Red Cross reprs, in rept made after Feb inspection of Con Son prison in S Vietnam, protest treatment of 24 N Vietnamese POWs, sent to prison from POW camps after having been found guilty of murder

Red Cross Scored P.O.W.Treatment In Con Son Prison

Sen Investigations Subcom has initiated new investigation into structure and activities of organized crime in US, specifically not limited to highly publicized Mafia or Cosa Nostra; investigation, according to law-enforcement officials and organized crime experts in NY and Washington, DC, was begun about 6 mos ago but has been temporarily interrupted by hearings on bombings and terrorism; existence of investigation became known during inquiries into background of reputed gambler H Mulligan; NYC investigation into influence said to be wielded by Mulligan in Police Dept revd

SENATORS' INQUIRY INTO CRIME GOES BEYOND THE MAFIA

Coordinator of police services W P Beall Jr claims small number of militants selected Berkeley as center for establishment of revolutionary power base; says univ is protective camouflage for such groups

Teller Says Unrest On Campus Perils Defense Research

Medici assails death squads, vows punishment of members; statement is Medici's 1st public admission of existence of squads, made after 2 leading Sao Paulo judges linked squad to police and criticized Govt which has considered vigilantes matter for govts of 4 states where deaths have occurred; members believed to be policemen impatient with slow justice, others reptdly attracted by idea of purging bad elements; Rio and Sao Paulo police blame underworld rivalries; illus, of vigilantes symbol

Brazil Assails ‘Death Squads,’ Vigilantes Who Kill Criminals

Atty Gen Mitchell authorizes filing of suits against 8 cos in 7 states after Fed Water Quality Adm expresses fears that tolerable limits for mercury in fish will be exceeded in certain lakes and rivers; Hickel says cos failed to end pollution voluntarily; holds action is 'just a start;' PHS describes mercury poisoning symptoms; Justice Dept says Hickel's original figures on number of cos involved were incorrect

U.S. Will Sue 8 Concerns Over Dumping of Mercury

NYC Comr Rawlins is suspended by Admr Walsh after he learns from Comr Ruskin that Rawlins was indicted with 7 other persons on June 10 in Fed ct on charge of conspiring to help 3 Uruguayans in Canada enter US illegally; Rawlins says he did not notify his superiors about indictment because charge is 'totally unfounded'

INDICTED OFFICIAL SUSPENDED BY CITY

Reptd proposals in Vienna conf on strategic arms limitation (SALT) do not include effort to limit nuclear delivery systems based in Eur or directed at Eur targets, which topic, it is understood, is being left for discussions between NATO and Warsaw Pact as part of preparations for Eur conf

U.S. OFFERS SOVIET PACKAGE ACCORD TO CURB MISSILES

Nasser, responding to repts describing UAR response as partial or conditional, says acceptance of US cease-fire and peace talks is not qualified, not conditional, radio and TV s from Arab Socialist Union cong; says Syria and Jordan are still observing '67 cease-fire and if Israel takes advantage of canal front armistice to attack either of them, UAR will come to their aid; scores 'opportunists' and 'pretended opportunists' by urging those who want to fight to send troops; reiterates that Arabs and Israelis will continue to consol armed forces; does not directly refer to canal zone defense; withholds some questions from cong participants on mil matters for closed session of cong; links Brit to US as being unworthy of US trust; repeats that acceptance of Rogers plan is last chance after which US interest will be threatened; UAR diplomat expresses impatience with suggestions by Western analysts that differences between US proposal as presented in Rogers lr and versions presented in UAR signify reservations or qualifications; difference seen reflecting difficulty faced by Nasser in presenting acceptance to Arab world

NASSER DECLARES HIS ‘YES’ IS FIRM

Nixon, on way to San Clemente, visits Fargo, ND, and Salt Lake City; holds private talks with local officials; meets with Mormon Ch hierarchy; antiwar demonstrators appear in both cities; he attends rodeo, Salt Lake City, and plunges into crowds on Fargo sts; arrives, San Clemente; illus with Mormons

NIXON WELCOMED IN SALT LAKE CITY

Bd approves appropriation; Garelik argues that 'priorities' are out of line in spending money on comm when city's other services are pressed for funds; PBA Pres Kiernan comments; Justice Frank, in related development, rules that creation of comm is 'proper exercise of Mayor's powers'

Mayor, Still Fought by Garelik, Wins Funds for Police inquiry

WASHINGTON, July 24 &#8212; The full weight of American diplomacy was aimed at Israel today to persuade her to agree to a temporary cease&#8208;fire along the Suez Canal and to follow Cairo's example of saying &#8220;yes&#8221; before adding &#8220;but.&#8221;

ISRAEL IS PRESSED BY U.S, TO ACCEPT TEMPORARY TRUCE

Article on increasing racial friction among firemen, illus; dept members, in ints, fear tension impedes firefighting; blame racial situation in nation as a whole, which inflames whites, and increasing harassment of all firemen in slums, which embroils men themselves in disputes; Lowery concedes problem, undertakes programs to involve white firemen in community programs, to raise number of Negroes on force and increase deployment in Negro areas; will name new deputy comr to concentrate on problem; seeks to encourage Negro applicants by changing civil service exams and giving NYC residents preferential points, since many whites live in suburbs

Rise in Racial Tension Among Firemen Stirs Fears

Granada's construction workers end sit-in as city returns to near normal; residents and city officials express shock at confrontation between police and protesters; illus

Granada's Labor Protesters End Sit‐In and City Is Almost Normal

US officials receive word from friendly diplomats that China is preparing to upgrade its representation in Warsaw to amb level; see development helpful but do not attach any particular pol importance to it

Peking Reported Set to Name Ambassador for Warsaw Post

WASHINGTON, July 24 (AP) &#8212;The Defense Department to day identified the following servicemen from the New York area as having been killed in Southeast Asia:

War Casualties

Fulbright, commenting on new US bases accord with Spain, under which US pledges to 'support defense system' of Spain, holds that accords of such importance should be in form of treaty which requires Sen ratification rather than an exec agreement between 2 countries; weighs offering resolution to force treaty form on such accords

U.S. Pledges Spain Defense Support for Use of Bases

Preyveng hit by mortar fire; no casualties reptd

U.S. Planes Blast an Abandoned Base Area Near Laos

SAIGON, South Vietnam, July 16 &#8212; Senior American and South Vietnamese planners are concerned over the implications of a very large airfield report ed to be under construction in the southern section of North Vietnam.

Airport Project in North Worries Aides in Saigon

White S Africans, disturbed by internatl boycotts, increase pressure on Govt to end apartheid

Sports‐Loving South Africans Feel Pressure of World Boycotts

Soviet press agency Tass makes pub pertinent parts of Nasser s, seen as endorsement of UAR position; earlier, Tass reptd parts of s but excluded references to US proposals; action also seen as confirming positive but cautious response by USSR to proposals; USSR and UAR seen using their influence to bring other Arab countries to common position on US plan, forcing US to get Israel to agree to Arab terms, including withdrawal from all territory occupied after '67 war; USSR has reptdly discussed US proposals with Syria, which has not indicated any interest; US proposals present USSR with domestic propaganda problems because US has thusfar been depicted as indicating no interest in peace settlement acceptable to Arabs; new Soviet propaganda line seen stating that US proposals contain nothing new but UAR will accept them as sign of goodwill to test US intentions

Soviet Appears to Back Nasser's Positive Reply on U.S. Cease‐Fire Plan

Israeli Min Peres says Nasser apparently is accepting part of US plan but is actually accepting what coincides with his own policy and rejecting remainder, radio int; says Nasser makes acceptance of temporary cease-fire conditional on Israeli acceptance of UN resolution but situation is opposite in that UN resolution calls for permanent, not temporary cease-fire; urges serious pol offensive by Israel to establish attitudes on settlement; Israeli officials hold Nasser is ambiguous on whether he is prepared to accept cease-fire; have repeatedly warned of dangers of temporary cease-fire, which they claim will give UAR time for renewed mil preparations; Peres and other officials hold Nasser is treating Rogers's proposals similar to way in which he treated UN resolution, partial but not full acceptance; say Nasser said he would work with Jarring only if Jarring has instructions from USSR, which has opposed move towards immediate talks

Israeli Says Nasser Bars Part of Plan

Iraqi Govt and Palestinian guerrilla movement strongly object to Nasser's acceptance

Other Arab Reaction

nomination as member of Equal Employment Opportunity Comm confirmed

Washington: For the Record

State Dept says US did not complain directly to USSR about arms shipment to Libya in apparent attempt to encourage Soviet cooperation on peace moves

Aides Deny Rogers Made Protest to Soviet on Libya

Selective Service spokesman repts substantial increase in number of applications for conscientious objector status since Sup Ct ruling on validity of non-religious convictions; Calif and NYS had highest number; other data

July 25, 1970

Headlines from July 25, 1970

Red Cross Scored P.O.W.Treatment In Con Son Prison

SENATORS' INQUIRY INTO CRIME GOES BEYOND THE MAFIA

Teller Says Unrest On Campus Perils Defense Research

Brazil Assails ‘Death Squads,’ Vigilantes Who Kill Criminals

U.S. Will Sue 8 Concerns Over Dumping of Mercury

Billboard 200

Woodstock

Let It Be (Soundtrack)

McCartney

Self Portrait

Blood; Sweat & Tears 3

Historical Context for July 25, 1970