October 5, 1973

Fed and NYC law enforcement officials on Oct 4 announce indictments of 43 persons, including alleged organized crime kingpin C Tramunti, in move US Atty P J Curran maintains will have a 'substantial impact' on heroin distribution in NYC; officials maintain indictments, coupled with raids earlier in yr, are materially affecting organized distribution of narcotics and that city is 'very well along' the way to disrupting heroin sales; Tramunti illus in custody of law enforcement officials; defendants listed as: O Abbamonte, J Campopiano, L Inglese, T Lentini, G Zanfardino, C Miranda, P Le Pore, J Wertheimer, M De Savarlo, F Ortello, A Lali, F Lalli, J Barnaba, J Ceriale, D Christiano, T Dawson, J Delvecchio, P DiLacio, J DiNapoli, R Fobrick, J Gamba, A Green, B Hansen, T Lentini, D Lessa, A Loria, A Mamone, J Marchese, F Pellegrino, F Pugliese, V Rizzo, W C Robinson, F Russo, H Salley, M J Salviani, J Spada, J Springer, G Toutoian, C Tramunti, B Ware, H Ware and 2 'John Does'

Twenty-two striking teachers from Yorktown Heights, NY, spend most of Oct 4 in Westchester County jail for defying ct order to return to work, 1st time rank-and-file teachers have been jailed since enactment of state's Taylor Law in '67; sentence, by State Sup Ct Justice P R Sirignano, is later stayed, pending appeal, by Appellate Div Presiding Justice S Rabin; Sirignano sentences 6 strike leaders to 30 days in prison and fines them $250 each; other 16 teachers are ordered to serve 15 days in prison and to pay same fine; Sirignano says he made ruling, which state educ officials say is unusually severe, because teachers flouted State Sup Ct order to return to work and caused 'irreparable damage to over 5,000 schoolchildren'; dramatic effect of sentence on those present at early-morning proceedings described; teacher spokesperson J Wedge comments

BLS repts on Oct 4 that index for wholesale prices, strongly influenced by large decline in food prices, declined 1.5% in Sept, largest single decline for single mo since Feb '48; food prices dropped 5.2%, but remained 39.4% above Sept '72 level

Sen-HR conferees agree Oct 4 to compromise bill limiting power of Pres to wage undeclared war without Cong approval; most of Sens and Reprs who drafted compromise hail measure as historic step by Cong in trying to reassert its authority in aftermanth of war in Indochina; express confidence Cong can override threatened veto by Pres Nixon; under compromise, Pres would have to terminate commitment of armed forces to foreign combat within 60 days unless Cong authorized the action, approved a declaration of war, or was unable to meet because of an armed attack on US; 60-day period could be extended for 30 days if Pres certified to Cong that 'unavoidable mil necessity' required continued action to bring about 'a prompt removal of such forces,' for their safety; major provision would let Cong order termination of hostilities during 60-day time limit--or 30-day extension--by passing concurrent resolution, not subject to a Pres veto; other provisions of compromise, which is expected to be approved by both houses, noted; Sen J W Fulbright, in news conf, expresses hope Nixon will reconsider his intention to use veto; says bill, even if vetoed, will stand as clear declaration of principles that cannot be ignored by future Presidents; Sen J K Javits says bill, even if vetoed, marks historic turn; 2 Repub conferees, Repr P H B Frelinghuysen and W S Mailliard, refused to sign conf com rept; Fulbright and Repr C J Zablocki express confidence Cong can override veto

Essex County, NJ, law enforcement officials on Oct 4 arrest 91 alleged drug retailers during early-morning drug raids; defendants include M Koortbodjian, NYC resident, who allegedly attempted to sell 11 pounds of marijuana to undercover Agents; Bergen County Prosecutor S D Lester announces plans for $400,000 special undercover surveillance program to combat expected influx of drug traffickers fleeing NYS and its tough new drug laws