June 18, 1970

HR passes, 272-132, extension of Voting Rights Act till '75; bill also contains controversial sec lowering voting age to 18; While House sources indicate Nixon will sign measure; bill's provisions include application of voting law to Northern cities or counties where literacy tests are required and less than half of eligible voters voted in '68 and bars literacy tests as qualification for voting throughout country

Premier Kosygin scores 'Amer aggression' and calls for strict 'respect for rights of Indochinese peoples to decide their own affairs', s, Moscow; statement interpreted as affirmation of USSR opposition to convening internatl conf to end fighting in Indochina; Min Gromyko confs with Indonesia, Japanese and Malaysian delegation led by Min Malik which presents recommendations of Jakarta conf members; Malik repts Gromyko replied 'negatively' to idea of Geneva conf at this time; Soviet press makes no mention of delegation's visit; USSR continued refusal to do anything that might run counter to N Vietnamese interests noted

Bronx Asst Dist Atty R Koppelman, speaking at trial of suspended Ptl R Stanard who is charged with lying about his connection with gamblers, says that investigation has found that almost all policemen assigned to suppress gambling in southwest Bronx are 'corrupt,' statement; case revd

Communist troops cut NW rail line, Cambodia's last working railway, capture 200 tons of rice and other food supplies, Krang Lovea; Govt's surface transportation now reduced to a few passable rds none of which are considered safe; Govt sources rept Pnompenh has 6-mo reserve supply of rice but only 2-wk reserve of fuel; Communist troops make new attacks on Kompong Chhnang and Kompong Thom; Kompong Speu reptdly is entirely in Govt hands; Cambodian troops ring Pnompenh airport and natl bank to guard against Communist attacks; barricades block all rds leading into city; map

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