March 22, 1974

NYC City Council, at Mayor Beame's request, extends NYC Rent Stabilization law for additional 5 yrs; law will affect about 275,000 apts; Councilman Leon Katz says he will propose legis to put rent‐controlled apts under stabilization system (M)

Lawyers Theodore Rosenberg and Leonard Fusfield charged with attempting to bribe NYS Sup Ct justice to fix attempted murder case; special prosecutor Nadjari will not name justice; indictment accuses attys of planning to fix case of Giovanni Reyes, arrested on Aug 28, ‘72, after stabbing of 2 women; NYS Sup Ct Justice John A Monteleone's law sec Frank Giudice named as coconspirator but not indicted; Giudice said to have carried hidden microphone as undercover agent for Nadjari, who emphasizes that Justice Monteleone is in no way involved in case; illus (M)

Gov M Wilson moves quickly to still controversy over NYS Racing and Wagering Bd by appointing Bertram D Sarafan, veteran govt official, as new Chmn and by cutting post's salary by almost 30%, to $55,000 a yr; Sarafan apptmt comes only day after Wilson announced resignation of Emil Mosbacher Jr; Mosbacher's $75,000 salary, inexperience in gambling and racing field, and neophyte pol status made him target of envy and complaints about patronage plums (M)

US Appeals Ct refuses to prevent secret grand jury rept on Pres Nixon's alleged involvement in Watergate cover‐up ‘from going to HR Judiciary Com's impeachment inquiry; Judges Edward A Tamm, Roger Robb and Malcolm R Wilicey disqualify themselves; those hearing case are Judges George MacKinnon, David L Bazelon, Harold Leventhal, J Skelly Wright, Carl E McGowan and Spottswood W Robinson 3d; MacKinnon partly dissents from majority ruling; there are indications defense attys might not appeal ruling; hearing discussed; attys Frank Strickler, John J Wilson and John M Bray, and Philip A Lacovara, counsel for Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski, comment (L)

Judge Lee P Gagliardi adjourns trial of John H Mitchell and Maurice H Stans on Mar 21 after juror Violet Humbert becomes ill and is taken to hosp; orders Govt to turn over to defendants portions of transcript of tape of John W Dean 3d talking to Pres Nixon at Feb 28 ‘73 meeting; delays ruling on 2 other tapes; Dean seen possible key to case since Govt has been unable to produce any testimony that either Mitchell or Stans actually attempted to quash SEC investigation of Vesco; sketch of juror Violet Humbert (L)