March 3, 1970

Nixon makes hurried trip to NYC to apologize to Pompidou, who is angry over Chicago demonstration and police handling of it; move follows phone apology; Pompidou abruptly cancels meeting with Jewish leaders, French officials later suggest they meet with Schumann; Jewish leaders score move; B'nai B'rith pres Wexler says they have come from all over nation to hear Pompidou's explanation of Libyan deal; 3,000 demonstrate outside Pompidou's hotel during dinner in his hon; Pompidou had earlier called Chicago police ‘accomplices’ of crowd and hailed Nixon move; Chicago Police Dept denies there was ever any threat to Pompidou; 500 pro-Israeli demonstrators picketed at UN during Pompidou visit; illus

US Sup Ct, 5-3, rules that men who do not regis at age 18 cannot be prosecuted after 5 yrs have elapsed, R I Toussie case; dissenting justices hold decision frees law violators from their obligation to regis and from liability for not doing so at age 23, while those who do regis can be drafted until they reach age 26; hold men who fail to regis commit new offense each day until their obligation ends at age 26, leaving them subject to indictment until age 31; Govt attys indicate Cong could react to decision by amending law to make it clear that statute of limitations does not start to run until person reaches 26; suggest that Pres could issue order requiring annual regis so that each failure would be new offense, touching off new 5-yr prosecution period

French people greet news of Chicago demonstrations with concern, resentment and bewilderment; deep split in France over Mideast policy discussed; NYC demonstrations illus

defendants submit memorandum through their lawyers in which they refuse to pledge proper ct behavior unless their const rights are redressed; score Murtagh as ‘hanging judge and note he was at one time indicted and arrested for ignoring ‘police’ corruption; memorandum contains counterproposal demanding reasonable bail and jury of peers for both pretrial hearing and trial; Murtagh refuses to accept memorandum, calling it pol statement

Nixon Adm reaches apparent accommodation with HR com on bill to curb illegal uses of secret Swiss accts; move follows Justice Dept pressure on Treas to withdraw its opposition and charges that Nixon favors lax treatment of rich criminals; Rossides tells com that Treas will support bill version that does not appear to differ in essentials from original bill; stresses Adm is determined to curb white collar crime; denies banks’ objections were factor in Treas opposition; proposes provision requiring that citizens and corps rept annually to Treas existence of secret foreign accts be amended to require listing of all foreign accts on income tax return; ABA and First Natl City Bank reprs oppose bill, com