September 20, 1968

Joint Cong Com on Atomic Energy releases testimony on July 25 hearings on Defense Dept decision to stop bldg of new type of nuclear sub driven by elec motors; Adm Rickover again scores Defense Dept; says it has gone out of control of its leaders and impedes action on vital mil matters; testimony detailed; com, in foreward, says imposition of higher echelon revs on projects causes major delays and inefficiencies; urges Dept stop holding up bldg of new sub

Thant calls on US to end bombing and all hostile acts against N Vietnam as step towards meaningful negotiations that can lead to peace settlement, s, NYC

Nixon gives his concept of Pres, radio s; holds enlightenment stems from controversy and disdains Johnson's concept of consensus govt; his views seen akin to McCarthy's; holds Pres must have activist view of office but should not delude himself into thinking he can do everything himself

antiwar demonstrators stage protest, Boston, during Humphrey s; illus

US and NATO allies hold that invasion of W Ger by USSR and Warsaw Pact forces is highly unlikely; point out W Ger is full signatory of NATO treaty and entitled to protection of orgn; US officials cite Johnson warning that use of force, and threat of force, will not be tolerated in areas of common responsibility'; hold USSR diplomatic attacks on W Ger are aimed at halting Kiesinger's efforts to establish closer relations with E Eur, shaking Western confidence in W Ger as NATO ally and harassing W Ger citizens; USSR reasserts right to act against W Ger if it deems such intervention necessary, article in Izvestia