February 28, 1970

Educ Comr Allen and Deputy Asst Sec T Wirth, who headed 17-man study group to investigate any needed changes in Title I of '65 Elementary and Secondary Educ Act, issue joint statement saying that investigation quickly proved that there were abuses of fund distribution, chiefly in area of comparability between schools within dists, news conf; Allen says investigation confirmed widespread charges that many dists put less resources into schools in poor areas than in more affluent areas and then use Title I money to bring schools in poor areas up to par; says he will require every dist in nation to demonstrate that it is putting equal resources into all of its schools before it will be eligible to receive funds; says he hopes to quiet resentment of local officials over natl interference by directing state offices of educ to demonstrate comparability of services and expenditures or to submit plan by Apr 1, showing steps to achieve comparability will be under way by opening of school next fall

Baghdad tense as secret trial of 6 allegedly involved in Jan coup attempt is about to begin; 41 have already been sentenced to death for roles in plot; arrests have affected people of all pol affiliations, including, in last 10 days, left-wing socialists

Announces candidacy for Dem US Sen nomination, news conf; illus

Bronx grand jury indicts 6 for drug possession; 2 men and 13 women arrested Jan 23 in alleged Bronx heroin factory also indicted

Civil Service Comm Chmn Hampton says Nixon Adm has ended all pressure on Fed agencies to stop up employment of minority group members; says Adm believes such pressures are discrimination in reverse; stresses there has been no lessening of efforts to achieve true equal opportunity for minorities and women; says equal employment mandates of previous adms had effect of putting pressures on agencies to hire minorities; says result was 'too often a filling up of lower ranks with people who have no place to go'; defense of practice by J W Macy Jr, Civil Service Comm chmn under Johnson, noted; Hampton says Nixon has ordered agencies not to discriminate against minorities and women; says recruiting has been expanded into areas where minorities live or attend school; says 10,500 disadvantaged persons have been brought into Govt since '68