December 18, 1968

Atty Gen Sills, acting under Hughes order, will ask convening of special state-wide jury to probe Mafia links to Legis and other govt branches; move seen as climax in mounting feud over crime situation between Dem Adm and Repub Legis; Gov criticizes Joint Judiciary com for refusing to hear Brennan in exec session; says he will call full Legis back to act as com of the whole to receive Brennan testimony, but only in exec session

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UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., Dec. 17 -- A United Nations call for talks between the Soviet Union and the United States to limit missile systems was approved today with both of the powers endorsing it.

new opposition group formed by 239 persons; Dr Soares among leaders; signed manifesto seeking recognition and listing basic conditions for improving pol situation sent to Premier Caetano; some demands noted; Lisbon press fails to mention manifesto

strike continues; more and more New Yorkers go without heat as fuel tanks become dry; thousands of tenants and landlords seek assistance from Dept of Rent and Housing Maintenance; Lefrak Orgn pres S J Lefrak repts 40 of co's apt bldgs will be without heat today; Costello receives number of repts from employes who say they are forced to shut down operations and lay off workers because of lack of heat; assn and union agree on procedures to provide deliveries for 'major institutional health emergencies'; Costello comments on agreement; Lindsay asks State Mediation Bd Chmn V D McDonnell to assist in settling strike; McDonnell requests union and assn to meet in his office unless settlement is reached; talks with Prof W L Eisenberg, who acted as mediator, Comr Berman hopes strike will be settled before heating Situation reaches crisis stage; Comr Lowery warns against subsitute heating devices that might create fire hazards