December 6, 1969

Calley is questioned by Peers bd; Resor announces he accedes to Peers request that special counsel, not associated with Govt, be apptd to assist panel; names R MacCrate; Medina says he did not make real investigation as to how many civians were killed, TV int; files $110-million libel suit against Time Inc, publisher of Life and Time; suit alleges Dec 5 issue of Time contained article quoting R Pendleton as saying Medina shot little boy; magazine spokesman says it has not yet been served with papers; Calley illus

Discussion of repts pub by Natl Cancer Inst revealing 5 different but related lines of circumstantial evidence linking virus to human sarcomas (cancers arising from bone, fat and connective tissue); details of research conducted by Natl Cancer Inst Drs D L Morton, F R Eilber, R A Malmgren and K O Cooke, in which they grew cancer tissues in labs and found suspected viruses; illus; chances of cancer prevention seen improved if specific causal virus can be discovered

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W Ger spokesman says W Ger expects, as result of Dec 5 communique issued by Warsaw Pact nations, that Poland will reply 'soon' to W Ger Nov proposals for talks

Deputy Sec Packard voices concern about what he describes as substantial increase recently in enemy infiltration, news conf; informed officials say that more than 30,000 soldiers are believed to be moving toward war zone from N Vietnam; Packard says apprehension among mil comdrs that enemy may be preparing another offensive is 1 factor being assessed by Adm in trying to decide on next troop withdrawal; repts 'encouragement' over recent progress in field; says he is especially pleased with orgn of 2,750,000-member People's Self-Defense Force or militia