November 20, 1968

Sens Gore and Pell conf, Moscow, with Kosygin; rept warning that events such as Czech invasion could turn Amer pub opinion away from pursuit of improved East-West relations, news conf; Pell calls Kosygin 'decent man bothered by course of events'; Gore says he stressed continuity of policies from Johnson to Nixon Adm; repts Kosygin expressed satisfaction with tone of Nixon reply to Podgorny congratulatory message; implied criticism of Nixon seen in Kosygin remark that relaxation of tension could not be achieved if one power amasses great superiority in mil strength; Sens accompanied in conf by Amb Thompson and by Foreign Relations Com staff member J Lowenstein; Kosygin accompanied by G M Korniyenko

US Sup Ct holds state cts violated freedom of s of Natl States Rights party, white supremacist group, by restraining orgn from holding anti-Negro rallies, Princess Anne, Md, '66, by not allowing hearing for testimony from those who wished to meet; incident recalled

US concerned that USSR naval build-up in Mediterranean is potential threat to Polaris submarines operating there; mil analysts rept that USSR helicopter carrier Moskva practiced submarine detection in recent operations there; intelligence sources suggest USSR may soon try to lay detection devices on floor of 8-mi-wide Strait of Gibraltar, through which US submarines must pass to enter or leave Mediterranean; map; Moskva illus

McCoy announces plan to set up nongraded schools in dist where students can select their own programs and progress according to their own ability, news conf; says program is being supervised by Behavioral Research Labs; Johnson says he is pleased with action

A Aldrich named Bklyn Center pres; will have greater powers than predecessors; comments; recent controversy involving center noted