September 12, 1967

Chief of State Norodom Sihanouk ousts pro-Peking Mins Chau Seng and So Nem for publishing wire from Communist China attacking him for dissolving Cambodia-China Assn on Sept 1; suspends all privately operated newspapers of which about 1/2 are pro-Chinese; sets nationwide referendum for Jan or Feb to choose between himself and 'handful of Cambodian renegades who are betraying our country'; Chau Seng is ed of French-language paper which pub Peking message; his rise to pol power revd

Powell interrupts Bimini exile and appears before grand jury, Washington; he and attys refuse to say why he is there; a grand jury has been looking into possible violations of laws by Powell and perhaps others in connection with use of pub funds while he was Educ Com chmn; Justice Dept refuses to say whether he appeared voluntarily or under threat of jeopardy assessment

Sen approves J J Williams amendment to Johnson reform bill to bar 'shaking down' Fed employes for contributions; chief thrust is to require full disclosure of all contributions to nominating convs and to candidates for Fed office in primaries and gen elections; bill would also repeal spending ceilings; chief criticism of amendment is that it leaves enforcement to clerks of HR and Sen; penalties and disclosure requirements noted; Sen rejects Williams bid to bar cash contributions by COPE

1/2-million Crimean Tatars, exiled to Central Asia 23 yrs ago, have been cleared of charges of collaboration with Nazis; map; Tatars are last of 6 exiled minorities to be rehabilitated; will not recover former homeland

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