April 12, 1972

Scotland Yard is in grip of quiet change amid internal dissension and charges of corruption; in last few wks, Yard's London Metropolitan Police Force has been shaken by many of same allegations that afflict police forces throughout world; most of allegations are directed against select detectives branch, Criminal Investigation Dept; individual allegations noted; Scotland Yd head R Mark and other officials comment; comparison between allegations of corruption in Scotland Yd and NYC Police Dept noted; profiles of avg NYC and GB police

NYC police and Fed investigators question reputed Mafia leader C Gambino and scores of other underworld figures concerning series of gangland slayings in last 2 wks in NYC area; Police Comr Murphy says that it is 'distinct possibility' that slayings are result of gang war that broke out following Apr 7 slaying of J Gallo in Little Italy; in related development, body of R R Grossman is found in trunk of abandoned car in Sheepshead Bay sec of Bklyn; police say that Grossman had a long series of criminal arrests and had been a hanger-on in Colombo Mafia family; illus

Mrs P Gilly, in exch for promise of life sentence, pleads guilty, Apr 11, in '69 slayings of J A Yablonski, his wife and daughter; prosecutor says evidence has been gathered that will lead to further arrests; Mrs Gilly illus entering courtroom in Washington, Pa

at least 231 seriously injured persons have been flown out of quake area in Iran; hundreds more rescued, but officials still estimate death toll at 4,000, Apr 11; illus

Civil Rights Comm official S Horn says that Transportation Dept study indicates that despite Nixon's contention that schools are heavily burdened by racial balance busing, less than 1% of cost of increased busing is for that purpose, Apr 11 testimony to HR Com; says study shows 95% of $200-million added to nation's school busing bill in '71-72 school yr was result of growth in population; testimony follows other criticisms of Nixon antibusing legis, which are causing difficulties for passage of proposals even though antibusing sentiment is high; busing moratorium has not gained support of important Southern Dems, who feel proposals will not help South; is also being resisted by HR and Sen Judiciary Coms and 3d com which is considering different versions of Higher Educ Act that include antibusing proposals; pressure is growing for Const amendment against busing; names on petition to bypass Judiciary Com with Const amendment now total 160; 212 are needed; Adm says legis is faster and more desirable; there is also resistance to Nixon proposal for increased compensatory aid to disadvantaged school dists because of lack of evidence that such aid is helpful; it is likely that some busing restraints will be enacted this yr, but they may not resemble Nixon proposals