May 14, 1976

HR Defense Appropriations Subcom on May 13 approves $105.9-billion mil budget; reduces Ford Adm request by only $800-million, smallest cut in mil budget in decade; bill provides $15.5-billion more in mil appropriations than was voted by Cong in '75; Repr Mahon cites USSR gains; Ford Adm predicts mil budget will reach $150-billion by '80, partly because of inflation and partly because of planned real growth in mil program (M)

Sen Clark asks Kissinger about Akins's testimony, Sen Foreign Relations Com; Kissinger says that Akins had 'grieviously misinformed' com; says that proposal was rejected by State Dept because it would have meant having to supply arms in large quantities to Kenya and Ethiopia, nations at odds with Somalia (S)

Article on NYC Mayor Abraham Beame's possible endorsement of Jimmy Carter for Dem nomination for Pres holds decision could cause some trouble for Beame within NYS Dem party because Beame is scheduled to be elected on May 14 as chmn of 274-vote NY delegation to Dem Natl Conv, a job that Gov Hugh Carey wanted former Mayor Robert F Wagner to get; some politicians speculate that disclosure of Beame's endorsement plan would give Carey team ammunition to agrue that Beame should not head delegation; others say Carey people have fallback position, to push Lt Gov Mary Anne Krupsak as 'co-chmn' (M)

Ford, in speech to group of small-business men, calls on Cong to adopt mandatory 4-yr timetable for approving or rejecting most extensive reform of Govt regulatory programs and agencies ever attempted; White House would be required to recommend and Cong to accept or reject reform proposals; legis, which is somewhat similar to bill offered in Dec by Sens Charles H Percy and Robert C Byrd, is denounced by Repr John E Moss as 'campaign gimmick'; several key Sen staff members say there is possibility plan might win approval in next few mos (M)

Vice Pres and Mrs Rockefeller visit quake-devastated area in NE sector of Italy to determine how Amer aid can best be used; illus