May 17, 1970

Leary modifies rules that policemen must rept corruption to their commanding officers, directs them to give information directly to him, Dist Atty or Investigation Dept; promises no reprisals will be taken against policemen who rept corruption; urges those who feel threatened by dept to rept to Mayor's office

Comment on how strong US antiwar action affected Nixon's way of doing business with his own official family; Presidential isolation and capacity for communication with the nation discussed

Councilman Sadowsky proposes changes in Lindsay's plan for revision of rent-control law that would limit rent increases for low-income families starting July 1, yr earlier than Lindsay's plan, and require tax assessors to give specified reductions to their landlords; Manes says that there will be substantial changes in adm proposal; HDA aide says that reason adm could not propose to put rent exemption into effect before '71 is that they do not know full impact of it and therefore cannot gear up to administer it effectively by July 1; notes that there are provisions for some relief for low-income families in that rent increases proposed for July 1 will have least impact on larger families who live in bigger apts; Manes, noting testimony by Comr Altman and Admr Walsh that city officials have conducted detailed negotiations with Albany and Washington concerning possible subsidies for low-income tenants, says that Council will still prefer subsidies to tenants but can see no source for money; city officials say that difference between what low-income families are thought to be able to pay and what landlords need to make fair return on their investments comes to $250-million per yr; Sadowsky assails Lindsay package for harshly penalizing low-income tenants by saddling them with across-the-bd increases regardless of their ability to pay

Preakness Stakes: Personality wins

Gov Rockefeller shifts position on war from full support for Nixon to advocating consideration of student demands for US withdrawal, s