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U.S. District Judge Roszel’C, ', Thomsen has set a hearing for noon Friday on a temporary restraining . order that seeks to prevent a show - cause order why the three-year proba- _tion period for former vice president _ Spiro Agnew should not be revoked. A 17-page show cause suit was _ filed i in federal court here Sept. 28 by ‘a Miami, Fla., attorney which asserts «Agnew failed to return to the Chief of Protocol a number of valuables in- * cluding various items of jewelry giv- ’ en him by Mid-East potentates while t . ' Agnew was vice president. The suit also seeks to recover from Agnew. $325,000 in damages for Ag- ; new's alleged “promotion of divisive- ness, discord and weakness amongst. the American people ... (through) his legal progeny ‘Education for De- mocracy, Inc.’” Another $1 million in punitive dam- ‘ages from Agnew and the Education for Democracy publication also is sought in the suit. Agnew’s three-year unsupervised ~ probation term expires Sunday. It was imposed Oct. 10, 1973, by U.S. Judge Walter E. Hoffman at the time A ew resigned his office and plead- nolo contendere (no contest) to one count of income tax evasion. According to the suit filed by attor= ney Sam Polur, who asserted he was filing as attorney pro se (for the pub- lic in general), Agnew received dia- _™monds and pearls from the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, a set of rubies and pearls for Mrs. Agnew | from the crown prince of Kuwait, a diamond studded gold sheathed dagger from the king of Saudi Arabia and a custom Hearing Set In Suit — Against Agnew Here a Decorations Act. The suit also contends Agnew has secret ties to Arab nations and, be- cause of the gifts, continues to work with and for those nations including the Organization of Petroleum Ex. porting Countries. Spiro Moving To California CROFTON — Spiro. Agnew said today he plans to sell his home in the Indian Hills subdivision near Annapo- lis and move to Palm Springs, Calif., Sometime next spring. made set of diamond shirt studs-and ~ tie clasps from the king of Morocco in violation of the Foreign Gifts and & ested tr oceemetiant a atacmmataaeanteanene Aomiene a-paniineaasaentamas naa eemamnammemenaeteadateadia detected The former vice president said he has not yet put his Anne Arundel County home on the market officially, but that he already is negotiating for the purchase of a home in Palm Springs, where his good friend Frank Sinatra resides. “Judy and I have always wanted to live out there after I retire, and we just decided to do it now,” he said. But Agnew said he would maintain his office here and planned to live for at least three or four months of the year in his Ocean City condominium. “Actually, my office is anywhere there's a telephone,” Agnew said, “‘so there’s Feally not much point in mov-_ ing it.” The former vice president pur- chased the condominium in Ocean City two years ago. He built his home in Indian Hills shortly after he resigned as vice pres- ident, paying a price reportedly around $100,000. doe nay vnemsgonenigaenerena cs corerice neater | oe ws