May 3, 1967

marines take Hill 881 South, move up Hill 881 North; B-52s support them; 96 marines, 274 enemy killed in recent fighting; illus; map

Westmoreland reptd request for US troop build-up linked to increased enemy pressure in northern provs and disappointing pace of operations in Mekong Delta

WASHINGTON, May 2--The Senate voted today for the third time in three weeks to repeal the campaign financing law that was enacted last November with Presi dent Johnson's backing. The vote was 52 to 46, and opponents of the disputed law expressed confidence that the action would prove decisive.

Kearing negotiating with Comr Heckscher to use pk for landfill; Bronx Historical Soc and Bronx civic and conservation groups opposed; Councilman Merola offers resolution opposing it

GE Apollo Support Dept submits 39-page confidential rept to NASA listing flaws in Apollo craft being prepared for unmanned flight later this yr; finds corroded valves, leaky pipes and 3 holes in heat shield that could have 'catastrophic' effect on re-entry; finds 1,300 'discrepancies' in craft's 20 mi of elec wiring; repts cockpit components arrived at Cape Kennedy improperly pkgd and assembled; notes N Amer has begun school to improve inspection; repts elec switchboard returned to N Amer for installation of missing components; says $100,000 timing device repeatedly gained time or failed completely; NASA reliability dir G C White says rept is 'working document,' should not be taken as sign of 'really big problems,'