May 16, 1970

Dies, 84; she was widow of F Ziegfield; full name was Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke; por

S Africa expelled from IOC membership because of its apartheid policy in sports; recent ban on nation's participation in various internatl sports competitions revd

White House press sec says Adm views any move to cut off funds for future mil involvement in Cambodia as infringement of President's const powers as Comdr in Chief; says Adm feels there should be no restraint and can not accept language of Cooper-Church amendment to foreign mil sales bill even though amendment is in keeping with Nixon pledge to have US forces out of Cambodia by June 30; Adm view seen as assertion that real issue is one of const conflict; Sen Repub leadership seeks compromise on amendment that could win over uncommitted Sens; Repub leader Sen Scott repts 12 to 15 Sens undecided or uncommitted with committed Sens about evenly divided; Repub leaders conf with White House, State Dept and Defense Dept aides to consider substitute amendments, all designed to make clear that no restrictions laid down by Sen will prevent Pres from taking steps in Cambodia to protect US troops in S Vietnam; Scott suggests substitute amendment that no funds authorized by bill could be used to introduce US troops into Cambodia, Laos or Thailand without consent of Cong, unless Pres determines that such a step was necessary to protect lives of US troops in S Vietnam

Sup Ct ex-Chief Justice Warren says US is in greatest crisis within memory of living Amers stemming from our failure to enforce adequately due process and equal protection secs of 14th Amendment, s to Legal Defense and Educ Fund; says soc as whole, particularly judicial process, is responsible for divisiveness; says he believes open defiance of 14th Amendment has ended but that ingenuity of recalcitrants and sly devices for discrimination are so insidious that integration of soc must remain dominant issue for those who believe in justice; Black Panther official D Hilliard says Panthers will hold meeting on June 19 on steps of Lincoln Memorial, Washington, at which all blacks will be asked to call for revolutionary const conv to write document that blacks can live with to replace present Const, fund panel conf

Lindsay confs with Leary and other high police officials to discuss progress of dept probe into what Lindsay called 'police failure' in May 8 demonstrations; is reptdly satisfied with progress of probe