August 10, 1973

Civil Ct Judge R J DiLorenzo is indicted on Aug 9 by special NYS grand jury in Brooklyn on charges of perjury and obstruction of governmental adm; special state prosecutor M H Nadjari, apptd yr ago by Gov Rockefeller, obtains first indictment related to investigation of corruption in criminal justice system; DiLorenzo says he is not guilty; if convicted, he faces maximum sentence of seven yrs on each of eight perjury counts and 1 yr on obstruction charge; indictment charges DiLorenzo with asking A L Piazza, an assistant counsel to the Waterfront Comm in '67 'to take it easy' on the Massotto case, related to the involvement of Mafia boss C Gambino with American Stevedores Inc, which had in its employ at the time T Massotto, listed by Justice Dept as member of Gambino's Mafia 'family;' DiLorenzo is also charged with lying to Appellate Div, which is considered by indictment as obstruction of governmental adm; Nadjari says indictment was part of continuing investigation of allegations made within last five yrs involving judiciary; stresses that newspaper articles on DiLorenzo following his reinstatement to bench by Appellate Div prompted his office to examine case, news conf; DiLorenzo illus; brief pol history; article notes that suit by reporters of Village Voice and NY Times forced Appellate Div to make public record of proceedings on DiLorenzo

US Army command in Heidelberg, in its 1st official response to complaints from within its ranks about widespread activities by mil intelligence, announces Aug 9 that program of 'counterdissidence' by 8th Inf Div has been 'rescinded' because it was 'inappropriate'; also denies intelligence activities have been stepped up; says it is not directing intensified mil counter-intelligence program against 'underground activities' among soldiers in Ger; says 8th Inf Div plan was determined to be inappropriate since guidance on dissent contained in Army regulations is considered sufficient and soldier dissent within the command is presently at a very low level; plan had been made public by Sp/4 W Sparks, who says on Aug 8 he had not been told of rescinding of program; says neither had he been harassed or even questioned by his commanding officer about making it public

Agr Dept estimates on Aug 9 that soybean production will total 1.53-billion bu, about 49-million bu below July 10 estimate

Robert F. Garrow Sr., a 37‐year‐old murder suspect who had been the object of a s manhunt for 11 days, was wounded and captured yesterday after his 16‐year‐old nephew was spotted carrying food to him in the woods s at Witherbee, N. Y. Page 32.

'67 memorandum offered by Adm T H Moorer and Deputy Sec W P Clements at Sen com hearing, Aug 9, on secret US bombing in Cambodia in '69, concerns US cover air strikes in Laos; 2 witnesses say the cover strikes were similar to those in Cambodia and offered a 'precedent' for the Cambodian strikes