May 3, 1971

police rout 30,000 Mayday Tribe antiwar protesters from their encampment on the banks of the Potomac in a sudden strike that begins after dawn; decision to disperse protesters reptdly made by Nixon Adm at meeting attended by Police Chief J V Wilson and others; youths scatter over Washington by early noon to regroup in univs, chs and private homes; police control all movements through NW sec of city; 50,000 protesters who came for rally and rock concert caught by surprise; many leave for home; others, in a bitter mood, stay in city; 242 held, mostly for unlawful entry; most held in $300 bail; Mayday leaders renew pledge to try to stop the Govt because it had not stopped the war; Deputy Atty Gen Kleindienst is reptdly in charge of over-all security for wk's activities; 1,500 young women march with Vietcong flags and banners for women's liberation; R Davis, S Peck, T Young, other group leaders says Adm's action will not stop planned action by group; score Nixon for imposing martial law; 10,000 demonstrators flock to univ campuses including 1,000 to Amer Univ, 6,000 to Georgetown Univ and 3,000 to George Washington Univ; regional groups meet in various locations to plan and train for disruptions; Fed troops move into city; map shows target areas designated by protesters; illus

Pres Nixon notes irony of agr setting 'brisk pace for rest of econ' while farmers face 'perennially troublesome cost-price squeeze', radio s; says total income of farmers in '71 will be highest in their history but notes that increases in total income are not always reflected in more net income because of high cost of farming; notes 60% of farm income comes from commodities that are not under price support programs; says Adm is making progress against inflation, which doubly affects farmers by raising cost of farming and farmers' cost of living

Sadat removes Vice Pres A Sabry from post without explanation in 1st change in Govt formed in Oct '70 after Nasser's death; Sabry participated with Nasser in '52 revolution against King Farouk and has served in various Govt and party posts since; reptdly was critical of structure of proposed 3-nation fed with Syria and Libya and discussed subject for 2 hrs at recent Arab Socialist Union Central Com meeting; statutes of fed were later altered to require unanimity rather than majority for exec decisions by 3-member Pres Council that will head fed; Sabry is also member of Arab Socialist Union Exec Com but question of whether he will retain post remains unclear; is regarded as sympathetic to USSR but not Communist; his deep hostility towards US reptdly results from what he considers deceptive treatment recd in US in mid-'50s while attempting to buy arms; criticism leveled against him in '69 after trip to USSR recalled; his influence seen centered in Cairo Al Gomhuriya, Arab Socialist Union newspaper, which has scored scheduled visit of US Sec Rogers; implications of dismissal for US-UAR ties remain uncertain

NC passes bill setting up Pres primary; Fla seen almost certain to do so; NC primary, for 1st time in US, will utilize pr principle

Article discusses J A Colombo and his link with Mafia