SPACE I Astronauts Cooperand Conrad -- nearly halfway'- tonight in their epic eight-day voyage through space. And closing fast on an endurance record -- that will put Aaerica 'f weti' ahead of Russia for the first time ,lfl total ■an-hours -- 1/ in space. Along the route -- a aeries of spectacular views today. The apace explorers spotting a JU.nuteaan ■iaaile -- ae it burst through the clouds over California. Aleo -- an a•eoae view of the Florida peninsula ' -- a aeries or a■oke 1ignal1 near I Laredo, Texaa j -- and a solitary ship tar out at aea. On the lighter aide -- a report that C0111and Pilot Cooper is sprouting a white beard. Like Rip Van Winkle? "lope"-- " .. L L l n said his partner Conrad. Nore like -- San"l C aua • CClfORESS With Congress speeding toward an early adjournment president Johnson today emphasized the importance of about a dozen pending bills. Those that he would surely like to aee enacted into law -- before the legislators pack up and go hoae for the year. The President•a priority list -- including bills related to highway i■proveaent, higher education, vocational rehabilitation, rural water supply and 111i11gratlon. Aleo hOIII rule -- tor the District or Coluabia. c All or which pr ~ oea~ted _ this ~ a t e r c011118nt -~ trOII senate De■ocratic LOader llike llanstield. "It is not going to be possible to pa11 all this legislation" -- said he -- "but we will pa1a •• ■uch a1 possible." KASBIIIR Believe it or not -- RUBela in the strange role or peacemaker today. Urging India and Pakistan to settle their dispute over Kashmir -- "without resorting to the uae or aras." FUrther deterioration or the situation in Kashmir -- "would be a telling blow to the peoples or both nations" -- said llosco•. lleantiae, Pakistan today accuaed Indian artilleryaen -- or killing twenty persons and wounding fifteen others. r In an unprovoked attack on a village -- 1n the Pakistani sector ( or Kasmir. peace in that part or the world -- still Juat a word -- and nothing ■ore. YEIEN FOLLOW KASHMIR Speaking of peace -- an end to the three-year-old the signing of an agreement between Egypt and Saudi Arabia -- who up to now have supported opposing sides in the civil strife. The agreement pledging both nations -- 1Dd: I quote -- "to permit the free exercise of the Yemeni will -- to preserve the national gains of the people -- to restore stability to Yemen -- and to nor•l1ze relations between Egypt and Saudi The pact -- a product or three days or talke 1 ,)!&tween Egypt's Nasser and King Pe1sal or Saudi Arabia -- at the Red seaport of Jidda. The two aen said to have sealed the agree•nt -- with a hand-shake -- then an Arab-style eabrace. But whether 1t will mean peace in Yeaen -- that re•ina to be seen. PLANE A teu of Marine experts -- flew fr011 Viet In to Hong Kong today. To investigate the possibility of sabotage -- in the crash of a u.s~ military transport -- Juat a few hours before. The plane -- a giant £-One Thirty 1 ,-'!'hat plunged into the waters of Hong Kong harbor -- shortly atter take-otr troa Ka1tak International Airport. The crash killing fifty-eight -- or the seventy-one Jlarines aboard the plane. Coabat veterans all -- headed back to Viet lu -- atter a week I s leave in Hong Kong. VIET NAM FOLLOW PLANE Meanwhile, giant American bombers today launched another attack -- their tenth -- against c01111unist positions in South Viet Kam. The Ou&11~~•••• ~-Fifty-'l'ifos -- blasting a guerrilla stronghold near Chu Lai) .Mliere u.s. Narinea scored a major victory over the Viet Cong -- in fierce fighting last week. At the same time -- u.s. tighter-b011ber1 striking deep into tbe Com■unist North. To destroy a railroad bridge-· within thirty ■ilea or Red China. Closest yet. BIRTH The subject of birth control -- much in the news once again today. First -- a statement from the National catholic Welfare Conferenc~/ - ...Contending that the government __ ''should neither penalize nor promote" birth control. But instead -- should A pursue a policy of strict neutrality on the subject. The statement ottered in opposition -- to a bill that would per■lt governaent d1aae■1nat1on of birth control 1rifor■ation -- both at hOID8 and abroad. The bill -- a "aerioua danger to c1v11 libe ty" -- said the 1tate•nt. " 111 ottering / no genuine prospect -- ot relieving the proble■1 or poverty." Next -- an announce•n~ tr011 the u.s. Pllblic Health Service. Dlecloslng plane tor a national survey -- on the t11111J planning practices ot Aaerlcan w0111n. Thi tlrat ot it1 kind -- since widespread acceptance ot birth control pllla. collected data -- to provide the background tor tuture goverrment work. In the tleld ~t fertility control BIR!l'H - 2 practices -- and their influence on the health of women and children. Finally -- this note from Geneva. At the First International Conference -- on Family Planning Progrus. A couple of American scientists -- reporting that at present rates -- the population of COlllluniet China will reach about one Billion peo 1 , 1 u 1 Ninety-Eighty. As c011par"d with lta present population of about seven Hundred and Fifty 11111on. That I a an increase or more people -- than there are n011 1h tbe llbole United States. As a result -- Piking expected to toraulate an•• code or party loyalty. In an atte■pt to bead ott -- a population crisis. A code that would call tor poatpone111nt ot •rrfqe -- control llberever possible. Plus strict . . 1tat1,a -- on thl nuaber ot children permitted in a single ta■ily. LABOR The long Labor Day weekend -- Just around the corner. A fact duly noted by the Texas Safety Association today at Austin -- with publication of a special holiday bulletin. Entitled -- "How to Get Killed in Holiday Traffic." The five-point do-it-yourself death plan -- suggesting as follows: One -- fail to yield the right-of-way. Tllo -- drive too fast for existing road conditions. 'l'bree -- drive fast . er than the posted speed limit. Pour -- drive ldllle drWlk. Five -- drive on the wrong aide of tbe road. 'ffle 11st said to be c011piled tor the benet1t ot tbo11 drivers -- "who reel they have a built-in peroonal lllluntty to - ~ ~ , hl1tV14t accidents -- and therefore can dleregard ahl ~ • · PLIO -- Here in••• York -- a protest today troa tbt Uni!ted states Plag Association. Agalnat increa11ng atte■pt■ to c0illllrc1a11ze -- the atara and 1trlp11.ot iliNrla. - - PN11dent Dllfl'ence Phll!pa Towr ot tbe Plq ,ow,datlon -- 1peclttcally citing the u■e ot tl11:-ete1lgna 1n 10-calleii "pop" art. D11lgn1 that have 1udden~1 begun to appear -- on plllOII ca••·· bed 1beet1, l•Plbadll -- and lftD ladle■ • glrdl••· With no end in 11gbt. Said Phllpl: 'J.'hOII liho un tbl flag tor IUCII purpose■ -- 1hould be "oatraclzed" traa 1oclet1. An4 tlmd lltiilrever state or local la•• peralt.