January 2, 1964

Mayor Wagner and Gov Rockefeller announce city-state plan to enable NYCTA to pay for new 2-yr contract with TWU and continue 15¢ fare for at least 1 yr; plan includes legis to let city pay interest and amortization on certain authority bonds, accelerate reimbursement for rise in power costs that followed sale of power plants to Consol Edison, and give NYCTA materials it now leases; moves estimated to net NYCTA $41 million

Educ Policies Comm proposes tuition-free educ for all; asks free transportation and living allowances unless coll is within commuting distance

US Justice Dept weighs action against US cos for possible collusion in conspiracy to defraud US by illegal diversion, '59-62, of over 1/2 million metric tons of feed grains worth $30 million sold to Austria under foreign aid program; over 1/2 was sold at premium in W Ger, smaller amts in E Ger and 8 other Eur countries ineligible for US aid; Sen J J Williams urged probe, July '63; holds diversion resulted in $3-5 million in windfall profits; Agr Dept and HR subcom have probed affairs; subcom rept names 5 Austrian importers, links US exporters and W Ger importers and criticizes Agr Dept failure to detect diversions

NY Times (C Knowles) survey of Mayor Wagner's 10 yrs in office; major gains under his Adm detailed; he now has, under new City Charter, more power than any other Mayor in city's history; 3d term called best

E Ger seeks to depict pass accord as loosening of W Berlin ties to W Ger; W Berlin Berliner Morgenpost warns on pol dangers of accord; 15,000 W Berliners spent New Yr's Eve with relatives, 75,000 others crossed border on New Yr's Day; illus