May 4, 1976

Reagan aides claim his campaign is in dire financial condition and accuse Ford of helping delay allocation of much-needed Fed matching funds (M)

NY Times survey of 1,856 coll freshmen finds students have generally positive view of their natl heritage; says they generally think of qualities like 'opportunity' and 'democracy' as more characteristic of US history than negative ones like 'repression' or 'immorality'; most commonly selected quality is 'materialism'; statistical analysis of NY Times Survey of Historical Knowledge and Attitudes; graph showing how students characterize US's past by pol and race (L)

The Italian Government set June 20 and 21 as the dates for national elections that could give the Communist Party a share of power. Page 7.

NY Times survey shows that pace of agrarian reform in Latin Amer has slowed and that Latin Amer's pol and econ priorities have shifted from countryside to cities as continent has drifted rapidly toward urbanization; UN FAO study shows that Latin Amer needs to increase agr production 3.6% annually for next 15 yrs to keep pace with population growth; land reform programs in several Latin Amer countries discussed; illus (L)

Beame adm makes exception in its wage-freeze policy for 104 budget employes, granting them raises ranging up to $6,294 a yr on ground that they had worked 'exceptionally hard' and deserve reward; raises are announced in City Record (pub); 1st Deputy Mayor John E Zuccotti defends raises as justifiable; Beame defends austerity conditions of proposed '76-'77 expense budget at opening of public hearings; Repr H Badillo urges NYC to reject budget and to consider defaulting on and stretching out its long term bond obligations in attempt to protect other city services; largest raise, $6,294 a yr, goes to Eugene J Keilin, who now receives $38,451 a yr as special asst to Deputy Mayor Kenneth S Axelson; Zuccotti asked why budget employes' hard work is not accepted as a form of productivity gains NYC is seeking from workers, says he expects their productivity will be even greater with the raises; Beame's press sec Sidney J Frigand and Community Planning Bd 14 chmn Charles Moerdler comment (M)