September 29, 1972

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Japan and Communist China sign joint communique in Peking on Sept 29 establishing formal diplomatic relations and ending state of war between them; accord signed by Japanese Premier Tanaka and Chinese Premier Chou Enlai

NYS Sup Ct Justice Brownstein, on Sept 28, urges NYS Legis to cut markedly into power of judges to sentence defendants, saying that 'the whole bench agrees'; his plea backed by NYS Assemblymen Blumenthal and Battista, ex-Judge M A Procaccino and Queens Dist Atty Mackell but attacked by subsequent witnesses before State Assembly Codes Com; R Kasanof, chief of Legal Aid Society's criminal div, and W Liebowitz of ACLU-NY criticize Brownstein proposal; comments by other witnesses cited

USSR reptdly saved millions of dollars in its recent massive purchase of grain from US by employing tough bargaining methods and by keeping its over-all intentions secret; reptdly purchased 25% of total Amer wheat crop for bargain prices; negotiations with US officials and cos detailed

Dem Pres candidate Sen McGovern, in his 1st major policy statement on urban issues, says that '72 Pres election is 'referendum on future of our cities' and pledges to reverse priorities of Nixon Adm, Sept 28 press conf, Washington, DC, with 10 Dem Mayors (Lindsay, Gribbs, White, Del Bello, Luken, Gibson, Kirschbaum, Williams, Alexander and Lebamoff); says 'major enemy of Amer' is 'collapse of our cities due to inadequate resources'; proposes that $26-billion in Fed funds, including $4-billion of emergency aid, be channeled into various urban programs; cites bills vetoed by Pres Nixon that would have aided cities; McGovern, Lindsay illus

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NYC Mayor Lindsay is expected to announce on Sept 29 that he will hire more than 1,300 civilians to replace uniformed ptl now performing clerical functions in police stations; police force has declined from a peak of 32,000 men in June, '70, to 29,816 men as of Sept 1, an attrition rate of about 120 men per month; move will save money and get more ptl on streets

NYC Deputy Bldgs Comr Padavan, subject of ethics probe because of charges that he sold $654,000 worth of equipment from his family-owned co to city agencies, is accused of selling burglar alarms to Educ Bd and is charged with conflict of interest

Nixon Adm on Sept 28 renounces support of acompromise by Sen Ribicoff (Conn) on welfare reform bill, thus signaling death of such legis in '72; announces its opposition before Ribicoff finishes outlining to Sen what he called a 'Ribicoff-Adm' agreement embracing key parts of welfare reform plan proposed by Nixon 3 yrs ago; some Sens favor passage of Nixon plan, under which family of 4 would be guaranteed an annual income of $2,400; it would cover both those already receiving welfare and employed persons with substandard wages; other Sens support more restrictive plan, formulated by Sen Finance Com; that plan would provide for guaranteed employment and remove from welfare rolls able-bodied people who refuse to work; still others, favor Ribicoff substitute, which retains guaranteed income concept but sets annual figure at $2,600 for family of 4; in press release to Sen, US HEW Sec Richardson says 'we have never agreed, either publicly or privately, to support anything except Pres Nixon's plan'; Ribicoff calls statement 'more Adm double talk'

Team Canada won the hockey series with the Soviet Union, taking the final game, 6‐5, yesterday in Moscow. The decisive goal was scored by Paul Henderson. Canada won four of eight and one was tied. Details on Page 49.

Access to the Imperial quarters in Peking's Forbidden City and to the sealed Ming Tombs has been granted a TV team from the National Broad casting Company, filming a documen tary produced by Lucy Jarvis. It is the first time the Communist Govern ment has granted western newsmen permission to film these interiors.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 — A former Navy pilot told the Senate Armed Services Com mittee today that pilots aboard his aircarft carrier off Vietnam in late 1971 and early 1972 had been instructed to bomb tar gets in North Vietnam regard less of whether they were fired upon first.