April 28, 1973

Brit Sec Douglas-Home, in Apr 27 speech in Scotland, says GB welcomes Kissinger's proposal for 'new Atlantic charter' as realistic and timely but makes it clear that Eur does not intend to link monetary, trade and defense issues in single negotiations; does not hide unease felt in Eur capitals that US wishes to win trade and monetary concessions as price for US nuclear defense; suggests each issue fraying relations must be handled in separate talks; says 'time scales of their discussions differ'

NYS Sen on Apr 27 passes 41 to 14, Gov Rockefeller's modified antinarcotics legis, which calls for mandatory minimum prison sentences, limited plea bargaining and system of 'mandatory life sentences' for narcotics traffickers; extends mandatory minimum sentences to other than narcotics offenses; opponents of bill, mostly Dems, denounce measure as a flawed and contradictory approach toward dealing with narcotics pushers, adding that speed with which measure was enacted is latest example of 'gubernatorial arrogance'; other criticisms noted; modified antinarcotics legis outlined

White House assts H R Haldeman and J D Ehrlichman are reptdly fighting hard to retain their jobs despite being implicated in Watergate case; illus; both aides accompanied Pres Nixon to Meridian, Miss, for a speech, and reptdly met with Nixon during return flight to discuss resignation of L P Gray as FBI Acting Dir; several sources rept Nixon is under increasing pressure to fire Haldeman and Ehrlichman without waiting to see if they will be indicted by Watergate grand jury; State Sec Rogers reptdly urged Nixon to move quickly and decisively, as did Repub Natl Com Chmn G Bush; Haldeman and Ehrlichman are reptdly arguing that Nixon should do nothing unless one or both are indicted; Haldeman is suspected of involvement in both planning and subsequent cover-up of break-in at Dem Natl Com hq, while Ehrlichman has been implicated only in cover-up; Sen R Dole, former Repub Natl Com chmn, calls for immediate resignation of Haldeman and Ehrlichman, saying 'right now the credibility of the Adm is zilch, zero'

article, noting Apr 27 formal citiation of Pres Nixon's principal '72 re-election com for 4th time for violations of new campaign finance reform act, notes that in separate case that grew out of Watergate break-in investigation and trial, Justice Dept did indict com for 8 counts of unreptd cash payments to Watergate defendant G G Liddy; says com pleaded no contest to those charges last Jan and was fined $8,000 in US Dist Ct, Washington, DC

The stock market suffered another sharp setback yesterday in moderate trading. The Dow‐Jones industrial average toppled 15.57 points to 922.19, a new closing low for 1973. The Dow's decline of 41.01 points for the week was one of the largest losses for any week in Wall Street history.