December 18, 1965

Poet A Yesenin-Volpin was among 20 held for demonstrating Dec 5 against arrest of Sinyavsky and Daniel; freed after getting pledge 2 will get pub trial

US B-52s bomb improved Vietcong infiltration routes in Laos with B-52s; move kept secret till now; Ho Chi Minh Trail reptdly improved enough to move as many as 4 ,500 men and 2,500 tons of supplies into S Vietnam monthly; US, reluctant to use US mil personnel on helicopter missions, hires private orgn Air Amer for rescue work

profs identified as G La Pira and M Primicerio; ensuing diplomatic moves detailed; La Pira recounted Hanoi conversations to 2 unidentified Amers in Italy; 1, a NY atty, reptd them to Amb Goldberg upon his return; believed to have leaked news to St Louis Post-Dispatch reporter R Dudman

NASA releases photos of rendezvous taken by Gemini VI; rendezvous illus; Gemini VII astronauts spend most of last day checking out systems and getting re-entry instructions; fuel cell system functions satisfactorily; engineers study modifications for future flights; 2 thruster rockets still out; low fuel supply prevents much maneuvering, forces cancellation of some photography experiments; clouds and around equipment trouble block attempt at laser communication; astronauts stow loose gear so computers can determine center of gravity to plot reentry path

difficulty in restoring good ties with China seen spurring new Indonesian flexibility toward Malaysia; ed in Foreign Affairs Dept pub cited