September 30, 1973

Repr C W Sandman Jr, NJ Repub Gov candidate seeking to regenerate Pres Nixon's 'silent majority,' is in serious pol trouble partly as result of Watergate scandal involving Pres Nixon and kickback charges involving Vice Pres Agnew as they have robbed him of help of 2 major natl voices he had counted on

revd by M Dickstein; illus

10 persons die and 6 are injured on Sept 29 after fire spreads through 4 aging tenements in Hoboken, NJ; Deputy Fire Chief E McDonald says that 4 bldgs had center stairwells extending to roof, which acted like flues to draw flames rapidly upward and accounted for heavy damage to roofs of bldgs; firemen say that they have not yet determined cause of fire

Article on increasing number of nonsmokers who are demanding equal but umpolluted space; notes that there are increasing number of proprietors who are experimenting with nonsmoking sections in their establishments; notes that Ariz has 1st state law that sharply curtails smoking in public places; illus

US Cong sources say on Sept 29 that request for rev of conflicting testimony during Sen investigation of US-USSR '72 grain deal will be forwarded to Justice Dept within next few days; claim that request, submitted by Sen Permanent Subcom on Investigations chmn H M Jackson, could bring 1 of 3 results--perjury charges, action for contempt of Cong or finding that there is no cause for action; subcom aides are drafting rept that is expected to conclude that Amers were bested in deal, that it has caused serious econ repercussions and that these effects are result of mismgt by US Agr Dept officials; dept economist says that agency's Econ Research Service has volunteered data that could have put officials on guard against econ distortions that have been widely ascribed to deal; other conclusions expected by rept cited; billion-dollar deal and testimony before subcom by Agr Sec Butz, Asst Agr Sec C G Brunthaver and Continental Grain Co sr vp B Steinweg revd