Kokomo Tribune (Newspaper) - August 16, 1973, Kokomo, Indiana THE KOKOMO TRIBUNE VOL 122 NO 346 4 Sections KOKOMO IND THURSDAY AUGUST 16 1973 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOS NEWSSTAND FIFTEEN CENTS Nixon appeals for courts to decide fate of those involved in Watergate After the speech WASHINGTON A smiling dent Nixon poses for pictures in his White Mouse office day night after delivering a television address on Watergate AP Wirephoto WASHINGTON AP Proclaiming anew he was not involved in the gate scandal President Nixon has pealed to the nation to let the courts decide the guilt or innocence of involved The time has come to turn gate over to the courts where the tions of guilty or innocence Nixon said The time has come for the rest of us to get on with the urgent business of the nation Nixon accepted full responsibility for the actions of his aides because the abuses occurred during my tion and in the campaign for my re-election He also defended his deci- sion not to turn over presidential tape recordings to the special Watergate prosecutor or Senate Committee But he said the Senate Watergate committee had failed to disclose the slightest I had any knowledge of the planning for the Wa- tergate break-in Nixon's nationwide television and radio speech and accompanying ment defended his efforts to learn the truth about facts of which the President said he did not learn until March 21 this year He concluded with a plea to not stay so mired in Watergate that we fail to respond to challenges of surpassing im- Nixon apparently did not succeed in silencing critics of Watergate role WASHINGTON AP President Nixon didn't succeed in silencing ics of his role in the Watergate scandal with his Wednesday night speech But he won endorsement from Republican leaders for his plea to end the mental paralysis he said has resulted Many principal figures in the gate investigations declined immediate comment But others said they believe Nixon did not present his case with the dor he promised and did not blow away the cobwebs of suspicion they said en- mesh his administration The split of opinion was evidenced by the reactions of the chairmen of the Republican and Democratic national committees GOP National Chairman George Bush said the speech put Watergate in perspective and called it a credible and reasonable speech But Democratic Chairman Robert Strauss said the President neither added to nor subtracted from the nation's knowledge of the scandal or of his role in it I think I'm like most Republicans and Strauss said I'm terribly disappointed Strauss said Americans are anxious for the President to release the tape re- of his conversations with some of the principals in the affair and called this a key to returning the tion to the other issues and problems that must be dealt with Sen Howard H Baker Jr vice chairman of the Senate Watergate committee listened to the speech at his home in Huntsville Tenn and sued a noncommittal I welcome any information that the President can give us on the matter which is now under investigation His comments tonight along with any ture statements will be given every consideration as the committee at- tempts to write a meaningful report UAW locals vote to strike pending Sept 14 settlement By LINCOLN LEWIS All four United Auto Workers locals here have voted overwhelmingly to strike if negotiations with the Big Three auto makers are not settled by Sept 14 the expiration date of the un- ion's present contract Strike votes are taken by the locals each time contract negotiations begin in Detroit William DeWeese vice president of UAW 685 at Chrysler Cor- transmission facility here said his local voted 83 per cent in vor of striking if a settlement is not reached by Sept 14 Denzil Ward president of UAW 292 at Delco Electronics said he believes a settlement will be reached by the line but he expressed uncertainty as to how the International UAW negotiators will view what he terms demands made by General Motors Corp Ward declined to comment on ics of the negotiations and said Delco has asked the unions to maintain a news blackout during the negotiations Local 292 voted 84.5 per cent in favor of striking a spokesman said Of the known demands UAW dent Leonard Woodcock made of GM Chrysler and Ford when negotiations began July 17 and 18 voluntary over- time has been described as the most volatile Other demands include some form of dental insurance a cost-of-living wage increase above the present per hour average and improved retirement benefits One point in the retirement demands is an option to retire at the end of 30 years regardless of age with full benefits Local 1166 at Chrysler's die cast plant voted 94.3 per cent in favor of striking Local 1302 clerical and workers at Chrysler also voted to strike but official vote tabulation was unavailable Thursday morning Labor sources said an announcement of which company would be the target for a strike is expected next week Sen Sam J Ervin Jr the committee chairman said he would have no immediate comment So did Sens Lowell P Weicker Jr Edward J Gurney and man E Talmadge Also declining comment were special prosecutor Archibald Cox and such principals in the affair as ousted White House counsel John W Dean III and Jeb Stuart Magruder former No 2 man in the Nixon campaign Sen Joseph M Montoya a committee member said he was pointed It was a rehash ir new rhetoric of what we have uncovered at the Montoya said from his home in Santa Fe The fact that he urged the tion of the hearings is clearly an sion of the separation of powers ple which he is using to keep the tapes at the White Montoya said I think the President was being very prayerful in trying to get the pressure off of Montoya said But when he mentioned that tion was suffering in Congress I think he is wrong One of those endorsing Nixon's peal for the country to rid itself of what Nixon called the Watergate sion was Sen Barry Goldwater I believe the whole crux of Mr on's speech was contained in his ing appeal to Americans to realize that there are more dangerous and disastrous situations in our try than he said But as to the credibility of Nixon's explanation Goldwater In my opinion the President did not add thing to his other speeches that would tend to divert suspicion from him Joseph L Rauh Jr national vice chairman of Americans for Democratic Action called the speech an effort to bury the Watergate cover-up and said It wholly failed to answer the charges against him and his administration ADA reaffirms its call for his Rauh said I guess I can sum it up in one said Sen Edmund S Muskie Continued on 3 portance to America and the world Nixon's long-awaited statement did not offer rebuttal Watergate questions It has not been my intention to at- tempt any such comprehensive and de- tailed Nixon explained Sen Barry Goldwater com- that the president's address did not add anything to his other speeches that would tend to divert from him But Goldwater said he supports the President in his appeal for Americans to recognize dangers to the country and the world George Bush chairman of the lican National Committee called the speech credible and very reasonable He said he is convinced the American people want the country freed from the Watergate obsession His counterpart Robert Strauss of the Democratic National Committee said the President neither added nor subtracted anything from where we were before he went on the air Nixon reaffirmed the stand his yers have taken in federal by releasing tape recordings made of conversations in his office and on his telephone the confidentiality of the office of the President would ways be suspect That is why 1 shall continue to op- pose efforts which would set a dent that would cripple all future dents by inhibiting conversations be- tween them and those they look to for he said Nixon said from the time of the break-in I pressed repeatedly to know the facts and particularly whether there was any involvement by anyone at the White House He said he depended on Justice De- and FBI investigations and assigned White House counsel John W Dean III to monitor those tions But through the summer of 1972 Nixon said he was told no White House members were involved I trusted the agencies conducting the Nixon said I did not believe the newspaper accounts that suggested a cover-up I was con- that there was no cover-up be- cause I was convinced that no one had anything to cover up Nixon only obliquely referred to for- mer acting FBI Director L Patrick Gray Ill's assertion that he told the President on July 6 last year that people on your staff are trying to mortally wound you by using the CIA and FBI to cover up the probe Nixon said his own investigation was prompted because I learned of some of the activities upon which charges of cover-up are now based He said he was told of fundraising for the Watergate defendants but not that the money was to buy silence Nixon added that he was told a ber of his staff had talked to one of the defendants about clemency but not that offers of clemency had been made And he said he learned about mail attempts by E Howard Hunt de- manding as the price of not talking about other activities lated to Watergate in which he had en- News briefs I LOS ANGELES AP General of the Army Omar N Bradley the only general underwent emergency surgery early today for in- sertion of a device to prevent recurrent blood clots from migrating to his lungs JERUSALEM AP Israel warned the world today that despite tion from the Security Council it will not let the rules of international law stand in the way of its hunt for guerrilla leaders DETROIT AP Nearly 10 tons of were to go on sale today in Detroit's Gratiot Central Market It's the first time in nearly three decades the cuts have been available in the city Meat market owner Joe Wiggly said he planned his sale because I got so tired of hearing so many complaints about beef prices so one night I said to friends I think I'll get some horse WASHINGTON AP Seismic believed to stem from a Soviet un- nuclear explosion were picked up by the United States Tuesday night the Atomic Energy Commission said Wednesday CANNES France AP Masked gunmen held up the Cannes Casino with pistols and submachine guns early today and made off with about WASHINGTON AP Here at a glance are highlights of President on's speech and prepared statement Wednesday night on the Watergate PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE AND IN- that he had no prior knowledge of Watergate break-in and was not aware of any THE thorough and aggressive investigation repeated reports said no persons other than seven subsequently indicted were involved didn't learn until March 21 others were involved and that there had been a cover-up ELLSBERG Said he first learned of the break-in March 17 rather than March 21 as he said pre- EXECUTIVE Did not authorize for Watergate defendants PRESIDENTIAL tiality is essential will continue to op- pose releasing White House tapes POLITICAL gal acts committed in 1972 pledged to ensure that such abuses are not repeated THE for turning the questions of guilt or innocence in Watergate over to the courts asked for help in carrying out the goals of his ad- ministration Special grand jury to start hearing on allegations involving Spiro Agnew Engineering department costs proposed lower inspection expense up for 7974 10th in a series By HANS J LANGE Proposed expenditures for the city engineering department are down for next year while those for building inspection are up only Both accounts are part of the record high million appropriations age for 1974 which is scheduled for final reading by the Kokomo Common Council Aug 27 If no additional cuts are made by the council the city's ax rate will be 10 cents lower per of sessed valuation than this year The air Wisconsin in zone 1 high 88 low 64 At 10 74 Humidity 39 per cent S 5 mph 30.12 p.m Sunrise All Partly cloudy tonight lows in the mid to upper 60s Slight chance of evening showers and thunderstorms Parti cloudy Friday with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms highs in the mid to upper 80s Chance of 20 per cent tonight and Friday Today's Chuckle A man told his I just got your and you made a mistake I ordered a rolled roast not a Rolls decrease in part is a result of a more than million increase in the city's assessed valuation Some reductions in fund rates of the city through the use of federal sharing funds also account for the lower overall rate The most dramatic change in the en- department for 1974 is the elimination of temporary These have been shifted to the street department motor vehicle highway fund account George Crowder city en- gineer said so they will not be re- on the city's tax rate The tor vehicle fund account is financed through gasoline taxes collected by the state and returned to the city Crowder said the account of other garagt and motor supplies in his budget for next year is up because the gasoline and accounts have been merged into it This year they were separate The total of the three previously separate accounts has been increased because of ex- prices next year Another change made in the neering budget for next year is an in- crease in the rent category and the inclusion of categories for electric rent water and sewage Crowder said these funds will pay for expenses in- curred through rantal of the ing annex in the 300 block of West nut Street This year expenses for the additional office space are scattered throughout the city budget so the change is a consolidation not an tion of expenses he said Dropped from the engineering budget for next year are categories for a drawing board and file office ment and survey instruments Crowder said some of these items will not be needed in 1974 Those which are needed he said may be funded through an appropriation from the re- account in the future The building inspection account for 1974 is up only slightly over current ex- despite a 4.5 per cent salary increase for the building inspector and minor increases in other categories Keeping the increase to a minimum was accomplished according to der by the elimination of the account which paid the partial salary of a This partial salary is this on BALTIMORE Md AP A special grand jury was expected to start ing testimony today on allegations that Vice President Spiro T Agnew was involved in a bribery and kickback scheme Meanwhile the Justice Department confirmed Wednesday that Atty Gen Elliot L Richardson met with Agnew privately to discuss the status of the in- The meeting took place Aug 6 cording to department spokesman ace Webb The overall investigation began last December but did not involve Agnew until this spring Subpoenaed records date back through Agnew's term as Baltimore county executive and nor of Maryland The New York Times reported in Thursday editions that Richardson told Agnew that prosecutors have ments from more than 20 Maryland businessmen who say they gave cash to Agnew associates in return for state contracts Citing unnamed sources the Times also said Richardson told three Agnew aides have told prosecutors they turned over some of the payments to the former Maryland governor The three were identified as Lester Matz and Jerome Wolff now Baltimore engineering consultants and Allen I Green described by the Times a former close friend of the vice dent told prosecutors he gave kickbacks to Agnew about five times a year until 1969 less often after Agnew became vice president Green was identified as president of a Towson Md engineering firm Webb said The attorney general met with the vice president on Monday Aug 6 The purpose of the meeting was to supplement the information con- in the letter the vice president received from the United States ney with a general picture of the status of the investigation He refused to say whether the eral picture included the substantial details of the allegations in the Agnew phase of the political cor- ruption probe A judge from outside the state will be appointed C Stanley Blair who swore in the investigating panel last year quit the case entirely Blair was land secretary of state when Agnew was governor and served as his chief Up to now the grand jury has Of staff in the first two years of his on investigating officials in timore County where Agnew made his political start more than a decade ago and of engineering firms doing sub- stantial business with the county and the state One man already has told a court he received and passed on cash kickbacks and sources close to the investigation indicated indictments may be returned shortly In other financial records re- quested by U.S Attorney George Beall vice presidency vice president in Denver Wednesday urged in a speech support of President Nixon over Watergate He did not refer to his own problems 7 persons indicted WASHINGTON AP A grand jury Wednesday indicted seven Philadelphia residents in the murder of seven afi Muslims here last January the U.S attorney's office said The indictment charges each of the seven with seven counts of were expected to be examined today in der seven counts of premeditated the vice president's Washington office der four counts of armed robbery nine federal district judges in three counts of assault with intent to Maryland withdrew from participation kill and one count of armed burglary Boy 2 drowns in waters of swollen drainage ditch Two-year-old Timothy Wade Timothy's father began the search for son son of Mr and Mrs Charles son 2709 St Dennis Court drowned Wednesday night when he wandered into a drainage ditch that runs behind his home in the Orleans Southwest subdivision Howard County Police said the boy apparently was playing in the back yard and fell into the ditch where wa- ter normally is about six inches deep Police said two off-duty officers and Drainage ditch where Timothy Swanson 2 drowned the boy They were joined later by three other officers They said they waded in waist-deep rushing water for half an hour before they found the body in bushes of a mile from where the boy apparently fell into the water The child was pronounced dead on arrival at Howard Community Hospital by deputy coroner Steve Rogers at p.m Report hijacking of jetliner with 1 10 persons aboard BEIRUT Lebanon AP A Middle East Airlines plane was hijacked today on a flight from Libya to Lebanon and flown to Lod airport in Israel a spokesman for the airline said The informant who did not know the nationality of the hijackers said the plane was a Boeing 707 On July 21 three Palestinians and a Japanese hijacked a Japan Air Lines 747 at Amsterdam and blew up the at the Benghazi airport after re- leasing the passengers and crew The hijackers never made their de- mands clear The Israeli air force intercepted an Arab airliner over Beirut on Saturday and forced it to land in Israel Israeli authorities held the passengers and crew members for two hours The said they were trying to capture Palestinian guerrilla chieftains The Palestinians were not on the plane
