May 6, 1973

NY Times survey finds increasing number of laboratories across US will analyze, without asking embarrassing questions, any illicit 'street' drug that user would like to know more about, and that drug analysis programs have become a sort of consumer protection service for the occasional 'tripper' who fears that drugs he buys from unknown dealer may be faked, adulterated, badly made or downright poisonous; finds laboratories providing service are operated by univs, private concerns, hosps, local police stations, drug treatment centers and, frequently, underground drug-oriented orgns and individuals

econ and pol plight of Sri Lanka discussed; Prime Min Bandaranaike openly complains about econ problems that have plagued nation since '70 gen elections; many problems, which have turned once wealthy nation into one facing bankruptcy, are blamed in part on Govt's own policies; econ fabric of Sri Lanka has been frayed by extravagant soc welfare programs that nation cannot afford; these measures have included free educ at univ level and subsidized med care and transportation; econ plight is especially perilous because Govt, to keep up with these programs, imports food at crushing cost; basic foods account for almost half nation's imports; most Govt officials concede that such policy is counterproductive because indus and nonconsumer items are more crucial to nation's development; econ difficulties are compounded by shortage of foreign exchange; Sri Lanka's main exports, tea, rubber and coconuts, have been sold at static world prices while cost of importing rice and wheat has steadily risen; imbalance has caused 'monstrous' deficit in foreign currency and nation is about $1.5-million in debt to other nations; key element in econ crisis is severe unemployment among young and educated; there are 700,000 unemployed workers, including about 70% of current hs graduates; Sri Lanka's underlying pol ferment, which exploded in '71 when revolt by leftist youths almost toppled Govt, has shown signs of resurfacing; 1.5-million mourners streamed into Colombo recently to pay tribute to late Prime Min D Senanayake, who was leader of main opposition party; huge turnout clearly underlines disappointment and anger among many in Sri Lanka; Bandaranaike por

NYS Gov Rockefeller on May 5 proposes 46% increase in amount of state aid he originally recommended for private colls and univs in '73-74, urging that they receive $26.8-million rather than $18.3-million in additional funds; would expand state assistance to most public community colls

Secretariat wins Kentucky Derby on May 5 at Churchill Downs; sets Derby record for 1 1/4-miles (1:59 2/5); illus; chart of race

high-ranking US and S Vietnamese officials say N Vietnamese troops are preparing for an eventual offensive in next 6 to 12 mos in 1 northernmost provs of S Vietnam; say only a series of true pol compromises between Communists and Saigon or a successful application of internatl pressure on Hanoi could head off such an assault; consider the compromise and the pressure highly unlikely; say that since truce took effect on Jan 28, Hanoi has brought thousands of tons of materiel into the northern region, are rebldg airfields and improving rds; Hanoi reptdly has equivalent of 7 inf divs in Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provs; officials in Hue says they have been documenting the Communist build-up with aerial photographs and other means; there are no indications that Hanoi has given up its goal of taking over S Vietnam and uniting the 2 Vietnams; so far, there has been little pub reaction from the Saigon Govt; pol analysts say that US and Saigon believe that for the moment they can be more effective with Hanoi in private