Nixon admit WASHINGTON (AP) — Rich- ard Nixon broke his long silence on the Watergate political es- plonage scandal Wed- nesday night, conceding ‘'! lel down my friends, | let down the country, 1 fet down our system of gov-- ernment.’ : But, 1,000 days afier he re- signed the United States presi- dency in disgrace over the scandal, Nixon insisted he did nat obstruct justice, that ‘I did not commit, in my view, an Im- peachable offence.” In a pald-for Interview with TV personality David Frost, Niton admitted he tied in some of his public statements while inc! fice and that he had consid- ered resigning in April, 1973—15 months before he did so. Nixon also sald he does not believe he was the victim of a conspiracy to aust him. "| brought myself down,” sald the 47¢h U.S. president, the first to relinquish the office. ‘“‘l. gave ‘em a sword and they stuck it in and they twisted it with reiish.” : te added: “I guess If Id been In ihetr. position, i’d have done ihe same thing.” He said he was not Involved In the break-in at Democratic party headquarters in the Wa- fergate bulldings here June 17, 1972, and said he had not par- ticipated In or approved the payment of hush money to the burglars, That is exactly what he said when trying ta save his em- battled presidency in the face of congressional impeachment res- solutions just before he resigned. MADE MISTAKES “lt was so botched up,’’ he said of the way Watergate was IN ULSTER handled by his Republican ad- ministration. “| made so many bad judgments; dhe worst ones, mistakes of the heart, rather than the head.” Frost and Nixon got tangled in legalisms over what con- stitutes obstruction of justice and Nixon called the inter- viewer “attorney for the prose- cution.” - That is the way Frost's staff had characterized his Inter- rogation of Nixon at’a rented house near San Clemente, Callf. One researcher sald the inter- view was designed as 3 substi-. tute for the trial Nixon never had. Frost asked Nixon to admit to wrongdoing, to abuse of his of- fice and fo say “I put the American people through two years of needless agony and | apologize for that.” Power worker strike alienates Catholics | BELFAST (AP) — Tech.’ nicians at Northern (retand's main power station voted Wednesday to join a strike by Protestant militants seeking to paralyse this British territory. Meanwhile, violence flared in East Belfast. An electrical blackout would be a major coup for strike or- ganizers, ‘who are trying to foree the British Into an all-out offensive against Roman Catho- lie militants. A union offical at the Bally- lumford generating station said he was awaiting instructions from the Protestant United Un. lon Actionist Counci! (UUAC) on when to let the plant run down, But a government spokesman sald oanagement anned to keep the plant going. RUSSIAN There are four other power stations in Northern Ireland, all smaller. And officials sald if the Ballylumford station were . clased, most of Northern lre- fand would be without elec- fricity, ‘ Rornan Catholic militants, claiming to represent 500,000 Catholics in Northern Ireland, are seeking to end British rule and unite the territory with the Irish republic tothe south. © MAKE DEMANDS Strike leaders, claiming to represent the one million Prot- estanis, are demanding resur- rection of the Protestant-con- trolled Ulster parliament. The British suspended the parlia- ment four years ago. ROULETTE WITH NATIONAL UNITY OTTAWA (CP) — Federalists in English Canada should speak outnow against Parti Quebecois proposals for an ecanamic com- mon market with an independ- ent Quebec, says Senator Mau- rice Lamontagne, a former ted- eral cabinet-minister. +. “Lamontagne, who was state secretary in the Pearson gov- ernment, said Wednesday that any sign that Canadians might accept such an economic associ- ation with Quebec would give the Partl Quebecois a sirong boost in a Quebec referendum on independence. The former Laval University professor and senlor public ser- vant was elaborating on com- ments he made earlier in a committee discussion on na- . fional unity at a Canadian Club meeting here. . Arnold Smith, former Com- monwealth secretary- general, said In the same discussion that the federal government should not “play Russian roulette with our national unity’’ by saying that any Quebec referendum should be clear and final. Smith, new a Carleton Univer- sity professor, sald he hopes re- ports are Incorrect that Prime Minister Trudeau has taken that position. REJECT INDEPENDENCE Lamontagne said he belleves Quebecers would reject Inde- pendence by a ‘substantial ma- jority.” “If Quéebecers could be con- vinced that some kind of eco- nomic association were feasible, - a greater proportion of the pop- ulation would support this pra- posal, he added. . _alf Quebec, Premiere Rene, Ler vesque could prapose-such a so- tution and demonstrate that It Is acceptable to the rest of the country, he cauld at feast save face In a referendum and per- haps continue the current pe- riod of uncertainty for years, ’ Lamontagne said. . Smith said Quebec ministers have declared that Quebec mi- norities cannot decide to stay In Canada df the province decides to leave Confederation. “Should the federal govern- ment accept on ovr behalf the heads- |-win-tails-you-tose doc- trine? | suggest not.” -H. H. Griffin, a former mem- ber of the Canadian transport commission, was critical of the commitiee members for not dis- cussing Western alienation In the national unity discussion. The discussion had Indicated “an airy dimissal of the rest of Canada.” There was a feeling in the West that ‘‘the country Is being run for the benefit of Que- bee and that the public service Is not open to their sons and daughters.” Lamontagne said that In his experience In Citawa, West- erners were well represented In the civil service. Violence erupted in East Bel- aston Wednesday when British troops were called to break up street barricades set by by the Uister Defence Association (UDA), the largest of the Prot- estant street armies. A three-hour running skir- mish occurred after the UDA stole dozens of trucks and cars and baton-wlelding officers tried to clear streets. | WESTERN SUMMIT Trudeau glo _ By STEPHEN SCOTT “OTTAWA (CP) — Prime Min- ister Trudeau leaves today for a nine-day trip during which he will attend two international conferences and make informal visits to jwo countries. Talks will include everything from world economic health to Que- bec politics. Between now and May 14 the prime minister will: —Make a brief a visit to, Ice- land where he will be sight- seeing and holding official jalks Friday> Serene toate ge een —Attend the Western summit with the heads of the United States, France, Britain, West Germany, Italy and Japan in London Saturday and Sunday. ’ Closed sessi - , Quebec. BRANDON, Man. CP Premiers from the four western provinces will be taking a broad look at the state of Con- federation when they begin two days of closed meetings today. Discussions will facus not only on the implications of Quebec separatism, but also on jurisdictional problems bet- ween the federal government and ‘the provinces, the con- stitution and grievances usually described by the term ‘wester alienation.” Manitoba's Ed Schreyer and Allan Blakeney of Saskat- chewan have broached the , possibility of a study on the effects of Quebec Independence on Western Canada. Both premiers have said they . would not support an economic association with a separate Saskatchewan finance minister urges end t OTTAWA (CP) — Saskatche- wan’s finance minister, Walter Smishek, urged the federal gov- ernment teday to end man- datory pay and price contrals Immediately because con- tinulng them ‘will bring more harm than gaod to the Canadian econ. omy." He said the positive effects of the program have already reached a maximum. There were no further benefits to be had fram continuing them. Speaking to a federal-provin- clal finance ministers’ confer- ence on contrals, Smishek said the danger of a new burst af Inflationary pressures when controls end has been over: stated. There ts enaugh slack in dhe economy now to ensure that there ‘wilt not be excessive wage and price demands. The. controls program. Is scheduled to run until the end of 1974, unless the flnance min- isters agree to lift it earlier. For the post-cantrols period, Smishek urged Ottawa to ap- point a broadly-based natlonal monitoring agency over pay and price rises. The: agency would have no legal enforce- ment powers, nor would It be bound by detailed guides. Moral suasion would ensure its effectiveness. But Smishek added that a small number of companies in selected industries like steel, - fertilizer and lumber that are o fiscal controls. price leaders should be required to give advance notke of planned increases. ‘ He opposed setting up provin- cial or regional monitoring agencies, NDP AWAITING GRIT DEFECTION OTTAWA (CP) — Two Que- bec Liberal backbenchers who had expressed Interest in joln- ing the New Democratic Party have tatked with NDP Leader Ed Broadbent, but have decided to remain, at least temporarily, with the Liberals, An official in Broadbent’s of- fice said teday the NDP leader had met Serge Joyal and Plerre De Bane last week and that no future meetings had been scheduled. He refused to state jhe Issues discussed, Earlier this week, Joyal and De Bane said they did not find the Liberal party leftist enough to sult thelr political tastes. While they sald they felt some. attraction to the NDP, they did not see the party, which has no Quebec seats, as the best ve- hicle ta promote the interests of Quebec. . Broadbent has sald he would . welcome the two Into the party and pralsed‘thelr abilities. Joyal is a member for the Montreal-area riding of Maison- neuve-Rosemont and Oe Bane Is member for the Gaspe riding of Matane. The two have expressed dis-, satisfaction with ihe Liberals before, singling cut what they belleved were inadequate guards for the linguistic sur- vival of Franch-Canadlans. The tates? round of discontent was ‘started by the defection of Al- berta MP Jack Harner to the Liberal cabinet fram the Pro- gressive Canservative party. Nixon recalled that when he asked for the resignations of his top aldes, H, R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman in late April, 1973, he considered resigning too. But, he said, he stayed in office because of his concerns about U.S, approaches to China and the Soviet Union and the Vietnam peace agreement. "§ Just didn’t make mistakes in this perlod,’”’ Nixon sald, add- ing that with he pressures of investigations by Congress and Watergate prosecutors ‘‘| said things that were not true.” For that, he sald, he has deep regret, “It snowballed. And, it was my fault, I’m not blaming any- body else," he added. ‘#’m sim- ply saying to you that as far as ’'m concerned; | nat only regret it; | indicated my own bellefs in this matter when | resigned. People didn’t think If was Oo CO enough to admit mistakes, fine. lt they want me to get down and grovel on the floor, No. Never.” QUESTIONS CIA He said he does not believe there was a conspiracy against him, but declared: “) don’t know what the CIA (Central In- felligence Agency) had te do. Some of their shenanigans have yet to be fold, according. to a bock | reay recently.” Neither, hé said, does he know what was going on in what he called. “the impeach- ment lobby.”’ Nixon sald he might have won in a Senate impeachment trial, but that would have éeft the country without a full-time president. “| have impeached myself, that speaks for itself,’ he said. "By resigning, that was a vol- untary im peachment. .. U.N. SEAT LIKELY FOR VIETNAMESE PARIS (AP) — The United States agreed Wednesday to drap its opposition to Vietnam’s entry into the United Nations. The U.S. also said It will drop lis embargo on trade with Viet- nam as part of a package deal for establishing diplomatic reta- flons with Hanoi “as soon as possible.” A U.S. spokesman sald the United States has decided nat to exercise Its veto of Vietnam’s UN membership again regard- less of progress in the falks. He said the decision was made be- cause Hanol co-operated in the search for American military men missing in the Vietnam war and the Carter adminis- tration believes if the univer- sality of the United Natlons. .A communique on the talks issued by the Vietnamese defe- gation made clear, however, that Hanoi feels the U.S. prom- ise to drop the veto also is part of over-at! negotiations for es- fablishing normal relations be- tween the two governments. In addition, the Viet- namese pressed for U.S. contributions to repairing war damage. Canadian officials Insist this is a purely economic meeting despite statements from U.S. President Jimmy Carter that such things as human rights will be discussed. —Attend the first day of the North Ailantic Councti— political : arm of the North Atlantic Treaty Organizatlon—with . most of his fellow leaders Tuesday. —Visit France next Thursday and Friday and lunch with President Valery Giscard d'Estaing. The trip follows closely on the heels of one by Claude Morin, Quebec minister of intergavernmental affairs, Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed has expressed In- ferest in follawing up a speech Prime Minister Trudeay made In Winnipeg iast month. Trudeau made a comparison between Quebec's concerns about French language and culture and the west’s economic grievances, and said the Parti Quebecois’ challenge to unity might allow the west as well a5 Quebec to get better deals from Contederation. Premier Bill Bennett of British Columbia has made no statement about what he ex- pects fram the meeting, but Is believed to be interested in areas of disputed federal- provincial jurisdiction. Communications policy is one of these areas, with the ownership of cable televiscon hardware a major issue. Maniteba and Saskatchewan have argued in favaur of public e-trotting who recelved red carpet treat- ment. SPEAK WITH LEADERS The prime minister will hold discussions with various warld leaders during off days, per- haps as many as four in London and more in France. | He will be accompanied much of the way by either Finance Minister Donald Macdonald or External Affairs Minister Don Jamiesan, or both. Jamieson will hold private falks today with S. S.-Ramphal, head of the Commonwealth, and on Friday with U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and Japa- nese Foreign Minister tichiro Hatoyama of Japan. CONFEDERATION TALKS ons for wesfern premiers ownership of the hardware ana Manitoba has signed an agreement with the - federal government permitting this, subject to an independent rate review. The Canadian Radio- Television and Telecom- munication favours private ownership. ; The premiers are to receive 4 report from a special com- mittee which has been working on constitutional matters for a year. The rest of the meeting is to be devoted to issues of prime concern to Western Canada.. Emmett M. Hall is to give the premiers a briefing on his report to the federal govern- ment about rallway branch-line abandonment. The report, of special Interest to Prairie farmers, is to be fabled in the Commons, May 16. Dreught conditions on the _ BUT DENIES OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE s lying t You're wanting me to say that | participated In an illegal cover- up? No.” Much of the Frost interview concerned the meeting Nixon had with the counsel to the president, John Dean, in the Oval Office of the White House on March 21, when Dean lald out for him the deep cover-up involvement of Nixon’s top aides in the so- called “cancer on the presi- dency” speech. SHIRKED HIS DUTY Said Nixon: “During that period, ! will ad- mit, that | started acting as lawyer for thelr defence. I will admit that acting as tawyer for their defence, | was not prase- cuting the case. ‘ “t wilt admit that during that period, rather than acting pri- marily in my role as the chief law-enforcement officer in the 1973—the day. THE HERALD, Thursday, May 5, 19 United States, or at least with responsibility for ihe law en- farcement ... that | did not meet that responsibility. ... *"! came fo the edge, and un- der the circumstances, | would have to say that a reasonable person could call that a cover- up. | didn't Intend it a5 a cover- up. Let me say, if | intended to cover up, believe me, i’da done “You know haw | could a “done it? So easily. | could have done it immediately after the election simply by givino cle- mency to everybody and the whole thing would have gone away. “| couldn't do that because i said ‘Clemency was wrong.’ “ HE CRIED Nixon told of his meeting at Camp David, Md., with Halde- man and Ehrlichman in late April, 1973, when he asked for AUSTRALIA their resignation: he cried then, for since President hower died. Nixan recallec with cangression before he annou resignation. He 5 tative Les Arent Republican, was sobbing. along other people in ¢F “ “Just can’t somebody else ¢ ended it for me,“* sort of cracked | cry; pushed my ¢ then | blurted it o ‘i'm sorry. | just tet you down,’ Th had. 1, PAGE All mbat Watergaie | He sald that ‘he first time wight Elsen- his meeting leaders just: ted his own id Represen- , an ‘tHlinois shaking and ith half the room. ‘and = seeing y, and that ixon sald. 7‘l »; started to vr back, and’, and I sald: »pe | haven't ‘said it all. | The friendly a hood exercise We ghbour- | oo) | i «Hew Tadar, a", ~ CIA involvement in dumping Whitlam CANBERRA (Reuter) — A former Australian cabinet min- ister alleged Wednesday that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was*meddling in Australian government affairs, and that an American secret agent had links with Governor, General Sir John Kerr. Former immigration minister Clyde Cameron made the alle- gations during a parliamentary debate in which Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser denied that his Liberal party had recelved funds from the CIA for the past 10 years. “The CIA Is not only seeking to subvert officials and mem- bers of the trade union rnove- ment, but Is actually concerning Itself In the affairs of the gov- ernment itself,““ Cameren sald. : He did not name Kerr but said a CIA agent had struck up an associationnin the 1950s with a group which Included a young Sydney lawyer—who later dis- missed the Labor government of Prime Minister Gough Whit- lam. Kerr dismissed Whitlam on November 11, 1975, during 2 constityional crisis. QUOTES CABLE Earlier Wednesday, Whitlam had said he did not think the CiA had anything te do with Kerr’s action, but Cameron sald the dismissal took place one day after the CIA had cabled Its concern about Whitlam ex- posing its activities in Aus- tralia, ; . The Sydney Sun newspaper Wednesday quoted former CiA agent Victor Marchetti as say- ing. the agency gave money to the Liberal party and {ts coall- tion partner, the National Coun- try Party. Fraser told Parliament that “the Liberal party does not ac- cept funds under these circum- stances and never did do so.” Whitlam, speal position, called 4 liamentary sery Intelligence acti tralia. tn another Whit- lam said ina t view that’ A felligence agent: against the Allen in Chite on behal AGENTS ACTIV The former pf said that when | ernment gained end of 1972, It st lan agents he sa as proxies for 1 stabilizing the C ment. . The controver: CIA activities wi statements by L Christopher Boyc age trial in La: week that the ac a major underco Australiam RETIRING PRESIDENT Steel honors Mahor WINNIPEG (CP) — The Untted Steelworkers of America pald tribute Wednesday to Wil- liam Mahoney, retiring after 21 years as national director of the big industrial union. Prairies wiil be discussed at the special request of the Manitaba government. . ‘ Saskatchewan is hoping to come away from the meeting with a feed-rationing plan for drough-stricken areas. Other issues apt to be discussed include tarifis, freight rates, ports and air services. SECOND MORTGAGES 14.9% on amounts over $8,000 ° FAST SERVICE i No bonus, brokerage l or finder's fees ; Household Realty Come on in ar cali the nearast \ office of Household Finance Ask for Mortgage Services ' 4608 Lakelse Avenue TERRACE 635-7207 | come oF y, i WE HAVE: Hand irons Singer Sewing Machines Spirit Duplicator School Desks (Limited Number) neous equipment: kitchen ranges — calculator s — cassette recorder Open to bid is the following miscella 1 new garage door — 3 electric electric adding machines — 16 mm projector — drum set — Gestetner Items on Display and Bids taken on Saturday. Successful bidders to be notified Monday, May 9th, 1977 ee ; rd ’ ye ‘ . . \ - SCHOOL DISTRICT ANING on _ SATURDAY, MAY Tth, 1977 Skeena Junior Secondary Gymnasium, 3411 Munroe, Terrace FOR SALE AS IS - FIRST COME BASIS ’ BARGAINS « BARGAINS E! Conn, ._ on ME ary, § AM. to 12 Noon BARGAINS. $2,00 each $60.00 each $15.00 each $3,00 each “} can’t think of steel without, thinking of Bill Mahoney and | can’t imagine what it will be like without him,’’ sald John Barker, a long-time unian col- league from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Mahoney was given a stand- ing ovation after he opened the union's three-day policy con- vention by criticizing the fed- eral government far its failure to end the anti-inflation pro- gram and record high unem- ployment. _ Mahoney, 60, who plans to re- fire from his union post June |, has been approached by the federal government to take a seat In the Senate. A little more than a month ago he was given a standing ovation at a Liberal party pol- icy convention in Toronto when he sald he would speak out in favor of voluntary wage fre- straint. Mahoney told representatives. of 197,000 Canadian — steel- workers Wednesday the govern- ment admitied Its Inadequacy when it brought down the March 31 budget which pinned SCHOOL DISTRICT job-creating hoy centives to priva “And they sti controls which hi and have the ne: up to labor tog and make sacr this discriminat cannot be disasse . Amajor item Is labor's parti business and g {joint economic fF union leaders op tion of the Canad gress In the th saying the CLC workers by co-« business and ge bor’s traditional The question o pendence was briefly in the director's convention. Mahaney said ¢ can play a malo ing the country cause ‘'though languages and cr vide us, we are much greater ni mon causes.” NO. 88 (Ti NORTHWEST COMMUNITY CI require a Part-time Co-ordinator of Adult E in the Terrace Area The Co-ordinator is responsible to a Je - Board-Colilege Committee for the f administraton and supervision of Education Programs in the Terrace Al may also be minor duties in relatio tinving Education Programs at Community College. Applicants should have the skiils and ¢ necessary to develop and co-ordinate Education Program. Qualifications as are not necessary for this The salary to be paid Is $8,000.008 year Applicants please apply with resume a May 8, | of references by Mr. F.M. Hamilton District School ‘ox 460 ‘trace, B.C. 148G 4B5 District Superintendent af No. 88 ng for the op- r urgent par- ay of foreign itles In Aus- evelopment, avision inter- strallan had operated 2 government of the CIA. me minister $ Labor gov- yower at the sped Austral. 1 were acting 2 CIA In de- Hean govern: over alleged provoked by 3. code clerk at his espion- Angeles last ncy operated ar network in ey s on tax-in- - Industry. cling to the 'e not worked eto say It Is @ assurances Ices because ‘'Y apparatus nbled.”’ nh the agenda ipation, with vernment, in nning. Some 1s¢ participa- in Labor Con- ‘e-way talks, sells out the erating with ernment—ta- 1emies. Quebec inde- mentioned ‘eport fo the lon members role In keep- together be- ‘ferences In tams may di- united by a aber of com- RRACE) LLEGE . ucation at Schoo! — omotion, ve Adult 1a. There to Con- orthwest perience an Adult i teacher position. d names 77 (to: Schools Terrace) “An: ;