July 6, 1971

Sec Stans, addressing NAACP conv, repeatedly interrupted with hoots and jeers when he says Nixon has been 1st Pres to tackle fundamental question of how to create more opportunities for black people to become profit makers and business owners in Amer system; applauded when he concedes Adm has made mistakes and when promising that Fed Govt will put more money in black banks

Chief Justice Burger, Gov Rockefeller and others s, assn session; reprs of Black Lawyers Natl Conf and Black Amer Law Students Assn distribute leaflets accusing assn of excluding Negroes from major policy-making organs of assn and lag in aiding Negroes in other legal areas

Premier Sato appts new Cabinet that is expected to give major attention to improving econ and trade relations with US; action follows recent repts by Japanese officials returning from US that US criticism and irritation over rising Japanese exports have reached dangerously emotional level; officials have reptd that Amers are tired of repeated promises by Japanese to liberalize Japan's protectionist policies on trade and that speedy action is vital if US irritation and frustration are to be kept from turning into outright hostility; K Tanaka, 1 of 2 men chosen by Sato for succession to Premiership, expresses confidence that he and Foreign and Finance Mins will cooperate in tackling Japanese-Amer problems

1st article of series on natl energy crisis and conflict between need for more power and desire to preserve environment; details difficulty in striking balance between rising energy demands and environmental considerations; says there is developing consensus over need for coordinated, long-range energy policy; illus; graph of energy consumption

Comr Lowery and Deputy Mayor Costello, chmn of Mayor's com on fire safety, announce new fire-safety rules for high-rise office bldgs, including requirement that owners or mgrs hold periodic fire drills, appt qualified fire-safety dir for each bldg, prepare efficient evacuation plans and develop communication system to be used in fire emergency; rules are 1st in series of recommendations being prepared by com; will go into effect 60 days after they are pub in City Record