April 3, 1972

jury convicts Rev P F Berrigan of smuggling lr out of Lewisburg Fed Prison; is deadlocked on whether Berrigan or 6 other defendants are guilty on 9 other counts, including 1 charging them with plotting to kidnap Kissinger and blow up Washington heating tunnels; after 33 hrs of deliberation, jury is able to agree on only 1 of 10 counts; although count 4 carries maximum penalty of 10 yrs, it relates to smuggling of innocuous lr containing no mention of bombing‐kidnapping plot; Judge Herman instructs jury to continue deliberations; defense attys object to split verdict; after verdict is read defense asks that jury be discharged; Herman holds case is too important and too costly—it has already cost Govt several million dollars—and, besides, 'it's unlikely a retrail would get better jury'; Rev D J Berrigan charges Herman is determined to get convictions; holds his instructions to jury were 'savage and unfair'; P F Berrigan por

Pres aspirant Sen McGovern charges ITT has not paid Fed income tax for past 5 yrs and listed $400,000 gift to Repub Natl Conv as 'business expense' in rept filed with SEC, int on CBS program Face the Nation; admits making 'honest mistake' moments after charge and says gift did not appear in SEC rept and ITT taxes were not paid for 3 yrs; ITT spokesman denies tax evasion charge; says co paid US and foreign taxes in '71 amounting to $207,854,000

Soviet writer A Solzhenitsyn, in 1st on‐record talk with any Western newsman in decade, says Govt is showing him new tolerance as it now seems willing to permit long‐delayed presentation of his '70 Nobel award at private ceremony in Moscow; says it would be easy for Govt to block ceremony but doubts this will happen; says he will invite Culture Min Mrs Y A Furtseva, some leading scientists and writers, as well as correspondents from 2 Soviet newspapers which have not yet slandered him; illus of Solzhenitsyn and family

NYC Easter observances; traditional 5th Av Easter Parade described; illus of Pope Paul, of Bishop H B Donegan and of crowd outside St Patrick's Cathedral

article on rising meat prices discusses statistical complexities and common misconceptions surrounding percentage of consumer dollar that is received by farmers, retailers and packers; graph compares net farm value of carcass of beef with its total value demanded by packers and total value of retail cuts