3-6-96. TWP and NYT give additional reports on WW II atomic spying by the Soviets revealed by decoding cables under NSA's Venona program. With more on the role of physicist Theodore Hall and others initially reported by TWP on February 25. NYT quotes David Kahn on the "unquestionable" code-breaking and doubts of FBI "gumshoe" follow-up of decrypted leads. TWP's is more robust, quotes poo-bahs. POO_bah