September 15, 1971

Lindsay illus

city and met area get 4th day of rain totalling 3.76 inches; Mayor Lindsay's Emergency Control Bd asks state and Fed Govt to declare city a disaster area; bd repts $2.5-million in damages had been caused by tropical storm Doria and that flooding problems had been compounded by recent heavy rains; Lindsay also had asked Nixon to declare SI a major disaster area after it had almost 4 inches of rain in about 4 days; city's total '71 rainfall is 44.58 inches, topping annual avg of 42.37 inches; effects of recent rains noted

HR, 356-49, votes to repeal never-used law that gives Fed Govt authority to put suspected spies or saboteurs into detention camps during time of war or insurrection; law's existence has given rise to fears that it might be used to set up concentration camps for black militants; Nixon Adm, while describing such fears as unfounded, urged repeal of law as symbolic gesture of assurance; HR goes further than Adm 1st proposed; votes to ban establishment of such camps except by action of Cong; HR repeal fight was led by Matsunaga; opponents of outright repeal seek to retain law but to limit its potential use in time of insurrection; Repr Ichord proposed substitute defeated, 68-22; HR also defeats Ichord moves to strike from bill ban on creation of detention camps by Pres without Cong approval

families of slain hostages react in shock to finding that hostages died from bullet wounds and not by knives as 1st believed; many accuse authorities of risking hostages' lives in ordering assault; details; illus

Rossetti retains E Harlem dist leadership post; holds nearly 3-to-1 lead over Nardelli in unofficial returns; partial tally; W Side Reform faction identified with Blumenthal scores victories over faction aligned with Gottfried; latter group loses 3 of 9 leadership posts it controlled in 2 dists; apparent winners in 61st, 63d, 65th, 67th, 68th, 69th, 70th, 71st and 73d ADs listed; include H Jack and A J Rosenberg; Rossetti illus

Monroe County Med Examiner Dr J F Edland, following official autopsy on 8 of hostages, repts that hostages were killed by bullet wounds and not by slashed throats as 1st reptd; adds however that of 8 hostages he performed autopsies on, some of them had clotted blood on their necks and faces; 9th hostage was declared dead of gunshot wounds at Genesee Memorial Hosp by Dr M Veznedaroglu, Oswald, in confirming that hostages had died of gunshot wounds, issues statement discussing how erroneous rept of throat slashing was started; says that number of factors could have contributed, including correction officers seeing hostages drop down as their throats were apparently being cut during prison's recapture; Oswald aide G Houlihan, commenting on rept by Dr Edlund, says that none of inmates had guns; details; illus

Gov Rockefeller issues statement announcing that 'distinguished panel of impartial visitors' will be named to see that const rights of prisoners are protected during transitional period at Attica; says that he has requested NYS Appellate Div Presiding Justice Goldman to name panel at request of Comr Oswald; spokesman for state Assembly Speaker Duryea says that Rockefeller will meet with Repub legis leaders to plan state's investigation of Attica uprising; criticism of Rockefeller's handling of situation noted; Sen Minority Leader Scott reiterates Nixon's support of Rockefeller; details

McGovern rescued from a RC school bldg, Saigon, after being trapped there about 20 mins as mob outside riots; he was attending meeting of Com to Reform Prisons in S Vietnam; anti-Saigon politicians charge Govt fomented riot to frighten McGovern and to express its displeasure over his visit; other incidents reptd, Saigon, apparently in protest over US involvement in Vietnam

US Sen Mansfield says that US import surcharge will lead to 'recession and unemployment' among some W Eur export industries but that most countries will not be threatened with 'widespread disruption'

Comr Urstadt reveals 93% of tenants in city's 1.3-million rent-controlled apts face rent increases, Jan 1, with nearly 1/2 facing increases of 45% levied in rises of 7.5% a yr until new rents are reached, s to Associated Bldrs and Owners of Greater NY; accuses city officials of keeping figures secret from pub; calls rent situation part of sorry housing picture in city; Comr Altman confirms figures cited by Urstadt are probable; denies city is hiding anything

At least 12 persons drowned and others missing in floods in Philadelphia area; Chester and Norristown hardest hit; state of emergency declared in both cities; situation described; illus

Repr Mills reptd to favor enactment of Adm plan to provide new tax incentive for cos to increase their exports; feels there is justice in charges of opponents of plan that Adm version will benefit cos that are already selling abroad and would simply continue to do so; says he will try to rewrite proposal so that tax benefits will apply only to extent that exports are increased