November 19, 1968

S Vietnamese officials say important step has been taken toward ending boycott of talks; warn 'a lot of details' remain to be settled; S Vietnamese source says Saigon Govt agrees to accept what Amer diplomats call 'your side-our side' formula; says 'procedures' that could invalidate agreement must be worked out; S Vietnamese and US officials continue to express optimism that agreement to end boycott will be found; 1 S Vietnamese source expresses doubt about rept from Washington saying S Vietnam will agree to formula in which chmnship would alternate between US and S Vietnam; Amer official says Bunker is engaged in 'complicated negotiations' with Nguyen Van Thieu

Couve de Murville announces he will ask Natl Assembly to slash Govt spending, revamp nationalized industries, and to reform financial mkt, TV-radio s; analyzes current econ situation under categories of 'good' and 'less good'

UFT members approve pact by 6-1 margin; illus; Johnson announces 1-day deferment of return of union teachers to Ocean Hill-Brownsville dist to provide time needed for preparing classroom assignments; says he has recd McCoy's pledge of cooperation; says 3 principals, W H Harris, R Rogers and L Fuentes, will be assigned to dist office; McCoy cautions nonstriking teachers not to create trouble when union teachers return to schools; Fuentes says he will not leave office unless carried out by police; Allen, after meeting with principals, says he has not recd pledge that they will cooperate with Johnson; Rockefeller, Lindsay and Donovan hail end of strike; Rockefeller meets with group of demonstrators who recently occupied his NYC office in demonstration for special Legis session

NJ Assembly, 57-6, approves amended development plan cutting 5,300 acres from original 18,000 tract; Sen unanimously concurs; Hughes repeats promise to veto bill unless excluded secs, comprising major portion of Secaucus in Hudson County, all of Teterboro and Moonachie and large secs of Lyndhurst, Carlstadt and E Rutherford in Bergen County, are restored, meeting with legis leaders; cites loss of Fed funds because of Engineers Corps disapproval of amended version; in parallel move, Assembly also gives final approval to bill calling for referendum to amend const to enable meadowland property owners to retain their title on former tidal lands