Monday, July 30, 1973 LONDON From London comes an a,u,ou11ceme11t tl,at the Caribbean island of Gra,sada - will soon be granted full independence. The date? February Seve,stl,, barely sis mo,rtlrs hence. So agreed in talks last week - bet.,een tlae Britis Ir Foreign Office - and Gra,sada '• Pre"' ier Eric Gairy. THALIDOMIDE London again - the fi,aal approval of Britain's long pending Thalidomide case. The British High Court, approving a payme,at of fifty-two millio.,..J __ to the parents of more than four hu,adred tllalidomide criftpled children. Thereby seali,ag - i,a the words of one attorney -- "one of tle greatest tragedies of ou,. time." EMISSIONS Tlie nation's big three auto makers today we r e gi v en an addilioraal year • in which to meet ,ae., auto emission ' c oratrol staradards . This by order of ~ 8 c> ft e , t B Fl ;;J a c ti,. g a d m i ,a is t ra t o ,. of th e U S Environmental Protectio,a age,ac,. The raew sla,aiards now to talu(effect witla tl,e i,atroductio,a of Ni,aeteen w~~~ Seventy - Seven model cars. , . , W ■ Jf•J. tlae e~te,asio,a will ,sot 1>ost "a sig,aifica,at problem'" - • toltla regard z ,,.- to air quality; a,ad will malle sure - tlaat llae proper ftn t«t "tecluaology is available." MURUROA ATOLL Fre,ach neUJspapers were speculati,ag today that France's second 11uclear test in the South Pacific last week - may ao have been a dud . This based on reports from . the NeUJ ••lllla Zealand protest Frigate Canterbury - - wlaich is statio,aed off Ma,ruroa atoll. - - Officials sayi,ag Ille Saturday explosio,a -- prod•ced none of Ille cllaracteristic jlasl, a,ad muslaroom cl . oud. Indeed the Ca,aterbury re1>ortir,g today tlaat resultl,ag ' - radio activity was ,ao ir,sig11iflcant - it coa,ld be measured 011ly by ultra-se•tisive equi1>me11t. WRIT LAM A us t ra l i a 's n e w Prime Mi ,a is t e r - w a s a v isitor to d y at the White Hou 8 e . Gough Whitlam confer'Y'ing for two hours with Henry Kissi,ager _ a,ad tlae,a v,eeting with the President. 1'1 a later Washt11gto11 speecla - the p M atten1pti11g to soften his earlier criticism of tlae US. Sayi11g tltat Australia seeks to broaden its i,eter,eatio,eal Us i,sfl•e,sce - - but still ke,,a, ■ 8 I~ friendsfilp aoitla the ,eew ~ d o U S. "We seek~,._relatio,aslat,-1\ - •A:!,!.! seek tlaem at the expe,ese of old, firm o,ees" - said lae. Addi•g tlaat "we should explore co,astr11ctivr.ly the wide areas of agree me,et wit ich 11,aite •s - ratlaer tha,a see It to emphasize those few matters o,ellticll we are divided." TANAKA Japan's Prime Minister Ta11aka - was also a guest today in Washi11gton. Stayi11g at Blair House t lz e Pre s id e n t 's off i c i a l g u e s t la o us e - a c r os s from Ila e White House. Tartaka spertdi11g a so-called "private day'' - in preparatiort for lais seco11d meeti11g ,oitlr the president in less tlaa11 a year. EARTH ORBIT In th flight of A marica' ky lab~wo "U..P · - - - ,) queasiJtess conti,aues. Rookie Jack ••lr1,111 ■ "}\1-ousma, in particular - said to be -,.ot fee Ii•';/::•~ J II~~"!:; i,astructed to take - another aJttt-nausea pill. MissioJt comma,11ler Ala11 Bea11 later obse rv i,ig as fast as themselves 1,11- to tl1e ,oeiglltlessness of space. ~ from WHITE HOUSE T. • •· II t Se I e ..., ' uggested compromise i ith regard to th.:'.. disputed PresideNtial tapes - ,A lias been tur,aed down flat. As you perhaps k11ow - ~enator! Ervin and Baker suggesti"g __, they - along with special Watergate,prosecutor Arclaibald Cox - should be allowed to liste,i to Ille tapes privately. However, t•e 11 htle Ho11~lyi•K h I J ,,, effect, "no way". ~ Deputy Press Secret1u·y Gerald Warnr" saying: "Tlae Preside11t laas •ade lais 1>ositio11 clear II,. -AACOI af'? ea o,r tlais matter." •••• r a e t i & t ...... ~ - - - mt .... WATERGATE ~w~~ In the Senate ~~ I( hearings - - a brief delay today for a special executive session. Committee chairman Sam Ervin and Vice Chairman Howard Baker - both urging a sp ee dy conclusion to th e ,,.ax present phas e one ill estigatio,c. - · - Over-rule,, . . t/teir colleag11es- _ . . the,a scheduled seven · t ~ "'1lt4. ~ ¼ more o,i•esses. r••••Psw ~ resumptio• o~e• hearl•g• - perhaps tire ftfOBI l,eated and bitter yet. With Jolin ~ltrliclunan agai11 ;,. tl,e..,,. ~ wa-4 t itness chair ;\a11 immediate dispute over a legal technicality. Se,aator Ervi11 fi11ally sa,·l,cg tl,at a,laatever the legal precede,al - lie questio,aed tlte "wisdom"of a I I& c e rt a i" of th e Pre s i de " . . s a c ti o,. s . Se "a I or Baker quickly noti11g t/tat ,oisdom or 1101 - it was up to the full committee to decidlL And so it conti11ued - including a verbal clasl, between cllt ef co,oisel Sam Das h a n d m in o6.ffy c o u n s c l Fr e d Th o ,,, P s on . To I he P o int ~- where Baker said "I•• think what we're go i11g through A WATERGATE _ @2 right now - is evidence that this committee is i,s fact ti red . " ADD WATERGATE E l t r l i c h m ~ ! & t ~ - 11 e,rl .,11 11 eu ~ A ta HR Hald e man, formerly ,,,e Preside,at's c"ief o f taff; who read at le,agtls - from a prepared stateme,at. "I ha v e f11ll confide,ac e " - said lie - "llaat when ,,,e e ntire tr11th is.,. k,aow it will be clear lo tlae America,a p e ople that Preside,at Ni%OJI "ad 110 k110 : '1ledge of or i,a v ol v ment i,a "- either ,,,e walerwate breai-i,a o r ~ - subsequeJtt co v er-11p. neither Ma did lae. ~ Balde,,.a,a addi11g, .,,,at's "'ore - - WATERGATE Haldema,a also told of ltste,ai,ag to t,oo tape recordi,ags tlaat were made in President Nixo,a's White Hou s e off i c e . The s e - s a id la e - dis p u ti,. g Jo I,,. De a,. 's sworn testimo,ay - tl,at tlie Presiderat ~,aew abo11t tl,e Watergate cover-up as early as last Fall. REHOBOTH In tile Sunday Pdition of the New York Times- a,, advertisiement called "an appeal for.,. fair,iess" in c on n e c t ion u , it h the Wat e r gate ca s e . TI, e ad c I, a r g i,. g that news media ha ve "ruthlessly exploited a,i already serious condition - '"•til it has exploded i11to a natio,ial crisis." The author of said ad - it 110w IMr11s out - Rabbi Baruch Korff of Rehobott, Mass,)) ~ e head of the Ne• _ E11gla11d clltae11s co,,.,.,11,ee, ~ a = ~ g ~ o " ' elghteea to fifty members 111 A less tl,a,. a week. Rabbi Korff - a "'an who first gai11ed fame back in the Forties - for Ids work i,i resc,,t,eg Jews - - • fA '*ah fas H1.... from Nazi Germany.;.."' & & J ... • . . . . . . . . . . . Pfld881'8fCe ., .. ~ •"'' -t MIJlua,•;e law a» c • ,, * ,.. "' , •••• i•J•,a lit" .,.., > lflhielt ••YB IAat • IHI• . ,,.. /1:C rJ1 IPliU. ALIMONY Here's one - the case of a British divorcee - Mrs. Terrence Brady - age ta,e,aty-oree! wlao .,e 11 t to court - attempting to get an i11c-rease i11 leer severe dollar and thtrty .. five ceret a week altmorey. But a,ltat she really got - was quite a sl,ock. I11stead of ir,c,-easiNg lle-r allmo,ay - a domestic c o u r I ju d g e c u It i ,a g it b a c k to a m e re t., e ,. t ,-f o II r c e " ts ~ - a : eek. The Judge observi•Ki "Ire these days of 10ome11s lib, there is ,ro rea,.011 1111,y a wife - wliose mar-riage has not lasted lo,ag ared 1111,o l,as •o claild - sl,01,ld laave a.--bread ticket for life." LAKE BL FF At Lal.•e Bluff, /lU,ao: ... - the lady fights back. Mr . Ma r i e S h ult z - age ix I y - t la re e - - t la e operator of t.t ,nail movi,ag busi,ress -- refr,si,rg to ield to teamst r co11tracl dema,ads. TlaoMglt slae sta,ads o,ily five feet tall -- perso,aally escorli,ag her va,as past a,lg1') ' pickets. Alo,ag tlte way - a,asaerhag invective with i,aveclive. "I'm a lady completely" - says Mrs. Sclutltz. "But if the .,,.;on calls me a,a S O B - site