Steubenville Herald Star (Newspaper) - October 9, 1973, Steubenville, Ohio STEUBENVILLE 107 of Mingo Junction and T rotate Arto 2828311 OCTOBER 1973 38 PAGES IN 3 SECTIONS Single Copy Weekly by carrier Daily I ISRAELI JETS Agnew Case Kept Quiet Until 6 The evidence against Vice President Spiro was so closely guarded that only eight Justice Department officials knew about it until the bombshell burst into That is the conclusion of a department report offering a rare glimpse at the way sensi tive information travels in and out of Made Public A censored version of the re port was made public Monday and the entire document was submitted to District Court Judge Walter who is reviewing Agnews claim that department officials pur pose fully leaked information to The prepared by Glen concludes from an unusual internal probe that ment officials who knew about the case denied under oath that they had told newsmen about No One Knew No one at the Justice Depart even El liot until June 12 that Agnew might be a potential defendant against bribery and extortion the report On that Richardson was briefed on the evidence by George who is su the Baltimore federal grand jury The department said that Beall and others in his office did not know until late May that their probe would involve the vice president in a signifi cant Until 6 Until the first news stories appeared Monday night the report the only Justice Department officials with thor ough knowledge of the were Beall and of his as sistants Richardson a Richardson aide re sponsible for scheduling ointments and reviewing top ivel memoranda Deputy William and one of his top Gary 11 other department of had even minimal knowl edge of the and five of them were in Bealls the report in Amusements 21 Ann Landers 21 Bridge 15 Comics 29 Crossword Puzzle 29 Doctors Comer 21 Deaths 2 Editorial Page 6 Horoscope 5 Sports 19 Stocks 12 Television 21 Womens Pages 5 DAMASCUS Defense Ministry Hit Sinai Fight Continues MIDDLE EAST President Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger met yesterday in Saxbe Gives Final Word Hell Retire WASHINGTON AP William SaxbeY an of ten out spoken today be came GOP senator to announce he wont run for re election in The 57ryearold who had expressed his displeasure with the slowness of Senate procedures and the difficulty of getting things made his an at a news confer Wallace Bennett of Utah and Norris Cot ton of New both in their had decided against seeking new Saxbe would have been a strong favorite for His decision could result in a primary fight among two Re publican William Keating of Cincin nati and Clarence Brown of Among the Cleve land businessman Howard Met and former astronaut John who clashed in a 1970 senatorial primary won by have been cam for the White House Oval Office to assess the current Middle East Kissinger later warned that relations with Russia could be hurt by the AP Wirephoto Thaw In Justice Department Files Denials Of Agnew Leaks WASHINGTON AP A federal judge is weighing a Jus tice Department offer of sworn statements denying the cam of news leaks alleged by Vice President Spiro In legal arguments the department also sought to defend newsmen against sub poenas issued by Agnews law yers and offered the judge an unusual private peek at the evi dence against the vice presi The government arguments were contained in papers filed with District Judge Walter designated to pre pide over the Baltimore federal grand jury investigation of ex and bribery allegations The papers were filed in re sponse to Agnews lawyers de Weather Hazy and mild tonight with fog developing lows in the 50s continued hazy and mild highs ill the The North Ohio Valley Air Authority issued an index read ing of considered at an alert Winds are from the 03 miles per Temperature at filtration plant 11 60 Mon days high 70 low mand that Hoffman halt the in on grounds that im must precede crimi nal proceedings and that the department has poisoned the in through intentional leaks of confidential material The department countered that Agnews lawyers are en gaged in an attempt to confuse the issues and to halt a legiti mate investigation by the com mon defense tactic of trying the Expiration Date The brief addressing the charges was the sec ond half of the governments case for speedy completion of a probe faced with an 26 Thats the day the statute of limitations expires on some of the charges involving alleged deeds during Agnews term as governor of Agnew was scheduled 9 ad dress the New York Building Congress today in his third ma jor public appearance in less than two There was no indication whether he t would discuss the Judge Hoffman also was asked Monday to extend the time allowed nine reporters and two news organizations to reply to the subpoenas from Agnews Attorneys asked that the deadline be pushed back from Thursday to WASHINGTON AP Sec of State Henry Kissin ger has warned that relations be imperiled if the Russians not act respon sibly in the Middle We shall resist aggressive foreign Kissinger said in speech Monday Detente cannot survive irre sponsibility in any in the Middle CeaseFire Urged In a day filled with com mentary on the the Senate passed a resolution urging Middle East ceasefire and a re turn of hostile forces to posi tions held before the outbreak of current chair man of the Foreign Relations echoed the Senates sentiment on a but said Israel should be required to pull back from most of the territories it has occupied rince In his Kissinger said the Nixon administration has nev er had any illusions about the system and for that reason United States has maintained a strong military balance and a flexible Precise Meaning Coexistence to us continues to have a very precise mean he We will oppose the attempt by any country to achieve a position of pre either globally or Sohio Increases Gas by 1 Cent Ohio Standard Oil Ohio has in creased the retail price of gaso line by one cent at its com stations and its wholesale price to dealers by the same the firm said Marketing Vice President Griffin said both in creases were within Phase IV The increases also apply to Sohio outlets and dealers in states adjacent to Griffin added that the similar increase announced 21 passed through only a portion of the allowable increase at that Phase IV permits oil com panies to pass on increases in crude oil costs incurred since May Griffin said the Cost of Living Council has announced there will be another adjustment in the dealer ceiling price and that Sohio supports such a The increases raised retail prices at sta tions to cents per gallon for leaded and unleaded regular gasoline and to cents for The company didnt disclose its wholesale We will resist any attempt to exploit a policy of detente to weaken our We will react if relation of tensions is used as a cover to exacerbate conflicts in international trou Kissinger pointedly added The Soviet Union cannot dis regard these principles in any area of the world without im periling its entire relationship with the United At Forum Kissinger made his remarks to a forum sponsored by the Center for the Study of Demo cratic also in a talk to the said the Security Council should implement its withdrawal reso lution by persuasion if pos by enforcement if neces The Arkansas Democrat sug gested that Israelioccupied Je rusalem be made an inter national and that Israel retain some part of the Golan By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Israeli Phantom jets bombed Damascus today for the first time in the fourth ArabIsraeli war as fierce ground battles raged along the Suez Canal and on the Golan Cairo also had its first air raid alarm of the but the Israelis did not hit the Egyptian Instead they raided two major military airfields deep inside Direct Hits Associated Press correspond ent Elias Antar reported from Damascus that the three Israeli Stalls On Mideast Truce Plan UNITED AP Members of the Security Council were miles apart today in their search for a way to end the Middle East Diplomatic sources said an other council meeting was like ly late today but it was not clear what form a compromise ceasefire resolution might Appeared Alone The United States appeared alone Monday with its proposal that the council call for a re turn to military positions held before the outbreak of fighting on China called the idea pre with the Soviet demanded Israeli with from all Arab lands oc in the 1967 Some sources said war news was so contradictory that some council members were waiting for a clearer picture to emerge before taking position on a ceasefire Ambassador John Scali told the council the least damaging way to end the fighting was to restore the ceasefire lines that Egypt and Syria crossed Abandon Land Soviet Ambassador Jacob Malik said Israel must be forced to abandon the parts of Jordan and Syria it has occupied with the support of imperialist circles since 1967 He blamed Israel and its allies for the outbreak of Chinese Ambassador Huang Hua demanded that Israel with draw immediately from the oc He said the Chi nese people admire Egypt and Syria for their bold and just action and express firm support to News Briefs Air Alert In Area An air stagnation advisory was to continue into this af for most of Eastern Ohio and the West Virginia The National Weather Service issued the advisory Monday It said weak winds are causing poor dispersion of Hancock counties in West Virginia and Monroe and Colum biana counties in Ohio were included in the The North Ohio Valley Air Authority reported Monday afternoon the air quality index had reached the alert An air alert could be called later this afternoon if the atmosphere does not clear Blocked Off Fourth and Market Streets in downtown Steubenville will be closed Wednesday afternoon in preparation for the downtowns Old Fashion Bargain Days Police report the 100 blocks of and 4th Streets will be closed at 5 Market Street from 3rd to 5th Streets will be shut off at 6 The sale will continue through Bethany Head Wants Aid From State Despite those our budget increased 7 per Th e former AP Bethany College President Cecil Underwood says private college budgets are tight and a system of state aid is We froze salaries and promotions at Bethany last he told a Charleston civic group We maintained tight control over Republican governor spoke in support of a proposal by Arch Moore to start a program of grants to students who attend private Mass Murder Suspects Get Trial Dates read AP Trial dates have been set for early next year for two teen aged youths who claim they are innocent in the slaying 27 young males the worst known case of mass murder in the nations Elmer Wayne re with not guilty six times as each of six murder by against him was state District Court Judge William Hatten on Mon David Owen said not guilty four times on four murder Henleys trial was set for and Brooks will face a jury March raiders scored direct hits on the Defense Ministry and the headquarters of Radio Dam ascus across the in heavy The buildings are on the eastern edge of the and Antar said a house about half a mile away was There was no immediate esti mate of the but An tar said more than half a dozen ambulances were taking the dead and wounded to After Noon The raid began shortly after noon and lasted less than 10 As the three Ameri jets sped back toward a lone Syrian in pursuit of them but fired no shots while it was still in sight of the An Israeli spokesman said the attack on Damascus was in retaliation for Syrian shelling earlier today of Israeli settle ments south of Nazareth in which the Israelis claimed there were a number of civilian The Syrians claimed they hit only military The Israeli spokesman said the Phantom pilots reported very good hits on the Syrian military Holding Line In the ground war along the Suez Israel claimed it was holding a line three to four miles east of the But Egypt said its forces had pushed the Israelis back nine miles from the canal and sent them massively fleeing in dis array into the Sinai The Israeli military com mand also claimed that its troops had expelled the Syrians from the Golan Heights and were holding the ceasefire line Israel imposed there in the 1967 But north of battles are raging to contain a Syrian the command The Syrians attempted this morning to land troops by heli copter in the vicinity of El in the Golan the announcement Four Syrian helicopters were and all troops they were carrying were Deep Into Egypt The Israeli command also said its bombers flew deep into Egypt and blasted two major military one at El north of Cairo in the Nile Air raid sirens sounded in the Egyptian capital for the first time in the but no Israeli planes flew over the The report of fighting along the Suez Canal indicated a set back for the who had claimed Monday night that they had penned the Egyptians three bridgeheads on Front In Flux The front is in but the enemy is being held in said the broadcast The Israeli army is holding the line five to seven kilometers each side of the The broadcast claimed doz ens of Egyptian tanks were de in the It said the Israeli air force was attacking across the canal and had bomb ed two military airfields deep inside Ervin Panel Hears Spy On Humphrey WASHINGTON AP Two private detectives reported to have been Nixon campaign spies planted in Democratic camps were scheduled to testi fy before the Senate Watergate committee today as the panel resumed its hearings on politi cal dirty Summoned to testify at a morning session was Michael a 26yearold investigator identified in news reports as Sedan Chair Code Name Previous testimony has estab that Sedan Chair 2 was the codename of a spy who in filtrated Hubert Humphreys campaign organ ization when the Minnesota Democrat was seeking the 1972 presidential The Louis said McMinoway worked in Humphreys Pennsylvania and 8 Children Killed In Trailer Fire JERRY Ohio AP Eight all brothers and sisters under the age of died early today when fire swept through their trailer the sheriffs office in Wood County Roger the coro ner in Wood said the children apparently died of as The young victims were iden as the children of and Jesus Trevinio of the Dale Roe Trailer Frank owner of Pa den Mortuary in nearby North said the parents were at work at Bowling Green State 10 miles north of Bowling when the fire broke Paden identified the dead children as 1 2 Jesus 3 4 5 6 and Exact cause of the fire was not immediately Sheriffs officers theorized the fire started in an over heated television They said the all fully had been grouped around the which was burned in the Damage to the remainder of the trailer was witnesses Only one of the the showed signs of hav ing been the officers He apparently was near est the California primary as well as in the presidential campaign of George The news paper also said he posed as a volunteer security agent at the Democratic National Con v e n t i o n and overheard McGoverns campaign director discussing the health of Thomas before Eagleton was picked as McGoverns running Admitted Sabotage The Louisville Courier Jour in todays quoted sources close to the Watergate investigation as saying McMinoway admitted trying to sabotage Humphreys vania campaign mailings by keeping pieces of liter ature from being sent McMinoway also was report ed to have told investigators he used Humphrey telephone lists to call voters and urge they cast their primary ballots for Henry Jackson of Wash another Democratic presidential the Cou rier Journal Robert an aide to Nixon reelection committee deputy Jeb Stuart testified that Sedan Chair 2 was paid a month for six to nine months by the Nixon cam Found Reports Gordon an aide to former presidential chief of staff told the committee he found Sedan Chair 2 reports in files after the Watergate break in and destroyed them because he believed they were sum maries of illegal Costs Average D AP A survey of hospital costs by the Equitable Life Assurance Society shows the cost of hospi tal room and board in West Virginia is equal to or lower than in surrounding West Virginia and Kentucky charged an average of from to for a semiprivate room and the report compared to an average in Pennsylvania and Ohio of from to an average in Mary land of to and an aver age in Virginia of from to The insurance firm surveyed costs at 15 hospitals in eight West Virginia cities Charles South Hunt Morgantown and
