iianri|wtpr lamnn rate MANCHESTER, CONN., MONDAY, APRIL\ VOL. X C m , No. 178 MancheUer—A City of Village Charm TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES — TWO SECTIONS PRICE: FIFTEEN CENTS Nixon to Address Nation Tonight M i Fresh Account Jaycees Build Of Watergate Salter’s Pond Affair Expected Footbridge WASHINGTON (UPI) — President Nixon will go on national television at 9 o’clock tonight for a fresh report to Improvements of Salter’s Among projects envisioned the people on Watergate and the congressional impeach­ Pond Park on Lydall St. are for the park are a nature area ment inquiry. well under way. Dr. Stephen G. with trails around the pond and As part of the speech, the President will announce a Romeo, chairman of the brook, fishing, and possibly pic­ proposal for verification of transcripts of subpoenaed Greater Manchester Chamber nic ares. Watergate tapes to be turned over to the House Judiciary of Commerce Environment & Town plans call for a swimming Committee, White House officials said today. Beautification Committee, pool (completed several years reports. ago), paving of the parking lot The officials said Nixon The Manchester Jaycees this which was done last fall and would permit the committee In addition to the presidential past weekend contructed a foot­ construction of basketball chairman. Rep. Peter W. speech, the White House is bridge 30-feet long across courts on the parking lot this Rodino, D-N.J., and the ranking expect^ to release a “ white Lydall Brook below the Salter’s spring. A paved path is planned Republican member. Rep. paper” detailing Nixon’s ac­ Pond dam with materials tlus summer and landscaping Edward Hutchinson of tions and knowledge of the financed by a town appropria­ around the pool will complete Michigan to listen to the actual Watergate cover-up since he tape recordings. tion. this year’s activity. said Ik first learned of it on Future plans call for a second The officials said that Nixon March 21,1973. footbridge to the east of the also intends to make public the The President’s new pond where Lydall Brook enters Boy Scout Troop 362 with partial transcripts of the Watergate address will fall one to complete a trail system all Scoutmaster James Jones and Watergate-related taped con­ day short of the April 30 first around the pond. Dr. Romeo Raymond Dawson, troop ad­ versations subpoenaed in the atuiiversary of another broad­ House impeaciment inquiry. said recently In outlining im­ vancement chairman, have cast when Nixon disclosed that provement projects for the made pians to conduct a clean­ Presidential aides have in­ he had only recently learned of park. The long-range plans, he up of the area Saturday with dicated that only 36 of the con­ higher White House involve versations subpoenaed were said, will be implemented with Scout Michael Downs in charge. ment in the Watergate break-in transcribed, saying tapes did the cooperation of many civic A dedication program is and cover-up. not exist for the o&er six. groups such as Boy Scouts, Girl being planned for this fall to Jaycee Bridge Builders at Work He pledged to “ get to the bot­ Nixon’s Watergate legal team Scouts, Jaycees, youth groups, acknowledge all the groups and tom of the matter,” saying the has been working for several Manchester Junior Women’s individuals who have taken part This past weekend members of the Manchester Jaycees Lee McCray, Jaycee president; Bud Keazer; and Charlie truth should be fully brought weeks in transcribing the tapes Club and the Town Parks and in the park development, Dr. constructed a footbridge across Lydall Brook in Salter’s Sabia, external director of the project. (Herald photo by out — no matter who was in­ which later were edited to Public Works Departments. Romeo said. Pond Park. From left are; Gil Dupont, project chairman; Dunn) volved. It was in this speech remove coarse language and that he announced the matters considered irrelevant resignations of his top two or of national security sensitivi­ aides, H. R. Haldeman and ty- John R. Ehrlichman, and the Rodino and several other firing of his legal counsel, John Kissinger Seeking Soviet Support committee members have W. Dean IH. made it clear they would not be White House officials were saUsfied with transcripts, par­ openly elated over the acquittal ticularly edited transcripts — of two forrtrer Nixon (Cabinet of­ strategic missiles (MIRVs) increasing ferocity for seven realized compromise was visibly worried and annoyed by GENEVA (UPI) - U.S. since the October war. that they want the full, actual ficials, John N. 5£tchell and which President Nixon hopes to weeks. necessary. Kissinger’s solo diplomacy, Secretary of State Henry A. “ What do you want me to which led to the separation of tapes. Maurice N. Stans, in the Vesco conclude when he visits A senior official aboard Israel was reported ready to Kissinger met Soviet Foreign do?’ ’ Gromyko asked Kissinger withdraw from a 325-square- Israeli and Egyptian forces Nixon’s plan would be a com­ conspiracy case. A spokesman Moscow in June. Kissinger’s plane said a failure Minister Andrei A. Gromyko as they stood smiling for earlier this year. promise to permit verification S^d “ the Preadeirt wfp very Kissinger arrived Sunday to at least inake some progress mile salient captured during for a second time today to try to photographers and cameramen The secretary hoped at best and authenticity of (he pleased for their two families.” n i^ t and drove to the Soviet toward an accord could leiul to the October war. It was not win Soviet support — or at least under the lights in the lobby of to get Soviet cooperation in per­ transcripts. Mission around the com er from full-scale hostilities, perhaps known, however, whether hands off — for American ef­ the hotel when Kissinger went suading Syria to compromise in White' House aides have the hotel to meet Gromyko for involving other Arab states as Israel would give up the Golcui Nixon’s chief of staff, forts to bring about troop dis­ down to meet him, flanked by the negotiations. At the least, stated publicly that they believe their first meeting which lasted well as Syria. Heights, captured during the Alexander M. Haig, said that engagement tetween Israel and security men. the American official said, he the transcripts will exonerate almost two hours. American Israel might have to make the 1967 Middle East War and now during a weekend visit to Camp Syria. Spectators lining the balcony was seeking to prevent Soviet Nixon of any allegations of spokesmen described it as first move to break the the site of 17 Jewish David, Nixon reached “ a set of The two men met in an L- applauded them but were kept wrongdoing in connection with deadlock over disengagement, settlements. obstruction of the mission. decisions” on how to proceed in shaped room on the penthouse away by barriers lining the way "friendly and constructive.’’ Watergate and the cover-up. the official said. Syria was reported demand­ Kissinger was scheduled to his struggle against impeach­ floor of the Intercontinental to the elevators. Presidential counselor Dfean ’The secretary was trying to The official said it would be ing the Israelis give up the spend tonight in Algiers to seek ment on two fronts — before Hotel at 10 a.m. (5 a.m. EDT) American officials said the Burch said Friday the evidence work out a troop disengage­ hard to reconcile opposing Golan Heights’ former ad­ the help of President Houari Congress and the public. and were later lunching before two main subjects would be would be “ compelling and per­ ment agreement for the Golan Syrian and Israeli disengage­ ministrative capital of Boumedienne and then fly to Nixon had his calender free of Kissinger flies to Algiers this Kissinger’s Middle East mis­ suasive,’ ’ and would finally Heights, where Syrian and ment plans, but said, the Quneitra, now a ghost town, and Cairo Tuesday for two days engagements today but was evening en route to his fifth sion and a new agreement on mean that “ the end of Israeli troops have fought with secretary thought the two sides premise the pullback would be with Egyptian President Anwar meeting with his top aides. mission in the Middle East limiting multiple warheads, on only' thq first step toward a Sadat. Watergate is in si|^t.” total withdrawal from the heights. Diplomatic sources also have Directors Set Double Session reported disagreement on Dean’s Credibility whether there should be a United Nations buffer zone debnam between the two sides or only Now Ifi Question To Adopt Budget, Hear Public U.N. observers along the truce lines. The Soviet Union has been ly participated in it. He has we didn’t feel the evidence was A doubleheader at different sidered at the board’s May 14 Weiss is recommending tax house laterals on Garden Grove WASHINGTON (UPI) - ’The pleaded guilty to one count of substantiated.” locations is on the schedule for meeting. increases of 5.67 mills for the Rd., Erie St. and a portion of acquittal of John Mitchell and conspiracy for participating in Asked specifically about I^y 7 for the Manchester ’The board will adopt budgets General Fund, 0.82 mill for the Keeney St. (from Nutmeg Dr. Maurice Stans on conspiracy the cover-up. Dean, she sd d, “ Not only Mr. Board of Directors— a twilight and tax rates for the General Town Fire District and 4 mills to No. 406). and perjury charges Sunday At the Mitchell-Stans trial in Dean but Mr. (G. Bradford) special meeting at 7. in the Fund, the Town Fire District for the Special Downtown The proposal is a reduc^ takes the two former Cabinet a New York federal court, Dean Cook and Mr.