September 1, 1970

Safeguard system, in first test against incoming, rather than static target, successfully intercepts over Kwajalein Atoll a Minuteman 1 nose cone fired from Vandenberg Air Force Base, 4,200 mi away; map; interception was made by Spartan missile at undisclosed alt; Spartan launching from Kwajalein illus; Defense Dept repts neither Spartan nor nose cone carried warheads; repts test lacked several elements of real attack in that Kwajalein facility had been alerted and nose cone was not accompanied by decoys or other penetration aids; test is not expected to deter opposition to Safeguard deployment; Dr Lapp says no one doubted that Spartan was effective ABM, but notes it would be considerably less effective against missile with multiple warheads; also notes that Sprint missile, shorter-range element of Safeguard, which should be most effective counter against 'saturation' attack, has not been tested

Heavily armed police contingents raid 3 Panther hq, Philadelphia, after receiving information from suspect in murder of ptl that A Joyner, alleged co-conspirator in slaying and Panther member, reptdly displayed weapons at Panther hq; gunfire exchd in 2 of raids; 15 black youths arrested, of whom 14 are held in $100,000 bail on charges of assault to kill and other weapons charges; Police Comr Rizzo says 13 guns and 1,000 rounds of ammunition were seized in raids; estimates active-member strength of party in city at 150; differences between police version of raids and eyewitnesses noted; Panther repr links raids to attempt to suppress upcoming Panther const conv on Temple U campus, news conf; illus; map

ATLANTA, Aug. 31—Most of the children of the South quiet ly returned to school today, many to newly integrated class rooms, in what the Nixon Ad ministration has characterized as a last, sweeping assault in a battle joined 16 years ago.

anti-Govt Buddhists appear to win 10 of 30 Sen seats contested in election; unofficial returns show 2 Roman Cath slates, 1 pro-Govt and the other regarded as independent, are victorious; election of Buddhist ticket expected to enliven Sen rather than present any real problems for Nguyen Van Thieu; Sen as a whole remains controlled by conservative, essentially pro-Govt elements; for Buddhists, results mean they will have forum for voicing long-standing complaints against dominance by Cath population, which is minority accounting for 10% of population and holding about 50% of Sen seats; Nguyen Van Thieu advisers are not concerned about strong Buddhist showing; winning Buddhist state is led by Prof Vu Van Mau; pro-Govt slate is led by Huynh Van Cao; Nguyen Van Huyen leads slate that runs 3d; Govt officials say 65.7% of eligible voters turn out; rept enemy attacked 73 targets

Amer Power Assn, urging Pres Nixon to impose rationing or price controls on fuel oil and coal, warns that coal and oil shortages threaten to cause power blackouts and brownouts this winter along with higher rates, lr to Nixon; cites example of munic utility in Vineland, NJ which has been unable to obtain adequate coal or oil for its elec generating plant; notes co telegram saying unless Govt orders priority to utility for oil deliveries after Oct 1 co faces shutdown of 80% of its plant production; cites TVA's dearth of coal supplies; holds Fed Govt must establish system of allocation of scarce fuels this winter for power plants; NYS PSC Chmn Swidler, holding that regulation by various govt agencies is no longer adequate, cites number of inter-related factors leading to growing fuel shortages, telephone int