Census Bur puts black workers' earnings in '70 at about 65% of white workers' level

Census Finds Inflation Erased Gain in Family Income in 1970

Moscow observers see US-USSR announcement of compromise accord to seek strategic arms limitation agreement having strengthened position of Soviet leaders who have been pressing for improved relations with US; Kremlin, however, apparently concerned that it might create premature sense of cordiality toward US, treats announcement with little prominence; propaganda considerations a factor; Western diplomats in Moscow believe Soviet leaders, while continuing to impugn Amer motives on issues, are seeking to broaden dialogue

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Leningrad ct, in decision finding 9 Soviet Jews guilty of anti-Soviet activity, charges defendants maintained illegal ties with Govt and Zionist circles in Israel and had sent to Israel 'information containing vicious slander about position of Jews in USSR'; 9 are sentenced to prison-camp terms ranging from 1 to 10 yrs

LENINGRAD COURT SENTENCES 9 JEWS

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Prime Min Heath lays wreath at tomb of Unknown Soldier, Paris

POMPIDOU REPORTS HE AND HEATH FIND BASIC AGREEMENT

M Sobell, convicted as USSR spy in '51, wins Fed Ct decision, NYC, denying his parole bd the right to refuse him permission to attend antiwar protests; decision is based on First Amendment freedoms

Court Denies Parole Board Right To Curb Sobell's Political Dissent

HR concedes Sen action makes project revival 'dead issue'; project dir Magruder says US will eventually develop more advanced 2d generation SST; illus

House Accepts Fate Of SST, but Blocks Senate‐Voted Fund

trial begins, Fed Dist Ct; Stern charges J V Kenny masterminded conspiracy to extort $3-million from businessmen and contractors dealing with county and Jersey City and tried to cheat fellow conspirators; holds defendants netted 'hundreds of thousands of dollars'; charges J V Kenny and Whelan used 'fear' and pol power in shakedown scheme that extended to Port of NY Auth and NJ Turnpike Auth through Sternkopf; says J J Kenny, Manning, Flaherty and Murphy were 'bag men' in conspiracy, Stapleton kept track of kickbacks and Kropke served as 'courier'; reveals names of some contractors involved and amts allegedly demanded and recd; J R Corrado, in surprise move, pleads guilty to charge that he illegally used interstate commerce and other cross-state facilities to carry out conspiracy; Shaw says Corrado could receive maximum of 5 yrs in prison; Stern holds defendants turned bribery proceeds over to J J Kenny at Corrado's office; makes many new accusations not listed in original indictment during opening statement; defense attys insist that each of their clients are innocent, regardless of evidence presented against other defendants; Port of NY and NJ Turnpike Auths deny having knowledge of alleged conspiracy; illus of J V Kenny being wheeled into ct

BRIBE TRIAL OPENS FOR KENNY AND 8

environmental chem experts warn increasing mercury levels in fish, and possibly arsenic poisoning, pose serious threat to entire Amer fishing indus, Sen Commerce Com subcom hearing; hold problem is so grave that it will be decades, possibly centuries, before poisons are dissipated; Illinois Univ Prof Dr Wood notes only minute fraction of 200,000 lbs of inorganic mercury dumped into St Clair River system in last 20 yrs has been picked up by food chain; says comparisons made with fish preserved 36 yrs ago indicate there is now 50 to 100 times as much mercury in fish from St Clair River as there was in '35; foresees possibility that mercury from river may eventually displace fishing indus from Great Lakes area; notes concentration of mercury in shellfish from Minamata Bay, Japan, has increased because dredging operations have stirred up aging mercury deposits, making them more accessible to micro-organisms; SUNY Prof McDuffie cautions potential harm to humans from mercury-contaminated fish is not fully understood, but warns those who eat fish regularly to be wary of amts and kinds of fish they eat; says striped bass has been found to contain high levels of mercury; NYS Health Dept Deputy Comr Herdman discusses LI, NY, woman, 1st known US case of mercury poisoning through fish consumption; subcom hearings seek legis that will create inspection and labeling standards for various contaminants in fish

Senators Hear Mercury Is Peril to Fish Industry

US and USSR disdoso reaching compromise definition of scope and shape of possible strategic arms limitation accord; decide to concentrate this yr on seeking ltd ABM agreement, as Russians have urged; decide to coordinate this with 'certain measures' that would limit number of some offensive weapons, as US hat urged; announcements made simultaneously in Washington and Moscow; Nixon makes brief TV s, stressing move as significant breakthrough reflecting pol decisions at 'highest level' of both Govts; officials comment on subsidiary understandings implicit in accord on objectives; some see accord as more significant for pol than for tech reasons; leading members of Cong of both parties generally enthusiastic; Sens Muskie and Hughes, other Dems welcome development; Fulbright questions substance of accord; reserves judgment in hope his Foreign Relations Com can obtain more information on it; Dir Smith, in Washington, to return to Vienna; Nixon illus making announcement

COMPROMISE SET

ALBANY, May 20 &#8212; In a setting worthy of an interna tional peace conference, Gover nor Rockefeller, Mayor Lindsay and 21 other city and state of ficials began the final round of discussions on New York City's proposed budget and tax pack age today.

GOVERNOR, MAYOR HEAD CONFERENCE ON CITY FINANCES

US and USSR nuclear arsenals discussed; experts see them in rough balance; graph

Experts See Soviet and U.S. Nuclear Arsenals in Rough Balance

Text of Announcement on Accord

Major Issues in Strategic‐Arms Talks

reserve role of Brit sterling seen crucial subject of Heath-Pompidou talks; issues in French opposition to sterling reserves and problems in phasing reserves out revd; 31 countries are reptd to hold part of their reserves in pounds, with sterling area countries holding equivalent of nearly $6-billion on deposit in London

Market Entry May Curb Reserve Role of Sterling

Trudeau, in Moscow news conf, expresses interest in mutual troop reductions by NATO and Warsaw Pact; says Soviet leaders praised Canada's own cutback of forces in W Eur as gesture of goodwill

Trudeau Says Pact With Soviet Affirms an Independent Policy

Sadat says that secret, Communist-oriented faction of Arab Socialist Union was behind intrigue to bring about his downfall, s, Natl Assembly; illus; speaks in gen terms about challenge to his leadership and says that affair is now in hands of judicial authorities; reiterates theme of govt by law and calls for new Const to guarantee state based on freedom, science and ethics; recommends that new Const insure rights for private and cooperative sectors of econ, curbs against press slander of individuals and trials for all accused with state-paid legal defense for poor; lauds aid given to UAR by USSR despite leftist intrigue; '59 quarrel between Nasser and USSR regarding arrest of Communists recalled; Sadat reveals that Arab Socialist Union Central Com, all but 3 of whose 150 members voted against him on Apr 25, has been dismissed; says Natl Assembly will be acting Central Com until new elections; says that every day new item regarding intrigue is being uncovered; evidence reptdly was uncovered revealing plan to assassinate Sadat during scheduled trip to Nile Delta; trip was postponed

Sadat Accuses Leftists In a Report to Assembly

WILLINGBORO, N. J., May 20 (AP)&#8212;The winning number in this week's New Jersey lottery, drawn today, was 621384.

Jersey Lottery‐621384

A Lewis comment on air of excitement and optimism surrounding Heath-Pompidou talks; notes contrast with previous attempts by GB to attain membership in EEC and importance of reaching agreement in present negotiations

French ‘Good Morning’ Indicates Mood of Talks

W Ger Govt expresses satisfaction at rejection of Mansfield amendment

Bonn Is Pleased by Defeat Of Mansfield Plan in Senate

Govt announces start of new effort to open an alternate supply route from Pnompenh to sea; sends column of troops down Route 3, which connects with Kompong Som by longer and poorer rd than Route 4, now held by enemy soldiers

Move to Open Road

24 Amers killed, wk, 240 wounded; 280 S Vietnamese killed, 812 wounded; 1,400 enemy estimated killed in wk

Allied and Enemy War Deaths Decline

All-day strike by Japan Natl Ry workers cripples nation's train services; workers seek monthly raise averaging about $30

Japan's Railroads Tied Up As Strike Cripples Service

LOS ANGELES, May 20 (AP) &#8212;Formation of a California citizens committee to promote Senator Edmund S. Muskie, Democrat of Maine, for Presi dent was announced today by Secretary of State Edmund Brown Jr.

May 21, 1971

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Census Finds Inflation Erased Gain in Family Income in 1970

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LENINGRAD COURT SENTENCES 9 JEWS

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Historical Context for May 21, 1971