July 7, 1969

Mekong Delta ceremony marks preparations for withdrawal of 25,000 US troops

Traill's Flycatchers: Article on Dr L J Gorski field studies which tend to show that fitz-bew and wee-bee-o, long subjects of debate, are really 2 birds; he describes findings in studies made near Litchfield, Conn, and Latin Amer; illus; map

Many Eurs said to believe only means of fighting Amer domination of world indus is through cooperation with GB; such cooperation would involve links between Internatl Computers Ltd and other Eur cos

hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers return to city; illus; 578 reptd killed in hwy accidents, US, July 3-6

Controller Procaccino, Dem candidate for Mayor, holds Mayor Lindsay asked news media not to play up claims for damages filed with city as result of racial rioting and looting which followed assassination of Rev Dr King, Apr '68

Knowles charges Nixon backed down on promise to appt him, phone int; holds case is watershed issue in Amer med' because it has 'brought to surface antagonism that exists between small segment of organized med represented by AMA trustees and rest of orgns devoted to pub interest in health'; says conflict pits arch-conservatives against progressives; fears conservatives have decisive voice at White House; doubts Dirksen's conservatism forced Nixon to veto him; says it is conceivable that Dirksen was fronting for Nixon; also criticizes Nixon in Boston TV int and in Life article; says he felt certain he would get post when Nixon appeared in press conf on TV and implied he would back any recommendation for post from Finch; says Finch offered him post in Jan; says 'final crunch' came wk of June 9 when he learned he was backed by 80 Sens and that Finch placed his name in nomination at White House; details events leading up to Finch's announcement that he would not be apptd

Nixon golfs in Miami with J Gleason, T Pena, son-in-law; illus

Rockefeller returns to NY from 4th and final Latin-Amer trip; illus; is met by New Left protest led by M Rudd; illus; says problems that developed during trip are clear evidence of need for change of US policies, news conf; declines to discuss what he will recommend in rept to Nixon, which he expects to submit in Aug, but says it will deal with proposals for hemisphere-wide changes in US policy; says trade relations are key source of difficulty; trip revd

F A Bastone, G F Bitondo and Sullivan County, NY, Deputy Sheriffs J P Rogers and M Faer held in plot to forge Monticello Raceway pari-mutuel tickets; they had $100,000 worth of tickets and printing patterns containing code lrs appearing on tickets when seized; illus

speculation that Sec Finch will resign to run for Sen Murphy seat in '70; Finch denial

Prime Min Gorton says Australia would have to consider pulling out entire

Rogers statement on lull in enemy-initiated combat contributes to running debate over whether US should cut back offensive operations; recent statements by Harriman and others noted