Young Says Ehrlichman Knew Ellsberg Psychiatrist's Files Would Be Searched; Testimony on Break-In Is Paralleled by Krogh's Discussion With Ehrlichman
Date: 03 July 1974
Special to The New York Times
David R Young testifies on July 2 that he believes that John D Ehrlichman had specifically authorized 'the examination' of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatric records in '71 without knowledge or consent of Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr Lewis J Fielding; says it was presumed that someone would have to enter Fielding's office without consent in light of Fielding's refusal to speak with FBI; says he recognizes break-in as invasion of privacy but does not know whether he perceives it as violation of law; says he and Egil Krogh had discussed examination of Fielding files with Ehrlichman before operation but that only Ehrlichman could authorize activity; Ehrlichman's chief atty William Frates repeatedly sought to impugn Young for break-in and also emphasized that Young had himself altered documents before leaving White House in apparent effort to escape any accusations of wrongdoing; Krogh describes Aug 5, '71, meeting with Ehrlichman at which he said that he and Young told Ehrlichman that FBI had not succeeded in obtaining wanted information by interviewing Fielding and that they would have to conduct operation on their own
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Young Says Ehrlichman Took 'Sensitive' Memos; Defendants Listed ' They're Too Sensitive' ' Cover of Some Sort' References Deleted ' Next Higher Authority'
Date: 02 July 1974
By SEYMOUR M. HERSHSpecial to The New York Times
David R Young Jr, in 1st public testimony on July 1, tells Fed ct that John D Ehrlichman removed 2 White House plumbers memos from master file in March, '73, because they were a little too sensitive and showed too much forethought'; testifies that 1 of documents removed was recommendation on Aug 11, '71, for 'covert operation' to obtain psychiatric records of Daniel Ellsberg; Ehrlichman had initialed his approval on memo and added 'If done under your assurance that it is not traceable'; existence of document has been publicly known since televised Sen Watergate com hearings last summer, but Young's assertion is 1st direct evidence that Ehrlichman apparently considered it to be potentially incriminating; Young, at no point during his 3 hrs of testimony, specifically linked Ehrlichman to approval in '71 of illegal burglary; dislosed that he himself tampered with potentially incriminating documents during rev of plumbers in Dec, '72; acknowledges that he had removed references to Ehrlichman's prior approval of 'covert operation' from Aug 11, '71, memos and then replaced documents with deletions in files; testifies that he destroyed copies of 2 psychological profiles of Ellsberg that had been prepared by CIA as well as another document that showed plans to make pol use of Ellsberg materials taken from Fielding's office; E Howard Hunt completes testimony in which he repeatedly says he had briefed G Gordon Liddy and Young about specific break-in plans for Fielding's office; illus of Ehrlichman and wife (L)
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RODINO UNIT HEARS NIXON INTERVENED IN OFFICE DETAILS; Panel, Told That Haldeman Won't Testify Willingly, Declines to Force Him Republicans Disagree Haldeman Won't Testifyy Rodino Unit Hears How Nixon Operated An Insider's Viewpoint That's the Big Question' Theories Withheld The Next Witnesses Kept Track of People
Date: 03 July 1974
By DAVID E. ROSENBAUMSpecial to The New York Times
David ROSENBAUMSpecial
House Judiciary Com is moving into new phase of its hearings and extraordinary precautions are being undertaken to keep information from becoming public; Repr Peter Rodino is reptdly reluctant to give other com members copies of outline of scope of evidence sought from White House staff sec Alexander Butterfield and does so only at insistence of some Repub members; members are required to leave their outlines in com room to prevent unauthorized disclosure (S)
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THWARTED PAPER SET TO SUE SPAIN; Has Waited Two Years for Permission to Publish Press Law of 1966 Aim of the Suit
Date: 02 July 1974
By HENRY GINIGERSpecial to The New York Times
400 shareholders of co organized 2 yrs ago to publish Spanish newspaper El Pais are bringing lawsuit against Spanish state for its failure to authorize newspaper's publication and failure to live up to its self-proclaimed desire to liberalize pol life and assure freedom of expression and information; El Pais has collected $2.6- million, is completing new plant, has imported offset printing machinery from US and has tentatively gathered a staff; Min of Information Pio Cabanillas is holder of 3 shares of El Pais stock valued at $5,000 and so in a sense will be suing himself; newspaper shares, which are not publicly traded, were purposely dispersed so as to assure as much independence as possible from econ and pol pressure groups; principal editor is Jose Ortega Spottorno (M)
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Power and Saintly Purity
Date: 02 July 1974
By Peregrine Worsthorne
Peregrine Worsthorne
Peregrine Worsthorne, in article adapted from London Sunday Telegraph column, holds that threat by Sec Kissinger to resign demonstrates total failure by Amer liberal establishment to supply sense of governing order; holds that quality press in this matter articulated voice of unworldly stupidity
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A CONTEMPT PLEA WON BY REPORTER; Coast Judge Vacates Order in Clash on 'Shield Law'
Date: 03 July 1974
Special to The New York Times
Superior Ct Judge Raymond Choate on July 2 vacates contempt order against reporter William Farr (Los Angeles Times), who refused to reveal sources of article he wrote on Charles Manson murders; tells Farr's atty Mark Hurwitz that his arguments against contempt order were persuasive; Hurwitz had argued that intent of Calif's 'shield law' was to give newsmen 'unqualified immunity' from contempt; Farr must return later in mo to courtroom of Judge Charles H Older who previously ordered Farr to indefinite jail term; Farr has vowed that he will not do this (M)
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