Rockefeller swoin in dadv the Collegian Sugar for fixing prices SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) A federal grand jury charged six sugar refining companies yesterdi y with illegal price fixing in 23 status. The grand jury, which hi s been investigating sugar pricing for 14 months and has heard more than 100 witnesses, returned two criminal indictments and three civil antitrust suits. - The charges dealt with sugar pricing prior to 1973 but the U.S. Attorney's office said current pricing practices of the companies ate under investigation. California Hawaiian Sugar Co., Holly Sugar Corp. and ConJ)lidated Foods Corp. were charged in one indictment and' one suit with con spiring to fix prices in the California- Arizona market which includes both states and Las Vegas and Reho, Nev. The other indictment and I ntitrust suit charged Holly and California & Hawaiian along with Amaltamated Sugar, American Crystal Stlgar and Great Western Sugar with cchspiring to engage in price fixing in the Cover-up prosecutor sums-up WASHINGTON (UPl)—Chief trial prosecutor James F. Neal charged yesterday Richal'd M. Nixon helped stop the Watergate investigation for tWo crucihl weeks during the summer of 1972 in "one of tti l e saddest chapters" of the nation's history. Delivering his summation at I he Watergate cover-up trial, Neal shouted, gestured and u nded the lectern as he recounted the allegations again five of Nixon's former aides. But his voice dropped almost to a whisper as he spoke of the former president. Neal said the conversation biitween Nixon and his chief of staff, H. R. Haldeman, on Juni. 23, 1972 (six days after the break-in at the Democratic National committee) was "one of the saddest chapters in the long; and glorious history of the United States." "Ip the sanctity of the White House," Neal said, Nixon and Haldeman. now a defendant, discussed how the FBI was "not under control" because it hail uncovered evidence - about 5114,000 used to finance the buj;ging. Reading from the transcript '3f a White House tape, Neal said the conversation included the suggestion that the CIA be used to tell the FBI to "stay the hell out of this." "Can you imagine!" Neal shbuted. i. Haldeman, showing no emotioli, sat 10 feet away, writing on a pad. Neal said that later on June 23, Haldeman and: John D. Ehrlichman, then Nikon's No. i! White House aide and now another defendant, iolight to gi't the CIA to stop the FBl's investigation of four Mexican checks totaling $89,000. Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters, ileputy CIA director, relayed his conversation with Haldeman and Ehrlichman to acting FBI director L. Patrick Gray. "As a result of Mr. Haldeman's, Mr. Ehrlichman's and Mr. Nixon's direction, the FBI invest igation was thwarted for two weeks," Neal said: "It was thiiarted, stopped, killed in its tracks for two weeks. And that's the obstruction of justice." The prosecutor's summation '.vas to continue today. Speaking rapidly in his Tennegiee drawl, Neal said the facts in the case are complex, but concealment of high-level in volvement in Watergate was "plain old ordinary garden variety right or wrong," And he accused another defendant, former Attorney General John N. Mitchell, of having discussed $1 million plans for call girls, kidnaiaing and ifiretapping with re-election finance counsel G. Gordon f 1 ddy, later convicted as a Watergate mastermind. "It has been said that the pursuit of justice 'is mankind's most noblest effort on earth," real said. "Something to this effect is inscribed at the Departinent of Justice, down at 10th and Pennsylvania. "Sadly'enough, this is where MA once but twice Mitchell had his conferences with Liddy. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN BURGER administers the oath of office to Nelson A Rockefeller, new Vice President. cited firms Midwest. That market includes Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montpna, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin and part of Wyoming. The civil suit with this indictment also named the National Sugar Beet Growers Federation of Greeley, Colo., as a defendant. The third area involved was the intermountain northwest market including Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Washington and part of VI/riming. joi this area no indictment wassreturned but a civil suit was filed against California & Hawaiian and the Utah- Idaho Sugar. These two companies and unnamed co-conspirators. were charged with agreeing to prevent and suppress the sale of private label sugar. The civil suits sought injunctions against the alleged illegal practices. In the criminal cases the possible penalties were $50,000 fines per company per offense. Pa. students fear aid halt Some 8,500 Pennsylvani?a college students will be hoping for more than mere Christmas gifts this holiday if they are to continue their education. These students plus about 9,400 whose state grants have been held balk for several months are victims of the present economic squeeze. According to Ronald Taylor, public relations dil•ector for the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agen cy(PHEAA), the 8,500 students who applied for PHEAA grants after the August 1 deadline will not receive any aid. Taylor attributed this lack of fUnds to the economic pinch dealt to middle -and lower-middle-income families, causing an increase in they number of ap plications for PHEAA funds. As of this writing, there is a bill on Gov. Shapp's desk that would alloCate an additional $6.2 million to accomodate those 9,500 students whose grants have been held back. 1 vi i Although it is expected Shapp :11 sign the bill, some legislators ,and HEAA officials are skeptical whether e full $6.2 million will be allocated. "We passed the- bill with t "Justice and its•pursuit is an elusive goal," Neal said obstruction of justice is always serious and it is even serious when it is carried on or participated in by the very people who are sworn into high offices to enforce the lam "Just such things on a massive scale by the highest of of this land is what this case is all about," Neal said. Neal worked his way chronologically through the p 1 that led up to the break-in at the Democratic offices Watergate complex June 17, 1972; the attempts to c involvement by using the CIA to obstruct an FBI invest of the Watergate funding; of""veiled, camouflaged" of clemency; and of nearly $500,000 paid to the seven Wa burglars "One million dollars or one trillion dollars paid for support or attorneys fees or income replacement or ba an offense," Neal said. "It is fine if it is motivated p charitable or humanitarian purposes and nothing els; "But one red cent paid to keep someone from talki' divulging information to the proper authorities, wheth red cent for attorneys fees or a haircut, that is obstru justice." Judge John J. Sirica said he hoped to comple arguments Monday, recess the trial over Christmas D Christmas Day, and charge the jury of nihe women an men yesterday. The five defendants-former Attorney General Ji Mitchell; former White House chief of staff H. R. Halt forma White House domestic affairs chief John D. man; 'Mardian and re-election lawyer Kenneth W. son—are charged with conspiracy. They all testified in their own defense and summ other witnesses. Parkinson, the final defendant to testify, ackno under cross-examination yesterday that he di• shredding notes of a so-called "confession" conversati a campaign official. Parkinson testified previously that Jeb Stuart Ma then deputy campaign director, told him on July 13, 1' "we're all involved." Parkinson also had testi destroyed the notes that Labor Day. "What was the occasion of your carrying your no your office to 'CREEP' the Committee to Re-el President?" Assistant Watergate Prosecutor Jill Win • asked. "I don't recall," Parkinson replied. Volner asked whether Parkinson had discuss', shredding of his notes with anyone. "I did," Parkinson replied. "I mentioned the fact Laßue contemporaneous to the shredding of the Laßue, the first person to plead guilty in the Watergat i up, was a special assistant at the re-election commit :, time. AP wlrephato University Park, Pennsylvania Published by Students of The Pennsylvania State University Ten cents per copy By JIM KUHNHENN Collegian Staff Writer Rockefeller assumes 41st vice presidency WASHINGTON (UPl)—Nelson A. Rockefeller was sworn in as the nation's 41st vice president in a stately Senate ceremony last night and pledged to work with President Ford to "meet the grave new problems" that face the nation. "There is nothing wrong with America that Americans cannot right," Rockefeller said minutes after taking the oath of office from Chief Justice Warren Burger at,10:13 p.m. EST in a nationally televised ceremony. With Ford looking on, Rockefeller, 66, the richest American ever to hold public office, was sworn fitjust two hours after the House confirmed his nominationlv vote of 28'-128. His confration ended four months of sometime bitter debate on the fitness of so wealthy a man to serve in so high an office. And it gave the nation, for the first time in its history, both a president and a vice president chosen by Congress rather than by a vote of the people. As Rockefeller took the oath with his hand on his grandmother's Bible, his wife Happy, pale but smiling, watched from the gallery with, their two sons, Friday, December 20, 1974 Vol 75, No. 91 10 pages pectation i it would be signed," said Sen. Joseph Ammerman, D-Clearfield, ad ding it i s possible the amount might be reduced. John Brugel, director of financial aid at the University said he could not provide a breakdown of how many students' applied for PHEAA grants from Penn State, but he said 16,000 students received PHEAA aid last year. Taylor explained that a • school-by school breakdown is not made until the funds are distributed. The Financial Aid Office said those Boston school desegregation BOSTON (UPI) The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday upheld a federal court ruling ordering Boston to desegregate its schools. Hours earlier. the federal government ordered nearly $2 million in school funds held up because the city's school committee voted not to approve a new desegregation plan. The district court, according to a 36- page opinion written by Chief Judge Frank M. Coffin, said that "in light of the ample factual precedents in the Supreme Court we do not see how the court could arrive at any other con clusion.',' Regarding violence and other dif ficulties as a result of the plan to desegregate the schools by court-ordered busing, Coffin said, "We cannot fail to be aware of the unrest that attends any moment when change in old approaches is at last mandated :by court deciee. "But while Boston is unique in some of its traditions,. demographic profile and style, its uniqueness cannot exempt it from complying with a natioral policy forged long ago and laboriously im plemented throughout the land." Earlier yesterday, the U.S. Depart ment of (Health, Education and Welfare stopped the release of $1.9 million in school funds for Boston because the :nning in the i onceal gation fers of ergate family 1 is not ely by g and r it's a - tion of 30 held in hn N. eman. hrlich • arkin- RICHFIELD, Minn. (AP)—Four gunmen, who said they were paying back white America for what it did to the Indians, robbed a supermarket last night and held .at. least 30 persons hostage. In a telephone conversation with an Associated Press reporter, one gunman claimed to be an Indian and threatened to harm the hostages unless they were given a getaway car. But another gunmari said, "We just did it for the money." The men were negotiating with police through a closed door. The gunmen were trapped in the suburban Minneapolis supermarket when police surrounded the building. Police said they had apprehended a fifth gunman and a sixth man who may have been the driver of a getaway car. A carryout boy who was allowed to leave the store said there were about 100 to 150 customers still inside the building, but the gunmen said there were only about 30. ned 50 :ruder, '2, that ed he from t the Volner o Fred otes." cover • at the BIOPIC V 20Z PATTE Nelson Jr., 10 and Mark, -7. "I pledge to the fullest limit of my capabilities to work with you, Mr. President, to meet the grave new problems we confropt as a nation and a people," Rockefeller said. At the end, Rockefeller raised his arms in a victory salute and blew kisses to-, Happy in the gallery across the chamber. Then he mounted the podium to about 2-1 in the voting. preside over the Senate for the first time The problem of the Rockefeller wealth and said with tentative firmness "The is "congenital and unsolvable", Rep. Senate is now in order." George Danielson, D-Calif., said during Nearly 200 members of the House, including some of the liberal Democrats most opposed to Rockefeller, lined the back of the Senate for the ceremony. Burger's hands shook as he ad ministered the oath, but ,Rockefeller's voice was firm as he completed his oath to "support and defend the Constitution' of- :the United States against all its enemies foreign and domestic" and to faithfully execute his duties. Ford, who himself went through the same confirmation process just over a year ago, said he looked forward with "pride and anticipation" to working with Rockefeller. "All Americans. ill benefit from the distinguished and devoted public service of the new vice president," he said in a statement issued after the House took its confirming vote. Ford was appointed vice president by former President Richard M. Nixon when Spiro T. _Agnew resigned in diSgrace in August, 1973. Rockefeller in turn was nominated last August when Ford was eleVated to the White House after the Watergate scandal forced Nixon's resignation. Ford has indicated his new vice president will play a major role in the administration's domestic •prograin. Penn State students denied PHEAA aid may apply for National Direct Student Loan. The College Work-Study Program, Philadelphia Inquirer, PHEAA Execu another way of receiving financial aid, tive Director Kenneth Reeher said that has already used up this year's funds, so in the past, PHEAA had enough money they can not' expand the program. to give late aplicants a grant for at least This leaves students with few areas to the spring semester but the increase turn to in search of monetary help. in applications had caused the money According to Taylor,' veterans— and' ttYrun out. dependent students with disabled sup- The agency also said an estimated porters may apply regardless of the $70.6 million was paid to about 104,00 deadline. However, this puts pressure on students before the funds were depleted students whose parent(s) were laid off in the fall. school committee voted 3-2 not to ap prove a citywide desegregation plan for next fall. Frank Bucci, regional HEW in formation officer, said "the money is being withheld pending clarification of ' certain legal issues." He said the money had been ordered released on the assumption the school committee would approve a desegregation plan complying with the U.S. District Court order. But the school committee voted 3 to 2 Wednesday not to approve the city-wide desegregation plan which called for busing 31,000 students. The present plan involves busing of some 18,000 students. The money would have been authorized for programs in teacher training, guidance counseling and bi lingual education. Bucci said only last week HEW Secretary Casper W. Weingberger had approved a waiver to' allow immediate release of the money. Asked why the money was being held up Bucci said "We've got the same, questions t Judge W. Arthur - Garrity . ,_ does." -The committee's action prompted Geriity to call all five members into Court on Wednesday. At that time he turned down an NAACP motion asking that the three members voting against Minnesota store The two men who spoke with the reporter on the telephone identified themselves as Bill, 17, and Brian, 16. They called a third man Darrell and said he was 28. There was no word on the fourth man, but police said there was still a fourth man inside the store. Brian said he and the others were armed with a sawed-off shotgun, a .45- caliber pisfol and a .38-caliber snub-, nosed "spe*ial." Brian said the hostages, numbering about 30, were lying on the floor. "We told!them not to be scared, but, when the time comes, we may have to, blow sotne of them," Brian added. Police said they had exchanged gunfire with the men. 1 ° Police sharpshooters were stationed on the store roof and on the roofs of buildings across the street. In the telephone call, Brian tail Darrell had suffered a gunshot wound on the arm. 3 COP/SS One of the men said the seige would U.S. POSTAGE STATE COLLAGE PA. 16801 PERMIT 140.10 Most of the opposition to Rockefeller in the House came from liberals who said his wealth posed a conflict of interest and conservatives who philosophically disagreed with the former New York governor's liberalism. When the same House voted on Ford last year he was approved 387-35 with only token Democratic opposition. Rockefeller won confirmation, by only yesterday's six-hour House debate. "It represents the greatest conflict of in terest in the United States." But not all the liberals opposed Rockefeller. One of his strongest defenders was Rep: Shirley Chisholm, D- N.Y. "Charges have been ,made over the last several weeks about abuses of his wealth—yet none have been proven," she. said in an emotion-charged speech closing the House debate. "Charges have been made relative to his alleged insensitivity to human needs. 7 yet his record as governor on' balance was a veritable demonstration of progressiv- Following the swearing-in ceremony, Rockefeller was hosted at a reception by Senate Republican leader Hugh Scott, an old friend-and long time supporter. Rockefeller was surrounded at the reception by men who preceded and succeeded him as governor of New York—for Gov. Averell Harriman, Gov. Malcolm Wilson and governor-elect Hugh Carey. Before the Senate ceremony Rockefeller met Ford at the White House fora private party, and motored to the Capitol with the President. after the August 1 PHEAA aid ap plication deadline. According to yesterday's issue of The funds cut; upheld the plan—Committee Chairman John J. Kerrigan, and members John J. McDonough and Paul Ellison—be cited for criminal court contempt. Garrity set next Friday as the date for a hearing. on possible civil contempt violations and indicated he was con cerned about how the three members would vote on future school desegregation matters. Rep. Raymond L. Flynn; D-Boston, an outspoken critic of busing, yesterday petitioned Garrity to declare a mistrial in the school desegregation case. "once again the parents and school children of Boston have been left without competent legal counsel, and this case has been passed from •hand-to-hand through a succession of attorneys and I feel the ends of justice have not been met," Flynn said. Four South Boston high schools have been closed since Dec. °ll after a white student was stabbed and Street clashes erupted between police and white demonstrators. Weather. Increasing cloudin4s this afternoon, high 36 with snow developing tonight. Low 31. Storm endingi late tomorrow, high 34. Colder and windy Sunday. High 31. ' last "as long as it takes." "The gunmen who identified himself as Bill said: "We're just trying to pay back the white people for what they did to us in the younger days of old America." However, Brian said the holdup was staged just for the money. Bill said: "We're alllpoor people, you know. We're just asking back what you people stole from us."l s ThEOgunmen enteredlthe supermarket at 7:40 p.m. and demanded money. "Our intentions are tq get out of here," Brian said. "We're I. olding out now because there are too any cops around here. We told the copsl we'd blow away some of these people if, they didn't clear out. We want a car, add for the cops to back off so we can get !ahead start and get out of here." The frightened carryout boy, 16-year old Bradley Collins, said the gunmen found him hiding in they rear of the store and ordered him out of the store to tell police to leave the area.
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