February 26, 1977

Brabham, John: White Ptl William L Walker acquitted of murder in Apr '73 shooting death of black student John Brabham in Bklyn; case revd (M)

Sen Daniel K Inouye, chmn of Sen Intelligence Com, reptdly has told members of his com that he has authorized FBI surveillance of their activities; reptd aim is to insure no foreign intelligence operators attempt to make contact; various members express outrage; Inouye reptdly also told Pres Carter and Vice Pres Mondale; Carter releases statement saying he did not understand Inouye to say actual surveillance was taking place; Inouye issues statement denying any surveillance, but admitting he authorized FBI and CIA to inform him of any foreign intelligence service overtures to com members or staff (L)

White House releases financial disclosure statements of 15 Cabinet-level officials; statements employ system of code lrs, rather than dollar figures, to give approx value of holdings; code lrs explained; Common Cause spokesman Ann McBride says code lrs are acceptable, since intent of statements is to point out conflicts of interest, not to detail individual wealth; statements are less detailed than 1 Carter released on his own holdings; excerpts from some statements (M)

US State Dept spokesman Frederick Z Brown says US hopes to send high-level comm to Laos to determine fate of 560 missing Amers (M)

Special State Prosecutor Alfred J Scotti, in rept to Gov Carey, exonerates Suffolk County Dist Atty Henry F O'Brien of allegations that he had corruptly covered up investigation of misdeeds by county public officials; strongly implies link between County Police Comr Eugene Kelley and false allegations against O'Brien; found in rept that police investigator assigned to O'Brien's office, but with close ties to Kelley, had been source of several deliberately misleading allegations against O'Brien (M)