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Conflict
continues
Israel says Egypt ready for war
By the Associated Press
Israel yesterday claimed that Egypt is
preparing to resume new warfare while
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger
was commenting after a round of talks in
Cairo that "we are moving toward
peace." Syria reported a clash on the
Golan Heights.
Kissinger made his comment
following a three-hour meeting with
President Anwar Sadat of Egypt.
A spokesman for the Israeli military
command in Tel Aviv said Egyptian
troops were stepping up preparations for
open warfare.
He refused to elaborate on the
is there
WASHINGTON (AP)—The testimony
of a presidential aide yesterday raised a
question of whether part of yet a third
White House Watergate tape may be
missing or nonexistent.
The testimony followed notification to
U.S. District Court Judge John J. Sirica
that President Nixon's personal
secretary, Rose Mary Woods, will testify
at a hearing into a , White House claim
that two crucial presidential
conversations on Watergate went
unrecorded.
Sirica had summoned Woods to
appear.
White House aide John C. Bennett
Congress votes
president's war
WASHINGTON (AP) Congress
yesterday handed President Nixon a
major defeat by enacting into law over
his veto its historic bill to curb
presidents' war powers.
The 60-day limit on presidents' power
to commit U.S. combat troops abroad
without Congress' approval became law
immediately when the Senate overrode
the veto.
The Senate
. vote was 75 to 18, or 13
more than required.
The House overrode the veto hours
earlier 284 to 135, four more than the two
thirds needed.
The war powers bill was opposed on
the final vote by a coalition of President
Nixon's supporters " and antiwar
congressmen who contended it would
grant presidents new power to wage war
up to 60 days without congressional
approval.
Sen - .--Thtstinas F. Eagleton, D-Mo.,
called the Bill "blankcheck authority to
carry us intci , war" and said Nixon could
the
daily
AP wirephoto
AN ISRAELI SOLDIER stands on a catwalk beside
a Soviet-made missile as an Israeli convoy passes
near Suez City, Egypt. The missile was captured
intact on the west bank of the Suez Canal.
preparations, but Israel.radio broadcast
reports that Cairo had ordered its troops
on "high alert."
Israel said Egypt's Ist Army, stationed
in a defensive position around Cairo, had
reportedly moved toward the Suez front,
apparently to give it the possibility to
break a corridor through the Israeli lines
to open an escape route for' the trapped
Egyptian 3rd Army in the Sinai Desert.
Egypt's official Middle East News
Agency described the situation on the
Suez front as "tense and explosive" and
said the Israelis on the west bank of the
canal were in pockets that could easily
be destroyed.
another missing tape?
testified before Sirica that Woods called
him into her office to say she had
discovered a "gap" in a tape recording
made of presidential conversations.
Bennett, an aide to White House chief
of staff Alexander M. Haig Jr., said
Woods did not describe the tape she was
listening to and he did not ask.
Bennett also said she told him that she
was not transcribing Watergate tapes
and that his own testimony of Tuesday—
in whicßennett said he was told that
was whit she was doing—was wrong.
Exactly which tapes Woods was
listening to when she discovered the gap
presumably will have to await her own
use it immediately if he wanted to send
U.S. combat troops into the Middle East.
But Senate Armed Services Chairman
John C. Stennis, D-Miss., and Sen.
Hubert H. Humphrey, D-Minn., said the
bill was never intended to restrict
presidents' war powers but instead
require that Congress share .the burden
of committing Americans to war.
Sen. John Tower, R-Tex., urged that
the Senate get "not so caught up in the
hysteria of Watergate" as to enact the
war powers bill "to kick the President
while he is down."
Congress' override of the President's
veto was its first in nine tries this year
and the fifth since Nixon became
President.
After the House vote, President Nixon
issued a statement saying it "seriously
undermines this pation's ability to act
decisively and convincingly in times of
international crisis."
Inspired by the Vietnam war, the bill
was intended to prevent the United
CollegiaA
Nixon:
WASHINGTON (AP)—President
Nixon last night asked Congress for
emergency powers by December to
combat the growing fuel shortage,
including lower speed limits, year-round
daylight saving time and exemptions
from anti-pollution laws.
"We are heading 'toward the most
acute shortages of energy since World
War II," Nixon told the nation in a
broadcast address, citing the Mideast
conflict as the cause.
Nixon disclosed he is preparing plans
for gasoline rationing only as a
"contingency plan." He said users of
home-heating oil will have to get by with
15 per cent less fuel than they used last
year.
Nixon asked for, among other things,
authority to reduce business operating
hours, curtail outdoor electrical
advertising and ornamental lighting and
impose energy conservation taxes or
fees.
He said he is ordering all federal
vehicles to travel no more than 50 miles
per hour. Legislation would be
necessary to make that provision apply
to all drivers.
Noting the Arab shutoff of oil
shipments to the United States had made
the situation acute, Nixon said
petroleum supplies this winter could be
as much as 17 per cent short.
"The fuel crisis need not mean
genuine suffering for any American," he
said. "But it will require some sacrifice
by all Americans."
Nixon said some school and factory
schedules may be realigned and some
jet flights canceled. His proposals would
expand the government's powers to
adjust the schedules of planes, ships and
other carriers.
In addition to seeking new legislation,
Nixon said he was asking everyone `.`to
lower the thermostat in his home by at
least six degrees so that we can achieve
a national daytime average of 68
degrees."
Among his proposals is one that is sure
to arouse controversy on Capitol Hill. He
asked for power to explore, develop and
produce from the naval oil reserves at
Elk Hills, Calif. Some powerful
congressmen are against use of the
reserves.
Nixon said stronger actions may be
The news agency said the Israelis had
violated the cease-fire since Oct. 22 in
"an attempt to gain more land and
destroy all peace prospects."
Syria's report of a clash in the Golan
Heights said an Israeli attempt to cross
the cease-fire line was beaten back and
"our artillery silenced sources of enemy
fire."
It was the second incident reported in
two days by the Syrian army. On
Tuesday it said Israeli planes had fired
rockets at its advance positions.
While Kissinger, with Sadat's
agreement, spoke of moving toward
peace, reports from Morocco, the
testimony, now expected today.
Douglas Parker, a White House
lawyer, said he expected Woods will be
allowed to appear as directed.
Bennett previously had testified that
Miss Woods now has in her possession 14
tapes, eight of them covering the periods
listed in subpoenas from the special
Watergate prosecution force and six
others delivered to her Monday.
The White House said, meanwhile,
Nixon is expanding his legal staff to deal
with Watergate problems "perhaps
more effectively than we have before."
Specifically, a spokesman said, Florida
lawyer Sam Powers had been recruited
to curb
powers
States from becoming involved in such a
conflict, without Congress' specific
approval. Many congressmen switched
from their traditional positions.
Nixon vetoed the bill two weeks ago,
calling its curbs on presidential war
powers "both unconstitutional and
dangerous."
He particularly criticized two
sections.
The first requires a president to
withdraw any U.S. combat forces he
commits abroad on his own after 60 days
unless Congress votes approval of the
commitment by then. •
The president, however, could extend
that period another 30 days if he told
Congress in writing the time was needed
to safely withdraw the forces he had
committed.
The second provides that Congress can
halt the war commitment any time
during the 60 or 90 days with a simple
House-Senate concurrent resolution not
subject to a president's veto.
requests emergency powers
to combat fuel shortage
required if the fuel shortages persist
despite his actions.
Nixon's top energy adviser, John A.
Love, told reporters that mandatory
allocation of propane and heating oil at
the wholesale level will be extended to
all petroleum products, including
gasoline.
In calling for a reduction in home
heating temperatures, Nixon added:
"Incidentally, my doctor tells me that
'We 'are heading
toward the most
acute shortages
of energy
since World War ll.'
in a temperature of 66-68 degrees, you're
really more healthy than when it's 75-78
degrees, if that's any comfort."
To meet the energy shortage, Nixon
announced these steps:
—"I am directing that industries and
utilities which use coal—our most
abundant resource—be prevented from
converting to oil in the immediate
future." Love said this regulation will be
forthcoming in about 10 days.
—"Efforts will also be made to
convert power plants from the use of oil
to the' use of coal." Love said some
pressure could be brought through the
allocation program until authorizing
legislation is passed.
—"We are allocating reduced
quantities of fuel for aircraft. This will
lead to a cutback of more than 10 per
cent in the number of flights and some
rescheduling in arrival and departure
times."
—"There will be reductions of
approximately 15 per cent in the supply
of heating oil for homes, offices and
secretary of state's first stop in the
Middle East, were less optimistic.
Moroccan officials kept publicly silent
about Kissinger's seven hours of talks
with King Hassan II but privately
indicated that the American position
gave them little hope for an early
solution of the Middle East problem.
And in Beirut, Sadat was reported to
have taken a tough stand in his talks
with Kissinger. Cairo-based
correspondents. of several Beirut
newspapers said Sadat's prepared paper
for the talks demanded quick
withdrawal to positions held when the
first cease-fire was declared on Oct. 22.
for the hearings before Sirica.
Noting that scores of attorneys are
involved in various Watergate probes,
the spokesman said the White House had
to expand its staff because "you can't
deal with 10 lawyers with five."
The spokesman promised again that
Nixon will meet his Watergate problems
head-on in ways that will be clear in the
next month or so.
In another court development, Sirica
denied various motions by six of the
original Watergate defendants for new
trials or 'withdrawal of guilty pleas and
said he would sentence them at 10 a.m.
tomorrow.
The six are E. Howard Hunt, James
W. McCord Bernard L. Barker,
Eugenio R. Jr., artinez, Virgilio R.
Gonzalez and Frank A. Sturgis.
McCord, who was convicted at the
Watergate trial in January, had sought a
verdict of acquittal and a new trial. The
others, who had been in prison under
provisional maximum sentences for
burglary, conspiracy and wiretapping,
had asked to withdraw their guilty pleas.
G. Gordon Liddy, a seventh Watergate
defendant, was convicted with McCord
and sentenced to a prison term of six
years, eight months to 20 years. He has
asked a federal appeals court for a new
trial.
The seven were tried in connection
with the June 17, 1972 break-in at
Democratic national headquarters.
The two presidential conversations the
White House says went unrecorded were
with then-counsel John. W. Dean 111 on
April 15, 1973 and former Atty. Gen. John
N. Mitchell on June 20, 1973.
The six tapes Miss Woods was given
Monday by Bennett were for
conversations on April 16, a day on
which Dean on two separate occasions
met with the President. Dean said that in
one conversation he refused to resign as
White House counsel and that in the
other he would not be a scapegoat for the
Watergate scandal.
Thursday, November 8, 1973
Vol. 74, No. 66 6 pages University Park, Pennsylvania
Published by Students of The Pennsylvania State University
other establishments. To be sure that
there is enough oil to go around for the
entire winter, it will be essential for all
of us to live and work in lower
temperatures."
—"ln offices, factories and
commercial establishments, we must
ask that you achieve the equivalent of a
one-degree reduction by either
lowering the thermostat or curtailing
working hours.",
—"We must be prepared to take
additional steps and for that purpose,
additional authorities must be provided
by the Congress." Congress already is
considering an emergency energy act
with administration cooperation, and
Nixon said: "It is imperative for this
legislation to be on my desk for
signature before the Congress recesses
in December."
Nixon said the legislation he desires
would:
—Authorize year-round day-light
saving time.
—Authorize temporary, case-by-case
Democrat candidates
gain Council control
By JEFF DeBRAY
Collegian Senior Reporteit
Tpesday's election was a day of firsts
for State College and the Democratic
party, as the first woman democrat and
first student were elected to Council and
the Democrats captured control' of the
legislative body for the first time in
borough history.
Ingrid Holtzman led the Democratic
Council candidates, followed by in
cumbent James McClure and' Dean
Phillips (10th-sociology) , giving
Democrats all three seats in contention
and a five to two edge on Council over
Republicans.
Defeated were Republicans John
Glatz, Harold Zipser and one-term in
cumbent Henry Yeagley.
The student-dominated precincts, with
about a 50 per cent turnout, voted for
Democratic candidates by wide margins.
News analysis
Going heavily for Democrats over
Republicans were South 1, East 1; 2 and
3, East Central 1, 2 and 3, West Central
and North West.
The 50 per cent student turnout was
much heavier than in May's primary
when about 30 per cent of registered
student voters cast ballots. ;This low
student turnout helped defeat Lew
Hirsch (grad-mathematics) in his bid
for the Democratic mayoral nomination
to Jo Hays by 15 votes.
Hays decisively beat incumbent
Republican Council President Lawrence
Perez for the mayoralty by about 1,200
votes.
With a Democratically controlled
Council, State College could see a
dramatic shift in borough priorities in-
Local AAUP okays
collective bargaining
By ROBYN MOSES
Collegian Staff Writer
Penn State membership of the
American Association of University
Professors has voted to enter the
collective bargaining arena.
A referendum, held against a
background of two open meetings
and a poll conducted during the past
six months asked members for their
opinions on collective bargaining.
The referendum resulted in-132
validated votes, 111 expressing ap
proval of the Council's proposal to
ihork toward collective bargaining
with 21 votes disapproving, and-29
invalid unsigned votes with 20 ap
proving and nine disapproving.
According to Robert Scholten,
president of AAUP's University
Park chapter, "This result may thus
be regarded as an overwhelming en
dorsement of the Council's decision,
and AAUP will go forward ac
cordingly at Penn State.'!
Faculty members- interested in
working actively toward collective
relaxation of environmental regulations,
to permit continued burning of polluting
fuels.
—Permit "special energy
conservation measures such as
restrictions on the working hours for
shopping centers and other commercial
establishments."
—"Approve and fund increased
exploration, development and
production from our naval petroleum
reserves, especially at Elk Hills, Calif.,the reserve whose production can b
most rapidly increased."
—Authorize the federal government
"to reduce highway speed limits
throughout the nation."
Finally, Nixon said, the legislation
"would expand the powers of the
government's regulatory agencies to
adjust the schedules of planes, ships and
other carriers."
The President also said he was
ordering federal agencies to reduce their
heating, ordering some 50,000 federal
vehicles to be driven no faster thail 50
miles an hour except in emergencies,
asking the Atomic Energy Commission
to speed the licensing and construction
of nuclear plants and asking governors
and mayors to take fuel-saving
measures.
Earlier in the day, Nixon briefed
governors and congressmen on energy
questions. .
Weather
Becoming mostly cloudy after daybreak
with a chance of a light shower this
afternoon. High 45. Tonight variable
cloudiness and breezy, low 31. Friday
variably cloudy and cooler, high 38.
cluding a viable alternate form of mass
transit to the Fullington Auto Bus Co.
Democrats generally favored the use
of federal revenue sharing funds for
social services, such as On Drugs, Inc.,
Schlow Library and Meals on Wheels.
Republican candidates favored use of the
funds for capital expenditures.
McClure and Phillips said they favored
implementation of a pre-paid mass tran
sit system as a solution to the Centre
Region's transportation problems. Mc-
Clure also advocated "careful control of
central parking" in the borough.
A consumer Kotection agency for
State College also may come about, as
well as borough ordinances regulating
rental-lease regulations, if they are not
passed on a state-wide basis.
And the proposed Allen Street Mall,
which local merchants voted down last
year, may be resurrected under the
Democratically controlled Council.
The borough's proposed home rule
charter, which makes no basic changes
in borough government but allows for
more flexibility, was overwhelmingly ap
proved by voters.
But the vote for tax collector was far
from a runaway. Republican incumbent
Paul Bender edged out Democratic
challenger Marie Garner by 54 votes..
Some questions were raised about the
validity of the tallies from East 1, the last
State College precinct to report-:' The
precinct voting results were not posted at
the polling place as required b}• law.
leading some to question their validity.
Possible further action could be taken.
such as an official recount, to determine
the veracity of the statistics.
Republicans also maintained control of
the office of county-wide District At
torney, as two-term incumbent Charles
Brown defeated Democratic challenger
William Simmet by about 3,500 votes.
bargaining are invited by the AAUP
to attend a meeting 8 p.m. Decem
ber 5 in 265 Willard.
Scholten said, "The Council was
gratified that 15 University Park
and 10 Commonwealth Campus
AAUP members indicated such in
terest on their ballots."
Financial support for the cam
paign to list AAUP as Penn State's
bargaining agent will come, in
party, from the National AAUP
Headquarters.
But, Scholten said, "By long
AAUP tradition, local matters
remain under local control, and it is
therefore fitting as well as
necessary that some of the financing
be solicitedlocally."
Other state universities that have
elected AAUP as their bargaining
agent include the University of Pit
tsburgh and Temple University.
Another organization seeking to
become Penn State's bargaining
agent is PSUBranch, composed of
faculty from all University cam:
puses.