November 29, 1964

The traditional fear in the electric utilities industry of the Government is growing as Dec. 14 and Jan. 20 approach. The Dec. 14 date marks the clay on which the Federal Power

Johnson doubts '66 budget can be kept below $100 billion, press conf; puts dept requests at $108-109 billion

Fed jury, Miami, Fla, finds for Amer Tobacco in $1.5-million suit brought by estate of E L Green, heavy smoker who died of lung cancer; in effect decides cigarettes are reasonably fit for human use; case history; ruling, 1st since PHS rept, seen having wide effect; Prof Furth, who helped write rept, and Amer Cancer Soc repr say verdict does not affect validity of rept; tobacco indus hails verdict

WASHINGTON—The official position of the Civil Aeronautics Board on the recent fare parley of the International Air Transport Association was revealed last week in this statement by Alan S. Boyd, C.A.B. chairman:

THE nest I poked into three Sundays ago was, as I expected, full of hornets. They still are buzzing furiously. Many aim their shafts at me; some turn their wrath in other directions. A few are stingless, seeking only to enlighten.