July 11, 1970

Israel repts shooting down 3 UAR MIG‐21's during dogfight over northern sector of canal; illus; 2 of 3 pilots reptdly bail out; Israeli silence on Soviet missile sites seen suggesting that efforts to neutralize sites have begun to show results; UAR repts clash; repts hitting 2 Israeli jets; says all UAR fighters returned safely; repts driving off earlier Israeli incursion with ground fire; Israeli planes reptdly strike Jordanian targets in reprisal for shellings and attack by Arab guerrillas on maintenance bldg at Roman excavation site at El‐Hamma in Golan heights, in which 4 were killed and 1 injured; reprisal seen signifying Israeli intent to hold Jordanian Army responsible for guerrilla activities despite agreement between Hussein and guerrillas

Lindsay signs new rent‐control bill into law following raucous 4 1/2‐hr pub hearing; issues new denunciation of landlords refusing to sign contract; A Richenthal, acting as atty for landlords', obtains order from Justice Mangan barring city from reducing rents pending hearing on July 13; appears before Appellate Div Justice Nunez to seek order vacating injunction under which landlords are ostensibly barred from concerted activity against new contract; Nunez declines to grant application but says injunction docs not bar landlords from doing anything that they had right to do before injunction was issued; landlords issue statement saying that owners are standing firm in their resolve not to be ‘blackjacked’ into signing contract that will spell their econ ruin; score Lindsay's charge that they locked out employes; Shortman aide repts on status of strike; Local 32E atty J Buitenkant says reprs of Bronx landlords have indicated that they want union to accept 1‐yr extension of current contract

Article on growing pollution controversy over whether auto indus will ever be able to control emissions from internal combustion engine; critics are becoming convinced that indus will have to offer alternative engine to curb pollution, noting need for outside pressure to spur indus; predict unless Detroit speeds up its efforts to switch to new engine there will be increasing support for such actions as banning autos in parts of cities; warn voters are becoming more receptive to more severe legis; question effectiveness of auto indus’ decision to add emission control devices to present engine in wake of their failure to meet present requirements; are skeptical about Detroit's efforts to develop alternative engine; Fed projections show that even with control devices that worked perfectly, pollutants would be reduced only until ‘85, because of fast increasing use of autos; graph; auto indus execs maintain alternative engines are not advance enough to replace present engine, arguing that they have no choice but to develop emission controls in order to meet proposed ‘75 and ‘80 standards; cite experiments with alternative engines to hack up contentions, calling alternatives technically unfeasible

Mattice orders end to 11 PM curfew but some black leaders protest, seeking 6 PM curfew not just for West Side but for whole city; curfew has been city‐wide; talks between city officials and leaders of black community break down; Hamm repts patrol will be discontinued; Cahill tours West Side, says he will ask Pres Nixon to declare city ‘major disaster area,’ bringing Fed aid; says state police will remain until ‘peace and order’ are restored; Smith ‘guardedly’ optimistic on accord to bring about their departure soon