January 23, 1976

GAO urges creation of alt-Fed grain inspection system (M)

SEC subpoenas 2 NYC officials and number of other persons, including bankers and brokers, in its investigation of possible fraud in sale of city's securities; subpoenas, calling for records followed by personal appearances at SEC's NY office, have been served on Comptroller Harrison J Goldin and Personnel Dir Alphonse D'Ambrose; Chase Manhattan Bank, 1 of city's leading underwriters, notes pres Willard C Butcher had recd subpoena requesting bank records; Morgan Guaranty Trust Co spokesman says bank had also recd subpoena asking for information in connection with city securities; neither Salomon Bros nor Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, brokerage houses who are among leading underwriters of city securities, will confirm that they had recd subpoenas (L)

Article on Luanda, newly proclaimed capital of People's Repub of Angola; notes 'feeling of self-confidence' in city, which is run by Popular Movement for Liberation of Angola forces, as result of movement's recent victories over Natl Union for Total Independence of Angola and Natl Front for Liberation of Angola (L)

Pres Suleiman Franjieh announces pol and mil agreement, underwritten by Syria, to bring end to Lebanese civil war as fighting continues in many parts of country; says 'all parties' have agreed to pol settlement that appears to grant some Moslem demands for greater share of pol power while preserving position of Lebanon's Christian community; cornerstone of agreement appears to be group called Higher Mil Com, composed of Lebanese, Palestinians and Syria officers, who are charged with putting cease-fire into effect; accord provisions detailed; mil situation revd; Air Force jets attack forces beseiging Chamoun's Saadiyat mansion; Phalangist repr indicates Franjieh did not speak for Phalangists when he included 'all parties' in pol accord; leaders of Christian right--Chamoun, Phalangist leader Pierre Gemayel and Father Charbel Kassis, head of Order of Maronite Monks--meet to discuss situation; state Lebanese TV announces that Kamal Jumblat, head of Progressive Socialist Party, has accepted agreement and proposals put forward by Syrian delegation; Palestinian spokesman says that PLO leader Yasir Arafat and 'all the commando orgns' agreed to cease-fire and pol agreements; says guerrilla, Moslem and leftist forces have taken Saadiyat and have sent Palestinian officer to take surrender from Dory Chamoun, son of Min Chamoun; Natl Liberal Party denies Saadiyat has fallen; members of Higher Mil Com include Syrian officers Brig Gen Ali al-Madani and Col Mohammed Khouly, Lebanese officers Brig Gen Mussa Kanan and Col Dib Kamal, Palestinians Zuheir Mohsen, head of As Saiqa and PLO mil dept, and Col Saed Sayel, chief of Palestinian militia in Lebanon; Khaddam meets with Franjieh and later with Arafat before accord is announced; illus (L)

Mayor Beame, in State of the City address, says he will seek state financing of munic and voluntary hosps (M)