August 3, 1976

Illus in Peking after recent earthquake

NYC Comptroller Harrison J Goldin's auditors, in searches of 50 of 169 day care centers that are leased directly by city, are unraveling network of concealed but concentrated ownerships that is sharing more than $14-million annually in public funds; auditors are seeking to learn why, in 2 cases uncovered so far, rents were increased after firm leases were signed for 15- to 20-yr terms and how rents were established at all centers; findings of 50 searches detailed; Real Estate Comr Ira Duchan comments (M)

Ronald Reagan's campaign mgr John P Sears 3d says 45-50 delegates counted as pro-Ford in news orgns' totals are secret Reagan supporters; challenges Ford to name own running mate before conv; Ford aide James Baker says only 3 of 12 named by Sears were actually Ford delegates; of 10 Penna delegates named by Sears, NY Times had 5 listed as pro-Reagan and 5 as uncommitted; latests delegate tally noted; Sears illus (M)

Beame Adm announces that city will reocver over $7.7-million from NYC Housing Auth that had been budgeted for subsidies that will not be needed (L)

rain and fog slow search; toll rises to 77; Ford declares area a disaster; 57 bodies recovered, at least 20 more sighted in area between Loveland and Estes Park; some victims identified; Sheriff Robert C Watson comments; illus (L)

Internal Army rept disclosed by Repr Thomas J Downey reveals Govt's efforts to conceal Army's sponsorship of experiments with hallucinogenic drugs that resulted in death of civilian Harold Blauer in '53; rept quotes dr in charge of fatal test as saying that drug was administered in attempt to create 'exaggerated mental state (schizophrenia),' not for benefit of patient; rept contains conflicting accounts of extent of physical examination given to Blauer; Downey claims he made rept, compiled by Inspector Gen of Army, available to reporters due to Army's role in keeping it secret; Army spokesman claimed rept had not been made public because of pending litigation against Army by Blauer family; details of litigation revd (M)

Justice Dept widens investigation of alleged burglaries committed by FBI agents at homes and offices of militant pol figures during last 5 yrs; has reptdly warned total of 75 agents of possibility they would be called to testify on matter; FBI source scores 'terror tactics' of Justice Dept; agents who committed burglaries express confidence that their actions were authorized by FBI hq and justified on ground of natl security; bulk of surreptitious entries under investigation were aimed at finding members of radical Weather underground (M)

NYC's 16 munic hosps prepare for strike by 18,000 non-med workers; Health and Hosps Corp exec vp Jack Koretsky orders hosps to implement contingency plans to stress emergency cases by closing outpatient clinics and canceling elective surgery if necessary; Health Comr Lowell E Bellin signs order putting health emergency situation into effect if strike takes place; Hosp Employees Union Local 420 repr Edward Handman says ambulance drivers would be allowed to transfer patients to private hosps at least on 1st day of strike; Koretsky says patient transfers may not be necessary because hosps hope to cut patient load to 50% of capacity before strike by limiting admissions and speeding discharges; Montefiore Hosp pres Dr Martin Cherkasky says voluntary hosps can pick up good deal of bed patients; notes 90% of emergency-room services in city are provided by munic hosps; union and city see little hope of averting strike over planned layoff of 1,350 more hosp workers; Beame urges union to reconsider stand and accept layoffs recommended by task force headed by Martin Horwitz; Amer Fed of State, County and Munic Employees Dist Council 37 assoc dir Lillian Roberts scores Beame stand; says members insist on general strike (M)

Aug 3-5: Israel is moving vigorously to exploit power vacuum in southern Lebanon and prevent Palestinian forces from reasserting control over area just north of Israeli border; Israeli security forces have stepped up their patrols in recent days on both sides of frontier to block any Palestinian redeployment in area; daily Israeli forays 1 or 2 miles into Lebanese territory are also designed to discourage Palestinian reprisals against Lebanese villagers who have been crossing frontier in search of med treatment and supplies; 20 Lebanese tobacco sorters show up for work in Israeli cigarette plant; Israeli Defense Min Peres says Israel will not intervene in Lebanon unless mil situation changes and poses threat; Israeli Foreign Min dir gen Shlomo Avineri expresses hope that loss of power and prestige by PLO in civil war will give rise to new Palestinian leadership; Parliament's Foreign Affairs and Defense Com chmn Yitzhak Navon comments; illus; map (M)

Lang, Fritz

Soares presents program intended to restore state's auth, speech to Assembly of Repub; program detailed; Soares and Assembly Pres Vasco da Gama Fernandes illus (M)

Local mayor, after meeting with Ital Health Min Luciano Dal Falco says Govt will allow abortions for women in Seveso-Meda area affected by poisonous vapor leaked from chem factory 3 wks ago; chem, TCDD, can have serious effects on unborn children (S)