September 13, 1972

Fed grand jury, NYC, on Sept 12 files indictment charging that 4 major baking cos violated Sherman Antitrust Act by conspiring to fix price of bread in NYC met area; charges that, as result of alleged conspiracy, prices have been maintained at artificial and noncompetitive levels; cos listed are Amer Bakeries Co, ITT Continental Baking Co, Gen Host Corp and Ward Foods Inc

L F Hackett on Sept 12 defeats Vt Atty Gen J M Jeffords for Repub gubernatorial nomination; T Salmon, Dem candidate for Gov, has no primary opposition

September 13: (McGovern Campaign) Sen McGovern, in campaign swing through Middle West with Sen Kennedy, is emphasizing ties with regular Dem party; F Mankiewicz is establishing ties with Dem leaders in East; Sens Humphrey and Muskie are scheduled to campaign with McGovern, in further attempt to appeal to party orgns; illus of McGovern, Kennedy and Mayor Daley at Chicago rally

US intelligence repts completion of 3d pipeline from N Vietnam to China; N Vietnamese have built additional lines south to supply forces fighting in S Vietnam

NYS Special Comm on Attica, in concluding its final rept released on Sept 12, says that news coverage of negotiations between Attica prisoners, who took over inst, and state officials created 'air of unreality' and encouraged rhetoric rather than reasonable dialogue

Armed Services Com chmn Sen Stennis notes com will not proceed with consideration of nomination of Gen C W Abrams as Army C/S until Lavelle case is resolved; decision follows 4 hours of testimony from Lavelle before com during which he alleged he had received permission from Abrams to order series of bombing attacks on N Vietnam

S Vietnam repts its marines fought way on Sept 11 into Quantri city's walled Citadel, entering east wall through bomb hole and digging in; says marines met heavy artillery and mortar fire just outside Citadel but suffered only 24 killed and 87 hurt since early afternoon of Sept 10; 100 marines reptdly have gained foothold within Citadel UPI repts marines are coming under rifle fire from atop walls as they begin push toward enemy bunkers in western part; say more marines have scaled eastern wall to join in push; renewed effort to recapture Citadel comes as Pres Nguyen Van Thieu Sept 19 deadline for recapture of Quangtri Prov nears; S Vietnamese soldiers illus at Quangtri; Amer officer in Danang says N Vietnamese pressure on Hue's SW flank has diminished in recent wks because of Saigon's 1st Infantry Div victories over 325‐B Div; expects enemy strikes in another area with another div; US command repts 300 air strikes on N Vietnam on Sept 11; repts 2 Navy Phantom jets lost near Haiphong, all crewmen rescued; mil sources in Saigon rept over 50 S Vietnamese helicopters were damaged in Sept 10 Bienhoa blast; say most damage is minor; AP repts US command says Air Force pilots downed 3 MIGs over Hanoi Sept 12; maps

NYS Appeals Ct on Sept 12 orders new Dem primary election in Bklyn's 14th Cong Dist on Sept 19 between Repr Rooney and former Repr Lowenstein; 4‐3 decision affirms last wk's Appellate Division ruling that at least 1,920 'irregular' votes were cast in primary; decision is seen significant victory for Lowenstein; I Gross, who recd 1,817 votes in June election, will also be on ballot; 4 judges who order new election are Chief Judge S H Fuld and Judges A P Burke, M J Jasen and C D Breitel; dissenters are Judges J Gibson, J F Scileppi and F Bergan; ct, 5‐2, also affirms defeat in Dem primary of Repr Celler by E Holtzman in Bklyn's 16th Cong Dist

US Sen adopts amendment on Sept 12 that leaves child care and family services programs untouched as open‐ended programs; approves Sen Long's proposal to impose $600‐million annual ceiling on Fed funding for programs, under gen soc services legis

City Council on Sept 12 passes NYC's 1st comprehensive noise‐control code despite heavy opposition from construction indus; legis is expected to be signed into law soon by Mayor Lindsay; T Weiss, chmn of Environmental Protection Com, says code will actually save indus money because it will eliminate much corruption

White House aide repts on Sept 12 that W L Taub, mysterious figure linked to J F Hoffa, was allowed, while acting as film distributor, to show film Mao's China to White House staff members preparing for Pres Nixon's China visit; says Nixon was not present and that White House showing was not endorsement of film; P Gettinger, who seeks return of film from Taub, has filed affidavit in NY Sup Ct holding he produced film and that Taub told him he had interested Nixon in film and that White House would use its influence to have it shown on TV before Nixon's trip

meeting of S and N Korean Red Cross delegations opens in Seoul on Sept 13 with chief S Korean delegate Lee Bum Suk warning N Koreans to stick to humanitarian objectives of conf and not turn it into pol forum; chief N Korean delegate Kim Tae Hui says objectives of conf are also directly linked with task of facilitating Korean unification; N Korean delegation of 54 is largest contingent of N Koreans to enter Seoul since invasion of S Korea in '50; conf is 2d such meeting; planned ceremonies and sightseeing noted; warm reception by South Koreans, who lined streets 3 and 4 deep, for motorcade of delegations noted; illus