September 28, 1972

Communist Chinese Chmn Mao Tse-tung receives Japanese Premier Tanaka on Sept 27 in Peking in meeting that apparently sets seal on new relationship between China and Japan; Japanese spokesman says Mao Tse-tung looks 'very healthy'; 2 leaders discuss mainly nonpol topics during 90-min meeting in Mao Tse-tung's home in Forbidden City; Premier Chou En-lai and Min Ohira are present; diplomatic talks said to be progressing smoothy; illus of Mao Tse-tung welcoming Tanaka

CAB on Sept 27 approves new charter flight regulation that, for 1st time, will allow virtually anyone to fly on low-cost charter flights to Eur and elsewhere; travel indus leaders forecast that new regulation, which faces probable ct fight from scheduled airlines and uncertain reception from foreign govts, could lead to a new revolution in low-cost mass air travel; envisage round-trip flights between NYC and Eur in '73 costing as low as $175 or less, and between W Coast cities and Eur for $300 or less; under new regulations travelers will not be required to be members of orgns but will have to reserve seats 90 days in advance by paying 25% of fare; passengers will have to be members of group of 40 persons or more; new regulation seen threatened by move on part of scheduled carriers to challenge CAB's authority to enact measure since it lacks power to endow charter carriers with right to transport members of gen public, and since it must obtain concurrence from other govts on whose territory Amer planes will land; present regulations governing charter flights revd

Sept 28: Kissinger arrives in Washington, Sept 27, from Paris amid rumors, denied by White House, of a breakthrough in Vietnam peace talks; repts of a breakthrough appeared to be based on the extension of the talks to a 2d day and on intensive diplomatic speculation in Washington that decisive progress had been made; most detailed of repts comes from radio newsman C Evans who says talks deadlock is expected to be resolved by resignation of Thieu, who will be replaced by a 3-party coalition Govt; Kissinger to rept to Nixon when latter returns to Washington from Calif; impression among officials is that Kissinger will return to Paris soon to continue the talks; White House silent on this; Vietnam issue expected to come up at working dinner Oct 1 between Nixon and USSR Min Gromyko; Kissinger por

US State and Justice Depts on Sept 28 issue order imposing visa requirements for foreigners in transit across US; order, which will become effective immediately, cites 'gen increased threat of terrorist activities in US'; is published in Fed Register; will remain in force until Jan 1; is expected to affect 100,000 to 150,000 people; only foreign nationals exempt from requirement will be native and naturalized Canadians, Brit subjects living in Bermuda and Mexicans who hold valid border-crossing cards; transit visas will have to be obtained from Amer consulates abroad; requirement expected to place heavy burden on consular officers; Immigration and Naturalization Service estimates that 600,000 foreigners cross US every yr

G S Finney on Sept 27 resigns as NYC Addiction Services Agency Comr; Mayor Lindsay immediately appts Health Services Admr Chase to take charge of agency, which last July was placed under aegis of Health Services Adm; Finney illus