Wednesday, October 6, l97l DAMASCUS From Damascus comes a re(Jort of an attempt to assassinate Palestinian guerrilla leader, Yasser Arafat. A band of unidentified gunmen - way-laying Arafat's car; shooting it up - and killing his chauffeur. Somehow Arafat himself escaped unscathed. WHITE HOUSE From tl, e White /louse comes an announcement that President Nixon is just about ready to "drop the other slroe." This on a nalionu ide broadcast - at seven thirty tomorrow night, eastern time; at which t'ime - we are told - an 11nveiling of that long awaited "Phase Two" in the Presideftt's new economic plan. Meanwhile, tire House today app , roved an imt,orta11t element of the President's Phase One. Passing by voice vote - a new tax cut; one that could benefit both individuals and corporations - in the amount of more than fifteen billion over tire next three years. TIits reflecting, i,e tire President's words - "an ove-rwllelming national will for prompt legislative action - to stimulate the economy, creat jobs and halt inflation. " On a"other front - the President was moving swiftly to end that west coasl dock strike ; ordering the Justice Department to s eek an eighty da y cooling off period - u,ider the terms of the Taft Hartley Act. The President WHITE HOUSE - 2 wa11ts a similar action in a labor dispute in v ol v ing grain ele v ators in Chicago. As for the East Coast dock strike, nothing new . U NITED NATIONS / ~ Wlt.1A merica 's role as a would-be peace maker in the Middle East ,,. roundly condemned yesterday in 1 s r a e l ~ ;r'o d a y a t t h e U N • it was Egypt 's t urn ./ Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmolld Riad - accusing the U S of a "basic contradiction" in what it says and what it does. This - said he - as demonst'flted by repeated assertions - that the U S wants only peace ift the Middle East; ,ohile at the same lime ;-;f~ °" -=-, arming Israel. As for that new six point U S pea<R pla,a starting out with a reope,ei,tg of the Sue~ Canal - no dice, said Riad. Adding that any attempt to cover the Suez in a "separate agreement" - would be playing,.; into Israel's hands; and tlaereby - said he - actually frustrati,ag"the realization of peace in the Middle East. " WASHINGTON El s e w h er c in Was /1 in gt on - a National Democratic Woman's Leade,·shi(J Conference, main speaker - Democratic National Chairman Lawrence O'Brien . ; urging the many Democratic /)residential hot,ef:cls - to do more than just attack President Nixon. The public demands - s · atd he "that a political Party speak constructively and sensibly o,a foreign and domestic issues;" that a,iything less - ts merely courting disaster. O'Brien also noting that the Democral'ic chances of regaining the White House in Nineteen Seventy Two - were "impossible" just two years ago; and even last year - still "improbable." So, what are their chances now? Tltey are at least - "within the realm of the possible," says Democratic National Chairman La,orence O'Brien, hopefully. VATICAN At the Vatican, at another session of the world sy,aod of Bishops, the subject again was priestly celibacy. While Pope Paul was addresstr,g an audience at r,earby SI. Peter's basilica and sayir, . ~ tlte s.vnod of Bishops will produce no doctrinal cha,iges. Said tl1e Pof)e: "We ca,uaot even tllink about changes, evolution or tra,asformatio,e 111 the chr,rch - in matters of faith." Adding : "tlle church is te,iaciously conservative." EMPEROR HIRO HJTO Emperor Hirohito's London v isit was marred somewhat today by an ex-Japanese prisoner of war; a man who shouted abuse at the Emperor on the latter's arrival at St . James' Palace . As he was led away b y police - the ex-POW said he had been tortured for three months straight. A few minutes later, though came one of the highlights off the Emperor's trip ; an award, short of a Nobel Prize perhat,s the loftiest - ' honor in science a fellowship in the famed Royal Society for lats work - with marine life . He entered plain old Emperor Hirohito and emerged Emperor Hirohito, Fellow of the Royal Society/ Ah so! .. PEKING Emperor Haile Salassie of Ethiopia - the famed Lion of Judah, was a v isitor today at Peking where he was met by hundreds of thousands of cheering Red Chinese - also by ~ eking's Chou En Lai. Chairman Mao was not there. So, there are more rumors . Where is Mao? MOSCOW Moscow - a look at "loze," Russian style ; as compiled from a rare poll of some fifteen hioidred young working class co11/)les. The study, for example, that half of tlzese Russia11 11ewlv weds - intend lo have on.Ly one child; despite the Kremlin's urging them to have at least three. The st · udy also showing that most of the young couples - met almost by chance; mostly - dr,ring vacations; with subseque,at marriage following a brief courtship. All of which. is said to demonstrate - "the free and un · compromising choice of on e 's h u s b a n d o-r w if e in th e S o v i e t Un i on . " A,. d tlr is - Bill , says Moscow, is no sharp contrast with so-called "bourgeois society "- where the Russians tell us "Property considerations" are paramount! VINA The life of a Traf)bist monk - b y church definition, a lif e o f contem(Jlation, a li f e of (Jenna,i c e, a life "of suffering with Ch r is t " - all in s Ion} ' s i I enc e . Ah, but times change - and the Tra(>(Jists with them. A ref)ort toda y from Vina , California, says the monks al the West Coast Trappist monaster . v - have begun to talk again . Th is - we are told is wit II (Jermiss ion of the Boly See ; all the result of a neao s(Jirit in the church - "the 11eao Pentacost in the "ords of Po(Je John." Nol all the monks are happ y about it tho,,gll . l11deed, there 1vas one Tra(J(Jist who alread} ' had maintained silence for nearl y half a century, and when advised of llis new f reedom - the old monk muttered : "Is there noth i ng sacred an y more ? " An . d so lo,ig until tomorrow . \ INA Th e I if e of a T>· a fJ fJ i s I m o II k - by c 11 11 r c h def in i I i o 11 , Cl life of contemplatio,,, a life of pe,,na11ce, a life "of s11ffering with Christ" all in stony silence. Ah, but limes change - and the Traf) · f,fsts with them. A report today from Vina, California, sa.vs the monks at the West Coast Trappist monaste,·.v - have begun to talk again. This - we are told is roith permission of tlie Boly See; all the result of a new spirit in the church - "tl1e 11e10 Pentacost in the words of Pope John." Not all the monks are happy about it though. Indeed, there was one Trappist who already had maintained silence for nearly half a century, and when advised of his new freedom - the old monk muttered : "Is there nothing sacred any more?" And so long until tomorrow .