February 17, 1973

Dr C W Lillehei, who pioneered in open-heart surgery at Minn Univ in '50s, on Feb 16 is convicted of 5 charges of income tax evasion, Fed Ct, St Paul, Minn; was accused of omitting more than $250,000 in income from his tax returns for '64 through '68 and of owing more than $125,000 in taxes; case detailed; illus

Repr W D Mills, proposing on Feb 16 several concrete steps to deal with continued uncertainty in internatl financial mkts and continued large US deficit in balance of payments, proposes that Govt offer 'attractively structured savings bond' to individuals who will be receiving tax refunds in '73

The Federal Reserve Board reported yesterday that the nation's industrial production rose by five‐tenths of 1 per cent in January. In another report, the Commerce Department said housing starts continued in January at the record ‐ breaking pace of 1972. Details, Page 41.

Fed Dist Ct Judge J H Pratt on Feb 16 orders Nixon Adm to begin enforcement proceedings against allegedly segregated public colls and school dists in 17 states; ruling comes in suit filed in Oct, '70, on behalf of 25 black students and parents by NAACP Legal Defense and Educ Fund; Judge Pratt presents HEW Dept with strict timetables under which dept must start hearing to determine whether progress is being made toward desegregation in cited colls, schools and school dists, and orders dept to submit 6-mo progress repts as part of process; failure to comply could lead to cut-off of Fed funds; affected states are Ark, Del, Fla, Ga, Ky, La, Md, Miss, Mo, NC, Okla, Penna, SC, Tenn, Tex, Va and W Va

US Army Ct of Mil Rev, Feb 16, upholds murder conviction of Lt W L Calley Jr for his role in the My Lai killings on Mar 16, '68 and approves his sentence of 20 yrs confinement at hard labor; finds he personally participated in and ordered subordinates to participate in the mass summary execution of unarmed My Lai villagers; Calley's lawyer, G W Latimer, says the case will be appealed to the US Ct of Mil Appeals, a civilian ct, and if unsuccessful there, he may try to bring case to the US Sup Ct on const grounds; says there is possibility Pres Nixon may decide to consider the case now that the mil rev has been completed; White House announces that Nixon will personally rev and make the final determination in the case; says case requires 'more than the technical rev' provided by the Uniform Code of Mil Justice; says Nixon will not rev the case until Calley has exhausted his appeals or decided on his own motion not to contest a decision handed down by one of the rev panels in the appeals process; case revd