WASHINGTON, May 19 &#8212;Questions about casualty reports and other matters related to the Mayag&#252;ez incident persisted today despite new explanations from the White House and the Pentagon.

Questions on Ship Rescue Persist Despite Briefings

WASHINGTON, May 19 &#8212;North Vietnam's fourth&#8208;ranking Politburo member, who for the last eight years secretly coordinated activities against Saigon, was reported today to have emerged as the apparent political leader in South Vietnam following the Communist takeover.

HANOI AIDE TERMED KEY MAN IN SAIGON

NEW ORLEANS, May 19&#8212;Federal agents, conducting a sweeping investigation here and in other ports, are piecing together a picture of corruption in the handling, grading and weighing of grain that raises questions about the integrity of United States standards and the quality of grain shipments to foreign buyers.

U.S. AGENTS PUSH A BROAD INQUIRY INTO GRAIN TRADE

ALBANY, May 19&#8212;A measure that will introduce voter registration by mail received final approval in the Assembly today, amid predictions that it could have a significant effect on voting efforts in underregistered poor areas.

Mail Registration of Voters Wins Final Approval in the Legislature

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WASHINGTON, May 19 &#8212;The White House said today that President Ford had decided to repeat his veto of pioneering legislation to curb the environmental damage of strip&#544;mining for coal, which has been strongly supported in Congress since 1971. An effort in Congress to override the veto is expected this week.

FORD WILL REPEAT STRIP MINING VETO

WASHINGTON, May 19 &#8212;The new Federal Elections Commission, which is to enforce the new rules reforming campaign financing, is not off to an auspicious start.

Federal Elections Panel Making a Delayed Start

WASHINGTON, May 19&#8212;The Supreme Court, which prefers to acknowledge past mistakes grudgingly, point by point and case by case, conceded today that a maritime damage rule it has been enforcing since 1854 is unfair.

High Court Voids Maritime Law Splitting Collision Costs Equally

Three large New York commercial banks and an investment house declined yesterday to buy $280 million in bond anticipation notes offered to them without bidding by Contrailer Harrison J. Goldin, further aggravating the city's financial predicament.

CITY IS REBUFFED ON PLANS TO SELL 280‐MILLION NOTES

WASHINGTON. May 19&#8212;The Rockefeller commission has learned of documents supporting the charge that the Central Intelligence Agency contracted with the Mafia in a plot in 1961 to kill Cuban Premier Fidel Castro, authoritative sources reported today.

Files Said to Link Mafia To C.I.A. in Plot on Castro

BANGKOK, Thailand, May 19&#8212;The Thai Government accepted as a formal apology today an American note expressing regret over the misunderstandings that had arisen over use of a Thai base to recover the Mayag&#252;ez and her crew.

Thais Accept U.S. Regrets; Crisis Over Base Is Eased

CARACAS, Venezuela, May 19&#8212;&#8220;What has happened to the oil money?&#8221; they ask in the hillside slums that hover over this affluent petroleum capital.

In Venezuela's Slums, People Ask: Where Has All the Oil Money Gone?

LISBON, May 19 (AP)&#8212;Communists seized control of the Socialist newspaper Republica today and armed paratroopers barred thousands of Socialists who gathered outside to try to regain control of the paper.

Communists Seize Newspaper in Lisbon

ATHENS, May 19&#8212;The Greek Government recently decided that six American destroyers using home&#8208;port facilities near Athens would have to leave and that an American base would have to be virtually ciosed down. At the same time the Government sought assurances that if Turkey attacked Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, the Americans would intervene.

Ambivalence in Athens

WASHINGTON, May 19&#8212;The Senate voted by the narrow margin of 41 to 40 today in favor of permitting the resumption of military assistance and private arms sales to Turkey.

Senate Votes 41‐40 to Permit Arms Aid to Turks to Resume

ROME, May 19&#8212;Greece and Turkey agreed today that their heads of government would meet in Brussels late this month to discuss the future of Cyprus and other disputes.

TURKEY AND GREECE TO MEET IN BRUSSELS

NEW DELHI, May 19 (AP)&#8212;A train rammed into a truck filled with guests on their way to a wedding in central Maharashtra state today, killing at least 66 persons and injuring 18, the government radio reported.

66 Wedding Guests Killed As Indian Train Hits Truck

ROME, May 19 &#8212; It isn't taught in business schools yet, but any fledgling executive who wants to get ahead in Italy had better bone up on what is called here the &#8220;strategy or lubrication.&#8221;

Italians Shrug at Business Graft— They've Heard of It Before

CAPE TOWN May 19&#8212;Two white opposition parties in South Africa have decided to merge, opening the way for a major political realignment.

2 PARTIES MERGE IN SOUTH AFRICA

TOKYO, May 19 (AP)&#8212;Eisaku Sato, a former Premier and a Nobel Peace Prize&#8208;winner who helped transform Japan into an economic giant during his eight years in power, collapsed tonight at a Tokyo restaurant.

Sato, Ex‐Premier of Japan, Is in Coma After a Stroke

TOKYO, May 19&#8212;The Tokyo police today arrested a group of eight anarchists on suspicion that they were responsible for a time&#8208;bomb blast in an office building here last month.

Tokyo Police Seize Eight Anarchists In Office Bombings

LONDON, May 19 &#8212; Prime Minister John Vorster of South Africa has appealed to President William R. Tolbert Jr. of Liberia to arrange a meeting between South African and black African leaders, The Times of London reported today:

A VORSTER APPEAL TO LIBERIAN CITED

SEOUL, South Korea, May 19 (Reuters)&#8212;The prestigious Korea University resumed a?? classes today, 41 days after troops had moved onto the campus to end weeksof antigovernment protests.

Korea University Reopens

WASHINGTON, May 19&#8212;The Organization of American States concluded its annual General Assembly today after what diplomats described as the most constructive session in many years.

O.A.S. SESSION ENDS; IT IS CALLED SUCCESS

SAN FRANCISCO, May 19&#8212;Several witnesses testified in Federal District Court here today that during Operation Mrlift&#8221; at the Presidio Army Base, doctors switched identifications of children, children were lost and not found later, other children were never identified, and come of the children who were brought here from Vietnam last month were not orphans.

MIXUPS CHARGED IN ORPHAN AIRLIFT

Juan Gervasio Minujín is an Argentine actor and film director. He is the nephew of plastic artist Marta Minujín.

Juan Minujín, Argentinian actor, director, and screenwriter

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Dame Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth was an English artist and sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism and in particular modern sculpture. Along with artists such as Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo, Hepworth was a leading figure in the colony of artists who resided in St Ives during the Second World War.

May 20, 1975

Headlines from May 20, 1975

Questions on Ship Rescue Persist Despite Briefings

HANOI AIDE TERMED KEY MAN IN SAIGON

U.S. AGENTS PUSH A BROAD INQUIRY INTO GRAIN TRADE

Mail Registration of Voters Wins Final Approval in the Legislature

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That's The Way Of The World (Soundtrack)

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