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Show I n The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, August 23, Freed of Nixon Threat Wreath Laying Suspect Denies Firing Shot ALBUQUERQUE. N.M. Edwin M Gaudet said (AP) Saturday he never fired at authorities who were trying to arrest hun on a federal charge of threatening the life of President Nixon There were a lot of shots, but they weren't from me, the former New Orleans policeman told a news conference at the Bernalillo County Jail As far as I'm concerned, Im a scapegoat. involved In the manhunt which ended Wednesday when Gau- det surrendered peacefully after several meetings with his wife and a cousin Gaudet said the state charges violated the terms of his surrender. I came down on terms that 1 was facing one federal charge, Gaudet told newsmen. "And 1 knew I had that beat. It was a false accusa- In New Orleans, Gaudet Gaudets Stanley cousin, Gaudet of New Oi leans, said shortly before the surrender that Gaudet told him he fired once into the ground in a;, effort to scare officers away from his hiding place tion Charge Propped The federal charge of threatening the President's life was dropped by authorities in New Orleans on Fnday when a witness was unable to identify Gaudet as the man she said she heard make threats against Nixon Gaudet, 29, is being held here under $300,000 bond on Jhree state counts of assault with intent to kill a police officer. ; He said he took a hunting nfle into the mountains when: he fled from a Secret Service agent who was trying to arrest turn on the federal charge But he repeatedly denied firing the weapon. U.S. Considers Halt, Larger ICBM Set For LBJ STONEWALL, TEX (UPI) The widow and family of President Lyndon B Johnson, will lay a wreath Sunday m a brief ceremony at his grave-siton the LBJ Ranch e Johnson would have been 65 years old Monday. Other cerehis commemorating bnthday and involving members of his family are scheduled Monday m Austin and Houston. monies 11173 WASHINGTON (LTI) -The United States may hah production of its Minuteman intercontinental Ballistic Missile and build a larger, more powerful new ICBM if it cannot win significant cuts m the Soviet Nuclear Arsenal at the Limitation Arms Strategic Talks. Arms Race Rebirth Such a U S. move, which would risk a deadly rebuth of the arms race, is know n to be one of several hard alternatives that senior US do- - a. ra fense official- are considering should SLT fait to produce what they regard as a true nuclear balance between the superpowers (Local .spokesmen for Think-o- l Chemical Corp, which manufactures Minuteman motors at its Brigham City plant, and The Boeing Co, which recycles components at its Hill Air Force Base facihtv, were unavailable Saturday for comment on implications of any production curtailment). Other less drastic options 0? - - also under preliminary consideration include Full scale land based deployment of the Minuteman III, .ne most advanced version of the mainstay of the U S. ICBM force. The present depn loyment lineup is. 550 Minute-maIlls and 4)0 of the older Minuteman IK Developing a now mobile land based ICBM foiee to provide a much moie difficult or seven hydrogen bombs capable of being aimed at separate targets. The present III warhead carries three such bombs, each with Mm-utem- an explosive force of about 200 kilotons, equal to 200,000 tons of TNT. Prefer target in event of attack Increasing the firepower of each Minuteman A Balance officials would much prefer to see a negotiated nuclear balance emerge from the second phase of the SALT talks, which are expected to begin Sept. 20 m Geneva. US. III to six SCJIHIOOIL. f r Cottonwood Downtown at- Further Reductions for Back To School! Cottonwood Downtown Some Quantities, Colors and Sizes Are Limited, So Shop Early! No Mail, Phone Orders, C O. D s or pA Lay-Away-s1 torney Lillian Cohen said she had evidence that he never did fire at any officer any shots that were fired were fired at him." She did not say what the evidence was. Gaudets attorneys say they will seek dismissal of the state charges which stem from an alleged exchange o! gunfire during the two-dasearch in the mountains of northern New Mexico Manhunt Ends .About 20 local police and cne Secret Service agent were DOWNTOWN ONLY Demo Asks Probe Into IRS , AVASHINGTON en (UPI) -S- Walter F Mondale, called Saturday for an investigation of an Internal Service ' attorney, Revenue Roger V. Barth, whose name lias been mentioned in allegations of attempts to use the JIRS for political purposes Mondale asked Meade Whit- aker, President Nixons nominee as chief IRS counsel to conduct the inquiry. Whitaker's nomination is awaiting action by the Senate. ;;In a tetter to Whitaker, JVfondale said the allegations against Barth, who is deputy chief counsel for the .IRS, were senous Such activities, if proved, represent a senous threat to the integnty of the IRS and to public confidence and trust in the service, he wrote. 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