August 25, 1969

Giri installed as 4th Pres of India in pageant-filled ceremony witnessed by over 1,000 people; illus; sworn in for 5-yr term; propaganda war between Gandhi faction and party chieftans stepped up; Gandhi's aides say she will not recognize any attempt by Syndicate to oust her; holds party must survive as 'party of the people and not as party of a few individuals; Syndicate supporter MP T Sinha demands Gandhi's resignation

analysis of lunar samples brought back by astronauts shows lunar surface to be about 3.5-billion yrs old, indicating that much of cataclysmic activity that shaped surface took place in earliest part of moon's history; analysis, undertaken at Lunar Receiving Lab, described

SS Manhattan sets sail from Philadelphia on Humble Oil attempt to find route through Northwest Passage; illus and map showing proposed and alternate Philadelphia-Prudhoe Bay routes; Humble Oil engineer Haas heads expedition; effects of successful voyage will include biggest shipbldg boom since '45 and reshaping of world trade routes other effects listed; USCG commandant Adm Smith comments; tanker has unusual prow moving against ice at more effective 18 degree angle, compared to 30 degree prow on conventional icebreakers

JERUSALEM, Aug. 24 -- Foreign Minister Abba Eban accused the Arab governments today of committing a "crime on an international scale" through their campaign against Israel following the fire Thursday that severely damaged the Mosque of Al Aksa.