October 25, 1973

White House deputy press sec Warren says on Oct 24 that Pres Nixon 'exerted no pressure on Vice Pres' to resign

smouldering fire in Jersey Meadows landfill on Oct 24 contributes to poor visibility which resulted in multi-car collision on NJ Tpk; fire has been burning for 10 days; accident described; illus; map

sr Egyptian mil sources rept on Oct 24 that Israeli planes bombed city of Port Said, at northern end of Suez Canal, for 15 days and caused hundreds of civilian casualties; say that last raid came within hours of Oct 22 cease-fire and caused 47 civilian deaths; commander of northern sector Gen S Sabry and city's gov-gen Gen A T Hodiep say that at least 200 civilians have been killed and 500 wounded in attacks on ch, hosp, central mkt and other nonmil targets; Hodiep claims that 3/5 of city's 25,000 people were evacuated when war began, but that about 10,000 remained

Pres Nixon vetoes on Oct 24 war-powers bill limiting Pres powers to commit armed forces to foreign hostilities without Cong approval'; holds bill would impose 'unconst and dangerous' restrictions on Pres authority and 'would seriously undermine this nation's ability to act decisively and convincingly in times of internatl crisis'; provisions of bill revd; Cong sources rept HR will try to override veto, but it is uncertain whether HR can muster 2/3 vote required; Sen approved bill by vote of 75-20, more than the 2/3 needed

Diplomatic sources on Oct 24 say fear of oil cutbacks by Arabs may cause NATO, Greece, Turkey and Spain to refuse US permission to transport aid to Israel through their territories; only W Ger and Portugal permitted limited use of facilities for US transport, which otherwise was managed through special system involving domestic bases, aircraft carriers and tanker planes for in-air refueling