Kleindienst Pleads Guilty in ITT Inquiry Balk
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iianrljfatpr Sii?ninn Ibralh MANCHESTER, CONN., THURSDAY, MAY 16.1974 - VOL. XCTII, No. 193 Manchester—A City of Village Charm TWENTY-FOUR PAGES PRlCEt FIFTEEN CENTS Kleindienst Pleads Guilty In ITT Inquiry Balk WASHINGTON (UPI) - Judge George L. Hart released Herbert J. Miller, said Klein possibility of future charges "if Former Attorney General Kleindienst on personal bond dienst “did in fact refuse a substantial new evidence Richard G. K leindienst pending sentencing. direct order of the President of develops demonstrating that pleaded guilty today to a Kleindienst waived indict the United States to drop the Mr. Kleindienst has failed to misdemeanor charge. ment and pleaded guilty to a ITT case,” and it was this dis disclose material matters The charge against Klein criminal “information” filed by cussion with Nixon about which relating to the ITT matter.” dienst was based on his Watergate prosecutor Leon Kleindienst had refused to Jaworski has been in Jaworski. refusal to testify at his testify. vestigating whether out of court It charged that at confirma settlement of an antitrust ITT Senate confirmation tion hearings by the Senate “I plead guilty, your honor,” hearings about conver suit in 1972 was tied to the com Judiciary Committee in March Kleindienst said when the pany’s offer to underwrite the sation s with P resid en t charge was read. and April of 1972, he refused to Republican national convention Nixon regarding the ansyrer certain questions about Following the 10-minute court by $400,000 at a time when it handling of a fedeiial an the ITT case. proceeding, Jaworski’s office was scheduled for San Diego. titrust case against Inter made public a May 10 letter to “One significant factor in my Kleindienst pleaded guilty to national Telephone and Miller saying a guilty plea by determination (to accept this refusing to discuss conver Telegraph Corp. (ITT). Kleindiens( would “dispose of plea) is that our investigation sations about the ITT case he all charges,” then known, that has failed to disclose any Under law, Kleindienst must had had with Nixon, White serve at least a month—an ^ might be brought against Klein criminal conduct by Mr. Klein Rouse staff members and with dienst as a result of his confir dienst in the manner in which possibly as much as one yeap^ his predecessor at the Justice mation hearings or grand jury he handled the ITT antitrust in jail and pay a fine of $100 to Department, John N. Mitchell. $1,000. Chief U.S. District testimony. cases,” Jaworski’s letter to Kleindienst’s lawyer, The letter left open the Kleindiensts’ lawyer said. State Comptroller Nathan Agostinelli accepts a contribu governor. Presenting it on behalf of the Manchester tion toward his campaign for the GOP nomination for Republican Women’s Club is Saunda Taylor, its president. Israeli Planes Re^liate Slick Politics Gone Forever, For Guerrilla Attack United Press International Palestinian guerrilla attacks Israeli schoolchildr^ and the Arab guerrilla attacks like the Israeli warplanes today • against Israeli settlements three guerrillas who carried out one at Maalot. The 30 dead in Agostinelli Tells GOP Women carried out their heaviest have invariably been followed the raid. cluded 18 teen-age and deepest strikes into by massive Israeli retaliation. Lebanon h a ^ feared some schoolchildren, in the costliest By SOL R. COHEN tables were GOP Town Chair “I'm delighted to be here and Agostinelli started his talk by Lebanon since the 1973 war Prime Minister Golda Meir sort of m assif retaliation and terrorist attack in Israel’s gave a hint of such action the foreign ^minister called in man A. Paul Berte, former wish you the very best,” said saying, “I’m the only candidate in retaliation for the Arab history. Death of the children Stressing campaign reform chairman and now coordinator Kaufman. “You’ll continue to Wednesday night when she the ambamdors of the United raised a larger outcry than a for the guberantorial nomina guerrilla attack which killed as the main plank of his can of Agostinelli’s campaign M. be a credit — no matter what tion who can claim the state vowed to “cut off the hands” of States, Mviet Union, Britain, raid April 12 which killed 18 didacy for the Republican Adler Dobkin, Deputy State job you fill, be it comptroller, 30 Israelis at the Galilee the guerrillas responsible. F ra n c ^ n d China and asked persons at the border village of seal and use it in the cam village of Maalot. Targets nomination for governor, State Comptroller William Diana and governor or U.S. senator.” paign.” The Israeli announcement them ta use their influence to Qiryat Shemona. included heavily populated Comptroller Nathan Agostinelli (a surprise guest) Hartford Agostinelli was introduced by He ran through the duties and said the 30-minute attack hit restrain Israel from carrying Villagers at Maalot, a town of insisted Wednesday that Republican Registrar of Voters Harriet Haslett, chairman of functions of a state comptroller Palestinian refugee camps guerrilla targets near Beirut, ouMts threats. 5,000 lying just below Lebanon, “politics as usual” is not accep Howard Kaufman. the luncheon-meeting. and explained why he is caljed and targets near the Beirut around the coastal city of Tyre It was the fourth consecutive demonstrated this morning table anymore. Kaufman, in brief remarks, Said Mrs. Haslett^ “Never in “Guardian of the Pu»e airport. south of the capital, and in ^ , of Israeli air strikes into chanting “ death to the “The slick politics of the said the State of Connecticut my wildest dreams did I ever Strings” — with the r e ^ h - The Lebanese Defense southern Lebanon above the Lebanon against Arab guerrilla terorists! ” Newspapers and op 1950s and 1960s is gone and the Republican party are think I would have the privilege sibility of paying out salaries Ministry said waves of Israeli frontier. Israel said all the bases, but today’s was by far position politicians called for Phantom jets returned safely^ the strongest and deepest the forever,” he told about 100 fortunate in having Agostinelli of introducing a candidate for totaling about $17 million planes bombed and m ^ in e - revenge strikes into Lebanon, guests at the annual luncheon in the state comptroller’s post. governor.” every two weeks for the statd^s gunned targets near tfielSifirut The raid came as the I s ^ l i planes had staged into Lebanon from where the raiders were since the October war when meeting of the Manchester 40,000 employes, plus payments airport and in five districts of nation was burying its dead said to have come. Republican Women’s Club. to all retirees, plus payment of .South Lebanon. Most of the from the Maalot attack; the they destroyed a radar station Newsmen in southern “The people just can’t accept all bills incurr^ by the state. areas listed by the Ministry costliest guerrilla rai(Pin the and hit other guerrilla bases. Lebanon said the Israeli Phan as necessary all those cocktail Nixon Firm, He said the state’s telephone were sites of big Palestinian nation’s history. The drath toll Israel put its entire northern toms, sweeping in pairs parties for delegates or the tier on full alert today for other bill alone runs about $4 million refugee camps. of 30 included 18/teen-age bombed the Ain Helweh refugee traditional all-night drunk on a year. camp on the outskirts of the the eve of the nominating con While on the subject of southern port city of Sidon. vention. 1 refuse to spend Not Resigning telephones, he mentioned the Other planes attacked refugee money on them — it’s time we problem the state Welfare camps in the region of brought politics out in the open Department had — moving into ’ostmaster Nabatiyeh, a sizeable market — no more smoke-filled rooms, WASHINGTON (UPI) - suggestion” that he invoke the town, the reports said. President Nixon said in an in 25th Amendment, declaring new offices before phones were no more deals, no more politics installed. The Ain Helweh camp outside as usual.” terview published today that “it himself unable to carry out the John B. Bengston. of 39 Sidon is one of the largest in Agostinelli was the guest would be wrong” for him to duties of the office temporarily, “That has to be the all-time Ridgewood St. was appointed Lebanon and houses 19,869 speaker at the Republican resign and that he would not do and allow Vice President dumbest decision in the history postmaster Wednesday by the Palestinian refugees. It is on luncheon held at the so “under any circumstances.” Gerald R. Ford to become act of the state,” he insisted. He Hartford District Office of the the Mediterranean coast about Manchester Country Club, and The President made the ing president during the im charged “a complete lack of U.S. Post Office Dept. 30 miles south of Beirut and 42 he received a surprise, statements in an interview with peachment process. leadership at the top in the miles north of the Israeli MhT: ' n welcome gift from the ladies — syndicated columnist James J. The interview took place the Welfare Department” for its Bengston has rcted as border. The camp at Nabitiyeh a contribution to his campaign Kilpatrick. The conservative day before the House Judiciary phone troubles. officer-in-charge of the/ houses about 3,500 refugees. columnist said he talked with fund. It was presented by Saun Committee voted to subpoena He said the department was Manchester Post Office sinc^ The newsmen said the at- da Taylor, president of the club. the President for an hour and 20 11 more of Nixon’s taped the retirement of postmaster (See Page Twelve) P-, minutes in the Oval Office on told phones would be installed Prior to the presentation, Watergate conversations.