DAVID Merrick is planning his own celebration of Shakespeare's 400th birthday&#8212;somewhat after the hullabaloo has settled, after the air and the countryside have been cleared of festivals and eulogies. Along, say about November, he expects to unwrap his own tribute to the Bard&#8212;Sidney Poitier in &#8220;Othello,&#8221; directed by Tony Richardson.

NEWS GATHERED ALONG THE RIALTO: ‘OTHELLO’ COMING UP

Proposed cotton legislation has become so involved in politics that its enactment in time to apply to this year's crop appears very much in doubt.

NEW COTTON BILL REMAINS IN DOUBT; Enactment for 1964 Crop Is Clouded by Politics

Johnson repts Peace Corp Dir Shriver will be in charge of anti-poverty program as special asst to Pres, news conf; says Cabinet com will serve in advisory capacity; denies his advisers are in disaccord on what to stress in program

Shriver Is Chosen to Head Campaign Against Poverty; He Will Also Retain Post as Peace Corps Chief, Johnson Announces

L Skoblikova (USSR) wins, women's 1,000-m speed champ; 1st woman to win 3 gold medals in 1 winter Olympics and 1st athlete to win 5 gold medals in Olympic competitions

Sports News

INNSBRUCK. Austria, Feb. 1&#8212;Christine, who was not supposed to win, beat Marielle, who was, as the gay Goitschel sisters dived and darted today through the awkward gates to take the women's slalom for France on an Olympic course considered too dangerous for girls.

FRENCH SISTERS 1,2 IN SLALOM; JEAN SAUBERT NEXT; SOVIET WOMAN TAKES THIR D GOLD MEDAL IN SKATING; UTAH GIRL STARS; Oregon State Junior Gives U.S. Its First Medal in Olympics

The stock market at present is like a mountain climber who has reached a high point in a dense fog. The big question: &#8220;Is it possible to go higher?&#8221;

MARKET'S HEIGHT IS CAUSING WORRY; Observers Are Asking ‘Is It Possible to Go Higher?’

THE life blood of the theater is the excitement it engenders. With its first production the Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center throbs with vitality and generates the stir and the controversy that are the heartbeat of any art not meant for the comatose.

A CHEER FOR CONTROVERSY; While the Discussion Rages, Miller's ‘After the Fall’ Remains Visible at the New Repertory Theater

Door&#8208;to&#8208;door selling&#8212;the bane of some housewives' existence and a boon to others&#8212;is on the rise.

Door-to-Door Sales Expected to Climb

Makarios rejects peace plan before he gets full details

MAKARIOS SPURNS PEACE FORCE PLAN; Bars U. S.‐British Proposal for Unit on Cyprus Before He Gets Full Details

The New York Rangers continued their drive toward the fourth and last Stanley Cup playoff spot yesterday as Vic Hadfield scored a third&#8208;period goaI to give the Blues a 2&#8211;2 tie with the Chicago Black Hawks.

Rangers Tie Hawks, 2–2, Before 15,925 at Garden

The New York Knickerbockers were as cold as the basketball boards laid over the ice of the hockey rink in Madison Square Garden last night.

WARRIORS DEFEAT KNICKS, 125 T0 106; New Yorkers Squander an Early 10‐Point Lead

spacecraft due to land on target; Jet Propulsion Lab scientists rept craft aligned so perfectly that maneuvers to change cameras aim will not be necessary; vehicle has slowed to 2,306 mph from original 24,500 mph, will be traveling at 5,353 mph on impact

RANGER'S COURSE IDEAL FOR PHOTOS; 3,000 Pictures Expected to Inaugurate a New Era of Knowledge of Moon

The Organization of American States, established in 1948 as a coordinating body for all inter&#8208;American agencies, has been successful mainly as a conciliator in disputes between Latin nations. But it also has powers to intervene directly. The O.A.S. may order collective economic, political and even miiitory sanctions to curb aggression or threat of aggression within the hemisphere or from without.

THE WORLD

Pres Johnson backs McNamara on construction issue, news conf

Nation's Missile Strength Emphasized by President

When the American Telephone & Telegraph Company splits its stock two&#8208;for&#8208;one and raises the dividend later this year, the event can be marked with particular satisfaction by the Wall Street house of David J. Greene & Co.

Greene & Co. Seeks Special Situations

ARCADIA, Calif., Feb. 1 &#8212;Curious Clover, a long shot, and favored Batteur won the $45,900 divisions today in the Santa Margarita Handicap, richest race of the Santa Anita meeting for fillies and mares.

Curious Clover Is $21 Victor

A FEW knowledgeable air travelers play a quiet game in which the prize is a chance to spread one's person ancd belongings across three economy &#8208; class seats, while paying for only one. The passenger who hits this jackpot is far better off, from the standpoint of comfort, than if he had bought a firstclass ticket.

UP ON CLOUD NINE; How to Occupy Three Economy‐Class Seats While Paying for Only One;

Asst Atty Gen Marshall indicates Adm plans stiff fight in Cong for equal employment opportunities sec of civil rights bill; denies Adm was set to trade off sec

CIVIL RIGHTS BILL EXPECTED TO PASS WITHOUT SETBACK; Johnson Expresses Optimism —Concession on Job Title Rejected by Justice Aide

MIAMI, Feb. 1&#8212;Showing a commanding burst of speed in the stretch, Parka of the Pelican Stable won the $34,300 Bougainvillea Turf Handicap today in record time for the Hialeah race course. With Wayne Chambers riding him skillfully over the 1 3/16 miles, Parka finished a neck in front of the Little M Farm's Sunrise Flight, who had a length and a half over A. J. Giordano's Hot Dust.

Mark Set in Florida

The roller&#8208;coaster ride may finally be over for the farm equipment industry.

FARM EQUIPMENT SHOWS STABILITY; Industry May Be Emerging From Up‐Down Cycles

union members reject pact for failure to provide 4th craw for seagoing tugs; vote to strike 65 cos despite plea from pres O'Hare; order new talks on original demands; strikers illus

TUG CREWS SPURN PACT AND STRIKE; PORT DISRUPTED; Lack of Provision of Relief Crews on Longer Trips Rankles Membership; NEW MEETINGS SOUGHT; Queen Elizabeth Will Dock Without Aid Tomorrow—City Eyes Fuel Supply

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 1&#8212;Michigan re mained unbeaten in the Big Ten with an 95&#8211;79 basketball victory over Michigan State today.

Wolverines Win, 95–79

outlook for 'Kennedy round' talks dims as US and GB criticize EEC disparities formula; Sec Butler indicates GB finds formula unacceptable; EEC reprs submit list of 1,031 items resulting from their application of formula; Swiss also critical

PROSPECTS POOR FOR TRADE TALKS; British‐U.S. Stand on Plan of Common Market Is Held Threat to ‘Kennedy Round’ MANY PROBLEMS NOTED; Tariff Disparities Formula of 1,031 Exempt Items Is Assailed by London

The steel industry has been dazzling its stockholders the last 10 days with a parade of flashy earnings reports.

February 2, 1964

Headlines from February 2, 1964

NEWS GATHERED ALONG THE RIALTO: ‘OTHELLO’ COMING UP

NEW COTTON BILL REMAINS IN DOUBT; Enactment for 1964 Crop Is Clouded by Politics

Shriver Is Chosen to Head Campaign Against Poverty; He Will Also Retain Post as Peace Corps Chief, Johnson Announces

Sports News

FRENCH SISTERS 1,2 IN SLALOM; JEAN SAUBERT NEXT; SOVIET WOMAN TAKES THIR D GOLD MEDAL IN SKATING; UTAH GIRL STARS; Oregon State Junior Gives U.S. Its First Medal in Olympics

Billboard 200

The Singing Nun

In The Wind

Fun In Acapulco

Peter; Paul And Mary

Little Deuce Coupe

Historical Context for February 2, 1964