January 27, 1971

outgoing NYS Gen Services Comr Schuyler concedes NYS will have to pay Albany S Mall contractors at least $85-million and possibly $150-million additional to compensate for losses caused by improper state planning; funds are requested in Gov Rockefeller's deficiency budget for 'equitable adjustments,' with no further explanation; Schuyler concedes money is for delays caused by state, says it is, being appropriated to forestall costly ct suits by contractors; Controller Levitt disclosed payments, has been monitoring state-contractor negotiations; 1 major contract has been changed, with state paying $31-million more than originally set for foundation of main platform on which Mall is being built; $97-million contract for platform itself, largest single contract in state history, is now being negotiated with Walsh-Corbetta only bidder; combine reptdly now seeks total of $162-million

Lockheed reptdly at impasse with Defense Dept over C-5A; vp Wilson denies rept; says halt in Govt funding would stop C-5A production and leave 51 planes, worth more than $1-billion, on assembly lines, but would not necessarily force co into bankruptcy; denies co chmn Haughton is attempting to force settlement of dispute on co terms or that he suppresses dissidents within co who wish to settle on dept's terms; sources close to negotiations say co refuses to narrow issues to be litigated in order to have open-ended position in cts; Sen Proxmire charges in Sen s that Lockheed and dept are 'wheeling and dealing' with taxpayers money; demands dispute be sent to cts with no more funds advanced to Lockheed

Polish Govt officials decide to delay introduction of controversial wage incentive plan for 1 yr while experimenting with it in some industries; delay seen concession to workers by Communist party leader Gierek; plan viewed major cause of Dec riots

Prince and wife feted by Pres and Mrs Nixon at White House dinner and ball; Nixon's daughters among 100 guests; list of some guests; festivities, including official exch of gifts, described

Tass and Izvestia rept unmanned USSR Venera 7 spacecraft made 1st soft landing on Venus last mo and sent back data for 23 mins; say signals were very weak and were detected by 'special method' using computers; rept craft's instruments indicated temperature on planet's surface ranges from 847 to 923 degrees Fahrenheit, making it impossible for much oxygen to exist on planet; rept atmospheric pressure is 90 times and atmospheric density 60 times that of earth at sea level; USSR scientists say scorching heat, crushing pressure and dense air make it unlikely that man could survive long on planet even in most technologically-advanced life-support system; Venera project chief designer sees little chance that TV pictures will be transmitted from planet's surface in near future; says Venera 7 was heavier and stronger than previous Venera craft