May 31, 1971

175 out of 479 Colgate Univ graduates stand up before Sec Rogers, who spoke at ceremonies, to back up pledge of not accepting a combat role in Indochina if drafted; pledge is announced by class valedictorian T W O'Brien; hundreds of parents, faculty members and visitors stand up in support of protesting students; earlier, Rogers, in s, said Nixon is getting US out of the war; illus

2 youths believed to be members of guerrilla group that kidnapped and killed Elrom seize S Erkan, 14-yr-old daughter of Turkish Army Maj Erkan, and hold her as hostage in her home; are reptd to have clashed with watchmen on duty outside house, killing 1 watchman and 1 woman bystander, before breaking in; police say youths dropped bag containing Sten Gun and wallet belonging to Elrom during clash; army officer says youths offered to free girl in exch for passports and safe conduct out of country; more than 1,000 soldiers and several hundred police encircle house; officer says youths identified themselves as N Seven and H Cehavir, neither of whom appeared on lists issued by Turkish martial-law command; notes he has spoken to girl and that she had no requests; Maj Turun arrives from hq to direct operations; soldiers illus outside house

2d article in NY Times series discusses diversity of outer cities; problems of typical outer cities described; Mayors, county officials, planners, poverty workers and urbanologists all agree that without strong Fed leadership and financial aid, no dent can be made in problems ranging from poverty, housing and integration to sewers, pollution control and population dispersal; illus of outer city development

Altman, claiming that harassment is inevitable, says he is forming citywide tenants' group to act against such landlord practices after new vacancy decontrol law goes into effect July 1, TV int; says he would encourage tenants' groups to withhold rents where there are signs of harassment; holds funds can be placed in escrow till landlord complies with law; cites types of harassment; recalls chaotic situation in London when rents were decontrolled in '57; says he is not recommending rent strikes; Admr Walsh agrees landlord harassment will be major problem, separate TV int; also foresees sharp rent increases

Ind Christian chs of Africa seen one of most rapidly growing religious movements in world; were created either as result of schisms of missionary-founded denominations or by individual prophets; are estimated to number 5,000 and to have 9-million adherents; reptdly are increasing at rate of about 100 a yr and have firmly estab themselves as '4th force' in African Christianity alongside RC, Prot and Orthodox and Coptic Chs; have incorporated African music and cultural forms into their life and have created imaginative blends of indigenous tribal religions and Western Christianity; both African and Eur ch leaders debate whether some blends can be called Christian but all agree that movement as whole is important factor in making Africa one of few places in world where Christianity is making substantial numerical gains; illustrations