August 22, 1972

Members of NY Mailers Union Local 6 comply with temporary ct order on Aug 20 and return to work at NY Times, ending 1‐day work stoppage that prevented pub of Aug 20 issue of paper; Times attys go before NYS Sup Ct Justice J A Brust to obtain ct order enjoining stoppage and directing union to show cause on Aug 23 why preliminary injunction should not be issued; mailers walked off job on Aug 20, charging that Times had breached contract with union by eliminating work assignment of day mail rm clerk and by transferring him from plant at W 43d St to plant at West End Ave; union pres G E McDonald contends that status quo should be preserved under current contract until issue can be arbitrated; Times vp J H Mortimer says paper is within its rights in eliminating work, but is willing to let arbitrator decide whether work elimination is violation; Fed mediators I Gerard and R Kennedy meet on Aug 21 to discuss dispute with Mortimer but rept no solution

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3 plumbing inspectors, M Moramarco, E Greenspan and R Mecabe, are arrested Aug 21 on charges of taking bribes from plumbing contractor on bldg projects in Manhattan and Bronx; Investigation Comr Ruskin says contractor had complained to his office and had agreed to help gather evidence against 3 men; Ruskin declines to name informant but praises his 'integrity and initiative'; 3 arrests make total of 8 Bldgs Dept inspectors arrested for corruption in last 2 mos; Ruskin says that other contractors have offered to help but declines to give number; F Padavan, Deputy Comr of Bldgs, says that every contractor who has helped catch a corrupt inspector has been protected and none has experienced reprisals

Repubs at conv opening sessions Aug 21 reiterate charges that McGovern sabotages Nixon peace efforts; Gov Reagan charges McGovern would 'beg' for prisoners' release and that he encourages Hanoi; charge repeated by Sen Gurney, Indianapolis Mayor Lugar, Gov Rockefeller, Sen Dole; Sen Brooke, while backing Nixon, indicates some disagreement on Vietnam

A J Scotti, chief asst to Manhattan Dist Atty Hogan, on Aug 21 criticizes public officials for talking about fighting organized crime but not actually doing anything about it; also announces jailing of A Dellacroce, alleged underboss of C Gambino Mafia family, on criminal contempt charges brought by Hogan's office 2 yrs ago when Dellacroce failed to answer questions before a grand jury after being given immunity; Dellacroce por