June 29, 1972

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NYC Council's Com on Environmental Protection approves noise-control legis on June 28, curtailing noises used in promoting business, restricting time auto burglar alarms may sound, setting decibel-levels for noise produced by autos, factories and construction indus; provisions detailed

Lebanon and Palestinian guerrillas say on June 28 that they have reached accord on reducing presence of guerrillas in Lebanon and freezing their operations against Israel; agreement was worked out on June 27 at 2-hr meeting between Premier Salam and guerrilla leader Y Arafat; commando disciplinary body will be formed to make certain that freeze is applied and to punish violators; guerrillas reptdly agreed to withdraw from number of Lebanese villages and towns close to frontiers with Israel and move inland; sources say that half of 2,000 guerrillas now stationed in southern Lebanon will be transferred to camps in Syria; Arafat is reptd to have recently obtained approval from Syrian Pres Assad; Lebanese Pres Franjieh meets with Sec Gen of Arab League M Riad; sources say Riad discussed with Lebanese officials proposal by Moroccan King Hassan to hold meeting of Arab heads of govt to discuss Arab help to Lebanon in face of repeated Israeli attacks

Fed and NJ grand juries on June 28 simultaneously indict NJ State Sec P J Sherwin and state Repub party fund raiser W C Loughran for allegedly extorting $10,000 from Manzo Construction pres M J Manzo in return for fixing bids so that Manzo would be awarded contract of over $300,000 for segment of Route 46 in Warren County; Fed action is announced in Newark at news conf called by US Atty's office; state indictments are announced in Trenton by NJ Atty Gen G F Kugler Jr; although alleged kickback occurred in Oct '70, break in case came earlier in yr when Manzo testified in Morris County Sup Ct civil case that he had given $10,000 to the 2 other defendents in return for contract; Manzo also identified Warren County construction contractor J Perrucci Jr as instigator in bribery scheme; Gov Cahill says he has confidence in integrity and honesty of Sherwin, statement to reporters; says Sherwin will take leave of absence from his post without pay pending outcome of indictments

Pres Nixon orders, June 28, that no draftees be sent to Vietnam unless they volunteer for duty there, White House announcement; 4,000 draftees now in Vietnam or draftees already under orders to go to Vietnam not affected; announcement also says 10,000 more US troops will be withdrawn by Sept 1; Nixon press sec R L Ziegler says Nixon based latest decisions on assessment that troops could be withdrawn without jeopardizing troops remaining in Vietnam or the Vietnamization program; restates essence of peace terms Nixon made on May 8; chart on US troops in Vietnam, '69-72