March 8, 1973

Fed Govt on Mar 7 issues ultimatum to Indians occupying Wounded Knee, SD, reservation, telling them to move out by nightfall of Mar 8; Indians vow to remain, saying that authorities must 'either massacre us or meet our basic human demands'; negotiations broke down on Mar 7 over Indians' demands that Oglala Sioux Tribal Council be suspended and its chmn, R Wilson, step aside and that new election be called; Interior Dept has rejected these demands because it regards them as a threat to policies and pol structures set up by Indian Affairs Bur in '33; Justice Dept official R E Erickson says that Indians are bent on 1 of 2 courses, 'total capitulation by US Govt to their illegal demands, or violence'; says he has directed his principal negotiators, ND and SD Attys, to return to their posts; says he will return to Washington, but FBI and US marshals will remain; 38 children and 4 women are evacuated, despite vote to stay regardless of Fed threat; illus

Two apparent bombing attempts, one at an El Al Israel Airlines terminal at Kennedy International Airport and the other at an Israeli bank on Fifth Avenue have been thwarted by the police. Details on Page 6.

HR votes, 370-27, to place strict limits on secrecy within its own coms; number of com sessions closed to public and press are sharply limited by bill; HR votes, 201-198, to allow outside technical experts, such as Adm officials, to remain during closed make-up sessions

NYS special anti-corruption prosecutor Nadjari on Mar 7 announces that NYC Tax Comr Levy, Purchase Dept Deputy Comr J Fratianni and Parking Violations Bur Bklyn official S Israel have been indicted on charges of fixing over 1,000 parking tickets, news conf; accuses Mayor Lindsay and his staff of attempting to cover up alleged scheme; special NYS grand jury, in unusual rept on its indictments, says inquiry of NYC Investigation Dept into alleged ticket-fixing scheme was 'entirely inadequate and ineffectual' and appeared to be designed to 'sweep matter under the rug'; indictments charge Levy, Fratianni and Israel, all of whom were leaders in J V Lindsay Assn of Bklyn, with forgery, tampering with public records, obstructing govt adm and conspiracy; 3 officials plead not guilty to charges in NYS Sup Ct and are released in their own custody; Levy says Nadjari charges are politically motivated, statement to reporters; Nadjari says Levy was responsible for either nullifying or reducing amt of tickets for politically active people such as Deputy Finance Comrs R Brevoort and D Kominsky, Assemblyman M Miller, former Assemblyman L Simon, NYC marshal J Spadaro and City inspection supervisor S Rosner; Levy, Fratianni and Israel careers revd; illus

analysts see curb on petroleum price increases as having only small effect; analysts say Cost of Living Council's 1% limit on avg price increases in crude and refined oil is pol move; illus