September 21, 1968

T Crimmins Construction Co pres R Crimmins accuses Con Ed of encouraging construction cos to join in conspiracy to rig bids on contracts with it; says Con Ed vp Griffiths (deceased) told him to contact Tully & DiNapoli chmn DiNapoli, who would instruct him on making bids; NYS Sup Ct Justice reserves decision on motion by Crimmin's atty that charges be dismissed against him; atty contends Dist Atty failed to show that Con Ed was, in fact, deceived by bid-rigging

Pravda urges strengthening of Warsaw Pact because of alleged NATO effort to heighten tension in Eur because of Czech

Estimate Bd unanimously approves 12 new subway routes, including 2d Av subway extension and 48th St crosstown line, for 1st major rapid transit expansion in 30 yrs; acts after compromise was worked out on Lindsay and Boro Presidents proposals; routes listed; Ronan hails bd's action; says work will start in '69

OEO survey of Project Head Start finds program has lifted intelligence level of disadvantaged children who enter middle-class pss and that they continue to improve while Head Starters who attend school in poverty areas tend to level off to stable level allowing non-Head Starters to catch up to them; notes over 2 million children attended 13,000 Head Start centers in '67; puts avg cost for child in summer program at $220 and $1,050 for full yr program

USSR confirms flight around moon; if craft can be successfully guided to earth and recovered flight will be important breakthrough for manned mission; announcement contradicts earlier denial of Lovell's rept; Foreign Min silent on denial; seen as effort to dampen Western speculation that craft is returning; Tass repts craft came within 1,200 mi of moon and studied physical characteristics of outer space in area; holds craft is continuing to relay data to earth stations; Kaminski says voice transmission received from Zond 5 indicates manned moon flight is 'imminent'; Lovell says signals show that craft is returning to earth and that it may be recovered soon, news conf, Jodrell Bank; says major factor in retrieving craft is to recover film with pictures of moon from 1,000 mi away