June 21, 1972

Laird says he will recommend scrapping of arms limitation agreements if Cong fails to approve funds, estimated at $25‐billion over next decade, to modernize offensive strategic forces of US; June 20 testimony before Sen Armed Services Com; makes statements in replies to queries by Symington and Jackson; leaves impression he is speaking personally, not for Nixon Adm; Rogers and Kissinger, recently, have sought to avoid linking approval of accords and increased spending; Joint Cs/S Chmn Adm Moorer, also testifying before com, gives measured support for accords so long as 'we press forward vigorously' with programs designed to protect US security posture; notes various 'assurances' Joint Chiefs want that US deterrent posture is maintained; says Chiefs, on whole, support accords; Sen Foreign Relations Com, which has formal jurisdiction over accords, hears in secret CIA Dir Helms; Laird and Moorer illus

Pres Nixon, June 20, names Gen C W Abrams, comdr of US forces in Vietnam, as US Army C/S; there is no announcement of Abrams's successor in Vietnam; expectation is that Gen F C Weyand, Abrams's deputy, will be his successor; Abrams illus

E H Hunt, part‐time White House consultant until Mar, reptdly refuses to answer FBI questions on June 17 break‐in at Dem Natl hq; White House press sec Ziegler says on June 20 that C W Colson, special counsel to Pres, who recommended Hunt be hired as consultant, has assured him that he is 'in no way involved in this matter,' remarks to newsmen, White House; Hunt's name and home phone number were found in address books in possession of B L Barker and E R Martinez, 2 of 5 men arrested in break‐in; R F Bennett, pres of of R R Mullen public relations firm where Hunt is employed as full‐time writer, says he cannot locate Hunt and will suspend him from job if he does not rept to work by tomorrow, June 20 int; says FBI came to firm June 19 looking for Hunt; says he found message from Hunt on morning of June 20 saying that he had gone to NY for day on business; says he is unable to reach him there; says Hunt and D Caddy, Barker's atty, were 'friends' and that Caddy had 'office space' in Mullen agency up to 2 yrs ago; Dem Natl Chmn O'Brien announces $1‐million civil lawsuit against Com to Re‐Elect the Pres and 5 arrested suspects on grounds of invasion of privacy and violation of civil rights of Dems, June 20 press conf; labels break‐in 'blatant act of pol espionage'; illus at press conf with Dem counsel J A Califano Jr; Nixon campaign dir J N Mitchell charges that lawsuit 'represents another example of sheer demagoguery on part of Mr O'Brien,' June 20 statement; Ziegler says that Pres Nixon is not concerned 'about any allegation of committing of a crime'; Repub Natl Chmn Dole denies, through spokesman, NY Times rept that he sent telegram June 19 to com members urging them not to discuss break‐in; says 'inter‐office' memo, signed by com communications dir T Wolck and instructing his staff to refer all inquiries to him, was addressed to Dole; Watergate Hotel mgt says FBI has 'subpoenaed certain guest records,' reptdly in effort to determine who paid room bills for 4 of 5 suspects who stayed in hotel; spokesman says hotel has been 'advised by Fed authorities not to say any more' on subject; O'Brien said earlier that 9 persons from Miami, apparently incuding 4 of 5 captured in June 17 break‐in, stayed at Watergate between May 26 and 29; Dem Natl Com had also reptd break‐in on night of May 28; M R Suarez, Miami business partner of Barker, tells FBI in June 20 int that he has no information on Barker's involvement in raid; FBI also interrogates several other business and personal assocs of Barker; all 5 men remain in jail for 4th day, although bail has been set; Washington police officials reptdly hold that break‐in was not well‐financed operation planned from 'up high,' because it was 'bungled too badly'

NYS Urban Development Corp pres E J Logue announces June 20 that corp is prepared to override local zoning regulations to build 100 units of low‐and moderate‐income housing in each of 9 Westchester County towns; says construction will start this yr on what he calls 'fair share' program; corp has already acquired options on 9 mostly rural sites in towns of Bedford, Cortlandt, Greenburgh, Harrison, Lewisboro, New Castle, North Castle, Somers and Yorktown; all sites are presently zoned for single‐family houses except Cortlandt; Logue says corp will consider modifying plans, which call for garden apts and townhouses, or sites, but selection of towns will remain same; agency has come up against strong local opposition but officials hope that 9‐town plan will make housing projects more acceptable as part of county‐wide program; each development calls for 70 moderate‐income units, 20 low‐income units and 10 units for elderly, with avg of 20% minority families; total cost will be between $18‐million and $24‐million; map showing sites

US Sen, 73‐12, approves on June 20 modified legis creating network of day‐care centers and child‐development services; major concession to Adm consists of sharp limit in number of prime sponsors of child‐care centers by giving states equal footing with local communities in competing to run for such programs; sponsorship issue is expected to become major point of dispute in HR in light of Repr Perkins's insistence that bill permit communities of at least 5,000 to become prime sponsors; bill would also provide slower start in setting up centers by delaying until July '73 authorization of actual operating funds; would authorize $150‐million for program planning and personnel training in 1st yr compared to $2‐bilhon proposed last yr; provisions detailed; while agreeing to modifications, Sen repels efforts by several conservative Repubs, including Sens Dominick and Buckley, to limit scope of bill still further; bill's major sponsors are Sens Mondale, Nelson, Javits and Taft