February 4, 1972

Lt Gen G I Forsythe says public has misunderstood some concepts of Army's internal improvement efforts; says physical training is stressed; makes other comments; Forsythe por

F J Rogers sworn in as special asst dist atty for NYC, new post; will have citywide jurisdiction over all major narcotics cases; comments on new powers

Cath civil rights leaders in Ulster schedule illegal march in Newry, Northern Ireland, 1 wk after illegal march in Londonderry at which 13 were killed; Brit Prime Min Heath sends lrs to Irish Repub Prime Min Lynch, as well as to Cardinal W Conway, Primate of All Ireland and Cardinal J Heenan, leader of Cath Ch in England and Wales, urging them to use their influence and call off march; Brit army's Joint Security Com announces that firm measures will be taken against demonstrators; Cath leaders say march will be silent and nonviolent; march was expected to be small, but since events in Londonderry, as many as 20,000 marchers are expected; leaders say 300 stewards will seek to keep march under control; march is intended to end with rally, at which Brit MP B Devlin will speak; leaders have specifically demanded end of Ulster Govt's internment policy, withdrawal of Brit troops from Ulster and system of proportional representation that would give Caths more electoral power; Brit defense officials announce that 500 more soldiers are being sent to Ulster, bringing total number there to 15,000; illus of Brit soldier searching man in Belfast during security check

NYC Police Comr Murphy says that small, unstructured and unconnected bands of black youths, fired up by rhetoric of better-known militants, may be responsible for some police killings; says that such a group could be responsible for Jan 27 murder of NYC Ptl Foster and Laurie; NYC Police Deputy Comr Daley, commenting on murdering of police, says that he believes there is orgn called Black Liberation Army that is nationwide is scope

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Alleged autobiography of H R Hughes by C Irving includes excerpt quoting Hughes as saying he paid $400,000 to then Vice Pres Nixon, and expected Nixon in late '50s to help him with his problems with TWA; Hughes is quoted as saying people in Washington were glad to see him in trouble so he leaked details of loan to columnist D Pearson; in '60 Pres campaign, Pearson said in his newspaper column that Hughes Tool Co loaned $205,000 to Nixon's bro F Donald,

Brit Foreign Sec Home warns Irish Repub Govt that its present critical attitude toward GB as expressed in Min Hillery's remarks could do lasting damage to Brit-Irish relations; also condemns as 'outrage' burning of Brit Embassy in Dublin; rumors say that Irish Repub Prime Min Lynch may pay visit to Heath soon; Brit sources say Lynch will be welcome for serious discussions but not for proposals similar to those made by Hillery that Brit withdraw from Ulster; Brit officials show deep disappointment at refusal of Ulster civil-rights leaders to cancel scheduled march in Newry, fearing repeat of Londonderry tragedy, but feel desire to march is probably inevitable

NYC Correction Bd Chmn vanden Heuvel make public list of 14 reforms in city's prisons that he says advisory bd hopes could be implemented within 1 yr, news conf; says that reforms, including establishment of prison councils with inmate reprs, will mean fundamental change in city's prison system; says that none of proposals will require new legis and that most of them could be implemented without additional funds; says they would require cooperation and approval of NYC Correction Dept; reforms detailed; vanden Heuvel por

Feb 4: Sec W P Rogers charges Sen Muskie jeopardizes prospects for a negotiated peace by rejecting Nixon's latest peace proposals before enemy replied formally, news conf; denounces 2-point peace proposal made by Muskie; says revised Vietcong peace plan is repetition of what they have said before; says Communists indicated 'some interest' in Nixon plan; Muskie defends his proposal, s, Wisconsin; Rogers statements seen latest in what appears to be major Adm counterattack on Muskie for his criticisms; White House press sec Ziegler says White House took note of 'new language' in revised Vietcong plan and promised to give it careful study; Rogers and Muskie pors

Ribicoff, largely resolving his difference with Nixon Adm, officially resumes key role in Nixon's fight for broad welfare reforms; asserts that he is 'enlisted for the duration of the fight'; under compromise reached by Nixon Adm officials and Ribicoff, Nixon agrees to Ribicoff's demand to test a proposed income maintenance progam for working poor, a key feature of reform legis; in return, Ribicoff agrees to Adm demands that reform bill include definite starting date for full implementation of income floor plan, subject only to Cong veto if tests show plan to be unsuccessful; terms of compromise are officially disclosed by Sec Richardson at news conf; Richardson notes that Nixon informed Ribicoff that he thinks pretesting of income floor plan 'makes good sense'; says the exact sites for tests have not been chosen; in related development, Gov Rockefeller suggests that Ribicoff had 'dropped out' of fight for welfare reform, Sen Finance Com hearing; Ribicoff acidly replies that he 'didn't drop out of anything'

FCC issues rules designed to stimulate growth of cable TV from its rural base into nation's smaller cities; cable cos gain permission to add 2 out-of-town broadcast signals to local channels; are required to provide open channels for schools and local govt, and 'soap box' channel that any citizen can use; requirement that cables have capacity to carry messages in both directions makes them adaptable for instructional and security purposes; broadcast stations in 50 largest TV areas will retain control over program materials, such as movies and reruns, thus maintaining check against cable TV's development in big cities; rules, effective March 31, are clouded by controversy and possible legal action because of special treatment for top 50 mkts; Comr Johnson charges that as result of 'secret bargaining' among White House officials, leaders of film, cable and broadcast industries and FCC Chmn Burch, cable TV will be blocked in cities where it is needed most; Burch concedes White House compromise, reached in Nov '71, had made major change in rules FCC 1st proposed; says obstacle to agreement had been over-the-air broadcasters, cable operators and owners of copyrighted film; Comr R E Lee comments; rules detailed

Vietcong at Paris peace talks present revised version of their 7-pt peace plan of last July; plan calls for immediate resignation of Pres Nguyen Van Thieu after which Vietcong would enter into negotiations with Saigon adm on coalition govt if it changed what they describe as its policy of waging war and repression; US is not directly asked to oust Thieu as in the past, nor does it repeat earlier demand for a new adm in Saigon; plan reiterates demand for total and unconditional Amer withdrawal and says US should set a 'precise date'; Xuan Thuy calls Nixon peace plan 'unacceptable for all persons of conscience devoted to independence, freedom and peace'; S Vietnamese reject revised Vietcong plan; US reaction is more cautious; Amb W J Porter asks numerous questions about plan but gets no direct replies; revised plan made public in statement broadcast from Hanoi and is presented in Paris by Nguyen Van Tien