This marked a dramatic shift for the commission, which over the last dozen years has authorized the discontinuance of hundreds of intercity pas senger trains on the ground of economic hardship to the rail roads.

RAIL SERVICE PLAN ASSAILED BY I. C. C.

Spanish Govt condemnation of 6 Basque separatists to death prompts work stoppages, boycotts and other acts of protest throughout Eur

European Protests Mount

Rockefeller to postpone announcement of NYS tax program until Nixon addresses Cong to see whether he will press for enactment of revenue-sharing plan

ROCKEFELLER LINKS TAX PLAN TO NIXON

HR passes and sends to Sen $2.5-billion appropriation bill; Sen opposition to $200-million allocation for foreign mil sales program expected

Senate Votes Pension Bill, But Hope of Rise Now Dims

LINDSAY REJECTS RECORD REQUEST BY WELFARE UNIT

Russian Repub Sup Ct to hear appeals of 11 defendants; observers see ct's unusual speed reflecting concern over signs of uneasiness abroad about severity of sentences; Sakharov asks Podgorny for clemency for defendants

SOVIET COURT ACTS ON APPEAL TODAY

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Franco and Cabinet meet in emergency session; Cabinet adjourns after waiting in vain for 3 hrs for word from Garcia Rebull that he had ratified sentences; long delay seen if he fails to ratify them; appeals for clemency growing; 6 sentenced to death illus

Franco and Cabinet Meet As Clemency Pleas Grow

Meir repts to Knesset on decision to resume indirect talks with UAR; declares that 'not 1 Israeli soldier will be withdrawn' from occupied Arab territories until a binding peace agreement has been reached with Arab govts; calls for free negotiations without outside pressure; rejects in advance any threats to resume open warfare as attempt to influence course of talks; denies Sadat charge, in int with Reston, that US has provided Israel with surface-to-surface missiles, says she gives 'full credibility' to his claim that USSR has provided UAR with such missiles; says US holds that Israel is entitled to defensible borders, says differences do exist however about fundamental pol and security issues; stresses no guarantees can replace secure, defensible boundaries and maintenance of Israeli capacity to defend them

ISRAEL RULES OUT ANY WITHDRAWAL BEFORE AN ACCORD

NYC Police Dept orders policemen not enforce Sunday sales bans, in accordance with views of Comr Murphy, PBA pres Kiernan, other officials that enforcement sometimes leads to corruption and that law should be repeated or modified; ruling apparently conflicts with recent drive by retail groups and unions, working with Deputy Mayor Costello, for vigorous enforcement; police officials also cite concentration on more serious crimes; Assemblyman Shoemaker, who recently held Legis com hearings on matter, says present law is unenforceable; ambiguities of law discussed; officials on both sides comment

POLICE TO IGNORE SUNDAY SALES BAN

AAAS study of defoliation by herbicides in Vietnam showing catastrophic effect on some parts of country is inconclusive in seeking evidence of birth defects resulting from herbicides; figures; parallel US Army study just completed comes to similar conclusion; figures

Sprays in Vietnam Said to Level Fifth Of Mangrove Area

Sen, in apparent move to break filibuster, recommits original conf rept to com; move is backed by Sens seeking additional funds for liner development and those who want none; Sen Proxmire says he will revive filibuster, if necessary, to block enactment of any bill that keeps funds for liner 'buttoned up' in less controversial highway, transit and airport appropriations; Sens Magnuson and Jackson say they would prefer to postpone final action on over-all transportation budget until Spring rather than allow appropriation to be cut from bill

Senate Delays SST Plan, Returning It to Conferees

UFA guide to members in case of job action says firemen will continue to answer alarms of fire and emergency but curtail other services and duties such as inspections and housewatch duty; excludes probationary firemen from job action; talks moved to Americana Hotel; membership meeting set; Haber notes pay offer was made in light of 'acute' city financial situation, that city tried for wks to scale down unions positions; suggests union cooperation in increasing efficiency and productivity will be taken into consideration; Maye says only 'meaningful movement,' particularly in money, can avert job action; speculation that city will seek et restraining order

Firemen Plan to Answer Alarms Even it They Take a ‘Job Action’

article on extent of Pakistani cyclone damage, on human misery left in its wake and on extent of official indifference in relief and rescue work; illus; map

After Pakistani Storm: Grief, Indifference

Comment on miserable poverty of rice farmers on Ganges Delta Islands

Life at Best Wretched On Ganges Delta Islands

protests against sentences continue; Lindsay proclaims Day of Concern in NYC; calls trial 'legalized injustice'; Sen unanimously adopts Dole resolution expressing concern over 'continued injustices' to Soviet Jews and urging Nixon seek commutation of death sentences; 13 demonstrators arrested near Soviet Embassy, Washington, DC; about 1,000 persons march in candlelight procession past Pres mansion; former UN delegate A J Goldberg wires Kosygin; over 900 Amer scientists reptdly send wire to Kosygin; 90 univ profs, including G Wald, S Luria and P Samuelson wire Dobrynin and Malik; others in academic community, including E C Retschauer and D Reisman, send protests; Swiss Pres Tschudi expresses dismay over death sentences; Jacobovits warns trials may be start of repression of Soviet Jews; Canadian Govt expresses concern over sentences in statement to Soviet Amb B P Miroshnichenko

Protests Here and Abroad Continue on Soviet Jews

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., Dec. 29&#8212;Yilma Tadessa, the first secretary of the Ethopian mission here, said today that he had no official news of con tinuing fighting in Entrea??

Ethiopian Has No Reports

Eritrean Liberation Front accuses Ethiopia of 'mass annihilation of Eritreans,' wire to front supporters, Libya, Syria and Iraq; says over 1,000 Eritreans have been slain and many more hurt in major air and ground offensives by Ethiopian forces against number of towns, particularly Dunkalia and Keren, where front maintained principal bases; O M Sabi, front sec gen, says 37,000 Eritreans have fled to Sudan since Ethiopian offensive began Dec 16; front's guerrilla operations described; illus of guerrillas tearing up rr tracks and toppling train into ravine

Rebels Charge Ethiopian ‘Annihilation’

Rabbi Who Rallies Aid for Soviet Jews

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 29 (UPI) &#8212;Eighteen Ethiopian students, who said they were supporters or members of the Eritean Lib eration Front, occupied and van dalized the Ethiopian Embassy here today to protest alleged Ethiopian bombings in Eritrea.

Embassy in Sweden Seized

About 10,000 Genoese workers stage 2-hr strike protesting Spanish Govt's condemnation of 6 Basque separatists to death

Letter Reports Hope to Die

guerrillas operating from Jordan, Syria and Lebanon step up harassment of Israel overnight, infiltrator from Lebanon killed

Guerrillas Step Up Action In Two Sectors of Israel

Communist China reiterates claim to islands

OFFSHORE OIL CLAIM RESTATED BY PEKING

Govt's need to import gas and oil through S Vietnam by way of Mekong River places new strain on S Vietnam-Cambodian relations; Cambodian officials charge S Vietnamese with blackmail because of delays in river shipments; S Vietnamese officials say Cambodians failed to notify S Vietnam of their plan to get supplies

CAMBODIA ASSAILS SAIGON OVER FUEL

rept its troops have beaten back an enemy ground attack just inside Cambodia, killed 74 attackers

A GAIN IN CAMBODIA REPORTED IN SAIGON

Charles L. "Sonny" Liston, nicknamed "the Big Bear", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970. A dominant contender of his era, he became the undisputed world heavyweight champion in 1962 after knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round, repeating the knockout the following year in defense of the title; in the latter fight he also became the inaugural WBC heavyweight champion. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, Liston is known for his immense strength, formidable jab, long reach, toughness, and is widely regarded as the most intimidating man in the history of combat sports.

December 30, 1970

Headlines from December 30, 1970

RAIL SERVICE PLAN ASSAILED BY I. C. C.

European Protests Mount

ROCKEFELLER LINKS TAX PLAN TO NIXON

Senate Votes Pension Bill, But Hope of Rise Now Dims

LINDSAY REJECTS RECORD REQUEST BY WELFARE UNIT

Billboard 200

All Things Must Pass

Abraxas

Stephen Stills

The Partridge Family Album

Live Album

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for December 30, 1970