December 27, 1970

Meir int, Tel Aviv, by J Reston; pessimistic about chances for settlement despite indications Israeli Govt will decide soon to rejoin UN talks; stresses USSR is back of Mideast trouble; links area situation to future of whole world; sees Israel main target of USSR and dependent for survival, even for continuity of her people, on US, which has let her down before; likens Soviet campaign against Israel now with Ger expansionist moves against Czech in '38, but stresses that Israel, unlike Czech, would actively defend herself against anybody who attacked her or tried to undermine her security; seems irritated Israel is being shoved to peace talks before UAR meets Israeli objections about moving missiles closer to Suez Canal; seems to feel UAR is getting more mil and diplomatic aid from USSR than Israel is from US; wants aid on an ongoing basis, talks as if she assumes Jarring talks will fail and that Israel will then be faced with possibility of new UN resolution proposing specific borders and maybe even threatening Israel with econ sanctions if she does not withdraw and comply; conditions success of talks on desire and attitude of Arabs

Article on current brain research at Mass Gen Hosp into biology of violence; role of brain damage discussed; diagram of brain

7 servicemen from Olathe arrive home for Xmas; illus

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26— Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird's move this week toward curbing military intel ligence activities has under lined the gravity with which political leaders in the capital are coming to view the spread of covert intelligence gather ing and the permanent stor age of such data.

Article on sharp rise in sales of chewing tobacco and snuff; widespread concern over health hazards of cigarette smoking seen major reason; trend expected to continue in '71; illus; graph shows sales of chewing and smoking tobacco, '57-69