August 6, 1972

Aug 6: Nixon Adm has quietly drawn up a detailed program, Operation Egress Recap, for eventual return and rehabilitation of the more than 500 Amers believed held as POWs in Vietnam; State Dept official says purpose of operation is to insure that everything conceivable is anticipated ahead of time; Defense Dept official says operation seeks to return men to their families in conditions as close as possible to what they were when they entered service; reprs from State and Defense Depts, the mil services and Saigon and Vientiane embassies to meet in Hawaii Aug 10 to coordinate re-entry policy; planning for POWs release underscores sensitivity of Nixon Adm to POW issue; wives and families of the POWs and the 1,200 men missing in action have complained about the inability of the Adm to obtain release of the men; psychiatrists, invited to speak to groups of wives, warn them about problems their husbands may have; procedures in operation guidelines detailed; rept, written by 4 specialists, alerts mil authorities that many of the POWs may suffer from what they call 'concentration camp syndrome'; syndrome symptoms described; problems of POWs' wives discussed

WASHINGTON — George McGovern had called it “the sweet harvest” when he accepted the Democratic nomination for President last month, but during most of last week it seemed more like a case of disastrous crop failure, His head start on the Republicans had with ered away, his hopes of party unity had been blighted, and his campaign had failed to sprout.

case of Pentagon papers on Vietnam war seen as a legal curiosity, as it is the first trial ever to be blocked by a Sup Ct Justice after the jury was sworn in; Justice Douglas stayed it 48 hr on July 31 so defense could appeal a wire-tap controversy; Chief Justice Burger, Aug 5, announces Sup Ct declines to upset the stay

J Huston film Fat City revd by V Canby

comment on Aug 5 Davis Cup interzonal tennis match between US and Spain; match stands at 1 apiece