March 28, 1970

Illus of evacuation of Laotian soldiers from camp outside Na Song after attack by Pathet Lao

sr officials, Washington, say raid was undertaken without prior knowledge or approval of Washington; reaffirm that US policy of not widening war remains unchanged; problems posed by raid discussed

Easter weekend travel disrupted as controllers stoppage spreads westward causing serious tie-ups in central US; substantial number of flight delays and cancellations continue in NE, especially in NYC; number of absent controllers put at 1,000; Fed ct, Washington, orders Bailey and other PATCO officers to answer contempt charges for allegedly defying order that controllers return to work; Bailey says he has no intention of urging controllers to return; says it looks 'like long haul but eventually FAA will have to buckle'; Fed ct, Baton Rouge, upholds transfer of 3 controllers which was cited by PATCO as factor in stoppage; Shaffer denies Natl Transportation Safety Bd contention that practice of rotating controllers between day and night shifts might induce fatigue that lessens controllers efficiency

leaders of 7 natl postal unions reject Govt offer of larger pay rise provided they agree to back Adm plan for PO Dept reorgn into a pub corp

Govt imposes 6 PM-to-6 AM curfew in Pnompenh, doses down its airport and intensifies mil security measures throughout country; curbs follow mass demonstration in Kompong Cham in which 2 members of Natl Assembly were knifed to death; Sisowath Sirik Matak says demonstration was fomented by Vietcong agitators; other Govt members say demonstration was staged by peasant youths who marched on town, stirred up Vietcong and began to sack bldgs; say Natl Assembly members were killed after in Tant had flown into Kompong Cham at height of disorders, appealed for calm and returned to Pnompenh; Govt statement renews charges of aggression against Vietnamese Communists, appeals to Cambodians to be wary and lauds those nations that recognize new govt; 28 N Vietnamese and Vietcong diplomats leave by plane for Hanoi on control comm plane