Ex-Nixon Aides May FaceIndictments in Coast Plot; Ex- White House A ides May Face Indictments in Coast Conspiracy
Date: 06 July 1973
By STEVEN V. ROBERTS
Steven ROBERTS
Los Angeles Dist Atty J P Busch says on July 5 that he will seek indictments against former White House aides for conspiracy to break into office of D Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr L J Fielding, news conf; declines to identify who grand jury will be asked to indict; sources close to case indicate that main targets of investigation are J D Ehrlichman, E Krogh Jr and D R Young Jr; Krogh says he will not comment on his alleged involvement in break-in because he is now a 'subject of investigation' and has been advised by his atty to make no further comments, news conf, Los Angeles; Busch made his announcement after Krogh appeared before grand jury to testify, pleading 5th Amendment against self-incrimination; main reason for Busch's delaying indictments is to allow Sen Watergate Com to complete current phase of its investigation; Los Angeles prosecutors must still seek ct order transferring to Los Angeles certain documents that are now exhibits before grand jury in Washington investigating Watergate case; documents are said to be memorandums from Young to Ehrlichman and reptdly indicate that Ehrlichman had 'foreknowledge' of break-in; Ehrlichman, according to Krogh's affidavit, reptdly gave plumbers, special White House security team, 'general authorization to engage in covert activity' in their investigation of Ellsberg; Busch says he is not considering calling former Pres counsel J W Dean 3d before grand jury because Dean's testimony would be only hearsay regarding Pres Nixon's role in break-in; says he is reluctant to give immunity to Krogh in exch for his testimony because he is not sure Krogh would corroborate Dean; illus of Krogh at news conf in Los Angeles
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TV: A.B.C. Views Freedom of Press; Study Tonight Called Solid Education Public's Right to Know Is Dominant Issue
Date: 05 July 1973
By JOHN J. O'CONNOR
John O'CONNOR
J J O'Connor comments on ABC News TV program, The First and Essential Freedom, which attempts to give overview of history of press freedom in US
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Allende Abrogates Curbs Imposed After Revolt
Date: 05 July 1973
Pres Allende on July 4 calls off emergency decrees which gave armed forces job of policing Chile and powers to impose curfews, prohibit public meetings and censor news; returns nation to full civilian rule; Interior Under Sec D Vergara says Govt has dropped emergency orders because causes that forced imposition of measures have disappeared
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California Bar Asks Data on Ehrlichman and 4 Others; Earlier Reports
Date: 06 July 1973
By JAMES M. NAUGHTONSpecial to The New York Times
Sen Watergate com is asked by state bar assn of Calif for any information linking J D Ehrlichman, H W Kalmbach, G C Strachan, R C Mardian and D H Segretti to Watergate scandal in move that could lead to disbarment proceedings; June 22 lr to com Chmn Ervin notes 'public clamor' in Calif for assn to 'take disciplinary action against its involved members'; other bar assns are expected to follow Calif bar's lead; other developments in Watergate affair include special Watergate prosecutor A Cox's statement terming as 'grossly premature' repts that Ehrlichman, H R Haldeman, J N Mitchell and J W Dean 3d will be indicted by grand jury; Fed Dist Ct Judge J J Sirica authorizes Sen Watergate com to grant limited immunity from prosecution to D R Young Jr, former co-director of 'plumbers unit'; Sen Watergate com official says com staff will interview former Atty Gen Mitchell privately prior to his appearance at hearing on July 10; following his appearance, H W Kalmbach and A Ulasewicz are scheduled to testify
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4 KEY NIXON AIDES REPORTEDLY CITED; Prosecutors' 'Status Report' to Cox Is Said to SuggestConspiracy Indictments
Date: 05 July 1973
D Schorr says in CBS News rept on July 4 that status rept from original Watergate prosecutors to special prosecutor A Cox recommends indictment of H R Haldeman, J D Ehrlichman, J N Mitchell and J W Dean 3d, and, in return for their cooperation, reduced charges against L P Gray 3d, G Strachan and J S Magruder; says their investigation is 85% complete; prosecutors E J Silbert, S Glanzer and D E Campbell say in their rept to Cox that it is understood that Pres Nixon's former personal lawyer, H W Kalmbach, will get complete immunity from prosecution; rept expounds theory that main motivations behind unsuccessful Watergate cover-up were fear that disclosure of involvement of higher-ups would cast shadow over Pres Nixon and hurt his chances for re-election, and fear that previous illegal acts involving G G Liddy and E H Hunt Jr, including break-in at office of D Ellsberg's former psychiatrist, would be exposed; Schorr says evidence against Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and Dean is described as 'documentary as well as verbal' in status rept; rept allegedly does not deal with Pres Nixon's position in Watergate affair, but does raise questions about his role
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ROGERS STRESSES HUMAN OBJECTIVE OF HELSINKI TALKS; Secretary Takes Issue With the Soviet Bloc's Focus on Political Matters
Date: 06 July 1973
By CRAIG R. WHITNEY
Craig WHITNEY
US Sec of State Rogers on July 5 supports Brit Foreign Sec Sir A Douglas-Home, who said earlier that most important item on conf agenda is 1 calling for specific practical measures to let people circulate more freely between East and West; Sir Alec quotes 1 of his predecessors, the late E Bevin, who once said his wish was 'to be able to go down to Victoria Station in London, buy a ticket and go wherever I like without anybody demanding to see my passport'
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William T. McCarthy, 65, Dies;A News Editor for Daily News
Date: 05 July 1973
Special to The New York Times
McCarthy, William T
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Sports News Briefs; Finley May Move Seals
Date: 05 July 1973
comment on July 4 events at internatl track and field meet in Oulu, Finland
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DAVID GOTTLIEB, 59; HEADED NEWS CHAIN
Date: 05 July 1973
D K Gottlieb, pres of Lee Enterprises, operator of 14 daily newspapers and 6 broadcast facilities, dies on July 4; was 59
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