May 8, 1974

James D St Clair, Pres Nixon's chief atty, says that White House will continue to negotiate with House Judiciary Com about its request for additional tapes and documents on ITT and dairy indus cases, and that Nixon will consider turning over whatever materials are found to be pertinent to com's impeachment inquiry, May 7 news conf (S)

W Ger Soc Dem party names Finance Min Helmut Schmidt to succeed Chancellor Brandt; Brandt's resignation will not necessitate new natl election; Bundestag is expected to give Schmidt vote of approval on May 16; next scheduled natl elections are in '76; it is considered unlikely that Schmidt will initiate any major shifts in domestic or internatl policy; nomination of Schmidt is approved at meeting of Soc Dem party's Members of Parliament; opposition Christian Dems call for new gen elections to deal with what they call 'crisis of the state'; Foreign Min Walter Scheel presides over Cabinet meeting and informs his colleagues that their resignations will take effect along with Brandt's; they will remain in their posts in caretaker status until new Chancellor is chosen; illus

Canada's Progressive Conservative party and New Dem party introduce motions of no-confidence in Prime Min Pierre Elliott Trudeau Govt because of its budget policies; program calls for increased taxes for big corps and benefits for lower-income groups but does not propose stern anti-inflationary controls that 2 opposition parties have demanded; Trudeau is reptd to have said that if Govt is defeated on budget this wk, he would ask Gov Gen to dissolve Parliament and call for new elections; Progressive Conservative member Marcel Lambert and New Dem leader David Lewis introduce motions; Lewis condemns Govt for failure to help pensioners, to deal with housing crisis and to remove glaring inequities in tax; if either motion is passed, Canadian parliamentary custom will require Trudeau to resign and call new natl election within 2 mos; MP Robert L Stanfield reptd candidate for Prime Min, declares Progressive Conservative party will oppose adoption of program (L)

Sen H D Scott says transcripts of White House conversations on Watergate portray 'deplorable, disgusting, shabby, immoral performances' by all who particpated in conversations; does not exclude Pres Nixon in his evaluation; Repr J J Rhodes says he will not quarrel with Scott's characterization but that as yet he sees nothing impeachable in transcripts; Sen C H Percy adds word 'shocking' to Scott's evaluation; most Repubs distinguish their condemnation of tone of White House transcripts from formal judgment they expect to render on questions of Nixon's impeachment; Sen J G Tower says transcripts show there is lot of 'cynicism' in White House and that Nixon did not delgate away a lot of authority; Sen J K Javits says transcripts show no concern with 'public's business'; says he is keeping his opinions on legal issues to himself; Scott calls for 'suspension of judgment' as impeachment debate continues; implies that such suspension would mean end of broadly supportive role he has played for Nixon; previous statements by Scott noted; White House deputy press sec Gerald L Warren says he does not feel it is fair to judge Pres on 33 hrs of conversation; Gov W Dunn, HR Speaker C Albert, Sen S T Thurmond and Reprs R D Price and R H Michel comment; Scott por (L)

members of ITU Local 6 on May 7 picket NY Daily News bldg and paper begins to use automated typesetting processes to set type for May 8 paper; 1st edition rolls off presses 3 1/2 hrs later than usual, reptdly because of problems with new equipment and worker adjustments to its use; local pres Bertram Powers accuses News of locking out 1,000 printers after early-morning confrontation in composing room when printers refused to handle type set by automated equipment; News repts its composing room will remain open for printers to return to work; printers' hopes for backing from their parent ITU receive setback when ITU reprs Raymond Brown and Ralph Pancallo issue statment saying that strike had not been authorized by parent union and that 'any so-called lockout' will not be recognized as long as doors of News composing room remain open; minor confrontation occurs between pickets and news deliverymen; illus of Powers and of pickets