because to do so would be to continue discussion in a public forum of what should be a secret investigation. By such a discussion, I would be engaging in the very same tactics that I called you here to criticize A county ANNAPOLIS, MD grand jury returned more Tuesday in convection with the filing of alh gediy fraudulent financial reports for a 1(I72 fund raising dinner for Vice Preu dent Spiro Agnew, but court officials refused to say how many persons were involved iue Anne Arundel County states attorney Walter Duckett referred several times to they when discussing the defendants named in the county grand jury indictments But he said he would not identify them until they are arraigned, probably later this week The Time story also quoted a Justice Department official in Washington" as that the department has no Say thoice. At least three witnesses have told of delivering cash payoffs to Agnew. The evidence is so strong that the case must te taken to trial Duckett and an assistant state attorney, Martin Wolff, said the indictments charged a conspiracy in reports filed with the State Flections Board ows to Keep Office In the face of such reports, Agnew again Tuesday said he wdl fight to prove my innocence" and he intends to remain in the high office to which 1 have lieen twice elected j f ' It was Agnews second televised meeting with reporters here in two weeks at a time President Nixon has been under increasing criticism for not holding a press conference to discuss his own Watergate troubles. It was billed by Agnew s office as a press conference" but at the outset of his statement, which he read, the vice president said he would entertain no questions r.at the national nows media Mr Richard-o- n and the Justice Department to conduct such an investigation diligently, wherever it may lead, and to use all available invest. gato-rtools to compel sworn testimony to reveal the identity of unnamed Justice Department officials and sources close to the investigation " 1 gnew based his complaint specificallof Time y on a story u this weeks magazme, which said that in the view bf Justice Department officials in Washington, the case against him is growing steadily stronger, and that an indictment appears inevitable hope tice Department of his own administration after having advised the White House of his intention to meet the press, although not of the substance of what he would say Whie House Deputy Press Secretary Gerald L. Warren reported that the vice president m his notification "did not go into details for the was contributed by donors, although the money was loaned from the Committee to the President The reports indicated Re-ele- Agnew took the extraordinary step of iattacking the attorney general and $a(i,UU0 Jus- - eight-mmut- e g Seeks Understanding of the statement, Agnew again apologized for not anI understand that swering questions disappointment is likely to result, he said, but I would ask each of you as a individual to place himself in my position and understand the restrictions of my c lrrent stance." The vice president, among the nations foremost cn ics of the press in the past, also seemed to go out of his way Tuesday to absolve the press of blame for printing the leaks and to place it squarely on the Justice Department I have not called you to this meeting fur the purpuse of criticizing the news media," he said. I cannot fault you for publishing information given you by informants within the Department of Justice " And at the close - Mexico, Two Dead VERACRU7, MEXICO Hurricane Brenda hit (LPI) Mexicos southeast coast with winds and tides Tuesday, killing at least two persons, flooding coastal towns and trapping 25 crewmen aboard a crippled freighter center Brendas npped ashore shortly before 9am WASHINGTON (UPI) President Spiro T ice Agnew has been Inked to reports that a grand jury indictment was squelched against a Maryland contractor accused of trying to pay off some members of Congress, McGraw-Hil- l said Tuesday. parking pay off U S. Congressmen to large underground U S. Capitol win a favorable claims settle- - garages on the McGraw-HillCon- - grounds. ment, Agnews exact role in the struction W eekly said case still is undetermined, tut The case involved Victor one Baltimore area contractor Frenkil, president of Balti- says, I know they (federal more Contractors Ire , the agents) are looking Into ft general contractor for two ae?in." s The name of Vice President Agnew is now being menwith tioned in cornection squelching a grand jury indictment of a Ealtimore contractor who allegedly sought to EDT about 30 miles west of Jarmen, a coastal city of 100,000 m the Mexican state of Tabasco. It quickly began losing strength and was downgraded to a tropical storm with top winds of 50 m p h by afternoon A mid-daadvisory from the National Hurricane Center at Miami centered the storm atiout 20 miles southeast of V ilia Hermosa. near latitude 17.8 north, longitude 92 8 west. Bruxfon SHIRTS For HUSKY BOYS) Short or Long Sleeves Sires 12 to 20 Dahles Thorogood 168S Mam , VALLEY FAIR SHOPPING CENTER, GRANGER Store, 2235 Wash Oeden I Leads From Jail Cell Conspirator Heads 'Church I Kraght New spa per Serv ice MIAMI The Internal Revenue Service granted status last summer to Miami "church headed by f'janK. A Strugis three days before Sturgis and four others were arrested in the Watergate burglary in W a.shington v .IRS spokesman the tax exemption Tuesday, but declined to discuss the circumstanies under which it was granted to the Church of God, Jnc , a nonprofit organization Ji sting Sturgis, an alumimim-$oo- r salesman, as its presiAn d Buy One of These Famous Brand Appliances and You Can SAVE ONE-HAL- F on Our Special "BONUS BUYS"! $it)0 eat h later at Commercial Trust Co here Officials probing the Watergate conspiracy are baffled by the discovery of the church," which apparently existed only According to sources dose to the investigation, only Sturgis could draw checks on the account, which now contains on $7 Briti(nu Tunm paper Sturgis and others took elab-oia- e steps to give legal status to the corporation and its affiliate, Help the Homeless Fund The amount of cash which tiie moved has through account was not immedia'dy determined But it was understood to include deposits and withdrawals in relative'y small amounts, usually $50 to Cl" Aulom.llc lj WORKS IN A DRAWER wAsy Classifieds Sell INSTA-MAT1- tm and you automatically balance color Intent 25!LGREDEfJZAG0L0nTV 1OO70 SOLID STATE C COLOR TUNIKQ Just push on tattoo iiy. hoe. contrast, brightness and can rvea activate automatic tine tuning. It's that easy! CHASSIS dent While federal authorities Jjippkrently never have investi-- a local probe headed Martin Dardis, chief investigator for State Attorney Richard Gerstem of Dade fdiiBty, Fla., has been in ppogress since Friday. jGfcrsteins office has learned tfra Sturgis established his 4'ctiurch in July, 1970, and opeaed a checking account for Jlte Organization five months EEDLECRAFJ 1 CATAiiO ' It COME IN -- CALL OR WRITE TODAY T- O- Matrix-B- r Circuit Modu'es Co or Tuning P'ug-l- n Pus! button UHF Sound Picture Instant and 9 Tunirg MERRIBEE NEEDLECRAFT MATRIX BRIGHT 2 STORES TO SERVI YOU . . . SO g!l 131 last 3rd South Salt Loke City, Utah 84111 las! 3750 South Street Salt Lake City, Utah 841 IS Phone Phone 262-035- 2 532-283- 12 PRICE BONUS 3 on Roof Antennas a new Motorola Console Coor TV and well include a $39.95 rooftop antenna for only $19.90, fully Buy PICTURE TUBE clean pictures Cnsp, with vivid color id Motorola Malm in the Br ght tuba, a jet black matrn surrounds each color dot PLUG-I- installed TAKE IT FROM CAL . . . HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS! The PEMBROKE Stereo Phono with FM'AMFM Stereo rodio Quadruple Circuitry changer Mogmstate cartridge. Diamond stylus AFC. FET tuner. Stereo-eyStereo tuning. Meter controls. Circuitry Walnut wood cabinetry. Two6's"speckers Twoheodphone locks Solid state engineered With dust AND WHERE THEY WANT TO BE lUKig A PRICE BONUS on ATTACHMENTS can RENT many of the health aids your loved to ones require enable them to remain at home where thy are comfortable and happy. Savings in both money and convenience are considerable. Many insurance plans pay 80 of the cost. At ROBINSONS you RENTAL ITEMS INCLUDE: Hospital beds Hydraulic lifers Walkers nto Traction equipment Toilet aids to to to b to i i 1 ... to A to t U r 7 to Of to t COMFORT Wheelchairs EQUIPMENT Commodes Crutches Neck pillows Foam slant Blanket support Bed boards BATHROOM SAFETY EQUIPMENT 1 A Breathing equipment Bathtub benches Bathtub safety grips Bathtub wall grps Raised toilet seats Shower seats Buy a deluxe priced from $49 - $79 and well include a $13.95 set of attachments for only $6.90. big problem with the elderly is incontmency. We can help with: A Undeipads Incontinent pants Urinals Condom drains Vi PRICE BONUS on Ecemakers Buy a new Gibson Refrigerator priced from $348-$49- 9 ana we'll include a $49.95 Icemaker for only $24.90. 4th SOUTH (4th South- at 4th East) 409 EAST - SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 841 521 053. -- Upright Vacuum 1 1 The Pom Appliances Downtown and Cottonwood uf Hi N CIRCUIT MODULES Most chassis components are ca replace-ao'- e modules. If a circa t needs ha be rem exchange placed. module can he plugged In by a service technician . . . usually In the homel |