JONES SAYS KOCH WANTED ITALIANS GERRYMANDERED; ' Village' Leader Sought to Rid District of Them, Party Chief Reports ACCUSATION IS DENIED But Others Assert It Is True -- Albany Democrats to Push Reapportionment VILLAGE' LEADER ACCUSED BY JONES
Tammany leader Jones charges Koch pleaded for plan that 'would get rid of Itals in his dist' (Greenwich Village); Koch denial; Jones says Koch told him in presence of NY County law com members Grossman and Levy that he would not win with 'all those Itals in there; Grossman, Levy back Jones version; Jones had called Manhattan dist leaders to county hq and alleged request was reptdly made there; says Koch said 'Village' must be retained as complete entity and that new lines would help Tammany ex-leader DeSapio return to power; Koch says he only asked Jones to keep 'Village' together; charges DeSalvio and H L Fisher, Dem plan's main architect, are close friends of DeSapio; at final pub hearing, Repubs call plan hoax; Posner charges plan is deal between Dem leadership and Bronx old-line leader Buckley to take away Reform strength in his dist; Buckley denies deal; NAACP NY unit pres Booth charges Negroes are 'ghettoized' under plan; DeSalvio says plan will be offered as bill without major changes despite rising opposition
