January 23, 1965

Gordon Walker resigns; replaced by Educ Min Stewart, who will be succeeded by Sec Crosland; Wilson lauds Gordon Walker, hopes for his return to pol; Gordon Walker comments

Illus

25 more resign; Supt Maj Gen Warren repts majority of cadets not involved; says probe was touched off by cadets who reptd on those who cheated; sees hon code strengthened by disclosures; some cadets have been dismissed for cheating in last 10 yrs

comm unanimously agrees to reapportion Cong dists; under plan, Reprs Minish and Krebs would be in same dist, as would Reprs Gallagher and Daniels; details; Meyner comments

Communist China reptdly will supply $30 million worth of indus commodities, 1st aid of any kind from China

picket lines lifted, NY port

belief grows among delegates that showdown will be avoided; Western sources confident they have 2/3 majority needed to take vote from members 2 yrs in arrears but do not think vote will be required; USSR issues statement asserting it alone will determine amt of 'substantial' contribution but will make it only when normal voting procedures are resumed

McKeon, English, Palmer, Crangle, Zaretzki testify; McKeon denies charges; private hearings end; SIC Chmn Grumet says witnesses were cooperative; McKeon refuses to agree with charges by English, Palmer and Crangle that Wagner made charges to sabotage caucus plan; says chmnships were discussed at Albany meeting but lulus were not; Zaretzki says no offer was made to him; holds Kennedy and Wagner could settle impasse quickly if they could get together; English defends what happened at meeting as normal pol; denies bribe offer made; claims Jones misrepresented what happened; Palmer says meeting was aimed at assuring Wagner camp that their seniority would be respected and that they would be treated fairly if they lost; Wagner stands by all previous statements; backs secret ballot if legislators are freed; Councilman O'Dwyer urges Levitt to form com to try to end deadlock; McKeon, English illus after hearing

many Latin-Amer Govts reptdly embarrassed by US request, delivered by US Arabs, for symbolic and material support for S Vietnam; Communist newspapers, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, score US

HR (Perkins) subcom opens hearings on Johnson program; Dems hail it; Repubs virtually ignore ch-state issue; criticism confined to question of Fed controls on states; Repr Goodell urges funds be given to states without advice on its use; Sec Celebrezze denies program would open door to Fed controls; he and Comr Keppel outline bill

UN carefully studies lr; agrees to keep 'official status' until Mar 1 but will not comment on its meaning; Pravda says withdrawal reflects 'abnormal situation' in UN caused by Amer pressures

Erhard confs with US and Brit Ambs, reptdly on W Ger plan for standing unification conf with USSR; US willing to consider all Ger issues at conf with allies