KroghGets 6 Months; Denies Nixon Role; Ex-Chief of White House Plumbers Unit Sentenced in Ellsberg Break-ln Krogh Gets 6-Month Sentence in the Break-In at Office of Ellsberg's Psychiatrist Ex-Chief of the Plumbers Denies Nixon Had Role Goal of Burglary Krogh 'Deeply Sorrowful'
Date: 25 January 1974
By ANTHONY RIPLEYSpecial to The New York Times
Egil Krogh Jr, former head of Plumbers secret White House investigations unit, on Jan 24 is sentenced to 6 mos in prison by Judge Gerhard A Gesell on charges growing out of burglary of office of Daniel Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr Lewis J Fielding; Krogh says he blames only himself for 'a terrible mistake' and 'repulsive conduct'; says plumbers had been established by Nixon, created by John Ehrlichman and he (Krogh) was put in command; says he had felt he had authority to order break-in on his own; repts he was told by Ehrlichman after break-in that what he had done was in excess of what Ehrlichman had approved; Krogh's atty Stephen N Shulman distributes 12-page statement to reporters outlining Krogh's role with plumbers and confirming repts that White House had feared Ellsberg might have been preparing to release still further top secret information; illus of Krogh and Ehrlichman (L)
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A Nixon News Parley To Follow His Message
Date: 26 January 1974
White House press sec Ronald L Ziegler says Pres Nixon will hold his 1st news conf of yr shortly after his State of Union Message Jan 30
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HOPE IS HELD OUT FOR LOST NEWSMEN
Date: 26 January 1974
Amer Com to Free Journalists Held in SE Asia asserts on Jan 25 that at least some journalists reptd missing in SE Asia are being held by Cambodian insurgent forces; com rept that 5 missing Amers include Sean Flynn (Time), Welles Hangen (NBC), Terry Reynolds (UPI), Alexander Shimkin (Newsweek) and Dana Stone (CBS)
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U.S. Newsman Is Warned By Soviet Foreign Ministry
Date: 25 January 1974
UPI correspondent Gordon F Joseloff on Jan 24 repts that he was called in to Foreign Ministry's press dept in Moscow and accused of provocatory actions incompatible with status of foreign journalist; repts that on Jan 23 he was stopped by policemen who asked him to surrender notes made after he intd Soviet Jews active in emigration movement in USSR; says police threatened him with 'an incident' if he did not hand over notes (S)
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PLUMBERS OUSTED HIM, KROGH SAYS; He Tells of Dismissal in '71 for Refusing a Wiretap in India-Pakistan Case Plumbers Ousted Him, Krogh Asserts Kissinger Role Noted
Date: 25 January 1974
By SEYMOUR M. HERSHSpecial to The New York Time
former White House aide Egil Krogh Jr says on Jan 24 that he was dismissed from his White House Plumbers assignment in Dec, '71, after he refused to authorize wiretap in connection with investigation into publication of India-Pakistan papers; had reptdly been ordered off plumbers unit by John D Ehrlichman; Krogh's removal is 1st known indication of disagreement inside White House at time over Plumbers unit; at least 2 wiretaps were authorized in Dec '71 by David R Young Jr and Ehrlichman as plumbers were attempting to determine how India-Pakistan papers were disclosed and extent of mil snooping operations inside White House; Krogh says he declined to authorize 1 of wiretaps and was removed from unit on same day; refuses to say whether wiretap had been intended for Yeoman 1st Cl Charles E Radford, who was suspected of leaking papers; in 12-page statement notes that he had become disturbed after viewing photos of damage done to office of Daniel Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr Lewis J Fielding during attempted burglary by plumbers in Sept, '71
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Counsel Limits Krogh's Denial Of Nixon Role Only to '71 Theft
Date: 26 January 1974
By ANTHONY RIPLEYSpecial to The New York Times
Stephen N Shulman, atty for former White House aide Egil Krogh Jr, says on Jan 25 that clearing of Pres Nixon's name by Krogh on Jan 24 applies only to '71 burglary of office of Daniel Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr Lewis J Fielding; says that Krogh had been careful not to exonerate or implicate anyone else in matters beyond burglary (M)
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PULLOUT REPORTING IS BANNED BY DAYAN
Date: 26 January 1974
Israeli Defense Min Moshe Dayan bans Israeli and foreign correspondents from covering opening stage of troop disengagement and withdrawal on Suez Canal front; restriction is believed to be political; UN Emergency Force spokesman in Cairo tells newsmen that they will not be permitted to witness 'actual Israeli pullback'; Egyptian C/S Lt Gen Mohammed Abdel Ghany el-Gamasy says correspondents will be permitted to visit canal front on Jan 29 when Egyptian forces enter city of Suez (S)
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Text of Krogh Statement About His Role in the Plumbers' Break-In at Office of Ellsberg's Psychiatrist; Urgent Assignment Nixon Widens Scope Authorization by Ehrlichman Questioned on Role
Date: 25 January 1974
Special to The New York Times
text of statements by former White House aide Egil Krogh Jr on his involvement with White House Plumbers unit after Krogh was sentenced in US Dist Ct on Jan 24 for his role in Ellsberg break-in
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Cable TV's Future
Date: 25 January 1974
Ed hails rept on cable TV issued by Cabinet Com on Cable Communications
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