October 10, 1973

US Sen on Oct 9 passes, 82 to 8, major environmental-energy bill establishing Fed standards for strip mining of coal; rejects, 62 to 29, amendment proposed by Sen J B Allen that would soften major provision of bill requiring restoration of all surface-mined land to 'approximately same contours' with all 'highwalls, spoil piles and depressions eliminated'; bill's provisions listed; Sens voting against bill listed

Oct 10: Israeli Maj Gen A Yariv, C/S special adviser, says on Oct 9 that Israel has abandoned most of Bar-Lev Line along Suez Canal but that Israelis have nearly succeeded in clearing Syrian forces from Golan heights, news conf; says Israeli forces were able to form a line on Suez front of about 3 to 5 kilometers, facing Egyptian forces that crossed Suez Canal; Yariv's statement is noticeably lacking in confident predictions of quick victory; earlier, Maj Gen C Herzog said that Israel is engaged in war of 'attrition' and both sides are trying to wear each other down; Israeli communique says on Oct 10 that its air force struck at 'strategic targets' in Damascus, Syria, including Defense Min, hq of general staff and air force hq; says it also attacked oil refineries and power stations in city of Horns, in central Syria; ties attacks to Syrian shelling of Israeli civilian settlements with Soviet-built Frog-7 missiles for last 3 days; Israeli command announces bombing of radar station in Lebanon; says station was used by Syrian Air Force; says Syrians are counterattacking in Golan heights; announces bombing of 'major airfields deep inside Egypt'; Yariv denies repts that Israeli Air Force attacked targets in Cairo; says Israel has achieved 'stable' situation on Suez Canal front, with Egyptian forces remaining on 100-mile-long front in territory on eastern side of canal; estimates number of Egyptian tanks on eastern side of canal at 400; says war will not be short and Israel can expect no easy victories; informed sources say that Egypt's continued success in pushing material and men across to its Suez Canal bridgeheads has persuaded Israeli command to limit its immediate objective in Sinai Peninsula to containing Egyptians along front while mounting maximum thrust to knock Syria out of war; Yariv indicates that Arabs have great numerical superiority in terms of armor but says that with Israel's air power, balance of forces is in Israel's favor; concedes that Israel has suffered 'quite a number' of airplane losses from Egyptian and Syrian missiles but that few were lost from aerial dogfights; illus of Egyptian troops in Sinai and Israeli Army column in Golan heights; map

Fed Judge A S Christensen, who on Sept 17 found IBM in violation of Sherman Antitrust Act, announces, Oct 9, he made 'substantial' errors in computing $325.5-million in damages he awarded Telex Corp, plaintiff in case; issues order in Fed Dist Ct, Tulsa, Okla, granting IBM motion for revision of damage award, or possibly a new trial in damages issue; Christensen does not indicate if errors were on high or low side; most analysts assume he meant high side; ct order does not affect findings that IBM was in violation of antitrust laws or the numerous injunctive reliefs ordered with regard to IBM's manner of doing business; indus sources consider injunctive relief more significant than money award; injunctions ordered IBM to make advance announcement of specifications for certain new products, and also prohibited co from certain mktg practices; new action on case to be determined at Oct 16 hearing; case revd; Christensen por

Cincinnati Reds defeat NY Mets, 2-1, in 4th game of Natl League champ playoffs; playoffs are tied 2-2; illus

Golan heights are described by Israeli commanders on Oct 9 as 'vast graveyard' of Syrian tanks and artillery pieces after 4th and heaviest day of fighting on northern front; commanders say Israeli forces fought off 3 determined Syrian counterattacks during day, and by nightfall had driven all but 'small remnants' of Syrian Army beyond former cease-fire line; Israeli planes hammer at tightly packed tanks, armored personnel carriers and mobile guns; Israeli warplanes operating on northern front are commanded by Maj Gen M Hod, who retired in May; Hod says 'we've had complete air superiority over Golan' since Oct 7; says Israeli planes knocked down 'several' Syrian MIG's, Sukhoi fighter-bombers and troop-carrying helicopters on Oct 9; says Israeli pilots' biggest problem comes from batteries of sophisticated SAM-6 AA-missiles Syrians are using; Israel repts that its planes have bombed Syrian Air Force hq in Damascus along with Defense Min and hq of Syrian general staff; says Syrians are firing Frog missiles into civilian settlements in eastern Galilee; illus of Israeli tank column in Golan heights