May 15, 1974

Uncertainties over the political situation in the United States caused the dollar to weaken sharply on European currency markets, touching lows for the year before recovering in late trading. Details on Page 61.

Dr Donald Coggan is named next Abp of Canterbury, spiritual leader of world's Anglican communion of more than 45-million people; will succeed Dr Arthur Michael Ramsey, who is scheduled to retire in Nov at age of 70; apptmt is made formally by Queen Elizabeth II, but in fact choice was made by Prime Min Wilson; Coggan is noted among theologians but is not so well known as Ramsey; list of principal countries and areas of world with chs belonging to Anglican communion and total number of ch members; his illus (M)

Sec Kissinger on May 14 shuttles between Syria and Israel without making any significant progress toward troop separation agreement between 2 countries; had set May 14 as his deadline for deciding whether he could achieve accord during current mission, now in its 17th day, but reptdly still wants 24 to 36 hrs to try to extract compromise; sr US official says situation is 'essentially in a holding pattern'; says chances for agreement by end of wk, when Kissinger must return to US, are slightly less promising than few days ago; Kissinger meets with Israeli Premier Meir and other Israeli officials; Israeli officials call Cabinet meeting for May 15 but reptdly doubt they will change Israel's position significantly; earlier in day, Kissinger meets with Syrian Pres Assad; central problem seems to concern differences over how far Israeli forces will withdraw on Golan hts (L)

Mayor A D Beame is planning change that will greatly increase status and authority of NYC Ethics Bd for 1st time since it was formed in '59 and became model for some 500 similar munic and state bodies; favors making it compulsory for Mayor and heads of NYC agencies to submit all nominees for important jobs to bd for approval before appointing them to posts; Mayor can affect change either by exec order or by City Council legis; Beame is exploring both options; pors of bd members Francis T P Plimpton, bd chmn, S Stanley Kreutzer, bd counsel, City Personnel Dir Harry I Bronstein, Mark F Hughes, Corp Counsel Adrian P Burke and Powell Pierpoint (L)

Newark Mayor Kenneth A Gibson wins re-election to 2d term on strength of black votes cast in city's South and Central Wards; leads State Sen Anthony J Imperiale, his chief opponent, by vote of 42,313 to 33,652, with all 196 election dists reptg; avoids necessity of runoff by capturing more than 50% of vote in 5-man field; former Deputy Mayor Lewis B Perkins Jr, former Essex County Freeholder Raymond P Stabile and James Rotonda, US Labor party candidate, prove to be no factor in balloting; campaign and issues revd; illustrations of Gibson and Imperiale