August 14, 1975

Atty Gen Edward H Levi discloses Justice Dept proposals to curtail FBI's domestic intelligence operations; proposals include ban against using informers to instigate crimes, a requirement that Atty Gen rept 'periodically' to Cong on 'preventive action plans' that he authorized FBI to conduct, and ltg of intelligence gathering to those situations where activities to be investigated 'may involve' unlawful force or violence, speech to Amer Bar Assn annual conv, Montreal; outlines proposals that would similarly restrict, but not altogether stop, FBI investigations such as those previously taken at request of White House and FBI's retention and use of unsolicited derogatory information about people, including Cong members; Levi cites some of past excesses that led to present reform move; recounts gen pattern of FBI domestic intelligence operations; proposals are among set of 'guidelines' that special com of 6 Justice Dept attys, including 1 from FBI, drafted at Levi's request; proposals seem compromises between recognition that many FBI operations have been excessive and arguments that broad investigatory operations are necessary; ABA pres Lawrence E Walsh lauds proposals; other proposals noted; Levi por (L)

Gov Carey's veto of bill to stiffen penalties for youths who commit violent crimes has been criticized by some juvenile-justice specialists in light of increase of nearly 20% in such arrests made in state in 1st 6 mos of '75; Carey vetoed on Aug 11 bill that would have provided judicial hearing before juvenile could be released from state custody and would have extended time-juvenile could be committed to state facility from 3 yrs to 4; reaction to Carey's action noted (M)

kidnappers of Samuel Bronfman 2d, reptdly asking for $4.5-million ransom, send new communication to Bronfman family in form of tape recording; family and official spokesmen, on 5th day of disappearance, clamp lid on developments; law enforcement source says, however, that things have reached a critical stage and case should be resolved soon; Radio station WINS repts that tape had Samuel's voice on it; new communication comes after NY News, NY Times and NY Post publish identically worded 'public notice' ads that apparently were messages to kidnappers; ads noted; Fed and family sources comment (M)

construction of Trans-Amazon Hwy, begun in '70 as 3,500-mi corridor from Brazil's Atlantic coast to border of Peru, is behind schedule and has doubled in cost; informed sources say hwy, originally scheduled for completion in '74, will not be ready for long time because Brazilian Govt has serious econ problems as result of soaring internatl oil prices; say delay in construction has been accompanied by failure of official colonization program that was to be part of project; Acre Gov Geraldo Mesquita and Gen Joao Camarao Telles Ribeiro comment; map shows hwy route; illus (L)

group of radical and anti-Communist officers on Aug 13 calls for establishment of pol system in Portugal based on such orgns as neighborhood and worker assns; under proposal there would be natl assembly, but pol elections would be excluded as manifestation of middle-class democracy; new document is product of mil officers under command of Brig Gen Otelo Sarvaiva de Carvalho; follows signing by most mil officers of earlier document protesting against Premier Vasco dos Santos Goncalves; Goncalves' office has acknowledged that there is strong pressure on him although it disputes claims that up to 90% of armed forces are behind document; in effort to halt further public statements by dissidents and to dampen controversy, triumvirate issues order saying that only it and chiefs of staff can henceforth give interviews to press; both documents had in common their criticism of present econ state of Portugal and Premier Goncalves's inability to alleviate crisis and his willingness to tolerate Communist hegemony in various centers of power; illus of Roman Catholics holding midnight mass in Fatima (L)