September 12, 1971

D Heckman article says recordings had strong pervasive influence on youth in '60s similar to influence films had on youth in '20s, '30s and '40s; illus

Kunstler, repting on progress of negotiations, says that state correction authorities are willing to grant most of inmates' demands except that of complete amnesty from criminal charges arising from prison uprising; question of complete amnesty seen as doubtful following disclosure that guard W Quinn had died from being apparently thrown from 2d-floor cellblock window on 1st day of riot and arrival of Black Panther B Seale, who met with inmates; delegation of negotiators and observers meet with Wyoming County Dist Atty L James in effort to determine just what degree of amnesty can be granted; inmates earlier had rejected several promises of administrative amnesty from Oswald and Fed ct injunction guaranteeing such amnesty; negotiators and observers tour prison and listen to complaints concerning prison conditions; negotiators and observers, including Young Lords head J Ortiz, Min Jaybar Kenyatta, Buffalo antipoverty orgn head W Gaiter, Sen Von Luther, Rev M Chandler, Rev R Scott, NYC community school dist 3 supt A Matthew, Rochester school official D Anderson, Prisoners Solidarity Com pres T Soto, Fortune Soc pres M Rivers, newspapermen J Ingraham and R Roth, Natl Lawyers Guild official L Steel and Sen Dunne asst J Helmus, listed; details; illus; map

The New York Giants come to the end of a most trying training season today when they play the Pittsburgh Steelers at Yankee Stadium at 1 P.M. in their final exhibition game.

WASHINGTON — In times of national crisis or political travail, Presidents have found there is no better method to achieve national unity and support than to appear before a joint session of Congress— the tactic employed last week by President Nixon in an appeal for bipartisan support “in achieving a great new goal; a new prosperity without war and without inflation.”

LEAVES OF GRASS—Tonight, Theater Four, 7:30. A musical by Stan Harte Jr., based on Walt Whitman's works.