'Personalities' of rural mail boxes graphically described; drawing (L)

Abortion Argued Around the World

Pres Lon Nol reptdly is preparing to leave country as step toward ending Cambodian war; widespread disfavor of Lon Nol and Govt officials noted; diplomats in Phnom Penh contend Washington (DC) dispatches saying Lon Nol will step down may be leaks by Ford Adm to speed process; Lon Nol's future assessed (M)

Lon Nol Is Said to Pack For Eventual Departure

Mayor Beame announced the creation yesterday of a new advisory panel for cultural matters and said he would submit legislation to the City Council to establish an independent Cultural Affairs Agency. Page 38.

Cultural Unit Formed

NY Times series on problems in nation's urban areas cites increasing concern over rise in crime (S)

Urban Crisis of the 1960's Is Over, Ford Aides Say

Homicide Trends in the City

The American airlift of food, fuel and ammunition into Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital's last supply line, was suspended Saturday after rockets fired by insurgents struck two of the airlift planes. Page 7.

Related Reports In Indochina Crisis

Introduction to the Enemy (Movie): Rev; illus

COMMUNISTS TAKE 3 MORE KEY TOWNS AND PRESS ON HUE

Summary of events in S Vietnam since '73 signing of Paris peace accords notes Cambodia was supposed to be covered by later agreement; agreement was never reached (S)

KISSINGER HALTS EFFORTS TO REACH ACCORD ON SINAI; FINDS RIFT TOO WIDE NOW

Iraqi Kurdish leader Gen Mustafa al-Barzani says on Mar 22 that 'fighting is over,' that his revolt has no foreign support and that he is considering taking refuge in US; Barzani's statements, made inside beleaguered Kurdish enclave in Iraq, are reptd by newsmen arriving in Teheran; Iran has hamstrung Kurdish revolt in recent wks by withdrawing much of support it was providing Barzani's rebel forces; informant close to Barzani says in Teheran that rebels cannot hold out further against Iraqis; relief officials in Teheran rept that Iraqi Kurds, including some members of Barzani's forces, are still fleeing into Iran to escape expected attacks in Apr, when cease-fire ends; rebel officials say more than 150,000 Iraqi Kurdish refugees are now in Iran; Brit physician Dr David Nabarro tells reporters in enclave that refugees will have difficulty fleeing from relatively remote Badinan area before cease-fire ends; there is no comment from US Embassy in Teheran on possibility that Barzani and other Kurds might take refuge in US; diplomats in Teheran believe that relatively small number of Iraqi Kurdish rebels will be able to hold out almost indefinitely among peaks and gorges of Iraqi Kurdistan; Barzani illus (L)

Leader of Kurdish Revolt Says That Fighting in Iraq Is Ended

Confidential NYC police study, made available to NY Times, discloses that murders involving strangers and those that occur during commission of other crimes rose 34% in '73; criminologist Dr Marvin E Wolfgang says statistics indicate that city has highest stranger-murder ratio in US, but that, on basis of population, NYC still has 1 of lower total big-city homicide rates; analysis shows robbery-murders rose to record total of 286, compared with 247 in '73; notes that 8.3% decline in total murders is result primarily of large decrease in slayings provoked by family disputes or arguments in which killer knew victim; repts homicides involving previously known relationship dropped to 66% from '73 level of 72%; notes murders in '74 totaled 1,530, down from 1,669, largest drop in 31 yrs; finds that narcotics-related murders dropped 36.8% to 79; experts attribute drop to availability of free methadone; murders committed by youth gang members decreased from 41 to 12; rept points out that guns continued to be most commonly used weapon in killings; claims number of solved murders rose to 74.6%, up from 71.6% in '73; prominent psychologist Kenneth B Clark, Lt Joseph W Christian and criminologists Dr Abraham S Blumbere and Dr Lloyd E Ohlin comment; chart compares '73 and 74 homicide figures (L)

Felony Murder Here Rose Sharply in '74

Sen action on tax-cut bill and bill provisions revd; deadline of Apr 1 set by Pres Ford seen virtually certain to be met; Ford seen likely to sign HR-Sen compromise bill despite objections to some features (S)

Albert Expects a Tax Bill To Go to Ford This Week

NY Times series finds Western Eur nations are looking increasingly inward despite survival and progress of EEC and despite growing uniformity in many aspects of Eur life; finds immediacy no longer attaches to broad questions of Eur development, fact which highlights differences between nations and regions; finds vision of Eur community to 'replace rivalries of a bloody millenium' has faded; finds expectation of pol unity, common econ policies, real common parliament and common currency has receded and seems less realistic, even though '80 officially remains target date for united Eur; finds 'fairly clear' ideas on methods of arriving at pol and econ integration have been blurred; notes despite existence of joint mil projects, Eur defense more than ever is enmeshed with US planning; cites oil crisis as evidence that Eurs are unable to undertake any important joint decision except with Amers; finds eastern Eur bloc has succeeding in keeping relations with western Eurs on a bilateral basis, despite repeated Western declarations of a common approach; notes there is little coordination between Eur and so-called third world nations; finds Eur has been increasingly homogenized despite differences; cites examples; attributes natl preoccupation by many nations to fact that tradition and ethnic separateness are increasingly being asserted, not only among nations, but among their supposedly assimilated regions; cites examples; factors leading to notion of Eur unity discussed; scholars, pols, educators and diplomats comment, illus (L)

West European Nations Turning Inward

NY Telephone Co's restoration of phone service to 300- block area of lower Manhattan left without phones as result of Feb 27 fire appears to have fallen about 57, short of completion; co's NYC area vp Lee Oberst repts service restoration was complicated by extremely heavy use of phones; various residents of area comment; illus (M)

Some Still Lack Phones As ‘Full’ Service Returns

Tornado hits Jackson, Tenn, on Mar 22, injuring 17; no fatalities reptd (S)

Tennessee Tornado Hurts 17

Tens of thousands of S Vietnamese refugees face starvation while awaiting construction of float bridge on Da Rang River, 10 miles from Tuy Hoa; RC priests, mil officers and civilians describe scene; Brig Gen Tran Van Cam and Col Vu Quoc Gia decline to discuss problem of food and water shortages; S Vietnamese mil officials predict bridge may take 1 wk to complete; refugees illus (M)

Starvation Threatens Many Highlands Refugees

Vietcong Orgn says it will return to suspended Paris peace talks if Pres Thieu is ousted, Paris statement (S)

Hanoi Officials Indicate Surprise At Rapidity of Saigon's Pullback

S Vietnamese Govt prohibits foreign and domestic news orgns from reporting tactical troop movements until they have been announced officially; move is made because of worsening mil situation in country; rule had been instituted in '71 but was largely ignored (S)

Saigon Curbs Reports On Troop Movements

D Middleton assesses recent Vietnamese mil action; US mil sources say situation in Saigon area is likely to deteriorate further; do not expect countermeasures comparable to those used in '68 and '72 offensives; Communists take Gia Nghia, capital of Quang Due Prov, and Khanh Duong; N Vietnamese forces are expected to arrive on coast north and south of Tuy Hoa soon; S Vietnam's continued attempts to hold Hue are faltering; are effectively resisting N Vietnamese advances near My Chang River (M)

SAIGON SITUATION SEEN WORSENING

Thai Govt plans to ban Amer airlifts of munitions from Thailand to Cambodia, Natl Security Council meeting; will allow 'humanitarian' assistance airlifts to continue; will press for withdrawal of Amer forces from Thailand within 12 mos (S)

Thailand Will Bar Airlift to Cambodia Carrying Weapons

Pres Ford says he might veto tax cut bill if it calls for what he considers too large a reduction in taxes or contains too many extraneous amendments, int, Los Angeles Times (S)

FORD ASKS STUDY OF ASIAN POLICY

Defense Sec Schlesinger says loss of Indochina to Communists will not significantly alter world mil balance, Bulletin int; is in sharp contrast with remarks by Pres Ford; Ford referred to 'domino theory' in recent bids for additional mil aid to area (S)

Schlesinger Disputes Theory on Indochina

Insurgent rockets score direct hit on Trans Internatl Airlifts DC-8 cargo jet and Bird Air C-130 plane, Pochentong Airport, Cambodia; is 1st time Amer planes have been hit directly since start of airlift; Amer airlift is temporarily suspended; civilian passenger plane slightly damaged; rocket attack injures 14 Cambodian cargo handlers; map (M)

DIRECT HITS HALT CAMBODIA AIRLIFT

Shattering effect of '73 Middle East war on Israeli society has led not only to need for high state of mobilization but also to collective feeling of contrition for what is now seen as excessive complacency in wake of '67 triumph and decline in pioneering spirit; result of this combination of factors has been substantial rise in volunteer activities; kibbutzim have been on vanguard; Nahum Sarig, comdr of Negev Brigade in '48 war, has formed volunteer movement, called Blue Brigade, that employs men too old for mil service to maintain and repair tanks, trucks and other vehicles; women are also recruited to help in jobs involving storage and maintenance and clothing and food (M)

A Kibbutz Acts to Revive Israelis' Volunteer Spirit

Several high-ranking energy and defense officials outline 'alternate strategy' for directing US interests in oil supplies away from Persian Gulf and toward other parts of world; hold that if US sought to improve relations with Canada and Venezuela and offered financial and tech help to those countries and to Mex, Indonesia and Nigeria, US would be able to reduce its dependence on Persian Gulf, which they see as least secure source of oil; approach is implicit criticism of Sec Kissinger, who officials say has been concentrating diplomatic efforts on Iran and Saudi Arabia; officials charge Ford Adm emphasis on quick and sharp reduction in oil imports would subject econ to unnecessary and dangerous stress; one criticism of alternative approach is that countries considered as potential reliable sources lack vol or reserves held by Saudi Arabia, Iran and their neighbors (M)

U.S. POLICY SHIFT ON OIL IS URGED

US Navy vessel Opportune arrives in Port Said, Egypt, on Mar 22 to replace sister ship The Escape in Suez Canal clearing operations (S)

U.S. Ship Arrives in Egypt

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March 23, 1975

Headlines from March 23, 1975

Abortion Argued Around the World

Lon Nol Is Said to Pack For Eventual Departure

Cultural Unit Formed

Urban Crisis of the 1960's Is Over, Ford Aides Say

Homicide Trends in the City

Billboard 200

Physical Graffiti

Have You Never Been Mellow

Blood On The Tracks

What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits

Perfect Angel

Notable Births

Historical Context for March 23, 1975