August 16, 1974

NY Times correspondent in Moscow Bur Christopher S Wren article recounts experiences of US mountain climbing team, with which he participated, in climbing Lenin Peak in Soviet Pamirs; describes treacherous weather conditions and other accidents that resulted in death of Amer climber Jon Gary Ullin and 8 Soviet women climbers; illus; map (L)

Mrs Park Chung Hee, wife of S Korean pres, is killed on Aug 15, Seoul, in assassination attempt against her husband; is struck in head by bullet; Pres Park escapes injury (M)

Aug 16-31: former Pres Nixon is subpoenaed to testify as defense witness for John D Ehrlichman in forthcoming trial of Watergate cover-up case; outcome of subpoena is uncertain largely because Nixon himself faces possible prosecution on charges arising out of Watergate affair; Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski says that 'reasonable' delay in cover-up trial is warranted, statement filed with Judge John J Sirica in response to motions by several defendants asking that trial be postponed from Sept 9; Jaworski's office announces that its reprs had met with White House personnel and that White House agreed not to move any of Nixon's tapes and documents from his files unless prosecutor's office was 'satisfied' with arrangements and procedures to be followed; subpoena is to be served on Nixon in Calif by US Marshal for Los Angeles Gaylord Campbell upon receipt by mail from US Marshall George K McKinney; Nixon's options noted; defendant Robert C Mardian joins in request by Ehrlichman, H R Haldeman and John N Mitchell to have trial postponed; defendant Kenneth W Parkinson has opposed requests for delay; Gordon Strachan's atty John M Bray comments; illus of subpoena, which was signed by Ehrlichman's atty John C Hall (L)

At least 2 statements falsely linked to HR members appear in Cong Record of Aug 15 and set off probe by HR leaders; 1 is statement linked to Repr Earl F Landgrebe, 1 of ex-Pres Nixon's stanchest supporters, urging Pres Ford to appt Nixon as Vice Pres and then resign; another is linked to Repr John M Ashbrook praising mil regime in Chile; Landgrebe and Ashbrook deny making statements and ask that they be expunged from permanent bound vol of Record; Speaker Albert interrupts floor debate to announce that he views matter with extreme concern and intends to get to bottom of it; HR Adm Com Chmn Wayne L Hays says he has asked Justice Dept to probe matter; sees it possible to find culprit through comparisons of handwriting and typewriters; 2 wks ago Repr Otto E Passman complained that false statement linked to him appeared in Record of July 29; as convenience to legislators who wish to insert speeches, statements or revisions in Cong Record, Record boxes are situated in HR and Sen chambers and in HR and Sen office bldgs into which such matter can be dropped; each night Record clerk collects statements and takes them to Govt Printing Office where Record is printed; Albert announces that henceforth all statements to be inserted in Record must bear signature of Repr, and Hays directs Record clerk to accept statements only from box in HR chamber that is inaccessible to outsiders (L)

NYC Acting Chief Med Examiner Dr Dominick J DiMaio repts that methadone poisoning killed nearly twice as many people as did heroin in '73; rept also shows that total number of narcotics-related deaths in city fell to 745, 21% below '72; Addiction Services Agency Comr Jerome Hornblass cites rapid increase in amt of illicit methadone available in city