March 7, 1972

NYS Repub Legis leaders disclose detailed Cong redistricting plan that reduces NYC delegation by 2 seats; remapping, made necessary by population shifts, would parcel Repr Abzug's Manhattan dist into 4 neighboring dists; Abzug faces choice of running against Reprs Koch and Ryan; other dist will be lost in Bronx, where Reprs Scheuer and Bingham have been placed together in new dist; pol observers expect plan to be approved next wk; Joint Legis Reapportionment Com chmn Assemblyman Boland denies widespread repts that NYC Dem orgns played major role in determining new lines; other sources hold there was close cooperation between Repubs and orgn Dems; Boland also disputes Abzug's complaint that plan is antifeminist attempt to end her pol career; says each new dist comes within 0.10% of population goal of 467,725 people; other changes detailed; possible pol ramifications discussed; illus of Boland and staff with reapportionment map

HR Rules Com Chmn Colmer announces he will not seek re‐election, opening up chmnship to more liberal Dems; under seniority system, Repr Madden is 1st in line to replace Colmer, but is facing tough primary fight; same is true for 2d in line, Repr Delaney; 3d in line is Repr Boiling, seen as astute student of HR rules and parliamentary procedure; role of com under Colmer and his predecessor, H W Smith, traced

Pakistan Pres Bhutto reaches accord with Pathan secessionist leader Khan A Wali Khan after 3 days of meetings; Pathans in effect agree to give up major pol assaults against Govt until democracy is restored; Bhutto announces plans to lift martial law Aug 14 and inst dem govt according to a timetable; warns that matters concerning armed forces cannot be allowed to be subjected to criticism or pol exploitation, noting criticism of Mar 3 dismissals of sr armed forces officers; says future criticism will be dealt with under Defense of Pakistan Act, which provides prison terms for offenders; discloses agreement for Natl Assembly session Apr 14 for period not exceeding 3 days; reserves right to appt prov govs until permanent Const is effective; says he will consult with prov assemblies on gov apptmts; timetable provides for Assembly debate on provisional Const, reconvening of Assembly Aug 14 with lapsing of martial law and convention of prov assemblies; Wali Khan illus

Growing controversy over ethnic survey being conducted by NYC Human Rights Comm to determine sex, race and ethnic origin of city's 400,000 munic employes discussed; survey and its implications expected to be on agenda at all‐day conf on 'Emergence of Ethnic Group Identity,' jointly sponsored by Mayor Lindsay and Human Rights Comm; unions representing city's coll, hs and elementary teachers have instructed members not to fill out survey questionnaires; other munic union leaders have met privately to discuss their concern that survey might undermine merit system; State, County and Munic Employes Dist Council 37 exec dir Gotbaum says he will back survey only if it is for 'good purpose'; Human Rights Comm Chmn Norton holds survey is aimed at determining whether minority groups have been discriminated against in job placement and at formulating programs to overcome existing discrimination; vows survey will not be used to impose 'reverse quotes,' which would guarantee jobs to minorities; notes such quotas are clearly unconst; Repr Badillo backs survey because he feels there has been systematic discrimination against women, black and Spanish‐speaking job applicants and munic employes; Lindsay adm officials hold survey is not without precedent; note similar survey was conducted by city in '63

ITT lobbyist D D Beard doctor V L Liszka testifies that Mrs Beard suffered from periodic 'distorted and irrational' behavior at time she wrote memo linking ITT antitrust settlement to ITT susidiary contribution to '72 Repub conv, Sen Judiciary Com hearings; says Beard told him in Denver hosp that she never meant to imply in memo that there was connection between settlement and contribution; links mental lapses to inadequate blood circulation to brain and to periodic heavy use of alcohol; says she phoned him in '71 to rept she met with Atty Gen Mitchell to try to argue merits of ITT case; says she said Mitchell refused to discuss matter; J Anderson's assoc B Hume repts he is surprised to hear Liszka testify that Beard told him nothing of what happened when she went to ITT NY hq; repts in int Liszka said Beard told him corp officials were unpleasant and refused to let her see ITT pres Geneen; repts Liszka said he did not mention facts in testimony because it was 'negative' information; Liszka estimates she will be able to leave hosp in 1 or 2 wks; Sen Eastland says Sen subcom may go to hosp to take testimony there; Sen Cook reminds dr that testimony may be illegal disclosure of privileged dr‐patient conversations; Liszka says Beard authorized him to testify about her condition; statement by Solicitor Gen Griswold read at hearing states that Kleindienst asked him to seek delay from Sup Ct in 1 of antitrust cases involving suit to make ITT sell Grinnell Corp after ITT atty L F Walsh asked Govt to rev its anti‐merger policies; Sup Ct granted delay and Justice Dept never appealed case