July 30, 1970

NY Univ Asst Prof R Wolfe and former univ grad teaching asst N Unger indicted on charges of threatening to destroy $3.5-million computer installation, May, if univ did not provide $100,000 for bail for NYC Panther defendant; indictment charges Wolfe led over 150 univ students into bldg housing computer; also says both defendants personally conveyed ultimatium to univ pres Hester; Unger's father, lawyer, says charges against son spring from pol convictions; illus

Hinds County grand jury investigation rept finds law officers were justified in shooting into girls' dormitory; notes both hwy patrol and city police dept were denied permission to use tear gas before outbreak of gunfire; says tear gas would probably have prevented incidents; repts testimony that at least 2 pistol shots were fired from dormitory window at police; jury indicts 2 persons but does not identify them; repts publicly for 1st time that city police as well as hwy patrol fired weapons; calls Mayor Davis claim that no city police used guns reprehensible and criticizes him for convening citizens com to investigate shooting; Davis says he will withhold comments until Fed grand jury and Pres Comm rept findings; NAACP state field dir says rept is whitewash

Pres activities, San Clemente

HR-Sen conferees reach tentative agreement on reorgn bill, including sec that paves way for reptd 2-cent rise on 1st class and 1/3 rise on 2d and 3d class mail; agreement bars Cong veto over postal rates, contrary to HR wishes; other details; conf com to meet for final work; Blount expresses some dissatisfaction, including lack of veto; Adm seen lobbying for changes at next com meeting

US preliminary '70 census figures indicate avg Amer household size will fall from 3.3 persons to 3.17 persons as result of declining birth rate, increase in single-person households and rise in number of young people who move out of parental home at earlier age