Illus of Moscovites cleaning streets in 'festival' that falls on 106th anniversary of birth of Lenin, who introduced custom 57 yrs ago

Associated Press

leaders of United Rubber Workers vote to give union pres Peter Bommarito power to call strike against 4 biggest rubber cos, Goodyear Tire and Rubber, Firestone Tire and Rubber Co, B F Goodrich Co and Uniroyal Inc; action could result in nationwide walkout of 70,000 rubber workers; Bommarito says union and cos are 'far from agreement' (L)

Rubber Workers Vote to Authorize Strike Wednesday

CIA Dir George Bush discloses that more than 60% of its job applicants rejected on security ground from '63 through mid-'74 were turned down on basis of polygraph ints; Repr B S Abzug makes public statements she says she recd from CIA and other agencies upholding use of polygraphs; says she has introduced bill to make it a criminal offense to give polygraph tests in connection with jobs in Fed Govt

POLYGRAPH TESTS BARED C.I.A.JOBS

Record 91 degrees reptd on Apr 17, erasing 80-yr-old mark of 88 degrees for date; crowds reptd at beaches from NYC to Cape Cod; illus (L)

91°

Wood Memorial Stakes: Bold Forbes wins; illus (M)

Schmidt of Phillies Hits 4 Homers

Jimmy Carter has gained an advantage in Pennsylvania over his rivals for the Democratic Presidential nomination by raising enough money for a fairly intensive television and radio campaign there in the week leading up to that state's April 27 primary. Details on page 30.

Carter TV Campaign

proposed W Ger deal with Iran for nuclear power equipment and tech stirs debate between US and W Eur allies over tech transfer to developing nations with its potential for weapons proliferation (L)

Bonn's Atom Offer to Iran Stirs a Debate on Sharing

Wendy Schuman article on plight of aged homeowners in suburbs of NYC who are concerned about property taxes and other problems; illus (M)

Most States Holding Line Against Increasing Taxes

Efforts of Conn authorities to modify behavioral traits of Atlantic salmon smolts to change their spawning grounds to Farmington and Conn Rivers and tributaries described; in last 6 yrs authorities have hatched and reared 500,000 smolts in artificial ponds along rivers to imprint them with memories of odors and other environmental factors in rivers; smolts soon are expected to make their way up manmade fishways to climb Rainbow Dam in Poquonock (Conn); project has been funded by Stanley Works, Conn Govt and US Fish and Wildlife matching grant; Conn Fish and Water Life Unit chief Cole W Wilde comments (M)

Salmon ‘Taught’

Comment on US, Syrian and Israeli contacts relating to Syrian intervention in Lebanon (S)

LEBANESE REPORT PRESIDENT OPENS WAY TO REMOVAL

Jonathan Kandell article on continued controversy in Brazil concerning police death squad, loose orgn of policemen who have executed more than 3,000 petty criminals over last 12 yrs; Police Comr Sergio Paranhos Fleury is under indictment in 8 cases for 22 Death Squad murders but he has never been suspended from police work and when another case is presented against him he performs some eye-catching detective caper; examples cited; por of Fleury (M)

Brazilian Death Squad Linked to the Police Continues to Cause Controversy

Saigon bur of Agence France Presse will cease operations on May 8 following decision by Vietnamese authorities to concentrate foreign reporters in Hanoi; Saigon bur chief Charles Antoine de Nerciat was officially informed (S)

Vietnamese to Concentrate Foreign Reporters in Hanoi

Elections for state assemblies and munic councils viewed as test of radical leftist strength against traditional parties; campaign period since early Mar has been shaken by wave of agitation, including labor strikes, student violence, assassinations and kidnappings; parties seeking office listed; Liberal Party candidates focus attention on election as informal primary for '78 Pres election with Carlos Lleras Restrepo (Liberal Party), and rival Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala (Liberal Party) on Pres slates; conservatives reptdly suffered psychological setback with death of Mariano Ospina Perez (M)

Local Colombia Elections Seen as Test for Leftists

Recent visit by S African Prime Min Vorster has produced sweeping new econ-cooperation pact (S)

Vorster Visit to Israel Arouses Criticism

Sen Javits says after meeting with Sadat in Cairo that he thinks Sadat is seeking peace between Arabs and Israel; is on fact-finding tour that will also take him to Israel and Jordan (S)

lavits Meets With Sadat. Praises Stand on Peace

Israeli Army spokesman says boy was killed on Apr 17 when Israeli troops clashed with demonstrators following quarrel among Arab residents of Ramallah, on occupied West Bank; says Arabs began dispute after prominent Arab merchant was alleged to have murdered pol rival on Apr 16; army sources say army officer and several protesters were injured in clash; illus (M)

Boy of 6 Killed in Israeli‐Arab Clash

Article on Canadian Prime Min Trudeau's 9th yr in office; notes he is deeply engaged in const project that will secure his place in Canadian history; says it is likely that Trudeau's tenure will see Govt adopt more restrictive immigration law; notes Trudeau's foreign policy aimed at becoming more ind of US influence and at enhancing position of French-Canadian minority in overwhelmingly English-speaking country; Trudeau's position on wage and price controls and recognition of Castro, which has apparently led to decline in popularity, noted (M)

Trudeau, Beginning His 9th Year in Office, Is Still Firmly Entrenched Despite a Decline in His Popularity

resignation of popular Socialist Mayor of Sintra (Portugal) Jose Alfredo da Costa Azevedo has brought into focus deep malaise in community; Azevedo's basic problem was that Communists took control of town council and neighborhood coms (M)

Glum Days At a Resort In Portugal

Japan's ruling Dem Liberal Party sues Communist Party newspaper Red Flag for libel over story alleging that 28 Dem Liberal members accepted bribes from Lockheed (S)

World News Briefs

Controversial biography that depicts Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery as arrogant, tormented, vain and flawed soldier has outraged his supporters, members of his family and former aides; biography, Montgomery of Alamein by Lord Alun Chalfont, was published this wk by Weidenfeld & Nicholson, less than 3 wks after Montgomery died at age of 88; Montgomery's brother Brien Montgomery comments; former Montgomery aide Goronwy Rees, in New Statesman, scores book; most sensational element in book is vague allegation that Montgomery had homosexual relationship with aide Capt John Poston, who was killed by Ger soldiers in '45; Charles Douglas-Home, editor of London Times, comments (M)

Many in Britain Outraged by Biography Critical of Montgomery

UNESCO rept warns that young Eur migrant workers are overwhelmed by sense of failure and unless something is done to integrate them, violence could erupt; rept was prepared by French sociologist Robert de Montvalon; W Eur reptdly has immigrant population over 10-million, including many who are illegal aliens (M)

Report Describes Migrants’

BRAZZAVILLE Congo, Anril 17 (Agence France&#8208;Press)&#8212;President Marien Ngouabi has dismissed three top onion londers from the Conf&#233;d&#233;ra tion Syndivale Congolaise following last month's abortive ?? to stage a general strike.

Congo Ousts Union Leaders

article on Fiorina, Greece, marketplace as example of spirit of cooperation that prevails among Balkan inhabitants despite ethnic animosities that have enravaged peninsula for centuries; holds relationship between Greeks and Slavs indicates that progress is possible; history noted (M)

In Balkans, Old Borders Are Fading

Dispute between US, W Ger and GB over development of guns for tanks discussed as typifying vested and parochial interests, as well as tech differences, that make lt difficult for NATO allies to arrive at standardization of weapons; US Army Under Sec Norman R Augustine and Asst Sec Edward A Miller comment (M)

NATO Allies Divided Over Tank Gun

Article on increases in manpower and modernization of weapons in Soviet ground and air forces in Central and E Eur and anxiety this is causing NATO allies over capacity to deter Soviet pol pressure backed by superior mil force and over Soviet capacity for preemptive attack (M)

SOVIET SHARPENS FORCES IN EUROPE

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April 18, 1976

Headlines from April 18, 1976

Associated Press

Rubber Workers Vote to Authorize Strike Wednesday

POLYGRAPH TESTS BARED C.I.A.JOBS

91°

Schmidt of Phillies Hits 4 Homers

Billboard 200

Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975

Frampton Comes Alive

At The Speed Of Sound

A Night At The Opera

Run With The Pack

Notable Births

Historical Context for April 18, 1976