February 18, 1976

The Government of Iran is reported to have decided not to order any more of the F‐I4 fighter planes from the Grumman Corporation beyond the 80 planes currently being produced for the Iranian Imperial Air Force. Page 53.

US Sec Kissinger, in Carabedella, Venezuela, on 1st Latin Amer trip since becoming Sec of State, pledges US support for indus Latin Amer countries' drive to participate in internatl econ on more equal footing with indus nations, speech; pledges help in stabilization of commodity prices; says US will cooperate with new Latin Amer Econ System and suggests useful negotiations can take place between US and system on transfer of tech and on defining code of conduct for behavior of transnatl enterprises in Latin Amer (M)

Pres Ford calls Reagan ‘too conservative’ to be elected Pres, news conf (M)

Ital researchers rept that 3‐drug combination treatment after surgery for breast cancer has dramatically reduced recurrence of cancer among patients who face high risk of suffering a relapse; experts suggest that some form of drug therapy be used for women who are found at surgery to have cancer cells in lymph nodes surrounding breast; Ital research, directed by Dr Gianni Bonadonna of Istituto Nazionale Tumori in Milan and supported by US Natl Cancer Inst, to be published in New England Journal of Med; Dr James F Hollan, dir of Mt Sinai Hosp Cancer Center, in accompanying ed, says work is ‘of monumental importance’; drugs used in study are cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and 5‐fluorouracil, combination called CMF; Dr Vincent DeVita, dir of cancer tretment at cancer inst, Holland, and Dr Bernard Fisher, dir of L‐PAM drug study, comment (M)

The temperature climber to a high of 67 degrees here yesterday, making it the warmest Feb. 17 on record.