December 7, 1974

NYC and LI milk dealers and striking employes reach tentative accord that brings prospects for end to 2-day walkout and resumption of milk deliveries by Dec 9; 3,000 striking drivers and inside-plant employes are scheduled to vote on new contract proposal on Dec 8; Teamsters union vp Joseph Trerotola says union feels that employes will go back to work on Dec 8 to start processing milk; calls agreement 'nice' and says leadership is recommending acceptance to membership; earlier, Greater NY Milk Dealers Labor Com sec Paul Corash said that there still remained 'significant point of controversy'; Local 584 pres John Kelly repts that some issues remain to be resolved; calls evening meeting of local shop stewards, who rejected his recommendation that members return to work before ratifying settlement; dealers chief negotiator Irving Wisch stated earlier that final issues under discussion related to employers' proposals for changing comm structure and improving productivity; says that no matter what agreement is reached there will be no further increases in milk prices; emergency deliveries are made to hosps and nursing homes in accordance with Mayor Beame's urgent appeal, but there are no deliveries to schools; Beame, earlier in day, urged both sides to intensify efforts to resolve differences, emphasizing importance of quick resumption of deliveries following agreement; retailers discuss how consumers supplement milk diets; illus (L)

US Amb Scoli, in Gen Assembly speech Dec 6, warns that support for UN in Cong and among Amer people is eroding; citing actions in current Assembly session, criticizes trend toward dominance by broad coalition of developing countries, including very small ones, backed by Communist powers; says minority will cease to respect or obey majority rule when it becomes 'tyranny of majority'

Defense Sec Schlesinger says Vladivostok arms limitation agreement will mandate major restructuring of US strategic forces with increased reliance on submarine-based missiles, news conf; says, depending upon Soviet moves, US will need to construct 2 Trident missile submarines beyond 10 already planned and maintain 10 Poseidon submarines in operation longer than planned; anticipates increased reliance on sea-based forces and 'diad' of bombers and submarine-based missiles; Schlesinger por (M)

bldrs of NYC's 3d water tunnel halt work on Dec 6 after refusal by Bd of Estimate to approve new contract that would have greatly increased payments to contractors; more than 1,100 sandhogs and other workers will be laid off; City Council Pres Paul O'Dwyer calls for immediate replacement of contractors' group and for ct action 'to protect city's interest in light of the contractor's default'; contractors, in lr to Water Supply Bd pres Herbert M Rosenberg, say they have invested more than $102-million in excess of receipts from city and paid more than $20-million out of pocket in interest charges since project began; dispute between city and contractors revd; consortium is headed by Walsh Construction Co, a subsidiary of Guy F Atkinson Co, and includes Dravo Corp, S J Groves & Sons, Arundel Corp, L E Dixon, and Ostrander Construction Co (M)

Dem party, in Kan City natl conv, outlines program of 'econ recovery' for US calling for across-bd system of econ controls, wage catch-ups and price rollbacks; offers program as alternative to 'callous econ nonsense' of Ford Adm; Sen Robert C Byrd predicts that next Cong will enact some of measures, speech to conv; program calls for revival of Reconstruction Finance Corp among other econ remedies (M)