April 14, 1973

Cong Joint Econ Com study of budget reductions made or proposed by Pres Nixon concludes that many reductions are unjustified; cites Adm plans to cancel Fed support for dental care for adults under Medicaid, on ground that dental diseases in adults are 'seldom life-threatening'; study says that 17,000 persons die each yr from oral cancer, which is frequently discovered by dentists

article describes extent of flooding in La and Mo as Mississippi River and its tributaries rise to their greatest heights since '51; various personal experiences noted; illus

NYC Mayor Lindsay on Apr 13 inaugurates 1st commercial rail link between Bklyn waterfront freight terminals and nation's continental rail network; 500 ft of new trackage in Bklyn connect existing tracks to form 30-mi freight route leading across Bklyn and Queens to Hell Gate Bridge and tie-in with routes to New England and West; Lindsay says route will reduce port congestion; Bklyn Boro Pres Leone comments; map of rail link

NYC postal union leaders at HR Postal Service subcom hearing, NYC, on Apr 13 warn of nationwide strike in July unless changes are made in Postal Service's policies of 'blind budget worship, gross mismanagement' and reduction in collections, deliveries and personnel, all of which have allegedly demoralized area's postal employes; Eastern regional Postmaster P Dorsey concedes that staff reductions 'may have gone too far'; com chmn Repr J M Hanley notes that number of met area postal employes was reduced by 15% in '71 while volume of mail increased by 12%; union leaders attribute rise in number of heart attacks suffered by lr carriers to overwork resulting from staff reductions; Manhattan-Bronx Postal Union head M Biller says service treats workers 'like animals' working in 'outmoded, unsafe and unhealthy facilities'; describes service's mechanization program as failure

NYS State Sen R J Marino on Apr 13 accuses J N Monty, former key asst to Queens Dist Atty Mackell, of accepting use of free Cadillac from Avis Rent-A-Car System Inc while directing criminal investigation that benefited Avis; accusation is made 1 day after Mackell, his son-in-law Asst Dist Atty J D Robertson and another aide are arrested on charges of obstructing investigation of an illegal $4-million get-rich-quick scheme in which members of Mackell's staff had invested; Monty held powerful position of chief rackets investigator in Mackell's office until late last yr; Avis spokesman denies that Monty had been given free use of car; Marino, who is chmn of Joint Legis Com on Crime, discloses that com will hold hearings on matter beginning May 3; Monty refuses to comment; his illus