October 10, 1969

Bayh concedes he errs since Olin and Monsanto are separate cos

Sup Ct agrees to hear NAACP fund appeal, Oct 23

NYS Appeals Ct, 7-0, upholds NYS Sup Ct Apr ruling that NYC has no power to regulate underground phone lines for CATV, in effect places NYC in favor of private indus control over CATV; ruling is 1st of kind by highest ct of any state; Comtel Inc is co involved; FCC hearings on whether NY Telephone has right to lay more cables in NYC for Comtel set for Dec; implications of case discussed

Laird, repting on conclusion reached by Wheeler during hit Vietnam visit, says Amer comdrs are operating under formal new orders aimed at placing 'highest priority' on shifting burden of fighting to Vietnamese, news conf; says comdrs have achieved real momentum; Pentagon planner comments on new orders; Laird says they do not forbid Amer combat leaders to seek out and attack enemy troops that pose threats; terms this 'protective reaction'; declines to confirm repts from Saigon that Amer comdrs have been instructed to avoid contacts with enemy to hold down casualties; says doctrine of 'maximum pressure' is not part of new orders; says Nixon Adm is not willing to assume that decrease in infiltration and recent lull are signs N Vietnam wants to step down war

HEW Dept announces that 2 wks ago it formed com, headed by J G Veneman Jr, to examine dept's security apparatus as well as blacklisting complaints by scientists; H R Ellis to assist panel; other panel members listed; dept security officer F H Schmidt, in telephone int, says in his 16 yrs at dept there have been investigatory requirements for members of advisory coms; reprs of 27 scientific and legal orgns draw up petition protesting barring of scientists from part-time consultant's positions for reasons of 'security' and 'suitability'; AEC spokesman says comm does not make security checks of scientists called in as consultants; Natl Science Bd chmn Dr P Handler makes like statement concerning Natl Science Foundation; Amer Orthopsychiatry Assn reprs disclose that com of prominent psychiatrists and psychologists talked with former Sec Cohen in July '68 to protest system of blacklists and security and suitability checks; repr says Cohen was sympathetic but did nothing to change system; says complaint lrs were sent to Sec Finch and former Sec Gardner; former Asst Sec Dr C Frankel explains why system did not change; Boston lawyer A Rosenberg announces he will file suit in Fed Dist Ct on behalf of Dr H S Kahn seeking to force dept to make pub files on persons who have failed to pass security checks; Kann holds PHS comm was denied him because he is outspoken critic of Vietnam war