December 14, 1968

state official occupies Ocean Hill-Brownsville dist office to bar McCoy's return; crowd in office removes some equipment and files after police order them to leave; McCoy makes no attempt to return to office; comments on situation; Oliver and 14 other mins hold 3-hr prayer vigil in State Educ Dept bldg, NYC, to protest action against McCoy; 2 women arrested outside IS 55 after reptdly urging students to boycott classes

FDA pub rept holding that totally unrestricted use is not warranted; rept says that no outright harmful effects have been noted in man but indicates that numerous questions need further study; estimates that 3/4 of US population uses some sweeteners; Comr Ley comments

Drs Weil and Zinberg and J N Neben, Boston retearch team, rept study on physical and psychological effects of smoking marijuana indicate drug is a 'relatively mild intoxicant with minor real, short-lived effects'; rept only 1 of 9 young men who had never before smoked drug got 'high' after smoking a large dose, that all 9 had small but insignificant impairment of their performance on simple tests; tests detailed; Weil comments

Scranton repts to Nixon, Pierre Hotel hq, at 90-min luncheon with Rogers, Kissinger and W Lippman; Nixon confs with Sen Jackson