December 12, 1966

Ford Foundation to grant $10-million for series of programs to demonstrate potential of coast-to-coast educ TV network using existing ground relay facilities, brief filed by McG Bundy with FCC on Foundation communications satellite plan (Gould rept); strongly indicates educ TV could not survive without Fed subsidy of at least $100-million a yr in addition to funds from private, state and local sources; calls attention to alternative proposals for taxes to support natl broadcasting without ad; commissions Dr Pechman to study tax issue; hints Carnegie Comm will have much to say on over-all financing

Donovan, asking record operating budget for '67-68, proposes 'new and drastic' changes to spur instruction in slum schools, including longer school day, use of coll srs as asst teachers

Educ Bd to open 2 special centers to provide classes, guidance and health services for pregnant students; seeks $300,000 for '67; notes 1,856 known pregnancies in system, '65

fiscal '66 estimates of costs will not be based on arbitrary assumption as to when war may end

US advisers to open intensive drive to train S Vietnamese soldiers into a force able to protect and help teams; see main problems as poor leadership, corruption, lack of aggressiveness; initiate program to improve overall conditions for them; illus