Commerce Dept repts that 'real' econ growth came to halt in er '69 4th qr, which is what Nixon Adm has been seeking in policy of restraint; inflation continues but is moderating in GNP sector

ECONOMIC GROWTH HAS BEEN HALTED, AS WAS PLANNED

Sec Laird announces 1,250,000 mil and civilian workers will lose jobs as result of cuts in mil spending already made or planned in fiscal '71 defense budget, news conf

Laird Says Defense Cuts Will Cost 1,250,000 Jobs

N Vietnamese negotiator to Paris talks Ha Van Lau says Nixon's criteria for withdrawal of US forces, which include reduction in level of fighting, can never be met

Hanoi Says Nixon Criteria On Pullout Can't Be Met

Prof N Avigad (Hebrew U) uncovers ruins of old bldg, destroyed in 70 AD, in Jerusalem Jewish Qr, 1st evidence of razing of city by Romans during destruction of 2d Temple; Avigad int

RUINS OF A.D. 70 FOUND BY ISRAELI

Pres Nixon orders Sec Volpe to study new means by which 'natl interest' can be more adequately represented in deliberations over construction of jetports; says Govt will cooperate in finding ways to create such facilities without endangering environment

Everglades Jetport Barred By a U.S.‐Florida Accord

FCC, 6-1, issues policy statement saying it will permit community groups to challenge radio-TV broadcasters licenses at regular 3-yr renewal proceedings but will dismiss challenges, without ref to other issues, if broadcaster shows programing serves pub interest 'substantially', which it defines as 'solidly' or 'strongly'; says challenger will not win case on evidence that otherwise satisfactory broadcaster holds local media monopoly through joint ownership of newspaper and broadcast facilities; reaffirms its concern with such joint ownership but says it will handle issue as gen rule, not in individual cases; new policy seen reassuring broadcasters who fear FCC intends to restructure indus through wholesale denial of license renewals; gives broadcasters less protection than pending Sen Pastore bill that would bar challenges altogether; Chmn Burch, principal author of policy, says Pastore bill is no longer needed; policy says broadcaster cannot claim credit for improvements made after challenge is filed; FCC says policy is clarification of past decisions rather than wholly new policy; Comr Johnson, in dissent, charges policy deprives Amers of substantial rights; claims mediocre broadcasters will be protected from possibly superior competition; urges joint ownership issue be weighed in renewal hearings; Natl Broadcasters Assn pres Wasilewski hails policy but sees Pastore bill still needed; Pasture aide agrees with Burch, predicts campaign to enact it will end; Forum Communications, which is challenging WPIX license, defends new policy; says no station, including, WPIX, should lose license if it substantially meets community needs

F. C. C. Reassures Broadcasters On Challenges to Their Licenses

King's 41st birthday marked by ss and religious services across nation; schools closed in some cities, including NY, Baltimore, Phila, Kansas City, Mo, Poughkeepsie, NY, and Harrisburg, Pa; Mrs King and 4 children are among 400 persons attending service at Ebenezer Bapt Ch, Atlanta; Mayor Massell lauds King, s; Sens Kennedy and Brooke read statements hailing King to Mass Legis; other observances, some states not paying tribute noted

DR. KING HONORED QUIETLY OVER U.S.

NYS Soc Services Dept estimates increased cost of state's Medicaid program will be $11.5-million in '69, compared with $430-million in '68; welfare officials link legis economies; estimate 125,000 members of low-income families were dropped from program because of tighter eligibility standards

RISE IN WELFARE SLOWED SHARPLY IN STATE IN 1969

Nelson hearings continue; Dr R Hertz cautions that all drs prescribing oral contraceptives should treat each patient as part of research project; cites important safety questions that still remain unanswered; says only high degree of effectiveness in preventing pregnancy and ability to cause blood clotting problems have been substantiated; expresses concern over possible cancer danger; Dr R W Kistner holds pill is safer than pregnancy but not safer than continence; says animal experiments with synthetic equivalents of progesterones have shown protective effect against well-known cancer-causing chem; cites Boston Women's Hosp study indicating no detectable increase in incidence of pre-cancerous conditions; Hertz and Kistner urge further research; illus; Dr E Kassouf says drug cos have consistently underemphasized known risks of oral contraceptives; say mfrs pamphlets do not present current data on risk of blood clots or other potential hazards

Birth Pills Termed Still Experimental

US Atty Lacey files criminal charges against 13 cos accused of discharging and depositing oil and acid wastes into Kill Van Kull, Newark Bay, Raritan River, Natl Docks Channel, Arthur Kill and Hackensack River, tributary waters of New York Harbor; Lacey comments

JERSEY COMPANIES CALLED POLLUTERS

LEADER PROCLAIMS BIAFRA'S LOYALTY TO LAGOS REGIME

Ojukwu appeals to world to help save Biafrans from 'complete annihilation' by Nigerians, statement issued for him from Geneva; charges Nigeria has tried 'to domesticize conflict in order to apply final solution to Biafran problem away from glare of an inquisitive world'; says it is clear from all indications that Nigeria will not feed Biafrans; declares struggle will continue; his whereabouts are still not known

OJUKWU APPEALS TO WORLD ON FOOD

French Min Schumann says Gen de Gaulle, in '64, predicted that Nixon had 'great future,' s, Brussels; says he made prediction in remark to ex-Amb to US Alphand

In 1964, de. Gaulle Saw ‘Great Future’ for Nixon

News Summary and Index

Govt, in experiment to bridge gap between labor and mgt, offers to give newly created shares of stock in state-owned Renault auto co to workers; workers are indifferent, sometimes opposed; some query Govt motives; illus

Renault Workers Indifferent to Stock‐Sharing Plan

Gen Confed of Labor opposes labor contract which limits unions' ability to call strikes and requires 3-mo notice before they can break contract; announces majority opposes contract and says it will seek new negotiations; all other unions have signed pact

Red Unions in France Act To Bar Labor Peace Plan

About 5,000 teachers, who have begun 2-wk strike at 345 schools, say they will take tougher measures unless they get pay increases totaling $100-million; are demanding raise of $324 a yr; educ authorities have offered raises of $192 to $240 a yr

Striking Teachers in Britain Threaten Stronger Action

Czech hon memory of J Palach on anniv of his self-immolation; police secure Wenceslas Sq, Prague, and area near grave; univ officials reptdly warn students to visit Palach grave in groups smaller than 5 persons

Police on Alert as Many Czechs Honor Memory of Jan Palach

W P Menzl brandishes starter's pistol at Chancellor Brandt and other Bundestag members from pub gallery. Bundestag; is removed from gallery and later released

Opposition in Bundestag

‘Frost’ Is Seen Alter Thaw In Bonn‐Eastern Relations

E Ger newspaper Neues Deutschland complains that Chancellor Brandt recent statement to Bonn Parliament on W Ger-E Ger relations reflected W Ger's firm integration into NATO and unreserved support for treaty

Offer Not Rejected

Lt Gen Krulak (ret) predicts Communist China will test 6,000-mi ICBM within 15 mos, s, Foreign Correspondents Club luncheon; says China will be able to mount nuclear strike against US and USSR in '70s

PACIFIC MISSILE TEST BY CHINA PREDICTED

29 enemy killed in attack on allied arty base near Cambodian border; other action reptd; map

ALLIED FIRE BASE ATTACKED BY FOE

war foes in US form group called Com of Liaison With Families of Servicemen Detained in N Vietnam to facilitate communication between POWs and their relatives in US; say Hanoi has agreed to work with com; Mrs C Weiss is co-chmn; explains what com will do

Foes of War Form Group to Forward Letters to P.O. W.'s

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) &#8212;The Pentagon today identified the following servicemen from the New York area as having been killed in Vietnam:

Vietnam Casualties

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January 16, 1970

Headlines from January 16, 1970

ECONOMIC GROWTH HAS BEEN HALTED, AS WAS PLANNED

Laird Says Defense Cuts Will Cost 1,250,000 Jobs

Hanoi Says Nixon Criteria On Pullout Can't Be Met

RUINS OF A.D. 70 FOUND BY ISRAELI

Everglades Jetport Barred By a U.S.‐Florida Accord

Billboard 200

Led Zeppelin II

Abbey Road

Willy And The Poor Boys

Tom Jones Live In Las Vegas

Let It Bleed

Notable Births

Historical Context for January 16, 1970