March 17, 1972

US Pres Nixon says bill will be proposed soon to raise limit from $10‐million to $12‐million on Fed loans from SBA to small business investment cos and to permit federally regulated commercial banks to own such cos totally

Mar 17: Premier Meir lashes out against King Hussein, accusing him of pretension and of refusing to recognize realities or admit the need to make peace with Israel, s, Knesset; s sets off 2‐hr debate in which Opposition speakers complain that Israeli Govt is too mild in its denunciation of King Hussein's proposal to form fed of east and west bank of Jordan River under his control; Gahal party leader M Begin calls for outright Israeli annexation of west bank

NYC Mayor Lindsay and Housing Authority chmn Golar file separate briefs with Appellate Div disagreeing with decision of Sup Ct Justice Saypol that changes in low‐income housing project in Forest Hills require reapproval of Planning Comm and Bd of Estimate and claiming that such requirements would make building of public housing in NYC virtually impossible; Lindsay's brief, prepared by Corp Counsel's office, and Golar's brief, prepared by Housing Authority's counsel, detailed

article on aftermath of Bengali‐Bihari violence in Khulna discusses Bengalis shame over attacks; says toll of dead and wounded reptdly is several hundred; says extensive area in Bihari Khalishpur neighborhood has been destroyed by fire and looting; notes wounded fill corridors at hosp; says Bihari wounded contend that Bengali police either joined in killing or did nothing during Bengali attacks; says neither Bengali officials or news media reptd magnitude of incident; map

Pay Bd labor members charge bd's action in voting to substantially reduce W Coast longshore contract settlement is pol move designed to force strike that would lead Cong to adopt law requiring compulsory arbitration of labor disputes in all transportation industries