February 3, 1968

fighting breaks out again within mi of center of Saigon and in suburbs; fighting continues in other areas; US command announces 12,704 enemy have been killed in recent fighting, 3,576 suspects detained; casualty count, compiled by S Vietnamese, is believed to be seriously inflated; allied deaths for 4 days of fighting put at 983, with 3,483 wounded; situation in several areas of country discussed; Nguyen Van Thieu says S Vietnamese armed forces have broken back of offensive; details on battles; captured Vietcong says they were only equipped for 5 days of fighting thus indicating decisive turn in fighting may occur; dissident students reptdly guide Communists in Hue; fighting continues in Hue; authorities relax some restrictions in Saigon; Vietcong repts sinking US ships during offensive; illus; map

State Sup Ct Justice Roe indicted on charges of offering $10 bribes to 2 policemen who gave him speeding ticket last summer on Shelter Is; pleads not guilty

Pres Johnson repts 2d meeting at Panmunjom produced no satisfactory results, news conf; indicates diplomatic efforts will continue but concedes he doubts ship and her crew will be returned soon; cites as precedent case of US plane downed off USSR coast in '60; says neutral sources rept Pueblo crew are being well-treated; Seoul newspapers rept 3d Panmunjom meeting set; Sen com presses Adm for more details on seizure of Pueblo; Pentagon officials reptdly gave com copies of Pueblo's final messages

Uniformed Sanitationmen's Assn strikes in defiance of state Taylor Law after unruly rally at City Hall rejects settlement proposals; illus; city gets temporary restraining order; ct hearing on injunction set

Comr Freyberg predicts 5¢ to 8¢ rise in tax rate per $100 of assessed valuation; puts tentative total assessed value of taxable realty at $33,849,357,210, over 4% above last yr; breakdown by boroughs

accord reached in garage strike; recommendations to be submitted to employers and employes

new teacher assigned to IS 201 has his request granted for reassignment after viewing play presented in school auditorium by militant Negro writer LeR Jones; describes play as anti-white; 3 other teachers reptdly walked out in 'disgust' during performance; Frey says he knew nothing of plans for such play; IS 201 special adviser H Ferguson says play was intended as educ experience

Lindsay says he is pressing Council Against Poverty to shift stress from community protest orgn to pub works projects employing poor to improve neighborhoods, news conf; would use funds to supply or train bldg maintenance workers, thereby also teaching poor useful skills; Admr Ginsberg sees strong local opposition

Christian and Missionary Alliance announces 6 Amer missionaries were killed in Vietcong assault on Banmethuot; another missionary was wounded, another escaped; dead missionaries, including Rev R Ziemer, listed; illus

Jr HS 258, Bedford-Stuyvesant, students go on rampage demanding more privileges; police restore order; Educ Bd to probe indications outbreak was planned

enemy bns weather allied attacks to maintain grip on Hue; heavy enemy strength in area and importance of battle noted; city is in chaos; details; illus

Pres Johnson says Vietcong suffered complete mil failure throughout S Vietnam this wk, news conf; expresses confidence that as facts become known, enemy will gain nothing psychologically either; says 2d stage of enemy winterspring offensive is imminent in Khesanh area; says he has tried to supply US commanders with everything needed to repulse assault; says only when engagement is over will he be able to give appraisal of position of anti-Communist forces; acknowledges recent attacks disrupt life in many communities and inflicted many civilian casualties; says enemy plan was anticipated, planned for and met; does not endorse view that enemy embarks on last mil gasp; says attacks do not change US strategy; says he has not seen repts that enemy morale is growing weak; makes other comments