March 24, 1967

Red Guard pub says Chinese Communist party gen sec Teng Hsiao-ping's downfall was caused by his addiction to bridge and favoritism toward bridge cronies

Sarisohn refuses to answer questions concerning prostitute on ground it would violate atty-client relationship; trial ends; Klein urges Sarisohn disbarment

NASA repts active astronaut training suspended until impact of Jan fire can be assessed; no crew assignments made for 1st manned flight; expected design changes leave astronauts with no simulators for training; most are assigned to other duties; investigators' rept on fire due in Apr; Repr Teague sets HR subcom hearing; full-scale Cong investigation planned

Chagla says Govt will conduct thorough probe into CIA activities, Lower House debate; refuses to commit Govt to apptmt of ind comm to probe CIA; says equal vigilance will be kept over other nations' intelligence agencies; pro-China Communist MP R Umanath charges CIA chiefs in India are US Embassy officials L Weiss and H B Schaffer; demands that they and R F Rayle, embassy 2d sec who reptdly escorted Stalin's daughter from India, be immediately expelled; charges CIA uses Asia Foundation, Cong for Cultural Freedom and Indian Youth Assembly to influence Indian life; US officials silent