September 13, 1974

man in the news sketch of deposed Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie details his pol career; notes June 30 '36 speech at UN session where Haile Selassie asked for internatl help against Iatl invasion of country; discusses other major events during his 58-yr reign as Emperor; por (L)

Boston (Mass) Mayor Kevin White bans gatherings of more than 3 people in South Boston area, scene of violent demonstrations and riots resulting from implementation of highly controversial school busing plan ordered last June by Fed Dist Judge W Arthur Garrity; says police will escort buses carrying black students to schools in white neighborhoods; black students were greeted with curses, racial epithets and stoning as they arrived for 1st day of classes; school attendence throughout Boston is reptd to be 35% below normal, from combination of boycott sentiment, fear and confusion; Paul Donovan, principal of recently integrated ps, and demonstrators comment; police and demonstrators illus (L)

 

White House deputy press sec John W Hushen says Pres Ford does not intend to pardon any of Watergate defendants before trial as he did former Pres Nixon; Sen votes, 55-24, to adopt resolution urging Ford to refrain from using his pardoning power until judicial process is completed in each case; resolution has no force of law but expresses sense of Sen; Sen H D Scott says there was near unanimity in Cong that there should be no interference with judicial process in Watergate cases; Hushen says what is under study is Ford's pardoning powers in general and that Ford agrees with Scott and others that there should be no pardon before trial; says it is not true that Ford made agreement on some basis with Nixon before Nixon left office to grant him pardon; says he has no knowledge of efforts by Watergate defendant H R Haldeman to obtain exec clemency for either himself or John D Ehrlichman; close friend and adviser to Ford says pardon for Nixon was granted after Ford talked with Nixon's son-in-law Edward F Cox, who told him that Nixon was in poor health and that his leg, because of phlebitis, was swollen to twice its normal size; Hushen says he is not aware of Ford's having talked to any member of Nixon family before pardon about Nixon's health; Repr B Abzug and 8 other Reprs introduce resolution calling on Ford to answer 12 questions concerning pardon; some of questions noted; friends of former White House aide Charles W Colson, who is serving 1-to-3 yr prison sentence, are conducting extensive lobbying campaign with Ford Adm for pardon; Hushen says no formal application for pardon has been recd for any of Watergate defendants (L)

Natl Women's Pol Caucus exec dir Jane Mc Michael suggests that outlook for ratification of equal rights amendment has been improved in at least 2 states by primary races (S)