G . . n w an o ln tr n n t ' w · ln Vet Nam e o to · · b h out Vietn m se o rnm e nt. A o n m litar o o m n atin that Communist uerrilla ..... . r . fe , in o overnmen , o ce in ever-in reas1ng n umb er . ft n o t e ir t t lme -- in mal 1 arme un1 ts • -- 1 te o merel n ea t a time. N rl "our hu n · re Viet Con military and political r . on n e al to a e de . ec t . e to the go ernment s 1de ln th la cit wee a on ; bringin ~ - - a . lar e qua ntity o m _ ll arm an ' renale . Furt her a in to a government p 1c · 1 a anta e -- irtuall w .. o n ln t , e earlier o ~ ar . . ean 11 ~ ep to a erica infantrymen-~ • ~ r o , u _ p C o mun · _ t tro l · on· n • . . M n e ar h u r n t 0 in ea . ' count ln or t t 0 ec uer 11 an e capture of a un re an ot r . KLAN In Washington -- a start today in that long-awaited congressional investigation -- of the Ku Klux Klan. With Imperial Wizard Rats& l II .. Shelton -- head of the United Klans of America ~ -- one of the first to take the standA_ ~ ~uick to take refuge in Constitutional guarantees. Except for name, age, birthplace and the fact that he had been subpoenaed -- Shelton refusing to answer all question~ ..Qr{'the grounds -- said he -- "that an answer might tend to incriminate me." ...--!fi' violation of rights granted under four 1 amendments to the const1tut1on -- including the Fourteenth. That latter amendment providing that no state -- shall deny persons equal protection of the law. Ironically, the same amendment cited by ~reme Court -- in outlawing school segregation, What• ■ ■011 the basis for this year's voting / A. A rights bill. TRIAL FOLLOW KLAN Another Klansman in court today -- in Hayneville, Alabama. Collie Leroy Wilkins on trial for them second time -- in the Civil Rights murder of Mrs. Viola Liuzzo. But still no jury. Alabama's Attorney General Richmond Flowers -- today winning a twenty-four-hour delay in the proceedings/Jrci carry a last-ditch appeal -- to the State Supreme court. Purpose: To disqualify prospective Jurors -- allegedly guilty of racial bias. PRESIDENT President Johnson -- up and around again today. For a stroll of a mile-and-a-half -- through the grounds of Bethesda Naval Hospital. An hour-long walk that left him feeling -- by his own words -- 11 pretty good." The President aJ4_ ~ ' adding that he• "doing okay for an old man." HOOVER Awa n1ng today -- from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. To the effect that the U.S. Communist Party -- 1s attempting to exploit recent demonstrations against U.S. policies in Viet Nam and Latin America. J. Edgar Hoover further asserting that "it is a rare civil rights activity -- whether it be a voter •a registration drive, a demonstration, march or picket -- that does not attract Communists to some degree." BURUNDI Fr om Brussels -- news today of another attempted assastination -- in the African Kingdom of Burundi. Premier Leopold Biha reportedly eh ~ t and gravely wounded -- in an attempted Army coup. Mwami Mwam b utsa -- the King of Burundi said to have escaped harm -- only by fleeing to the neighboring Congo. The abortive revolt last night -- apparently confined, however, to the capital or Bujumbura; ~th royalist forces quickly crushing the Army mutineers -- permitting the king's at least six dead return to power. The final to11:M•wa •••, tac asaxas~-- with an additional thirty rebels held for trial. Thie the latest in a series or violent political incidents that have plagued Burundi since it achieved independence from Belgium in Nineteen Sixty-Two. At that, the wounded premier -- comparatively lucky. Two of his predecessors in the last four years -- slain in office. MALY I in r n al , i -- r or a ne~ r1 i to ay · n h k e o f 1. te xc an -- betw en n apore' · P m Le an Mala ian Pim Minister Tengku. Lee -- wit a e c attac in Ma ay 1a 1 s tern of state ultan,, a well sits tra ition o a k ing -- el cte by maJor ty ote. Repli e Teng u rom Kuala Lumpur: Lee's speech -- .. the rantln o a ma _ an frustrated man," a man -- he continued -- .. who speaks the same language ' 1 as Su.karno o Indones 1a. UNIT ATI u r e o t t a rom U.N. cretary General U T h n . n t t t h a tr c e -- b t n In ia n T t n r tion ap enuinely to want a Yo . n Ka .:> m_r -- at U Thant with ''thi attitu • e n t al a. re 1 te c curat l at t e fiont. ' de rea · e in hea ~ fig ttn -- sa he, but numerous breache o ."' the truce -- in the lat ten day with tension still high. " The cease - fire must be cons1 ered -- precarious," said he . TURNCOAT Americ&~ turncoat Morris Wills arrived in Hong Kong today -- after thirteen years behind the Bamboo curtain. The former Korean prisoner-of-war -- accompanied by h~s Chinese wife and their infant daughter. Wills a former rei1dent of Fort Ann, New York -- Nld to appear, pale and nervou;:-, AtRI la refused to answer any questions -- about his stay in Red China. "I will not speak to , - " anybody now" -- said he. al:,tscagt: I■ iater ad -- maybe q . tomorrow." ATOMIC A Western agreement to sell nuclear reactors to Russian satellites in Europe -- under "specific conditions" disclosed today in Paris and later confirmed in Washington. This apparently a secret decision -- approved last July by the Inter-Allied Coordinating Committee. A hlghly- claasified branch -- of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. But so far -- no sale. The catch -- apparently those specified "conditions. 0 'nle u.s. and its Allies insisting on adequate safeguards -- tnclud1ng on-site inspection -- to make sure tlut the reactors are used only for peaceful purposes. RIPPER - The case of "Jacques the Ripper" -- solved today in Paris/ Afth the arrest -- of a German tourist. Horst Dieter Goetze -- confessing tmt he murdered three Parisien ladies of the evening -- within the space of a week. Two or them in the st. Denis quarter of Paris -- the third in a hotel room overlooking Place Pigalle. Motive -- said he -- to prove that capital punishment is no deterrent to crime. SPACE - Navy Commander Charles "P8te" Conrad received his astronaut•s wings -- in appropriate ceremonies today at the pentagon. The e inging spaceman honored for his part -- 1n the record-breaking eight-day flight of the Gemini-Five. Navy Secretary Paul N1tze -- who made the presentation -- noting that Conrad sang off key J But never mind -- aa1d he. Because "the sea serv1cee will always be in the forefront ot new challenges 1n exploration -- regardless of the quality or e 1ng1ng voices.• Q..,/ ~-~ ~ ~ 1 - v - d ) - ~ ~ ~ ASYLUM The mysterious weekend disappearance of an Hungarian diplomat -- explained today by the British Foreign Office. Laszlo Szabo -- second secretary at the Hungarian Embassy in London -- said to have asked and received political asylum -- at the American Embassy in London, .-«fld now said to be eately hidden -- here in the United States.