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Tricia, Cox Speak:Out For on va h United Press Int rnational Edward Cox, President Nix- on's son-in-law, emotionally denounced Watergate charges against the President yester- day as "one of the most vi- cious witch hunts in Amer-- an history." Cox told reporters that Mr. Nixon is being "persecuted by charges in the press which would prove to be untrue." \ Cox and his wife, Trfela, made a campaign-style appear- ance in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House at a pro-Nixon rally sponsored by the National Prayer and Fast for the Watergate Crisis. The couple also denounced as "malicious" `rumors that their marriage is breaking up. "I don't knoiv how they get started," Tricia said. Then, looking at her husband, she said, "We really love each other." Cox delivered his strongest attacks on former White United Press International House counsel John W. Dean Tricia Nixon Cox and her husband, Ed- rally sponsored by the National Prayer III, who testified that Mr. ward, make an appearance at a pro-Nixon and Fast for the Watergate Crisis, Nixon knew of the Watergate cover-up. This was the first time since "John Dean was a coward" the Watergate scandal erupted who didn't tell the President that both Tricia and her hus- of the cover-up, Cox said. He band have spoken out so said that Dean's "whole object strongly. Mrs. Cox has re- was to get immunity " mained mostly in the back- "My feeling is that in the ground, letting her younger end the President will be sister, Julie Eisenhower, rdo proved to have done nothing most of the speaking in their wrong," he said. father's defense. Cox said that both he and [In an interview on CBS, his wife and the President had Julie Eisenhower described been subjected to "false story her brother-in-law as "so sup- after false story." portive and so great and so "With my father as Presi- wonderful and yet read these dent I know the next three stories that he doesn't get years will be the best," Mrs. along with the family ..." She Cox said. "My father has ac- said Cox, a lawyer wanted to complished so much for the quit his job in New York two world. He has done so much months ago and work as a good for people." volunteer on the White House legal staff.] .