January 13, 1975

analysis by Elliot E Maxwell in Yale Law Journal concludes that current procedures for Cong financing of CIA cannot be justified by natl security and therefore are ‘unconstitutional and should be replaced'; under present procedures, members of HR and Sen approve CIA budget so secret that its total is not known and its various components are provided by transfer from other agencies; much of CIA budget, which is estimated at $750‐million, is believed to be hidden among multibillion‐dollar disbursements in Pentagon budget (L)

NAACP members predict that for 1st time in orgn's 65‐yr history, black woman, atty Margaret Bush Wilson, will be named chmn, succeeding late Stephen G Spottswood, who died in ‘74; Wilson is allegedly leading contender for position and has support of ‘Bishops’ Caucus,’ powerful group developed within 64‐member bd; caucus reptdly keeps tight adm control over bd; Wilson supporters cite her legal background and say she has shown ability to execute duties within orgn with firmness and tact; also note that she has been responsible for advocating expansion of youth programs and increase in number of officials; if elected, she will also attract young people, who have previously shunned solid bloc of estab and aging leaders at top; her responsibilities as new chmn discussed; Wilson will be immediate superior of exec dir Roy Wilkins; difficulties she might encounter as new chmn also discussed; other contenders for position are Sacramento, Calif, atty Nathaniel S Colley Sr, Columbia, SC, civil rights atty Matthew Perry and UAW Fair Practices and AntI‐Discrimination Dept dir William H Oliver; Wilson por (L)

Pittsburgh Steelers defeat Minnesota Vikings, 16‐6, to win Super Bowl on Jan 12 in New Orleans; Steelers running back Franco Harris, voted game's most valuable player, sets game record by rushing for 158 yds; illus (L)

Cong Dems, in crash program for econ recovery scheduled to be announced Jan 13, will call on HR coms to have tax‐cutting and other strong measures ready for action by full HR within 90 days; Dems’ proposal virtually insures that Amers will be receiving some kind of tax relief within next few mos; copy of proposal contains no one specific recommendation on how large tax cut should be or on way it should be carried out; Dems simply call for tax relief for low and middle‐Income families; say revenues lost through tax relief should be recouped by closing loopholes that now enable large corps and wealthy individuals to pay little or no taxes; serve notice that if there is no appreciable change in interest rates by July 1 they would recommend ‘more dramatic remedies, including the possibility of a progressive tax on interest income'; Sen Robert C Byrd, in Jan 12 int on ABC‐TV program Issues and Answers, says he would favor fast rebate for taxpayers but opposes across‐the‐bd 10% rebate said to be under study by Ford Adm (M)

NYS Certified Public Accountants Soc pres Arthur J Dixon says soc will examine allegations of improprieties in acctg in nursing home indus; is asking soc's professional‐conduct com to examine charges called to its attention by Assemblyman Stein; studies by Stein comm and by State Welfare Inspector Gen's office have cited at least 4 certified public accountants for apparent conflicts of interest in dealings with nursing homes where they were serving as ind accountants; problems posed by irregular acctg were described in document from files of 1st deputy health comr Dr Andrew C Fleck Jr; this memo was submitted by dept auditor Nathan Breslau in ‘73 for Park Crescent Nursing home, operated by Bernard Bergman; Bergman lawyer Stanley Lowell accepted Breslau's data but challenged his interpretation of what was allowable for reimbursement and came to original figure of over $10‐million, $2‐million more than estimated by Breslau; C Daniel Chill, legis counsel to Assemblyman Steingut, wrote to Fleck indicating that in prior conversation Fleck agreed to interpretation in favor of Bergman; dept lawyers last fall indicated they were prepared to yield to Bergman on major portion of amt in question (M)