April 4, 1969

Dubcek, in TV s, appeals for confidence and discipline, warns of 'tragic consequences' if Czechs again engage in anti-Soviet violence, says period for normalization is not unlimited; clearly implies threat of return of Soviet tanks; tries to assure Czechs that liberalization program is not forgotten; pledges gradual implementation; press and TV, under new censorship rules, carry repts of support for Presidium statement; Dubcek illus

Most major owners of uncontrolled apts have not put rent rollbacks and refunds called for under voluntary real estate indus guidelines into Apr billings; Asst Admr Rosenberg attributes delay to bookkeeping problems, sees compliance in May bills; Councilman Manes, chmn of special City Council com studying legis to put uncontrolled apts under rent control, says owners who have not reduced rents on Apr 1 are courting disfavor of both City Council and Mayor'; says com has been delayed by lack of data from Mayor's panel that drafted guidelines; Housing and Development Adm sets up special telephone number for tenant and landlord complaints

Gov Ogilvie, at request of Mayor Daley, mobilizes 7,000 Natl Guard troops to put down shooting, looting and st disorders in Negro sees of Chicago on eve of 1st anniv of slaying of Rev Dr King; Daley imposes curfew; requested Guard to avert any worse disorders; 234 persons, mostly youths, arrested; disorders began after incidents by school children who went on destructive sprees in sts; illus

Ginsberg and Goldberg score NYS welfare cuts as 'inhuman', news conf; hold cuts will cost city $125-million in state aid and $90-million in matching Fed funds; hold saving of over $40-million in matching city funds will be used up in costly adm of new program; estimate 75% of recipients will suffer cuts in aid in fiscal '70, while 25% will get more aid; hold larger welfare families will suffer biggest cuts; table compares new annual grants with payments currently recd by welfare families

DePinna to close stores on 5th Av, in Eastchester, NY, and Ft Lauderdale, NY, and go out of business; 5th Av store illus; to be demolished, replaced by skyscraper