March 7, 1968

US mil command revises thinking and now sees attack on Hue, rather than Khesanh, as enemy's next objective; 10,000 enemy troops reptd moved into Hue area; US command is less worried now over 2d wave of gen enemy attacks; US changes in command in northern provs noted; map

Sen, 72-23, approves long amendment to civil rights bill making it a crime to teach or demonstrate use or making of firearms and other explosive devices for use in a riot or civil disorder; legis backed by Sens E M and R F Kennedy and Sen Dodd; Sen defeats, 48-47, Long proposal to make it a Fed crime to incite to not whether or not inciter had crossed a state line; rejects proposal to make it a Fed offense to commit or threaten any unlawful act of violence in support of a civil disorder; R Kennedy backed proposal, E Kennedy opposed it; Sen agrees to make it a Fed crime to interfere with policemen or firemen carrying out their duties during a riot, rejects Long proposal to make it a Fed crime to loot during a disorder

Johnson decides not to enter any of 15 primaries except Wit, Neb and Ore, where state law makes hit candidacy automatic; pol aides cite decision as main reason why he did not let name or stand-in be entered in Mass; other factor is that there are several Mass delegates not considered loyal to Johnson, including some McCarthy backers and others close to R F Kennedy; E M Kennedy says he will remain delegate; Mass developments seen stirring up new dissent in party there and further dividing Kennedys from Johnson; delegates backing McCarthy include R N Goodwin

N Vietnamese gunners down USAF transport plane carrying 44 passengers and 5 crewmen near Khesanh; mil spokesman says there is no sign of life in wreckage; US troops kill 81 enemy near Conthien; Vietcong shells Quanlong; storm allied camp near Danang; Amer officers rept 50,000 enemy killed since offensive began; Amer losses put at 2,000, S Vietnamese at 4,000; illus

Ex-Speaker Martin dies