August 1, 1970

Mayor Lindsay, ending pollution alert, lifts restrictions on refuse burning

Hartford, Conn, Mayor Uccello declares state of emergency, City Mgr orders curfew after disorders in Puerto Rican sec; violence, now in 3d day, reptdly stems from Puerto Rican anger over acquittal of former policeman A Lombardi after he shot and killed Puerto Rican A Rodriguez, Apr

Hodgson announces Govt will set employment goals for women in some Fed contract work in effort to eliminate sex discrimination; repts Labor Dept officials, women's groups, employers and unions will meet to discuss how to achieve goals; emphasizes standards will not apply to all types of contracts, holding work force patterns of women and racial minorities differ in important respects; says many occupations sought by minorities have not been sought by significant number of women; Hodgson spokesman says women's rights orgns will be asked for advice on kinds of jobs for which employment goals would be most appropriate; dept's Women's Bur repts there are more than 31‐million women in labor force

HR, overriding Adm protests, votes to give Nixon stand‐by authority to impose wage, price and rent controls at levels not less than those prevailing on May 25; Nixon will also have authority to make such adjustments as may be necessary to prevent gross inequities; authority is contained in bill extending ‘50 Defense Production Act for 2 yrs; vote follows spirited debate; Repubs protest that Dems are seeking to ‘pass buck to Nixon as pre‐election campaign ploy'; Dems maintain that they are merely seeking to give Nixon 'selective tools’ to combat what they call ‘combination of inflation, recession and stagnation’ in econ

Brig Gen Cole demoted to col, retired and stripped of DSM as result of ‘69 Cong probe of abuses in overseas PXs and service clubs