PRES ID£ ST 1.-\ L P . .t l" B 0.-l RD .\"or~~ 4. l9il .-Ule,r Jacltson Good Ere,ri,,g . R e r· e r be ,. a ti o" s o" t la e e co" om r c .fro• t toda_, . . pay,,,e,at - o_f rage i•creases de11ied d ■ riJtg Ille c ■ rre ■ I freeze. Tltis - i• t ■ r• - t,ro•1'led a slrarr, reactio• fro• Ille Wlllte jeo,artlize Ille .-laole a•ti-i ■flatiofl t,rogr••· TIie .-1aue Bo ■ se e.Mt,ltasizes lltat Ille Preside.at i• •ol s'1011ld be paid - b11t arg11iJ1g - ratl, , e,,- - t'1at it i• a t1,ciaio ■ _for t'1e Pa':' Board to •alte - ,rot Co11gress. ECONOMY One note on prices - the U. s. wholesale fJ'rice index - rema i ned virtually stable o · v er the past montlt . The Wlaite House sa y s tl1is is "Pleasing." Adding tltat a rasl, cuts hi prime bank rates - tltey were trimmed again today - "-reflect• r, o s it i v e ma Y k e t f o Y c es . " A t t I, e s a me ti m e , I It e Sen ate Fi,. a ,ece Committee ar,r,-rovin . g a tentative fifteen r,e-r cent au-rclaarge o,a imf>orts, in case of eme-rgency. AMCHITKA ISLAND M o r e re a c t i on t o d a v - t o th e b i g , : 11 c l e a r b I a s I o n Amchitka Island that has not taken (Jlace _vet. The Wlrite House acknowledged llrat it has rece iv ed some calls and letter• - protesting tlte ex(Jlosion . It didn't say now many. On Ca(Jital Hill - Senate Democratic leader called tit e admi11istration's decision - to go alread witlr tlae test - da11gerous, an outrage . Conservationists - we,zt to tlte S•Preme Co•rt - aall1Jt6 it to a t l ea s t de lay t 11 e t es t - ,.,. ti l a I ow,.. ,, - co" T t 's re/ u • al to bar it - ca11 be appealed. Said t'lre co,.servatlo11i •ts - tit• effect of tl1at hig blast 011 tlae e11vira.ne11t - may be amo,ag t Ire mos t s i gJt i/ i ca II I in all ma,. 's Ir is tor y . SENATE FOLLOW ECONOMY Tire Senote Judiciar.\ ' Committee continued its lrearings - on Pre s id e n t Ni x o n 's t t(} o n e w c h o ; c e s f o r t Ire U . S . supreme Co11rt. Richmond latt1yer LeHJis Powell - received tlte accolades of botlr his home state Se,r,ators - also, a bevy of tot> bar officials. TIie" a return appearance - by Wtlliam Relrnq11ist; bringing 011t tlte fact tlrat it was ht! - as an assistaflt attorfley gefleral - who helped to t!evelof> the government's Blafld ,,. defe,ase of FBI wiretapping. Reltnquist later suggested a,e educational campaign - to convince people of the "estr•••ly limited use" of wiretapping. But he added, if confirmed, "he would very probably be required to disqualify ltim" - ,,. related cases. PARIS At tire peace table in Paris - some touglr talk today. William Porte,., for tire U.S., telling the Communist std• : "You,. various points now add ur, to tlr · i,.ty-aeven - but tlae,.• imr,orta,sce to date is ze,.o - because you a,.e not r,e,.mllted to explain o,. defend tlem - a,sd tt Is a,sd will ,.emai,s beyo,ul your t,011Je,. to impose tl,em. " SUGGESTED LEAD-IN TO THOMAS TAPE "PICARD" Next - Lowell Thomas ; discussing tonigltt - 111ater t,olh,tio,a , Italia,a-slyle. Lowell . .. SUGGESTED FOLLOW TO TIIOMAS TAPE "PICARD" A /iftal story - after tlris . LONDON From London - a report today that Britain's Prince Plrllit, - la givhig up one of the loves of his life - polo. A,ad ,aot for reasons of economy - as lte o,ace sMggested It• miglat ltave to do; but ratlteT - advanchrg age. 'l'lte Pri,ace - age fifty, you see. Also subject to rec• rre,i t a tta ell• of s y,ao v His - a pa i11/MI i11/I am ma tio" - cortce11trated hr lais rigltt wrist. ComiJlg to tlae co11cluslort •• are told - "•• '• past it." A,ad so - Brltaf"'• Prftac• Pltilill - lra,agi,ig •1' Iris mallet. No• for Lo•ell Tlromas - so lo,ag u11til to•orro•.