June 24, 1970

Arab diplomatic sources in Amman disclose new US proposal calls for Israel and Arab nations to accept renewed contacts with Jarring but makes no mention of direct or indirect talks between parties; make disclosure despite strict secrecy imposed by Hussein's Govt and US Embassy; say plan calls for enforcement of cease-fire accords that ended war and for acceptance by both sides of UN Security Council Nov '67 resolution; Nasser and Hussein reptdly knew main details of plan when they met in Tripoli with other Arab leaders; fact seen likely to reinforce guerrilla suspicions that secret purpose of conf was to discuss possibility of new approach to pol settlement; Arab sources say proposal was formulated partly to balance US response to Israeli bid for more jets; expect US to offer Israel some jets in return for Israeli adherence to Security Council resolution; see as signficant rept that USSR pilots have sharply cut activities in UAR to avoid provocation during period of diplomatic manuevering; US plan seen in competition with new Arab plan for mobilization and combat worked out by UAR, Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Sudan in Tripoli and endorsed by Libya and Algeria; Dayan indicates Israel might agree to surrender some of occupied lands, s, Assn of Israeli Journalists; says Israel should not try to keep every area to which she has 'historical attachment', but should retain areas necessary for her security; cites need to retain Sharm el Sheik on Gulf of Aqaba; Israeli Cabinet has discussed US proposal but has been ordered to maintain pub silence until Rogers makes plan pub; Dayan says USSR pilots still fly 'operational' missions over populated areas of UAR; does not think they will enter into direct conflict with Israel at this time; home of suspected guerrilla razed by Israelis in Hebron illus

Maine Gov Curtis, Sens Muskie and M C Smith and Reprs Kyros and Hathaway express disappointment that Bath Iron Works did not receive pact; 2 Reprs charge link to Adm's 'Southern strategy;' Bath says it will have to lay off workers

Pub Land Law Rev Comm, created by Cong in '64, urges changing pub land laws to help timber indus, rept to Pres Nixon and Cong; rept recommendations hew closely to policies advocated by timber indus, which have been denounced by conservationists; explicitly supports communities dependent on commercially activities on pub lands, such as logging; says commercial timber production should be formally classified as 'dominant use' on 1/4 of natl forest land

FDIC takes parallel action after Fed Reserve Bd suspends ceilings on interest rates commercial banks may pay on ctfs of deposits of $100,000 or more with maturities of 1 to 3 mos

renominated, Dem primary in new 22d Dist; por; old 21st Dist was dismembered in Cong reapportionment