October 12, 1967

Meridian policeman, Sgt C W Miller, testifies he joined KKK unit and became paid informer for FBI; names 11 of 18 defendants, including alleged Imperial Wizard S H Bowers Jr, as KKK members or having attended their meetings; says he knew in advance KKK plot to kill 1 of civil rights workers; Jordan, under heavy guard, arrives for trial

Comr Fraiman probes alleged million-dollar-a-yr racket involving kickbacks to caseworkers and supervisors by cos moving relief clients and furniture cos selling to clients in Bklyn; reptdly began probe after recg anonymous lr detailing racket; meets with Ginsberg and Lindsay; Bklyn Dist Atty Koota says he has no data on case

BLS Comr Ross says unusual rise in unemployment among women was factor in rise in natl jobless rate, Sept, to 4.1% from 3.8% in Aug; says number of women 1 9 yrs and older entering labor force in Sept rose by nearly 1-million, about 500,000 more than usual, swelling adult female labor force to total 26.1-million; says gains in employment of women were not substantial enough to overcome rise in labor force

Sen leaders, including Fulbright, Mansfield, Church and Morse, reptdly cut ceiling on US mil aid, fiscal '68, from current $85-million to $75-million, compromising with HR; reptdly withstand HR pleas for increase; Govt officials reptd disturbed; fear limit will encourage Latin Amers to buy Eur arms; Adm reptdly weighs selling more modern weapons