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

NYS Chief Judge S H Fuld suggests on Sept 27 that it might be 'desirable' to take job of sentencing away from judges and give it to correction authorities or 'some other agency,' statement prompted by NY Times survey on cts in NYC; terms disparity in sentencing most unfortunate; repts NYS Judicial Conf has begun study of sentencing in order to furnish basic information upon which 'sound judgments and recommendations' can be made; suggests some desirable possibilities; holds justice system should be shifted from punishment to fit the crime' to 'treatment to fit the offender'; Appellate Div Presiding Justice Stevens repts conf on sentencing system has been set; NYS Correction Comr Oswald discusses problem; proposes some remedial measures; Presiding Justice Rabin comments; Fuld por

Japanese Acting Premier Miki says on Sept 28 that Japan will announce tomorrow that she is severing diplomatic relations with Nationalist China; move expected to pave way for Japan to open diplomatic relations with Communist China as result of talks currently under way between Premiers Tanaka and Chou En-lai; Miki, in statement after conferring with Min Ohira, says joint Chinese-Japanese communique on talks between Tanaka and Chou En-lai will be issued tomorrow

NY Academy of Trial Lawyers dir H B Glaser is mugged and robbed on Sept 27 by 3 youths on East 109th St in Manhattan in broad daylight while 100 people watch; assailants, about 17 to 20 yrs old, flee into Central Park after beating him with fists and tearing watch off his arm and a pocket off his pants to get his wallet; Glaser's career noted; is also chmn of NY Council for Civic Affairs; por

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MOSCOW, Sept. 27—Three American pilots freed by North Vietnam arrived here today and turned down an official Ameri can offer of assistance in their journey to the United States.

US Sen, 76-5, on Sept 27 approves measure allowing older workers to earn up to $3,000 a yr without forfeiting any Soc Security cash benefits; increase in earnings limitation, long sought by many older Amers came as Sen opened debate over broad bill embracing Soc Security changes; far-reaching change, if accepted by US HR, would primarily benefit the so-called middle-income older Amer who continues to work after reaching retirement age of 65 yrs; under present law, a worker between 65 and 72 yrs is allowed to earn $1,680 a yr without forfeiting any Soc Security cash benefits; above that amt, worker forfeits $1 in benefits for each $2 of earned income up to $2,880; on earnings above $2,880, Soc Security cash benefits are reduced $1 for each additional $1 earned

NYS Gov Rockefeller and Manhattan Dist Atty Hogan reptdly hold meeting on Sept 27 in another attempt to work out agreement on precise powers of new special prosecutor M H Nadjari; Hogan reptdly has said he feels Nadjari has been given unconst powers by Rockefeller; Rockefeller says he does not intend to revise exec order establishing Nadjari's office