s~~ding tro op ~ t c ~etroit last week. conferre~ wtth Governor Romney--at the ~et~ht of the 1:·n : urrectio°J • .fayinr the President b · sued neces "' ary orders--as soon as the governor made a formAl request f~r troops; form~l reques~--2s required by lav. cfc= C l a r k ~ ~sked--whether he ~h ught it was Romney ,.( ~ . LJ~Y.- who hrlci "ple:.red pc,litics~•~ ~ answerJl/-"Tbe record v111 have to speek for itRtlf." RACE ,,,, 1,t "-, ~ , t ~ · l, 7, ~ r z ~ - A · ter twenty .j traight days of raei.at::tt:tri::fe- -- a hope at I\ . / J r ~ 7. t'-1,1,6:~ ,f ._ L night that the wors t of America's~ h~~summer last may no w be over. Tr-ue enough -- renewed violence overnight in at least eight U.S . cities. How e ver, police an National Guardsmen -- more than holding their own 1n the most recent trouble spots. Aided and abetted along the East Coast -- by rain -- welcome rain. - - f u ~ Ironically, the city of Washington, D. C. I\. one of the latest to feel the lash of racial disorder. And it was there that the President's new anti-r1ot Commission -- went to woDk today. Executive Director David Ginsburg vowing to capture -- as he put it -- "the actual smell and feel. of what 1s going on." The better to guide the Commission 1n it's search for causes -- and, hopefully, cures -- to America's racial 111s. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoo er -- later one of the first to testify before the commission . .,. ~!ling its members he saw ,, ' r no evidenc\any conspiracy -- ln the recent rash of big-city violence. SAIGON News from Saigon tells today;-- o r the g reatest Allied v i ctory to date in the Mekong Delta. Some f ifteen thousand American and vouth Vietnamese troops -- smashing at a longtime Viet Cong sanctuary. There wiping out some three hundred and fifty enemy troops as against Allied losses of forty-three. The vtctory ending a Viet Co . ng build-up; said to be the "prelude to large-scale operations" -- planned for this week or next 1n tne rlce-ri . ch Del ta. In the air war -- American jets struck today on either side of Hanoi. Pounding fuel d-ps and missile sites -- that poured smoke half-a-mile into the sky . At sea -- the U.S. destroyer Ault -- slightly damaged by North Vietnamese coastal guns. lmever, ~vy offlclals reporting -- n o A ~ J ~ ' WELLINGTON FOLLOW SAIGON Meanwhile, the President's two special envoys to Southeast Asia -- were on tour today in Wellington, New Zealand. Clark Clifford there explaining the two-man mission -- by saying the President ts about to make important C. , -.., H ~ bcNn - i < ~ collaboration" -- with our Alltes~1l1l1■ 1 -- that "would ;. have been difficult -- through normal diplomatic channels" -J ho'>Q d~c-·,~,ol\J ,.. _ __,,1 said Clifford . But whit I z(might be -- he didn't say. A F ~ ¾ l ~ ~ w - i , . ' 1 - J ~ -ti; T ~ ~~ °" ~ d ~ , WASHINGTON {A.,}t H~rt at home -- another pol 1tical storm brewing; with Chairman Rivers of the H J use Armed Services Committee -- today ordering a full-scale 1nvestigat1.on of U.S. poli.cy 1n Vietnam. Goal -- sald he -- to determine whether the Johnson ~ Administrationl\has a plan for "military victory" in Vietnam; ad if so -- how long it will take to achieve it. At the same time -- a report today that Defense Secretary Rioll1n McNamara -- has decided finally to reactivate the big battleship New Jersey; for naval duty -- off the coast of Vietnam. The Job_:; to take about ten month,.,-- and •~••-9 twenty-seven million. PEKING today in Peking -- a giant troop parade : commemorating the fortieth anniversary -- of Red China's vast Liberation ~ d.--;t- Army. iven 10 7' a striking reminder of China's current a/ power struggle , in which the Army now finds itself ,..h- deeply involved. Of China's thirteen provincial military commanders -- only four were able or willing to attend the big celebration. The rest either tied up with local problems -- or openly opposed to Chairman Mao. Be that aft 111ay -- Peking stoutly malntalns w.l 1t ls still capable of fighting and winning 1n Vietnam. Asserting that the world's largest army -- 1s still a hundred per cent co■bat ready. With newest equt . p■ent -- 1ncludtng hydrogen bombs. ~hlna-Natchers in Hong Kong•• ••11, tbq doubt 1 . t. Pointing out that many of China's top officers -- have ffi'°'~~ already been purged fro■ the ranks. That many more~fall -- whatever the outcome of the current "cultural revolution." MOSCOW FOLLOW PEKING A related item f rom Moscow -- where the Kremlin today ~ took note of the Chinese Army anniversary; accusing Chairman . " Mao and his cohorts -- of' subverting the role of an army in a socialist state. Contrary to revolutionary tradition -- the Liberation Aray has become an instrument "for the armed suppression" of China's discontented •sses -- said Moscow. Further blasting Peking for allegedly trying to fill the Ar■y -- with "hostility and hatred for the Soviet Union." KHARTOUM A meetin g o f foreign ministers o r thirteen Arab nations opened today in Khartoum ln the Sudan. The ministers hoping to quench old rivalries -- to bring order from the chaos that followed defeat at the hands of Israe l. Sudanese Premier Mohammed Maghou -- ~et~lnt; tre ceneral tenor of medi.ng; J1ead1ng for a unifted plan or action -- against Israel. This •••• ho 9 the onl~ way to restore "Arab prestige, potential, history -- and the essence of our very being," .. - 9A,d he• JERUSALEM The mystery a Sin! c ampai g n " of Israel' s lightening victory in the re ent - --N~' C") .:I u sing old-, antiquate equipment -- explaine d, tn part, in this nex t f rom Jerusalem) ,.)f el ling how U.S. surplus Sherman tanks from World War Two -- were rebuilt to meet and match the latest 1n Soviet-built armored might. Accordin g to a top Israeli officer -- the or1g1nal Shermans shipped to Israel were totally unfit~dem desert warfare. Guns too small -- t racks too narrow -- engines too for example, that earl~ weak -- s1lhou . ettes too high. ..,...,_._:4eyi,■rtaw~ra1n1ng •neuve~r~cticed down hill: since that was the only ........,.to~ way ~ e tanks aoYJO- up to at tack speed . Later though -· · the Shermans were outfitted with powerful neuverab1lity -- airplane engines. Wider tracks were added for~ ~•••-□~ also heavle . r guns 1n smaller, lower turrets. Then it was practice, practice, practice teaching platoons of the rag-tag tanks to work together : to con . centrate their fire-powe~ins t . the · lone-wolf tactics of Arab tank marauders. The rest -- history. CU CHI Then there' s the tory -- of Army s pecialist f ourth class (Rush) Lyle Roush of as s aic, New Jersey. ,,e ~ urrently serv 1ng as a ) finance clerk -- at Cu Chi in Vietnam . Soldier Roush -- assigned to check the leave papers of a forward outfit. ~riving just in time -- to see the G .I. 1 s / boarding hel !copters • So he also jumpe d aboard -- assuming they were re turni . ng to camp. Turned ouihough -- they , weren•t. It was a co■bat assault with young Roush landing in the midst of a fire-f1ght. Crawling quickly to the company coanander -- telling him: "Sir, I'm not supposed to be here." "Gee, that's too bad" -- said the C . O. -- or words to that effect. Adding: "Here -- take some a•o and soae grenades . " Which he did. ~ For four hours -- fightingAby side -- with the f ront-line troops. When finally airlifted ~ % 4 1 4 & ~ to safety --Aan older and wiser man. ~Y.tl'ling· The new soldier Roush -- not about to rush into 1111i1MY any time -- any place -- any where -- any more. PARIS The man who started it all -- again the hit of the fashion (Koo-rej') parade in Paris. Andres Courreges today drawing cheers from press and buyers alike -- with his new "flower look" for . -- - - - ~ .... Courreges -- you'll recall -- the man who pioneered the mini-skirt, the pants suit, the long boo , ts. Thls ti■e around -- raising hemlines about five inches above the knee,>- ~~ for most dresses; even higher -- in certain cases. What's more, adorning almost every creation -- with r1owers; . . s flower galore. Hit of the show -- a short pants suit worn with a white flower-appliqued T-shirt. Remove the short pants -- and presto! .,)ffle T-shirt becomes a see-through Jump-suit / much like the one-piece-summer underwear that Grandpa used to wear. All of al which seems to settle once and for all -- the direction 1 t IS Up, '1.)eU.. t~TO Net,- t!-.Q.. of hemline8A: Barring a mini-revolt -- up and awayj ~ - - l,, ~ -pJ ~ ✓A-..()-14-'1--,,