October 15, 1973

In Washington, high American officials and well‐placed diplomats said neither the Israelis nor the Arabs showed any interest in a cease‐fire. Thus Washington has coneluded‐that no solution of the crisis will be possible until the fighting stops. On Capitol Hill, a political battle seemed to be forming over President Nixon's Middle East policy. [Pages 16 and 21.]

NY Mets defeat Oakland Athletics, 10-7, to win 2d game of World Series; 12-inning game is longest in World Series history (4 hrs 13 min); series is tied 1-1; illus

A four‐week strike against eight Roman Catholic high schools in Brooklyn and Queens ended last night when lay teachers voted to accept a salary proposal after a weekend of bargaining and mediation. Page 41.

Oct 15: Egypt repts on Oct 14 that its forces have opened general offensive all along Sinai front and have occupied 'large new areas of the desert in violent fighting'; Egyptian mil commmand says that Egyptians have destroyed 150 Israeli tanks and shot down at least 44 Israeli aircraft, including 2 helicopters, on 9th day after their thrust across Suez Canal; says Egyptian planes bombed Israeli antitank missile positions, destroying some and forcing others to withdraw; says 15 Israeli jets were shot down as they attempted to bomb Egyptian airfields in Nile Delta; objective of Egyptian offensive, it appears, is to inflict heaviest possible losses on Israeli armored corps and air force and to relieve some of Israeli pressure on Syrian forces in north; Egyptian Pres Sadat has not uttered public word since start of fighting; silence underscores mood of seriousness as well as awareness by population that war may be long and hard despite initial successes; Egyptian Govt imposes war tax on cigarettes, alchoholic beverages and bus and train fares and it increases regular income tax by 1%; measure is believed to be largely psychological; illus of captured Israeli soldiers, 1 carrying Torah, at west bank of Suez Canal

Mrs G R Ford says she does not want her husband to run for Pres or Vice Pres in '76; says that if her husband is confirmed by Cong they will continue to live in Alexandria, Va; says their garage will be remodeled to accommodate Secret Service agents; says as 2d Lady she would like to do something for the arts; she was dancer with M Graham in late '30s and early '40s; biog sketch; illus