November 14, 1975

White House press sec Ron Nessen indicates on Nov 13 that short-term Fed assistance to NYC will now be considered because White House regards NYS Gov Carey's fiscal program de facto default; recalls that Pres Ford had said he would veto legis aimed at Fed bailout to prevent default; for 1st time in 2 mos, declines to say that Ford's opposition to aid has not changed; Sen Proxmire and Repr Henry S Reuss, supporters of aid legis, say that proposed moratorium on payment of city notes does not constitute legal default, much less bankruptcy; Asst Sec Gerald L Parksy backs Nessen; denies repts that Treas Sec William E Simon backs short-term Fed aid or that he will recommend such aid to Ford; Ford econ adviser L William Seidman says that Ford has not changed mind; he and Parsky say that stress is on whether to help city over seasonal shortfalls (M)

Ford Adm sends names of possible nominees to succeed Sup Ct Justice Douglas to Amer Bar Assn for investigation of their qualifications; highly-placed Adm source says that sr White House officials also plan to meet tomorrow to weigh politics and problems involved in choosing successor for Douglas; partial listing of candidates, sent to ABA pres Lawrence E Walsh by Atty Gen Levi, noted; ABA standing com on judicial appointments, headed by Warren Christopher, to investigate candidates (M)

Craig Claiborne describes $4,000 dinner for 2 at Chez Denis restaurant in Paris, which he won by submitting highest bid on WNET's fund-raising auction in June; illus (L)

Nov 14: Huge explosion rips through Jerusalem's main shopping st on Nov 13, shattering storefronts and leaving at least 6 persons dead and 40 wounded; 2d explosive charge hidden in tin can is detected in Mahane Yehuda, large food market in center of city, and defused; blast on main shopping thoroughfare, Jaffa Rd, is 3d in 4 mos in center of Jerusalem; police officials say they presume blast was work of Arab terrorists; bomb was apparently concealed in porter's luggage cart that was left on sidewalk; Arabs students conduct protest demonstrations in most of towns on occupied West Bank of Jordan River apparently because Nov 13 is 1st anniversary of speech by PLO leader Yasir Arafat to UN General Assemby; near riot erupts in Nablus when high school students stone passing patrols of heavily armed mil policemen; 13 Arabs are arrested; illus; map (M)

President Ford is reported to have told Republican leaders that he has not decided whether he would sign or veto the compromise Congressional energy bill. Page 14.