April 26, 1969

The Lindsay administration is concerned about reports that policemen scheduled to start a new 6 P.M.-to-2 A.M. shift in the Bronx on Monday are planning to report sick.

Lindsay calls for 'firm handling by cts' of students engaged in disruption and violence, news conf, City Hall; urges cts to respond to over 100 arrests already made as result of school disorders; visits Springfield Gardens, Tilden and Erasmus Hall hss, sites of some disorders; accompanied by Comr Leary, Human Rights Comm chmn Golar and others to see if outsiders were involved; 1 of 9 youths arrested at Erasmus was son of Ocean Hill-Brownsville local governing bd chmn Rev C H Oliver; Oliver scores arrest; Donovan orders school personnel to bar use of pss as forums to anyone who advocates racism; Educ Bd pres Doar claims repts of school disorders have been exaggerated; gen decrease in disorders noted throughout city; some new incidents noted

Laird warns that if USSR continues pace of present missile build-up it could have 2,500 ICBMs by '75, more than double the projected US force, s, urging Safeguard deployment as minimal step needed to insure US safety if arms control talks with USSR are unsuccessful; scouts system opponents arguments that USSR will not continue present level of defense activity; notes it takes 5 yrs or more before defensive system to answer potential offensive threat becomes operational

PARIS, April 25 -- President de Gaulle, in a last appeal to the voters, asked the French nation tonight for a "show of confidence" that would enable him to serve out his term and finish his "30-year chapter" in French history.

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