August 10, 1970

Article on 3 NM children who are still gravely ill 8 mos after eating meat from hogs contaminated with mercury; only 1 is expected to recover; their med problems described; events preceding and following poisoning detailed; Roswell Rehabilitation Center med dir Dr R N Muckleroy says not much is known about mercury poisoning but drs believe it destroys brain cells and nerve tissue; NM and center are paying costs of hosp care for children; father and mother, who also ingested large quantities of mercury, have not been affected; illus

Israel repts air force bombed guerrilla bases in Lebanon and patrol clashed with 10 guerrilla infiltrators from Syria on Golan heights north of El Kursi; repts Israeli settlements of Misgay Am and Kfar Giladi were shelled from Lebanon injuring 1 Israeli soldier; Israel bombs guerrilla bases on slopes of Mt Hermon in retaliation; kibbutz in Beisan Valley is shelled from Jordanian territory and 4 Arab infiltrators reptd killed in clash with Israeli patrol near Jordanian border north of Dead Sea; map; daily life of west bank Arabs seen unchanged despite cease‐fire; Rabin repts to Israeli Cabinet on US intentions in talks; Israelis seen concerned that world pressure may try to force Israeli withdrawal from Arab territories occupied in '67 war prior to conclusion of peace treaty; former Jordanian Gov of E Jerusalem A Khatib scores criticisms of Nasser; lauds Nasser's efforts

J H Whitney donates $15‐million to univ for construction of 600‐unit coeduc student housing to alleviate overcrowding that developed when univ became coeduc; he and pres Brewster comment; univ spokesman says donation is 1 of largest ever made to univ by individual; Prof Morison is apptd to canvass students and faculty about most appropriate living arrangements and to present views to architect

NY Times survey on city's housing shortage shows lack of decent places to live is weighing heavily on city residents and that shortage is expected to grow worse for at least next 2 or 3 yrs; says that scarcity of apts has forced families of nearly every econ level to hold on to housing that is cramped or shoddy; it has provoked low‐income squatters into occupying vacant bldgs illegally, made ‘key money’ payments to landlords, agents and supts a common practice, led some landlords to harass tenants who refuse to move from bldgs scheduled for demolition and is beginning to figure in large corps’ decisions about moving their hq out of city; city officials comment; cartoon

LANSA (Peruvian National Airline): Electro on Cuzco‐Lima flight crashes an take‐off, killing 99 of 100 aboard, including 54 US students who were members of Internatl Fellowship Inc, student exch orgn; co‐pilot sole survivor; partial passenger list; map