April 4, 1972

T Palmer, 24-yr-old alleged millionaire Phila heroin pusher, and 3 others are fatally shot, Apr 3, during shootout at Atalntic City,- NJ, nightclub with gunmen from rival Phila narcotics rings; Phila Police Comr Floriani says rival gang had posted $15,000 contract to have Palmer 'eliminated'; says shooting stems from vendetta which began in '72 after $243,000 worth of heroin was stolen from Palmer, who reputedly got much of his heroin supply from NYC; suspects held in shooting illus

April 4: US Apr 3, accuses Hanoi of launching an 'invasion' of S Vietnam' says US leaves open all retaliatory options, including renewed bombing of N Vietnam; State Dept says justification for such strikes, if they are ordered, are 'flagrant violations' by Hanoi of '54 treaty ending French Indochina war and of '68 understanding that led to end of US bombing of N Vietnam; US spokesmen silent on what course of action US may take in coming days; Defense Dept officials thinks Nixon may order US planes to bomb supply lines and base camps in N Vietnam of those enemy units that crossed DMZ; Nixon discusses developments with Deputy Sec K Rush, Adm T H Moorer, Sec W P Rogers and Sec Laird; Dr Kissinger presides at session of Washington Special Action Group to discuss what tactics to follow and meets with Nixon after session; Adm seen seeking to avoid giving impression of undue concern; Adm spokesmen say US troops withdrawals continue on schedule despite increased fighting; say it is unlikely that any of 6 US combat bns remaining in Vietnam will be engaged in ground operations; say US air power will be used as necessary to aid S Vietnamese forces; S Vietnamese civilian refugees illus

US Sup Ct, 7-2, votes, Apr 3, to affirm US Appeals Ct, Minn, ruling in case involving radioactive discharges of plant built by Northern State Power Co 30 mi N of Minneapolis that Fed Govt has exclusive authority to set controls on nuclear power plants; holds, in effect, that AEC alone has authority to regulate discharge of radioactive debris; Minn, in case, asserted its right to set more rigid limits on discharges; co requested and got AEC operating license that would have permitted 'stack release' of 41,400 curies a day in radioactive emissions; Minn State Pollution Control Bd set limit of 860 curies a day; co sued on ground it would be either impossible or prohibitively expensive to meet limits set by state; Justices Douglas and Potter dissent from Sup Ct ruling; more than dozen states sided with Minn in dispute; details on case; NY, NJ and Conn are not affected by ruling

NY Times survey finds racial tensions, distrust, some clashes and near total segregation in all but classroom activities characterize relationships between blade and white students on many major Amer coll and univ campuses; finds many campuses have separate living and dining arrangements; says many coll newspapers have been forsaken by blacks, who have formed own pubs which print news about blacks on campus and in community; says that, generally, no effective measures have been employed to avoid cultural clashes between new militant blacks and whites with previously limited contact with minority groups; says some white instructors consider much black alienation from whites to be linked to fear of competing with whites; says black instructors say alienation is continuation of separatist feelings among black community in general; finds black enrollment in colls and univs was 680,000 in '71, compared to white enrollment of 8,087,000; says black enrollment in '60 was 287,000; says about 56% of black students attend primarily white insts; says increases were spurred by black urban rebellion in '60s, by programs supporting black coll recruitment and by growing black consciousness of need for coll skills to build black community; describes situation at specific colls

Gov Rockefeller denounces weekend strike, Apr 1-2, of state mental inst employes and asserts that state will act to impose penalties for violation of Taylor Law, which prohibits strikes by public employes, news conf, Apr 3; striking employes return to their jobs on Sunday, but Rockefeller and legis leaders express grave concern about 40-hr strike and its effect on care and treatment of mental patients; walkout by members of Civil Service Employes Assn, representing 140,000 of NYS's 185,000 employes, ended after union members accepted tentative settlement that included 4% raise effective immediately and 1.5% bonus payable Apr '73