November 7, 1974

US Agr Sec Butz, commenting on proposal at World Food Conf that people in rich nations cut down on meat consumption to free food for hungry nations, holds that grain component of meat cannot be transferred directly into food aid because animal forage is not usable that way; Overseas Development Council sr fellow Lester R Brown estimates that 5% reduction in Amer meat consumption would free 6-million tons of grain (M)

Dems in NYS Legis begin to confront twin challenges of organizing overwhelming majority in Assembly and picking leadership for pivotal minority role in Sen; Sen Majority Leader Warren M Anderson retained his seat and reptdly becomes most powerful Repub in Albany; Repubs in Sen will still have power to originate bills and confirm or reject nominations; surprising number of Dem Legis newcomers come from traditionally Repub suburban and upstate counties; Assemblyman Stanley Steingut is expected to become Speaker; Assemblyman Albert Blumenthal is expected to become Assembly majority leader; Carey's support is seen crucial in battle for Sen Dem leadership post; seeking post are Sens John J Santucci, Jack E Bronston, Emanuel R Gold, Manfred Ohrenstein and Jeremiah B Bloom; Dem Lt Gov-elect Mary Anne Krupsak, new presiding officer of Sen, comments; Anderson and Steingut illus (L)

Repr H L Carey's winning percentage in NYS Gov race was greatest of any candidate for Gov in 20th century, but voter turnout was lowest since '40s; nearly complete returns on Nov 6 show Carey with close to 800,000-vote plurality over Gov Wilson, or almost 58% of vote; only 5-million went to polls, about 58% of those regis; low turnout probably linked to voter disaffection stemming from Watergate and gloomy econ outlook; Carey fashioned coalition that harkened back to New Deal; scored heaviest in big cities, with nearly 70% of vote in NYC; also did well enough among RC and Jewish voters to carry Nassau, Suffolk and Rockland Counties; Wilson won thin margins in traditional Repub territory; won 261,000 votes on Conservative line, compared with 219,000 Liberal votes for Carey; Conservative party thus retains position on Line C in statewide ballot; Dems win row A for next gen election; Liberal party chmn Alex Rose issues statement expressing disappointment with party's showing (L)

Justice Dept, in strongest plea yet to break up IBM, files 337-page pretrial brief in almost 6-yr-old antitrust action against co; does not indicate how dept wants to accomplish breakup, but brief notes that IBM's ability to 'price-manipulate' is 'recognized indication of monopoly'; document charges that IBM sold 73% of computers used in US because its dominant position forced other cos to either sell at loss or to provide more services and equipment than new entry in field could afford; Judge David N Edelstein is expected to set trial date later in yr; there are unconfirmed repts that IBM reprs and Justice Dept have been meeting in attempts to agree on some form of consent decree (M)

Career of Thomas J Downey, who upset 6-term Repub incumbent Repr J R Grover Jr in 2d Cong Dist, Suffolk County, NY, by 5,000 votes; at age of 25 he will become 1 of youngest Reprs in history of US; Downey illus playing basketball with bro (M)