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ryy-j w'i rj ft i r- r- Boston Evening Cobe Friday, February 20, 1970 31 Boston detective denies murder connection lice officer and a good i i ii, i iw. By Ronald A. Wysocki Globe Staff Boston Police Det William W. Stuart, 41, of Blake Mattapan, stood before Suffolk Superior Court Judge Wilfred Pa-quet todayand heard himself accused of complicity in a 1967 gangland murder. He answered that he was innocent.

The graying police veteran, assigned to special headquarters unit gathering information on criminal activities in the Boston area, stood before a courtroom filled with spectators who always come for a case of unusual interest. Court Clerk Frank Ma-suret read off four indictments charging the officer, stripped of all his duties by Police Comr. Edmund J. McNamara yesterday, as an accessory after the fact of murder. The murder was that of William Bennett in Dorchester in December 1967.

Four men were indicted last September as responsible for the killing. One has since been slain. Stuart pleaded innocent to each of the indictments which were actually concerned with the single killing. Judge a set Stuart's bail at $5000. The defendant posted bond and left the courthouse.

Defending him was Atty. Francis X. Bellotti, former lieutenant governor and a potential candidate of the future. Queried about what effect the case might, have on his political aspirations Bellotti replied: "I don't think it will have any. I have represented many police officers over the past 16 years in many kinds of case.

I've known Bill Stuart for a long time. He's a good po r-itoWlW( wiA Villi iHMWim WJUJta'rf. -Jfc. ACCUSED DETECTIVE, William Stuart walks ahead of his attorney, Francis Bellotti, at courthouse. (Joe Runci photo) FAMED ARTIST Andrew Wyeth, honored at the White House last night, is shown with his wife and President and Mrs.

Richard Nixon. (AP) Stuart surrendered to Det. John F. Doyle, chief of Suffolk Dist. Atty.

Garrett H. Byrne's investigative division, at Doyle's office on the eighth floor of Suffolk Courthouse. First one turns on man art exhibition White House, artist U.S. 2d rate power Soviet might grows Brighton flmm Watertown Wheeler said the budget, containing sharp reductions proposed by Mr. Nixon, was "at the border line of acceptable military risk in the present conditions." He said: "Many of the reasons for our force reductions and for our modernization United Press International something in that painting that I don't see in the mirror." WASHINGTON For President Mr.

Nixon said Wyeth has "caught the Nixon it was "something new in White heart of America, and certainly tonight House history" His wife said it was "a theheartof America belongs to him" Throughout the day and the evening, dream come true. And artist Andrew J. Wyeth said he was "overwhelmed." He Wyeth, callde it a "remarkable occasion." spoke of those people "who believed in The event was the first one-man art me enough to pose for long hours and show ever held in the White House, fea- who have let me enter their lives, their i tf j- houses and barns, their fields and woods, tunng the works of Wyeth and a dinner an(J hurry in his honor with all of the Wyeth clan He also saluted those art buyers who and many of the great names from the art "by believing" contributed to his success. world present to salute him. And he toasted "the past of American art No one seemed to enjoy it more than with infinite respect and the future with the Pennsylvania artist himself, who ear- the keenest anticipation." lier in the day with the help of Mrs.

Pianist Rudolph Serkin of Philadel- Nixon unveiled the, 21 canvasses hung on phia performed at Wyeth's request, soft gold velvet panels in the East Room Later the music turned more toward for a month-long public exhibit. rock and roll, and Wyeth and his two Mr. Nixon told the dinner audience sons, Nicholas and Jamie, appeared in no that a very old man whom Wyeth painted hurry to leave. Jamie called the evening said on viewing the picture, "I found "wayou." An extraordinary sense of fun. Hilarious, offbeat, fascinating.

Designed for irreverent filmgoers. Everything is turned upside down, inside out and overboard." Marjory Adams, Boston Globe (Next to King's) jv S1 American UnJ 7t 11 jLJ II Imported Lamb (g oJ Atmosphere MjJIOr I ObiBUCil rioht to limit quanl.ties 1 1 "If it hurts that's life." me, then Judge Paquet granted Bellotti 20 days in which to file special pleadings but agreed with prosecutor Asst. Dist. Attty. Lawrence Cameron to set trial date Cameron asked the Apr.

7 trial date so it would coincide with the scheduled trial of Hugh Shields, 32, of Roxbury, the only one of the four principal defendants in custody. Still at large and labeled fugitives are Stephen Flemmi, 35, of Milton, and Francis Salemme, 35, of Sharon. Found dead in Las Vegas apparently gunned to death shortly after his flight from his Roxbury haunts, was Peter Poulos, 39, of Jamaica Plain. He left Boston with Flemmi and Salemme just before they were indicted. stretch-out have not been premised upon military rationales." Of the Vietnam War, Wheeler said in the part of his prepared statement i made public that the Viet- i namization program is pro- gressing well "although it is uneven." SWOPE The 5th Annual Boston Globe FESTIVAL I -States 8 P.M.

21, P.M. 1 PUTNEY 5 ftyf. 4 a The Truth and Soul Movie Paris Cinema. Bellotti acknowledged after the hearing that he might not represent Stuart for trial, stating that it would be unfair to the defendant if it occurred at the time of a political campaign. "Maaonno," by Thsyor Acaaemy, The Boston Glebe Scholastic Art Exhibition jjQ5A VXzJxf pnzi I Fresh II Re9Ul Pfessed 11 nvPW READY 84cIiT 11 U.S.Choice Crade I Frozen OVEN READY I Controlled II IV 2 the It's a February Blast! Laird fears by 1975 if LAIRD Continued from Page 1 Laird concluded this evaluation: "In the long term, one of the most serious threats confronting the United States is the large and growing military and research and development effort of the Soviet Union." However, Laird said on the basis of the trip, he has concluded that the Viet-namization program is proceeding "on schedule or ahead of schedule in all major categories." Depending on circumstances, he told the senators, "We can anticipate continuing troop redeployment and the return home of additional thousands of U.S.

military men during 1970." He said that in recent years U.S. spending oh defense, space and atomic energy research has remained steady while Soviet expenditures have increased 10 to 13 percent a year. Now the Soviet Union is putting $16 to $17 billion into such work compared with $13 billion to $14 billion for the United States, Laird said. Of the Red Chinese threat, Laird said that some time this year they would begin deploying missiles with a 1000-mile range packing the nuclear power of the American A-bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki He also said that U.S. Intelligence experts expect the Chinese Communists to test fire this year a 6000-mile intercontinental ballistic missile which could pose a direct threat to the United States.

Although Laird's budget requests for the coming year are below last year's, he said 'if the current Soviet buildup continues, we will need additional costly steps to preserve an effective deterrent." Laird indicated he hoped the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) with the Russians to resume in Vienna on Apr. 16 would make such additional costly steps unnecessary. But he said his "rock-bottom budget" preserved options for United States. Specifically, those options include going ahead with two expensive ntw weapons programs. Laird already has identified them as the Bl bomber, successor to the B52.

and the Undersea Long-Range Missile System (ULMS), successor to Polaris-Poseidon missile program. The budget for the coming year asks $100 million for research on the Bl and $44 million for the ULMS. If the United States were to put these weapons systems into production they could cost in the neighborhood of $10 billion apiece. At the same closed session, the two Senate committees heard Gen Earle G. Wheeler, chairman of the joint chiefs cf staff, give his evaluation of the U.S.

military position. OUTSIDE CHARLES ST. JAIL (Jack O'Connell photo) three-month jail term Directed by George Weln John B. Hynes Civic Auditorium (War Memorial Auditorium) Prudential Center Friday, February 27: SARAH VAUGHAN MILES DAVIS His Quintet HERB1E MANN and His Quintet The Lighthouse Saturday, February 28: ERROLL GARNER BUDDY RICH His Orchestra B. B.

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121 Ntwrxjry end et all S0' stoats rttron. o' By mo I coupon twtaw. WILLIAM BAIRD AND WIFE Baird begins Birth control advocate William R. Baird began a three-month sentence at Charles St. Jail at noon today for distributing contraceptive devices to Boston University coeds during a lecture at the school last year.

Despite freezing temperatures and a brisk wind, between 50 and 75 placard-carrying demonstrators paraded in a circle before the main door of the jail chanting, "Free Bill Baird." Baird was given a loud cheer by the group, which broke ranks to greet him as he, his attorney, Joseph Balliro, and Baird's wife, Eve, walked from a cab at the side of the jail to the entrance. Balliro later today filed a petition at Gov. Sargent's office at the State House for a full pardon for Baird. Speaking briefly before entering the institution, Baird urged his supporters to continue fighting for a change in the birth control laws. He said that he would continue his campaign for the U.S.

Senate from inside the jail "if I am permitted." Msr-jaret Esr-en B'aintre9, g9 15 Chcsen frc-i cer 7CCD e-r'ss. A u'iqe prese-a'cT se? i'rs New Bssoi. The c- is iriv; As ss'on Is frss. frightened, and I'm disenchanted about the whole thing, but I promised the people who want birth control here that I'd see this through to the end." Reward for bomber is $23,000 in Calif. SAN FRANCISCO A reward fund topped $25,000 today as city and law enforcement officials sought to halt bombing attacks on Bay Area police.

Police drafted plans to fence and floodlight precinct stations in the wake of two bombings one fatal and the discovery of a booby trap wired to a policeman's car in nearby Vallejo. City flags flew at half staff as services were planned today for Sgt Brian V. McDo nnelL 45, who died Wednesday. TRIMMING COSTS Store manager Curtis Jones, left, gets tip on meat cutting from retired grocer David Brumer, as they learn how to cut expenses. (AP) Trior to the arrival at the jail of Baird, a leader of the demonstrators.

Sue Vogel of Boston, a secretary of the Parent Aid Society, headed here by Baird said that 24-hour demonstrations have been planned by the group alternating between the entrance of the jail and the Beacon st. entrance of the State House. She said "We feel strongly that Bill Baird should be pardoned bv Gov. Sargent and we are demonstrating to point out our case." She said that she and other supporters of Baird plan to speak in behalf of bills to be heard by the Social Welfare Committee at the State House on Feb. 23 and March 3.

The bills call for the repeal of the statutes governing birth control information. About three hours before he entered the jail Baird appeared on the WBZ-TV program "Woman Today" and said that as a result of his trial and conviction "the political climate in Massachusetts is Rearing ihe point where birth control laws will be repealed." Asked about his jail term, Baird said, "I'm Globe Jazz Festival Box 80 Back Bay Annex Boston, Massachusetts 02117 (Picas Print) OP MASSACHUSETTS SECONDARY SCH STUDENTS" AT WCt Name CityTowru I I Pleas send mt th following reserved seot tickets. FRIDAY, February 27, WiO $5 50 SATURDAY, February $450 J3M February 1 1 through Ma'ch I Di' 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. 2 P.M.

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