Mitchell, Starts, Sears Deny Wrongs NEW YORK (AP) - For- Charged in the Indiotments Sears Said Through His At- US
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Today: Our Weekend Enjoyment Section SEE PAGES 1144 The Weather Cloudy, occasional showers today. Partly cloudy tonight FINAL and tomorrow. EDITION Monmouth County's Outstanding Home Newspaper 31 PAGES VOL. 95 NO. 220 RED BANK, N.J.FRIDAY, MAY 11,1973 TEN CENTS luiiiiuiiiuiiiiiiiiiiMHiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiuiimiiiiiiiiiiini IIIIIII iniiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiii minimi iiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimm niiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiii iniiiiiiiiimin Mitchell, Starts, Sears Deny Wrongs NEW YORK (AP) - For- charged in the indiotments Sears said through his at- US. Attorney Whitney Mitchell was also said to mer Atty. Gen. John N. Mit- with conspiracy and obstruct- torney in Newark, that, while North Seymour Jr., who an- have asked Dean to delay the chell and former Commerce ion of justice. he had not seen the in- nounced the indictments, said SKC investigation and to have Secretary Maurice H. Stans The four will be arraigned dictment, he is "innocent of there was nothing to implicate suppressed a written threat say they believe they will be in U.S. District Court here any wrongdoing and will enter President Nixon in the alleged from Vesco to disclose the vindicated when the facts be- May 21. If later convicted of a plea of not guilty to the in- conspiracy. The President's $200,000 gjft unless the SEC hind their indictments are all charges, Mitchell and dictment." former counsel, John W. Dean dropped its subpoena of the known. Stans would face maximum The indictment alleges that III, was mentioned in the in- financier. They were indicted yes- prison terms of up to 50 years, Vesco, 37, made a secret dictments. Stans, Nixon's chief fund terday on charges of obstruct- Veseo and Sears, 20 years. $200,000 cash gift to the GOP Mitchell, who resigned last raiser, returned the $200,000 ion of justice, conspiracy and Mitchell denied any campaign on April 10 in an at- July as director of Nixon's re- plus another $50,000 gift that perjury in connection with wrongdoing yesterday and' tempt to influence a Secu- election campaign, is alleged was reported, on Jan. 31. On their roles as cabinet officer's said, "I am certain that the rities and Exchange Commis- to have arranged a meeting May 2, the Justice Depart- and leaders of President Nix- judicial proceedings in this sion probe of his far-flung fi- between Sears and William J. ment charged the re-election on's re-election campaign, case will fully vindicate and nancial operations. Casey, then chairman of the committee with failure to re- 'fhe case involves a secret confirm the absence of any The SEC filed a civil com- SEC, on the day the $200,000 port the $200,000 gift. campaign contribution and al- wrongdoing." plaint on Nov. 27 charging contribution from Vesco was The government said Stans leged improper government Stans said he was "greatly that Vesco, 20 other persons received by Stans. persuaded Cook to delete influence. dismayed" by the grand jury and a score of corporations Subsequent meetings were from the SEC's proposed law Financier Robert L. Vesco, action and added: "1 expect looted $224 million from In- held by Sears, Casey and G. suit against Vesco all refer- a fugitive, and New Jersey that when all the facts are vestors Overseas Services Bradford Cook, who suc- ences to the funds from which Republican leader Harry L. heard, I will be vindicated." (IOS), four foreign mutual ceeded Casey as SEC chair- the $250,000 political contribu- funds they controlled. man. Robert L. Vesco John N. Mitchell Maurice H. Stans Sears, Vesco's lawyer, were Sears also claimed innocence. See Mitchell, Page 2 Sears Had Impeccable Record By CARL ZEITZ he was recognized as one of to win election as governor. job he has given anyone yet. 1972 to devote his energies to • the most influential state leg- Sears returned to the Senate He asked Sears to head a his law practice. • TRENTON (AP) - As cor- islators and Republican Party where he spent the next two blue-ribbon 35-member tax ruption investigations, in- statesmen. years serving as one of Can- study commission. The panel It was as a successful law- dictments and convictions His indictment brought this ill's most faithful lieutenants, reported back in February yer in Morristown, a small mounted in New Jersey, Har- shocked reaction from one at- guiding the governor's legisla- 1972 with a recommendation city some 30 miles from New ry L. Sears was one of the torney: "What? Harry Sears tive program through the Sen- for a startling tax reform pro- York, that Sears became ac- men whose reputation and too?" and the comment from ate while easing his nomi- gram. quainted with financier Rob- ert L. Vesco. He began doing record were thought to place a legislative source who had nations through the Judiciary Sears loyally trekked across legal work for Vesco and in him beyond the reach of scan- worked closely with him in Committee which Scars head- the state, campaigning with Trenton that, "It's a tough his association with Vesco dal. ed. and without the governor for one. He was a man viewed by served as courier last year in Yeslerriay, a federal grand A legislative associate re- the tax plan. Despite his her- his legislative colleagues and carrying a $200,000 contribu- jury charged Sears, a onetime called that as Judiciary Com- culean efforts the program constituents as a man of high tion from the financier to the candidate for governor of mittee chairman he insisted went down to defeat in the As- and demonstrated integrity." Nixon reelection committee. New Jersey, with conspiring on checking even the most re- sembly last July. to arrange a secret $200,000 In 1969, Sears, then a state mote suggestion of improper Sears, 52, was elected to the The bald, bespectacled contribution to President Nix- senator, reached for the high- conduct on the part of nomi- Assembly in 1962 and after Sears could not be reached for on's re-election campaign. est prize in New Jersey poli- nees for state office. five year's service in the lower comment yesterday after the fn the past five years, as in- tics, the governor's office. His "He did the job well, and he. house won a Senate seat in indictment was announced. dictments against more than bid produced only a third did it honestly," the associate 1967. Reelected in 1969, Sears 200 state and local officials in place finish in the five-man said. was chosen majority leader, a But a longtime friend of his New Jersey mounted. Sears' Republican primary won by In l»70 Cahill handed Sears post he held for two years un- said, "It's very sad. I'm sure- Harry L. Sears reputation had increased until William T. Cahill who went on perhaps the most demanding til leaving the Legislature in he felt he was acting as Ves- co's attorney and not a con- spirator as charged." AP Wlraplwl* LOOK ALIKES? — Camera catches New Jersey's Sears is married to the for- Gov. William T. Cahill, left, and New Hamp- Contract Dispute Award Made mer Emma Sehulster. They shire's Gov. Meldrim Thompson Jr., appearing and three of their five chil- remarkably alike yesterday as they listen to dren live in Mountain Lakes speakers at the Republican Governors Association | ByHALUESCHRAEGER The sewerage authority The authority filed a count- A court settlement of a dis- chairman and its attorney erclaim, seeking damages pute betwesn neighboring near Morristown. meeting in New York City. FREEHOLD - Superior could nDt be reached for com- from Cruz for failing to per- homeowners and the authority Court Judge M. Raymond ment about a possible appeal. form the work in that area — a settlement to which Cruz MeGowan has awarded Lengthy Opinion and denying Cruz' claims. was not a party — provided J4U1.857.5O to Cruz Construc- Judge MeGowan observed The lengthy trial of the case for relocating the trunk line tion Co., Union, in a judgment in a 46-page written opinion, — "consisting ... of approxi- and installing it in a special Ferr ell Is Expected against the Middletown Sew- that an undertaking of this mately 213 hours of bench embankment, removing muck erage Authority. size is bound to involve differ- time expended by the court," from the pond, and providing The judgment is a net fig- ences. noted the judge — ended last protective construction and ure in a complex contract dis- "The total project involved July 28, but legal papers he planting. To Resign His Post pute in which the authority some 24 contracts handled by requested were not received Judge MeGowan released won some points, but came in 18 contractors," he noted. until December. The opinion Cruz from the obligations of BEN VAN VLIET Attorney General's Office. sitions and being a legislative for most of the criticism. Cruz was the low bidder for was issued last Friday and re- that contract, holding that the He said Mr. Ferrell won't candidate. It ended the latest round of three contracts, with a com- ceived by attorneys in the authority was wrong to insist FREEHOLD - Robert N. take any action until after he The possible conflict of litigation arising from in- bined bid of $4,1)51,294.76. Its case this week. that Cruz do the work accord- Ferrell is expected to resign has received written con- holding the county positions stallation of Middletown's contract work involved nearly Poi-lcy Pond Dispute ing to a change order based his post as Monmouth County firmation of the ruling, but while'being a candidate was sewerage system, at the time 35 miles of roads.