September 26, 1964

Ex-pres Gilbert pleads guilty, Fed ct, NYC, to 3 counts of 15-count indictment resulting from his misappropriation of almost $2 million of co funds, '62, and subsequent flight to Brazil; indictment detailed; case revd; he pledges full restitution; also faces NYS grand larceny indictment, to which he has pleaded not guilty

Amb Taylor urges Nguyen Khanh to conciliate tribesmen rather than apply force; Nguyen Khanh reptdly got list of complaints and agreed to remedy some during Banmethuot visit

Erhard hopes Johnson will visit Eur after election for talks on NATO, news conf, Bonn; deplores disunity, holds high-level conf needed; would assist US and France to overcome differences

Sen, 45-13, approves Appalachia relief program, including $850-million, 5-yr rd bldg program to end isolation that has hampered growth in region; 3,000-mi network planned

184 school bus drivers rept 'breakdowns,' 25,000 pupils are delayed or miss classes; Educ Bd charges deliberate slowdown by drivers, members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181, against Children's Bus Service to 'enforce citywide control' of all school bus contracts by local; union denies charge, says it has merely advised drivers to comply with safety rules and refuse to drive unsafe vehicles; co transports 87,000 of 92,000 children who get daily service; Deputy Supt Hill says union is dissatisfied because 11 other bus contractors have no agreements with local; wires co pres Flannery and union pres Saporito warning of penalties; denies some buses are unsafe, says they are inspected regularly by PSC; union counsel H Cooper denies union is involved in jurisdictional dispute; says many buses are antiquated and defective