December 9, 1974

special com of Repub party approves compromise proposal urging states to submit to natl com examples of activities designed to encourage participation in all party activities by people regardless of race, creed, religion, natl origin, sex or age; proposal is subject to approval of Repub Natl Com in Mar '75; it rejects quota system and specifies that rule is not 'binding' upon any state or state orgn (M)

Police informer Daniel Carranza to go on trial on Dec 9 for 1 of 200 crimes he claims to have committed since '68; describes in detail, int, crimes including burglary, forgery, grand larceny, procuring, arson, armed robbery and assault committed while he was informer and was given immunity; says it was his confidential relationship with police that encouraged him in criminal activities; maintains he has now 'gone straight'; details crimes; victims say they were never told that police had suspect in crimes; Carranza illus (L)

NYC Mayor A Beame says he and other Dem mayors are beginning concentrated drive for strong urban program in '76 Pres convention platform at Dem mid-term com, Kansas City, Mo; says he will head regional hearings of Dem mayors of Northeastern cities, with 1st to be held in Wilmington, Del, next mo; says his goal is to help fashion strongest possible urban plank for '76 (M)

charter adopted by Dems attending party's mini-conv to go into effect at '80 natl conv (S)

A woman who took fertility drugs gave birth to sextuplets yesterday in San Jose, Calif. The sixth and smallest of the babies died, but doctors said the others appeared to be in good health. Page 31.