October 2, 1975

Madison Square Garden Corp halts negotiations on possible sale of Garden to OTB Corp, declaring that 'vilification and misconception' have clouded negotiations; breakoff comes less than day after 2 State Sen coms disclosed investigation into financial aspects of negotiations and possible organized-crime involvement in Garden operations; corp pres Alan N Cohen says he no longer will subject co to 'continuation of unjustified charges and innuendo'; Sen Ralph J Marino says investigations will continue and that he will meet with Cohen to discuss issues; article notes Howard J Rubenstein, pub relations man who served as NYC Mayoral adviser in unpaid capacity, served as pub relations aide for Garden for past few mos; Rubenstein denies role in negotiations; critics have contended that sale of Garden is intended as 'bailout' of Gulf & Western Industries, Garden's largest single stockholder (M)

Over 100,000 people attending rally in Madrid protest internatl outcry against Spain set off by execution on Sept 27 of 5 terrorists convicted of killing policemen (S)

Lord Chief Justice of Eng, Lord Widgery, rejects Govt's plea to stop publication of volume of diaries by late Cabinet min Richard Crossman; decision could significantly alter relationship between press and Brit Govt; Govt's traditional claim that all Cabinet discussions are secret has been exploded; Govt says appeal will be considered; Harold Evans, editor of Sunday Times of London, which was barred from printing extracts of Crossman's diaries after publication of several installments, says 'great inhibition has been removed'; Crossman, who served in Prime Min Harold Wilson's Labor Govt between '64 and '70, made it clear before his death in '74 that he intended to publish his diaries, and his literary executors went ahead with publication plans; Atty Gen Samuel Silkin, with Wilson's consent, sought injunctions to prevent publication; contended that publication would be against public interest and that Govt matters could not be carried on unless confidential nature of Cabinet discussions was preserved; injunctions were sought against publishers Jonathan Cape and Hamish Hamilton, who intend to bring out 1st volume later in yr, and against The Times Newspapers, publishers of Sunday Times; defense lawyers argued that there was no legally enforceable obligation to thwart publication of Cabinet papers or proceedings except where natl security was involved; Widgery says 1st volume of diaries dealt with events that took place 10 yrs ago, and that 3 general elections intervened; says different considerations might apply to rest of Crossman diaries, dealing with recent events; orders Silkin to pay costs of ease, $143,000 (L)

Baseball innovator and impresario Larry MacPhail, who introduced night games in major leagues 40 yrs ago, dies at 85, Miami, Fla; illus (L)

Gov Carey's top fiscal advisers, trying to avert collapse of $2.3-billion state plan for NYC, propose that NYC's 5 public-employe funds lend up to $4-billion after rescue money runs out in Dec; money would satisfy city needs through June; fund trustees oppose idea; com of bankers tells fiscal aides that NYS ability to borrow money on own behalf is in serious doubt (M)

NYS Sup Ct Administrative Judge Richard J Bartlett announces series of steps designed to assure that by Jan 1, '79, all felony cases will be disposed of within 6 mos after indictment; under new standards and goals, lawyers and judges who prolong ct proceedings unnecessarily may be punished, judges will be given power to fine or cite lawyers for contempt of ct for delaying proceedings and they will have option of dismissing cases that have been delayed by prosecution; judges will be subject to administrative sanctions for failures to comply with standards (M)

Ugandan Pres Idi Amin expresses gratitude to USSR and China for helping African liberation strugges, UN Gen Assembly speech read by Ugandan UN Amb Khalid Younis Kinene (S)

NYS Controller Levitt's refusal to use state pension funds to help NYC out of cash crisis discussed; he has praised bonds issued by Munic Assistance Corp as sound but also has fiduciary responsibility as trustee of funds; says that he must act soundly and prudently and diversify and balance portfolio; observers say that he has always been critical of bonds issued on state's 'moral obligation' to repay; some MAC officials fear that Appeals Ct decision that Legis has no const right to order Levitt to invest $125-million from state-employe pension systems in MAC bonds will, by implication, cast pall on reputation of bonds as investment (M)

Pres Ford, in taped int for telecast in Omaha, suggests he might recommend continuing personal income tax cuts if Cong would agree to hold Fed spending within specific limit, but says he has not made final decision on whether to recommend to Cong extending '75 tax cuts as antirecession measure; consensus appears to be emerging in Cong and in Cong testimony for simple extension of '75 tax cuts through '76 (M)

US Atty James L Browning Jr of San Francisco and US Atty D Dwayne Keyes of Sacramento hold news conf in Fed courthouse, San Francisco, concerning Patricia Hearst case; Keyes discloses that Miss Hearst is under investigation in murder of woman in Apr 21 robbery of Crocker Natl Bank in Carmichael, Calif; also discloses that Fed agents are investigating possible link between Symbionese Liberation Army and slayings of Los Angeles Ptl Michael Lee Edwards in May '74, and Union City, Calif, Police Chief William Cann in June '74; other developments noted (M)

Armand Hammer, pres of Occidental Petroleum Corp, pleads guilty to 3 misdemeanor charges of making illegal contributions in other people's names to '72 Nixon re-election campaign; admits he subsequently concealed contributions, totaling $54,000, by lying to Sen Watergate com and by agreeing to use another person as 'fictitious source' of funds; case recalled; former Mont Gov Tim M Babcock is appealing 4-month prison sentence he recd after pleading guilty to charge of illegally channeling Hammer's $54,000 to Nixon com (M)