July 19, 1970

UAR reptdly will give favorable reply to Rogers's proposals for ceose-fire and resumption of peace talks; reptdly will advise US it is prepared to stop shooting for ltd period in accordance with Nov '67 UN resolution; approach reptdly was agreed upon during talks in Moscow; UN hq, NYC, seen possible site for talks; USSR reptdly has agreed to deliver moderate amt of additional arms but continues to insist on pol rather than mil solution; Soviet leaders reptdly urged Nasser to maintain dialogue with US despite 'aggressive' sounds eminating from US; Riad is consulting other Arab nations on reply to US but consultations are not expected to alter situation; immediate problems are conflict over Arab and Israeli interpretations of UN resolution in which Arabs view resolution as calling for evacuation of all unoccupied territories while Israelis view it as not so specific and Palestinian refugee problem; Rogers proposal reptdly leaves territories question open; US seen envisioning total Israeli withdrawal except for minor modifications; BBC error in broadcasting dispatch indicating Riad omitted phrase 'all occupied territories' from Soviet agreements noted

Statement warning Cong on spending

Carnegie Comm on Higher Educ rept entitled Insts in Transition finds insts are becoming increasingly uniform and are creating monolithic status system prizing acad specialization; rept was directed by Dr H L Hodgkinson and is based on results of questionnaire completed in '68-69 by about half of nation's coll presidents; sees widespread movement by insts to offer more advanced degrees with students and faculty being rewarded according to extent of their specialized interests and competence; comm chmn Kerr says rept is most comprehensive study ever made of change in country's private, pub and sectarian insts

discusses meaning of 1st lunar landing, news conf; illus inside lunar module after completing his historic lunar walk

landlord reprs, following 5-hr meeting with city officials, agree to recommend settlement of strike to their members on basis of 6-pt agreement; settlement, worked out in discussions led by Aurelio, is to be submitted to members of Met Fair Rent Com for ratification; Altman says city has promised speedier administrative action on claims by landlords that they are not getting full legal returns; agreement calls for tenants' rent increases to remain at those set forth by new law; city agrees to continue discussions with landlords on administering law and to set up indus com for consultation; Lindsay aide T Morgan says that employes are to return immediately to 17 bldgs in which city had declared emergencies and health hazards; employes in these bldgs will be working for their own landlords and will be paid wages that include $18 wkly increase; bldgs listed; settlement also includes acceptance of union pact with proviso that it might be terminated Apr 1 '72 if city is unable to work out formula under new law for rent increases to be effected Jan 1 '72 and City Council is to amend law; Lindsay issues statement expressing hope that landlords will approve pact