February 6, 1972

Moore, Marianne

dist atty for Swiss Canton of Zurich P Veleff says Interpol has relayed internatl warrant for extradition of Mrs Irving to US authorities on charges of fraud and forgery in connection with controversy surrounding purported biog of H Hughes; says Swiss authorities cannot demand Irving's extradition because he is US citizen on US soil, while Mrs Irving is Swiss-born, but says they will try to have him arrested if he enters another country; Swiss have issued warrant charging him with suspicion of fraud and forgery in connection with $650,000 paid by McGraw-Hill to supposed account of Hughes; Veleff also discloses $30,000 account that was recently frozen in Union Bank of Switzerland may be part of $208,000 missing from McGraw-Hill money; there is no information as to who deposited $30,000 but it is believed that it was not Mrs Irving; R R Suskind says he will wait for his lawyer's advice before deciding whether to fly to NY to testify before Fed grand jury investigating affair

V Canby humorous comment on film scholars who 'discover' great but ignored film dirs

WASHINGTON — It was 11 months ago, on March 10, 1971, that Richard Nixon offered his potential Democratic opponents some free advice on how to run their campaigns in 1972.

J Bull article on birdwatching during winter mos on LI; major watching sites and species usually found in area listed; illus