July 31, 1974

text of proposed Article III of impeachment as adopted by HR Judiciary Com (M)

56‐yr‐old former mental patient Gordon Earl Marais is arrested on charges of burglary, arson and homicide in connection with 3 ch fires, 1 of which resulted in death of Rev Thomas Smith; details of police manhunt for arsonist who expressed bias and threats toward RC priests and Christianity; map of churches where fires had been set (M)

deputy special prosecutor Henry S Ruth Jr charges 2 of Sen Hubert H Humphrey's aides with helping Associated Milk Producers to make illegal contributions to Humphrey's ‘72 Pres campaign; charges former Humphrey press sec Norman Sherman and Sherman's partner in computer‐services concern, John Valentine, with accepting $25,000 from Associated in part payment for services to Humphrey's Pres campaign; Valentine and Sherman illus (M)

Greece, Turkey and GB sign declaration imposing new cease‐fire on Cyprus and providing for further negotiations, starting Aug 8, on its pol problems; declaration represents compromise and essentially meets Turkish demands, including right to keep forces on island until ‘acceptable’ settlement is reached, and to send them back if necessary under treaty provisions; both Turkish Foreign Min Turan Gunes and Greek Foreign Min George Mavros hail hard‐won agreement as start of new era of friendly relations between their countries; Mavros says he expects gradual demobilization to begin on their border and that Greek and Turkish Premiers will soon meet; Gunes praises Mavros; agreement also calls on ‘all forces, including irregular forces, to desist from all offensive or hostile activities'; Brit Foreign Sec James Callaghan, in reply to questioning as whether cease‐fire would be respected by other 2 signers, expresses confidence; accord permits Turkish forces to remain where they stand on July 30 and for Greek‐occupied Turkish Cypriote enclaves to re‐establish their defenses with help of UN forces; UN is to patrol buffer zone between Turkish and Cypriote lines, but size of zones and UN role are yet to be settled; issue will be discussed at next set of Geneva talks on Aug 8; 3 countries agree that reprs of Greek Cypriote and Turkish Cypriote communities will be asked to join talks on Aug 10; Mavros says acting Cypriote Pres Glafkos Clerides would represent ethnic community and Vice Pres Rauf Denktash would represent ethnic Turks; Mavros says Makarios has informed him that he would not interfere with truce efforts; breakthrough on major issue came through phone calls between Sec Kissinger and Turkish Premier Bulent Ecevit, between Callagahan and State Dept, Callaghan and Greeks, and UN Sec Gen Waldheim and leaders involved; in addition to cease‐fire and statement of need to ‘regularize within reasonable period of time’ situtation in Cypras, declaration included security zone to be set up at limit of areas occupied by Turkish armed forces, with only UN forces allowed to enter zone between Turkish and Greek Cypriote lines; other points detailed; illus (L)

LAS VEGAS, Nev., July 30—Howard R. Hughes, the billionaire recluse, was indicted on stock manipulation charges tonight by a Federal grand jury that overrode the wishes of Department of Justice officials in Washington.