April 19, 1968

city agrees to pay $25.5-million for 265.7-acre site in yd; 25 acres will be retained for use by Navy; Cong approval is pending; 6-yr moratorium on payment seen giving NYC flexibility in meeting purchase price; Comr Madonick says nonprofit orgn Commerce, Labor and Indus Corp of Kings County (CLICK) will be responsible for indus development

Sends lr to Barnard Coll student who defied coll housing rules asking student's opinion on rules and personal integrity; por; her full name is Martha Elizabeth Peterson

NYS Gov Rockefeller calls for $150-billion in pub and private funds for 10-yr plan to rebuild nation's cities, s, ASNE meeting, Washington; holds states and cities would have to add $10-billion per yr to annual budget which would be matched by additional $10-billion Fed allocation; lists 3 ways to raise funds

Lindsay, criticizing Rockefeller s to ASNE calling for massive capital spending in cities, says city needs operating, not capital, funds, news conf; sees amt of forthcoming state aid as 'real test' of intent; lauds Rockefeller assertion that city needs $700-million for essential services, fiscal '69

US makes pub figures showing S Vietnamese Govt lost control over 1.1-million people as result of enemy's recent offensive; says losses are beginning to be made up; Amb Komer says allies are on 'recovery curve'; says allies now control 61% of population; says outlook is brighter now than in Feb; figures on allied and enemy control of population noted