January 20, 1967

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Ethiopian UN repr Min Makonnen proposes conciliation com drawn from nonaligned UN members try to initiate peace talks; says US must halt all bombing while com functions; proposal, 1st by any African member to end war, is backed by most moderates of African bloc and is sequel to Emperor Haile Selassie's Dec 21 peace appeal; latter will conf with Johnson in Washington Feb 14-15, then conf with Thant

Sen Dirksen criticizes almost every aspect of Johnson Adm policies, Repub 'State of Union' message; urges more attention to conservation of own Strength and resources and less to nations regarding US as 'amiable Santa Claus who can be slurred at will,'

HR special com to probe Powell's qualifications named; all are attys; 5 Dems on com voted for liberal resolution to seat him and probe him afterward; members are Celler (chmn), Corman, Pepper, Conyers, Jacobs, Moore, C M Teague, MacGregor, Thomson; Powell says 8 attys prominent in civil rights will help him, including H T Delany, Prof Kinoy, W M Kunstler; Powell says he has made recording, 'Keep the Faith, Baby,' containing some of his sers and statements, royalties of which will go toward defamation judgment; atty P R Zuber claims he has new evidence in defamation case that should lead to new probe; ct refuses to set hearing on suit by Randolph and Harlem residents claiming that arrest order is unconst; Harlem demonstrators picket over Lindsay's statement that he would vote against Powell were he still in Cong; Powell returns to Bimini

Sen R F Kennedy suggests Govt and cos doing business with Govt might hire qualified ex-convicts