March 31, 1970

Fed Judge Hart substantially tempers proposed regulations; strikes down 15 of questions and orders 4 more to be worded less constrictively; questions ordered deleted include those to require demonstration leaders to list arrest, indictment, conviction and jail records of every person who is to take part in demonstration and to state degree to which each demonstrator advocates use of violence; Govt is trying to limit number of demonstrators to 100 on sidewalk in front of White House and to 500 in Lafayette Pk across st; Hart's version contains questions suggested by ACLU, plus others that would require sponsoring group to state proposed form of protest, equipment to be used, distinguishing insignia, and plans sponsors have to police selves

Murtagh sets Apr 7 for resumption of pretrial hearing after defendants announce they are ready to stand trial; warns defense lawyers that in granting motion to resume it contains 'inescapable' pledge to obey law barring disorderly courtroom conduct; Lefcourt protests that defendants have not authorized promise to behave; Sup Ct, Queens, issues opinion strongly endorsing Murtagh's handling of case and dismissing defendants' petition challenging Murtagh's right to halt hearings

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Lon Nol repts UN Security Council will be asked to send team of observers to Cambodia to verify charges that large numbers of N Vietnamese and Vietcong troops have invaded country, news conf; says if Council verifies Cambodian charges and Cambodia finds itself in need of more arms to resist aggression, it will accept such aid from any friendly country; says he considers those nations who have diplomatic relations as friends and as such US qualifies as donor; denies Saigon repts of confs between S Vietnamese, Amer and Cambodian officers; Govt reptdly will call on all men between ages of 18 and 45 to volunteer for mil duty; move designed primarily for psychological effect; call-up of reservists is expected to add 10,000 to 15,000 men to standing army of 35,000; infiltration of Vietnamese Communists continues; infiltrators reptdly force villagers in border areas to listen to tape recordings of Norodom Sihanouk's appeal to Cambodians to join him in countercoup; Hanoi radio broadcasts appeal after Cambodia succeeds in jamming broadcast from Peking; Cambodia bans sale of his recordings and postcards bearing his image; Sec Gen Thant agrees to 'took into the matter' of N Vietnamese and Vietcong troops in Cambodia after appeal from Cambodian UN repr Or Kosalak; no formal request for UN observers has yet been made

FAA sends notices of 'proposed dismissal' to controllers who ignored wire ordering them to return; threatens to dismiss strike leaders and those encouraging controllers to remain away; Shaffer, in separate lr apparently aimed at luring controllers back, says maximum penalty for most would be loss of pay for time absent and suspension without pay for period equal to number of days absent; FAA holds out promise of cash bonuses to those remaining at posts; repts absence rate appears to be growing; repts attendance has fallen to 68%; puts total absent at 1,743; Fed Ct, Bklyn, in response to suit by 13 carriers, issues temporary restraining order against 'sick calls'; Justice Dept plans to file actions in 16 cities seeking temporary restraining orders against officials of PATCO chapters, requiring them to halt 'illegal strike'; Natl Assn of Govt Employes seeks Fed ct injunction barring PATCO from 'inducing' controllers to strike; Sec Volpe says stoppage will not be allowed to continue indefinitely; indicates Govt may act after Bailey and other PATCO officers appear to answer contempt of ct charge; stresses safety of airways system