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VOLUME 11, NO. THE FIRST GANNETT NEWSPAPER DAY HOME DELIVERY 75c Forecast ELMIRA. N.Y. MONDAY, OCT. 22, 1973 6 Impeachment Bebmrniowid to Be Political One is whether the "compromise" on A GANNETT NEWS SERVICE ANALYSIS There were, however, two obvious new strains in the congressional response to weekend developments: First, congressmen who had been totally unwilling to even consider the impeachment question in the past began talking openly about the possibility.

Michigan's Brown, for instance, said: "I think (Nixon's firing of Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox) is bound to add impetus to the impeachment move I haven't changed my mind, but these items certainly constitute reasons for examining my position." Second, the criticism of the President from both parties grew noticeably harsher. Sen. Robert Packwood, an Oregon Republican, denounced Nixon's action as "dishonorable and without justification." And Sen. Majority Whip Robert Byrd, a reminiscent of the brown-shirt actions of 30 years ago." The pressure on members of the House was heightened by several factors. One obvious consideration is the war in the Middle East and the negotiations with the Soviet Union seeking settlement there, a goal obviously more difficult to achieve if the President is fighting for his survival in office.

Another is the unaccustomed and perhaps unprecedented scrutiny the individual House members now can expect. Most congressmen cast most of their votes without their constituents paying much attention, but this time they will be forced to reach their decisions and justify them in the full glare of the spotlight. There are two factors, most thoughtful politicians here believe, that could have an important effect on the decision on impeachment. the tapes holds up and provides the information needed by both the Ervin wimittpf nnd the Watereate crand iurv. The second is whether the Justice, Department, which now has been assigned the case, follows through with an investigation and prosecution com-, parable to what would have been ex-, pected from Cox.

In the first shock of reaction to Nixon's tough approach, no one here was willing to make any firm predictions about the ultihiate outcome of the crisis. But few would quarrel with the judgment of Rep. Samuel S. Stratton, a New York Democrat who has been generally supportive of Nixon. "This moves us closer to impeachment than we have ever been before," Stratton said.

"This is an extraordinarily serious situation, and I wouldn't try to minimize it all all." By JACK W. GERMOND Washington Bureau Chief Gannett News Service WASHINGTON The decision of the House of Representatives on whether to impeach President Nixon won't necessarily be a partisan one, but it almost certainly will be a political one. There are a number of grounds House leaders might decide qualify as "high crimes and misdemeanors" for the pur-poseof forcing a vote on impeachment. As a. Michigan Republican, Rep.

Garry E. Brown, put it: "I don't think there's ever been, a judicial test of grounds for impeachment, so I think it's whatever Congress decides is a basis for impeachment'' The critical thing, however, is how the public responds to the hard line President Nixon followed over the weekend. The House can be a very sensitive body when West Virginia Democrat who has supported Nixon on many issues, said it was Congressmen Talk." Impeachment A nm iiiiiM ill illjn ecutor Archibald Cox, "deputy Atty. Gen. William Ruckelshaus and the resignation of Atty.

Gen. Elliot Richardson. (AP WHITE HOUSE DEMONSTRATION Protesters parade in front of the White House Sunday with signs calling for the impeachment of President Nixon in the wake of the firings of-Watergate special pros- Nixon, Aides Huddle WASHINGTON (AP)-The Watergate crisis escalated Sunday with congressional talk of impeachment proceedings as the House and Senate prepared to confront President Nixon's firing of special prosecutor Archibald Cox. The President's Watergate lawyer, J. Fred Buzhardt, said he was working on a court presentation that he hopes will gain JAMES A.

MARGESON. Bath Man In Murder Cremation BATH Frederick J. Bush, 27, of 18 W. Steuben was charged with murder Sunday in a homicide that involved cremation of the bullet-riddled body of James A. Margeson, 22, of Buell St.

Steuben County Sheriff Jack Lisi said Bush is alleged to have fired a single shot from a 16-gauge shotgun to kill Margeson, early Saturday at the rear of the Bath Area Humane Society Animal Shelter. With the aid of Richard T. Washburn, of 50 E. Washington Bush cremated Margeson's body in the shelter fncinerator before the shelter opened, Lisi saidv Bush had worked at the shelter for about two years. The three men, who had been acquaintances for some years, had visited two area bars and a diner together late Friday night and then went to the animal shelter, Lisi said.

and Washburn gave voluntary statements to police, who were alerted to the crime by a tip telephoned to the Sheriff's Department at about 12:35 a.m. Sunday. -A shotgun believed used in the slaying was recovered in the Town of Wayne, Lisi said. motive for the homicide was not yet known, Lisi said late Sunday. "We know the three had some disagreement, but we're far from sure about what," Lisi said.

"We're continuing investigation." issue was reflected in the obvious caution of most congressmen. Predictably, five liberal Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee Robert Drinan of Massachusetts, Charles Rangel and Elizabeth Holtzman of New York, John Conyers of Michigan and Don Edwards of California quickly announced they would support preliminary moves toward impeachment. But many other members seemed inclined to fulfill the prediction of White House adviser Melvin R. Laird that the Congress would "wait to see the product of this compromise" on the tapes before settling on a position on impeachment. For example, Rep.

Howard W. Robison, said he would advise his colleagues to "cool it" for the moment and added: "We'd better wait until the dust settles and we see this thing a little more clearly." A spokesman for Cox's abolished special prosecution force announced that the investigating team was determined to carry on under the mantle of the Justice Department. But that resolve remained unconfirmed by acting Atty. Gen. Robert H.

Bork, who is to announce the future of the Watergate probe Tuesday. Despite calls for impeachment proceedings by more than 20 House members, mostly liberal Democrats, presidential adviser Melvin R. Laird predicted Congress would await the outcome of a White House compromise plan. The plan, to provide partial transcripts of Watergate-related White House tape recordings authenticated by a senior senator, was rejected by Cox but accepted at least initially by the leaders of the Senate Watergate committee. Meanwhile, AFL-CIQ President George Meany was reported ready to demand the President's resignation or impeachment and seek the support of his 13.4-million-member unions for a congressional lobbying campaign.

An Associated Press spot check of Republican state chairmen showed many GOP officials surprised and concerned by Nixon's actions but cautious about impeachment Democratic leaders were more' vehement, and several urged Congress to take steps to remove the President from office. The President's standing before the courts remained unresolved. A federal court order demanding Nixon's surrender of the tapes and White House documents relating to the scandal is now in effect, but the President has indicated he will ignore it. Chief U.S. District Judge John J.

Sirica presumably will decide soon whether to hold Nixon in contempt of court. Sirica's clerk, Todd Christofferson, said the judge would be out of the city until Tuesday but had instructed his staff by telephone to research all available alternatives. FBI agents were withdrawn Sunday after being posted outside the now-vacant offices of former Atty. Gen. Elliot L.

Richardson, his fired deputy William D. Ruckelshaus and special prosecutor Cox. Richardson resigned Saturday rather than fire Cox, who defied a presidential order' to drop his court proceedings seeking the tapes and documents. Ruckelshaus automatically succeeded Richardson and was fired when he, too, refused to dismiss C6x. The No.

3 man at the Justice Department, Solicitor General Bork, then assumed the top law-enforcement office. He carried out the firing of the special prosecutor and dissolved the Watergate prosecution force. A day after the traumatic events, reaction in the House, where impeachment proceedings must begin, showed at least 24 members calling for initiation of such moves and another scre saying impeachment now would get serious consideration. In the Senate, where an impeached president would be tried, Nixon's actions found sparse support and outspoken opposition. Rep.

John B. Anderson of Illinois, chairman of the House Republican caucus, said Nixon's actions over the weekend would "precipitate a very serious effort on the part of some members to impeach the President." He said he was not yet prepared to take a position on the issue. The chairman of the powerful House Rules Committee, Rep. Ray J. Madden, said the situation has become so serious that congressional action is necessary, but he stopped short of recommending impeachment.

At least five Democrats on the 36-member House Judiciary Committee said they would support a move toward impeachment. They include Rep. Robert F. Drinan of Massachusetts, who already has introduced an impeachment resolution. (Other related stories on Page 2.) People Cold Cash Wyandanch, N.Y., police said a knife wielding robber stole $200 in "cold cash" from Mrs.

Margaret Hairston, 78. When he confronted her with the knife Saturday night, they said, she got the money for him out of her refrigerator. people are watching, so there is little likelihood of mustering a majority for impeachment unless 'there is a clear corresponding public demand for it. Thus, congressmen are going to be' paying far more attention than usual to their mail, and to public opinion surveys. As Sen.

Charles McC. Mathias, said, "The Congress will be listening very carefully for what the people are saying." The most recent opinion polls have shown a slight majority for impeachment if Nixon defied the. courts and refused to yield the Watergate tapes, but none of these anticipated the traumatic upheaval of the weekend. The sensitivity of the impeachment approval from the federal judge who ordered Nixon to surrender his Watergate tapes. He predicted the impeachment talk pretty much go away" when the public understands what was involved in Nixon's decision.

There were reports of possible mass resignations from the Justice Department following the departure of its two top men and their eight closest advisers. mm mmm 1 FREDERICK J. BUSH. Charged Involving of Victim Washburn was charged with first degree hindering prosecution, a felony. He and Bush were taken to Bath Town Justice George D.

Read shortly before noon Sunday. It was then revealed by the court that Bush and Washburn had made statements to police after declining presence of counsel. Both men were ordered held without bail in the county jail pending assignment of counsel. Further arraignment was set for Thursday afternoon. Sheriff's Investigator Karl Secondo said that as of Sunday Washburn was twe days AWOL from an Army post in Oregon.

Margeson had been married, but was separated. Lisi said bloodstains were found on the grass just behind the incinerator building and inside the room containing the six-foot-square incinerator. The shelter is about a quarter-mile from the county jail. Police cleaned out the incinerator as officials, including Dist. Atty.

John M. Finnerty, watched. Lisi said tire incinerator remains includes a belt buckle, charred coins and eyelets from sneakers Margeson was believed to have worn. The remains are to be sent today to State Police Laboratories in Albany for analysis, Lisi said. Happen pints of blood every year since he was four years old.

Greg, 17, has needed almost as much blood for most of his life. Mrs. Brown, a divorcee who works as a cashier for the Salvation Army, said a New York detective agency sent her a check for $1,000. "I donated the money to Jackson Memorial Hospital, because that's the hand that feeds me," she said. "These people are responsible for keeping my sons alive all these years." She said she does not have an exact total of money donations or blood pledges.

In January she will return to college to complete course requirements for a degree in nursing after being awarded a scholarship to cover her tuition. "It's like a miracle," Mrs. Brown said. "I can't believe it's happening. Just when was at the end of my rope, everything started happening." the Next Move? batim transcript.

The White House then provided conflicting versions of what the promised would contain. One we'll-posted source said Sunday that "some dialogue" doubtless would be included but that other sections might be paraphrased. "The objective here is to provide a complete and detailed report," he said. This official was asked if Sen. John C.

Stenr.is would have freedom to retain electronic technicians to study the tapes from a technical standpoint in an effort to make certain they had not been tampered with. Should Stennis decide upon such a course, the official said, "he 'would be accommodated." The source restated his claim that Nixon's sole objective is to produce a report on the tapes that will satisfy Stennis. the courts and the Senate Water gate committee. been no talk about the timing of Nixon's nomination of replacements for Elliot L. Richardson as attorney general or William D.

Ruckelshaus as deputy attorney general. Also remaining unresolved, according to Nixon assistants, was the question of how much verbatim language from controversial Watergate tapes would be included in a promised, presidential summary of their contents. It was Nixon's decision, announced Friday night, to present such a summary rather than surrender the tapes themselves that precipitated the most dramatic personnel upheaval in top executive branch ranks in recent memory. Sam J. Ervin, chairman of the Senate Watergate committee, who had approved Nixon's tapes plan Friday, told newsmen Saturday that he would be satisfied with nothing less than a ver OAKLAND (AP) The Oakland A's, whose home run bats were silenced for six games by New York's pitching, got homers from Bert Campaneris and Reggie Jackson Sunday to defeat the Mets 5-2 and win the 1973 World Series.

The A's became the first team since the New York Yankees of 1961-62 to win two straight world championships. "Strapped without a nomer tor six games Th What's WASHINGTON (AP) President Nixon spent a secluded Sunday in the White House huddling with top advisers on yet-undecided moves he hopes will blunt increasing impeachment talk in Congress. Nixon was in his Oval Office at 8:45 a.m. and spent about four hours there conferring with staff chief Alexander M. Haig Press Secretary Ronald L.

Ziegler and others. The furor caused by Saturday night's firing of special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox and departures of the two top officials of the Justice Department appeared to dominate White House activity. But the President also was in cable communication with Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger in Moscow and meeting on the Middle East situation with Air Force Maj. Gen.

Brent Scrowcroft about Mideast developments. Aides said Nixon has yet to decide how to counter mounting congressional demands for impeachment proceedings but stated he and his associates "are going to continue to present our position." They would not discuss the possibility of a Nixon televisionradio address to the nation on the subject, nor any other alternative that might be open to him. The Nixon aides also reported there had U.S, Soviet Ask U.N. for Cease-Fire Associated Press Egyptian and Israeli forces clashed Sunday in big tank and aerial battles along the Suez Canal, and the United States and the Soviet Union called for a cease-fire along current battle lines. Under the proposal, circulated among diplomats before a special meeting Sunday night of the United Nations, fighting would stop 12 hours after the council adopted the plan.

The proposal followed a White House announcement that the Soviet Union and the United States had agreed on a common approach to peace in the Middle East. The proposed U.N. diplomatic maneuver came with Israel claiming it held 300 square miles of Syrian territory and that it had grabbed a 19-mile by 25-mile area of Egypt proper. In another development Sunday, the Arab world continued its campaign to halt U.S. aid to Israel with Kuwait becoming the seventh Middle East nation to cut off all U.S.-destined oil.

Donors Make More Good Reading by New York pitching, Campaneris and Jackson exploded for two long drives in the third inning that decided, the issue. Campaneris hit the homer with Holtzman on base. A moment Jater, Joe Rudi drilled a single to center that kept the crowd of 49,333 yelling "It's Go, And then Jackson hit a blast into the right-center seats. (Stories and pictures on Page 10.) Index I' Abby 6 Births 8 Bridge 6 Classified Ads 13-15 Comics Crossword Death Notices Doctor Editorials Family Heloise Help! History Horoscope 12 3 4 5 5 6 3 6 After winning the deciding game of World Series Sunday, Dick Williams announced that he's quitting as Oakland A's manager. Page 10.

Sports 10,11 Television 6 Theaters 8 Weather 2 4 A Miracle MIAMI. Fla. (AP) A woman who made 20 trips to skid row to coax alcoholics into donating blood for her two hemophiliac sons says a miracle has happened. She says she is getting offers of blood donations from as far away as Germany and Hawaii. "I'm overwhelmed," said DeSola Brown, 36.

"I'm not accustomed to being given a shoelace. It's fantastic." Mrs. Brown says since the story of her pligTit was published earlier this month she has received almost enough donations and pledges of blood to clear her debt of 1,800 pints to a Miami blood bank. all on cloud nine," she said. Mrs.

Brown called her dealings for blood on seamy street corners "contracts of necessity." She said she bartered drinks in an attempt to pay the blood bank for plasma used by her sons, whose illness prohibits blood coagulation. Her soiMark, 9, has needed nearly 30Q I Spotlight Oil Ktx'iw Pressures mount on Navy to free oil reserves. Page 3. Detente Ulunled Middle East war blunts U.S.-Soviet detente Page 4. Hoti-el Warranty plan for houses outlined for Chemung builders.

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