January 1, 1974

NYS Gov Wilson on Dec 31 appts Justices Harold A Stevens and Samuel Rabin NYS Appeals Ct Assoc Judges; Stevens is 1st black man to serve on state's highest ct; apptees succeed NYC Corp Counsel‐designate Adrian P Burke and Chief Judge‐elect Charles D Breitel; Matthew J Jasen now becomes sr assoc judge; Stevens's and Rabin's careers detailed; pors (M)

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Notre Dame defeated Alabama, 24‐23, in the Sugar Bowl last night in New Orleans on a 19‐yard field goal by Bob Thomas with 4 minutes 26 seconds remaining. Details on Page 25.

outgoing NYC Mayor Lindsay spends Dec 31, his last day in office, attending various functions, lunching with his successor Abraham D Beame and generally attempting to avoid any ‘maudlin nostalgia’ activities described; illus of Lindsay at party with John Maione and Richard Schaffer (L)

US FPC on Dec 31 give conditional approval to transportation, importation and sale of more than 4.6 trillion cubic ft of Algerian gas, after Public Service Elec & Gas Co pleads that failure to approve deal by end of ‘73 would allow Algeria to void contract and renegotiate it, raising price from $2.7‐billion to $5.3‐billion; deal is largest single importation project in US; will cost $4‐billion and will require construction of at least three 900‐ft supertankers to transport gas in chilled state; comm chmn Rush Moody Jr, dissenting from decision, notes that conditional nature of approval may still permit Algeria to void contract (M)