July 31, 1972

NYC Youth Services Comr T Gross is arrested July 30 and charged with possession of forged driver's license after being stopped earlier by police in routine check for stolen cars; police say check of license by computer hook-up to Motor Vehicles Dept revealed number on document was not number of license that had been issued to Gross; say license that had been issued to him had been suspended Feb 24 for failure to pay summonses; Gross, who was held 9 hrs in police station before arraignment, denies all charges and calls incident 'terrible mistake'; says he was not notified of either summonses or suspension; illus; police disclose no details on alleged unpaid summonses or why they believe license is forgery; Gross is paroled and hearing set for Aug 10

Natl Comm on State Workmen's Compensation Laws rept, submitted to Pres Nixon and Cong on July 30, asserts that compensation programs are inadequate and inequitable; calls for massive reforms guaranteed by Fed Govt; was prepared by comm apptd by Cong; finds that in majority of states compensation paid by employer and insurance plans for work-related injuries, disabilities and deaths is insufficient and unfairly distributed; rejects proposal for Fed take-over of system, but recommends states move promptly to broaden coverage, liberalize benefits and improve medical and rehabilitation services; also recommends that Cong establish permanent natl workmen's compensation comm when current mandate expires; comm notes that in most cases disabled workers receive less than two-thirds of lost wages from compensation; repts in most states maximum weekly benefits for family of 4 are below poverty level; many states also limit duration of benefits and total amt; other major rept recommendations outlined

Apollo 14 astronauts Capts Shepard and Mitchell and Lt Col Roosa carried 200 silver medals coined by Franklin Mint in Philadelphia aboard Jan '71 flight to moon; astronauts retained 150 for their private use and others were either stored in mint vault or distributed to subscribers as gifts, but no remuneration was involved

July 31: (McGovern Campaign--Eagleton Affair--Eagleton's Driving Record) Sen McGovern, on July 30, intensifies pressure for Eagleton to withdraw as his Vice-Pres running mate but Eagleton refuses to yield; Dem Natl Com chmn Mrs Westwood, speaking with McGovern's approval, says it would be 'the noble thing' for Eagleton to withdraw; party vice-chmn B A Paterson joins her in 'urging' Eagleton to drop out; Eagleton says he will fight for his place on the ticket in forthcoming meeting with McGovern; makes statement in 'Meet the Press' TV int with J Anderson; Westwood and Paterson make their statements on TV program 'Face the Nation'; McGovern, during plane int on way from SD to Washington, DC, makes it plain that he has grave reservations about Eagleton continuing as candidate; stresses, however, that he will 'stay with his pledge to back Eagleton a thousand per cent; Mrs Westwood, G Hart, F Mankiewicz and H L Kimmelman join McGovern in a strategy session; Eagleton, in TV int, argues that he will help ticket despite disclosure that during '60s he underwent electric shock treatment for nervous exhauston and depression; Anderson apologizes to Eagleton for using unverified story from W T Davis about his alleged arrests for drunken driving; says he is still pursuing story; Eagleton, in stating he would add 'points' to ticket from old guard, cites recent successful meetings with E Wyman, a fund-raiser for Humphrey, and with San Francisco Mayor Alioto; says he did not inform McGovern during party conv about his med history because he had been asked by Mankiewicz only if there were any 'skeletons' in his closet and that he did not consider a health problem to be a skeleton; gives similar explanation in int published by Newsweek; stresses he did not want to let down his 13-yr-old son Terry, to whom he is a hero; Mrs Westwood and others concede there is no way to force Eagleton to withdraw from ticket but behind-scenes preparations for a change are going on; Eagleton asked to withdraw by Tex Labor Fed pres R Evans and by NYS campaign co-chmn R Wade; Eagleton and Anderson illus during TV int; Westwood and Paterson illus during their TV int

money found in possession of 5 men arrested in raid on Dem Natl Com hq traced to 4 bank drafts totalling $89,000 issued in Mexico City in name of prominent Mexican lawyer M Ogarrio Daguerre, whose clients include some large Amer businesses; drafts bearing typewritten endorsement in Ogarrio's name, but with illegible signature, were deposited in Repub Natl Bank of Miami to account of Barker Assocs Inc, small real estate firm owned by raid suspect B L Barker; Ogarrio, speaking through son and law partner A Ogarrio, denies any knowledge of bank drafts or Barker; says he never had account in Mexican bank, Banco Internacional, SA, on which drafts were drawn, though he and son occupied offices in branch of bank until March; source of funds was traced to bank drafts through serial numbers on 53 $100 bills found on raid suspects; drafts were in amounts of $15,000, $18,000, $24,000 and $32,000 and all dated April 4; Barker withdrew funds from Maimi bank in 2 stages, $33,000 on May 2 and $56,000 on May 8; spokesman for Barker previously said that funds came from unsuccessful Fla real estate deal involving Chilean investors; speculation noted that Banco Internacional drafts may have been Repub effort to insure anonymity to contributors by establishing conduit for money through Mexico; G G Liddy, who has been linked to case, reptdly was involved in setting up campaign units to receive Nixon campaign contributions, process which was complicated by strict new Fed disclosure laws that went into affect April 7