LT. SUSTAINING, tl)NDAY 1 DECEMBER 12, 1966 (Dallas Townsend, Sub.) GOOD EVENOO EVERYBODY: The quest for party and national unity -- an all-perv . ading factor today; at a Washington meeting -- or top Republican leaders. On the international front -- a stem warning to \.he Coaamiat world. The GOP telling Red leaders not to aisinterpret those recent election results -- aa a sign of national disunity -- not to aake the aiatake -- of thinking thls la a weakenlr3 or U.S. resistance to Coauniat aggression. On the do•atlc tront -- Governor Romney ot lichlgan atteapttng to restore party unity; 1n a public Metlng with Barry Goldwater -- wholl he failed to support ln Mlneteen-Slxty-Four. Vlshlng Goldwater well -- ln hla 9ffort to regain a Senate seat from Arizona. Goldwater -- for hls part -- refusing comment on a LEAD--2 possible Romey candidacy ln Slxty-Elght; but Mklng lt clear -- he has no intention or bolting the party. "I'll just stand on my historical Republican record" -- said Goldwater -- "and cross that bridge when I get to lt." VIRI'IAM In Vietnam -- another B-Fifty-Two attack today on Moo Ja Pass; at the southern terminus -- of t~e Ho Chi Minh trail. This, the eighth attack of the war by B-Pifty-Two'a on North Vietnam -- again successful -- in choking off the Communist supply route from the North. But the raid itself -- a sign of increasing Connunist air defenses. For the first time -- the big bombers accoapan1ed by tighte~ protection. In response to widespread reports -- that Russia has recently supplied North Vietna■ with an additional One Hundred Jets. These reportedly t.nclud1ng several of Russia's latest, the delta-winged Mtg-Twenty-Ones -- fastest plane ~ in the Co•unlat alr arsenal; said to be armed with day-and-night search radar as well as air-to-air missiles. In Saigon -- American military officials today arguing against extension -- of those two forthcoming VIETIAN--2 holiday truces; baaing their arguments on the Com11unist military build-up -- during last year's truce. At the same tiae -- ranking military ■en urging a gradual escalation ot the alr war; to include Ilg bases and other military 1natallat1on1 -- n , ow ott-11■1ts er po11t1cal reasons. BAfllKOK FOLLOW VIETNAM From neighboring Bangkok - · - a report that a unit o i' U.S. Special Forces -- Green Berets -- has Just been assigned to Thailand. Their Job -- w . e're told -- to help Thailand organize Twenty-Two units o f its 1 own special Ranger force; for the purpose of collbating C 1 0 1 muni1t guerrillas -- 1n the northeast section of that cowitry. This -- according to high sources ln the Thal governaent. Said to be an indication -- ot increased Co•un1st insurgent activity in Thailand; to the point where responsible U.S. oftlciala -- are now .1serloualJ concerned about it. COURT Decision day at the U.S. Supreme Court -- and a bad day for James Hoffa. By a vote of Six-to-One -- the High Court rejecting :toffa I s appeal from a Jury tampering conviction. Making it all but certain -- that the teamsters unton President now must serve an eight-year penitentiary sentence. In other cases -- the Supreme Court today: Ruling Five-to-Four -- that the Georgia state legls&ature does have the Constit . utional right to settle the deadlocked Georgia governar•s race; reaffirming a Judgaent against Milwaukee -- in that city's attempt to prevent a move of the 'lfat1onal League Braves to Atlanta; reinstating an inter-state gambltng charge -- in connection with the New Hampshire sweepstakes; and, finally, agreeing to rule on the Constitutionality or Virginia's ant1-m1scegnation law. IKE Major surgery performed today on General Eisenhower -- a complete success -- aa you have no doubt heard by now. Doctors at Walter Reed Army Hospital removing Ike's gall bladder -- ln an operation that took nearl1 two hours. Later reporting the former Prealdent -- in good condition; the outlook for a speedy recovery sald to be "excellent." Good news -- all around -- for General 11aenhower. smoimm LEAD-IN TO THOMAS TAPE Lowell Thomas 1s still in Eurlfibp· -- 1n hot pursuit or high ... J"o~/ adventure : So once again -- a special repo~ -- on a sQbJect or vital interest to conservat1on1sts. '\