June 29, 1976

155 women register; acad preparations noted; illus (M)

peace officers of TB&TA's 7 bridges and 2 tunnels in NYC walk off their jobs during homebound rush period after some of men are served with disciplinary charges for carrying guns to work in defiance of authority ban; illus (M)

NY Sen and Assembly reach compromise on disputed public employee pension bill, eliminating final roadblock to adjournment; legis aides describes pension compromise as essentially concession by Assembly on 2 disputed secs of bill that substantially reduces pension benefits for future public employees; Assembly reptdly agreed to keeping present 5-member pension study comm and to allowing police and fire officers to receive cost-of-living increases in pension benefits beginning immediately upon retirement (L)

IRS revokes tax-exempt status of fund citing mismanagement and questionable loan practices; sends lr to fund, which is also under investigation by Labor and Justice Depts, advising pension trustees of revocation, retroactive to Jan 31 '65; amt of back taxes due from $1.4-billion fund and from employers will reptdly run to millions of dollars (M)

June 29-30: Palestinian hijackers allow passengers and crew members to leave plane but keep them in custody at Entebbe Airport; threaten to blow up plane unless unspecified demands are met; Uganda radio broadcasts statement by hijackers identifying them as members of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; statement condemns France as tool of US imperialism; attacks Israel and denounces Egypt and Syria; Entebbe Airport remains open for normal operations but is under heavy mil guard; Ugandan Pres Idi Amin and French Amb Pierre Renard reptdly negotiated release of hostages from plane (M)