private memo from John Doar, special counselto direct HR Judiciary Com's impeachment inquiry, to Com Chmn Repr P W Rodino Jr, which was obtained by NY Times, notes that he had retained tax atty Carl Price to work with him on ‘some of problems in connection with Pres's personal finances'

VOTE ON SUBPOENA COULD TEST HOUSE ON IMPEACHMENT

Belief among Eurs that US econ will be damaged least by energy shortage results in massive shift into Amer dollars on foreign exchange mkts of western Eur; move seen example of sudden reversal of natl fortunes because of disruptions in oil supplies from Middle East and sharp increases in oil prices by major suppliers (S)

Record Low in Britain

Brian Faulkner resigns on Jan 7 as leader of Unionist party, Northern Ireland's largest Prot party, but will continue at head of province's new governing exec body; resignation follows Jan 5 vote in which party's ruling council gave majority to those who oppose Faulkner's policy of powersharing with Caths and of participating with Repub of Ireland in Council of Ireland; Faulkner's loss of control of Unionist party is seen as irrevocably spliting party and as blow to new coalition Govt; Faulkner, after long meeting with Unionist supporters in Northern Ireland Assembly, is able to produce declaration signed by 18 of 20 Unionists in Assembly; declares that he is prepared to take offensive to win back support and that he will begin campaign to demonstrate benefits of conciliation policy; leaders of Cath Soc Dem and Labor party and nonpartisan Alliance party say Faulkner's troubles with party will not affect coalition; anti‐Faulkner movement that won control of Unionist party machinery is lead by John Taylor and Harry West; pol situation revd; Faulkner illus (M)

LEADER OF PARTY IN ULSTER YIELDS

Dem Legis Minority Leaders Sen Zaretzki and Assemblyman Steingut seen as attempting to upstage Gov Wilson by releasing ‘state of the state’ message 2 days before Wilson delivers his own; Wilson's aides then schedule another of their ‘leak’ news sessions to disclose additional parts of Wilson's message (S)

Democrats, in ‘State of State,’ Press Rival Legislative Goals By FRANCIS X. CLINES

gasoline stations in NYC met area reptdly are providing preferred treatment for regular customers and are resorting to ‘gasoline‐by‐appointment‐only'; situation described; illus (S)

FILLING STATIONS PLAY FAVORITES

yen suffers de facto devaluation of 6.7% on Jan 7 as Bank of Japan suspends its intervention in support of currency on Tokyo foreign exch mkt; yen falls to lowest rate against dollar since currency crisis last winter; closes at 299 to dollar, down from 280 at which it had been kept since early Nov; decline brings yen back to 300, rate at which it had been traded before it was revalued in Feb ‘73; yen's decline had come to be considered almost inevitable by many Japanese businessmen over past few wks as Japan began to feel impact of oil shortage and oil‐price increases; Japan was already suffering from its worst inflation since Korean War and growing balance‐of‐payments deficit; Bank of Japan, in 7 business days since Persian Gulf states announced on Dec 23 that they were doubling price of crude oil, was forced to sell more than 1.1‐billion in dollars from Japan's official foreign reserves to hold yen at 280 to dollar; bank on Jan 4 had to sell $460‐million to meet huge buying wave; Jan 7 volume on foreign exch mkt was moderate, totaling $30‐million; rate for dollars for 6‐mo delivery rose only slightly, to 319.25; exch officials describe rise as natural readjustment to new daily spot rate; officials in Ministry of Finance and Bank of Japan say privately that they hope yen could be held at about 300 to dollar, but it is unclear whether present drop would be sufficient to relieve pressure on currency

Support Role Suspended

Values of Yen and Pound Slump As Dollar Demand Rises Abroad

Mutual Ins of Wausau (Wis), co that has underwritten malpractice ins for almost all NYS physicians for last 25 yrs, will cease providing such coverage in ‘75, leaving NYS med soc in search of co to underwrite growing, though unprofitable, business; claims policy was growing at faster rate, with higher risks and liabilities, than rest of its business; malpractice ins currently represents about 10% of concern's volume; pres Clyde F Schlueter comments; many physicians will be able to buy individual policies with other cos, but usually at higher rate that group plan, which ranges from $400 to $7,000; increases in malpractice suits are attributed to more complex tech that leads to more accidents, high expectations by seriously ill patients and lack of close personal patient‐dr relationships; more than 16,000 suits were filed in ‘72, with some settlements exceeding $1‐million (M)

Physicians in State to Lose Malpractice Group Policy

S Vietnamese mil command concerned as N Vietnamese engineers expand and improve rd network that goes down S Vietnam's western flank, poking eastward at strategic junctures; Communists have developed west‐east system that leads one American to say that ‘S Vietnam has been cut in two, but nobody has bothered to notice'; S Vietnamese disturbed because system of trails juts into disputed and Govt‐held areas; Communists have reptdly not begun to move large quantities of men and weapons on the main west‐east trail that loops over Kontum city and down to northern Ninh Dinh Prov; S Vietnamese planes, flying up to 80 missions a day in the highlands, have in recent wks knocked out tanks, bulldozers and trucks N and NW of Kontum; Pres Thieu has ordered his highlands command to cut off the N Vietnamese rd system; some analysts say Communists are still moving the bulk of their supplies down the bomb‐free corridors in Laos and Cambodia; details on movement; map (L)

Hanoi Bulldozers Drive Road NetworkInto South

Consolidated Edison announced yesterday that 30 of its highest executives had taken pay cuts of 5 to 10 per cent on Jan. 1. The utility tied the move to its weakening financial condition. Page 45.

Con Ed Pay Cuts

Brit Prime Min Heath on Jan 7 declares that he is prepared to keep GB on 3‐day workweek until spring rather than yield to wage demands of coal miners, int with NY Times; says that yielding would open way to exorbitant demands by other workers and destroy Govt's campaign against inflation; holds ‘great mass’ of Britons want to see Phase 3 of antiinflation program carried through in ‘peaceful way'; contends that Amer press, after yrs of ignoring GB, has seized on current crisis and is inaccurately portraying GB as being in state of decay and perpetual crisis; illus (L)

Heath Rules Out Yielding to Coal Miners

Fed Energy Admr William E Simon on Jan 7 urges major refiners to sell cheaper domestic oil to independent wholesalers rather than more expensive imported oil, telegrams to 26 refiners in response to independents complaints that they were losing customers to major cos because their prices were 10c to 12c lower; hints such sales may be compelled where feasible; says dependence on high‐priced foreign oil could threaten existence of independents; asserts some cos have large stocks of lower priced oil and are aggressively exploiting situation at expense of their competitors; asks cos to average domestic and foreign fuel prices; says activities that take advantage of exempt volumes to disadvantage of small business communities be discouraged; appts Alvin M Weinberg Adm research dir; Asst Dir Donald Hess repts rrs and major long‐haul truckers have been asked to rept on stocks and consumption of diesel fuel and gasoline; says neither truckers nor rrs are being singled out for hoarding; Simon reptdly has hired John Weber to head fuel allocation program; Independent Fuel Terminal Operators Assn counsel John H Zentay charges 5 major refiners with discriminating against independents; asserts Adm has failed to strictly enforce requirement that refiners and other wholesale distributors sell 110% of ‘72 volumes or distribute shortages proportionately; Gerald L Parsky urges Zentay to give Govt information regarding allegation, asserting enforcement has been as strict as possible (L)

REFINERS ASKED TO SELL U.S. OIL TO INDEPENDENTS Simon Urges 26 Concerns to Take Steps to Narrow Heating Fuel Price Gap

US mil search teams seek access to plane crash sites in Laos to search for bodies of Amer servicemen (S)

Civilians Caught in Phnom Penh Clashes

Japanese Premier Tanaka arrives in Manila Jan 8 at start of 5‐nation SE Asia tour; met by Philippines Pres Marcos; scene, in keeping with Tanaka's mission, is low key; Tanaka lays wreath at memorial to Jose Rizal, Philippine natl hero, and attends dinner given by Marcos; Tanaka and Marcos illus in Manila (L)

Tanaka in Manila at Start of Southeast Asian Tour

Thai interim Govt is at midpoint between Oct student uprising that overthrew authoritarian Govt and the scheduled establishment of a new Const in Apr; Govt of Premier Sanya Dharmasakti, timorous because its life will be short, tries fitfully to put nation's affairs in order; chief opposition force, the student orgns seems willing to give Govt time to struggle; comment on pol, econ and social problems that face nation; Premier illus (M)

Thai Government's Life Is Short, Its Problems Many

Article on Israeli lawyer Shulamit Aloni, who won seat in Parliament, notes that she defied Israeli pol tradition by running as ind and winning; holds that Aloni's victory is clear manifestation of widespread dissatisfaction displayed during election with established Israeli leaders of big parties; discusses Aloni's platform, noting that she is champion of consumer rights and leader of women's liberation movement; points out that 2 other candidates, Marcia Freedman and Dr Boaz Maov, who ran on her party ticket, Civil Rights party, also won; notes that Aloni is considering possibility of forming parliamentary bloc with Ind Liberal party, which won 4 seats and is coalition partner in outgoing Govt; their combined total would entitle them to 2 Cabinet seats if they decide to join new coalition; says that Aloni doubts that she will join coalition, noting that her archenemy in Cabinet is Premier G Meir; notes that, despite differences with Meir, Aloni supports Govt's decision to enter peace negotiations at Geneva conf; Aloni illus (L)

Israel Feminist Wins Big Electoral Upset

BOLT, W. Va., Jan. 7 (AP)&#8212;Three construction workers died today when ropes supporting their platform snapped and sent them to the bottom of 130&#8208;foot coal mine shaft.

3 Die in Fall Into Coal Shaft

Israeli and Egyptian mil negotiators meet for 5th time on Jan 7 in Geneva to discuss separation of their forces along Suez Canal front; official communique of meeting states only that mil group ‘continued its discussion'; Egyptian spokesman says that no new proposals were advanced; there is no indication of when Israel will present plan for disengagement of forces that Israeli Defense Min Moshe Dayan recently examined with US Sec of State H A Kissinger (S)

Teams From Israel And Egypt Continue Military Discussion

6 Jews plead not guilty on Jan 7 to charges of espionage and conspiracy to commit murder in slaying in Norway in July ‘72 of Ahmed Bouchiki, believed to be leader of Arab terrorist orgn Black September; state prosecutor Haakon Wiker indicates that murder was carried out by official Israeli counter‐terrorist group; charges that Abraham Gehmer, 1 of defendants, was official agent of Israeli secret mil service known as Mossad; says 2 of others, Sylvia Rafael and Dan Aerkel, worked with Gehmer on several occasions (S)

6 Jews Deny Guilt In Slaying of Arab Living in Norway

Israeli mil sources deny on Jan 7 that there had been serious clash on Syrian front; source says there was brief exch of fire (S)

Syria Says She Repulsed Advance by Israeli Tanks

Security measures are tightened at several airports in Eur after London alert resulting from increased extremist activity (S)

Heathrow Alert Still On; Continent Tightens Guard

The Proceedings In the U.N. Today

Robin Orban says on Jan 8 that interest in jewelry led her to entanglement with 4 alleged student extremists and resulted in weekend of questioning by Brit police and FBI; says she expected to be met by Abdelkhir el‐Hakkaoui when she landed in London on Jan 4; cites her ties with Amer Allison Thompson, Pakistani Athar Naseem and Hakkaoui, who are charged in smuggling plot (M)

Woman Questioned By F.B.I. Explains Her Trip to London

US Adm officials rept Jan 7 Sec H A Kissinger has persuaded Asst Sec Joseph J Sisco to accept a major promotion in State Dept and give up plans to become Hamilton Coll pres this spring (S)

SISCO TO REMAIN AS KISSINGER AIDI

Egyptian Pres Sadat is expected to convene joint meeting of People's Assembly and central com of Arab Socialist Union soon to hear his

January 8, 1974

Headlines from January 8, 1974

VOTE ON SUBPOENA COULD TEST HOUSE ON IMPEACHMENT

Record Low in Britain

LEADER OF PARTY IN ULSTER YIELDS

Democrats, in ‘State of State,’ Press Rival Legislative Goals By FRANCIS X. CLINES

FILLING STATIONS PLAY FAVORITES

Billboard 200

The Singles 1969-1973

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

You Don't Mess Around With Jim

The Joker

Jonathan Livingston Seagull/soundtrack

Historical Context for January 8, 1974