April 13, 1965

Tass repts astronomer G Sholomitsky finds CTA-102 radio source emits 'flickering' radio waves every 100 days; quotes N Kardashev, other scientists as saying another civilization has been discovered; says other scientists believe object may be remnant of supernova; chart indicating location of CTA-102

RC hierarchy appeals to Phan Huy Quat to stop asserted threat of purge of RC mil comdrs; fear many officers, including Tran Van Minh and Nguyen Van Thieu, will soon be replaced; Caths convinced of Buddhist plot; prepare for self-protection should Vietnam fall to Communists; Rev Hoang Quyen, spokesman for 900,000 RC refugees from N Vietnam, organizes local militia units, warns of demonstrations; map of mil community RC officials set up

subcom opens hearings on Johnson $1.5-billion request, fiscal '66; members of study groups, though conceding problems, hold they are encouraged by 'good start'; Reprs Scheuer, Sickles, W D Ford, Gibbons quoted; Powell nevertheless repeats his charges; Shriver replies; cites role of Negro in South and pledges to use more poor in adm; defends salary levels; opposes writing salary scale into law

Easter visits begin; illus; traffic light; 2d US battalion enters Berlin

region's casualties put at 239 dead, 2,500 hurt; 132 dead in Ind, worst disaster in state's history; Weather Bur counted 37 separate tornadoes; names team to check effectiveness of bur's warnings; Ind, Ohio and Wis damage illus; map