Dear Mr. Quesada: A ridiculous situation involving representatives of the Federal Aviation Agency has been brought to my attention and I am writing you concerning it in anticipation that early remedial action will be taken. As the problem is reported to me, inspectors of the Federal Aviation Agency (and I understand that in many cases these individuals’ normal assignment is maintenance inspection), while riding on air line airplanes, are timing the visits of the pilot in command to the passenger cabin and filing violation reports against him.

Los Angeles—An airways bottleneck that threatens frequent traffic jams of jet transports in the Los Angeles area now stands a good chance of being broken if a new program recommended by the Federal Aviation Agency is adopted. The program is the result of an extensive study conducted by a team consisting of nine FAA officials and representatives from the commercial airlines, Air Force and Navy.

Washington—A scarch-rescue satellite which can locate and quickly report the position of downed aircraft, flight personnel, ships in distress or space probe payloads that miss their intended impact area is under active consideration by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.