Thursday, July 1 1 , 1974 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Three Nixon denies authorization of Ellsberg file break-in ACITY bicycling enthusiast guards his expensive tea speed from theft by locking it securely- to the rack. ,As an added precaution, local bicycle experts also recommended registering all bikes with the city. A pedal pushers primer on preventng bike theft WASHINGTON 1'-President Nixon, in written statements, said under oath yesterday he did not authorize the break in to obtain psychological information about the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers. In statements read by the judge to the plumbers trial jory, Nixon said he cre- ated a special investigative unit at the White Itouse to ltg tleaks of vital na- tional security materiatl liut he denied authorieing a break-in comiitted by members of the tail knosvn as the plumbers at the oftice of pss chiatrist Leewis Fielding NIXON'S COMA 'ENT iI sor ans- wers to written oiterrogatories setnt to hir bs the coort Tuesday night, t'it a dramatic climax on the two-week-otd trial of fontr pslaubet x defendants, inclad ing Johtnit tmtticuia. Nixon's nn tiule chief douestic ad iser. The defense hal rested a hart time eailier after liearing Secretary ofM State lenrs Kissinger testify that tie did sut otder or request a psychological profile of Daniel Ellsberg, tto lesked the Pen tagon Papers to the press and wtiho had been treated by Fietling at the doctor' Ieverly Ilills, Calif. office. The plumbers planned and carried Out the Sept. 3, 1971, break-in at Fielding's office in an unsuccessful search for Ellsberg's psychiatric records. Ehrlich- man is accused of conspiring to violate Fielding's civil rights through approval of the entry. 'le also faces four counts of lying to the FBI and a grand jury. The other on trial, G. Gordon Liddy, Bernard Barker and Eugenio Martinez, are charged in the conspiracy count. NIXON SAID in response to question- ing that he first leatrned of the Fielding break-in on MarchiX17, 1971, the dlay Ehr- lichinan testifieid he tiild Nixon of it. That wais a year and a half after the break-in. 'The specitilunail was created, said Nix- on, 'to prevent and halt leaks of vital security information, and to prepare an accurate history of certain critical na- tional security matters which occurred under prior administrations. "I instructed John Ehrlichman to ex- ercise general supervisory control over the Special Investigations Unit," Nixon said. WILLIAM FRATES, Eftrlichman's chief lawyer, asked Kissinger only one question: whether prior to Aug. 12, 1971 he had authorized David Young, his for- mer deputy on the national security council and leader of the plumber unit to request the CIA to draw tip a psycho- logical profile of Ellsberg. "I did not," Kissinger replied. Philip Bakes, an assistant Watergate special prosecutor, had two questions on crossexamination. See PlUMBERS, Page 8 By BARBARA CORNELL If you are one of those people who lie awake nights figuring out foolproof methods to keep your shiny new 10 speed bike from being stolen, Ann Arbor Crime Prevention Officer Al Padilla's advice to you is simply, "Don't buy one." This somewhat sardonic advice of course does you absolutely no good if you have already bought yourself a bike, Rep ort clms Nixon bought earrings with campaign funds WASHINGTON (MP - President Nixon used $4,562.38 left over from his 19611 campaign to buy his wife a pair of dia- mond earrings for her 60th birthday, the staff of the Senate Watergate committee said yesterday. The money was held in secret accounts in the Key Biscayne, FI. bank of C. S. 'Babe" Rebozo, the President's closest friend, the report said. IT WAS USED to buy the platinum-set earrings from New York City jeweler Barry Winston after being funnelled through a series of bank accounts, ap- parently to conceal. its origin in the Nixo-" campaign, the report to senators said. The earrings, containing 16 pear-shaped diamonds on top -and two pear shaped and two tapered baguette diamonds be- low, were picked up and delivered to the White House by a Navy Lieutenant Commander on March 17, 1972, Pat Nix- on's 60th birthday, according to the report,' See REPORT, Page 9 : so Padilla offers a few more helpful sug- gestions. FIRST, HE SAYS, "It may sound sim- ple but keep your bike locked. Many bikes are stolen because of careless- ness." He adds that bike owners should make sure their locks are not touching the ground. "If the lock is touching the ground, it gives leverage for the lock cutters." He also suggests that a department or hardware store is not the place to buy a lock. "Go to a bike store and get their advice," Andy Overmire, an employe at Ann Arbor Cyclery asserts that even the ex- perts disagree about lock quality. Al- though he claims that all locks except for a few can be cut, it is still important to get a good lock. According to Overmire, chain locks are his preference since they require larger bolt cutters that big chains can damage. He says cables can be cut easily and with less conspicuous cutters but adds that people tend to prefer cable locks because they are lighter and easier to carry. SINCE 10 speeds are the main target of bike thieves, Overmire, a 10 speed owner, says he never locks his bike, but takes it with him wherever he goes. He says, "If you are going in a store for a few minutes, just take the bike with you." He noted that he has learned never to ask permission about taking his bike in a store because the answer is usually no, but says he adds he usually has no prob- lems when he just walks in with it for a few minutes. Both Overmire and Padilla caution that if you choose to park your bike, where you park it can be a major deter- minant of whether it will still be there when you return. MOST BIKE thefts take place during the day so Overmire suggests that in- stead of hiding a bike from view, bike owners should park them in a place where a lot of people circulate. Never- theless, he says it is a very poor idea to park a bike on'the Diag because of the high incidence of theft in the area. But if it is any consolation, Padilla says the police bike recovery rate is im- pressive. He says most of the thefts are local so stolen bikes remain in the Ann Arbor area. OVERMIRE and Padilla both agree that is is a good idea to get a city bike license which can be purchased at city hall for 150 cents. Chief Assistant City Attorney Bruce Laidlaw says that many of the bikes in the city are not registered because peo- ple do not take the time to do it. LAIDLAW SAYS that City Council is considering a proposal that he claims will aid stolen, bike retrieval as well as be a deterrent against theft. He says the proposal would require local dealers to register all the bikes they sell with the police department. Private individuals selling used bikes would be required to register the sale at the city clerks office. Mitchell testimony uncertainscanty WASHINGTON 5'-Furmer Atty. Gen. John Mitchell fenced for hours yesterday with House impeachment investigators. "He's trying to get the benefit of the Fifth Amendment without using it,' commented Rep. John Seiberling (D- Ohio) about Mtichell's testimony before a closed session of the House Judiciary Committee. "HE'S A GENIUS at not recollecting." Mitchell reportedly told the committee that he did not wish to plead the Fifth lAmendment against self-incrimination but neither did he want to prejudice his right to a fair trial in the Watergate cover-up case. But it was the cover-up that the com- mittee wanted to know about. The panel See MITCHELL, Page 9 #Che