April 11, 1975

N Vietnamese forces maintain pressure on Saigon; heavy fighting reptd at Xuan Loc; Govt troops reptd holding firm; clashes reptd near Can Tho and Tay Ninh; N Vietnamese forces moving toward Chon Thanh; S Vietnamese naval forces shell Communist convoy near Phan Thiet; illus; map (L)

NYS Sen Ralph J Marino, Crime and Correction Com chmn, and Assemblyman Stanley Fink, Codes Com chmn, propose that Correction Comm, now run by 7 part-time comrs, be replaced by smaller, full-time exec body; announce investigations into allegations that comm officials covered up prison irregularities and spied on critic; comm Chmn Albert Berkowitz backs investigations; holds smaller, full-time comm would be more effective (S)

Chrysler orders into production for '76 cars radically modified computerized engine that does away with catalytic converter and improves fuel consumption; device described (M)

Port Auth raises auto tolls on bridges and tunnels between NJ and NYS to $1.50 from $1 and announces new rate of 50c for motorists who form car pools consisting of 3 persons or more (M)

Sen, 60-25, passes bill that would prohibit Pres Ford from lifting oil price ceilings without Cong approval and allow price of old oil obtained by secondary and tertiary recovery methods to rise to $750 a bbl; approves Sen John H Glenn amendment rolling back price of new oil to $11.25 a bbl, price that existed before Pres Ford $1 levy on oil imports caused domestic prices to rise; provisions are sharply opposed by Pres (M)