February 14, 1970

Union Savings Bank (Danbury, Conn): 2 gunmen stage holdup in mid-morning, toss bomb into vacant main room behind them and make off with $40,000; simultaneous blast at Danbury Police Station, believed to be diversionary action, injures 26 persons; gunmen drive off in car stolen at Kennedy Internatl Airport, to nearby parking lot at shopping center, transfer to another car and blow up getaway car; no injuries from explosion reptd at bank or at parking lot; eye witnesses describe series of events; 2 bomb scares in city linked to robbers attempt to plunge town into state of confusion; city map

Thant recalls Bull to NY for urgent consultation; is concerned that escalation in fighting may lead to all-out war and destroy remaining chances for diplomatic settlement; is expected to meet with Jarring next wk in Moscow on way to Burma; Malik, at latest Big 4 meeting, reptdly held provisions of French peace proposal relating to Israeli-Jordanian sector should be singled out as part of over-all pkg deal and should later serve as model for settling issues between Israel and other Arabs; provisions reptdly call for complete Israeli withdrawal from occupied territory, including Jordanian Jerusalem, and neutralization of Jordan west bank; both Malik and French Amb Berard reptdly said Big 4 should immediately start drafting guidelines for Jarring to resume mediation mission; Yost reptdly barred move until USSR makes certain concessions

Govt repts elements of 2 N Vietnamese divs have driven Govt forces from several important positions and have advanced into NE quadrant of Plaine de Jarres, 2d full day of large-scale fighting; repts Laotian defenders, though supported by US air strikes, have been driven from strategic crossroads at village of Nong Pet on NE rim of plain; says Govt forces have repulsed 2d attack at Xiengkhouang; map

Laird says withdrawal of Amer troops will continue despite persistence of substantial enemy threat on battlefield, news conf, Saigon

Admr Walsh and Comr Altman criticize Rand Corp study for using what they call incomplete data and certain untested assumptions, joint statement; Walsh contends that rept gives false impression that all landlords are responsible and well-intentioned; Council men Katz and Manes express anger at Lindsay adm for allowing NY Times to obtain draft of rept and not giving them same right; Altman and Walsh say rept's premature disclosure in press is potentially misleading; tenant and landlord spokesmen comment