May 26, 1972

arms limitation accord, expected to be signed by Nixon while in Moscow, discussed

NYC City Council on May 25 fails to reach agreement on revised fiscal '73 expense budget approved by Estimate Bd; dissidents, led by Troy, refuse to vote for budget or tax increases; Council Majority Leader Cuite, acknowledging he is powerless to quell insurrection, announces Council has voted to adjourn, returning budget to Lindsay; Lindsay claims he now has choice between original $10‐billion budget proposal or revised $9,407,160,623 budget; Controller Beame insists that Lindsay can only act upon revised budget approved by Estimate Bd; Charter deadline for Council action expired at midnight May 24; illus

Natl Cancer Inst Dir F J Rauscher Jr on May 25 discloses that US plans to send to USSR samples of 100 cancer viruses discovered and studied in US, news conf; major sharing of research material and exchs of promising anti‐cancer drugs as well as some tech journals devoted to cancer research to be conducted under US‐USSR cooperation agreement signed this wk in Moscow during summit meeting; Rauscher outlines plans for expanded natl effort against cancer; proposes development of many proficient cancer treatment centers by using current centers to help other med centers develop capability for using the best techniques

(Dem Aspirants' Activities) Bklyn Dem leader Esposito reptdly will back Sen McGovern for Dem Pres nomination within wk, giving McGovern, who has not made many inroads into Dem party establishment, major psychological boost; move would also counter argument that McGovern is unacceptable to top party leaders such as Mayor Daley, Gov Gilligan and Phila Dem leader P J Camiel, all of whom are either uncommitted or backed Sen Muskie; backing is expected to be delivered in San Francisco when McGovern and Esposito campaign together; San Francisco Mayor Alioto is backing Sen Humphrey; Esposito backing will probably produce at least 32 conv delegates in 5 Bklyn Cong dists controlled by Esposito and his allies; move is also expected to influence other uncommitted NY Dem leaders including state Chmn Crangle, D P O'Connell and P J Cunningham; Esposito move linked to predictions that McGovern will fare well in state; Esposito's backing and withdrawal of support for Mayor Lindsay as Dem Pres aspirant recalled; Esposito‐Lindsay relations have been deteriorating since Esposito withdrew his support of Lindsay

Dean A S Fisher, who aids Justice Frankfurter's widow with her financial affairs, says she may be forced to become charity patient at Washington nursing home by next yr unless $5,000‐a‐yr pension she gets is increased; financial circumstances of 6 other widows of US Sup Ct Justices noted; pending bill, sponsored by Sens Burdick and Hartke, to double pension for present widows and bring Justices into contributory plan prevailing for lower Fed judiciary noted