January 19, 1965

Rev Dr King attacked by white man, J Robinson, while registering at hotel in Selma, Ala, hotel's 1st Negro guest in over 100 yrs; Robinson, Natl States Rights party member, had previously confronted King at courthouse where King had led Negro group to regis to vote; illus; Sheriff Clark leads those wanting to regis to cordoned-off alley; Amer Nazi party member R Lloyd appears in blackface across st from hotel; Nazi party leader G L Rockwell arrested for disturbing peace outside ch where Negro rally was held

Warsaw Pact meeting stirs speculation that USSR plans new proposals on Ger; Marshal Grechko's prior conf with W Ulbricht may have been to notify E Ger of shift

over 100 Eurs join mercenary force while number of S Africans and Brit dwindle to about 100 from '64 high of 300; change linked to Govt concession to African opinion about S Africa and to Brit and S Africans dispute with Belgian logistical officers in Congo; Belgian and S African mercenaries compete for right to retake Watsa, area with large gold mines

C/S Tran Van Minh apptd Armed Forces Min, Maj Gen Nguyen Van Thieu, 2d Deputy Premier, Nguyen Cao Ky, Youth Min and Linh Quang Vien, Psychological Warfare Min; 2 Buddhist-opposed Mins ousted; other changes; US mission welcomes mil apptmts

Pres Johnson announces plans to develop new submarine-launched missile with twice power and accuracy of latest Polaris model. Defense Message; missile had been called Polaris B-3; Johnson puts cost at $2 billion