August 15, 1969

Gov Rockefeller unsuccessful effort to persuade Sen Goodell to vote for Safeguard noted; Nixon had asked him to make effort

Sec Kennedy says $ 9.2-billion in tax reductions voted by HR 'may go too far', s, Philadelphia; says cuts might force retrenchment in important domestic programs and might even increase inflationary pressures; generally praises reform bill and HR members of both parties who played major roles in its passage; scores 'certain changes' in Adm's minimum tax proposal that would permit many millionaires to continue to pay little or no income taxes, apparently refers to exclusion from minimum tax of income, mainly from oil, rendered tax-free by special provisions

Paul R. Screvane, the former Deputy Mayor and former City Council President, urged his "friends and associates" yesterday to join him in a "crusade" to elect Controller Mario A. Procaccino as Mayor.

Attorney General John N. Mitchell has informed both of New York's Senators in Washington that United States Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau will be replaced by Whitney North Seymour Jr., a Republican lawyer and an old friend of Mayor Lindsay.

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White House spokesman says increased level of enemy-initiated fighting may influence Nixon decision on possibility of 2d major withdrawal of US troops later this mo; Amer mil leaders in Saigon say they believe outbreak of enemy attacks signals opening of fall campaign; interpret attacks as end of lull; White House spokesman says it is still too early to evaluate attacks

Prague alerts army and militia to prevent disorders on invasion anniv; instructs prosecutors and cts 'to proceed immediately and with all severity' against lawbreakers who threaten pub order; warns econ mgrs that they are personally responsible for prevention of disruptions and must assure normal production, transportation and supply; actions seen suggested or approved by USSR leaders during meeting with Czech leaders in Crimea; Czech party issues statement that USSR, 'real friend and ally,' has offered help for solution of difficulties in Czech; USSR troops stationed near and in Czech reptdly are available to help quell disorders; Prague terms pol situation serious because of 'subversive activity of antisocialist and anti-Soviet forces'; intensive panic buying by Czechs noted

US Atty DeMent, in Montgomery, Ala, discloses Fed Govt probe into Stough activities; says he plans to seek grand jury session to consider any substantial evidence that develops concerning Stough, telephone int; says he has demanded FDA records and will ask for those held by Div of Biologics Standards; says probe will not be ltd to Stough but will include whoever is involved; acknowledgement of probe comes after PO Dept confirms start of its probe under mail fraud statutes; PO spokesman says probe started at DeMent request and it would be impossible to estimate how long it would continue; Stough presumably sent test results and other data through mails to pharmaceutical mfrs

Water main breaks under First Ave at 36th St, Manhattan, sharply reducing pressure at 4 hosps; Mayor Lindsay describes water at some hosps as 'slightly discolored' with 'nothing to be worried about'; Health Dept supports Lindsay; sends team of inspectors into affected area; asks restaurants to conserve water; Water Resources Dept repts water supply in affected dist returns to 'near normal' in evening; details on effect of shortage; illus

4 killed at violence spreads and worsens; 300 Brit troops moved into Londonderry; additional 600 Brit troops to be airlifted to Ulster; 1 man shot dead, Armagh; 3 killed in Belfast, including 9-yr-old boy; Brit troops moved into Londonderry to reinforce police battling Cath mobs in Bogside area in violence that raged unchecked for 48 hrs; illus; Caths hail Brit intervention, see victory in repelling what they regarded as attacks from hated Prot police; Govt mobilizes 8,000 part-time policemen of Special Constabulary whose members, depicted by Caths as Prot-extremists, will be fully armed; Prime Min Wilson interrupts vacation to conf with Sec Callaghan; Chichester-Clark sees violence perpetrated by 'conspiracy of forces' seeking to overthrow his Govt; says those who call for Brit intervention see it as 'halfway house for long-sought goal of an Irish Repub'; says GB gives complete assurance that Ulster's position in United kingdom will not be questioned; denies Prot parade caused Londonderry violence; 6 members of Ulster Parliament walk out during debate; map

USSR party official V N Titov repts large-scale CD preparations under way in Kazakhstan, article in Pravda; timing seen reassurance that steps are being taken in case of war with China; Soviet press gives latest incident low-key treatment; comdr of Soviet forces involved, unnamed, describes incident in radio int; says 2 Russians were killed, several wounded; other sources put Soviet wounded at 7, say 25 Chinese were killed and 25 wounded; Peking radio continues to broadcast Chinese protest note; Hong Kong Communist paper Ta Kung Pao links clash to alleged Soviet suppression of minority groups in Kazakhstan; calls Soviet threat to Sinkiang, where Chinese are outnumbered by Turkic ethnic groups, an extension of its drive against minority peoples of Soviet Union