January 14, 1956

Patrick USAF base, Cocoa, Fla, chosen as launching site for Geophysical Yr satellite program; map; each satellite to weigh 21 1/2 lbs; to be launched and observed singly; details on launching rockets, flight path; Dr Newell on orbits; GE to make 1st-stage rocket motor, Aerojet-Gen 2d; other data

Council meets; Dr Tsiang (Nationalist China) urges Israel pay for damages voluntarily; backed by other delegates, Council Pres Belaunde; Western Big-3 may revise resolution; Israel repts patrol fired on, Gaza strip

hearings end; com to urge ban on sending unordered mdse to persons solicited for charity donations; would extend '54 law regis and acctg requirements to religious corps; will ask law requiring paid st solicitors to wear distinguishing armbands; NYC Welfare and Health Council exec Brownbridge testifies mails are flooded with unordered 'trash' sent in name of charity; Tompkins says most of funds so raised go to suppliers of such gadgets; Atty Gen Javits holds NYS ban would not apply to mdse mailed from other states; will seek their aid on curbs; others testify on issue; Bapt Rev B F Johnson testifies he agreed in '55 to let A L Schollianos conduct fund drive for Newark children's center without specifying div of proceeds; repts Schollianos got some funds from baseball stars, then stopped collecting and vanished; says no money ever reached children's center

UN Sec Gen Hammarskjold says he will be 'available' for talks with Arab and Israeli leaders during planned visit to UN member countries in Near East; to conf with Ben Gurion, Sharett; illus

Pres Bronk, bd chmn D Rockefeller announce plan to set up grad univ for scholars in natural sciences; Inst endowment now $150 million; univ, which began experimentally in Oct with 10 students, has NYS Regents charter to grant doctorates; plans to increase enrollment to 75; sets minimum course of 3 yrs; will admit those with bachelor degrees or drs who want research careers; colls and univs asked to recommend grads for scholarships; Bronk on aims and plans