February 18, 1970

Thant hints he may ask Jarring to resume peacemaking efforts without waiting for Big 4 guidelines, news conf; says he will meet with Jarring in Geneva to decide whether time has come to reactivate mission; says strong measures are needed to avert new Mideast catastrophe; blames both sides for breakdown in cease-fire, notes they both now publicly announce their own violations of cease-fire; believes Big 4 can formulate accord on 1 or 2 basic issues without waiting for agreement on all points; says he favors limitations on arms shipments if measures are applied strictly and impartially; notes press has attacked him for withdrawing UNEF from UAR-Israeli border in '67, holds major Govts never questioned move because they knew terms under which UNEF was stationed in UAR; Bull attends news conf

T C Sorensen announces candidacy, news conf; illus; cites govt experience as aide to late Pres Kennedy and late Sen Kennedy; offers program; expects primary and gen election campaigns to cost $2-million each

Planners studying Columbia Univ's housing needs offer solution to problem of univ and neighborhood housing; survey of off-campus Columbia property finds 4,500 families living in univ-owned bldgs, of which 1,900 are not univ-related; shows that some residents have indicated their willingness to move if univ guarantees single move to appropriate accommodations at moderate rentals; plan to provide both institutional and community housing would start with univ-owned block from 121st to 122d Sts between Amsterdam Av and Morningside Drive; 11 families would be moved from block to bldg to be rehabilitated at 130 Morningside Drive; 50% of block would then be demolished for 300 new apts, of which half would be for univ and half for community; selective moving and construction would continue on this basis, always bldg housing accommodations 1st; new housing would use subsidies, including Fed aid, rent supplements and tax abatement, to achieve acceptable rent levels; total of 1,500 new units could be eventually built on univ property in this fashion, with 1st units completed within 18 mos; problems involved in plan noted

Israel repts its planes attacked 2 missile stations near Nile River, 5 mi SE of Helwan and at Dahshur, 1st raids near Cairo since attack on El Khanka factory; repts series of air attacks last night and today on UAR Suez Canal positions; repts all planes returned safely; Meir says she regrets El Khanka plant was hit by mistake, s, Knesset; warns air attacks will continue until UAR ends war of attrition; notes Dayan warned UN and IRC about time bomb dropped on plant, holds act went beyond what is expected in wartime; holds outside world did not become so alarmed by terrorist attacks on Israeli civilian targets; appeals for peace talks; UAR repts Israeli air attacks, says 3 soldiers killed, 7 wounded; repts El Khanka death toll has risen to 80; repts UAR jets raided Israeli positions in Suez Canal northern sec

Civil Rights Office dir L Panetta resigns because of what he calls pol pressures influencing enforcement of school desegregation laws, news conf; implies resignation was forced as result of Cong pressures on White House; says he does not think his departure changes Adm's civil rights policies but expresses concern over Adm's Lincoln's Birthday statement; says resignation was precipitated by Washington Daily News article that said he would soon be relieved; some authorities see resignation as enforcement of fears that principles enunciated in statement, which accord with Stennis strategy, suggest weakening of Adm policy towards integration; White House Press Sec Ziegler says Pres feels best educ is integrated educ