November 5, 1973

NYS Sen Marchi, Repub mayoral candidate, and NYS Assemblyman Blumenthal, Liberal party candidate, criticize what they say are heavy real estate contributions to mayoral campaign of Dem candidate Controller Beame, TV debate Nov 4; Beame renews his denials and asserts his support is broadly-based

NYC Fire Comr J T O'Hagan says on Nov 4 that if firemen strike, threatened for 9 AM on Nov 5 occurs, fire trucks will be operated with reduced crews and civilian volunteers may be used to help lay hoses, though they will not be allowed to enter burning bldgs; dept spokesman, expressing doubt that firemen strike could be 100% effective, says there is no plans to use Natl Guard or Coast Guard to help fight fires; O'Hagan has already said that probationary firemen may be used in event of strike; Uniformed Fire Officers Assn pres Deputy Chief D M McCormack pledges UFA its support and warns city that 2,700 officers will not be employed as strike breakers; says they will attempt to save people in burning bldgs but will not fight fire nor direct Natl Guard or Coast Guard; E J Schmertz, mediator in contract dispute, repts no major progress in talks; Collective Bargaining Office Chmn A Anderson asks UFA pres R J Vizzini in lr to end immediately the strike threat and to announce that if dispute is not settled by 9 AM, UFA will join city in submitting dispute to mutually selected impartial impasse panel for final resolution; asks further that Vizzini and firemen refrain from engaging in any strike or job action during impasse procedures, invoked by office last wk and agreed to by city; UFA spokesman says that union has not removed strike threat, that it will continue to negotiate until 9 AM and that it will then respond to Anderson's request; wage dispute revd

Nov 5: US Sec of State H A Kissinger will leave for round-the-world trip on Nov 5 that will take him to Egypt for crucial talks on strengthening Middle East cease-fire; is also expected to make stops in Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan; has been serving during last wk as mediator in Washington, DC, between Egyptian Foreign Min I Fahmy, Israeli Premier G Meir and Syrian Deputy Foreign Min M Z Ismail; tells aides that US, despite Pres Nixon's domestic problems, has chance to mediate Middle East dispute, since it is only superpower that has direct contact with warring parties; USSR has not begun dialogue with Israel; Nixon Adm officials refuse to disclose details of Kissinger's discussions with Meir, Fahmy and Ismail, but assert that they focused primarily on overcoming cease-fire problems; Israel insists that peace talks depend on exch of POWs and end of Egyptian blockade at Strait of Bab el Mandeb, at entrance to Red Sea by which Israeli-bound tankers travel; Egyptians assert that POWs exch must await Israeli pullback to cease-fire lines of Oct 22; Kissinger reptdly sounded out Fahmy and Meir on possible compromise, including use of UN forces to open corridor to encircled Egyptian 3d Corps on eastern bank of Suez Canal, in exch for prisoner release; major stop on Kissinger's trip is Saudi Arabia, where he will confer with King Faisal on US desire to remain in good terms with every Arab govt; Kissinger will also confer with Egyptian Pres A Sadat and Jordanian King Hussein; Fahmy confers with UN Sec Gen Waldheim on Nov 4 on UN peacekeeping force, cease-fire and chances for lasting peace; State Dept officials compare Kissinger's current efforts to get settlement in Middle East with his negotiations 1 yr ago in Paris to bring about Vietnam cease-fire; illus of Kissinger with Meir

48 NYC voluntary hosps and nursing homes on Nov 4 make last-minute preparations for strike by 30,000 technical, service and maintenance workers of Drug and Hosp Union; less than 6 large voluntary hosps in area have no contracts with union and will not be struck; most nursing homes are proprietary and will not be struck; local spokesman M Foner says that no talks of any kind are scheduled; sees no way of averting strike despite Fed injunction against strike issued on Nov 1; there is also no action on part of Cost of Living Council, agency that both management and labor insist must act before dispute can be settled; League of Hosps and Homes of NY dir W J Abelow describes some contingency plans; Jewish Home and Hosp dir M Waife comments on possible effects of strike; NY Univ Med Center vp J Solivan says inst's outpatient clinics will cancel operations on Nov 5; most employes at Bellevue and other large munic hosps are members of Dist 37, which is not expected to join Local 1199 strike; strike issues revd; list of hosps participating in strike

The Miami Dolphins defeated the Jets, 24‐14, at Shea Stadium yesterday. In Oakland, Calif., the Raiders trounced the Giants, 42‐0, for New York's sixth loss in a row. Details, Page 57.