August 20, 1969

SAIGON, South Vietnam, Aug. 19 -- A New York criminal lawyer hired to defend three of the Special Forces soldiers facing possible court-martial on charges of murder and conspiracy said today that "there is just no case" against the men.

police and troops, backed by armored cars and throwing tear gas, break up nonviolent demonstrations in Wenceslas Sq, hrs after Husak warning of repression; about 1,000 participate, with many more standing by; hundreds shout 'Gestapo' as police kick and beat youths with truncheons; armored troop carriers chase groups of demonstrators up and down sq; scores, mostly youths, detained; police gain control of sq in early evening; Husak, in s to 10,000 party functionaries in Culture Pk, pledges to defeat all anti-Communist and right-wing forces and not allow them lo 'make state into a Wild West any more'; comes close to justifying invasion, holding 'no entry of troops' would have occurred if Czech leaders then had strengthened USSR relations, curbed news media and fought anti-Communist rightists; rejects portrayal of Czech as USSR-occupied nation; in attack on Dubcek, asserts promises to USSR were broken and that Czech party organs and pubs had been kept in dark about top-level talks, including Dubcek conf with Hungarian Communist chief Kadar 4 days before invasion

Census Bur repts nearly 1/4 of 17.4-million white poor in US are over 65

Nixon special consultant on food, nutrition and health Dr J Mayer says Nixon plan will not scrap Fed food stamps for needy, int; says belief that needy will lose stamps is result of 'confusion due to people jumping to conclusions'; says he has been assured, after 'lot of exchs back and forth' with summer White House and other officials in exec branch, that welfare reform and expanded stamp program urged by Nixon in May 'both are essential and will continue together for some time'; says that stamps will eventually be phased out but only when basic minimum level of welfare has been raised enough to assure that poor spend no more than 30% of income on food; White House confirms that stamps will be continued for family of 4 until its cash income reaches level of $4,000 a yr, at which point it estimates family will be spending about $1,200 on food; Mayer says Adm intends to make available to unemployed family of four $1,200 worth of stamps for $480 a yr, or 30% of its $1,600 welfare grant; says family of 4 with earned income and welfare of $3,200 yrly can get $1,200 in stamps for $960; Natl Assn of Soc Workers urges Adm to retain and expand stamp program so long as family assistance allowance remains at $1,600

Piccard personal account of voyage; says stream is several torrents tumbling northward; says there is paucity of fish life and no deep scattering layer of plankton; describes voyage in general; describes submarine; gives highlights of voyage; says final results of journey must await detailed analysis; makes other comments; illus; map; cutaway drawing of submarine

computer indus officials contend that failure to provide service predicted as necessary for growth of computer indus is major factor in poor telephone service; hold that by '75 over 70% of computer operations will rely on phone lines for transmission of data and will acct for more than 30% of total phone co revenues; predict natl phone blackouts by '72 unless corrective steps are taken; AT&T repr W B Quirk disputes such claims; says that computer data transmissions acct for about 3% of total telephone time and will increase to about 5% by '80; Avery, Hand & Co, unable to get NY Telephone Co to restore 2 direct co lines between NYC and Westport, Conn, which were disconnected in July, runs ad offering prize to anyone guessing precise time when service will be restored

China charges USSR with 429 aggressive mil actions along border during June and July, demands 'activities of intrusion and provocation' end immediately; warns USSR will be held responsible for all 'grave consequences' unless it stops actions; USSR Defense Min newspaper denies China's charge that Soviet plans to invade China; stresses USSR efforts to prevent war scare in Russia; Chinese and USSR photos on border incidents

GB assumes full authority for security in Northern Ireland and pledges that discrimination against Caths will end; Wilson, after conf in London with Chichester-Clark, says both sides agreed that all citizens should be treated with 'same freedom, the same equality before the law' in all matters; joint declaration issued by Wilson and Chichester-Clark says that all police officers, including B Special Constabulary detested by Caths, will be placed under Brit comdr, Lt Gen Freeland; says GB will send 2 sr civil servants to Belfast to press London's views on ways to restore order and find long-term solutions; Northern Ireland, moreover, agrees to set up impartial probe of recent fighting and also agrees to urge pub to surrender all unauthorized arms under an amnesty; Wilson makes it clear that he and his sr mins had taken tough stand in talks; raises possibility of eventually disarming B Specials and suggests that GB will reconsider question of subsidies if progress lags in effecting civil rights programs dealing with housing, jobs and local voting rights; says situation is still 'very dangerous'; declaration affirms that Northern Ireland will not cease to be part of United Kingdom without consent of people of Ulster; Chichester-Clark hails move to give complete control to Freeland; adds that he, in act, made proposal

Soc Service Employes Union pres Morgenstern endorses ct ruling, will urge caseworkers not visit homes when recipients object

NYS Sup Ct rules that Temple Beth Sholom, East Hills, lost portion of its county and village tax exemption for having rented its grounds and bldg facilities to commercial venture, Roslyn Summer Day Camp, suit brought by Mrs S Winter

Min Arita directs Defense Agency to draw up plans for 100,000-man reserve force; says next defense plan will call for naval expansion

US pro-Cath group, Natl Assn for Irish Justice, calls for boycott of Brit goods in US