September 11, 1971

Oswald continues negotiations with inmates over list of demands including complete amnesty and freedom from physical, mental and legal reprisals, speedy and safe transportation out of confinement to nonimperialistic country, Fed takeover of prison and reconstruction of prison by inmates or under inmate supervision; inmates receive written pledge from Oswald that no administrative reprisals would be taken against them and that none of them would be punished by solitary confinement; force Oswald to have state troopers removed from top of bldgs; obtain injunction signed by Fed judge insuring that no administrative reprisals would be taken against them; receive fresh supply of water and fruit and attain right of outsiders to view prisoners they contend have been mistreated; obtain newsmen of their choice as witnesses to negotiations and attendance of notables in their captured cellblocks; these include: Repr Badillo, Sen Garcia, Gov Rockefeller's special asst on Urban Affairs Rev W T Walker, Amsterdam News publisher C Jones, NY Times columnist T Wicker, Assemblymen Eve and Emery and Sens Dunne and McGowan and Prof H Schwartz; Oswald conducts visitors on tour of captured cellblocks to listen to protests concerning prison conditions; visitors joined by Atty Kunstler and members of Fortune Soc; spokesman for Oswald confirms that state troopers had tried vainly to recapture 1 of cellblocks but were turned back; prison chaplin Rev E Marcinkiewicz, following visit with hostages, repts that they are being treated well; events detailed; illus

Rogers, at joint news conf with Fukuda, says that failure of Japan to co-sponsor resolution aimed at retaining seat for Taiwan will have 'detrimental effect' on effort; Fukuda tells newsmen that Japan needs more time to reach decision; later, he says that US 'adequately understands why Japan cannot become co-sponsor'; creates impression that he is announcing Japan's final decision; still later, confs privately with Nixon; sr US officials acknowledge that Japan is unlikely to co-sponsor resolution because of Liberal-Dem party split; Rogers says that if Japan votes for resolution but fails to co-sponsor it, many UN members would consider that Japan 'is not wholeheartedly in favor' of proposals; foreign displomats say that Japanese withdrawal from sponsorship will likely affect decisions by other potential sponsors

Pres Cost of Living Council nullifies increased charges by bus cos carrying 116,000 children, including handicapped, to school, as violation of wage-price freeze; cos have reptdly made informal agreement to run vehicles for first 2 days of school but warn last yr's prices will bankrupt them; Lindsay meets with bus operators, union reprs and city officials to discuss crisis; Office of Emergency Preparedness dir G A Lincoln says cos can appeal action on grounds of gross inequality; some educ officials fear deal with cos may collapse, pushing crisis back to starting point

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Sen Jackson, loading supporter of past US policies on war, threatens to oppose further aid to Saigon Govt if Nixon Adm does not help arrange a 'genuine' Pres election in S Vietnam, s, Sen; says Adm did not take a strong stand and thereby helped Nguyen Van Thieu to 'sabotage' impending election, turning it into a 'meaningless one-man referendum'; says US has enough influence to change situation; suggests that S Vietnamese Sup Ct reopen list of candidates and postpone Oct election for 30 to 90 days 'to provide the time necessary in which to organize a genuine and open election'; Sens Brooke and Stevenson say Nguyen Van Thieu's handling of elections obviates any argument for a continuing Amer mil commitment to S Vietnam