May 7, 1970

Laird says he 'supported fully' Nixon's decision to send ground troops into Cambodia, presented case for operations to Natl Security Council, news conf; says US does not intend to get bogged down in Cambodia, that US troops will pull out in 3 to 6 wks; denies attacks constitute an invasion of Cambodia that might have required Cong approval; State Dept announces 1st deliveries of Amer weapons, rifles and carbines, to Cambodian army

HR, in confused climax to emotional 5-hr debate, refuses to either sanction Nixon's intervention in Cambodia or to curb his authority to undertake mil operations in SE Asia; debate concerned amendments to mil authorization bill for fiscal '71; HR, 221-32, rejected Repr Findley amendment authorizing Pres to send ground combat troops into Indochina states after tentatively approving it earlier by 171-144 vote; Repr Rivers, in prior debate, succeeded in imposing time limit of 45 seconds for each speaker; curb protested by Repr O'Neill who, through parliamentary maneuver, arranged to get 5 minutes; Nixon backs Findley amendment as 'splendid'; Findley amendment had been offered as substitute for Reid amendment that would have barred use of funds for introduction of ground troops

Two State Systems Shut; City Road Tie‐Up Planned

complains Adm is turning back on great mass of Amer youth and thereby contributes to anarchy and revolt, lr to Nixon; does not intimate he plans to resign; por

6 NYC police detectives indicted in connection with alleged extortion of money from persons involved in narcotics; defendants include Bklyn detectives R Smith and G Spagna who are said to have assured narcotics dealer that they would leave him alone in return for $250 per wk; they are charged with extortion, bribery, coercion and official misconduct; 4 Bronx detectives are charged with extorting $1,300, unspecified amount of heroin and personal property from Bronx couple in return for not arresting them; Detectives A Marino, T Basalari and A Nicholas are indicted for extortion, profiting from official misconduct and receiving bribes among other things; Detective M Ryan is charged with 3 counts of perjury for knowingly testifying falsely about several aspects of case; case detailed