July 4, 1972

NYS delegation to Dem Natl Conv, as result of reform guidelines, consists of over 90% political unknowns; some of biggest names in state are not delegates, including Controller Levitt, Controller Beame, J Zaretzki, S Steingut, A Harriman, R F Wagner, J Farley, M Esposito, P J Cunningham and F Rosetti; N Kalikow and M Gilbert, large contributors to party, will be given credentials as pages; party leaders had thought apptmt of 28 delegates would be 'escape-hatch' in case reform rules kept them from election as delegates; Sen McGovern's primary sweep, coupled with agreement to apportion appointments on basis of primary, provided McGovern state co-chmn R C Wade with power to appt those helpful to McGovern, including A Schlesinger, H Samuels, and A Lowenstein; Manhattan Borough Pres Sutton, after threatening floor fight, won right for black leaders to select black delegates; Dem state Chmn Crangle was forced to give up uncommitted stance and become McGovern delegate-at-large; choice of delegates-at-large, in contrast to primaries, is seen as 'relapse to old politics'; 1% of '68 delegation was under 30, while 25% are under 30 this year; in '68, 8% were black, 2% Puerto Rican; '72 delegation is 13% black and 6% Puerto Rican; in '68 9% were women, this year 48% are women

July 4: S Vietnamese forces, July 3, reptdly advance on Quangtri; enemy shells Hue, Mychanh, Bastogne Firebase and Phubai; enemy forces attack Phuocbinh; US air power has concentrated for 2 wks on destroying enemy guns and supplies in Quangtri Prov and adjacent provs in N and S Vietnam, but enemy forces remain strong in area; some allied officers fear enemy may be preparing offensive aimed at taking Hue; enemy shelling of Anloc continues; US planes raid N Vietnam; other mil action reptd; map

D Janson describes overcrowding and other problems along Appalachian Trail; illus; map

high-level reprs of North and South Korea held secret talks in Seoul and Pyongyang recently and agreed on principles to reunify Korea by peaceful means, joint N-S Korean communique announced in Seoul on July 4 by Lee Hu Rak, dir of S Korean Intelligence Agency; communique says Lee Hu Rak visited Pyongyang, May 2-5, for talks with Kim Yong Ju, N Korean Workers (Communist) party official, and subsequently N Korean 2d Deputy Premier Pak Sung Chul, brother of Premier Kim Il Sung, visited Seoul from May 29 through June 1 for further talks; repts both sides agreed to refrain from 'armed provocations' whether on large or small scale and to take positive measures to prevent inadvertent mil incidents; says they will carry out 'varied exchanges in many fields' and agreed to install a direct telephone line between Seoul and Pyongyang to prevent outbreak of unexpected mil incidents arising between them; announces accord on principles that unification shall be achieved through ind Korean efforts without being subject to external imposition or interference, that unification shall be achieved through peaceful means and that, as a homogeneous people, a great natl unity shall be sought above all; says it was agreed to set up a 'South-North coordinating com' headed jointly by Lee Hu Rak and Kim Yong Ju to resolve existing problems and settle unification problem on basis of agreed principles; other provisions detailed; Lee Hu Rak repts he met twice with Kim Il Sung while in Pyongyang and that Pak Sung Chul met with Pres Park Chung Hee while in Seoul; S Korean ruling and Opposition parties welcome dramatic news of contacts; Shin Hyong Shik, Dem Repub party leader, and Chyung Il Hyung, leader of New Dem party, comment

Article discusses Md Historical Soc dir P W Filby's account disputing traditional version of how F S Key wrote US natl anthem 'Star Spangled Banner'; some facts Filby considers fiction are: that flag was waving (since rainstorm at time would have made it limp), that Key wrote song on back of envelope (since envelopes were not in general use at time), and that all four stanzas were written spontaneously; Filby and E G Howard monograph challenges other statements in Chief Justice R B Taney's version of anthem's history, arousing local indignation; history of Fort McHenry incident during War of 1812 traced; illus