F1•iday, May 17, 1974 KEl' BISCAYNE From the Florida White Hor,se at Key Biscayne a bl as t to d n )' a t m e m be rs of th e Hou s e Ju d t c i a r .V C om m i tt e e, for allegedly distorting the President's role in the Watergate case - doing it thror,gh calculated leaks . Press Secretary Ziegler saying: "This parceliffg out of information from the committee's s1tpposedly private sessions - has violated not just the committees own rides - but the most basic sense of fairness and justice." Ziegler adding, "it's imperative that the committee of)en its hearings - now - so tlr.e American people can judge whether they are Jair." STA NS FOLLOW KEY B /SCA l'NE -ON s.zst~li · ,, dN4 - Ue President today agreed to waive executive Privilege - in four cases involving the •••all' alleged sale of US Ambassadorships. This - in a letter submitted lo Federal Judge George Hart. The President insisting that the confidentialty of all 0th.er -- cases - "m,ist be protected." Judge a Hart refusing, however, to go along. Ordering the documents in question - brought into court; on the grounds that he and he alone - must determine the validity of the President's claim. TALLAHASSEE Al Tallahassee - Florida Senator Edward Gurney loday was cleared of charges - that he had violated a stale election lau. The law i,z queslion - was also cl e c la re d tt1i c o ,, s l i l u l i on. a l. Senator Gurne3,'s Washin.6lOn office later m issuing a slatement - saying he was "gratefttl and .-U. ■■ *•I• thankful." Adding that the Florida decision -- renews his faith - "in the American system of justice." In dountown Dublin in the Ref)11blic of lrela,id I h ,. e e c a r b o m b s u e 11 t off a l m o s I s i m ,,. l t an e o u s I y t o day during the evening rush hour. First reports indicating tuent }' dead and more than a hundred in,jured. An hour and a half late . r - a fourth bomb exploding at Monaghan, near the border of northern l'reland. Four killed and more than twenty injured . But who set the bombs and wh} ' - as }'et unknown. JERUSALEM In the Middle East- ~ - ~~ Jerusalem~ 111:, Kissinger 7 today presented some "new American ideas'' - for breaking the present deadlock between Israel and Syria. He /lies to Dam a scus to morrow - and then back agairt to Jerusalem. American officials saying, however, his chances of achieving a disengagement of troops - are now fifty-fifty at best. BONN hi his first major speech as Chan cel lor of West . :Q'-1119!1-~'J ' G e rmany - H el mut Schmidt today pledged to carr) ' o,i t h e ~ policies of his predecessor Willy Brandt. This to include "the political unification of Er,rope - in partnership with the United S~ates." - - - - - - - Schmidt also sayi . ng that European security"remains dependent on the military and political presence of the a Us,,.- for the forseeab;e future." • SENATE FOLLOW BONN Here at home - a somewhat different view. The Senate Armed Services committee voting to reduce over-all US military man-power by two percent. This to inclttde a twenty percent reduction in US support troops - currently stationed in E•rope. ti a:i: Committee aides saying the projected savings - could well come to a 'illion dollars over the next two years. CANBERRA Attstralia 's latest political campaign - was officially ended today. The elections set for !ij ••• •· tomorrow - expected to draw a record eight million voters. Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam - remaining a slight fa v orite to retain his leadership post. PARIS FOLLOW CANBERRA France's run off campaign for President - was also e,sded today. Conse'l'vative l't·f '!>-~.-::Pct. D'Estaing -- n,,s,si,sg neck a,sd neck with leftist r, uae~A M itterand. The voting l1li i,s F'l'ance set for Su,ada y - the final accou,ating a day later. PENNIES From the National Association of Food Chains - · a report today on the growing shor tage of pe,enies. A spokesman saying: "The situation is cr:s:ry critical in Chicago - rrrsg critical on the west coast and sprea,Ur,.g all over." Adding: ''It's only a mal'ter of weeks - before it's nationwide. '' The penny shortage gettlag started when copper prices s tarted to climb. Tllen s,eo10ba lling - •laen tie governme,st an,sou,sced it migllt be forced to stop malllag copper,.. pe,s,sles. #or:cf ti• ,m11«w 0 llw=le•·Some stores are seeking permission to is sue sc ri · pt,• . ...,,,,er> paper pennies. SALT LAKE CITY The Nineteen Seventy Four Womens Rights Almanac lists lady legislators from the State of Utah; including Dixie Leavitt, Lynn Bilton, and Danniel Dennis; all of whom - we now hear - prefer to be "Mr." instead of Mrs. Miss o , r Ms. Reason? Oh, tliey are men. Not oJtly men - b"t self-proclaimed male chauvinist f>lgs. Danniel Den,ais for one saying: Bill - "a terrific mistake somewliere." MOTHERS From the Metropolitan life insurance company a new booklet called 'Mothers at work". Its purpose: "to help working.., mothers in coping with all the demands on their time and energy." Step one - we are ta told - 11 ■ 1 0 ;etrairt-lwff the ~kirtg mother's husba,ad artd children. - Gel-f:Cq them all started tin a new "sha.,.e the work plart'j ~o, when work is done - they cart all share some~.,.. - Q,.,p (\.'-e"l,tf_, ~,.P:1~ y(;'A o.S!J~_. '-' ~ ~ - ~ A - ~ .