August 4, 1970

Over 500 subway riders, some described as panicky, flee 7th Av IRT train in W 86th St station after short circuit and ruptured brake line cause smoky fire; Cohen describes incident as part of 'epidemic' of subway accidents; Ronan, at Lindsay's insistence, agrees to appt Cohen to panel, headed by D H Elliott, investigating Bowling Green accident and means to prevent smoky elec fires; Ronan earlier accused Cohen of making 'reckless' charges against Rockefeller for partisan pol purposes, service is delayed for short time in early evening when fire breaks out on IND tracks near 86th St

initial underwater launching successfully completed by nuclear submarine James Madison 30 mi off Cape Kennedy; map; Soviet tracking ship, attempting to retrieve debris ejected during launching, nearly collides with US destroyer; illus

in s to Sen, charges State Dept leaks information to support its policies and criticizes Foreign Relations Com when it makes public information opposed to Adm policy; says virtually all information leaked to press on foreign policy matters comes from Adm sources

Army Under Sec Beal testifies that leaks of GB nerve gas from warheads of M‐55 rockets into aluminum shipping containers posed serious problem which led Army to encase containers in blocks of concrete, HR subcom; blocks encasing containers illus; Beal and several Army munitions experts reiterate Defense Dept position that dumping at 16,000‐ft depth 282 mi off Cape Kennedy is only 'feasible' means of disposing of 12,540 rockets, some of which are 10 yrs old; Repr Rogers, when told that Army will not halt dumping until subcom makes final rept, says he will ask Gov Kirk to seek injunction against dumping; Bahamian Govt asks Brit help to ban dumping until it is proven that marine and human life will not be endangered

Mayor's power com chmn Music us foresees pollution curbs on project within 4 yrs necessary to expand plant, int; Rickles holds Con Ed is major polluter, says about 70 summonses have been issued against co; co concedes that pollution may be increasing in its efforts to cope with power crisis; Boro Pres Leviss backs project, noting co has promised to use low‐sulphur fuel