April 26, 1974

Guenter Guillaume, pol assistant in W Ger Chancellor Brandt's office, is arrested on suspicion of being spy for E Ger; Chief Fed Prosecutor Ludwig Martin says that Guillaume has made statement admitting being officer in E Ger Army and being in collaboration with E Ger Min of State Security; Guillaume is arrested along with his wife Christel and several others; arrests apparently uncover existence of Communist spy ring at center of W Ger Govt; Soc Dem party sources say security officials, with Brandt's approval, have been 'dealing out' fake secret information to Guillaume; Guillaume illus (M)

article, describing Portugal's internal problems that led to Apr 25 mil coup, holds that Govt's efforts to keep African colonies of Mozambique, Angola and Portuguese Guinea (Guinea-Bissau) produced steady demoralization that eroded country's pol and soc stability and created atmosphere for coup (L)

Nixon, in Jackson, Miss, Apr 25, is warmly applauded when he delivers speech promising peace and prosperity for a generation (S)

group of Portuguese armed forces, calling itself 'Movement of the Armed Forces' and proclaiming desire to bring democracy to Portugal and peace to Mozambique, Angola and Portuguese Guinea (Guinea-Bissau), seizes control of Govt on Apr 25; map; illus (L)

Both houses of Conn Gen Assembly vote overwhelmingly to regulate campaign contributions and spending and, by narrower margins, to prohibit campaign contributions by labor orgns, business and civic assns and all other standing insts except party pol coms; Sen Majority Leader Lewis B Rome, Repub who is author of ban on inst giving, comments; measures, which would apply to state and local elections, are almost assured of becoming law in time for '74 campaigns in spite of fierce Dem opposition; Repr James J Kennelly, Hartford Dem, scores bills; Conn Univ law Prof Lester B Snyder holds scope of legis is 'unique'; House Majority Leader Gerald F Stevens backs intent of legis; bills provide strict limits on contributions to candidates for local office, highest being $5,000 for gubernatorial candidate; candidate himself would be permitted to contribute 3 times limit for individuals toward his campaign; person could contribute as much as $5,000 in yr to party's state central com, or as much as $1,000 in yr to party's town or ward com, but no person could give more than $5,000 in yr, whether to candidates, coms or both; Gov Thomas J Meskill is expected to sign legis (M)