December 26, 1973

Ismet Inonu, first Premier of modern Turkey and her second President, died yesterday at the age of 89. In association with Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, he administered reforms that helped transform Turkey from a sultanate to a modern state. Page 42.

Arab oil producers on Dec 25 cancel 5% production cut scheduled for Jan and promise 10% production rise; continue embargo on supplies to Netherlands and US; Saudi Oil Min Sheik A Z al-Yamani, acting as spokesman for Orgn of Arab Petroleum Exporting Counties, says oil pressure has already accrued favorable policy shifts, radio statement; says US Congressmen and public are taking objective stance on Israel but that despite trend embargo will continue; Iraqi Min Dr S Hamadi asserts embargo is not affecting US and urges nationalization of US oil interests in region; Algerian Min B Abdessalam says supplies may be further increased to nations known friendly to Arab cause; rept given mins by Yamani and Abdessalam following tour of Eur and US reptdly influenced move; Arab econ sources link move to recent price rises and are intended to soften impact of increases; Iraqi News Agency repts that Iraqi prices may rise 134% to $11.761 per bbl; Persian Gulf price action is still expected to sharply increase cost of living in most industrial nations; Kuwaiti Min A-R S al-Atiqi, Libyan Min I al-Mabruk and Abu Dhabi Min M al-Oteiba illus

Senior police and hospital officials here are preparing new procedures, as a result of recent investigations, to assure that families are notified of the deaths of people whose identities are known.

US officials say on Dec 25 that production increase will mean increase in gasoline supplies and perhaps prevent rationing this winter; says despite continuance of embargo on US and Netherlands more oil will reach those nations because of untraceability of cargoes; Pres Nixon and Sec Kissinger conf by telephone on fuel crisis and gen diplomatic situation in Mideast; official analysts say Arabs are being more forthcoming than their own stated conditions require, generating optimism that situation will improve; believe Yamani statement pledging supplies to countries friendly to Arab cause portends prior production levels will be exceeded; assert escape of Eur and Japanese econ disaster is genuine Yamani concern along with maintenance of good Saudi-US relations; Texaco Inc chmn M F Granville says Arab production increase move will help indus meet Eur and Japanese requirements; Continental Oil vp R C Lawrence lauds move

Most gas stations in NY met area close for Christmas on Dec 25, forcing some people to call off trips; few open stations have long lines, with some fights developing; motorists waiting for gas and station owners comment; stations along NJ Tpk limit sales to $1 a customer and begin running dry by afternoon; police are flooded with calls asking location of open stations; NJ Tpk gas station illus

NYC Mayor-elect A D Beame on Dec 25 asserts that he will not appt S Terry, one of his chief aides, to post of special programs dir if City Ethics Bd determines that Terry has not complied with city ethics code; asks bd to meet immediately to 'look into all phases' of transfer of Terry's ins business and intent and effect of hundreds of form lrs that Terry sent to his clients 2 days after Beame announced his intention to appt him; lr promised clients 'even greater benefits' because of Terry's position in Beame adm; Terry on Dec 25 concedes sentence was 'unfortunately worded'; Beame states that he will abide by bd's opinion; declares that each of his apptmts will be revd by Investigation Dept and bd and that anyone who fails to receive their approvals will not serve in his adm; bd chmn F T P Plimpton repts bd will hold meeting as quickly as possible; asserts there is 'basic' conflict of interest when someone is trying to 'feather his own nest' while in city capacity; S S Kreutzer, bd counsel, notes that he had not 'cleared' matter of Terry's business transfer

Eur officials and economists say on Dec 25 that easing of Arab oil cutbacks dispell danger of serious econ dislocation but leave long-term problems of managing effects of sharply higher prices

US immigration authorities are currently reviewing naturalization of Bishop V D Trifa of Rumanian Orthodox Episcopate of Amer following new allegations that he falsely denied role in atrocities while he was Iron Guard student leader in Fascist Rumania more than 30 yrs ago; statements by eyewitnesses and other documents collected by Rumanian Jewish group allege that Trifa played key role in abortive Iron Guard uprising that degenerated into anti-Jewish pogroms in which hundreds died, that he participated in formation of Death Commandos squad that carried out assassinations and that he negotiated ransom for killing prisoners; Trifa, in NY Times int, acknowledges that he wore uniform of guard but 'categorically' denies ever having killed anyone; also acknowledges that he made anti-Semitic speeches as natl leader of guard; Iron Guard, which paralleled Nazi storm troopers, was combat arm of Legion of Archangel Michael, organized under icon of orthodoxy by C Z Codreanu and led by H Sima; orgn agitated takeover of Rumania in Jan '41 but was decisively crushed by Gen I Antonescu and its leaders were sent into exile; Jewish Documentation Center of S Wiesenthal in Vienna, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, United Israel and Bulletin and, unofficially, Rumanian Govt, have prompted latest rev of Trifa's case; US Immigration Service gen counsel C Gordon comments on Trifa's case; T Boeru, G Beza, N M Nagy-Talavera, N Iorga, V Madgearu, A Calinescu, M Iosif, C Antonovici, M Maur and L M Jaremko discuss Trifa's role in Iron Guard; Trifa replies; Trifa illus

crew members aboard 3d Skylab mission on Dec 25 carry out 7-hr 'spacewalk,' focusing cameras on Kohoutek comet in quest for knowledge of creation of universe; scientists express optimism that photographs may reveal original bldg blocks of universe since Kohoutek is believed to be fragment of primordial matter from which solar system was formed

S Vietnamese Lt Col Van Nguyen Duong writes poetry in his spare hrs; says his themes are war and feelings; is writing personal memoir of '72 battle of An Loc; text of poem called Poem After the Cease-Fire; Duong por

S Vietnamese mil command repts slight drop in fighting on Dec 25, but battle level is still higher than during Christmas a yr ago; repts 92 clashes across S Vietnam in 24 hrs

biog of Israeli Maj Gen M Gur who will represent Israel at mil negotiation in Geneva on disengagement of Israeli and Egyptian forces along Suez Canal; was born May 5 '30; Gur illus