May 4, 1975

Saigon radio broadcasts monitored in Bangkok rept N Vietnam is undertaking vast reconstruction program in S Vietnam to provide jobs and begin reversing devastation of 30 yrs of war; says Gen Tran Van Tra, former head of Vietcong delegation to peace talks, is named to chmn of 11-member com for mil management of Saigon; French Govt reptdly receives radio transmission that all foreign residents in Saigon are in good health and are being well treated; normal communications with city are cut for 4th day; Chinese press agency Hsinhua repts from Hanoi that S Vietnamese workers in Saigon, Danang, Hue and other cities are returning to jobs and factories are resuming production; says electric plants and water supply cos in Ban Me Thuot, Pleiku, Kontum, Hue, Danang and Khan Trang have resumed operations; Chau Phong, acting head of S Vietnamese Natl Liberation Front in Indonesia, discounts rumors calling for fed of Indochina states as 'nonsense'; sees no chance that war can spread to other SE Asian countries; says his Govt is following 'good neighbor policy' and is prepared to have diplomatic relations with US if country is willing to respect S Vietnam's sovereignty; illus of N Vietnamese troops leading away S Vietnamese Pres Duong Van Minh and Premier Vu Van Mao; their fate is unknown (M)

Foolish Pleasure wins Ky Derby on May 3 at Churchill Downs; illus (L)

Pres Ford declares Amer determination to maintain worldwide mil balance, hailing newly-commissioned nuclear aircraft carrier Nimitz as symbol of US's 'massive but controlled mil strength,' speech at May 3 commissioning, Norfolk Naval Base; Defense Sec Schlesinger reiterates Ford's pledge to keep US strong (M)

controversy between Egypt's Agr and Indus Min over uses and effects of Aswan Dam discussed; agr officials charge dam prevents fertile silt from reaching fields; wish to regulate flow to suit agr and to prevent it from flowing into Mediterranean; indus wishes constant high flow of water to produce high output of electricity (S)

Adm strategists find lack of coordination in Cong on energy legis, noting that Ways and Means and Commerce subcom on energy and power have competing legis to set standards of fuel efficiency for autos and that Interior and Armed Services Coms have produced competing legis to authorize production from Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve; Ways and Means will reptdly accept to Commerce subcom's legis; Adm favors Armed Service Com's bill on naval reserves, which will keep jurisdiction over reserves with Navy; Commerce Sec Morton and Fed Energy Admr Zarb have been courting Repr F Edward Hebert, ex-chmn of com, who has expressed qualified production at Elk Hills; proposal picked up support from Repr Les Aspin, who suggests transferring jurisdiction over reserves to Fed Energy Adm (M)