January 1, 1970

S Vietnamese House of Reprs, by narrow majority and after 2 days of boisterous debate, votes that 3 members (Tran Ngoc Chou, Hoang Ho and Pham The Truc) are guilty of engaging in pro-Communist activities; vote constitutes limited victory for Pres Nguyen Van Thieu, who originally charged 3 with Communist affiliations and asked House to remove their immunity from prosecution; House action leaves immunity intact; Nguyen Van Thieu spokesman says Govt will try again next wk to muster necessary votes for impeachment of 3; about 50 opposition reprs leave hall and denounce vote; other details; group of opposition members illus

French Pres Pompidou is informed of ships arrival in Israel; France suspends Gen B Cazelles and high-ranking engineer L Bonte pending probe of their roles; Israel is ordered to recall members of her embassy who certified validity of contracts supposedly selling Israel's interest in boats to Starboat co; Adm M Limon and charge d'affaires E Ronn reptdly are diplomats involved; France reaffirms embargo policy, refrains from diplomatic break with Israel and from outright attack on Israeli Govt, stressing role in Big 4 peace efforts; Min Debre, who recommended suspension of Cazelles and Bonte, reptdly is furious at what he regards as effort by some French mil elements to circumvent embargo; strong pro-Israel and anti-Arab feeling in French armed forces and tendency in France to look admiringly on Israeli exploit in recovering boats noted; Cherbourg publisher M Jiustiniani confirms his newspaper withheld news of boats departure; cites importance of shipyards to city's econ

Lowering skies, slushy streets and the threat of a transit strike notwithstanding, there were heightened holiday spirits in the city last night as New Yorkers gaily greeted a new year and a new decade. Beginning. with early midday closing of many stores and offices, and rising as laughter spilled out onto the sidewalks through the rapidly spinning doors of midtown bars and taverns, an air of dogged good cheer seemed to spread out over the city.

NYCTA-TWU negotiations continue after midnight; TWU rejects 12% pay rise offered by Auth; NYS Sup Ct Justice Postel signs order enjoining TWU and Amalgamated Transit Union from striking; MTA Chmn Ronan terms union list of demands 'staggering'; T W Kheel, chmn of 3-man mediation panel, describes talks as unusually difficult because of broad range of demands, diverse elements in unions, inflationary pressures and Auth's money problems