July 15, 1972

NYS delegates fail to select new Dem Natl com members, July 14 caucus, Miami Beach; Bronx boro Pres R Abrams, co-chmn of NYS Natl Conv delegation, says delegation leaders are unable to tally ballots cast for 35 candidates for 4 Natl Com seats; says he will seek ruling from Repr O'Hara, conv parliamentarian, on whether election can now be held by mail; conv delegates had planned to elect 8 committeemen at caucus, with proviso that 4 with most votes would be selected if attempt to have delegation elect all 8 fails; NYS Dem party Chmn Crangle opposes delegation's demand to select all 8 on ground that state com is party's continuing body between convs and should have role in selection; under party's newly adopted rules, NYS is allowed 8 additional committeemen, 4 of which were to be selected by Natl Conv delegation before it disbanded, and other 4 by state com before Oct

Nixon holds 3-hr meeting with J B Connally Jr on July 14 at Western White House; Nixon, Connally illus

NY Times survey in 11 key countries finds Sen McGovern, Dem Pres nominee, an unknown quantity abroad; finds expectation Nixon will remain Pres and that McGovern, for that reason, does not matter much; finds concern over what happens in US election because of US influence abroad; reactions detailed

Brit soldiers fight fiercely with IRA after occupying Cath strongholds on July 14; 9 persons are killed, 4 of them Brit soldiers; Brit Govt spokesmen say that shift from policy of conciliation to mil force is temporary and localized, but observers hold Whitelaw's policy of persuading Caths to repudiate IRA is being replaced by tougher mil line; Whitelaw reveals Ulster terrorists are using rocket launchers against soldiers; agrees to have army move into Cath streets after conferring with Brit cmdr Lieut Gen H Tuzo, who warned that rockets launched by IRA would endanger army if it maintained low profile; Defense Min Carrington warns that troop strength and arms will be increased considerably; most businesses in Londonderry are closed down following bomb explosion in city center on July 13; fighting also occurs in Belfast, where bombs explode; illus of Belfast

R S Strauss, outgoing treas of Dem Natl Com, repts that conv-eve telethon raised 'in neighborhood of $5-million,' July 14 com meeting, Miami Beach; says this means net of about $3-million will be applied to Dems' $9.3-million debt; says just-concluded natl conv is 'paid for in cash'

Cuomo indicates on July 14 that he will recommend reducing number of Forest Hills units from 840 to 425, a 50% reduction; says there are already indications that middle-income Jews are moving out of neighborhood and if Jews continue to leave, project will end up being situated in ghetto; says he will propose tandem plan to Bd of Estimate, so if bd rejects compromise measure, original plan will remain in effect; Cuomo por

Mayor Lindsay returns to NYC from Dem Natl Conv on July 14, 1st natl conv he has attended since becoming Dem; says he was not asked to take any special role in NY campaign for Sen McGovern and plans to participate only if it does not interfere with his own job; plans to take 'city walks' this summer; hails Dem party reforms and gen atmosphere of conv; expresses hope that he and City Councilman Troy will cooperate more closely in future; comments made by Troy at conv noted; Lindsay's unsuccessful support for seating of Mayor Daley delegates and of sole state chmnship of J Crangle revd

Nixon illus

Conn Gov Meskill on July 14 proposes that state sales tax, at 7% the highest in any state in nation, be rolled back to 6.5%; says he does not 'want to take 1 more dollar from the taxpayer than is necessary'; says he will have to await decision by State Supreme Ct in case brought against state's taxes on dividends that residents earn and on gains they realize on their capital by Conn Taxpayers United; opposes state income tax; notes unexpected surplus of $30-million collected from capital-gains, dividend and corporate taxes

Fed Dist Judge W Jones issues ruling on July 14 that could exempt 14-million low-paid workers from wage controls; ruling stems from a provision in '71 Econ Stabilization Act aimed at removing from controls workers whose earnings are at or near poverty level; Cong did not specify what those earnings were; Nixon Adm's Cost of Living Council arrived at wage control exemption figure of $1.90 per hr; organized labor and Dem members of Cong charged figure was too low and that fair amt, based on implied intent of Cong, would be $3.35 per hr; Jones rules that Cost of Living Council violates the intent of Cong by setting $1.90 figure; backs $3.35 figure; original $1.90 ruling exempted about 9-million workers from controls

July 15: Fed grand jury indicts 6 natl leaders of Vietnam Veterans Against the War July 14 on charges that they conspired to disrupt forthcoming Repub Natl Conv with firebombs and shootings; charge is brought under '68 Civil Rights Act's antiriot provisions prohibiting crossing of state lines to provoke disorders, same law used in charging Chicago Seven; spokesman for Veterans says charges are 'political'; 6 are jailed under $25,000 bonds; S Camil, veterans orgn leader in Gainseville, Fla, illus; other leaders from 20,000-member orgn begin arriving in Tallahassee to plan demonstrations; coordinator M Oliver says more than 200 members will be in city and that demonstrations could easily turn violent; extra police are assigned to guard post office bldg that also houses US Marshall and Fed Dist Ct

Sec Rogers says on July 14 that US has agreed to resume econ aid to Yemen; notes decision was made after his discussions in Sana on July 1-2, when diplomatic relations were resumed between Yemen and US; says aid projects under consideration include rehabilitation of water system in Taiz; says aid will include scholarships for Yemeni students, assistance in developing drinking water for rural villages and engineering studies for highway development