July 21, 1970

Christian Dems and Christian Soc Union turn down Govt's offer to send repr as member of 25-man W Ger delegation to Moscow, breaking 21-yr-old tradition of maintaining united front between Govt and Opposition on vital natl issues; refusal is transmitted in lr from Christian Dems parliamentary mgr Deputy Rasner; lr says Opposition sees 'no basis' for negotiations; charges it was inadequately informed about Bahr-Gromyko talks

Nixon says it is not realistic to talk of cuts in '71 and '72, news conf, comment on Deputy Dir Weinberger assertion that any savings might go into tax cuts; says big spenders are responsible, eventually, for higher taxes

Middle-class elements in Upper West Side Urban Renewal Area charge 'manipulators of the poor' plan to halt all subsidized housing for middle class in area and permit only low-cost housing; see threat to reduce area to a 'racially segregated slum'; form orgn called CONTINUE (Com of Neighbors to Insure a Normal Urban Environment); Rev H Browne and some antipoverty workers call orgn an overreaction of 'middle-class mentality'; Browne, Assemblyman Blumenthal and State Sen Ohrenstein say renewal program should be halted for rev because middle-income rents in subsidized housing have become excessive; both sides have been meeting with top Lindsay aides; CONTINUE chmn Dr A Logan charges Browne is leader of movement to destroy urban renewal; Browne says renewal must be halted and final stage of project re-examined; present tensions are result of Operation Move-in, led by Browne and Community Action Inc dir W Price, in which squatters have occupied about 135 apts in bldgs due to be demolished; Browne and Price say factions have grown up among squatters and some thefts have occured; Relocation Comr Rawlins says his office will try to weed out trouble makers; opponents of renewal project say middle-income rents have already reached 60 a room and may be near $80 by fall; Logan says that under sec 236 of Fed Housing Law, middle-income housing in final stage of project should be about $40 a room; sees squatters being used by renewal opponents to create confrontations and halt program; cites recent picketing by Browne and his followers of meeting with Blumenthal and Boro Pres Sutton at Logan's house, which Browne was invited to attend; enmity between Blumenthal and group of young Dem leaders is also factor in dispute

landlords approve agreement for ending bldg workers strike; vote to resign from Realty Advisory Bd and name Met Fair Rent Com bargaining agent for rent-controlled properties; landlord orgn leaders vow to carry fight against city's rent control policies to Washington; Shortman hails landlord acceptance of pact, thanks tenants, Lindsay and other city officials; NY Realty Owners Assn pres M Sussman says Bronx Realty Advisory Bd has asked Local 32E for 1-yr contract extension without wage increase

Nixon says US hopes to see Soviet combat personnel in UAR removed through peaceful settlement, news conf; says Kissinger did not mean to imply intended use of force to 'expel' Soviet personnel; gives greater stress to US efforts to promote 90-day cease-fire than during July 1 TV int