August 2, 1969

Treas Sec Walker and Asst Sec Cohen hail HR com reform and relief bill but criticize some provisions as being too loose or too restrictive; will suggest alternate program for mining operations, specifically oil; imply Adm will seek higher taxes for mining indus; criticize provisions dealing with financial insts, urging changes be considered in conjunction with results of study being made of regulation of interest rates and investment powers; criticize hobby farming provision; explain special rates for wealthy; com formally orders bill reptd to HR

Superior Ct Chief Justice Tauro refuses Dinis's request for inquest; says he can find no provision or precedent that lets Superior Ct conduct inquest; says Mass law indicates Dist Cts have jurisdiction; Dinis says he will ask inquest through Dist Ct; Kennedy says he will cooperate with request; Mass inquest procedure explained; Mass pol as possible factor in Dinis's request noted

Pope Paul attacks racial discrimination as 'manifest and inadmissible affront to fundamental rights of human person,' s to Ugandan Parliament

Justice Dept files suit, Fed ct, to require state school officials to end dual ps system based on race and unequal educ services provided Negro students; ct-ordered desegregation would result in restoration of Fed aid to 36 dists that have lost funds for failing to comply with '64 Civil Rights Act guidelines and would also stop cut off action against 33 other dists; only 15% of state's 360,000 Negro pupils attend mainly white schools; Gov Maddox calls suit 'criminal'; Atlanta Journal poll of state's school officials finds many prefer ct-ordered integration than any other method

Rockefeller praises Ronan; says those blaming Ronan are 'looking for scapegoat'; holds LIRR's poor service is result of outmoded equipment