February 5, 1959

Justice Dept orders broad grand jury probe of GM with view toward criminal antitrust action; documents covering GM divs transactions back to '29 subpoenaed; co chmn Donner comments; Asst Atty Gen Hansen repts broader probe set of 'undue concentration' in indus

Rear Adm Weakley says US forces have never identified a USSR submarine in or near US coastal waters

Greek Premier Karamanlis, Min Averoff-Tossizza and Turkish Premier Menderes, Min Zorlu to conf on settling Cyprus problem, Zurich; GB will not be represented; speculation

toll put at 65 dead, 8 hurt; craft crashed 1 mi short of runway while making instrument approach with aid of 'localizer' radio beam, which gives directional but not alt guidance; FAA chief investigator Fluet comments; speculation on crash cause; Dist Atty O'Connor opens probe; House (Harris) com calls Admr Quesada to testify; illus of wreck being raised

Cong approves programs authorizing direct housing loans to veterans despite Eisenhower opposition; House provides $300-million program; Sen Dems accept Capehart motion to cut bill to $150-million; Johnson backs cut after talks with Eisenhower; Eisenhower opposes larger Dem omnibus housing bills as 'reckless spending', news conf; House bill also raises interest rates on VA-backed loans from 3 3/4% to 5 1/4%; House Repubs motion to strike out direct-loan program defeated, 277-123; Capehart motions to substitute Adm bill for Sparkman omnibus bill and to strike out pub housing program defeated 58-32 and 50-37 respectively