Replay miércoles, 3 de octubre de 1973

Senators DecryNixon Plan on Housing; Sharp Questioning

Date: 03 October 1973

The Washington Star-News

Pres Nixon's proposal to replace Fed subsidized housing programs for poor with experimental program of cash subsidies meets strong opposition from Sen Dems in 1st Cong hearing on Oct 2; Sen Sparkman, chmn of Sen housing subcom, says that Sen intends to draft comprehensive housing bill by end of Oct; Sparkman has introduced rival bill that retains '68 goal of constructing 600,000 subsidized housing units annually; Adm bill would cut new construction to 150,000 units in fiscal '73 and would later phase out most new construction completely; HUD Sec Lynn denounces all existing housing programs as failures; Sens Proxmire and Sparkman object to Lynn's statement; Sen J Tower, sr Repub on Sen housing subcom, calls Adm proposals 'new and exciting'

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Otepka Says Nixon Nominee for Treasury Post 'Leaked' Information to the Press

Date: 03 October 1973

By DAVID BINDERSpecial to The New York Times

former security evaluator for State Dept O F Otepka charges on Oct 2 that White House nominee for Under Treas Sec H Sonnenfeldt 'leaked' classified information to late R F Kennedy and to numerous members of Washington press corps, confirmation hearings before Sen Finance Com; Sonnenfeldt denies leaking any secrets to anyone when he worked for State Dept from 52 to '69; Otepka says he processed 'wiretap' and investigatory evidence on Sonnenfeldt in '54 and '55 which supports his accusation; asserts Sonnenfeldt rejected evidence against him in face-to-face int in '59; says, in reference to Tie detector test Sonnenfeldt took in '60 and which he passed, that lie detector tests are of 'questionable validity'; Com Chmn Long says he looked through Sonnenfeldt's FBI record and there was nothing supportive of allegations against him; S A Koczak, who testified against Sonnenfeldt, says he was misquoted and maligned in NY Times rept on Oct 1; uncorrected transcript of Oct 1 hearings; Koczak says Long 'has been misled, perhaps been misled by the FBI'

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Judge Grants Agnew Right to Investigate News Leaks; Judge Grants Agnew Right to Conduct Investigation on Leaks of Information Press Is Assailed Transcripts to Be Sealed Perpetual Conflict' Special Charge to Jury Six Witnesses Heard Under Investigation

Date: 04 October 1973

By BEN A. FRANKLINSpecial to The New York Times

Ben FRANKLINSpecial

Vice Pres Agnew's attys win from Fed Dist Ct Judge Hoffman on Oct 3 authority to conduct their own investigation, with full power of subpoena, into alleged Justice Dept leaks of information that Agnew has charged constitute 'malicious, immoral and illegal' attack on him by Govt prosecutors; decision gives Agnew's 3-man defense team ct's authority to interrogate under oath any persons they deem 'appropriate and necessary'; raises possibility that newsmen, if they are subpoenaed and asked to disclose their sources, and refuse to do so, can be placed in jail for contempt of ct; list of newsgathering orgns whose reporters are said to be under consideration for subpoena by Agnew's attys include NY Times, Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, Time and Newsweek magazines, and CBS News; number of experienced criminal attys say they believe Hoffman's order is unprecedented; say they never before heard of a person under criminal investigation, but not under indictment, receiving grant of ct authority to question prosecutors and others involved in case; transcripts of depositions taken by Agnew's attys are to be kept sealed under Hoffman's order and kept from public ct records; Hoffman accuses press of 'grabbing' at news in way that 'overlooks rights of others'; 1st of 6 witnesses to appear before Baltimore grand jury on Oct 3 is W J Muth, pol supporter and fund raiser for Agnew since '66, who has been active in consulting engineering field for last 12 yrs; 5 others cannot be identified; Muth says he was been given use immunity before Judge F A Kaufman and that he spent about 1 hr before grand jury answering questions, int; says he told jury he never made pol contributions to influence Agnew in awarding of consulting contracts; says he helped raise and had given contributions to I H Hammerman 2d in behalf of Agnew but that these had had nothing to do with getting any special treatment; illus of Muth with his atty P Sutley; illus of Agnew's attys J Best, M London, J H Topkis and Judge Hoffman

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I Will Not Resign'

Date: 03 October 1973

ed says that Vice Pres Agnew's complaints that his const rights have been violated by leaks of allegations made against him in course of Fed investiation are justified, at least to extent that such rumors and allegations have been allowed to breach secrecy of judicial process, of which there is little doubt; holds such violations cannot be condoned; says that Agnew and his friends cannot legitimately seize upon indiscretions by unidentified sources, however deplorable, to justify their vicious verbal assault, without factual substantiation, against such persons as Asst Atty Gen Petersen; says measure of Agnew's concern solely with himself and not with US is indicated by his Los Angeles statement that 'I will not resign if indicted'

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U.S. Cautions Europeans About Secrecy; Unprecedented' Summons Talks in Copenhagen

Date: 04 October 1973

Special to The New York Times

State Dept official says on Oct 3 that ambs of all 9 EEC nations have been called in during last 2 days to be cautioned to maintain secrecy concerning current Amer-W Eur negotiations on defining a new relationship; Eur diplomats and a high Amer official say calls were prompted by Sept 30 dispatch in NY Times reviewing Sec H A Kissinger's contacts with envoys of 9 nations and saying Eur diplomats reptd that Kissinger was taking much harder line in discussions than his public statements indicated; 8 of 9 envoys seen by Asst Sec W J Stoessel Jr, who, reptdly, tells them that statements in NY Times are 'no way to conduct negotiations'; Kissinger sees Luxembourg Amb J Wagner and his Foreign Min G Thorn; 1 envoy says State Dept officials are expressing 'residual rage' over publication in Times Sept 24 of 22-point text of draft proposal by EEC for redefining relations with US; Kissinger's upcoming confs in Eur on issue noted; State Dept press spokesman R J McCloskey says Kissinger will also raise Atlantic relationship in talks with Japanese when he goes to Tokyo Oct 21

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The A associated Press Is A accused Of Racial and Sex Bias in Hiring

Date: 04 October 1973

Wire Service Guild, in complaint filed on Oct 3 with Fed Equal Employment Opportunity Comm, charges AP with discriminating against members of minority groups and women; cites 8 persons from 6 states to illustrate what union charges is press agency's 'pattern of failure' in recruiting and hiring; AP vp K Fuller says there is nothing to complaint

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Judge's Charge to the Grand Jury in Agnew Case; Hearsay Evidence Sources of Information r

Date: 04 October 1973

Special to The New York Times

text of special charge that US Dist Judge W E Hoffman gives on Oct 3 to Fed grand jury investigating allegations against Vice Pros Agnew

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Text of Letter From the Vice President

Date: 04 October 1973

Special to The New York Times

text of lr to Washington Post on Oct 2 from Vice Pres Agnew

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Agnew Counsel Reported To Seek Inquiry on Leaks; Agnew Counsel Reported to Seek Inquiry on Leaks First Sitting for Judge Standing in Question

Date: 03 October 1973

By BEN A. FRANKLINSpecial to The New York Times

Ben FRANKLINSpecial

sources say Vice Pres Agnew's attys will meet with Fed Dist Judge W E Hoffman on Oct 3 in secret in reptd effort to set up inquiry into leaks of information about Agnew investigation; attys are reptdly prepared to seek Hoffman's permission to question witnesses under oath about news leaks; witnesses reptdly might include top Justice Dept officials; grand jury will meet Oct 3 and 4; Judge J A MacKenzie says Hoffman will be in Baltimore on Oct 3 to 'instruct the jurors' on necessity for preserving secrecy of grand jury proceedings, int; W J Muth, friend of and fund-raiser for Agnew, is scheduled to appear before grand jury on Oct 3; sources say prosecutors are interested in a $1,000-a-plate Baltimore dinner held Sept 26 '72 to raise funds for Pres Nixon's re-election campaign; Muth, J W Jones and L Matz were members of organizing com for dinner

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British Press Is Gibing at Princess Anne

Date: 04 October 1973

Special to The New York Times

Stamps issue marking royal wedding of Prince Anne to Capt M Phillips are seen for 1st time on Oct 3; coolness of Brit press toward Princess is apparent in articles about stamps which note that instructions were issued to retouch photo used for stamps; stamp illus

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