February 24, 1971

Mayor Lindsay discloses scaled‐down plans for $31‐million consol passenger terminal to be located on Hudson River between 48th and 52nd Streets and plans for nation's largest convention and exhibition center to be located above Hudson river between 44th and 47th Streets, news conf; says major 'differences' over passenger terminal have been resolved with strong cooperation of ss lines, unions and Port of NY Auth; says city has committed $26‐million in its capital construction budget and that Port Auth has agreed to put up remaining $5‐million; notes construction will begin in summer; Port Auth exec dir A J Tobin says Port Auth will build terminal within 2 yrs and then lease it from city for 20 yrs; ILA exec vp J Bowers says projects should provide more jobs for waterfront workers; conv center plans described; sketches of project; map of proposed sites

Excitement in search for superheavy elements spurred by Brit rept of discovery of Element 112, which has chem resemblance to mercury (W Sullivan rept); transuranium elements through No. 105 have been synthesized; USSR recently reptd synthesis of No. 107; Brit team, led by Dr C J Batty, was aided in research by some proton beams from CERN; US AEC chmn Seaborg expresses some doubts about Brit findings but concedes some new excitement has been injected into field

Friedland pleads guilty, NJ Sup Ct disciplinary hearing, to having improperly tried to have criminal case against reputed Mafia figure dropped; ct to fix penalty which may include disbarment

Gardner scores US role in Laotian offensive

Prof A P Miller, ACLU lawyer B Neuborne and Dr J M Rosenberg testify that most Amers are only vaguely aware of extent to which they are watched, contending that controls over abuse of information gathering and dissemination are ltd; testimonies detailed; Ervin illus