July 28, 1975

US officials resettling Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees have discovered more than 300 children, mostly Vietnamese, who arrived in US unaccompanied by parents; nearly all of children reptdly have parents who have not released them for adoption; serious legal and moral problems posed by presence of children explored; interagency Task Force on Indochinese Refugees chief spokeswoman Elinor Green says neither Internatl Red Cross nor UN's High Comr for Refugees have been asked to approach new S Vietnamese officials to determine whether children's parents want them returned to home country; UN spokesman says High Comr's office is aware of children's presence in US and has asked task force not to put them up for sponsorship; task force deputy sr civil coordinator in Camp Pendleton Thomas C Irvin says policy of not permitting outsiders to talk with children or visit dormitory is effort to shield youngsters from undue pressures; camp is housing about 170 children who have 'adopted' other Vietnamese families and add 13 girls and 20 boys who are being watched over by Red Cross officials; illus (L)

Ford, in Bonn, prods HR to reverse decision to continue embargo on arms sales to Turkey, citing Turkish decision to take control of US bases (S)

Mayor Beame issues virtual ultimatum to city's munic labor unions, asserting that voluntary acceptance of wage freeze by midnight July 29 is 'much preferable to an imposed one'; warns 'my programs are going to be out' if no accord is reached; outlines, in live TV appearnce and in subsequent int, points of program that he and Munic Assistance Corp have agreed are necessary to demonstrate dramatically city's determination to become fiscally sound; Controller Goldin suggests that ceiling on amt expense budget could rise ought to be another option considered by Beame; Beame insists city will not default on upcoming Aug 15 payroll; calls on banks to provide city with bridge loan at low interest; 'state' portion of Beame pkg includes take-over of costs of Transit Auth police, as well as costs of city's cts and correction system, and continuation of advance payments totaling $800-million from state (M)

Article on revolt of Seattle, Washington, munic employes against efforts to increase their productivity and Mayor Wesley C Uhlman's belief that this is essential to avoid econ crisis; parallels between Seattle's problems and those of NYC and other cities discussed; problems facing Seattle discussed; Uhlman's moves to keep Seattle out of serious econ crisis noted; he apptd retired fire chief Gordon Vickery to manage city utility co, called City Light; it was Vickery's crackdown on 'wasteful practices' that prompted most of City Light workers to go off the job; this yr, as productivity-improvement program continued, Uhlman took on city firemen; he dismissed popular fire chief Jack Richards; firefighters called for recall election; racial overtones to election noted; electrical workers have been without contract since Mar 31; city's demands noted; Charles Silvernale, business mgr for union that represents City Light employes, charges Uhlman with using 'productivity' issue to further his ambitions (L)

article examining how layoffs have affected some NYC munic workers describes experiences of former police officer Robert E Laskowski, former fireman John D Delaney, former Soc Services Dept laborer Dominick F Sganbellini, former children's librarian Christine McDonnell, former ps cafeteria worker Thelma Cobham, and former Manhattan Occupational Training Center for Retarded Adults aides Marie Pericotti and Catherine McInerney; none of 7 dismissed workers has found another job; illus (L)