BUTZ F.T.C. ROLE TARGET ININQUIRY; Cox Office Looks Into Wine Company Acquisition
Date: 27 October 1973
The Washington Star-News
Informed Washington sources say on Oct 26 that Agr Sec E L Butz is under investigation in connection with alleged attempt to influence FTC investigation in '72 for pol purposes; incident revolves around '69 acquisition by Heublein Inc of Calif wine cooperative United Vitners Inc; sources say that matter was reptd in Aug '73 to office of former special Watergate prosecutor A Cox and it was referred to study panel investigating campaign financing; claim that investigation is still continuing despite dismissal of Cox; during spring of '72, FTC's Competition Bur, in recommendation to 5 comrs, suggested that acquisition constituted illegal restraint of trade and should be formally challenged; Butz requested meeting with former comm Chmn M Kirkpatrick before comrs could act on recommendation; Butz argued against proposed challenge by suggesting that it might be detrimental to wine growers involved; failing to persuade Kirkpatrick, Butz reptdly asked Kirkpatrick to delay challenge until after Presidential election, implying that challenge would hurt Pres Nixon's re-election efforts; former Competition Bur official holds that Butz's approach to Kirkpatrick came after Agr Dept tried for several mos to dissuade bur from challenge, although it is not clear whether Butz's proposal and earlier efforts were connected; Kirkpatrick, 'furious' at suggestion of delay, presented proposed challenge to his fellow comrs and voted for it himself; Kirkpatrick's legal adviser M Corash decided to discuss matter with Cox's office; Kirkpatrick confirms basic details of meeting, including Butz's attempt to place matter in pol context; refrains, however, to discuss details of matter or to characterize Butz's proposal
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Many Smiles, but Little Warmth; Takes Initiative Words Not Cool I Stuck It Out'
Date: 27 October 1973
By DOUGLAS E. KNEELANDSpecial to The New York Times
Douglas KNEELANDSpecial
article describes Pres Nixon's demeanor at his Oct 26 news conf; notes attacks on news media; illus
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PRINTERS UNION OFFERS FORMULA; Powers Asserts Proposal Can 'Avert Confrontation' 6-Minute Meeting Held Guild Strike Authorized
Date: 27 October 1973
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
ITU Local 6 pres B A Powers on Oct 26 discloses that union has proposed formula that he says 'will postpone and, hopefully, completely avert confrontation,' with NY Times, Daily News and NV Post in their current contract negotations; warns that if meeting on Oct 30 does not produce satisfactory agreement 'alternative action will definitely be taken regardless of any request by the publishers or any other party for further postponement'; NY Times has obtained injunction enjoining union from striking or taking other action that would interfere with newspaper production; NY Newspaper Guild vp J E Deegan says that Guild has recd authorization from its parent union to call strike at Times or News if necessary, to achieve 'just' contract settlement; Guild announces that on Oct 26 it filed charge of discrimination against Times with EEOC on behalf of Times employes in Guild jurisdiction charging that employment practices of Times discriminate against nonwhites
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Nixon Gives Newsman Memento of Conference
Date: 27 October 1973
Pres Nixon takes off his tie clasp at end of his Oct 26 news conf and gives it to photographer R Freeman who told him he was covering his 1st Pres news conf
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POWERS ADDRESSES PRINTERS AT NEWS
Date: 26 October 1973
ITU Local 6 pres B A Powers on Oct 25 calls halt to work in NY Daily News composing room to rept on contract bargaining difficulties; visits News after conferring at length with mediator T W Kheel; Kheel repts that no progress has been made in talks so far
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PRESIDENT WILL LET BORK NAME A NEW PROSECUTOR; VOWS FULL COOPERATION; Storm of protest Cites Confidentiality in Refusal to Reveal His Conversations TO RETAIN PAPERS President Will Let Bork Name Watergate Prosecutor; Vows Full Cooperation Says Richardson Agreed Petersen Saw Discredit White House Reports Wave of Approval Byrd Favors Bill
Date: 27 October 1973
By ANTHONY RIPLEYSpecial to The New York Times
Pres Nixon says at Oct 26 nationally televised news conf that new special Watergate prosecutor will be named next wk by Acting Atty Gen R H Bork; pledges 'total cooperation from exec branch'; says matter of turning over evidence from White House to special prosecutor is 1 that can be worked out in cooperation 'and not by having a suit filed by a special prosecutor within exec branch against Pres of US'; says he will not provide Pres documents to special prosecutor; says former Atty Gen Richardson and former Deputy Atty Ruckelshaus felt that because of nature of their confirmation that their commitment to former special prosecutor A Cox had to take precedence over any commitment they may have had to carry out order from Pres; speculation is that former Solicitor Gen J L Rankin, Richardson or Asst Atty Gen H Petersen might be named as replacement for Cox; ABC repts on Oct 26 that Cox told 1 of its reporters that he would consider taking job back again if it were offered but that he does not think it will be; says Cox stated he felt old ground rules for job should be kept and put into law by Cong; Bork says he has urged Pres to name new special prosecutor with 'mandate no less free than A Cox had,' int; says he has submitted list of 5 or 6 individuals to White House as possible replacements for Cox; Nixon says Richardson had agreed to decision on tapes that cost Cox his job; Richardson, however, on Oct 23 said he did not agree with decisions which brought about necessity for issuance of that order; says on Oct 26 that Pres correctly characterized his position with respect to compromise on tapes but that there is difference with regard to right of prosecutor to have access to other tapes, notes and memos; Bork says that if special prosecutor were set up and his independence were interfered with, he would feel that his position in Justice Dept was untenable; sources close to Bork say he will resign if special prosecutor is denied access to tapes and other documents believed vital to case; more than 1/2 of Sen, 46 Dems and 7 Repubs, sponsor bill on Oct 26 to create independent special prosecutor answerable only to cts; bill, drafted by Sens Bayh and Hart, would strip from Pres right to dismiss special prosecutor and would provide for apptmt of special prosecutor by Judge Sirica; Sen Kennedy castigates White House for dismissal of Cox and for Watergate scandals; Judge Sirica on Oct 26, by signing protective order, takes control of evidence gathered since May by special prosecutor force; Sens Tunney, Packwood and R Byrd comment; Nixon por
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Networks Dispute Nixon's Criticism Of TV Reporting
Date: 27 October 1973
CBS and NBC dispute Pres Nixon's sharp criticism at his Oct 26 news conf of TV news coverage; CBS News pres R Salant says examination of transcripts of CBS news broadcasts will establish accuracy and propriety of reptg
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Atlantis, Greek-Language Daily Paper, Shuts Down Operations After 79 Years
Date: 27 October 1973
By DEIRDRE CARMODY
Deirdre CARMODY
Atlantis, Greek-language newspaper that has been published in NYC since 1894, closes on Oct 26 as its property is sold at public auction by IRS; had been struggling to stay in business since last Nov when it was shut down by Newspaper Guild strike; has not been published since then except for period of 8 wks when it was published on offset presses in NJ; J S Vlastos, son of paper's publisher, says paper was unable to meet demands of Printing Pressmen's Union and it was this plus pressure from landlord for immediate payment of back rent that made it impossible to continue; asst foreman K Dourlaris comments; illus of back copies of newspaper
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Two Papers Curbing Ads
Date: 26 October 1973
Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago News on Oct 25 cancel their large classified ad section because of newsprint shortage
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A Fatigued Nixon Asserts He Will Not Quit His Post; Fatigued Nixon Asserts He Will Not Quit His Post I Stuck It Out'
Date: 27 October 1973
By JOHN HERBERSSpecial to The New York Times
Pres Nixon says at Oct 26 news conf that he will not be deterred by demands for his impeachment and that he has no intention of resigning; says 'the tougher it gets, the cooler I get'; promises that new Acting Atty Gen R H Bork will appt next wk special Watergate prosecutor to succeed A Cox; says new prosecutor will have 'independence' and 'total cooperation from exec branch' to investigate and prosecute Adm scandals; later places limts on both independence and cooperation; says he will make information available to Judge Sirica from other Pres records sought by prosecutors; Nixon suggests moves to impeach him largely stem from his dismissal of Cox; Nixon's public support is believed to be at all-time low; in Jan 73 he had 68% approval rating and in early Oct, before ousting of Cox, he had 30% approval rating; Nixon lashes out at news media in even harsher terms and more frequently than he has in other news confs; calls reptg 'outrageous, viscious, distorted' as well as 'frantic' and 'hysterical'
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