重播 1973年10月2日星期二

Senators DecryNixon Plan on Housing; Sharp Questioning

Date: 03 October 1973

The Washington Star-News

Pres Nixon's proposal to replace Fed subsidized housing programs for poor with experimental program of cash subsidies meets strong opposition from Sen Dems in 1st Cong hearing on Oct 2; Sen Sparkman, chmn of Sen housing subcom, says that Sen intends to draft comprehensive housing bill by end of Oct; Sparkman has introduced rival bill that retains '68 goal of constructing 600,000 subsidized housing units annually; Adm bill would cut new construction to 150,000 units in fiscal '73 and would later phase out most new construction completely; HUD Sec Lynn denounces all existing housing programs as failures; Sens Proxmire and Sparkman object to Lynn's statement; Sen J Tower, sr Repub on Sen housing subcom, calls Adm proposals 'new and exciting'

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Otepka Says Nixon Nominee for Treasury Post 'Leaked' Information to the Press

Date: 03 October 1973

By DAVID BINDERSpecial to The New York Times

former security evaluator for State Dept O F Otepka charges on Oct 2 that White House nominee for Under Treas Sec H Sonnenfeldt 'leaked' classified information to late R F Kennedy and to numerous members of Washington press corps, confirmation hearings before Sen Finance Com; Sonnenfeldt denies leaking any secrets to anyone when he worked for State Dept from 52 to '69; Otepka says he processed 'wiretap' and investigatory evidence on Sonnenfeldt in '54 and '55 which supports his accusation; asserts Sonnenfeldt rejected evidence against him in face-to-face int in '59; says, in reference to Tie detector test Sonnenfeldt took in '60 and which he passed, that lie detector tests are of 'questionable validity'; Com Chmn Long says he looked through Sonnenfeldt's FBI record and there was nothing supportive of allegations against him; S A Koczak, who testified against Sonnenfeldt, says he was misquoted and maligned in NY Times rept on Oct 1; uncorrected transcript of Oct 1 hearings; Koczak says Long 'has been misled, perhaps been misled by the FBI'

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I Will Not Resign'

Date: 03 October 1973

ed says that Vice Pres Agnew's complaints that his const rights have been violated by leaks of allegations made against him in course of Fed investiation are justified, at least to extent that such rumors and allegations have been allowed to breach secrecy of judicial process, of which there is little doubt; holds such violations cannot be condoned; says that Agnew and his friends cannot legitimately seize upon indiscretions by unidentified sources, however deplorable, to justify their vicious verbal assault, without factual substantiation, against such persons as Asst Atty Gen Petersen; says measure of Agnew's concern solely with himself and not with US is indicated by his Los Angeles statement that 'I will not resign if indicted'

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Deliverers Ratify New Contract With City Dailies

Date: 02 October 1973

members of Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union on Oct 1 approve contract with NY Times, NY News and NY Post by more than 4-to-1 margin; agreements are still to be reached with 7 other unions including printers, who have broken off negotiations pending outcome of suit by Times for permanent ban against shop meetings during working hrs; members of Newspaper Guild are to vote on strike authorization against News in meetings on Oct 4

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Richardson Denies Aide Leaked Report on Agnew

Date: 02 October 1973

By R. W. APPLE Jr.Special to The New York Times

R. APPLE

Atty Gen Richardson assures Pros Nixon on Oct 1 that Asst Atty Gen H E Petersen was not source of disputed news broadcast about Vice Pres Agnew; White House deputy press sec Warren says Richardson provided assurances in response to telephone inquiry from White House counsel's office; says Pres has no information that would cause him to doubt Richardson's word; Petersen was attacked by Agnew, although he did not name him, in Sept 29 Los Angeles speech; Agnew accused Petersen of having selected him as 'big trophy' to help recoup prestige lost in Watergate case; Agnew's ire was partly aroused by Sept 22 CBS news rept in which Petersen was quoted by unnamed source as having said of investigation into charges of corruption against Agnew, 'We've got the evidence. We've got it cold'; neither Richardson nor Warren has denied that Petersen made quoted statement privately to someone other than a reporter; correspondent who made broadcast, F P Graham, says, in lr to NY Times, that broadcast did not quote Petersen as saying anything to him; Deputy Atty Gen Ruckelshaus says Petersen does not remember making this comment to anyone; says Richardson, who attended meeting where remark was alleged to have been made, does not remember hearing it; Warren says special White House counsel J F Buzhardt Jr acted as 'go-between' in negotiations between Agnew's attys and Justice Dept; HR Speaker Albert says his decision not to order HR inquiry into charges against Agnew was not based on pol considerations, news conf; text of Graham's lr

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Ehrlichman Linked Nixon to Sanction For Covert Inquiry; Political Committee Ehrlichman Said Nixon Approved Covert Tactics

Date: 02 October 1973

By STEVEN V. ROBERTSSpecial to The New York Times

Steven ROBERTSSpecial

J D Ehrlichman, Pres Nixon's former chief domestic adviser, testifies, before Los Angeles grand jury in transcript released Oct 1, that Pres Nixon took direct, active role in establishing and supervising White House 'plumbers' unit

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Rights of Press Defended On Watergate and Agnew

Date: 02 October 1973

D Taylor, bd chmn of Amer Newspaper Publishers Assn, says on Oct 1 that newspapers in US have right to rept and comment as they see it on Watergate affair and kickback charges against Vice Pres Agnew, speech, meeting of assn's bd of dirs

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Agnew Counsel Reported To Seek Inquiry on Leaks; Agnew Counsel Reported to Seek Inquiry on Leaks First Sitting for Judge Standing in Question

Date: 03 October 1973

By BEN A. FRANKLINSpecial to The New York Times

Ben FRANKLINSpecial

sources say Vice Pres Agnew's attys will meet with Fed Dist Judge W E Hoffman on Oct 3 in secret in reptd effort to set up inquiry into leaks of information about Agnew investigation; attys are reptdly prepared to seek Hoffman's permission to question witnesses under oath about news leaks; witnesses reptdly might include top Justice Dept officials; grand jury will meet Oct 3 and 4; Judge J A MacKenzie says Hoffman will be in Baltimore on Oct 3 to 'instruct the jurors' on necessity for preserving secrecy of grand jury proceedings, int; W J Muth, friend of and fund-raiser for Agnew, is scheduled to appear before grand jury on Oct 3; sources say prosecutors are interested in a $1,000-a-plate Baltimore dinner held Sept 26 '72 to raise funds for Pres Nixon's re-election campaign; Muth, J W Jones and L Matz were members of organizing com for dinner

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Advertising: On Going Public; A. & P. to Keep Trying Till You Say 'Weeeeeo!' A Cutting Debate More for the Distaff McGraw-Hill Capers Accounts

Date: 02 October 1973

S Davis, who publishes The Spokeswoman, newsletter for women, announces plans for news magazine, Woman News, to be published twice a mo starting in '74; expects circulation of 500,000 in 3 yrs

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Radio; Talks, Sports. Events News Broadcasts

Date: 02 October 1973

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