October 24, 1975

SUNY Chancellor Ernest L Boyer announces moratorium on all new construction and freeze on enrollment at 20 of insts in SUNY system, in effort to maintain quality of univ system during period of fiscal restraint, to protect livelihoods of state's private colls by reducing state's oompetition with them, and to avoid overbuilt system by middle of next decade; action also prompted by rising interest rates and prospect of declining enrollment within next decade; Boyer's announcement comes at time when comm on financial problems in higher educ in state, headed by Nathan M Pusey, presented rept to Regents Bd recommending among other things, that tuition be charged at CUNY and gap between public and private coll tuitions be reduced through increased state aid to students; Pusey comm's recommendation, like SUNY decision, expected to benefit state's private colls; both repts reflect nationwide trend in higher educ circles toward seeking ways to cope with unfamiliar problems of largely stagnant enrollments and extreme financial stress (M)

About 8,000 construction jobs will be lost in NYC in next 3 yrs as result of cutting additional $390-million from city's bldg program; indus has increasingly had to rely on govt projects in recession yrs; Mayor Beame delivered private briefing to indus and union leaders that said city projects had 'dried up' as result of effort to balance city budget; officials estimate that latest project delays and cancellations would bring total number of construction jobs lost in NYC to 35,000 in last 2 yrs; city released detailed list of projects on freeze list; some of affected projects described; illus of Beame with construction indus leaders (L)

HR Ways and Means Com defeats attempts by conservative members to tie tax cuts to ceiling on spending, as has been demanded by Pres Ford (S)

Gen Franco suffers sudden relapse of his heart ailment and succession to power of Prince Juan Carlos de Borbon appears to be under way; high Govt sources say it is in interest of regime that Franco voluntarily withdraw; Premier Carlos Arias Navarro and Prince Juan Carlos are informed hrs after med crisis began by Franco's son-in-law Dr Christobal Martinez-Bordiu; Franco por (M)

Speaker Carl Albert on Oct 23 calls on Cong to enact legis to avert NYC default; holds that default would affect entire country; says that legis should place constraints on city; Fed Reserve Bd Chmn Burns sees probability of default in Dec approaching certainty, testimony to HR subcom; holds that Fed concern over NY situation has buoyed munic bond mkts; opposes Fed aid to bar default but urges Cong to make quick decision on whether to help city; Sen debates crisis; Sen Harry F Byrd vows to block vote on Sen floor until Sen has 'full information' on who would benefit from legis to bar default; says that city 'has been debased by its politicians'; Sens James B Allen and Dewey F Bartlett oppose aid; Sen Javits deplores 'passionate outcry' against NY; Burns por; illus (M)