April 27, 1973

US Law Enforcement Assistance Adm study indicates that in some categories number of crimes committed could run as high as 5 times number officially reptd by victims; ints conducted in 5,000 homes and 1,200 businesses in San Jose, Calif, and Dayton, Ohio, show that number of rapes and robberies experienced were twice as high as reptd, and aggravated assaults were 5 times number recorded by local police; study supports theory that poor people and people in poor neighborhoods are far more likely to be victims of burglaries and robberies than those in affluent areas; young males are more likely to be victims of assaults than other people; assault is more likely to involve friends or relatives than strangers; study speculates that reasons for non-reporting of crimes are involvement of friends or relatives, belief that crime is too 'petty' for police, and fear of retribution for calling police; study is basis for $10-million natl crime survey that began last July, built around Natl Crime Panel made up of 60,000 homes and 10,000 businesses; monthly ints are held to determine incidence and character of crime experienced; results will provide measure of natl crime and bring to light changes in criminal patterns as they occur

atty J J Bierbower says Apr 26 that his client J S Magruder, former White House and Nixon campaign official who reptdly accused 2 high Adm figures of complicity in Watergate case, has resigned as Asst Commerce Sec, telephone int; E W Huffcut, asst to Commerce Sec Dent, says that neither he nor Dent has recd any record of Magruder's resignation, telephone int; summary of some of Magruder's previous testimony in secret meetings with Govt prosecutors; Magruder's involvement in Watergate scandal discussed; illus

A Federal judge told a tense and crowded courtroom yesterday that he planned to disclose much of the grand‐jury testimony of Representative Mario Biaggi on Monday.

US Commerce Dept repts on Apr 26 that US balance of export-import trade showed its best performance in Mar and in 1st qr since late '71; repts Mar trade deficit dropped sharply to $53-million from $476-million in Feb, but cautions that some temporary factors are involved; Sec Dent says better figures should not necessarily be interpreted as indicating that sustained improvement in US trade position is under way; Commerce Dept analysis calls results 'encouraging' but warns that good part of expansion of exports in Mar and in 1st qr may have been transitory; dept repts that trade deficit was reduced by nearly 50% in 1st qr to $833-million, compared to $1.5-billion in preceding qr, and was smallest since 3d qr '71; says total exports in Mar were at record level of $5,379,500,000 while Mar imports totaled $5,432,100,000; says 1st-qr '73 trade returns are encouraging but that it must be noted that imports still rose sharply by 9.3% from preceding 3-mo period; separate rept issued on Apr 26 says that trade deficit, measured on 'balance of payments' basis of measurement, was $920-million in 1st qr compared to $1,685,000,000 in 4th qr; graph depicting US trade

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