Roosevelt Hosp pres Carhart announces hosp has received $10-million gift from R B Smithers, Wall St investment banker, for treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics; funds will be used for establishment of Smithers Alcoholism Treatment and Training Center as integral part of hosp, providing detoxification, rehabilitation and professional training; hosp says gift is largest single grant ever made by any individual or agency, including Fed Govt, to fight alcoholism; Smithers has contributed $60,000 annually to hosp's inpatient and outpatient alcoholism programs since their inception in '68; illus

$10‐MILLION GIVEN TO AID ALCOHOLICS

US Census Bureau and BLS Statistical rept reveals that in decade ending in '70 in US, no significant increase in life span occurred

A Census Report

HR com to weigh legis to give Pres authority to intervene in natl transportation strikes on permanent basis

RAIL TALKS FAIL; NIXON AIDES WEIGH PLEA TO CONGRESS

effects of expanding strike on grain and coal industries, poultry producers, mfrs of grain products, steel mills and auto plants discussed; grain and coal industries are reptdly hard hit by strike; areas with curtailed passenger service noted

Grain and Coal Hard Hit By Expanding Rail Tie‐Up

Kibbee to leave post as Carnegie-Mellon Univ vp to become chancellor of CUNY; por

New Head Selected for City U.

US Magistrate Catoggio rejects charges of brutality by guards who were accused of using excessive force to quell rioting by inmates at Queens House of Detention for Men during Fall riots as 'gigantic hoax and fraud'; ruling, following testimony of 40 prisoners who contended that they had been lined up and beaten, detailed

INMATES CHARGES ON RIOT REJECTED

NYC Police Dept, in move against increasing incidents of robberies and muggings, announces that ptl dressed in civilian clothes are being used on antimugging patrols in all 76 precincts, particularly during peak crime hrs; operation detailed

Special Police Volunteer Teams Used to Fight Muggings Here

Apollo 15 launched with Saturn 5 rocket into earth orbit; Saturn's 3d stage is retired, sending craft out of earth orbit and toward moon at 24,218 mph; Worden steers command ship into nose-to-nose link-up with lunar module after 2 craft are separated; warning light unexpectedly flashes on, indicating possible elec problem in spacecraft's main propulsion system and causing momentary concern that lunar landing might have to be canceled; astronauts and ground controllers conduct trouble-shooting tests and determine faulty instrument switch in cockpit caused false alarm; flight dir M Windler holds scheduled firing of main engine for midcourse correction should prove conclusively whether or not system is operating properly; astronauts take ultraviolet light pictures of earth from 56,938 mi in space; launch is only 187 milliseconds behind schedule; illus; launching dir Kapryan hails nearly flawless countdown, news conf; hundreds of thousands of spectators, including space workers and some members of astronauts' families, witness launch; scene described; illus of astronauts in spacesuits on way to launch pad

APOLLO 15 HEADS FOR MOON AFTER SMOOTH LAUNCHING AND DOCKING WITH MODULE

Mahgoub reptdly has been captured and is scheduled to stand trial

A TOP RED HANGED BY THE SUDANESE

Natl Urban League rept, The Strengths of Black Families, contradicts what it calls widely circulated studies saying that Negro families are matriarchal, disorganized, pathological and disintegrating; holds most black families are characterized by 'equalitarian' pattern in which neither spouse dominates but shares decision-making and performance of expected tasks; document, prepared by Dr R B Hill, concentrates on strengths rather than on what he calls 'indicators of instability and weakness'; Dr J A Ladner says rept will reaffirm things blacks already know, 'that we are highly organized in a highly disorganized society'; league repr says league had prior access to Fed rept

Matriarchy Denied

Asst Sec D S Henkin announces Laird decision to delay release to Cong of any of Pentagon papers because of 'legal' and 'security' problems; Henkin heads group that has been working since June 22 to declassify substantial elements of study; says delay is aimed at protecting legal rights of individuals under probe for possible indictments and of the Govt; private lawyers suggest release of papers may undermine charges against individuals

U.S. Delays Release of Pentagon Study

Sen rejects motion to cut off debate on loan guarantee legis; rejects move to table amendment that would give Cong 2d chance to deny loans to Lockheed even if it gives gen authorization for such loans

LOCKHEED LOSES 2 SENATE TESTS; CLOSURE BARRED

Defense Dept orders 3-mo study of production costs of F-14 fighter, A-6 Intruder attack craft and E-2 early warning and control aircraft being built by Grumman Corp for USN; says function of study will be to examine validity of Grumman's data which puts cost overruns on F-14 at $2-billion; F-14 illus

NAVY WILL REVIEW GRUMMAN'S COSTS

Chinese official Kuo Mo-jo says that if Nixon is sincere in desire for improved ties, he will have to accept Chinese position on number of key issues, including Taiwan, UN seat and Indochina; makes statement in Peking conf with Canadian Opposition leader R Stanfield

CHINESE AIDE HOPES FOR 180° TURN BY U.S.

The Proceedings In the U.N. Today

C Mohr on growing problem of crime in African nations notes that most African countries enforce harsh penalties for 'serious crime'; details

Crime a Growing Problem for Africa; Robberies Bringing Harsh Punishment

Agnew Meets Portugal's Premier and President

Kissinger's secret flight to Peking from Pakistan after 2-day visit to India exacerbates US-Indian relations; Indians see stop in New Delhi merely 'cover' for visit to Peking; view buttressed by White House acknowledgement that timing of Peking visit influenced scheduling of rest of trip; Indians also believe that Pakistan's role in visit to Peking explains why US continues mil aid to Pakistan

News Analysis

handbills prepared by guerrillas appear in Dacca, warn population to evacuate city in preparation for terrorist campaign against Army; increase in guerrilla activities noted; illus of refugees in E Pakistan begging W Pakistani officer to allow them to return to their villages; illus of civilian loyal to W Pakistan guarding E Pakistani

Rebels Tell East Pakistanis to Flee Dacca

Pakistan repts India shelled Comilla killing several civilians and injuring many more

Indian Shelling Reported

World Health Unit Finds Spain Free of Cholera

US helicopters lift bn of S Vietnamese troops to Ashau Valley area; almost immediate contact with enemy reptd; map; S Vietnamese suffer light casualties from mortar fire in Dongha Mt

U.S. Lifts Saigon Unit to Mountains Near Ashau

US command puts troop strength at 229,200, drop of 4,100 in wk, largest single withdrawal since June 3

U.S. Forces in Vietnam Now Down to 229,200

ct-martial of Capt Medina, charged by Army with responsibility for Mylai massacre, opens, Ft McPherson, Ga; 2 prospective members of ct-martial questioned; 1 tentatively accepted; 2d eliminated by a defense challenge backed by mil judge Col K Howard; Howard apologizes for comment he made in earlier int that he thought trial would be 'the Yamashita case all over again'; details on charge against Medina; Medina and his lawyer F L Bailey illus

Medina's First Juror Is Tentatively Accepted as Mylai Court‐Martial Opens

Duong Van Minh formally announces his candidacy; reserves right to withdraw if he feels election is rigged; announces his running mate is Dr Ho Van Minh; alternate running mate is Sen Hong Son; Nguyen Cao Ky urged Duong Van Minh to announce candidacy at conf night before; because of difficulty in getting endorsement signatures validated, the 2 anti-Govt candidates may eventually cooperate

MINH ANNOUNCES HIS ENTRY IN RACE

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July 27, 1971

Headlines from July 27, 1971

$10‐MILLION GIVEN TO AID ALCOHOLICS

A Census Report

RAIL TALKS FAIL; NIXON AIDES WEIGH PLEA TO CONGRESS

Grain and Coal Hard Hit By Expanding Rail Tie‐Up

New Head Selected for City U.

Billboard 200

Tapestry

Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon

Sticky Fingers

Jesus Christ Superstar

Ram

Notable Births

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for July 27, 1971