January 2, 1974

Ohio State, Penn State and Nebraska triumphed yesterday in the traditional New Year's Day bowl games.

article on NYC Mayor Beame's Jan 1 inaugural describes his day; Beame illus (L)

His wife, Mary, had to get up early to make him a scrambled‐egg breakfast and their son Buddy had to stay home and baby‐sit because two of the grandchildren were sick. Otherwise, Abraham D. Beame became Mayor of New York yesterday without incident.

NYS Mental Hygiene Comr Alan D Miller orders investigation of repts of crime and thefts by staff members, patients and outsiders at Creedmoor State Hosp in Queens Village, Queens; says NYS police will be asked for assistance in investigation ‘if inquiry shows need for it’; undercover agents might also be placed in hosp; Sen Frank Padavan, in lr to Miller, charges that in last 20 mos there have been 3 rapes of patients by employes, 22 assaults, 16 ‘incidents of muggings, molesting and vandalism,’ 52 fires with arson suspected, 130 burglaries and thefts, 6 suicides, 1 shooting, 1 riot and attempted murder; says 1 patient had been set on fire by another patient; Richard Heath, dir of Inst Services, which includes entire state hosp security force, says that crime statistics cited in lr are ‘extremely accurate; says all incidents had been documented in security repts filed with dept in Albany and were uncovered during investigation he conducted in Dec at Creedmoor as member of Sen Com on Mental Hygiene and Addiction Control; Padavan and Heath attribute high crime incidence at inst to small size of security staff—23 full‐time members to patrol 314 acres and 2.7‐million sq ft of bldgs; Capt William J Visser, exec officer of 105th Precinct, says hosp grounds are regular city patrol route and that police car should cruise through grounds at least once each night; says patrol depends on other priorities; Creedmoor dir Dr William Werner says 'some of figures were somewhat exaggerated’ (L)

White House says on Jan 1 that Pres Nixon's apptmt of his wife to serve on natl advisory council was illegal; Pres spokesman says law prohibits Pres from apptg his wife to Govt position and therefore Mrs Nixon cannot serve on 25‐member Natl Voluntary Service Advisory Council; council's job noted; Pres designates Frank D Stella to serve as temporary chmn until council elects permanent chmn; Stella was 1 of members apptd Dec 30; to fill vacancy created by error, Nixon appts Henry J Osinski to council; White House says Action Dir Michael P Balzano Jr, who originally recommended Mrs Nixon, will ask council to elect her honorary chmn; (M)