September 4, 1972

Nationwide land boom has made land developments a $6‐billion indus this yr and while most developers are ethical some unscrupulous ones exploit the ever‐increasing number of city dwellers eager to own retirement or vacation homes; Office of Interstate Land Sales Registration, div of HUD which enforces Fed Full Disclosure Act of 1968, has been receiving over 200 complaints per week from unhappy buyers and has begun natl crackdown on unethical sales practices; G Bernstein, office admr, has begun holding public hearings in major cities throughout US to uncover fraudulent operations and to teach potential buyers that they can obtain a property rept from HUD or the developer giving details on shortcomings as well as advantages of property they are considering; some of abuses perpetrated on gullible buyers are described

According to sources in Labor Dept and White House, Nixon Adm has decided to scrap Philadelphia Plan, which began in fall of ‘69 as adm's major civil rights program to place minorities in skilled jobs at Fed‐assisted construction projects in Phila; plan was emulated in other cities by using similar ‘home town’ plans of voluntary nature; Sec of Labor Hodgson says Sept 3 that no decision has been made to drop plan but acknowledges all programs involving quotas are being reviewed; A Fletcher, former Asst Sec of Labor, who was in charge of administering plans, says decision is ‘shocking’ and indicates that blacks and minorities are being ‘excommunicated’ from society; Philadelphia Plan, along with home town plans, set percentage quotas for training and hiring of minorities and required contractors to set specific goals within Fed guidelines; plans have been criticized as ineffective because of failure to enforce guidelines; organized labor has bitterly opposed plans because of quotas

Pres Nixon assails those who espouse policies that would threaten fundamental Amer values, Sept 3 Labor Day statement; warns that US is faced with choice between ‘work‐ethic that built nation's character and new welfare ethic that could cause that Amer character to weaken'; does not mention Pres candidate G McGovern, but McGovern's policies are believed to be main target

NYC Educ Bd negotiators seek on Sept 3 to put together total contract pkg acceptable to UFT, which has threatened to strike next Mon if contract is not settled; UFT pres Shanker has said that unless bd presents pkg within 24 hrs, it will be impossible to meet negotiation timetable and avoid strike; bd pres Monserrat says pkg offer will cover working conditions and other matters affecting teachers and other school employes; Shanker says union has scheduled delegate assembly meeting for Thursday afternoon and is planning general membership vote on bd's final contract offer; makes other comments; Monserrat says on WNBC‐TV Newslight program that bd feels principals should receive voice in how teachers use preparation and adm periods, including right to assign teachers to patrol duties to enhance school safety; says teachers are suited for patrol duty because they command respect from students; says it is impossible to meet union demands that teachers be guaranteed against layoffs or that 6,000 security guards be employed for duty in schools; Shanker, in WCBS‐TV program, says salary matters will be easiest to resolve because there is room for compromise; says serious areas of conflict involve teacher preparation time, sickness provisions, school safety and job‐protection guarantees; says teachers should not have to perform guard duties or give up their preparation periods for non‐teaching functions; both Monserrat and Shanker feel there is no need at this time for labor mediator

M Spitz on Sept 3 wins gold medal in 100‐m free‐style Olympic event in world record (51.22); gold medal is 6th won by Spitz at ‘72 Olympic Games; he is 1st athlete to achieve such success in history of modern games; J Heidenreich (US) wins silver medal; M Wenden (Australia) wins bronze medal; G Larsson (Sweden) wins gold medal in 200‐m individual medley (2:07.17); K Rothhammer (US) wins gold medal in women's 800‐m free‐style in world record (8:53.68); US 400‐m women's medley relay team wins gold medal in world record (4:20.75); illus of Spitz