February 14, 1972

Reputed Mafia members have obtained numerous loans from Kings Lafayette Bank, Bklyn, (formerly Lafayette Natl) despite poor credit ratings, long criminal records and frequent false information on applications; although number of loans have been repaid, several have fallen into default, according to bank records; Kings Lafayette pres De Palma says FBI is probing certain loans made by bank but says he did not know that loans had been made to individuals linked to underworld until FBI talked to him; says he has repeatedly directed personnel to refuse that kind of business; copies of records obtained by NY Times show that several loans issued by bank before ‘65 merger did fall into default; 1 of loans in default reptdly was made to C Persico, who has been linked by Justice Dept to Mafia family of J A Colombo Sr

SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 13 (AP)—The flame of the Olympic Winter Games slowly dwindled and disappeared tonight after burning for 11 days. It will be relighted in 1976 in Denver for the 12th Winter Olympics.

Feb 14: one of heaviest US bombing campaigns of war is concentrated over weekend on base areas and infiltration trails W of Kontum; B‐52s flew 19 mission in 24 hrs, largest number for a 24‐hr period since US command began keeping such records in June ‘68; 19 more missions flown later; 162 strikes flown by US fighter‐bombers; bombing concentrated against N Vietnamese Army Base Area 609, in region where S Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia come together; US helicopter gunships reptdly kill 41 enemy in area 30 mi from Kontum; US troops fight enemy 22 mi SE of US base at Bienhoa; US forces are on a ‘gray alert's, which means they must stay on base and may not enter populated areas except on duty; move described as precautionary; air campaign may not last after end of wk if there is no enemy attack before Nixon goes to China; other mil action reptd; S Vietnamese and US forces say they will observe a 24‐hr truce for Lunar New Yr, beginning at 6 PM; Hanoi radio charges US air raids in northern half of DMZ between Feb 3 and Feb 11; US command silent on charge; US command repts US plane fired missile at N Vietnamese AA radar site inside N Vietnam 14 mi N of Bankarai Pass; map

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Pope Paul consecrates Most Rev J M Gijsen, controversial Dutch conservative, as Bishop, ceremony, St Peter's Basilica; Gijsen is strongly opposed by Dutch Cath liberals; Cardinal Alfrink, RC primate of Netherlands, attends ceremony after personal request from Pope but few others from Netherlands do; contrary to custom, there is no official delegation from new Bishop's diocese, Roermond; Alfrink, a liberal, warned on Dutch TV before leaving for Rome that apptmt of Gijsen as head of Roermond diocese could cause serious crisis’ between ch in Netherlands and the Vatican