September 22, 1971

Nixon Adm releases to Cong a censored 7,800-page version of Pentagon study; text will be available to pub next wk; censored version contains previously unpublished material, including 8 unanswered lrs and cablegrams from Ho Chi Minh, then Communist leader in Vietnam, appealing for US help in his struggle against French colonial rule in '45-46; Govt version deletes material already published by NY Times and other papers; details; 4 vols on secret diplomatic negotiations of Johnson yrs, which none of the newspapers obtained, withheld entirely; Pentagon spokesman says 95% of material in 43 other vols was released; again denies release is linked to Beacon Press forthcoming release of its version; text to be available to pub in 12-vol cloth-bound photo-offset vols, will cost $60; Beacon to sell its 4-vol set for $45 in cloth, $20 paperbound

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21—The House Ways and Means Committee today voted major changes, mainly liberalizing ones, in the Administration's proposal to give businesses a tax credit for part of their expenditures on new equipment.

US planes drop 200 planeloads of bombs for 8 hrs on what are described as ‘mil targets’ in area extending 35 mi northward from demilitarized zone (DMZ); US command says raids are response to recent increased evidence of N Vietnamese AA and missile activity against unarmed US reconnaissance planes; raids, flown from bases in S Vietnam and Thailand, are heaviest since March 21-22; all planes return safely

NYS Correction Dept Med Services Dir Dr J D Bradley says that independent team of 9 drs had examined all of more than 1,400 Attica inmates and had found no wounds or bruises inflicted since uprising was quelled; med findings made pub after tour of prison by newsmen led by Dunbar; Dunbar says that state plans to reduce Attica prison population to 1,250, thousand fewer than before rebellion, and to station guards in new emplacements overlooking outdoor courtyards; details

C F Bergsten says 10% surcharge could have ‘disastrous’ effect on overall US foreign policy and could undermine security relationships around world, testimony, HR Foreign Affairs subcom; Volcker says most of $13-billion turnaround in US balance of payments would have to occur in trade acct