February 25, 1967

Sens Dirksen and Mansfield, Repr Ford say Cong will not undertake special probe; Ford, Mansfield say present Cong surveillance is sufficient; Mansfield says probe should be left to Katzenbach group; gen Cong attitude is that issue contains no pol profit; Sen Hartke charges CIA used NSA members as undercover agents during '65 Dominican Repub revolution

USSR sentences 4 to death for helping to kill prisoners

W N Thayer, in J H Whitney behalf, says charitable trust set up by Whitney got $325,000, '64-65, from Granary Fund, CIA conduit; Mass Atty Gen's records show Granary Fund, '64, got $300,000 from J G Thornton Trust and $150,000 from J Carlisle Trust, both identified as CIA fronts; list of '64 grants made by fund; records show fund, '65, got $325,000 from Mt Pleasant Fund, $200,000 from Carlisle Trust, $125,000 from Strauss Fund; Mt Pleasant and Strauss Funds also identified as conduits; '65 Granary contributions noted; Granary trustee G H Kidder refuses to discuss contributions and grants; says fund was set up for clients who wish to remain anon; IRS says fund has not filed form 990-A; Kidder claims IRS exemption

operation continues but US troops fail to establish contact with large enemy forces; Vietcong stages 2 mortar attacks; US helicopter and observation plane downed; map

NYC Prot Council, NY Fed of Reform Synagogues, assn of Reform Rabbis and United Synagogue of Amer, NY unit, in joint statement, assail RC opposition to reform as 'harsh and unbending'; oppose use of terms murder and genocide; hold Prot and Jewish support for reform is based on same 'concern for human life'; reaffirm support of Blumenthal bill