August 7, 1969

text of articles by Kuznetsov, reprinted from London Daily Telegraph; Kuznetsov describes his participation in legal action against uncensored French translation of his 1st novel

some top-level Nixon Adm officials suspect that N Vietnam, by conscious policy of not replacing all its combat losses in S Vietnam, may already be responding to start of Amer withdrawals; effect of such a policy would be to reduce size of enemy's forces without actually withdrawing units; officials say they are by no means confident that this is actual reason for current drop in enemy infiltration; background

PARIS, Aug. 6 -- Foreign Ministry sources disclosed today that the Western allies' forthcoming move to relax tensions in Berlin would take the form of identical notes to the Soviet Union in the next few days. The notes will ask Moscow's cooperation in getting direct talks started between East and West Germany.

lab team, headed by Dr R Johnson, finds evidence of organic material in 2 separate samples of moon dust

Nixon Adm Safeguard ABM plan wins narrowest possible victory as Sen, 51-50, defeats Smith amendment to bar Safeguard altogether and bar anything but research and development on other such programs; Cooper-Hart amendment defeated 51-49, with Smith voting against it; a 1st Smith amendment, barring any spending for Safeguard, defeated 89-11; Vice Pres Agnew casts unnecessary vote in 51-50 tally since, under Sen rules, a tie vote defeats an amendment; Anderson and Williams support Adm; Nixon reptd pleased by outcome; Mansfield says ABM critics are disappointed but not disheartened; vote set on amendment by Sen McIntyre authorizing all of Nixon program except actual installation; mancuverings to get Smith to sponsor 2d amendment detailed

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- A lawyer retained by one of the Special Forces officers facing a possible court-martial in the murder of a Vietnamese civilian accused the Army today of failure to provide him with the facts in the case.

BUCHAREST, Aug. 6 -- The Rumanian Communist party today set forth a doctrine of full independence for individual Communist parties, a principle sharply at variance with the views held by the Soviet Union.

Paine says lunar landing is not celestial Mt Everest expedition lacking further significance, but opening of great era of space exploration, s, Natl Press Club; says scientific value of Apollo 11 mission could have been enhanced had USSR been less secretive about Luna 15 flight

Muskie says he is assembling team of experts to 'educate' him on issues for possible candidacy, s to newsmen, Washington; says he is curbing his speaking schedule to concentrate on preparations; sees new interest in his candidacy since Kennedy's accident; does not rule Kennedy out

Govt reptd to have asked US to agree to sell about 80 more Skyhawk A-4 fighter-bombers and about 25 more supersonic F-4 Phantom jets at nearly $150-million cost; Nixon Adm said to have made no response to request

NJ Superior Ct Judge Matthews orders Atty Gen Sills and other NJ law enforcement officials to destroy secret intelligence files they have been keeping on persons suspected of being involved in demonstrations and riots; holds keeping of files violates 1st Amendment; says files existence would tend to curb those who would advocate, within protected areas, pol and soc change; Sills to appeal; he instigated intelligence system in Apr '68; said pub need for data predominates over individual's interest in not having police compile data on him; Matthews holds US Sup Ct has repeatedly ruled that individual rights are paramount

Pres Nixon asks Cong establish 5-member Fed agency to impose health and safety standards if states fail to do to, special message; would allow states to seek Fed funds of up to 90% of cost of developing own standards and up to 50% for enforcement; would exempt from bd jurisdiction those industries covered by specific Legis; notes some 14,000 die yrly from job-related injuries or illnesses; urges 'maximum use' of standards already established by 'indus, labor and other experts'; bill seen similar to Johnson Adm proposals that were effectively opposed by indus; R Nader sees weakening in absence of criminal penalties, charges result will be to give Fed approval to weak indus codes; legis would eventually repeal Walsh-Healey Pub Contracts Act and other existing measures; would seek voluntary compliance, hold hearings and then order compliance before taking ct action to compel enforcement