January 27, 1969

Johnson says that while war helped drive him from office, any other course would have meant worse consequences, article, 'In Quest of Peace', in Feb Reader's Digest

Nixon, wife, daughter Patricia attend 1st in series of nondenominational services he intends to hold each Sunday in White House; different clerics will conduct rites; 1st service led by Rev Dr Graham; attended by 200 guests, including Vice Pres Agnew and wife, Secs Rogers, Laird, Kennedy, Hardin, Stans, Shultz, Romney, Postmaster Gen Blount; Nixon and wife illus with Graham

Baghdad radio repts 16, including 10 Jews, sentenced to death at spies or saboteurs in service of Israel; repts 4 others got jail terms, 1 was acquitted; repts 65 others await trial; stresses testimony alleging that Jewish leader of group formed auxiliary pol orgn that planned to overthrow Iraqi Govt in favor of govt that would make peace with Israel; charges al-Bazzaz and Okeily were involved in orgn; says orgn was in contact with number of pol exiles and with Chamoun; Reuters repts radio said 16 have been hanged

E C Burks survey on situation in NYC; repts lenient laws attract thousands of prostitutes from across US, pimps controlling as few as 3 or 4 girls earn as much as $1,000 a wk and sneer at law; discusses increasing infestation of midtown by prostitutes and soaring arrest rate; says NYC has appealed to NYS for harsher penalties; illus