June 30, 1972

The 2nd Lithuanian World Youth Congress convening in Chicago today, demands in dependence for LITHUANIA NOW X 7356 TIMES—Advt.

M J McNally, 28-yr-old unemployed veteran, is arrested by FBI agents on June 29 in Wyandotte, Mich, and charged with air piracy in connection with hijacking of Amer Airlines Boeing 727 in which $502,000 in ransom was paid, illus in custody of Fed agents

Pres Nixon extends controls to retail and wholesale prices of unprocessed food products on June 29; does not place control on prices farmers receive for their products, however; action is his 2d effort to impose some restraint on rising food prices, which could possibly be crucial issue in Pres campaign; his reluctance to act directly on farm prices is seen as caution against antagonizing farm vote in election yr; some Govt officials say action might have little immediate effect on prices; express hope that action will exert pressure on mark-ups; dir of Cost of Living Council D Rumsfeld and Agr Dept econ dir D Paarlberg comment; Rumsfeld illus

US Sup Ct, 5 to 4, abolishes on June 29 death penalty as it is imposed under present statutes, ruling it is 'cruel and unusual'; decision will save 600 persons now en death rows in US; Justices Douglas, Brennan and Marshall hold that death penalty is in itself cruel and unusual; 'swing men' Potter Stewart and White, voting with majority, reason that present legal system operates in cruel and unusual way because it gives judges and juries discretion to decree life or death; maintain that they impose it erratically, mostly against poor and blacks; 4 Nixon appointees dissent; Chief Justice Burger notes that states could retain capital punishment by altering laws to conform with Ct's ruling; illus of prisoner

VISIT the historic Hudson Valley Wine Village, Highland, N.Y. for winery tour, wine tasting. Open 10‐4 daily except Sun., special champagne tour Sat. 5‐8. Call (914) 691‐7296.—Advt.