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24 BRIDGEPORT Thursday. March 21, 1974 NIXON AWARDS SKYLAB MEDALS WASHINGTON (AP) President Nixon is back from a buoying two-day trip to Texas, where he met with Republican leaders, awarded medals to Skylab astronauts and in spectcd preparations for a join U.S.-Soviet space mission. The President also caught the public's eye when he dropped into a Houston drugstore for a cup of coffee leaving the waitress a Texas-sized SI tip and hopped out of his limousine to sign autographs for school children. "It always gives you a lift to come to Texas," Nixon told newsmen during his visit Wednesday to the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.

"There's a lot of drive, a lot of spirit, a can-do a i and that's what the country needs." However, the President said he now may trim back his heavy schedule of travel and personal appearances, evidently undertaken in an ciTort to rebuild public confidence shaken by Watergate. During a question-answer session Tuesday night at the National Association of Broad' casters convention, Nixon firm ly rejected the call by Sen James that he resign for the good the presidency. In a speech at the Space Cen ter, the, President made no di rect reference to Watergate and Us impact on his.adminis tration. instead aimed. hi remarks-skyward and into tjv future.

"Always look to the un known," Nixon'told a crowd about 5,000. "Go" (here, tak any risk, make any sacrifice and don't be discouraged be cause sometimes you may fail "There are other worlds ou there far we must gi because failure to try find what is there means -WC'VL lost something in the spirit of a great nation," Nixon said. The Fairfield Board of Select- yesterday accepted for the own two tracts of land which ad been set aside for open pace in two subdivisions. Accepted from the GreenaK rothers was a 32,000 square oot tract on Tahmore drive, which was part of a 12 acre subdivision, A three-acre tract along Mill iver, off Bronson road, was accepted from Dr. Andrew Draper, in connection with a cluster zone development competed by Fortuna, Inc.

Conveyance of the Draper property barred construction of any building, paved areas or parking of vehicles, First Select- At Health Council Orientation Session members of the Comprehensive Health Planning Council of Eastern Fairfield County had their first orientation meeting recently. Lelt to right are Dr. Joseph McNamarra, of the Bridgeport Engineering Institute; Dr. H. Patterson Harris, director of health for the Town ot Fairfield; Mrs.

Robert Igoe, planning director of the United Way, and Dr. Maurice J. O'Sullivan, chairman the CUP. The local CHP consists of both consumers of health care and deliveries of health services who assist in the development of area health programs. Ex-SECChiefPavesWay For John Dean Testimony -NEW YORK (AP) The government" has-'- 'described ousted White House' 'Sou hs el John W.

Dean HI as "a critical witness" the criminal' conspiracy" case against John N. Mitchell and one-time Commerce secretary Ma'urice-H. Stans. Groundworks for-'Dea'ci's appearance' was by, former Securities." a Exchange Commission chairman J. Casey's testimony, Wednesday that Dean made least four He said the Apollo-Soyuz telephone calls, White project, intended to put Ameri cans and Russians into spac together in July 1975.

showet that although the two super will continue to hav ideological differences, "we ca: do much Nixon presented Distinguished Service Medals from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to Skylab astronauts Lt. Col. Gerald Cafr, Col. William Pogue and Dr. F.dward Gibson.

They completed a marathon 8-1- day mission last month. Earlier Wednesday, the ident had breakfast with aboul 100 leading Texas businessmen and Republican party leaders, including former Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. Nixon flew back (o Washington Wednesday afternoon. Property destroyed by fire last year totaled $3.1 billion, an increase of $150 1972.

million over House interest- in fraud -case Vesco. There were indications that Dean may take the. -witness stand today. Dean was ousted'as President Nixon's counsel last April 30 after he admitted a part in the cover-up of the Watergate jreak-in. Mitchell and Stans arc accused of seeking to head off an SEC complaint against Vesco, in return for the latter's secret 5200,000 cash contribution to President Nixon's 1972 re-election- campaign.

1 A perjury count in the in dictment is based on Mitchell's denial before a grind Jury that he ever talked to Dean about the Vesco case. Casey testified he received a telephone cal from Dean about (he case after he had left the SEC and continued: "The conversation was in the nature of a complaint that the staff or somebody had leaked a deposition to newspaper reporter before the deposition had been filed in court. He complained that the staff of the commission was reaching beyond the proper scope of the investigation. I said 1 didn't know anything about "Was there any reference in your conversation with Dean- as to why he was Casey was asked. said he had received a complaint from Mr, Mitchell," the witness replied.

Casey said another of phone calls concerned 26-year- old Donald Nixon. a nepH- cw of the president and aide "airfield Open Space Tracts OK'd at Selectmen's Session man John J. Sullivan said. The acceptance of the land ollowed recommendations made by the Town Plan and Zoning commission. Selectman Sullivan also requested the two other Selectmen lames L.

Eldridge and William Glover, to give consideration to Ihe acquisition of the Gold property at the westerly end of Fair field Beach road, which could be used for extending a turnaround He urged the selectmen to.visil the area. and traveling companion Vesco. "1 said he might cause em barrassment to the Presidcn and that they ought to shoo hi: away," Casey went on. thanked me for the informatio and said, "I thought we'd don Casey also testified he met Mitchell at a cocktail party in September 1972, and related: "I told Mr. Mitchell the yes- case had developed into something very serious and I told him young Nixon ought to be somehow disconnected from Vesco because it might bring embarrassment to the President.

Mr. Mitchell said, 'I thought he had been At one point in cross-examination, Casey was asked by the defense: "Did Mr. Mitchell ever you.to fixHhat case?" "Nobody asked me to fix the case." the witness replied. On a motion, by Selectman Glover, the board appointed John P. Baxter, of 240 Wheeler park avenue, Fairfield, to the town Employe pension funi board, filling createc by the death of-Robert D.

Gage Mr. Baxter is a former Cran company executive, who als has served as an aide to forme Congressman Albert P. Morani and former Congressman-Donak Irwin. A discussion took place clcctman Glover's previously alsed question about a charter revision, requiring the electman to, call a meeting town boards and commissions once a year and his iuestion on a. person serving on more than one town committee.

Mr. Glover a i charier changes were needed to clarify both issues. While agreeing that a charter change would clarify positions Selectman Sullivan said, how ever, that he would be oppose; a requirement that all board: and commissions be convene once a year. He said it wa: almost impossible to create an agenda for such a meeting be cause many of the board are no related. He said would also oppos any ban on elected or appoints officials serving on more tha 1 one commKtee; He cited the selection of RTfv members for the town's schoc building committees and nance board members on such committees alscC "These, persons are sclecte for such assignments because the expertise they-have to fer," Selectman-Sullivan said.

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