July 7, 1962

Soblen moved to prison; asks pol asylum

West disappointed by Souvanna Phouma draft neutrality declaration and by his efforts for endorsement by GB and USSR, conf co-chmn; he fails to mention merging rival armies into single force, asks immediate withdrawal of SEATO link to Laos

US urges Govt to relax curbs on Amers travel after it lifts curbs on Soviet tourists and delegations, note to Amb Bobrynin; urges negotiations for further easing of rules

Bd votes to buy 2,750 machines from Shoup without pub bidding for $3,998,000; machines use for all parties in primary assured; Automatic scores award without pub bidding; weighs ct test

mightiest blast in US and 1st known detonation of any hydrogen type of explosive set off, Nev, creating crater some 300 ft deep and 1/3 of mi wide; illus; map; AEC says 95% of radioactivity was trapped in ground or brought back to earth by debris; newsmen barred; White House cites proximity to weapons test area