L.T. - BUICK, FISHER. FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1966 (Dallas Towneend eubetituting) VIET NAM A U.S. spokesman in Saigon -- today reported the ! I I I btggeet air strike yet -- apinet c01111uni1t Worth Vitt la■ • 1 On the ground•- the Viet Cong all but wiping out a Narine patrol or fourteen •n -- near Da Nang. But paJing tor it -- with the 1011 of close to Two Hundred ■en or their own. I I Noet ot the• victi■e or an A•rican air strike -- with tla■lng · napal■ bOllbl . I PLAIE The Peking propaganda machine working full blast today; ln the wake of Communist charges -- that U.S. planes deliberately invaded Red Chinese air space; and shot down -- a Chinese M1g-Seventeen. Peking calling the alleged attack -- "an act of war provocation." Urging the Chinese Arlly -- to •ke "the moat effective preparations for war." Adding that Chinese hatred of the United States -- is deeper than the sea; and that Aller1ca 1 s "blood debt" to China -- is 110re •ssive than a 110untain. In Washington, however, the threats taken with a grain of salt. White House News Secretary Bill Moyers saying he would be surprised -- if the alleged incident and any effect -- on the current review of U.S. policy 1n Viet Nam. In any case, who denied the Chinese accusations, we do report shooting down a MIG 17 over North Vietnam -- not · ·· - · ... .. China. RENTS At the White House -- President Johnson today put the final touch -- to a piece or highly controversial legislation; signing into law -- a Two-point-Eight-Billion-dollar money bill; that includes Twelve Million dollars -- to start up the Administrat1on•s disputed rent subsidy program. The President declaring that every man I s house camot be a caatl~ -- but "it need not be a hove 1 • 11 The bill also provides Nine-and-a-Halt Million dollars -- for the eetabllahllent ot a National Teacher Corpe; to provide better teaching facil1t1ee -- tor the children of poor fua1lie The President noting, ho.ever, that this la enough to finance the teacher corps -- only through the curre~ fiscal year. Urging the House to reconsider -- its recent rejection of additional funds. 11 I hope" -- said he -- "that Congress, which has already done so much for so many, will do just a little more -- and give the teacher corps a chance to help others. 11 SEAMEN In l,ondon -- Br1.tlsh Prime Minister Harold Wilson today aade a personal eleventh-hour appeal -- to head off a threatened seamen's strike. Meeting with the union's Forty- Elghty-member executive board --over beer and sandwiches -- at l1111ber Ten Downing Street. Wilson argued that a seamen's strike -- would be tantaaount to cutting Britain's economic lifeline. Calling for continued negotiation -- in hopes of achieving a compro■ iae. levertheleas, the union leaders later met privately -- and rejected the request for further delay. The strike deadline set for midnight Sunday -- said a union official -- barri~ "fresh offer." PARIS FOLLOW SEAMEN Across the Channel -- 1n Paris -- President DeOaulle was accused today -- o f unwittingly sabotaging chances for a meaningful East-West disarmament agreement. The charge -- by British Disarmament Minister Lord Chalfont. Based on the French decision -- to withdraw from NATO. Lord Chalfont asserting that "anything which weakens NATO -- at the same time weakens the chances of meaningful diaar•aent." This -- said he -- "because the Russians are only interested in negotiating with people -- who have a basis for strength.' &EAD TO TAPE Lowell Thomas 1s still in Europe tonight -- but he has given us another special report -- this one a sidelight on the Saga of Man. T,hank you, Lowell. ECONOMY The President's top business advtsers -- 1n session today at Hot Springs. Virginia -- to take the pulse of the nation's economy. The diagnosis later rendered -- by Chairman Gardner Ackley of the President's Council of Economic Adv1-ers. Tbe nation's economy -- said Ackley -- is "less boomy" than a few months ago; apparently ruling out -- the need for an 1•ediate tax increase. Ackley adding, however, that the threat of inflation -- 1s still the nation's biggest econoaic worry. BEUJIUM (Speaking of tnflat1on) this next f rom Brussels. News today of a final settlement between Belgian doctors and government health officials: calling for a so-called "who,ping" increase in medical fees -- to head off a threatened tl doctors' strike. Under the new ,,..;t' agreement -- the price of an office call goes up from a dollar-twenty-six -- to a dollar-forty- elght. And the price of a visit from a specialist -- from two-forty-eight -- to two-eighty-four. It uy be inflation, Warren, but it still sounds like a bargain. PACKAGING A · ' ter fi ve Y ars of d l ay -- t h e Senat e Connnerce Committee today f inall y approve d at las t -- a "truth in packag1ng bill." Designed to eliminate phony phrases and phony measures -- from the labels o f kitchen and bathroom products. I f finally approved by the full Congress -- as expected -- the bill would require standar.d labels on all products. El1m1nat1ng the guesswork -- as to actual quantity. Banning come-one -- such as "so many cents off on this package." And establishing a uniform scale -- to determine whether a product ls really "small ' , "giant" or•economy" size. The following comment -- from Senator Hart of Michigan -- who originally 1ntoduce d the bill. S a id he: "In the never- never land where on~an ts king -- no, it's not a good bill, ""\ But from an over-all viewpoint -- it's a fine bill." lalluxt■1UIUUXu,axl■■■xatp&P- RIFT Rumors persist to d ay -- o f a serleus rift in the Est European ~ommunist bloc. The rumors blossoming anew amld a report from Peking -- of high-level talks between Romanian and Red Chinese officials. According to Radio Bucharest -- the Romanians wer e met by Red Chinese Premier Chou-En-Lal, among others; tn what was described as -- a "comradely and friendly atmosphere." This during a brief stopover by the Romanians at Peking -- f'ollowlng week-long talks with the Communist North Vietnamese. News today from Moscow -- that Soviet Co11111unlst Party Leader Leonid Brezhnev -- has s returned from his to,-secret trip to Bucharest. However, the purpose of the trip -- and results, lf any -- remain a Kremlin secret. Moscow giving no deaails at all about what happened in Bucharest~ -- mentioning tt o f flciall f or the f irst time. EGYPT FOLLOW RIFT As for Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin -- he•s still on tour in Egypt{his trip apparently the spark -- for a stepped- up anti-American campaign -- in the land of the Nile. The latest and bitterest atta c k to date -- an article today in the Cairo newspaper Al Ahram -- which generally re fleets official po lie y. / TM newspaper as aert1ng that political and economic cooperation -- between the United State ■ and the United Arab Republic -- is totaa1y 1mposeible. Thie -- eaid the article -- because the United states "wants agents -- --- not trlende." The u. s. also accused of attempting to establish King Faisal of Saudi Arabia 1~ as a so-called "!°pe" According to Al Ahram /another American policy and blind pressure." or Islu. - -- "of force