August 1, 1973

Pres Nixon and Japanese Premier Tanaka agree that Nixon will visit Japan within next 18 mos and Emperor Hirohito will come to US in '74, announcement after July 31 White House meeting; exch of visits is intended to improve relationship between 2 countries, which has been damaged by econ issues over last 2 yrs; both visits are expected to arouse controversy in Japan; Nixon would become 1st incumbent US Pres to visit Japan and Hirohito 1st Japanese sovereign to pay official call on US; Sec Rogers and Japanese Min M Ohira conf on energy crisis, reconstruction of Indochina and forthcoming UN debate on Korea; Tanaka, Nixon and honor guard illus

NYS Legis passes Gov Rockefeller's $3.5-billion transit bond issue on July 31; Assembly approves measure, 99-43, Sen, 42-15;; Mayor Lindsay hails passage in statement issued by his legis repr R A Brown; part of wk of private legis negotiating was spent in shaping plan to assist NYC to find liberal borrowing terms to meet its share of subsidy to maintain 35c NYC transit fare; other measures, including funds for upstate rr problems and provision that private city bus cos can receive deficit aid, were added to plan in effort to attract NYS voters in fall; if approved, plan will be 1st direct fare subsidy in NYS history

WASHINGTON, July 31 —The Environmental Protection Agency, in the first regulatory action it has taken to cut noise pollution, proposed noise limits today for interstate trucks and buses.

Number of major wholesale beef houses serving NYC say on July 31 that they will close for day on Aug 1 because remaining supplies of beef do not 'warrant 5-day operation'; hold they aim to conserve beef on hand for their customers for weekend business; closings, attributed to lack of shipments from Midwest packing houses, are announced after 30 of more than 100 wholesalers belonging to Greater NY Assn of Meat and Poultry Dealers meet at Edmund Mayer Inc; Edmund Mayer Inc pres A Mayer estimates that about 75% of city's beef wholesalers might close for day; says beef supplies are less than 1/2 of normal and dwindling; Pres Nixon's special assistant on consumer affairs V Knauer and Cost of Living Council Dir Dunlop reiterate that, despite meat indus protests about Pres Nixon's price freeze on beef, there are no plans to remove ceilings; Knauer suggests that mkt might wind up 'glutted' with oversupply of beef when controls expire; advises consumers to try new ways 'to glamorize less expensive cuts'; NYC met area wholesalers and retailers comment

Nixon Adm officials say, July 31, that Iran has agreed to a US request that she take Canada's place on the cease-fire control comm; says US made request a few wks ago and that Shah M R Pahlevi informed Pres Nixon of his Govt's decision during his visit to US last wk; 4 signers of truce accord must give formal assent to Iran's joining the comm; US seeks assent of 3 other signers; Saigon reptdly approves; no responses received yet from 2 Communist members; Norway, Brazil and Mex reptdly were discussed as replacement for Canada before Iran was invited; diplomat says Iran is 'very eager' to join comm and agreed to US request because Shah felt it would help him in purchasing arms from US