April 15, 1975

highly publicized fiscal problems of Urban Development Corp halt construction of more than $1-billion in nursing homes, hosp additions, facilities for handicapped and other state projects by concerned investors; local groups planning such projects have already spent $50-million in expectation of state financing; projects were to be financed by same sort of 'moral obligation' bonds that UDC has used, which lack full credit but which state has commitment to support; both State Housing Finance Agency and Med Care Facilities Finance Agency have notified respective state depts to halt further bldg plans; $22-million in Mental Hygiene Dept projects are in abeyance; Paul Belica of both housing and med care financies agencies" cites 3 factors forcing delays: gen crowding of mkt for tax-exempt securities, near collapse of UDC and impact of legis proposed by Controller Levitt that will phase out 'moral obligation' financing (M)

Dies at age of 77; detailed career and biog sketches; pors; illus (L)

former Treas John B Connally denies accepting bribes from dairy farmers in '71 to secure increase in Fed milk price supports, trial, Washington, DC; rebuts testimony of chief Fed witness Jake Jacobsen; Lady Bird Johnson, Rev Billy Graham and Repr Barbara C Jordan appear as character witnesses (L)

S Vietnamese forces reptdly are holding firm against continued N Vietnamese attacks against Xuan Loc; ammunition dump explodes near Bien Hoa airbase; S Vietnamese troops rept gains near Tan An; map; illus (L)

Sen Foreign Relations Com meets with Pres Ford and presents its objections to use of Amer troops in evacuation of anyone other than Amer citizens from S Vietnam; meeting marks 1st time a full Foreign Relations Com has met with a Pres in more than 25 yrs (S)