Ehrlichman's Lawyer Says Nixon Was Behind Cover-Up
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EHRLICHMAN'S LAWYER SAYS NIXON WAS BEHIND COVER-UP WASHINGTON (AP)--Former White House aide Egil "Bud" Krough testified yes- terday that he--not Watergate cover-up defendant John D. Ehrlichman--was responsible for the 1971 break-in at the office of Daniel Ellsberg's psy- chiatrist. Under questioning by Ehrlichman's defense lawyer, William S. Frates, Krough said that the break-in had been bungled and could be traced to the White House so he went beyond any instructions or authority he had from Ehrlichman. "It was in every respect a botched operation," said Krough, once a close family friend of Ehrlichman. Frates sought to demonstrate that Ehrlichman's part in the Watergate cover- up was motivated by his concern that a national security operation--the Ells- Tuesday, November 26, 1974 berg break-in--would be exposed to public scrutiny. Krough headed a special White House investigation unit called the plumbers which carried off the break-in GM CHRYSLER SALES HIT SLUMP INDUSTRY WIDE LAYOFFS BEGIN against California psychiatrist Dr. Lewis J. Fielding in an attempt to obtain Ellsberg's medical records. DETROIT (AP)--General Motors repor- to 1,115,366, compared with 1,389,- Ehrlichman was convicted in an ted that its mid-November auto 032 the year before. earlier trial for approving a "cov- sales fell 34.3 per cent for the year Chrysler sales in early November ert operation" against Fielding and before, while Chrysler Corp said its were were 17,530, a 34 per cent de- Krough and has served four-and-one- deliveries tumbled 41.7 per cent. cline from the same 1973 span and a half months in jail for his part in GM said deliveries for the period 13-year low for the period. the crime. totaled 102,989, compared with 139,- 302 in the same 1973 period. The Despite the steep sales drop from U.S, District Judge John J. Sirica percentage decline is based on the year before, mid-November sales limited attorney Frates to include the daily selling rate. There was one were up 28 per cent from the previous former President Nixon in his sum- less selling day in the year ago per- 10-day span. Midrmonth sales are mation for national security. iod. usually slightly higher than in the "You mean anyone over 21 years of preceeding period. age even if they are experienced law- GM, whose sales were off 43 per cent Chrysler is shutting five of its yers and businessmen, even if author- in the first 10 days of the month, six U.S. car assembly plants for six ized by the President of the United said deliveries since the start of the weeks beginning Wednesday to elimi- States, they have to go along with it calendar year were down 27.4 per cent nate about 50,000 care from its fi- willy-nilly?" Sirica declared when from last year to 3,373,J51-. nal quarter production schedules. Frates developed that Nixon had or- The auto giant said the latest per- dered creation of the plumbers. iod sales were up 28.6 per cent from An unidentified spokesman for the preceeding 10-day period. Chrysler said about 15,000 workers Watergate prosecutors, scheduled to at Chrysler will be laid off for six rest their case today, planned as theiT Chrysler said sales during Nov. 11- weeks to slow production on cars dur- witness a specialist to provide a 20 totaled 25,226, compared with 38,- ing the final quarter. graphic tracing of nearly a half mill- 479 in the same 1973 span. General Motors has begun to sus- ion dollars paid to the original Water- For the calendar year to date, pend production in nine of its twenty gate defendants during the cover-up. Chrysler sales were down 19.7 per cent two plants, layoffs will begin Dec. 1. DOCTORS EXAMINE FIXON X-RAYS 58-YEAR-OLD MAN RECEIVES HEART OF 10-YEAR OLD ACCIDENT VICTIM LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP)--Three doctors appointed by U.S. District CAPETOWN, South Africa (AP)--Dr. transplant on Dec. 3, 1967. Court Judge John J. Sirica arrived Christian Barnard implanted a second The surgeon told a news conference yesterday morning at Long Beach Mem- heart into the chest of a 58-year- the right side of the patient's own orial Hospital to examine confiden- old man yesterday to ease the bur- heart was normal but the left side tial medical records of former Presi- den on the man's own diseased heart. was practically destroyed by the ef- dent Richard M. Nixon. The unidentified man was reported fects of multiple heart attacks. Dr. John Spitell Jr., Dr. Richard in satisfactory condition with both Ross and Dr. Charles Hufnagel have hearts beating together. It was the Barnard said he bypassed the the responsibility of deciding if first implant of a new heart without left ventricle of the patient's heart Nixon is fit enough to travel to removing the old heart. and cut away about a third of the ven- Washington, D.C. to testify at the tricle, and inserted the left vent- Watergate cover-up trial of his The new heart came from a 10-year- ricle of the child so as to relieve former top aides. old girl killed in an accident on pressure on the old. He said the new Sunday. A hospital spokesman said heart lies to the right of the dis- The physicians were expected to that after the child was critically eased heart. examine Nixon at his San Clemente home injured her heart was put on the later today if they decided an exam- available list, and after she was ATTENTION READERS ination would not cause excessive clinically dead her heart was kept stress. beating artifically inside the body The Gazette will be published to- The doctors were to study X-rays until Barnard's heart team was ready morrow instead of Thursday due to the of Nixon's clotted veins, lung stud- to begin the transplant. Barnard Thanksgiving holiday. There will be ies and other records compiled dur- performed the world's first heart a Gazette on Friday as usual. ing his two stays at Memorial Hospital. Page 2--NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Guantanamo Gazette Tuesday, November 26, 1974 (AP)-- The prosecution rested its case yesterday in the Watergate cover-up trial and U.S. District Judge John J. Sirica immediately dismissed two of the 12 GAZETTEER counts in the indictment. Sirica dismissed conspiracy charges against former Atty. Gen. John M. Mitchell and a digest of late news ex-Whitehouse aide John D. Ehrlichman. Sirica denied all other motions from the defendants for directed verdicts of acquittal. (AP)--Critics of Nelson A. Rockefeller's conduct as governor of New York, testifying for the House Judici- ary Committee, focused on the Attica prison uprising (AP)--Terrorist bombers struck at the heart of London and New York's legalization of abortion. Rockefeller yesterday as Britain's Labor government sought emergency did not attend the committee hearing. powers to ban the Irish Republican Army. Scotland Yard reported at least 12 people hurt from three bombs plan- (AP)--Regional leaders of the United Coal Workers ted in sidewalk mailboxes--one at Piccadilly Circus in were summoned from the coal fields for a crucial vote the center of the nation's capital's entertainment dis- on an improved contract offer that could end the miners' trict, the others at Victoria and King's Cross railroad strike, now two weeks old. The new contract package, terminals. -Police sealed off Piccadilly Circus at the containing fatter pay envelopes from the mine owners, height of the evening rush hour. They ordered evacuation will be submitted to the UMW's bargaining council. too of Charing Cross station while bomb experts disposed of a suspected parcel in a train. (AP)-- Pres. Ford plans to disclose to Congressional leaders of both parties today terms of the tentative (AP)--Four Palestinian hijackers who threatened to blow agreement reached with Soviet Communist Leader Leonid themselves up in a British airliner together with the Brezhnev at the Vladivostok summit. White House news three-man crew and seven ransomed Arab guerrillas surr- secretary Ron Nessen says Ford expects to have by endered yesterday and were taken into custody. The hi- then a written Soviet statement on the agreement set- jackers left the plane after the Tunisian government an- ting precise ceilings on strategic arms limitations nounced it was granting them asylum. British Airways concerning nuclear warheads and missile systems. Nes- officials said there were 48 hostages on board when the sen says Ford does not plan to broadcast a report to hijackers seized the plane in Dubai on Friday and or- the nation on the agreement----but that "there'll be a dered it flown to Tunis. They included 23 fare-paying way," to use Nessen's words, to make details avail- passengers, 13 crew and airline staff members and 12 able to the public. ground staff picked up at Dubai Airport. (AP)--The Pentagon says the aircraft carrier "Con- (AP)--Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger called stellation" and two guided missile destroyers are in yesterday night upon Premier Chou En-Lai and reassured the Persian Gulf for what's called familiarization de- Chinese leaders later at dinner that a "normalization" of ployment. Spokesmen for the-Navy William Beechre said relations in a fixed principle of American foreign policy. it is the first time a U.S. carrier has been in the oil- With Kissinger were his wife, Nancy, and children, Eliza- rich Gulf since 1948 and that the vessels are expected beth, 15, and David, 13.