October 12, 1972

Inmates at Washington DC jail stage rebellion on Oct 11 but release last of 10 hostages 22 hrs later after giving up demands for freedom in exch for immediate ct hearings on their grievances corrections dir K L Hardy, after being held hostage, suffers mild heart attack and is listed in satisfactory condition at hosp; rebellion is limited to 1 cellblock, but separate disturbance flares in other cellblock and is quickly put down by guards, with 1 inmate injured; inmates at Women's Detention Center stage sympathy protest which is quickly put down by police; Dist Ct Judge A C Bryant, after listening to grievances of 1st group of inmates, orders city to provide every inmate in affected cellblock with an atty and orders that psychiatrist be made available to them; orders no reprisals be taken against rebels and instructs attys assigned to them to work on emergency basis; orders immediate segregation of juveniles from adult prisoners; major grievance of inmates is length of time some have spent in jail awaiting trial or preliminary hearings; 30 to 40 men are reptd involved in takeover; DC Mayor W Washington sends 2 closest friends to negotiate with inmates but will not appear himself; negotiations described; Repr S Chisholm is reptd to have played major role in negotiations; illus of dir Hardy being held hostage

J F Gould, pres of Radio City Music Hall, repts on Oct 11 that it is suspending operations on Oct 12 because members of its orchestra have rejected final contract offer; Mayor Lindsay calls meeting of both sides at Gracie Mansion; spokesman for Gould stresses that closing is not permanent; orchestra unit chmn J Schnupp says that orchestra members have been instructed to rept to work as usual while efforts to resolve differences continue

NYS Appellate Div revokes traditional 2-wk Xmas holiday for NYS Sup Ct judges in Manhattan and Bronx with sole exception of Xmas Day and New Year's Day; Justice Dudley, adm judge of involved cts, discusses new directive; says cts have always been closed because neither witnesses nor jurors are available at holiday season; says new rule is an experiment to see if full bench can effectively operate during period; repts Legal Aid Society and Bronx and Manhattan Dist attys have agreed to man each of 42 criminal parts of ct during period

Kissinger and N Vietnamese reprs, Oct 11, hold 4th consecutive negotiating session; White House silent on whether there is progress in talks; French Min J-P Lecat says there is 'rapid progress,' TV int; State Dept spokesman R J McCloskey statement that he will no longer reiterate publicly the US and N Vietnamese stands appears to suggest that some changes in the official negotiating postures of the sides may be in the offing; informed Adm officials believe additional consultations by White House spokesmen will be held in Saigon with Pres Thieu, central figure on pol aspects of a settlement; J Hart says a N Vietnamese 'who speaks with authority' said in Hanoi that Thieu would be acceptable as the leader of one of the factions in the 3-part govt proposed by the Communists, CBS radio rept

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Oct 12-15: NY Times survey on Black September guerrilla orgn; notes history of orgn; says Arab and Israeli officials and Palestinian militants agree that Black September is offshoot of Al Fatah, largest group of Arab commandos; notes it is useful for Fatah to have Black September under separate label because Fatah and over-all commando group Palestine Liberation Orgn can disown terrorist acts that would be offensive in moderate quarters and at same time placate ultramilitants; says A H Salameh is in charge of orgn's terrorist operations and is under over-all command of S Khalef, also known as A Iyad, 1 of Fatah's main leaders; notes there are repts of jockeying for power at top levels of Fatah, and Fatah leader Y Arafat is reptd to have brought Salameh somewhat under his own control; K Wazir is reptdly in charge of orgn's terrorist operations against Jordan; F Amn is reptdly another Black September leader who was in charge of conspiracy that assassinated Jordanian Premier Tal in Cairo in '71; Salameh illus

The Cincinnati Reds won the National League pennant yesterday in Cincinnati when Bob Moose of the Pittsburgh Pirates threw a wild pitch with two out in the ninth inning, letting George Foster, a pinch‐runner score front third with the tie‐breaking run in a 4‐3 victory.

NYC sells $304-million worth of govt bonds at net avg interest rate of 5.7443%, lowest rate in 3 1/2 yrs; low bid is submitted by 113-member investment group jointly managed by First Natl City Bank, Morgan Guaranty, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Salomon Brothers and Mfrs Hanover Trust Co; 160-member group headed by Chase Manhattan Bank submitted bid of 5.8091%; bonds will cost city $167.9-million in interest; underwriters hold there has been gen improvement in city's bond situation; Merrill Lynch munic bond dept mgr E Rousseau holds city bonds are attractive to buyers because gen interest rate levels are more favorable than in last few yrs; asserts Mayor Lindsay, Controller Beame and city's Tech Advisory Com on Debt Mgt have helped improve city's financial standing despite downgrading by investor services; Beame has scored services for not upgrading city's credit rating; graph shows fluctuation in munic bond interest rates, Oct '67-Oct '72

Manhattan Dist Atty Hogan says, on Oct 11, that he has for many yrs favored apptg rather than electing judges in NYS, int; prefers not characterizing qualities of apptd NYC judges as opposed to elected NYS judges; thinks that charges of 'widespread' corruption in criminal-justice system are exaggerated

Official sources rept on Oct 11 that NYS Sup Ct Justice J M Murtagh has been selected by Gov Rockefeller to be presiding justice for special grand juries that will hear evidence gathered by M H Nadjari, special state anti-corruption prosecutor; grand juries will be selected in next 2 wks in each NYC borough; Murtagh will advise grand juries on points of law, authorize telephone taps, search and arrest warrants and preside when indicted persons come to trial; Murtagh presided at recent trial of Ptl W R Phillips, indicted for murder of J Smith and S Stango; rept of apptmt came as Nadjari was said to be considering whether to intervene in case involving at least 9 members of staff of Queens Dist Atty Mackell, who are being investigated by Fed grand jury to determine whether they evaded taxes in alleged get-rich-quick scheme; Murtagh por

US Defense Dept, Oct 11, issues statement expressing regret over bombing of French mission; says US planes attacked mil targets N of area in which mission is located; says enemy fired at US planes and a N Vietnamese SAM missile could have 'impacted on the ground'; Sec Laird stresses US determination to maintain its attacks on N Vietnam despite Kissinger talks in Paris; Sec Rogers sends message of regret to French Min M Schumann; other messages of regret by US officials noted; Foreign Min in Algiers protests to US repr on reptd bombing of its embassy bldg; timing of present US raids during period of intense diplomatic activity recalls '66-67 incidents when Johnson Adm efforts to get talks started were retarded by US raids around Hanoi; there is no sign that current raid will halt Paris talks

Oct 12: French diplomatic mission bldgs, Hanoi, wrecked during US air raid, Oct 11, on Hanoi area; chief French diplomat P Susini seriously hurt; his por; wrecked mission illus; rescue workers search for missing persons; other places in central Hanoi damaged including the Algerian Embassy bldg; map