May 5, 1973

Judge Byrne releases testimony of E H Hunt Jr given before grand jury investigating Watergate break-in, concerning plot to break info office of D Ellsberg's psychiatrist Dr L J Fielding; Hunt's testimony says that break-in was conceived, supervised and paid for in White House, and CIA supplied camera and disguises; says operation was personally directed by White House staff members D Young and E Krogh Jr; CIA spokesman repts agency had no advance knowledge of any break-in at Fielding's office or of Watergate incident; says all information on contacts with persons involved in such incidents 'has been fully reported to the Justice Dept' and all inquiries should be directed to dept; Byrne denies defense motion for dismissal based on his own visits with J D Ehrlichman; takes under submission motion to dismiss on ground of Govt misbehavior for suppressing evidence and for burglary; refuses to hear arguments on whether case has been 'tainted'; says he is convinced that 'nothing has compromised my ability to act as a fair and impartial judge in this case'

NYC Police Comr D F Cawley, responding to unrest over fatal shooting of 10-yr-old C Glover by Ptl T Shea on Apr 28, on May 4 creates special panel to screen out members of dept who have shown tendency toward chronic use of force in their work; panel will go through records of every policeman, assisted by psychiatric profile of violence-prone; those identified as using force in cases which fellow officers deal with in other ways could face additional training, disciplinary action, reassignment or dismissal; Cawley discloses that Ptl Shea had been in 4 previous incidents involving use of firearms; incidents detailed; PBA pres McKiernan decries dept's action of releasing Shea's record without also saying that ptl has made 200 to 250 arrests and has assisted in 300 to 350 more; says PBA is recommending to policemen that they be extremely careful and cautious before taking any action against suspected criminals; criticizes creation of panel; no repts of further violence are reptd on May 4 in S Jamaica, scene of 3 days of unrest following shooting

T G Leonhardy, US consul gen in Guadalajara (Mex), kidnapped May 4 by 3 armed men; group called Armed Revolutionary Forces of the People claims responsibility for kidnapping, issues statement demanding release of 30 Mex prisoners in exchange for Leonhardy; note says prisoners, as yet unnamed, must be taken to Mex City and then transported to Havana (Cuba); contains threat of execution of Leonhardy if demands are not met; kidnapping condemned by Mex's Foreign Min E O Rabasa

GAO, in rept signed by Controller Gen Staats to Sens Humphrey and Muskie, says on May 4 that publicity campaign kit designed to rally support for Nixon in his dispute with Cong over spending violates provs of 1973 appropriations act and may have been prepared in violation of criminal law forbidding use of Govt money for lobbying purposes; kit contains background information on Nixon's budget positions, 'one-liners' or anecdotes to be used in speeches, and suggests arguments for use against 15 specific bills enacted by or pending before Cong; Humphrey and Muskie call on Atty Gen Richardson to begin investigation of 'propaganda campaign' that they say was part of attack on Cong; White House deputy dir of communications K W Clawson defends kits as part of White House 'informational function'

cease-fire is arranged on May 4 between Lebanese Army and Palestinian guerrillas, ending more than 2 days of heavy fighting in and around Beirut; with Egypt, Iraq and Algeria mediating in dispute, cease-fire is accompanied by withdrawal from Lebanese territory of guerrilla reinforcements that crossed border from Syria on May 3; it is 2d truce worked out since fighting began on May 2; official figures for army casualties and unofficial figures for guerrillas and civilians put number of dead at 50 and wounded at 200 in fighting, in which Lebanese armed forces used jet fighters, tanks and artillery against guerrilla positions; Defense Ministry repts 'limited incidents' in southern Lebanon on May 4 between guerrillas and army; Defense Min F Ghosn says 'situation is calm and there are no foreign armies on Lebanese soil'; political situation in Beirut remains tense; heavily armed guerrillas are still in full control of major refugee camps, which are Palestinian strongholds; special reprs from Egyptian Pres Sadat and Iraqi Pres Bakr arrive in effort to help in negotiations between Lebanese Govt and Palestinian guerrilla leadership, headed by Y Arafat; telephone appeals are also made by Sadat and Algerian Pres Boumedienne; Lebanese Pres Franjieh and new Cabinet headed by Premier A Hafez are faced with controlling Palestinian guerrillas and 300,000 refugees whom they claim to represent in Lebanon; illus