June 27, 1968

US trade aide W M Roth announces that US will retaliate with countervailing US duties to offset French export subsidies; move seen aimed at countering US protectionists by showing Cong that US is not a dupe on trade matters

Pope says bones discovered in '53 in excavations under St Peter's Basilica, Rome, have been identified to his satisfaction as Peter's, gen audience; cites 'patient and accurate' probes of 'archeological and scientific' nature; says his declaration, which does not become mandatory article of belief, will not end researches, verifications, discussions and polemics; Dr M Guarducci, who contributed to identification of bones, says conclusion was based on anthropological tests, analyses of soil in which bones were found and historical factors; says carbon 14 dating tests were not used; bones, said to be 60% of man's skeleton, were found in marble-encased casket some 25 ft from area identified in '50 as tomb; Dr J Cordigilia skeptical; notes area was used in Roman times as cemetery

Atty Gen Clark announces 246 pounds of heroin valued at $22.4-million were seized on Apr 24 at French Line pier, NYC, largest seizure of heroin in US history; trusted French Line employe A Benvenuto arrested, internatl gang of Corsican smugglers smashed; story has been withheld in hope that Fed agents might track down Amer importer and distributor but he has eluded arrest; heroin was hidden in special traps built into a '62 Citroen convertible and was shuttled back and forth 7 times between Channel ports and US; French police arrest 4 suspects; rept 1 admits his ring smuggled about $146-million worth of heroin into US in past 3 yrs; describe him, J Bousquet, as leader of Corsican ring; car and heroin illus

Atty Gen Clark urges support for regis and licensing of guns, Sen Juvenile Delinquency (Dodd) Subcom; backed by Mayor Lindsay and Col Glenn; Sen Brooke testifies; Natl Rifle Assn aides Orth and Glassen oppose regis; Glassen charges campaign is underway to push through legis to sound 'death knell' for shooting sport and to disarm Amer pub; Sen Hruska charges Sen com is being forced into a hasty decision on new legis; Sen E M Kennedy says strong effective gun legis is long overdue, lr to Dodd; backs regis and licensing; Brooke, Tydings, Lindsay and Glenn illus