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NBC said Comm. "didn't hear much" from Colson.
McCormick
reported Colson was once considered "so important¹ they alloted 4
to 5 days for his testimony, but now it's said that while they still
want to hear from him, his information is really neither new enough
or useful enough.
Schorr for CBS observed that taking 5th amend-
ment was "last resort" for Colson and, until he became target of
grand jury, had been "demanding" to appear.
AP leads: "Counterbugging expert Ragan
worked simultaneously
for GOP and ITT. " He worked at RNC as consultant from '69 til Sept.
'71 and early in '71 was sent to Chile by ITT. ITT spokesman denied
that mission was linked to GOP NY News quotes informed sources
as saying Comm identified Ragan as "wireman" who tapped Don Nixon's
phone. He's also expected to testify about how he allegedly tapped
phones of Kraft, officials and other newsmen, reportedly on orders
from Plumbers.
Sevareid commented that "now and then the spiritual smog lifts, 11
as in 2 recent events. Fitzgerald was reinstated -- he was guy who
"blew whistle" on C5A cost overruns and it was suggested in memo to
HRH that he be allowed to "bleed for awhile. 11 The other event, Shultz-
Laird rift on taxes, is best illustration of difference in DC spirit from
HRH/JDE days. In pre-W' gate exposure days, you "could get fired for
that, 11 said Eric, or be left to bleed, or left to twist slowly, slowly in
the wind. But Shultz said he's glad he said it and Laird's laughing.
Somewhere along line, "an atmospheric inversion occurred. 11 While
Admin is not as open as RN once talked of it, it's more open than it
was. All this means, Eric concluded, that there's a chance of a relaxed
spirit of confidence returning and it's important to note that next to
power w/out knowledge, the "worst thing is power w/out humor. 11
Weicker said 4 Cubans have spent too long in jail and have been
treated as scapegoats. He added "if anybody thinks jailing of 4 is
correct punishment and corrects situation, I think they' re very much
mistaken. 11
Nets to continue live coverage of hearings on rotating basis starting
Monday, NBC/CBS noted.
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