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EHRLICHMAN
JOHN EHRLICHEMAN'S DEFENSE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TODAY IN WASHINGTON
FEDERAL COURT. THE FORMER WHITE HOUSE AIDE IS ACCUSED ALONG WITH
THREE OTHERS OF PLOTTING AN ILLEGAL SEARCH AT THE OFFICE OF DANIEL
ELLSBERGS PSYCHIATRIST. EHRLICHMAN PLANS TO TAKE THE STAND TO ANSWER
PROSECUTIO N TESTIMONY THAT HE APPROVED THE 1971 BREAK-IN.
--DAS H-
TWO OF THE OTHER DEFENDANTS, BERNARD BARKER AND EUGENIO MARTINEZ OF
MIAMI ALSO ARE TO TESTIFY IN THEIR OWN BEHALF. THEIR ATTORNEY HAS
INDICATED THEY FELT THEY WERE WORKING ON A LEGITIMATE C-I-A OPERATION
WHEN THEY BEOKE INTO THE PSYCHIATRIST'S OFFICE IN BEVERLY HILLS
CALIFORNIA.
THE FOURTH DEFENDANT, GORDON LIDDY, IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THE
SILENCE HE'S MAINTAINED BEFORE GRAND JURIES AND A CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEE.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
THE HOUSE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE HAS PRODUCED A
WATERGATE-INSPIRED CAMPAIGN FINANCE BILL. THE HDUSE.MEASURE, ALONG
WITH LEGISLATION ALREADY PASSED BY THE SENATE, WOULD ESTABLISH LIMITS
ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND CAMPAIGN SPENDING. BUT CRITICS IN AN OUT OF
CONGRESS SAY THE HOUSE VERSION IS FULL OF EXEMPTIONS AND OTHER
LOOPHOLES.
--DASH--
WHETHER THE LOOPHOLES CAN BE CLOSED OR NARROWED DEPENDS ON
CONDITIONS OF DEBATE SET BY THE HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE. THE SENATE
BILL IS REGARDED AS AIRTIGHT.05109ACD
07-05-74
APBO 68
074FIRST EXPANDED SUMMARY-TAKE 4
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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [News Script: Ehrlichman], script, July 5, 1974, 6:30 a.m.; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1974132/m1/1/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.