February 21, 1970

Mfrs rept severe sales slump; blame inflation, continuing price increases necessitated by high production costs and, to some extent, confusion over skirt lengths

Statement on postponement of 'major change in oil import policies

IBRD pres McNamara singles out US as 'one overwhelming exception' to trend in richer countries to make more official aid available to developing countries, s to Columbia U conf; says it is unrealistic to assume domestic problems can be met at cost of cutting aid; Sec Kennedy critical of IBRD method of measuring aid as percentage of GNP, s to Cincinnati Council on World Affairs; cites competing priorities for funds in budget; hails trend toward increasing shift in distribution of aid to multilateral insts but opposes idea that US make additional contributions to such insts separate from and ind of contributions make by all donors together

Fleet owners ask 30% avg rise in fares on weekends, holidays and at night; cite 'troubled' financial plight of indus and need to attract drivers for such periods; proposal would raise $1.35 trip to about $1.75 and provide $18.5-million a yr in additional revenue; Admr Sidamon-Eristoff thinks request will be approved because of need for drivers to work nights and on weekends; fleet owners also ask rise in waiting time from $3 to $4 an hr; this rise would apply at all times; current and proposed rate schedules compared

Scores, perhaps hundreds, of people convicted of minor crimes and awaiting sentence have been kept in jail over past few mos despite statute forbidding such detention and because of shortage of probation officers to investigate their cases; Probation Office aide P Vota comments; some experts differ on interpretation of statue limiting detention to 10 working days following conviction