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iiaturiffatpr lEu? ntng Irralh ( MANCHESTER, CONN., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1974- VOL. XCIV, No. 15 Manchester—A City of Village Charm EIGHTEEN PAGES PRICE: FIFFEEN CENTS Nixon Accused of Using II r- Aide to Save Himself WASHINGTON (UPI) - John D. said. “Contrary to obstructing justice it dicated the first of the White House tapes Ehrlichman’s lawyer charged today that was everything but that and the tapes will would be played as evidence on former President Richard M. Nixon show that chapter and verse." Wednesday.' “deceived, misled, lied to and used" his He stressed that Nixon and former Prosecution’s flase former No. 2 White House aide throughout White House Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman The prosecution Monday charged that the Watergate cover-up “to save his own one of the co-defendants in the cover-up Nixon guided the cover-up and urged his neck.” never told Ehrlichman about the secret closest advisers to serve up Dean like “an Attorney William S. Prates his voice taping system. hors d’oeuvre” to quell investigators’ booming through U.S. District Judge John Divorced From Huldeiiiun appetite for the truth. J. Sirica's hushed court room charged that He also sought to divorce Ehrlichman Prosecutors also for the first time Ehrlichman was the victim of the cover- from Haldeman once Ehrlichman’s close linked the name of close Nixon friend C.G. up plot and not a participant as the govern friend. The two of them once were the “Bebe” Rebozo to the cover-up plot, con ment has charged. powerful men in Nixon’s White House. tending he furnished $25,000 that helped to Prates’ opening statement in “Your natural inclination will be to put pay for the silence of the Watergate Ehrlichman’s defense confirmed specula these defendants in one pot and frankly burglars two years ago. tion in recent weeks that Nixon’s former that’s my problem,” Prates said. "The The opening arguments laid out the case aide had broken with Nixon and would ac government in its opening statement was the government hopes to prove at the cuse him of complicity in the cover-up always saying, ’Haldeman-Ehrlichman, cover-up trial of five former Nixon aides. plot. Haldeman-Ehrlichman, Haldeman- The trial started two weeks ago before “Richard Nixon deceived, misled, lied Ehrlichman.’ We’re here to defend John U.S. District Judge John J. Sirica, but had to and used John Ehrlichman to cover up Ehrlichman. We’re not here to defend the been devoted to jury selection until his own knowledge and activities while other defendants nor are we here to opening arguments Monday. publicly stating that John Ehrlichman was prosecute.” On trial are former Attorney General one of the finest public servants he had John W. Dean III the former White John N. Mitchell, one-time key White ever known," Prates told the jury which House counsel who became Nixon’s chief House aides H.R. “ Bob” Haldeman and will decide the fate of Ehrlichman and accuser was to be the first witness called John D. Ehrlichman, and Nixon re- .V four other former Nixon associates. later today after defense attorneys com election campaign officials Robert C. .Saving His Own Neck pleted their opening statements. Sirica in- Mardian and Kenneth W. Parkinson. “He (Nixon) was deliberately witholding information from hH»— covering up to save his own neck." Prates said the evidence — particuiarly IPatergate Trial Scene the .secret White House tapes — wili prove Turkish Aid Vetoed that Ehrlichman ’’repeatedly Assistant Watergate Prosecutor began Monday in Washington. of staff (lower right) and Judge John recommended a full disclosure " of the WASHINGTON (UPI) - In his first override that veto and the Senate awaited major confrontation with Congress, Presi its turn to act. Opinions differed on who Richard Ben-Veniste addresses the Listening are defendant H. H. Sirica. (ABC-TV drawing by Freda truth about Watergate. jury as he delivered his opening state "The tapes may have done some people dent Pord has vetoed legislation to halt would win the showdown. Haldeman, former White House chief Reiter via UPI) harm but they’re the greatest thing that U.S. military aid to Turkey. At stake were: ment in the Watergate cover-up which ever happened to John Ehrlichman,” he The House votes today whether to —About $6 million worth of m ilita ry j^ in the pipeline to Turkey. ^ —Continued operation of several big government agencies, including the Rep. Steele Asks Special Session departments of Agriculture, Labor, and Health, Education and Welfare, whose funds have become hostage in the dispute. —Congress’ own vacation, delayed since Friday. Members can’t go home to start To Restructure Utility Agency campaigning for the November elections until-the aid dispute is somehow settled. HARTFORD (UPI) - Republican The dispute arose this way: ban companies from passing on adver current legislative account sulijia l to gubernatorial candidate Robert H. Steele U.S. laws require that military aid given tising costs to consumers. Finance Advisory Committee .iction charged today that his Democratic oppo other countries be used only for self Steele sent his proposal to Gov. Thomas Steele said. nent has been engaging in demagoguery Ford Campaign Swing Kissinger Optiniistie defense. J. Meskill and Republican leaders of the Both the Senate and House wcjuM have instead of producing concrete proposals to WASHINGTON (UPI) - President Pord ALGIERS (UPI) - Secretary of State Liberal members of Congress were legislature in asking that a special session to approve nominees to the PC(," and ap today begins a swing through four states Henry A. Kissinger ends a trip to the-Mid- deal with high utility bills. be convened as soon as possible. pointees would be subject to annual confir angered when Turkey used U.S. weapons Steele, who outlined an 11-bill package today to campaign for Republicans and dle East today after flying to RabaL The candidate said the problem is not mation by the legislature. in its invasion of Cyprus, and they per- for a special legislative session, said Mrs. push for support for his economic Morocco for final talks. Kissinger issued .siiaded both houses to suspend military aid just one of rising costs passed on to the He said this would end the present Ella T. Grasso has been trying to fool the program. The trip through Missouri, an optimistic report on his trip. He told to T urk'l^ntil Ford could certify substan consumer but also "lack of confidence in procedure whereby approval by only one public into thinking that renaming the Nebra'-ka, South Dakota and Indiana is newsmen he found “some positive and en tial progress was being made toward the PUC and its ability to handle the scope chamber depended "on which is the state Public Utilities Commission will Pord’s second political journey since he couraging signs.” removal of the Turkish forces. and complexity of the problems swiftly politically safer chamber for contir- solve the problem. becan'o President. Ford —arguing that the cutoff would and correctly." Al.so‘internal workings of mation." The gubernatorial contender called bn PLO Invited To IJ.N. weaken NATO, of which Turkey is a utility company operations "in terms of Steele said the office of utility consumei the Republican legislative majority to act propriety and legality particular to any UNITED NATIONS (UPI) - The member, hurt the U.S. position in the advocate would be appointed by the promptly to get the special session under charges" and a growing financial threat to leading Arab guerrilla group — denounced Mediterranean, and wreck efforts to Legislative Management Committee sub way as soon as possible rather than wait the companies and their capability to by Israel as “10,000 murderers" — has negotiate a Cyprus settlement ject to legislative approval. until after the November elections. deliver adequate power at competitive MCC Civitan Club won a formal invitation to the United —threatened to veto the measure. It would be a permanant staff of prices. Nations as the representative of the A proposed compromise was rejected by Expects to Will professionals with subpoena powers who Receives Charter Palestinian people. the House Friday, setting the stage for a Steele said that although he still trails in Hearing Examiners would take part in hearings court cases The U.N. General Assembly voted 105-4 showdown. the polls he has cut the margin in half Steele proposed that non-political and appeals. The first Civitan Collegiate Club in New with 20 abstentions Monday afternoon to since last June and expects to win by 20,- hearing examiners conduct hearings and Steele said the office could be started England officially came into being last invite the Palestinian Liberation 000 votes election day. issue orders ■ instead of PUC com with funds from the current budget but night at Willie’s Steak House when the Organization to take part in the Nov. 4 On Mrs. Grasso’s proposal to abolish the m issioners who would tend to ad future money would have to come from a Manchester Community College unit was debate on the refugee question. PUC and set up another utility agency ministrative obligations under the special fund "based on a small fractional formally chartered by Civitan Inter PLO representative Nabeel Shaakh Steele said, “We need a governor and not a executive director. charge of all consumer bill revenues national. jubilantly greeted the decision as the first demagogue to deal with the question." Auditing and engineering staffs would received by electric and gas public service Conducting the ceremonies and in step toward recognizing the Palestinians’ INSIDE The root of the problem, he said, is the be enlarged using funds left over in the companies." stalling the officers of the club was Mike right to self-determination.