September 14, 1972

Sept 14: Gen C W Abrams, Sept 13, reptdly gives Sen Armed Services Com testimony that conflicts with Gen Lavelle's version of the unauthorized bombing of N Vietnam; com chmn Sen Stennis tells newsmen that a 'conflict' developed between the testimony of Abrams and Lavelle over the air strikes that were made, the extent to which they were planned and whether they came within the rules; says conflict has to be studied by the com; refuses to describe specific conflict; earlier Sen P H Dominick quoted Abrams as having testified he had never been told that the controversial raids were unauthorized; declares his 'unequivocal' support for Abrams; background of Lavelle case revd; Stennis and Abrams illus

1st anniversary ceremonies are held on Sept 13 inside Attica prison to commemorate inmates and guards who died in last yr's uprising; another ceremony, organized by Attica Observers Comm and Attica Defense Comm, is held outside prison walls; participants comment; illus; commemorative ceremonies held in NYC include candlelight march in Harlem and program at Bklyn Academy of Music

Sept 14: US officials say on Sept 13 that Syria and USSR have negotiated security arrangement that will allow Soviets to build up naval facilities at 2 Syrian ports in return for supplying advanced air‐defense missiles and jet‐fighter planes; say move is probably intended by USSR to be part of answer to expulsion of most of its mil personnel from Egypt by Egyptian Pres Sadat in July; say Soviets agreed to provide Syria with advanced model of MIG‐21 fighter‐bomber and with SAM‐3 surface‐to‐air missiles to help protect Syrian territory from Israeli air strikes; 2 Syrian ports in which Soviets are said to have been granted right to build up naval facilities are Latakia and Tartus; map

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Com to Re‐Elect the Pres, charging Dems with using Fed cts as 'instrument for creating pol headlines' in Watergate break‐in case, files $2.5‐million countersuit on Sept 13 against L F O'Brien, ex‐chmn of Dem Natl Com; Nixon campaign chmn C MacGregor charges that O'Brien's attys, in taking depositions on case from high Repub officials, 'abused subpoena powers of ct to parade innocent witnesses before public in concerted effort to create appearance of guilt by assn'; Repub suit lists Nixon campaign officials M H Stans and F I Dale as plaintiffs; charges O'Brien with using Fed Dist Ct 'to improperly conduct pvt inquisition while grand jury investigation is in progress'; cites number of tech violations by Dem attys in handling their suit, including attempt to add Stans and Com to Re‐Elect the Pres as defendants 'without 1st obtaining leave of ct to do so'; Dem atty E B Williams says Sept 13 that he will argue in new motion that an order on Aug 11 by Judge C R Richey removed need to obtain ct's permission to amend Dem complaint; original Dem suit listed only 5 men arrested in break‐in as defendants; Dem spokesman says Repub countersuit is 'frivolous effort to masquerade main issue'; Stans on Sept 13 denies published repts that HR Banking Com investigation turned up evidence that he personally approved arrangement whereby $100,000 in secret Nixon campaign contributions was routed through Mexican bank to shield donors' identities

HEW Dept says on Sept 13 that school and coll enrollment increased by 1/2 of 1% over last yr, smallest margin in 28 yrs; '72 fall enrollment totals record 60.4‐million students, compared to 60‐million last yr; figures show continuing trend toward leveling off of number of persons in school that started several yrs ago, when children of post‐war baby boom began to finish schooling; rept detailed

NJ Gov Cahill says on Sept 13 that he cannot support Tocks Island Dam project unless it is reduced in scope and drastically modified, Del River Basin Comm meeting and news conf; proposes that planned $100‐million giant sewage treatment plant be converted in series of smaller regional plants at $15‐million cost; seeks assurances that nutrient pollution sources will be controlled to lessen eutrophication dangers; urges Fed Govt acquire entire 72,000‐acre tract for Del Water Gap Natl Recreation area; urges level of recreational visitors be limited to 4‐million per yr to reduce cost of bldg new rds; says dam will provide some flood protection, but key to flood control is state control of flood plains; says NJ needs time to enact land‐use flood plains control measure to establish state and regional flood control authority over area; Penna Gov Schapp says NJ, Penna, NYS, Del and Interior Dept agree project is ultimately desirable; says comm will study Cahill proposals over next 6 mos; Gov Rockefeller repr Comr Diamond and Del Gov R Peterson support Cahill position; officials say it is inconceivable that Fed Govt will override objection of NYS, NJ and Del and proceed with project; Cahill, Schapp, Diamond and Peterson illus

NYC HRA announces on Sept 13 start of 'the largest single welfare case closing operation in NYC's history' with 59,900 cases to be mailed notices that they face loss of benefits for twice failing to get photo identification cards; number represents more than 11% of city's caseload as of June; agency estimates more than 100,000 recipients could be affected; HRA Admr Sugarman announces those receiving termination notices may accept 3d apptmt or invoke right to federally required state hearing before actual termination; estimates each terminated case represents an annual saving of $2,500

Natl Farmers Union and Consumers Union explain how large Amer grain cos made alleged windfall profits in recent sale of US grain to USSR

observers see no indications whether any arrangements made in USSR by H Kissinger might be jeopardized by efforts of US Sen Ribicoff and others to have Cong take stand against trade and tariff concessions to USSR so long as USSR retains new educ taxes on would‐be emigrants, including Jews seeking to emigrate to Israel

US Repr G P Miller (Calif), who is HR Science and Astronautics Com chmn, is among powerful Reprs who will not return to Cong next yr because of his Dem primary loss to F H Stark

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