October 17, 1974

Robert A Collier, former counsel for HR Judiciary subcom and Sen subcom on investigations, is identified as sole officer and stockholder of Literary Properties Inc, corp that arranged for Rockefeller-financed derogatory biog of Arthur J Goldberg, '70 gubernatorial candidate; is also former FBI agent; is now prominent Washington atty; asserts that he set up corp in '70 at request of John A Wells, friend who is also close adviser to Vice Pres-designate Nelson A Rockefeller; contends that although he was pres, sec, treas and sole stockholder of Literary Properties Inc, he did not know of Laurance S Rockefeller's $60,000 investment, which Nelson Rockefeller said underwrote book; holds he did not know that subject of book was to be Goldberg; Wells, although identified as key figure in production of book, which was written by Victor Lasky and published by Arlington House, has declined to discuss his involvement (L)

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 16 —California's first World Series threatened to become a short one tonight, when the Oakland A's outmaneuvered the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5‐2, and moved to within one game of their third straight championship.

Japanese Internatl Trade Vice Min Eimei Yamashita says Japan seek to avoid confrontation with producers because of its dependence on imported oil but will work with other consumers to bring prices down by cutting consumption of oil by about 4% in fiscal yr that ends in March '75 (S)

Sen Rules Com Chmn Sen H W Cannon says he does not plan to resume hearings on Vice Pres-designate N A Rockefeller's nomination until after Nov 5 Cong elections, despite Rockefeller's request for 'immediate hearings'; Rockefeller says he regrets that he will not have 'proper forum' for at least another mo; Rockefeller had made public fact that he had asked Cannon and HR Judiciary Com Chmn Repr P W Rodino Jr for immediate hearings because of continuing leaks of information concerning his financial affairs; he said that he was being 'tried in the press'; Cannon says he regrets leaks but was 'unable' to find that they had come from his com; Rodino says he has tentatively scheduled closed session of his com for Oct 30, at which time, he says, subcom charged with reading FBI files on Rockefeller will rept; Cannon says he spoke with Rockefeller twice by phone and that Rockefeller had asked com to meet briefly so that he could 'just make a statement' on his $550,000 gift to NV-NJ Port Auth Chmn Dr William J Ronan and on financing of derogatory campaign biography of Arthur J Goldberg in '70; Cannon says he thinks Rockefeller will eventually be confirmed; Sens H D Scott and M Mansfield comment; Rockefeller illus (L)

Pres Ford, campaigning for Repub candidates in Middle West, says that halting of wheat shipments to USSR was necessary but pledges that there will be no gen embargo on foreign shipments (S)