September 21, 1966

Educ Bd reinstates Lisser after he withdraws request for reassignment; Negro community groups angered; Harlem Parents Council says his removal is basis for further talks; some 250, including S Carmichael and L Wingate, meet to weigh boycott of school; spokesman says consensus backed boycott; 53 of 55 IS 201 teachers, half of them Negro, had refused to rept to classes because of Lisser's leaving; 35 Harlem school principals, in closed conf, score handling of Lisser; illus; bar any similar screening pacts for their schools; hold screening coms would be discriminatory and racist; PEA dir McLaughlin scores pact as does United Parents Assn pres Flast; Mayor Lindsay backs it; Supervisory Assns Council threatens to sue system for violating state law

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Ford raises prices on '67 models avg of $112 above '66; cites rising labor and material costs; says increase will cover mfg costs of added safety equipment, increased warranty and changes in car bodies; denies increase will offset profit squeeze; concedes it is 1st since '58 to go beyond level required to make some optional features standard

Educ and Labor Com caucus of 13 Dems approves Gibbons plan; list; details; Ashbrook holds Powell has brought discredit on HR; Adm Com finds that in 89th Cong 65 trips to Miami or San Juan were charged by Powell and staff; seeks to learn whether Powell was going through Miami on way to Bimini, his favorite vacation spot

Johnson Adm reptdly takes guarded interest in signs that N Vietnam may be willing to use Thant proposals as basis for peace talks,' Rusk will explore repts during talks with Gromyko; Mansfield urges Thant to make his proposals more specific, set them forth in 'timetable and step-by-step procedure'; State Dept says there is no evidence of N Vietnamese interest in proposals