March 5, 1970

Penn Central to seek ICC permit to discontinue 34 E‐W long‐distance runs, effective Apr 15, in move to terminate long‐distance service W of Buffalo, NY, and Harrisburg, Pa, and end all through rail connections between NYC, St Louis, Chicago and all intermediate points except Washington, DC; estimates savings of over $17‐million yrly through elimination of maintenance and station costs

Pres Nixon and Vice Pres Agnew score attack; Agnew issues statement on behalf of himself, Nixon and special school desegregation Cabinet Com, saying Adm will not tolerate violence resulting from lawful desegregation of schools; notes Atty Gen Mitchell has sent sr atty F Allen to assist US Atty J Rogers in investigation of riot and to determine appropriate action

Eurydice (French submarine) Disappears with 57 crewmen in Mediterranean during practice dive near Toulon, France; map; sub illus; Defense Min sees sub lost following repts of violent explosion at sea; probes possible collision with surface vessel; to track ships in area to see if hulls bear collision traces; sub is 2d of Daphne class to disappear in Mediterranean in 2 yrs; other sub accidents of Daphne class recalled

Meany charges Nixon proposal is too close to compulsory arbitration to be acceptable; Shultz backs plan, Sen com hearing; Hiltz testifies that O'Brien refused to resubmit original pact to union; Cong rejects Nixon proposals, approves bill authorizing 37‐day moratorium on strikes and lockouts, reaffirming Cong reluctance to interfere with contract bargaining pacts; bill signed; Winpisinger scores moratorium; Sheet Metal Workers pres Carlough says union will hon moratorium

Min Healey, saying no one in NATO doubts ‘effective superiority’ of Warsaw Pact conventional strength, says any massive USSR conventional attack would have to be met by tactical nuclear weapons at first, followed, if needed, by strategic arms, s, Brit Commons; says nuclear response would not be immediate and automatic; says guidelines for response allow some time for invader ‘2d thoughts’