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Show u CT AT Vol. 207, No. Salt Lake City, Utah Friday Morning 132 OpeiniBor Policy Burglaries Involve ts By John Berbers New York Times W riter Prior Presidents By Brooks Jackson Wnter - WASHINGTON The FBI committed burglanes during the Johnson, Kennedy and Eisenhower administrations to gain foreign intelligence information, former high bureau officials said Thursday. Publishpd documents indicate the purwas to steal code pose of the break-in- s books and other cryptographic information from inside the embassies of foreign We must create a new consensus, he told a news conference on the law n of the Western White House one day after President Nixon announced that he would be both secretary and chief White House adviser on foreign affairs. The dual role, he said, would not be used to limit his testimony before Congress. On the contrary, he added, he would not invoke executive privilege except where it pertained to conversations with the President and would expect to testify about all matters that secretaries of state have traditionally testified about. nations. V Vf f I 5 Kissinger, appearing relaxed and confident in an informal gathering with reporters, said he would use the State Department, with its present bureaucracy, to institutionalize the initiatives that the administration has undertaken in the past four years and that he would work through Congress for a policy, now that the United States is out of the Vietnam War. White House officials indicated Nixon has forbidden his aides to give further information on the matter, although one of them said break-in- s under Democratic administrations involved both national security and civil rights cases. He gave no n ''T Nixon said he didnt authorize the Elisberg break-i- n and deplored it. But he said a recent Supreme Court ruling indicates to him that he has the inherent power to authorize such an illegal act. and added: I should also point to you that in the three Kennedy years and the three Johnson years through 1966, when burglarizing of this type did take place, when it was authonzed on a very large scale, there was no talk of impeachment. And it was quite well known. Nixons statement is challenged by others on several points: Two former FBI officials estimate the number of embassy burglaries at less than 10 per year, and said they didnt think that is widespread. One official said the practice dated See Page 2, Column 1 In the first term of the President, Kissinger said in an opening statement, Many important and some revolutionary changes were made. These required, to considerable extent, secret diplomacy and they were conducted on a rather restricted basis. - details. top-secr- S' V Assoooted Ptess Wtreohoto Herbert Stein, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, answers questions on economy during a news briefing Thursday. By Saul Friedman Knight News Writer WASHINGTON Are high prices getting you down? of President Well, the chairman Nixons Council of Economic Advisers suggested Thursday that its all in your mind. Here is how Herbert Stein put it. The housewife has an exaggerated view of high prices because they are excessively dominated by increases in the cost of food. There is a gap between what the statistics show and what the people On the whole, a majority of think. ... the people are better off than they were a year ago. Stein acknowledged that there has been (an) increase in the feeling of discontent about the economy despite the high and rising level of real prosperity shown by the statistics. Can He Convince Them? Stein, asked how he intended to convince angry housewives that their feelings about high prices are exaggerated, likened the difficulty to trying to tell a housewife that the world is round when she can look outside her door and see that the street looks flat. Stein, a perennial administration opti- - Campaign Funds Top $79 Million Washington Post Service s WASHINGTON for last years presidential campaigns collected approximately $79 million in big contributions and loans in less than nine months, the General Accounting Office reported Thursday. President Nixons successful effort accounted for $39.3 million, all of it in transactions exceeding $100 are believed to each. His have collected another $20 million before April 7, 1972, when the new federal campaign disclosure law went into effect. Sen. George McGovern, and committees boosting his Democratic presidential candidacy reported major contributions and loans totaling $21.3 milnew law lion under-th- ticket sales, loans and other payments of more than $100. Officials of the GAOs oL fice of federal elections said they are still working on totals for transactions of $100 or less. e The report released Thursday includes an alphabetical fisting of 71,575 contributions and ticket sales The final total for all candidates in 7 spending alone is volved in expected to be close to $100 million The $79 million reported Thursday in a massive GAO report covering more than 1,900 pages included only contributions, Todays Chuckle fund-raise- building of W hat has tender. totaling $63.6 million and 1,750 loans amounting to $15.5 million between April 7 and Dec. 31, 1972. Contributions to the Nixon campaign during that period amounted to $37.6 milrelion. The Presidents in loans. million $1.6 ported only The McGovern campaign, by contrast, 7 contributions of only listed fund-raise- post-Apr- post-Apr- il the Whatcha mean, Im uncouth? young man asked his sweetheart. Dont I take you to the opera, the ballet, the flower show and all that garbage9 $13 million and loans of $8.2 million. Most of the McGovern-Shrive- r tickets loans are believed to have been paid off or forgiven by now. Other candidates in last years presidential campaigning, including the contests for the Democratic nomination, and their reported financing: Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, $1.7 million in contributions and $2 million in loans. Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, $977,200 in contributions and $233,500 in loans. Sen. Henry M. Jackson, $216,800 in contributions and $10,200 in loans. Gov. George C. Wallace, $187,100' in contributions and $16,200 in loans Rep. Wilbur Mills, $277,000 in contributions and $17,000 in loans American Party candidate John G Schmitz $195,100 in contributions and $8,900 in loans- Spendable income per person, Stem said, was 5 percent higher in July than a year ago, after taxes and allowing for inflation. Stein conceded, however, that per capita income and the number of employed persons have nsen partly because more people in many families have gone to work or have taken extra jobs to keep up with price increases. Governments Figures Furthermore, Stein's statistics showed that the rise in real earnings of nonfarm workers during the year was only .9 percent, compared to 3.5 percent per capita nationwide, and a whopping 14.1 percent per farm. Buried within the statistics was one which showed that the average real weekly take home pay of nonfarm workers, despite wage increases, is actually down about .7 percent since the end of last year. Combined W - was that fewer than a dozen Justice Department officials had any access to facts in the case and many of the allegations being made are erroneous, like its getting out second or third hand. Were as sure as we can be after investigating that our people arent responsible, APs Justice Department source said. Getting Indications of Agnews staff also said he had been getting indications of White House leaks but said he was sure any See Page Column 5 A member A-- Maryland Aide kick-bac- Agnew, people in and out of government are aware of some details of the investigation. No Fully Effective Means Us outlines are known to a number of witnesses, individuals under investigation, their lawyers, select members of my, your and the White House staff and certain investigative personnel of the Internal Revenue Service. For this reason, there may be no fully effective means of stopping the cynical rumors and conjectures all too evident in recent weeks. The two wire services quoted Justice Department sources as saying Nixon and White House chief of staff, Gen. Alexander M. Haig Jr., were being kept abreast of the corruption investigation. But the sources said some other White House eirroloyes also had knowledge of the reports to Nixon. The sources did not say specifically that the leaks were from the White House, but said it was a possibility. The rationale for looking toward the Inside The Tribune Tribune Telephone Numbers, Page A-- 4 corporate profits before taxes have risen 24 percent during the same penod, and more than 35 per- Indicted New York News - Vice BALTIMORE President Agnews successor as Baltimore County Executive, N. Dale Anderson, was indicted on charges of .extorting $46,420 from seven consulting and engineering firms Thursday by a federal grand a jury probing massive kickback in this j scheme 1 state. Named as an intermediary in the extortion plot was Jerome Wolff, a 'former aide to the N. Dale A.iderson vice president who served in Agnews administrations as I county executive and governor of Maryland during the mid-1960- The seven firms include companies controlled by close personal friends of the Vice President. Among them arc Greiner Environmental Services, Inc., which is headed by Wolif; and Matz, Child & Associates, headed by Lester Matz. Agnew issued a statement shortly after the indictment was announced saying he found the charges against Anderson totally at variance with my impres- 1372. Stein, trying to explain why there is a gap between reality and the peoples view of the economy, suggested the housewife shops often for food and notices these price increases, but is not aware that the cost of items she doesnt buy as often have not risen as much. Yet the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that consumer prices for nonfood items have nsen 4 percent dur ing the year, and wholesale pnees of commodities have increased nearly 11 percent Press said, White House, the Associated me Services WASHINGTON The White House may be leaking information to the news media about a Maryland corruption investigation involving Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, Justice Department sources indicated Thursday. Both Associated Press and United On the other hand, cent since July, e White House Reported As Possible Leak In Spiro Investigation Press International reported they learned of the possible White House leaks as Atty. Gen. Elliot L. Richardson was releasing a letter saying information about the investigation involving Agnew We are in But now, he continued, was so scattered within the executive a different phase. The foundations that branch that the leaks probably could not have been laid must now lead to the be stopped. President Nixon in a news conference Wednesday said he had ordered Richardson to find the source of the leaks to protect Agners right to be tried by a jury, if it comes to that, rather than in the news media. Informants close to the federal investigation in Baltimore have said witnesses have finked Agnew to the subject being examined, reported to officials by state construction mist who has never failed to see light at and consulting contractors. Agnew is a the end of the economys darkest tunformer Maryland governor. nels, listed the statistical indications that As you know, Richardson wrote Americans are better off this year. a considerable number of The number of persons employed rose by 2.9 million during the year ending last declined month, while unemployment from 5.6 percent to 4.7 percent. To the public and the press, Kissinger avoided any polemics and promised inr stead an policy at the new State Department, asserting that "we have an obligation to explain our philosophy and purposes And finally, to the State Departments foreign-servicofficers, a group of talented men whose ability was often scorned at the White House, Kissinger promised plenty of work and a large load. share of the foreign-policWhat we are going to try to do. he said, is to solidify what has been started. (Copyright) open-doo- New Atmosphere After consulting with Nixon earlier Thurday, Kissinger was like a peacemaker, issuing promises, seeking to create a new atmosphere m Washington. To Congress, instead of the bitter disputes of the past over Indochina, which Nixon revived as recently as Monday in New Orleans, Kissinger offered a new and full partnership to insure that Congress be involved in the making of foreign policy as well as the approval of it. Nixon Adviser Says High Prices 'Exaggerated by Housewives In 72 Presidential Races Fund-raiser- Aim n The White House wouldnt elaborate Thursday on the Presidents statement about burglaries. It was a fact and I wont go beyond it, Deputy Press Secretary Gerald L. Warren said in San Clemente. Calif. In his statement Wednesday Nixon was responding to a suggestion that he for might be open to impeachment as part of an approving illegal break-in- s g intelligence-gatherinplan in 1970. The approval was rescinded five days later, but was followed the next year by an attempt by White House agents to steal confidential psychiatric records of Donald Elisberg, who was accused of giving away the Pentagons history of the Vietnam war. Claims Inherent Power - CALIF. Henry A. Kissinger, who has been nominated as secretary of state, pledged Thursday to carry out a more open foreign policy in which Congress, the State Department and private citizens would have a stronger voice. SAN CLEMENTE, Assorted Press But the picture of these break-in- s painted by interviews with former FBI and Justice Department officials differs from Nixons statement President by governWednesday. He said break-in- s well ment agents were widespread, known and authorized during the preceding two Democratic administrations. Wont Go Beyond It Irice Trn Cents 1073 Kim FBI Listed In Other Ex-Agen- August 21. sions of him and everything about him. The indictment I know obtained by U.S. Attorney George Beall identitied the alleged bagman in the extortion and brib- Fridays Forecast Salt Lake City and vicinity Generally with cooler temperatures and decreasing winds. Weather map on page fair . ery scheme as William E. Fornoff, who served as the number 2 man in Baltimore County under both Agnew and Andersen. Agnew served as county executive from 1962 t 1966 and Anderson has held the position since Agnew became governor in 1967 On This Chicago Tour , Guide and Driver Saw Different Sights By Carol Oppenheim Chicago Tribune CHICAGO Bob Prange was bom in Chicago and loves America. For the last 16 years, he has driven a bus. Jack Kling emigrated from Europe and believes America isnt so great. He is an official of the Communist Party of Illinois. Thursday, Prange and Fling each to give a group of 38 Soviet youths their private versions of a tried sightseeing tour of Chicago. It started on the Expressway heading toward suburban Waldheim Cemetery where Kling intended to show the Russians a monument to seven men killed in the Haymarkct riot, an anarchist-worker meeting in 1886 in which killed by a bomb. were policemen Kling termed the men the eight-hou- r martyrs to day." the bus sped by factories, all the schools, hospitals, housing things the Russians had come to see Kling began his monologue over As monument, he muttered: the loud speaker system: Chicago is the city where there were struggles in the street during the nr' political convention. It is a city of corruption among high offia little Watergate. . . . The cials home of A1 Capone, tup underworld ... gangster. But it wasnt until Kling got arour.J to extolling the strides made by the labor movement that Prange really got red around the collar. After the Russians marched off to inspect the That guys feeding them a line the Communist line. Thats not what his citys about. Let them see everything. Let them see the good, the bad, and the middle. Prange swung his bus down a suburban street lined with modest homes and told the group: These are like the home I own. Mine cost $12,000 when I bought it and now its worth $45,000. It took a lot of sweat. Kling responded: Not every work er owns his own home. I wish I could drive you through the ghettos where a lot of workers five. So Prange drove his huge, air conditioned bus around Lawndale and This is where the Garfield Park. too, and the peolive, working people ple who dont work, he announced. Look at those stores with the bars on the windows," said Kling. Thats because of robberies. And look at those old buildings with no windows." Ultimately, Klmgs grip on the mic rophone proved no match f r Pran-ge- s skill in maneuvering a bus. And so the Russians saw a wide sampling of factories, schools, hospitals, and at least through the bus housing windows. The day had begun with a visit to Cities headquarters where Edwin France, the executive director, told them how his staff cf 2,000 spent $115 million annually in federal funds to fight poverty and provide services for underprivileged. Model |