September 21, 1972

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Muhammad Ali stopped Floyd Patterson in seven rounds at Madison Square Garden last night in a bout between former heavyweight champions. Details, Page 59.

Dr W G Friedmann, professor of internatl law and dir of internatl legal research at Columbia Univ, is robbed and stabbed to death on Sept 20, three blocks from campus in Morningside Heights area (NYC); witnesses rept seeing 3 youths between 15 and 17 yrs old take Friedmann's wallet and try to seize his watch; Friedmann was stabbed near heart in struggle; youths flee; NYC Mayor Lindsay directs Police Comr Murphy to begin round-the-clock hunt for assailants; Dr Friedmann biog: was born in Berlin on Jan 25, '07; received law degree from Univ of Berlin in '30 and grad law degrees from Univ of London and Univ of Melbourne; is author of numerous works on internatl law, legal aspects of foreign investment, world politics, social change and Finance; por

Explosive devices concealed in envelopes have been mailed from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, to Israeli UN Mission members Ambs Tekoah, Barmore and Min Gordon; envelopes found by US Customs Bur employes at Gen Post Office, NYC; NYC police dismantle 1 bomb, store 2 others for later study; illus dismantling explosives; Tekoah illus

General (Steering) Committee: UN Assembly Gen Com meets

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Nixon Adm officials say on Sept 20 that USSR has accepted in principle Western position that a separate East-West conf on reduction of mil forces in Central Eur should be held next yr at about same time as broad pol talks on Eur security; describe agreement, said to have been reached in Moscow during recent visit of Kissinger, as major advance in East-West relations; 1 official says agreement represents compromise between opposing positions on talks held for 6 yrs and permits plans for confs to go forward; positions revd; 1 official says US and NATO allies may soon be in position to accept Finland's inv for amb-level meeting in Helsinki to begin preparing for security conf; officials note series of remaining problems

Pres Nixon on Sept 20 orders FBI investigation into details of recent US sale of grain to USSR: action is taken after statement by Vice Pres Agnew that such an investigation was in progress, but existence of which was publicly denied by FBI; sources on Capitol Hill indicate Pres had no intention of ordering investigation, but was forced to do so because of Agnew's remark; controversy leading to investigation detailed

Fed Dist Ct, 2-1, declares Conn's abortion statutes unconst; holds they abridge rights of woman 'to privacy and personal choice in matters of sex and family life'; vote invalidates abortion statute passed by special Gen Assembly session on May 23; same 3-judge panel struck down state's 19th century abortion law by 2-1 decision in April; Gov Meskill and legis leaders who pushed through new law had hoped it would withstand ct challenge because it included preamble stating that intention of state is to 'protect and preserve human life from moment of conception'; Meskill is unavailable for comment; Atty Gen Killian says Conn will seek stay of execution of ct's decision; US Dist Ct Judge Newman, who wrote majority opinion, rejected state's contention that fetus is legal person entitled to const rights; Judge Clarie, who wrote dissenting opinion in April, objected to majority arguments on ground that they represent Fed judicial intrusion into legis sphere; law was challenged by Women v Conn, orgn that filed sucessful suit against 1860 statute in April; group's lawyer M Seichter hails decision for 'clearly spelling out rights of a woman under Const to make her own decision without state acting as guardian'; legis leaders do not predict whether Gen Assembly will act on issue again or await possible state appeal to higher ct

An emotional, raucous hear ing marked by charges of rac ism was held at City Hall yes terday on the Forest Hills public‐housing project as hun dreds of Queens residents turned out to denounce the compromise proposal endorsed by Mayor Lindsay.

Sen Finance Com on Sept 20 votes to increase Soc Security taxes by $6 billion to finance new benefits for nation's elderly and disabled

NYC Educ Bd on Sept 20 amends its bylaws to permit reinstatement of 31 former NYC teachers who were dismissed in the '50s as result of Sen McCarthy's investigations into alleged Communist influence in the school system; most teachers were discharged for refusing to answer questions about possible Communist party membership; bd vp S Lachman says that while amendments will not automatically reinstate teachers, arrangements will be made to relieve financial and personal hardships ousted teachers have suffered for past 20 yrs