December 2, 1969

Sen decides to cut depletion allowance for oil and gas to 23%; arrives at figure by defeating, 30-62, Sen Ellender amendment to restore allowance to 27.5% and, 38-52, Sen J J Williams amendment to cut allowance to 20%; also rejects, 25-64, Williams amendment to cut depletion allowances for long list of other minerals to bring Sen bill into conformity with HR bill; 8 amendments to Sen com version of bill have been offered and defeated since Sen debate began, demonstrating ability of com to hold line against amendments; Cong conf com, in reconciling Sen and HR versions of bill, is expected to set oil depletion allowance at 22%; Sen Long makes pub lr he wrote to all Senators asking them to vote against rise in personal exemption; holds Gore proposal 'is not fiscally responsible', would disrupt Govt's fight against inflation; also distributes lr from Asst Sec Cohen detailing Adm's objections to Gore amendment; Cohen, in addition to stressing larger over-all revenue loss from proposal, holds Gore proposal would exempt many living over poverty line from tax; Gore challenges stand in light of Govt's recent upward revision in what is officially designated as poverty levels; holds com's bill does not remove all poor from tax rolls

Aurelio named NYC Deputy Mayor; career; por

Fed grand jury indicts Brewster on charge of accepting $24,500 in bribes from Spiegel Inc, mail order house, to influence hit votes on rates legit while he was member of Sen PO and Civil Service Com; charges detailed; co denies 'any improprieties' with Brewster

Brandt says W Ger will agree to farm financing agreement if talks on surplus problem are begun immediately, s, EEC leaders conf

Appeals Ct, sitting en banc, orders 16 school dists in 6 Southern states to have integrated school systems ready for operation by fall '70 and orders integration of faculties, staff, transportation devices, athletics and other extracurricular activities during current term; says 'absence of merging plans' will delay accomplishment of goal of racial unity till fall '70 but says all steps necessary to conversion to unitary system must be complete by Feb 1; also rules that merger of student body into unitary systems must be accomplished by next fall; directs Fed Dist Cts to have school dists ask HEW Dept to prepare integration plans and file them with Dist Cts by Jan 6

US Labor Dept eases rostrictionts on entry of foreign domettics; dept officials say move is in response to complaints from families unable to hire live-in maids; dept notes it allowed 15,500 foreign domestics to enter in fiscal '69; attributes decline in US domestics to low wages and stigma attached to work; is financing training programs for domestics in NYC and several other major cities; Asst Sec Weber and Assn of Immigration and Nationality Lawyers chmn Mailman comment

table of birth dates in order in which they were drawn and table of lrs of alphabet to be applied to 1st lr of last name in determining order of call-up among these with same birth date

C D Watson, 23, held, McKinney, Tex, Miss P Krenwinkel, 21, held, Mobile, Ala, Miss I L Kasabian sought, NM, as suspects in Tate and LaBianca slayings; Los Angeles Police Chief E M Davis says murder indictments will be sought; expects 4 or 5 more to be named in indictments; describes suspects as members of 'roving band of hippies' who had lived commune-style at Spann Ranch, W of Chatsworth, Calif, and later moved to another ranch in Inyo County; repts no evidence suspects knew their victims but may have visited house rented by Tate when others lived there; sees significance in fact that word 'pig' was scrawled in blood at Tate and LaBianca homes; Inyo County police arrested 26 'self-confessed hippies' living in a commune in 2 Oct raids; group specialized in stealing expensive cars; 3 murder suspects were not among those held, but police say some had been at the commune

House, with Adm encouragement, begins consideration of Repr Wright resolution supporting Nixon's efforts to negotiate 'just peace'; resolution expected to be approved overwhelmingly; minority group of Reprs protests House is being turned into 'rubber stamp' for Nixon policy; House, 225 to 132, votes against opening resolution to amendments; Repr Anderson says resolution does not constitute 'blank check' for Adm but is designed to show Communist side that nation is united behind Nixon's search for peace; group of Dem liberals circulates open lr emphasizing resolution does not constitute approval of Nixon policy

Calley's defense counsel Maj K A Raby and prosecutor Capt A M Daniel 3d ask US Mil Appeals Ct to ban all further pre-trial pub and broadcast of statements and photos concerning alleged massacre; ct takes petition under advisement; some lawyers express doubt ct will grant injunction; Raby and Daniel ask that injunction remain effective until 1st witness testifies; specifically mention several broadcasting and publishing cos, including NY Times; submit examples of news coverage of incident; show copy of article in Life, which contains photos by Haeberle; had met with Kennedy, who complied with 2 of 3 requests concerning publicity

Rockefeller says his '70 message to Legis will 'set forth full opportunity program' for post-hs educ for every hs grad in state; recommendations outlined; proposal appears to be similar to Calif higher educ system