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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 10 the stars and stripes Friday May 27, 1977 Congress dreams of Marble hauls rep. Walter Flowers d-ala., blows Bubble gum As be alms left photo in the second annual congressional mar Bles tournament which was held on a Grassy site just below the Capitol. But As be fired the gum backfired and with ered on rowers face. Another Flower in the contest rep. Mary Rose Dakar Righta Ohio Knuckles Down to  task As she cuts Loose. Sev eral senators and a number of con Gressmen took part. A up photos Nixon could have had fair trial Jaworski says new York i up Leon Jaworski said wednesday that in time Richard Nixon could have received a fair trial. The former watergate special prosecutor took Issue with a Nixon remark that false charges against him would have precluded a just  to the former president s statement that he resigned and accepted a Pardon Only because he was beaten and could not have received a fair trial. Jawor Iki said. If he just says that Means at no time could he have received a fair trial could t agree with that it would have taken a period of time Jaworski told reporters after taping a Seg ment of Abc s tomorrow show with Tom Snyder in new  s remarks on his resignation were part of the latest in a series of television interviews with David Frost. Jaworski said that had Nixon admitted he was guilty of obstruction of Justice just As the 38 members of the House Judici Ary committee had voted if he had said to the american people. Remember me for the Good things i be done and forgive me for the bad things i be done the Issue of watergate would have been brought to a  had Nixon admitted guilt most of the books on watergate would not have been written Jaworski added. He included in that list his own the right and the Power saying he wrote it because i owed it to history to speak on the  Jaworski repeatedly has urged Nixon to publicly admit his criminal culpability in watergate. Jaworski said he was hoping still there would be something forthcoming by Way of an acknowledge ment of  Jaworski said he was shocked by Nixon statements in earlier Nixon Frost interviews that the Powers of the presidency allow the chief executive to order what would otherwise be illegal acts. That remark was a sort of self serving statement one might conjure up in order to put his Best foot Forward he said. Proffers closing books on watergate Washington a the watergate special prosecution Force will go out of business in about a month four years after it was established to investigate and prose cute the scandals that forced president Ehrlichman will not ask reconsideration of Case Washington a former White House aide John d. Ehrlichman will not ask the supreme court to reconsider his watergate cover up conviction and prison sentence an attorney for Ehrlichman said  supreme court on monday rejected the appeals of Ehrlichman former ally Gen. John Mitchell and sex White House chief of staff  Haldeman. The three were convicted of conspiracy obstruction of Justice and giving false testimony under oath and were sentenced to 30 months to eight years in prison for roles in the water Gale  supreme court has spoken and we accept the decision Washington attorney Lawrence h. Schwartz said speaking for Ehrlichman. No further action in that regard will be taken he . Who served the administration of former president Richard m. Nixon As its top official for Domestic policy has been an inmate at a Federal prison Camp in Arizona since oct. 28. He chose to begin serving his sentence while appealing his conviction. Mitchell and Haldeman have remained free since the Jan. 1. 1975. Convictions while the appeals were pending. The could be imprisoned soon. Attorneys for Mitchell and Haldeman said they will ask the supreme court within the 25-Day period allowed for such requests to reconsider its decision not to hear the watergate defendants appeals. Lawyers for both men tuesday asked chief Justice Warren e. Burger to Post Pone the Date when . District judge John j. Sirica May Send Mitchell and Hal deman to prison in order to allow the re consideration request to be filed. Richard m. Nixon to resign and sent Many of his top advisers to jail. Justice department sources said wednesday that prosecutor Charles Ruff plans to wind up a few remaining details by mid june and leave for another Job in the government. Ruff reportedly will become the Deputy inspector general at the department of health. Education and welfare. The prosecution staff has dwindled to about 10 persons including two lawyers in addition to Ruff. Several of the employees will return to their old jobs in the Justice department the sources said. The end of the special prosecutor s tourist stricken at Capitol congressman gives last rites Washington a an elderly tourist suffered a heart attack at the Capitol Steps and died after receiving the last rites of the roman Catholic Church from priest congressman a spokeswoman for Capitol Hill Hospital fied Tho woman As Agnes  the victim was believed to be from mis Souri. She was a member of a bus tour that stopped at the Capitol and she was stricken outside the building. Rep. Robert j. Cornell. A wis. Was summoned to give last rites he is one of two Catholic priests serving in Congress. Office will be another Milestone in putting the watergate Era into the nation s past. Former atty. Gen. Elliot Richardson established a special prosecution Force on May 31, 1973, in an Effort to quell suspicion that the Justice department would not or could not discover the truth about the Nixon administration scandal. He appointed Archibald Cox As special prosecutor. But five months later Nixon ordered Cox fired and Richardson resigned rather than obey the order. Cox subsequently was fired but the Public outcry forced Nixon to name another prosecutor. That turned out to be Texas lawyer Leon Jaworski who pursued the investigation and stayed on the Job until top Nixon advisers John Mitchell . Halde Man and John d. Ehrlichman were con. Evicted in the watergate cover up. Ruth a Deputy watergate prosecutor from the beginning succeeded Jaworski and served for about a year to wind up Sev eral other cases. Ruff look Over in october 1975 on a part time basis while continuing on the faculty of the Georgetown University Law school. The supreme court on monday refused to hear appeals from Mitchell. Haldeman and Ehrlichman seeking to overturn their convictions. Attorneys for Mitchell and Haldeman have said they will ask the court to recon Sider its decision but it would be highly unusual for the court to change its mind  
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