January 16, 1971

Howard County, Md, State's Atty R J Kinlein charges Dorchester County State's Atty W B Yates 2d admitted he had fabricated arson charge against Negro militant H R Brown, stemming from racial disorders in Cambridge in '67, so that FBI could be called into case should Brown ever flee prosecution, int; says Yates explained his actions during luncheon, Apr; Yates denies making statement; believes Kinlein may have misunderstood his comments; others attending luncheon are unavailable for comment or do not recall discussion; Brown's lawyer W M Kunstler outlines possible action he plans to take based on alleged statement by Yates; Brown failed to appear for trial, Apr; '67 incident revd

Several hundred taxi drivers, angered by the City Council's delay in approving a fare in crease, staged brief work stop pages yesterday afternoon at selected garages throughout the city.

Israeli raiders attack Lebanese coastal village of Sarafand, 28-mi north of border; map; Palestinian guerrillas and Lebanese troops rept fighting off raiders killing or wounding 15 or 20 out of force of 300; rept incurring 2 fatalities and 7 wounded in 4 hrs of fighting; repts that guerrillas are using southern Lebanese coast for various operations including boat crossings into Gaza Strip noted; guerrillas at Sarafand rept repulsing raiders because they knew about attack; contend invaders were led by renegade Arab guerrilla; Lebanese arty and ground forces reptdly also took part in clashes; guerrillas contend fighting was so heavy that Israeli helicopters had to pick up casualties without landing

USSR Premier Kosygin, meeting with Sen Muskie in Moscow, says USSR and US would benefit from peace in Indochina; indicates USSR inability to influence course of action by N Vietnam and Vietcong; implies continuation of war aggravates tension and aids Chinese Communists

Proposed Natl Arts Endowment funds will aid in enlarging touring programs of dance cos