July 31, 1967

party pub repts army undergoing severe purge; repts party might lose control of 2.5million-man army in Mao-Liu battle for power; says Wuhan situation is not isolated; concedes power struggle is far from concluded; cites anti-Mao conspiracies allegedly organized '54-59 by Peng Tehhuai and Lo Jui-ching

To head NYC Bar Assn 3-yr study of Cong ethical standards and conflict of interests; int

survey on plight of Miss Delta area Negro workers being displaced by tech revolution; problem of widespread hunger and malnutrition, increasing dependence on inadequate welfare programs noted; map; illus

Mage repts caseworkers vote to end work stoppage, accept proposal for return to work and for negotiations between city and union; Eisenberg dropped key proposal calling for 10-day suspension of 29, agreed to study proposed transfer; union to continue picketing until city accepts proposal; Haber studies it; unresolved issues will be submitted to mediation but not fact-finding

Badillo defends police handling of E Harlem outbreaks, scores criticism of Lindsay leadership by Puerto Rican ??? community conf leadership; 9 witnesses heard at Puerto Rican Bar Assn com meeting; most defend police restraint

Lt Comdr McCain says his plane or nearby plane may have started fire; por

Pres and Mrs Johnson and daughter Lynda attend service for civil and racial peace, Washington, DC; illus; special prayers offered in all RC chs in NYC at Cardinal Spellman request; similar prayers and services held in other chs and synagogues, NYC and other cities; illus

police get new instructions to enforce law and arrest violators, Bedford-Stuyvesant; are also told to act with restraint, avoid use of weapons except in self-defense, act 'firmly but courteously'; Repr Kelly visits police command post, Bklyn; reptdly charged police with not arresting looters and vandals with enough vigor; reptd to have said T give you permission to shoot to kill,'

sees little evidence of raised living standards in rural areas; describes improvements in educ and med conditions; notes shortages of many goods; repts Castro concentrates on developing natural resources but progress lags

rescue efforts; deaths at 47, 31 in Caracas; over 1,500 hurt; damage put at $100-million, mostly in Caracas area; Pres Leoni tours city, declares 3 days of mourning; Caracas police say over 200 were killed there; damage illus; map

USMC bn, withdrawing from zone, ambushed by enemy; 40 enemy reptd killed

fires out; search for dead continues; interim rept shows 71 dead, 78 injured, 69 missing, 26 planes destroyed, 31 damaged; ship reptdly was close to sinking; disaster seen worst for USN since World War II; speculation on cause; ship en route to Philippines; seen out of action for 6 mos; illus