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1 AT ft1 MAI TO 7 ITT) IHS 10. In vjl Jl JL JLJ1J 1 133 Kit YKAKM). 122 FINAL EDITION ion l.v llmih' Drlivri'nl llavs tiiuisday si' 9. 1973 Firm ernes Kickbacl effa ions 1 1 As 7S All I That Agnew received weekly kickbacks while he was Baltimore county executive and governor of Alexander Haig and asked that it be relayed to the President. But Agnew did not meet with Mr.

Nixon face to face until late Tuesday, when he said he spent an hour and three-quarters with the President explaining his side of the investigation. Agnew declined to disclose details of their talk. But he said: "The President expressed his confidence in me, directly to me." The vice president said he was not bothered that Mr. Nixon has not publicly expressed support for him, despite repeated questions addressed to the White House press office about the President's attitude. "I think the vice president should stand on his own feet," Agnew said.

"I am not spending my time looking around to see who is supporting me. I am defending myself." In answer to questions, Agnew said he has not considered stepping down from his job temporarily, while the investigation is pursued. And he insisted, "I have no expectation of being indicted." The U.S. attorney's letter, the vice president said, asked him for his financial records, including bank statements, checks, savings accounts and deposit books. "I have nothing to hide," Agnew said.

But he added that he hud turned over his records to his attorneys and has left it up to them to decide whether they will be given to prosecutors. He indicated that he may invoke constitutional protections including separation of powers that the President is now using to resist subpoenas for Watergate tapes and documents. Although Agnew told repot ters, "I did r.ot deal with contractors at all," records tlisclcsed in 1 showed that he and the consulting firm of Matz, Childs and Jones wen' among nine partners in the purchase of 107 acres of land near one end of the proposed site of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Agnew, under public and political pressure, withdrew from the partnership. He said he sold his share had cost him $5000 in cash and $29,000 in loans back to the other partners at no profit.

In reply to another question, Agnew said, "Anyone that's been around the political scene in the U.S. who would expect that campaign contributions don't come with contractors doing business with the state and federal government is quite naive." By SAUL FRIEDMAN Knight Newspapers Writer WASHINGTON Vice President Agnew labeled as "false, scurrilous, malicious" and "damned lies," allegations that he has received illegal payment from Maryland contrac-ors. The vice president at a wide open, no holds barred press conference, said he decided to call in reporters because of "defamatory" leaks to the media. "Well, I have no intention to be skewered in this fashion," Agnew said, "and since I have no intention to be so skewered, I called this press conference to label as false and scurrilous these rumors, these assertions and accusations that are being circulated. Asked about allegations made to federal prosecutors in Maryland that he received $1000 a week in contractor kickbacks, Agnew said: "I am denying them outright, and I am labeling them and I think a person in my position might be permitted this departure from normal language as damned lies." At the televised 30 minute press conference, Agnew spoke strongly, calmly, and with a touch of humor.

The vice president, late Monday night, confirmed that he had received official notification from U.S. District Attorney George Beall in Baltimore that he is "under investigation for possible violations of criminal statutes." The statutes are those covering bribery, tax fraud, extortion and conspiracy, Agnew said. Agnew's office issued a statement proclaiming his innocence, but adding that he would not have more to say until the investigation is complete. But the vice president decided Wednesday to come out swinging after news media reported that information had been supplied to federal prosecutors which tended to Implicate Agnew. A prosecution task force assisted by agents of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is probing three sets of allegations: Sfi A rf a.

Senate Told Of Viet Bombings Hospitals Targeted ried but the false reporting system, but did not create it. Abrams, who left Vietnam last summer, said, however, it might have toe mi "courting disaster," not to have bombed concentrations of North Vietnamese troops in Cambodia while American troops were being withdrawn. He acknowledged recommending the Cambodian bombing campaign in February, 1969, and personally selected B52 targets in that country. Abrams said he created a special group cf staff aides to work on the Cambodian bombing so that On Page Administration blow. dealt new If true, impeach or prosecute? On PaRe 10: Biographies of key figures.

Maryland, from 1962 to 1969, and possibly after he became vice president. That he received a cash payment of $50,008 when he was vice president. And that contractors were asked to contribute to his election campaigns in return for promises of public works. No indictments have been Issued and, of course, the charges at this point are unproven. Some of them stem from former associates of Agnew who are now under investigation themselves.

Agnew, who has been highly critical of the press in tine past, was angry that information about the allegations had been "leaked" to the news media. But he did not blame the press for causing his troubles with the U.S- attorney. Instead, he said: "The accusations that are being made, if they do come from people who are also under Investigation, must be looked at as accusations that are coming from those who have found themselves in very deep trouble and are looking to extricate themselves from this trouble and are flirting with the Idea that they can obtain immunity or reduced charges by doing so." At another point, Agnew hinted that he may have been accused because he refused to help kill the investigation into his associates' affairs. Agnew said his attorney received Beall's notification letter on August 2. He immediately gave the information to White House aide End Eyed flation without subjecting the public to the severe price jolts which otherwise occur." In Miami, Agriculture Secretary Earl L.

Butz told the Economic Society cf Southern Florida that Phase IV was moving the economy toward private decision-making and' Phase will be phased out." High administration sources said the Whie House hoped the phase-out to a free economy could come by the end of this year, although none of the official spokesmen went on record predicting; decontrols that soon. Crows 1 i National Beef Drought Cuts Area Steaks Thin Dcfciisp al news conference c.iu.-:" hospital complexes were often protected bv company or battalion-sized troop units. Sen. Harold Hughes (D-Iowa), a member of the committee, also re-leaM'd a letter from former Army Capt. Howan D.

Malphurs of Miami, who said in 19G9 and 1970 lie worked as an interpreter of photographs of areas where B52 bombs full in Cambodia. "I saw on several occasions whet possible hospitals had been bombed On another occasion I observed a red cross on a building that partially destroyed by bombs," Malpnurs wrote. Sons 2,41 Colerain no one who wanted to and make any eomment at John Hilberg Sons, 511 W. Liberty St. Pork distributors appear to have high price problems and no shortages to worry about.

"Hogs hit $60 a hundredweight today," H. A. Morgenstern, plant manager, II. H. Meyer Packing 2115 Partridge PL, "We could oper ate at 100 capacity if people wanted the meat at these high prices." Move? 1 1 Are you in for the people experience? Try your hand at advertising In Enquirer Classified.

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High both days ar Low tonight near "0. Air Pollution Index is 105 (unsatisfactory, worse than Clean Air Standards.) Details, Mao On Pace 41 Vets: WASHINGTON (AP) U. 3. commanders in Vietnam placed no restrictions on ground or air attacks against Viet Cong or North Vietnamese hospitals, 4 a Senate committee was told Wednesday. In direct testimony and letters, several Vietnam veterans said hos- On Pafce 3: Court bombing ban overturned.

Bombs fall near Plinoni Penh airport. pitals were often considered targets rather than areas to be avoided as required by the Geneva Convention on warfare. The testimony came before the Senate Armed Services Committee which for three weeks has been unraveling secret air and ground operations of the Indochina war from the mid-1960s to 1972. The committee has also been trying to determine who ordered a dual reporting system in which "Clio bombing raids over Cambodia were falsely recorded as having occurred in South Vietnam. Gen.

Creighlon Abrams, currently the Aimy chief oi staff and a former commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam, testified he car- Enquirer (Bob Free) Pliolo On Cue Atlfunwi! vice president only a small number of officers kne i bout it. In testimony on the hospitals, Alan Stevenson, a slockhrok'r from San Francisco and former Army intelligence specialist, said that while in (Juang Tri province in he routinely lisliyl hospitals among targets to lie struck by American lighter planes. "The bigger the hospital, the better it was," he said. Sfevenson said lie believed the hospitals were highly rated as potential targets, not because American commanders wanted to attack wounded enemy troops, but be- tomers want because of the shortage." Schloss reminds that the shortage is at ceiling prices.

Tire ceiling on beef prices is scheduled for lifting on September 12. Kluener Packing 2811 Massachusetts is doing normal business, said Leo Verst, sales manager, because the company bought caltle in Texas and is having it shipped in weekly. "But we have more than the normal amount cf people to supply." Verst said, indicating the company is taking care of regular customers and not taking new ones now. G. Erhardt's Sons.

has "a daily diminishing supply of beef because the cost too prohibitive," said Albert Becker, vice president. The company, which deals in beef icows, bulls rnd choice cattle) and veal, is doing about 75 of normal business. "The only way we're doing that Is by running all over God's creation for Rrent numbers of cattle with the price constantly going up." Serv-All Foods, Covington, Fourth and Philadelphia wholesaler, closed on Monday, putting 75 people cut of work. Dealing exclusively with dressed beef bought, in the West, the company handled 400.000 pounds of beef weekly until its supply dwindled to zero, said Diek Rice, treasurer. Kahn's dismissed about 56 of its SOU plant employees.

Paul Heringer said he lias some people on vacation now and is considering asking some to take next year's vacation now. Erhardt's has laid off two and probably will let a third person go next week. Some companies are closing arly. Kdelman Provision Co. had turned on its recorded message taker by 1:55 p.m.

Wednesday. At 2:30 p.m. a man at Gus Juengling Son Inc. said everybody had gone home. The recorded message of Herman Kemper's Sons, Inc.

at 2:45 p.m. confidently said: "Please leave your name, address and order. It will be delivered tomorrow." There was no one available for comment at Jacob Schachter's Controls By 1974 WASHINGTON (UPI) The White House hopes to end all government wage and price controls' as soon as possible, perhaps by the end of the year, high administration officials said Wednesday. They said the administration wants to shift as quickly as possible from the Phase IV controls, On Page 39: Phase IV won't hurt profits. On Page 12: Bread prices going up.

which begin Monday, to Phase "phase-cut" of all government controls on the economy, returning it. to a free market basis. One spokesman said the White House is counting on increase! production, especially of food, as well as government action to clamDcn the inflationary pressures so that controls can be lifted without the return of inflation. Chairman Herbert Stein of the Presidents Council of Economic Advisers said the public was more prepared for this complete phase-out now because most businessmen and ether Americans appear to bfe "disillusioned" with the controls, although he said this disillusionment is apparently "only skin deep." "We will get out of controls," Stein told an American Bar Association luncheon in Washington. But he said President Nixon's use of economic controls would make it easier for future Presidents to put simr.tr restraints on the free economy.

The administration assurances that it wants to get out of controls cam? from several spokesmen In widely scattered parts of the country the day after phase IV regulations were announced for most of the economy. Generally, firms may increase prices only to the extent of their increased costs. COMMERCE SECRETARY Frederick S. Dent told the Pittsburgh Chamber of commerce that Phase will be a "phase-out" 'to a free economy. But In the meantime, he said Phase IV would be a period in which "other economic forces can work effectively to slow down in- 1 4 fi P.y JO-ANN ALBERS Enquirer Reporter The Cincinnati Bengals may be the largest area group that will not suffer from the current beef shortage.

But if the shortage continues after September 1, even the National Football League team will be in trouble. That's the date when Wayne Brewer, food director of Saga Food Service, Wilmington, expects his current supply of beef to be gone. Brewer was one of the area's meat packing or meat wholesale On Page 39: Dollar roast is no more. officials to say that his current ability to secure any beef is zero. Some other officials are closin.j their companies early, others are leaving recorded messages, one has closed down, and one is considering asking employees to take next year's vacations now.

Some didn't want to talk about beef at all. Brewer said the reason the Bengals have a supply of beef Is that he had stocked up with six times the normal 800-1000 pounds of beef so the players would have it at their training camp in Wilmington. He had stocked up on eight-ounce filet mignon, 12 ounce ribeye steaks, T-bone anl strip loin steaks and has about two more meals of prime rib for the players, he said Wednesday. Among the area meat packers or wholesalers confirming they have a shortage of beef was E. Kahn's Sons, 3211 Spring drove Ave.

Kahn's has only about 25 of its normal beef supply. Heringer Meats. 16 W. Seventh Covington, Ky has no beef and that meat normally accounts for 70 of the company's tonnage. "OUR PORK SUPPLY is about 90 of what our customers need," said Milton Schloss, Kahn's board, -j'nairman.

"With beef we're filling 25-50 of normal customer needs and only about 5 of what cus Page Page Action Line 35 Gallup 13 Books 27 Graham 35 Bridge Horoscope 35 Business 39-44 Horse Sense 35 Classified 49-62 Jumble 35 Columnists ,5 People 3 Comics Society 23 Crossword, 35 Sports 63-70 Dear Abby 21 TV-Radio 26 Deaths' Van Dellen 24 Editorials 4 Viewpoint 6 Entertainment Weikel 37 14, 15 Women's 21-25 Features 35 Word Game 24 FOUR-YEAR-OLD Tony Brown speaks softly to his dad's six-year-old rooster who stretches his neck and crows on cue. Tony's father John was among the many livestock owners displaying their animals Wednesday, opening day of the 118th annual Carthage Fair. The fair, at Vine and 77th Streets, runs through Sunday. See stories, Page 37. Local And Area News 20, 37, 38.