Pres Nixon on Jan 2 signs bill increasing SBA loan authority from $4.3‐billion to $4.9‐billion (S)

NIXON APPROVES LIMIT OF 55 M.P.H.

Official Soviet press agency Tass on Jan 2 attacks number of newspapers, including NY Times, for printing segments of Aleksandr I Solzhenitsyn's newly published controversial expose of Soviet prison system; says Solzhenitsyn had furnished newspapers with new chance to ‘ascribe to Soviet reality the ulcers and deformities inherent in capitalism’; retired Times assoc editor H E Salisbury is singled out among circles who tried to use Solzhenitsyn work ‘to sow mistrust in relations between peoples’ (M)

Soviet Terms New Book By Solzhenitsyn ‘Slander’

Fed Reserve Bd's reduction to 50% of required cash payment for stocks bought on margin is seen by some as harbinger of eased monetary policy (S)

Required Cash Payment For Stocks Is Cut to 50%.

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Pres Nixon works in office adjacent to his San Clemente, Calif, estate on Jan 2 (S)

I.R.S. RE‐EXAMINES RETURNS OF NIXON; WON'T SAY MICH

Gasoline suppliers in NYC met area deliver 1st shipment of Jan allotments to local service stations on Jan 2; Jerry Ferrara of NJ Retail Gasoline Dealers Assn says that by afternoon 40% of 6,000 stations in NJ are still waiting for deliveries; service station owners complain of reduced allotments; Peter Hahn of Automobile Club of NY says that gasoline situation is improving and that area should not suffer shortages until last part of mo; some gas suppliers will stagger deliveries throughout mo, while others will leave decision on spreading allotment to station owners

DELIVERIES ABATE GASOLINE DROUGHT

NY Times survey of Fed revenue‐sharing, cornerstone of Pres Nixon's ‘new Federalism,’ which became law on Oct 20 ‘72; notes that as of Jan 4 ‘74, total of $11.2‐billion in Fed revenue will have been parceled out to more than 38,000 units of local govt in US; discusses Tax Foundation examination of how monies were spent; notes examination concluded that 52.9% of funds were spent on 5 categories—environmental protection (12.7%), law enforcement (11.5%), street and road repair (10.9%), fire protection (10.4%) and parks and recreation (7.4%); discusses questions being raised about validity, viability and fairness of gen revenue sharing; notes some stem from deliberate simplicity of wording of act passed by Cong and signed by Nixon; notes so far only 1 aspect of special revenue sharing—in area of manpower training—has been acted upon by Cong and signed, on Dec 28 ‘73, by Pres; watchdog groups and citizens orgns outside Govt, which are beginning to compile detailed evaluations of impact of gen revenue sharing, noted; illus of Revenue Sharing Office Dir Graham Watt (L)

Revenue Sharing Raises Questions on Its Validity

Amtrak repts on Jan 2 that nationwide ridership increased substantially in Nov and Dec, 1st measurement of impact of gasoline shortage; increases on major runs include: NYC‐Washington (DC) Metroliner, 30%; NYC‐Boston, 37%; Empire Service (NYS), 30%; NYC‐Fla, 26%; NYC‐Chicago, 13%; gains on long‐haul routes in West noted; on‐time performance was 64% in Nov, up from 51% in Aug; Turbotrain on‐time performance was poor, reportedly because of curves and poor track; daily nationwide passenger total in Dec was over 50,000; at same time that Amtrak is registering large gains in patronage, several trains have suffered major breakdowns, often due to cold weather; breakdowns detailed; illus of passengers aboard train which broke down for 15 hrs in Jefferson City, Mo (M)

Effect of Fuel Crisis

FDA is planning to require batch‐by‐batch certification of important heart drug digoxin because some samples have failed to meet standards in rate at which drug dissolves; digoxin helps failing heart beat more forcefully; is used by estimated 3.5‐million Amers annually; scientists have known since ‘71 that some pills are less effective than others even though they meet Fed standards for physical and chem characteristics, including potency; planned requirement is attempt to correct situation and insure that those who use drug will get uniformly effective product; there is danger of either undertreatment or overtreatment if patient receives, on later prescription, pills that dissolve at different rate from those used initially; FDA official says problem of too slow a dissolution rate appears to involve less than 10% of digoxin used in US yolky; at least 20 drug concerns mkt digoxin either under that name or trade name; Burroughs Welcome Co produces about 85% of total; co will be permitted to do its own batch after repeated tests by Govt indicate that co's quality control is reliable; it is not clear whether new batch certification system will affect price of drug; co spokesman predicts requirement will increase cost of drug and might retard pace at which it gets to mkt (M)

F.D.A. Acts to Tighten Heart Drug Tests

American Airlines announced yesterday that it would ground 10 of its 16 Boeing 747 jumbo jet airliners, effective Monday, because of the fuel shortage.

American and T.W.A. Act

Nixon Adm is reasonably certain that results of Israeli election will not impede current Middle East negotiations; US officials are troubled by enhanced role of Natl Religious party, Labor's traditional partner, which has adopted unyielding stance on question of relinquishing captured Arab lands in west bank of Jordan River and in Jerusalem (S)

U.S STILL HOPEFUL ON GENEVA PARLEY

Mayor A D Beame, in his 1st full day of work at City Hall, issues exec order on Jan 2 that virtually forces comrs to choose Civil Service aides from very top of list; changes provision that was put into effect during Mayor Lindsay and under which comr was permitted to select any one from top three on list; cites value of merit system; under Beame exec order, comr who wishes to choose someone other than top person of three must submit his reason in writing and obtain approval from Beame; Beame indicates it will be rare occasion for him to give such approval

BEAME SAYS AIDES MUST NEW TO LINE ON CIVIL SERVICE

outgoing Pres R Caldera urges his successor, Carlos Andres Perez, to nationalize all foreign oil cos as soon as possible, TV address; US oil co execs express confidence that Perez will wait until ‘83 when oil leases begin to expire

Venezuela Grows Fast, but Many Stay Poor

GB appears to be moving through its 1st period of 3‐day work wks without any progress toward resolving labor difficulties; Dept of Employment estimates that 730,000 workers have applied for unemployment benefits, compared to 644,000 before New Yr's holiday; total of jobless and those on short time is expected to approach 15‐million if short wk lasts into Feb; lines applying for unemployment benefits have not been long so far because holiday has kept many workers at home; absenteeism was widespread on Jan 1 and 2; many cos, hoping for speedy end of short wk, have not cut paychecks yet (M)

British Talks Unable to Break Deadlock Over Wages

French police on Jan 2 arrest Andre Beaujard, journalist on staff of newspaper Figaro, charging that he is mastermind of $75,000 holdup at newspaper's offices last wk in which passer‐by was shot and killed (S)

Paris Newsman Is Seized As Planner of Figaro Holdup

Basque militants charge on Jan 2 that French Govt gives in to ‘blackmail from Madrid’ by banishing 6 Spanish Basque refugees to forced residence in north of France; holds none of 6 belong to ETA guerrilla orgn, which allegedly is linked to assassination of Spanish Premier Luis Carrero Blanco; Juan J Echave, an ETA founder, was among 6, although he says he withdrew publicly from ETA 2 yrs ago; disappears from Montdidier hotel, where he was brought by police on Jan 2 after telling proprietor that he plans to go home as quickly as possible; map shows cites where 6 were taken (M)

Premier of Spain Sworn; Major Cabinet Shift Seen

Irish Repub Govt announces on Jan 2 that anyone who seeks refuge in Irish Repub while accused of murder in Northern Ireland will be brought to trial in Repub's cts; measure is aimed primarily at terrorists of IRA Provisional wing; new regulation will not be retroactive; Govt sources believe that further antiterrorist measures may be announced later in wk, before Brian Faulkner, leader of new Northern Ireland coalition Govt, meets with Unionist party's governing body on Jan 4; Faulkner's opponents have been highly critical of Repub's reluctance to extradite wanted members of IRA (M)

Suspects in Murders in Ulster Who Flee Ireland Face Trial

Article on Harbin, about 250 mi from disputed Soviet border, and home of some 100 White Russians who fled the Bolshevik Revolution in ‘17; map; many White Russians are surviving on Chinese Govt stipend of $11 a wk (L)

Harbin, Near Disputed Soviet‐Border, Retains Vestiges of Russian Influence

Vietcong spokesman Phuong Nam says, Jan 2, his delegation to Joint Mil Comm will urge Saigon Govt to release all mil and civilian prisoners before Tet, Lunar New Yr, on Jan 23; Saigon spokesman Lt Col Le Trung Hien says S Vietnamese will try to comply (S)

Vietcong and Saigon Seek Accord on P.O.W.'s by Tet

Egypt's editorial writers and pol commentators stress on Jan 2 that negotiations for Middle East settlement must be undertaken in earnest at Geneva conf now that Israel's elections have been held; Cairo newspaper Al Ahram asserts in ed that Israel used elections as ‘pretext’ to delay talks (S)

MIDEAST PARLEY ON FORCES GAINS

London police believe they have broken up group of 5 persons suspected of planning to attack leading Jews in Eur; 3 of 5—Amer woman, a Moroccan and a Pakistani—are being questioned in London on Jan 2; police suspect 2 other men, whom they expected to come to London, were apparently warned off by 3 arrests, which followed watch for Arab guerrillas traveling from Middle East over holidays; say that 3 under arrest are not suspected of having taken part in attack on Joseph E Sieff, pres of Marks & Spencer store chain, who was shot on Dec 30 at his London home; Sieff is in satisfactory condition; Amer woman is identified as Alison Thompson; 5 automatic pistols and 150 rounds of ammunition were found in her luggage when she arrived at Heathrow Airport from Los Angeles on Dec 29 (S)

Britain Arrests 3 Believed Planning Attacks on Jews

Fire rages on Jan 2 in group of Israeli‐operated oil wells off coast of Sinai peninsula; Finance Min spokesman Dan Halperin rules out sabotage or Egyptian mil action, terming fire tech accident (S)

Fire Hits Israeli Oil Wells; Off the Coast of Sinai

Syrian mil spokesman repts new fighting on Jan 2 with Israeli forces on Golan heights; says 1 Israeli soldier was hit and number of enemy construction vehicles destroyed; sources say that Syrians are determined to stop Israelis from completing new rd intended to strengthen positions captured by Israeli during Oct war (S)

FIGHTING ON HEIGHTS REPORTED BY SYRIA

2d in series of 3 articles on mil factors in Oct Middle East conflict holds that threat to Middle East cease‐fire is psychological one, with neither side believing that it was defeated; points out that Israelis believe that, after initial reverses, they won the war; says that Arabs view campaign as a draw that left them in favorable position for new assault if Geneva peace talks falter; assesses Egyptian and Israeli positions along Suez Canal front; discusses strength and weaknesses of Egyptian and Israeli bridgheads in Sinai Peninsula and west of canal; notes that mil stakes and risks are highest on canal front, with both sides having won considerable territorial advantage; describes situation of Israeli and Syrian troops on Golan heights, noting that balance of power in Golan is more favorable for Israel than on Suez; assesses number of combatants’ troops and their potential if war is renewed; maps of Suez and Syrian fronts (L)

Both Sides in Mideast Are Confident They Did Not Lose the October War

Estonia Planning Underground Highways

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January 3, 1974

Headlines from January 3, 1974

NIXON APPROVES LIMIT OF 55 M.P.H.

Soviet Terms New Book By Solzhenitsyn ‘Slander’

Required Cash Payment For Stocks Is Cut to 50%.

NEWS INDEX

I.R.S. RE‐EXAMINES RETURNS OF NIXON; WON'T SAY MICH

Billboard 200

The Singles 1969-1973

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

You Don't Mess Around With Jim

The Joker

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Notable Births

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