May 6, 1976

article on how tenants at luxury co-op at 32 E 64th St, NYC, are coping with strike by bldg service employes; tenants include Mrs Lyn Revson, former wife of cosmetics exec Charles Revson, James Whitney Fosburgh, onetime fine arts adviser to White House, and Kitty Carlisle (Mrs Moss Hart); illus of Mrs Revson running elevator (L)

SALISBURY, Rhodesia, May 5— Rhodesia extended the length of service for its armed forces today from 12 months to 18 months to combat an upsurge in guerrilla activity.

suit filed in Chancery Ct, Wilmington, Del, by Summa Corp asks that William R Lummis be apptd temporary admr of Hughes estate; ct appts Lummis admr; Bank of Amer is disclosed to have had possession of stock ctfs that control Summa Corp, which in turn holds title to most of Hughes's estate, at time Hughes died; neither Summa Corp nor Bank of Amer explain why bank had Summa shares; sources close to Hughes affairs theorize that Hughes negotiated $100-million loan to buy Nevada casinos and left shares to guarantee loan, or that Hughes needed bond of $70-million to appeal judgment against him won by TWA, and gave bank physical possession of stock when bond was posted; say Hughes at time of death had no obligation to bank, but merely neglected to have shares returned to his own control; among defendants in Summa suit are Bruce Altman, members of Gano family, public officials who collect taxes in Calif, and Noah Dietrich; in Las Vegas, Nev, Dist Judge Keith Hayes allows handwriting expert to examine purported Hughes will found in Mormon ch; expert, Jack Harris, says he was employed by 3 sisters who are granddaughters of Howard Hughes's uncle, Rupert Hughes; sisters claim 50% of estate under provision of Texas law; since Hughes owned property in Texas, California and elsewhere, legal residence is in question; Tenn atty Alex Meacham, representing 3 paternal cousins of Howard Hughes, tells Las Vegas ct that purported will is forgery; asks for delay in authenticity hearing to prove will is invalid; alignment of groups fighting over Hughes wealth outlined (M)

NJ Superior Ct strikes down zoning ordinances of 11 Middlesex County municipalities as unconst and orders communities to make plans to provide total of 18,796 low-and moderate-income units by 1985; Judge David D Furman gives municipalities 90 days to develop zoning regulations that will comply (M)

Engelhard Minerals & Chemicals Co plans major expansion of its hq in NYC and will soon sign 25-yr lease for 155,000 sq ft of space in McGraw-Hill Bldg, 1221 Av of the Americas, co annual meeting; speculation that lease will cost Engelhard $60-million; Engelhard pres Milton F Rosenthal optimistic on city's financial condition (M)