May 7, 1974

Gen Francisco de Costa Gomes appeals for cease-fire in Portugal's African territories, May 6 speech following return from Angola, where he also asked rebel forces to lay down arms; promises guerrilla forces that they will be able to participate in free pol activity leading to referendum on territories' future; offers amnesty for imprisoned members of rebel forces (L)

NY Daily News on May 7 orders printers to leave bldg in dispute over use of automated typsetting processes after publication of paper had been delayed for several hrs; ITU Local 6 pres Bertram Powers crumples page of magnesium engraving plate and throws it to floor after News mgt officials discharge 3 printers for refusing to place plate into page form to be further processed for printing; Powers and printers are taken from bldg with police present; Powers instructs printers to picket in front of bldg; News spokesman repts that production of May 7 edition is proceeding with automated presses; Local vp David W Crockett tells printers at NY Times that there will be some action taken at paper but not immediately; News pres and publisher W H James says in memo to staff that paper had begun taking steps to use automated typesetting processes with great reluctance realizing that action might precipitate countermove by ITU Local 6; notes that composing room will be open for printers to perform their normal work at regular speed; TNG issues statement saying that exec com had voted not to ask members of guild to support possible strike or lockout action by printers; engravers reserve decision; News repts that paper has lost more than 700 pages of ad involving over $2-million in revenue as result of slowdown; summary of issues (L)

Bridget Rose Dugdale, who was found guilty in Oct '73 for theft of paintings from her wealthy parents and is currently in jail for allegedly participating in $19.2-million painting-heist from Sir Alfred Beit's home, became deeply involved since Oct with IRA; Brit police sought her for smuggling arms into Northern Ireland and for bizarre helicopter bombing attempt on Ulster police station; in Mar '74, police said she was 1 of 4 people who hijacked police car in Irish Repub and ordered driver away at gunpoint (M)

Sen com on May 6 deletes from defense appropriation funds to expand naval base on island of Diego Garcia in Indian Ocean

9 inmates escape from Rikers Island prison complex on May 6 through window that was pried open; Peter Narducci, William Grebbin and Anthony Russo commandeer tugboat and are later recaptured in S Bronx; James Sims is apprehended on island; map (M)