The Times from Munster, Indiana • 92

THE TIMES Sunday, December 15, 1174 sa Aides Critics Regret -Saxbe's Quitting Cheer WASHINGTON AP) When a tobacco-chewing Ohio cattle farmer was installed as attorney general, some Justice Department officials battened down for what they thought was certain disaster. William Bart Saxbe was a lifelong politician when they had had enough of politicians. He was chosen by Richard Nixon when the Nixon presidency was collapsing in scandal. When many yearned for an attorney general with a reputation for brilliance in the law, they got Saxbe, who was best-known for his blunt and pungent remarks. But he won them over, not quickly and not totally, but to the degree that some one-time critics, in editorials and private remarks, now regret that he is resigning to accept President.Ford's nomination to be ambassador to India.

Saxbe will not go down as a great attorney general but he leaves the department in better shape than he found it, and that was one of the few modest goals he set for his administration. Saxbe steered the department into a year of calm, a year without upheaval, without' major scandal, and surprisingly, without widespread criticism for its conduct and positions on issues. The only broad criticism was directed at Saxbe himself because of his penchant for blunt and sometimes unthinking remarks. It took four months into his administration before Saxbe realized that the personal opinions he expressed were taken as department positions. It was his personal opinion, he said last April 17, that kidnaped heiress Patricia Hearst was a "common criminal." After the storm of criticism, of this and other remarks, Saxbe kept away from reporters for awhile and emerged reformed.

Despite the new restraint, the blunderbuss reputation lingers. But associates who judged him only for his outspokenness have discovered less obvious qualities. Saxbe boasts of his independence and he has demonstrated it as attorney general, particularly in the delicate position between Nixon and the special Watergate prosecutor. When he was nominated as attorney general, Saxbe promised to shield the prosecutor from any White House interference. He said he would never fire the prosecutor even if Nixon ordered him to do so.

Going further than his predecessor, Elliot L. Richardson, Saxbe said he would not resign to protest such an order but would force Nixon to fire him instead. The Watergate prosecutors have said Saxbe kept the pledge. When he took office last Jan. 4, Saxbe This Thornton Fractional High School North float from Calumet City was one of many entered Saturday in the annual Hessville Christmas parade in Hammond.

An elderly gentleman in a red suit remained the favorite for most of the parade spectators. Hessville Rep. Mills To Resign? GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP)-A North Carolina congressman who was hospitalized recently across the hall from ailing Rep. Wilbur Mills, says Mills is seriously considering resigning, according to the Raleigh News and Observer.

"I would not be surprised if he resigned from Congress," Rep. Walter B. Jones, was quoted as telling a News and Observer reporter in an interview. The story appeared in the newspaper's Saturday editions. Jones was being treated for an infection of the leg and foot.

Jones said Mills is not bitter about his fall from power in Congress, but blames it on himself for working too hard. The North Carolina congressman said he chatted with Mills often in the hospital corridor and in his room. Study Energy CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) Top federal officials are spending the weekend secluded in the Catoctin Mountains to wrestle with solutions to the nation's energy problems. The meeting, at President Ford's Camp David retreat, was aimed at developing both short and long term energy policies for presentation to Ford.

The discussions may also include quotas in oil imports backed up by some form of limits on the amount of gasoline and fuel oils Americans can use in 1975. Near the top of the list for consideration will be short term policies for reducing U. S. dependence on oil imports for the next three years. In public statements officials have been unanimous in saying the answer to the problem is conservation with the only question being how to do it.

President Ford repeatedly has ruled out the use of a stiff gasoline tax to discourage use. "Other alternatives which may be discussed include a return to the type of petroleum allocations used during the Arab oil boycott. That system amounted to rationing fuel oils and other products but did not ration gasoline to individual motorists. If adopted again it would probably include a deliberate and more careful return of such measures as odd-even gasoline sales and service statiion closings on weekends to reduce the chances of long lines. Ford has also opposed rationing of gasoline to consumers, but this maybe considered as a standby measure and possibly as a suggestion for an immediate program.

Other conservation programs considered likely for discussion include: Tax incentives or other aid for insulating existing buildings; A mandatory program for industries to plan energy conservation and report to the government; The possibility of Ford using emergency powers to make sure that steel and other critical materials and perhaps shipyard space as well are made available for energy conservation and production activities asneeded. Still another possibility might be a program to make electric power plants which burn oil or natural gas switch to coal, although officials have indicated there may be serious obstacles to this. Inland Party Chicago hit man SENATORS SELECTED INDIANAPOLIS Four Calumet Region legislators have been appointed to the Indiana Senate's Natural Resources, Ecology and Agriculture committee. The chairman of the committee is Sen. Martin K.

McDaniel, R-Richmond. Calumet Region state senators on the committee are Ralph J. Potesta, R-Ham-mond; Ernest Niemeyer, R-Lowell; William C. Christy, D-Hammond, and Rudolph Clay, D-Gary. Rocky TV Oath OKd WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate Saturday authorized radio-television coverage of the ceremonies if the swearing-in of Vice President-designate Nelson A.

Rockefeller is held in the Senate chamber. There has never been a radio or television broadcast from the Senate chamber. A resolution allowing the Rockefeller ceremonies to be broadcast was approved by voice vote. As vice president, Rockefeller would also be president of the Senate. Rockefeller's nomination has been approved by the Senate and is expected to win House approval next week.

The site of the swearing-in has not been ATTY. GEN. SAXBE resigned on Friday promised top priority for efforts to rebuild department morale and restore public respect for the law and the Justice Department. It may be impossible to gauge the success of his efforts, but there are signs he has had an impact. He has made dozens of speeches all over the country and the theme threaded through all of them is that the law must be enforced fairly.

As he elaborates on the theme, Saxbe occasionally stirs up a fuss because he seems to tailor the speech to raise the hackles of his audience. He usually tells business groups, for example, that the Justice Department is cracking down on businessmen who flout the laws against price-fixing and monopolies. And he tells them he's tired of white-collar crooks getting off with small fines and that he thinks judges ought to be packing them off to jail just as they would a car thief. With Saxbe's urging, Congress has passed legislation increasing the jail penalties and fines for antitrust violators. And a handful of judges recently have imposed relatively stiff penalties on white-collar criminals.

Another side of the quality of outspokenness is candor, and Saxbe has demonstrated that to a greater degree than his recent predecessors. He held regular news conferences and granted frequent interviews, seldom ducking embarrassing questions. edge of the Israeli panhandle jutting up into Lebanon and Syria, and not far from Qiryat Shmonah and Shamir, both attacked by Arab guerrillas earlier this year. It was the latest escalation in Arab-Israeli violence, touched off Tuesday when suspected Israeli agents rocketed guerrilla offices in Beirut, causing heavy damage and slightly wounding five persons. On Wednesday night a terrorist set off grenades in a Tel Aviv movie theater, killing himself and two other persons.

The next day Israeli jets blasted a suspected Palestinian terrorist camp on the edge of Beirut, killing a Palestinian woman and wounding 20 other persons. On Friday, Egypt issued tough new conditions for a Middle East peace settlement, demanding that Israel limit its population for 50 years and eventually compensate the Palestinians for damage incurred over the past 20 years. Israeli officials were astounded by the demands. Meanwhile, the U.S. destroyer Elmer Montgomery sailed into Jordan's Red Sea port of Aqaba for the first time since the 1967 Middle East war.

The U.S. Embassy in Amman said the vessel will remain in Aqaba five days on a courtesy visit. 4 Arab Guerrillas Killed In Raid Against Israelis Ford Hails Trade Bill WASHINGTON (AP) President Ford expressed pleasure Saturday at Senate approval of a bill giving him unprecedented powers in foreip trade. The measure, Ford said in a statement, places the government "in a position to launch a trade program that will strengthen our economy and further our efforts for peace." The bill won Senate approval by a 774 vote Friday. A similar measure previously passed the House and the final bill is expected to be sent to Ford for his signature after differences are worked out in conference committee, possibly by next Friday.

The bill would allow the President to negotiate with other nations in an effort to reduce barriers to free trade. It would authorize economic retaliation against those nations that withhold critical raw materials, such as oil, from world markets. A compromise version of an emigration amendment was approved 88 to 0 in the Senate. Communist countries could qualify for American trade benefits as long as the President was satisfied that emigration barriers had been removed. The emigration provision is aimed at aiding Jews who seek to leave the Soviet Union, but would also apply to other minorities and other Communist nations.

"The Senate has demonstrated a willingness to' set aside party differences when the interests of our nation are at stake," Ford said. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION By voice vote, a $3 billion military construction measure was sent to the White House. A provision delays until next year a final decision on the Navy's plans for an expanded base on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia. ROCKEFELLER By voice vote, senators approved a resolution authorizing radio-television coverage for the swearing in of Vice President-designate Nelson A. Rockefeller, if the ceremonies are held in their chamber.

There has never been a broadcast from the Senate chamber. Legislations in Brief Israeli border police killed four Arab guerrillas who slipped into Israel from Lebanon on Saturday, but the Arabs killed one policeman and wounded another before dying, the Israeli command said. It said it assumed the Arabs were out to slaughter Israeli civilians. Sixty Israelis have been killed in guerrilla raids so far this year. Israeli Defense Minister Shimon Peres warned Lebanon of "grave consequences" if it continued to let terrorists operate from its territory, but did not elaborate.

The guerrillas, who cut their way through a security fence, carried assault rifles, grenades, commando knives and leaflets signed by Al Fatah, the biggest Palestinian guerrilla group, the command said. The leaflets said "The Al Fatah movement is fighting so that Jews, Moslems and Christians can live together in peace without discrimination in Palestine." They did not call for the release of Arab guerrilla prisoners in Israel, as in earlier guerrilla raids, and the Israeli command said, "We can assume the terrorists' aim was to kill Israeli civilians indiscriminately." The fight occurred near Menara on the Christmas came a bit early to East Saturday and Santa made a big with the wide-eyed children. Rita Vas-quez steals a moment with the jolly old at the annual Inland Christmas party for children of the company employes. 15,000 Rally for Boston WASHINGTON (AP) Legislation on which the Senate took action Saturday included: SCHOOL BUSING Senators voted 56 to 27 to shut off debate on the issue and followed with a vote of 55 to 27 to water down a provision curbing federal power to enforce desegregation laws. The busing provision was part of an $8.6 billion school and housing money bill that was sent back to the House.

STRIP MINING Floor action on a compromise package imposing stiff controls on surface coal mining was put over at least until Monday in the face of a veto threat. The House ignored President Ford's veto warning, passing it Friday. EXPORT-IMPORT A move to force final action on extending lending authority of the Export-Import Bank failed by a vote of 49 to 35, seven short of the needed two-thirds. In dispute are low interest loans to the Soviet Union. A new attempt will be made Monday.

Integration going to stop us now." A spokesman for Boston Police Commissioner Robert diGrazia said the parade route was changed because Boylston street is a "heavy business and shopping district, and it would have been too much of a traffic problem." In a statement released following the demonstration diGrazia said, "There was a segment of the marchers who were determined to confront police and create an incident." With the citizens of our city struggling with the serious problem of busing, these violent tactics can only further inflame tensions," diGrazia said. "What we needed is responsible, nonviolent leadership on all sides. We did not have that today." Owens charged that Boston Mayor Kevin H. White bowed to the opposition of local merchants concerned over the effect on Christmas shopping in the area. them on horseback, scattered the marchers.

Two persons were charged with assault and battery on a police officer, two with being disorderly persons, one for unlawful assembly and one for violating firearms regulations. Several bleeding demonstrators were led from the scene. A spokesman for Massachusetts General Hospital said they treated several persons with minor injuries, who said they fell during the melee. Demonstration organizers then led the crowd down the prescribed route as Owens and a band of five followers continued their symbolic march down Boylston street. Singing "We Shall Overcome" and several hymns, the six moved along the sidewalk, passing thousands of Christmas shoppers.

Defying the police ban on the Boylston street route Owens said, "I'm going down that street and nothing's going to stop me. I don't care if I'm arrested, but they're not BOSTON (AP) After a brief but violent confrontation with tactical and mounted police, a pro-integration crowd estimated by police at 15,000 to 20,000 persons rallied on Boston Common Saturday to climax their March Against Racism. Six persons were arrested and several others injured earlier when a smaller group of demonstrators clashed with police over a change in the route for the demonstration. City officials denied the group a permit to march down Boylston street, a fashionable business district in the downtown area, and asked them to switch the route to nearby Commonwealth Avenue. Leaders of the demonstration, including the Rev.

Ralph Abernathy and State Bill Owens of Boston headed a charge into the police lines, which awaited them at the start of the business district on Boylston street. More than 100 members of the Boston Tactical Patrol force, some of Boll Champions Woodmar Shopping Center's Dress-A- Doll contest netted two first place awards for Mrs. Gerry Bethel (left). Other winners include Mrs. Angelina Forrest, Mrs.

Eve Novosel, and Mrs. Karen Drenner..