December 8, 1974

striking milk drivers and plant employes are expected to approve new 2-yr contract that was negotiated by NYC met area milk dealers and Teamsters Local 584 and to end 4-day walkout at 115 milk processing plants; Greater NY Milk Dealers Labor Com sec Paul Corash says that in 2d yr of contract settlement would cost employers about $65 a wk in higher wages and fringe benefits for each employe; claims that no milk price increases are planned, noting that anticipated higher costs of contract were included in price increase that went into effect Dec 1; tentative settlement gives workers only slightly higher wages than they had rejected on Dec 4; union vp Joseph Trerotola says new agreement is a good one and that local's officers will recommend its acceptance; under new contract, which is retroactive to Nov 11, plant employes would receive raise of $34 in 1st yr and additional $20 in 2d yr; drivers would receive raise of $11 a wk in 1st yr and additional $20 in 2d yr; other improvements in proposed contract are increase in pensions and higher overtime rates (M)

decision by FPC to raise wellhead price of natural gas revd (S)

agents of Sen Permanent Subcom on Investigations who uncovered alleged scheme to embezzle $2.5-million from Los Angeles City Treas, say case might have been prototype of a plan by organized crime to tap munic treasuries through manipulation of city computers (M)

mother and 2 children die in Steuben, NY, fire; father suffers burns (S)

Dem Pres aspirants use party's mini-conv to woo delegates (M)