June 11, 1976

Mrs Carter's activities during husband's Pres campaign detailed; social sec Madeline MacBean says Mrs Carter campaigned like husband except she did not make any major speeches; campaigned 14 mos in 34 states, mostly on her own rather than with husband so as to reach as many voters as possible; biog information; she comments on what she would do as First Lady; illus (L)

Zukor, Adolph

rev of Jimmy Carter's stands on campaign issues finds that in nearly every case, he has taken stand that will satisfy most possible voters and alienate fewest; finds that his stands are usually detailed, sophisticated and consistent, rather than 'fuzzy,' as is often charged; Carter seen basing stands on results of opinion polls rather than on principles; NY Times/CBS News polls find that strategy is successful, with conservative voters tending to view Carter as a conservative, moderate voters as a moderate and liberal voters as a liberal; Carter's rhetorical techniques in handling controversial questions detailed; Carter's stands on number of issues detailed (L)

Representative Wayne L. Hays, accused of using Government funds to maintain a mistress, was in guarded condition in an Ohio hospital after falling into a coma in what his physician called an overreaction to a prescribed sleeping pill. Page B 5.

Econ Advisers Council Chmn Alan Greenspan, in June 10 testimony before Cong Joint Econ Com, says econ performance this yr will probably be better than was forecast as yr began; estimates unemployment rate will drop below 7%, compared with 7.3% in May; expects real GNP in area of 7%, compared with earlier prediction of 6-6.5%; says inflation forecast has been adjusted downward only sligntly to 6%; strongly appeals to Cong not to spur econ by raising Govt spending and thus increasing budget deficit, citing risk of new inflationary boom; Commerce Dept repts boom in consumer spending slowed further in May, as retail sales dipped from Apr level; development indicates consumers tend to hold back as soon as inflation indexes show upward spurt (M)