April 20, 1973

outline of recent events in Watergate case; notes ex-Atty Gen Mitchell's confirmation for 1st time that he discussed bugging Dem oppositon with other Nixon Adm aides but notes that he told them not to go through with it; notes that written plans for bugging were hidden from authorities last yr by unnamed employe of Nixon re-election com; notes Atty Gen Kleindienst's withdrawal from case

US, in moves it says are aimed at persuading the Communists to live up to cease-fire agreement, announces, Apr 19, suspension of all mine-clearing operations along coast of N Vietnam and recall of M J Williams, chief Amer official in the Paris negotiations on possible reconstruction aid to Hanoi; US Defense and State Dept officials charge Hanoi violates the cease-fire; Sec Rogers says US will use 'every possible method, every diplomatic device possible' to see that the truce accord is complied with, speech, meeting of business leaders, Washington; Adm officials are ambiguous on whether suspension of minesweeping means possibility of renewed mining; Hanoi radio protests suspension as a violation of the Paris accords; Rogers says US is committed to the full implementation of the accord and was designed to end mil warfare in favor of pol action; Haiphong is still not considered safe by US for normal traffic; Defense Dept says most mines were designed to neutralize themselves after a pre-set time interval, but sweeping was considered a necessary precaution on the chance that this feature may have malfunctioned

Pres Nixon, citing messages from Soviet leadership, assures group of Jewish leaders on Apr 19 that in his opinion USSR has suspended controversial educ tax on Jews wishing to emigrate and will not reimpose it; is seeking support for legis that would grant tariff concessions to USSR without attaching conditions about its emigration policies; meeting is seen by Cong sources as part of struggle for support of Jewish community under way between Nixon and Sen Jackson, principal sponsor of proposed amendment to Adm's trade bill that would prohibit trade concessions to USSR so long as it 'denies its citizens right to emigrate or imposes more than nominal emigration fees'; Jewish leaders, including Mrs C J Jacobson, vice chmn of Natl Conf on Soviet Jewry, M M Fisher, past pres of Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds and J Stein, chmn of Conf of Presidents of Major Amer Jewish Orgns, issue statement expressing appreciation for 'historic' meeting with Pres and for his reaffirmation of 'his concern for the plight of Soviet Jews' but give no indication they are slackening their support of Jackson amendment; AFL-CIO head G Meany issues statement supporting Jackson amendment; asserts Pres Nixon has no solid evidence that USSR has abolished or will abolish educ tax

White House abandons on Apr 19 all show of support for embattled Pres counsel J W Dean 3d, who has been accused of complicity in Watergate case; Dean issues statement declaring 'some may hope or think that I will become a scapegoat in Watergate case. Anyone who believes this does not know me, know the true facts, nor understand our system of justice'; White House press sec Ziegler declares that Pres Nixon's Apr 17 statement 'made it quite clear that the process now under way is not 1 to find scapegoats but 1 to get at the truth'; refuses to repeat earlier expressions of Nixon's support for Dean; Nixon has also made it clear that Dean is not involved in either latest investigation of case nor in negotiations with Sen com over new ground rules; Ziegler says Dean has neither resigned nor been dismissed; confirms that Dean never submitted written rept on his investigation last summer; says he does not know whether oral rept was delivered directly to Nixon or through an intermediary; Dean was named by J S Magruder on Apr 14 as 1 of participants in meeting in Feb '72 in which Watergate bugging and a pol espionage campaign were planned; Dean has told friends in last 2 days that he is ready to implicate other White House aides in testimony to grand jury; text of Dean's complete statement; illus

Conn Sen on Apr 19 narrowly votes to restore death penalty for 6 types of crime, including sale of hard drugs-methadone, heroin and cocaine--by nonaddicted person to another who dies because of them