September 28, 1971

IBRD pres R S McNamara says IBRD is interested in seeing present world monetary crisis solved in way as to permit countries to meet their targets for aid to poor

SUNY trustees to approve major reorgn of system's 72 campuses into 8 regions that would carry out acad and other programs on sectional basis; 1st step toward reorgn provides guarantee that any community-coll grad outside NYC be admitted to sr coll in his region or larger 'coordinating area' starting in fall of '74; plans may also provide for cooperation with private educ insts, including cross-regis of students, sharing of resources among SUNY units within region and regional support for univ's new pilot program, Empire State Coll, in which students earn degrees without being attached to specific campus; changes are aimed at broadening educ opportunities and allow univ to operate on more rational and econ basis; plan also calls for creating 4 larger coordinating areas, which would provide opportunity for implementation of measures that could not be achieved regionally; 1 of 4 coordinating areas will be composed of NYC, LI and group of downstate counties, including Westchester; univ chancellor Boyer says plan contains some of most significant structural and educ moves in univ's history; map showing SUNY regions

Gandhi arrives, Moscow, for confs with USSR leaders; formal dinner in her hon postponed because of urgent Politburo meeting

Munic Loan Program assailed by inspectors for program, dismissed inspectors, and group of contractors, workers and tenants affected by freeze on payments for rehabilitation work pending investigation of program; Operating Engineers Local 211 pres W J Glinsman says 'subtle, pressures from above' have been applied to approve faulty work done by 'favored' bldrs and contractors; Harlem civic leader J L Edmonds demands lifting of freeze to prevent financial disaster for minority contractors, suppliers and workers; charges bldgs where rehabilitation has been completed or nearly completed are vacant and are being vandalized; urges that 'questioned funds' be put in escrow and rest released; says freeze is part of 'fear tactics' to drive small contractor out of program and turn it over to large bldrs and banks insensitive to community needs; claims negotiations with big bldrs concerning additional $200-million loan authorization have begun; Admr Walsh says minutues of all HDA meetings concerning spending of $200-million have been taken and offers to make them available to Edmonds

Dist Ct Judge S J Roth rules Detroit's system has been deliberately segregated as result of long history of acts of omission and commission by virtually all segments of soc, suit by NAACP; cites segregated housing pattern and actions by state agencies and Educ Bd as factors causing segregation; notes bd's action in creating optional zones in changing neighborhoods, busing of black pupils past or away from mostly white schools to predominantly black schools and juggling of school dist lines; ruling is regarded as significant because finding of official responsibility for segregation is unusual in North, and Detroit's natl reputation for its integration efforts; decision is hailed by NAACP gen counsel N R Jones and exec dir R Wilkins; was argued by NAACP Legal Defense and Educ Fund; NAACP favors busing of black pupils to suburbs; ct defers action on specific plan