May 5, 1970

US Sup Ct, 7-1, rules lows exempting ch property from taxation do not violate Const ban on state support of religion, case of F Walz, who challenged NYS law exempting ch property from taxation on basis of ●5.24 he must pay in taxes on his NYC property; Walz held ch exemptions raised his tax bill, forcing him to give to religious groups against his will; ACLU and Mrs M M O'Hair, atheist spokesman, backed suit; numerous religious groups opposed suit; Chief Justice Burger majority opinion and Justice Douglas dissent detailed

Wall St securities mkt goes into tailspin; current situation linked

37 coll and univ presidents urge Nixon to 'demonstrate unequivocally your determination' to end promptly mil involvement in SE Asia, lr drafted by NYU pres Dr J M Hester; Princeton, Columbia, Notre Dame, Penna and John Hopkins univs presidents among signers; Natl Student Assn and former Vietnam Moratorium Comm call for nationwide univ strike of indefinite durations to protest war and mobilize pub opinion for withdrawal of US forces from Indochina; antiwar groups at dozens of colls and univs in US begin demonstrations and rallies to protest Adm policies; over 100 colls and univs have strike pledges; many have approval of school adms; Md Gov declares state of emergency at Univ of Maryland, calls in Natl Guard after outbreak of campus disorders; major disruption reptd at Stanford Univ; leaders of student movements, Washington, rept wide univ strike set

Israel repts its patrol surprised and killed 21 armed Al Fatah guerrillas, near Nahal Mehola, shortly after they crossed Jordan River into occupied territory; guerrilla death toll is largest reptd by Israel since war; Israelis say guerrillas offered virtually no resistance; foreign newsman is shown 8 bodies and captured equipment; Israelis rept some tentative signs that intensive air strikes on UAR arty positions at canal are beginning to ease recent pressure on Israeli troops; rept their planes raided UAR targets at canal southern and central secs for 45 mins and returned safely; UAR repts its air defenders intercepted Israeli planes, downing 1; Al Fatah repts 19 members killed or wounded in continuing battle in northern Jordan Valley; says 1,500 Israeli troops, including paratroops, join in all-out effort to capture commandos that penetrated into region; repts both sides have sent in reinforcements; map

Sr US mil and civilian officials begin to scale down their definitions of success in Fishhook area, conclude additional forays into other parts of eastern Cambodia are inevitable if lasting damage is to be inflicted; now say success must be measured by supplies captured and facilities destroyed since most Communist soldiers appear to have fled