July 7, 1970

Irish Repub Foreign Min P J Hillery says he made secret visit to Belfast riot area; says Prime Min Lynch asked him to make trip to relax tension in Ulster and let people in Falls Rd know they were not isolated so far as Repub is concerned; says Northern Ireland Govt was not notified of trip; repts Belfast Caths felt they had been subjected to sudden and unwarranted visitation by Brit troops, and that they could no longer regard Brit Army as their protectors; stresses nothing happened in Falls Rd that provided justification for troops to 'invade'; holds most of arms found were old rifles; says he advised people to follow restrained line

Councilmen Postel and Gelfand announce that they intend to reactivitate taxpayers' lawsuit to force city to release Rand Corp housing studies; suit was filed in Feb but dropped after city promised to turn over documents

Article on efforts to open up and develop Amazon Basin; map; illus

Tarr releases study showing that over 5% of draftees called during Mar and Apr failed to rept on time but says less than 10% of men could be identified as 'willful resisters'; says 1/4 of them were from Calif, center of draft resistance

US Appeals Ct, Boston, rules Mass law designed to withhold contraceptive devices from unmarried persons is unconst, vacating '67 conviction of Parents Aid Soc head W R Baird; Suffolk County Dist Atty Byrne pledges US Sup Ct appeal; ruling is 1st victory for Baird in 3-yr struggle; case detailed; Baird illus