September 27, 1974

US Repr Hugh L Carey, Dem gubernatorial candidate, has put together since landslide victory in Sept 10 primary Dem‐Liberal coalition that covers unusually broad spectrum from Bklyn Dem Chmn Meade H Esposito to Liberal party leader Alex Rose; is, as result, 1st Dem candidate in 2 decades who can count on apparently enthusiastic and united party behind him as he goes into stretch in campaign; principal ingredient in surprising and unusual unity is widespread belief among politicians that 5 5‐yr‐old Carey is formidable candidate who is already front‐runner in contest with Repub incumbent Gov Wilson; Harold L Fisher, influential Bklyn Dem and early Carey supporter, declares ‘they smell a winner'; euphoria is so predominant that Carey aides are concerned about overconfidence; note that Howard J Samuels looked like sure winner in Dem primary 2 mos ago; key figure in forging coalition behind Carey has been former NYC Mayor Robert F Wagner, who is now Carey's top adviser; Carey, asked to name his chief advisers, replies ‘Wagner, Carey, Cummins, Rose and the people on the ticket'; Jerry Cummins is campaign mgr, while Wagner is statewide campaign chmn; Carey also mentions David Garth as key adviser; has close ties to Queens Dem Chmn and Boro Pres Donald R Manes and Bronx Dem Chmn Patrick J Cunningham; is working closely with running mates, including US Sen candidate Ramsey Clark, who was brushed off by party leaders as radical; Clark campaign mgr Victor Navasky holds cooperation between candidates ‘couldn't be better’ (L)

A Soviet guided‐missile destroyer exploded and sank recently in the Black Sea, a Turkish press agency: reported: The Pentagon declined to confirm the report. Details on page 7.

Former President Richard M. Nixon was reported to be responding well to therapy and medical sources said that a blood clot, in his right lung had apparently not destroyed tissue. Page 21.

issues of abortion and Attica prison revolt dominate final day of Sen Rules Com hearings on apptmt of NYS ex‐Gov Rockefeller as Vice Pres; Angela Davis, who identifies self as ‘co‐chairperson of Natl Alliance Against Racist and Pol Repression,’ concentrates her testimony on his public performance in uprising; her por; she contrasts Rockefeller's refusal to grant amnesty to prison rebels in ‘71 with his description of Pres Ford's pardon of ex‐Pres Nixon as ‘act of conscience, compassion and courage'; says that Rockefeller permitted state police and prison guards to stage wanton massacre after ignoring inmates demands for ‘human environment in Attica'; W Haywood Burns, atty for Attica Bros Legal Defense, and participant in rebellion, who identifies self as Frank (Big Black) Smith, also attack Rockefeller on issue (M)

Arthur Williams, former convict, held by NYC police as much‐sought elevator robber who created 1‐man crime wave by holding up dozens of apt‐house residents over last 3 mos; had served 2 yrs of 3‐yr sentence imposed in ‘72 after having been arrested for earlier wave of similar holdups that earned him sobriquet ‘Elevator Bandit'; formal robbery charges will be delayed until scores of victims have chance to make positive identification from line‐ups (M)