May 8, 1970

Fed Water Quality Adm announces thermal pollution policy that will forbid dumping of virtually any heated water into Lake Mich; if enforced, policy will require 7 planned power plants that will be built on lake shores to cool discharge water to within degree of lake's temp, will require indus and municipalities that now dump water into lake to either stop doing so or treat discharges; agency chief Stein says he does not know whether policy will be applied to all other waters under Fed jurisdiction; policy offered for consideration to states bordering lake, which also set antipollution regulations; Stein says if states do not adopt equal standard, Fed Govt will utilize legal action to make 1-degree level Fed standard; policy announced at meeting of Lake Mich Enforcement Conf; some skeptical of policy; Fed order to Fla Power to curb hot water discharge from plant into Biscayne Bay noted

BLS rept, leaked to press, indicates unemployment rate rose 0.4% to 4.8%, Apr, highest rate since Apr '65; BLS officials attribute rise to econ slowdown

J McGinnity, described by police as 1 of city's top professional gamblers, arrested and accused of criminal contempt of grand jury investigating police corruption charges; jury is looking into charges that McGinnity is police payoff man for citywide book making ring and intermediary between corrupt policemen and numbers rackets; Manhattan Dist Atty Hogan discloses that police and his rackets bureau have have been investigating chiefs of citywide bookmaking ring; says they are suspected of paying off 2 police officers to obtain immunity from arrest by boro and divisional police command; names of policemen withheld pending further investigation; details; McGinnity pleads not guilty

Amer soldiers illus

Columbia and Yale begin nationwide efforts to get student and faculty delegations to go to Washington to lobby in Cong against war; growing movement at Princeton urges students, especially those who shun pol involvement, to become involved in program to actively campaign for Cong candidates opposed to war; Columbia pres Dr Cordier joins Dr Hester in wire to NY Cong delegation urging that it meet with them to discuss war and crisis on campuses; Dr Brewster announces he will lead delegation of 1,000 Yale teachers and students to Washington to meet with Yale alumni who are members of Cong; Sen McGovern lauds students plans for pol activity; faculty and student plans for involvement in other schools detailed