March 28, 1972

Mar 28: Sen Muskie makes public list of 13,982 contributors who donated $2,027,840 to his campaign for Dem Pres nomination during 15-mo period ended Jan 31, 1972; Muskie's list indicates he has largest treas of any of 5 candidates who have reptd their contributors to date; his campaign investment to date seen surpassing $2.5-million, including smaller sums he voluntarily disclosed in '70 and those still to be reptd in period from Feb 1 to Apr 7, '72; receipts through state finance coms are also excluded and will be reptd later; total seen indication that pre-conv spending by Dems will exceed $25-million spent in '68; Muskie's list includes 439 persons who donated $1,000 or more and who provided some 69% of funds; percentage of contributions of $1,000 or more is smaller than that of Sen Humphrey; Muskie's largest donor is late Xerox Corp exec J Wilson; other contributors include A Picker, L W Douglas, D and J Carley, ex-Sen Clark, ex-Sec Clifford, N Cousins, J, R, G, W and W Dunfey, F G Rohatyn (ITT), W McC Blair Jr, Repr Bingham, Mrs M Field, B W Heineman, J C Hoffberger, ex-Asst Sec Hoopes, FCC ex-chmn Minow and F D Roosevelt Jr; those who apparently hedged their contributions to Muskie but appeared on lists of other candidates include J Factor and W Shorenstein; Muskie list seen predictable, containing 'establishment' Dems, Jewish philanthropists and wealthy liberals in banking and mfg; nature of list adds bewilderment as to why Muskie previously refused to make it public; illus of Milwaukee fund-raising meeting for Muskie; Sen McGovern releases additional voluntary financial statement adding $19,613 and names of 44 contributors to his initial rept made on Feb 28

Amer Cancer Soc annual seminar for science writers

Demonstrations, work stoppages and disruption of indus hit Ulster as Prots begin 2-day strike to protest GB's takeover of local govt; airline, train and bus services are halted, electricity supplies are sharply reduced, telephone service is sporadic, postal deliveries are canceled and some banks close; Irish Cong of Trade Unions leader W Blease says 180,000 of Ulster's 470,000 workers are out but claims many were forced to go home because of power cute; Ulster Vanguard Movement leaders hold 300,000 workers take part in strike; IRA is still believed to be divided by conflict between provisional wing leaders in Ulster and those in Irish Repub as to tactics to be used in Ulster now; Londonderry branch of provisionals issues statement denying repts that truce in terrorist attacks is planned and says further comments about IRA tactics will come from Dublin hq; there is some indication that IRA leaders in Belfast and Londondeny have been reprimanded by leader S MacStiofain, who insists terrorism campaign must continue; Ulster provisionals have argued that Cath community in Ulster is overwhelmingly in favor of major reduction of IRA activity because of Heath takeover, which was welcomed by Caths; nearly 25,000 Prots attend rally at city hall, Belfast, led by Prot leader W Craig; Craig calls for demonstration outside bldg where Ulster Parliament will hold its final session before Brit takeover; Ulster Prime Min Faulkner speech, scoring Heath action; random acts of violence occur throughout prov but there are no serious injuries; illus of Belfast rally

Gov Cahill, in housing message to NJ Legis, proposes balanced housing plan for NJ; says plan includes system of voluntary local zoning reforms designed to end 'systematic exclusion' of poor people from suburbs; warns that such exclusionary devices as large-lot home requirements, luxury apts and high minimum floor-space standards have 'catastrophic' impact on state's ability to cope with its mounting housing crisis; proposals will be embodied in legis measures to be submitted in near future

since Mar 25 collision between Nyack (NY) HS bus and freight train, elected officials and residents in NYS, NJ and Conn have been questioning competence of school bus drivers; officials in all 3 states insist that their standards for training school bus drivers are high but some school officials share parents concern over quality of people driving school buses; school officials note work lasts only few hrs a day and pay is low; annual physical examinations are required in each state; NY Dept of Motor Vehicles spokesman repts NYS has safest school bus operation record of any state in country; requirements for school bus drivers in NYS and Conn noted