May 30, 1973

Abbott Laboratories Inc and 5 of its present or former officers on May 29 are indicted by Fed grand jury in case involving sale of allegedly contaminated intravenous fluids in 70 and '71; deaths of 50 persons and illnesses of 12 others were found by Fed health authorities to be traceable to contaminated fluids from improperly sealed containers; Abbott has been charged with violations of law in connection with production of intravenous fluids in '64 and '69, but was not previously subject to criminal prosecution; co says it is 'most disappointed' with Justice Dept's decision to go ahead with criminal prosecution in latest case; also protests that none of its accused officials had been given opportunity to defend their actions during course of the investigation conducted by FDA; notes that allegedly contaminated fluids were recalled in '71 and that case is not related to current or future operations of the business; all of the contaminated vaccine was made in co's plant in Rocky Mount, NC, which was closed by FDA; indictment covers 30 different batches of several different types of solutions; co and each individual defendant were named in each of 60 counts of indictment, count of 'adulteration' and count of 'misbranding' for each of 30 batches; maximum penalty upon conviction is fine of $1,000 for each count; maximum penalty upon conviction of each official is 1 yr in jail and fine of $1,000 for each count; defendants are H M Gross, C J Endicott, R T O'Donnell, R H Otto and H W Howell; O'Donnell is no longer with co

TRENTON, May 29 — A new list of contributors to Governor Cahill's re‐election campaign made public today includes the name of E. Lawrence Bellante, the head of an engineering concern that was indicted today on charges of Federal tax fraud involving concealed donations to the Governor's 1969 election campaign.

Supporters in US Sen of Nixon Adm seen prepared to filibuster against move to cut off funds for bombing in Cambodia until after H A Kissinger and Le Duc Tho meet June 5 in Paris in what is expected to be their last session of current round of truce observance talks

Kissinger says, May 29, he expects to conclude 'new understandings' with Hanoi next wk to strengthen truce accord, news conf, May 29, 1st on his talks with Le Duc Tho; says that when talks resume June 5 'we expect we will conclude them satisfactorily'; speaks mostly in generalities because of agreement with Hanoi not to make public details of the tentative agreement; stresses that current talks concern method of implementation of the accord, not renegotiation of it

Tens of thousands of home‐bound Penn Central commuters are stranded or delayed on May 29 after fire breaks out in engine of train stalled in Manhattan tunnel, prompting power shutdown that halts all service into and out of Grand Central Terminal; firemen fight blaze amid dense smoke for nearly 6 hrs but are unable to extinguish flames; fire is finally doused after engine is towed out of tunnel; at least 27 firemen and 3 rr employes are injured; about a dozen passengers are treated for smoke inhalation; NYC Fire Comr R Lowery says there was delay in notification of his dept about fire; train crew has been subpoenaed for hearing; illus