August 20, 1973

Article describes lagging US contributions to World Bank, Inter‐Amer Development Bank and Asian Development Bank and increasing difficulty encountered by Nixon Adm in winning Cong assent to agreements establishing US contributions, which are now far behind schedule; says that with US foreign aid program dwindling to less than $1‐billion for whole world except Indochina, State and Treas Depts view contributions to internatl banks as chief remaining sign of US interest in world's nearly 100 poor countries; repts that Under Sec Volker warned that situation leaves US open to interpretation that it is becoming isolationist, which adversely affects relations with less developed countries; says there is gen apathy and hostility in Cong about US foreign aid program

Atty Gen Richardson says on Aug 19 that he personally will decide whether Agnew case will be presented to a grand jury, int, ABC TV program Issues and Answers; says whether information will be presented will depend in part on whether sitting Vice Pres can be indicted—decision he will have to make; says he has searched for sources of information leaks but has so far not found them

Fed and local law‐enforcement officials see strength of NYC Mafia waning as result of recent criminal prosecutions, age, illness and death; underworld is going through period of major internal changes in city in effort to regroup and consolidate strength; membership books are reptd to have been reopened after 16 yrs; merger of 2 or more families may be in offing; over 100 prosecutions have resulted from wiretapping of Bklyn junkyard trailer by Bklyn Dist Atty last Oct; major blows against organized crime are prosecutions of C Tramunti, P Vario, V Aloi, A Dellacroce, F Tieri and A Salerno; strengths, status and personnel of 5 Mafia families discussed; investigators agree that organized crime in city has been as active as ever in last yr and has expanded its interests in legitimate business; Mafia activity in loan‐sharking, hijacking, pornography and business noted; merger of 5 families appears unlikely, but smaller and weaker families may be absorbed by larger gangs; heads of 5 families, F Tieri, C Gambino, V Aloi, N Evola and C Tramunti illus

NY Times survey of small retail stores in various sections of nation finds stores expect to raise prices on wide variety of, mdse within a wk or two; although large retail chains must' submit their mktg plans to Govt for approval before raising prices, small businesses are under no such restrictions under Phase 4 regulations; findings indicate that inflationary surge that had been expected at end of price freze is on its way

article on growing use in US by public and private orgns of statistics called 'soc indicators,' which attempt to monitor changes in soc climate, because of widespread feeling that econ indicators alone are not sufficient to gauge nation's well‐being and may even distort it; traces history of modern social statistics gathering, which began in '29; notes that there is not yet commitment to any central natl soc rept; discusses difficulties in determining indicators; notes that many sociologists believe such statistics are of limited value unless they can be used in set of scientific but relatively simple measures reflecting complex phenomena; describes research efforts of various orgns and univs; graph illustrating 1 type of soc indicator