January 29, 1976

Bklyn Dem Chmn Esposito's endorsement of Jackson's Pres bid seen undercutting plan of Carey and Cunningham to head large uncommitted delegation at Dem natl conv (S)

US Dist Ct Judge M Joseph Blumenfeld, in case brought by city of Hartford, Conn, enjoins Fed HUD Dept from giving $4,435,000 in community development funds to 7 Hartford suburbs until suburbs, in their applications, project how many low-income residents they expect to move into their communities in low-cost housing units provided from funds; city, in suit, had contended that over 90% of poor people in region had crowded into Hartford because there was no place else for them to go; Community Development Act of '74, which was passed by Cong to help break up concentrations of poor in cities, requires housing projections, but HUD Dept had waived requirement; possible nationwide repercussions stemming from suit discussed; Hartford Councilman Richard Suisman and Paul Davidoff, of Suburban Action Inst, which had been retained by city in suit, laud decision (M)

ATLANTIC CITY, Jan, 28—Governor Carey of New York today urged postponement of Federal plans to lease land off New Jersey to oil companies that want to drill, while Mayor Beame of New York City urged prompt offshore oil production.

White House and State Dept publicly reassure UN Amb Moynihan of their support and approval; uproar was set off on Jan 27 when NY Times published Moynihan cablegram addressed to Kissinger and all US embassies; in it Moynihan argued that his get-tough tactics did not have support of large faction in State Dept; sr State Dept official says '75 UN resolution condemning Zionism would have been defeated if Moynihan had not 'needlessly antagonized' most Africans (M)

US Sen, 77-19, votes to broaden US fishing jurisdiction to 200 mi off coasts beginning in July '77; action was opposed by State and Defense Depts and by handful of Sens who contended that measure contravened internatl law and would invite retaliation from other countries; bill, sponsored by Sen Warren G Magnuson, now goes to HR-Sen conf, which is not expected to act on measure until spring of '76; Sen Strom Thurmond obtains approval of amendment postponing effective date of legis from July 1 '76 to July 1 '77; degree of success by other countries in enforcing newly enacted 200-mi fishing limits noted; advocates and opponents acknowledge that legis will have vital effect on proceedings of 144-country Internatl Conf on Law of Sea, which started in '74 and is scheduled to reconvene on March 29, NYC; comments by several Sens, including Cranston Gravel and Magnuson, noted; illus of Polish fishing vessel Pomorze 5- to 10-mi off Atlantic City (NJ) (M)