European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 08, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday May 8, 1977 the stars and stripes Poge 7 17,000 seek better discharges Washington up Only about 17.-000 of the More than 432,000 Vietnam Era veterans eligible for president Carter program to upgrade their discharges have applied for consideration during its firs month the Pentagon said. A special office set up in St Louis to handle the program got 115.894 inquiries the first month but nearly 9.000 of them were not eligible for the program the Pentagon said. Officials have said they do not expect heavy response from 259.524 veterans who hold discharges classified As general be cause this group already has full veterans benefits. But officials have shown some concern about the Lack of response from 173.006 vet Erans who have undesirable discharges. Participation in the program would make this group eligible for educational another benefits for the first time. The program will continue through oct.4, although toll free Telephone numbers ended seven Day a week operation last numbers will remain open from monday through Friday for the rest of the program the Pentagon said. Franklin Delano Roosevelt jr., 62, an the former Patricia Oakes 27, leave Belr wedding ceremony at Roosevelt s for or. Weds on horseback farm near Hyde Park . Twenty five guests attended Friday s ceremonies at which the Groom arrived on horseback and the Bride in a horse drawn Carriage. It was Roosevelt fourth marriage the Bride s first a Ehrlichman tells of his firing poll says More than half feel Nixon lied on to from press dispatches new York More than 1-Alf of Sample of those who watched former pres ident Richard m. Nixon talk about water Gate on television this week Felt he lie several times in response to questions from David Frost a Harris poll commissioned by the american broadcasting corp. Shows. Abc said Friday that 51 per cent of the viewers Felt Nixon did not Tell the truth 27 per cent Felt he told the truth and that others questioned had no opinion on the subject despite the belief that he lied several times the 1.506 persons responding to the poll taken after the telecast wednesday and thursday split so so when asked whether the former president was mostly telling the by 71 to 24 per cent viewers said Abc said the poll showed the american Needle would like to see both the Nixon involvement in watergate and Nixon himself poll taken by the Roger season Wein organization said 62 per cent of Toos who watched the interview did t believe what Nixon Seasonwein Telephone sampling of 500 adults said 75 per cent of the viewer maintained they do not respect Nixon. Treharris poll said 74 per cent of those responding believed Nixon knew he was destructing Justice while 15 per cent did a substantial 58-21 per cent majority said Nixon lied when be said be did know about the Cash payments to the Ternate defendants until March 21, nine Moons after the watergate but a sizable majority 67-25 per cent aug it Felt Nixon defended himself As Well As he could under the , the viewers of the show believed that Nixon did not lie throughout the program but rather was shading the facts to defend himself and thai the was caught by Frost in some out Money from Nixon when the president told him on april 30. 1973. That he was being then made two requests of asked him Why i was being Ehrlichman said. He did t reply. 1 the said i had Only one last request that some Day he explain it to my children. He did t Ehrlichman. Currently sen ing a 2 i to 8year sentence at the Safford. Ariz., Federal prison for his watergate crimes angrily reacted to Nixon s television interview with Frost in a Story written in his jail cell for new West Magazine. The Story win appear in new West s May 23 it Ehrlichman accused Nixon of creating a revisionist and false history in his interview with . Whose Power in the Nixon White House was overshadowed Only by that of . Haldeman recalled in the Story the Day be was summoned by Nixon to Aspen i arrived at Aspen Lodge on april 30 to be said Ehrlichman it was obvious that the president had Bee crying. He was overcome with self pity. His account of the meeting in the Frost interview was partly Aspen he said he hoped he did t have to Wake up. But at no time did he so much As hint that he thought of resigning. On the contrary be talked about How we would All return to Camp David in the coming years once the crisis was offered me a huge sum of said Ehrlichman. I declined it. He told me Over and Over that my judgment had been Correct on both Charles Colson and John Mitchell and also on my repeated urging that a full disclosure be made on the origins of the break in and the later Effort to avoid their assured me of Bis belief in my inno , who was convicted in 1975 of charges of obstruction of Justice conspiracy and lying in the watergate cover up Case said Nixon had several opportunities to Tell the truth about his own involvement in the was a stylish and Classy and effective Way to Tell the truth about All this Bird invasion drives family from its Home Redding Calif. Up the problem at the Robert Brown Home was 2,000 Birds in the Browns surveyed the damage to their Home Friday As firemen opened the front door and released the last of the Swal lows that had flown into the fireplace thursday night. The insurance Man said he would Send out a claims adjuster said Virginia Brown a part time College he did t Promise anything the com Pany never had a Case like this said the flock of swallows apparently ran out of Daylight and flew Down the Chimney in search of an Over night Roost they estimated the Birds numbered about 2.000.a teen aged Babysitter and the Browns Young son were watching television when they heard a whistling sound and looked to see the Birds stacking up behind the Glass fireplace they started to squeeze around the doors and into the mrs. Brow said. There were thousands of the fire department arrived and constructed a makeshift Canvas Tunnel from the fireplace to the front door. Because twas dark Many of the Birds could not be coaxed from the House. The Browns spent the night at a neighbor s House. Ehrlichman said. But that Chance was lost in March and april of 1973. There might have been a Way for him to Tell the truth in May of 1977. , i heard a smarmy maudlin rationalization that will be tested and found another Nixon development tie Washington Post on Friday turned Down a third request by his lawyers for a retraction of a Story concerning use of the words hush Money on a White House Post in a front Page Story Las sunday said Nixon used the phrase in a Jan. 8,1973, conversation with aide has consistently denied knowing about hush Money demands of the water Gate burglars before March 21 that year and his lawyers said the words were not newspaper based its Story on a Tran script of the conversation prepared by the watergate prosecutor s office. The Tran script was one of several made from the same s lawyer Herbert j. Miller wrote the Post on Friday that the phrase was omitted from every subsequent transcript prepared by the special prosecutor s office including from the transcript in the prosecutor s own it was the third time Miller had ought a response. Post executive editor Ben Jamin c. Bradlee said. We do not dispute that Only one version quotes Nixon As using the phrase god Damn hush Money " Post defends Story but Bradlee said the newspaper has corroborative evidence that the reference is inthe tape and that it is our understanding that portions of the tape Are of such questionable Quality that prosecutors were reluctant to play them to the quoted James f. Neal. The chief prosecutor at the watergate cover up trial As saying unequivocally in a television interview that the final transcript contained no reference to hush , in his letter quoted Neal differ wrote that Neal said some members of the watergate task Force could hear hush Money and some could to. I would never say it is not on the
