July 10, 1970

Justice Dept begins legal push to require 46 of 122 recalcitrant school dists to desegregate in statewide suit against Miss and suits against individual school systems in Ark, Fla and SC; suits require school officials named as defendants to work with HEW Dept to develop acceptable plans; in any case where agreement is not possible by July 17, dept will press for ct hearings on Govt plan in 1st wk of Aug; Leonard says 76 dists are still not in compliance with law, despite action, news conf; Atty Gen Mitchell says action is aimed at cleaning up remnants of very successful negotiations with recalcitrant dists

HR leadership, through series of parliamentary maneuvers, votes, 247-153, to cut off debate on Cooper-Church amendment, thwarts attempts by antiwar Reprs to force an immediate vote; defeated motion would have instructed HR delegation in conf com to accept amendment; cutoff vote raises prospects of deadlock in com; White House press sec repts Nixon pleased by HR action; Dem Reprs Waldie and Fraser complain to HR that 'thinly veiled threats' were being made by HUD Dept officials linking domestic projects in home dists with vote on amendment; White House aide denies such pressure was applied; HUD Dept aide repts having made 48 calls to individual HR members; Dem Reprs Lowenstein and Mikva attempts to s before HR cutoff vote noted

Sec Laird says US plans to begin cut in mil contingent by mid-'71 and offset withdrawal by substantial increase in mil aid, news conf

Rabin, in meeting with Sisco, seen informing US that Israel intends to sharply increase raids against Soviet missile installations but not resume attacks against UAR interior; US seen sympathetic and understanding towards Israeli feeling that all necessary steps must be taken to preserve air superiority over canal; is not expecting response from Nasser on peace proposals until he has had chance to discuss them with Soviet leaders; Rabin seen confident that US would, if necessary, replace some Israeli air losses; docs not acknowledge whether US has given Israel such assurances; Laird emphasizes US concern over expanded Soviet role in UAR but says US has no current plans for using mil forces, news conf

Inclusion in Communist Rules for Revolution, fraudulent leaflet distributed at New England Rally for God, Family and Country, of rules for corrupting young by stressing sex to exclusion of moral virtues noted; details; disputed rules illus