August 23, 1976

The National Cancer Institute will issue new guidelines suggesting limits on the use of X‐ray techniques in the detection of breast cancer in women between the ages of 35 and 50. Page 12.

Article on repts from travelers in China of growing sense of malaise, breakdown in public discipline and uneasy sense of marking time as many Chinese await death of Mao (M)

Henry Kamm on foiling of mil plot against Burmese Pres Ne Win, bomb throwing incidents in Rangoon and arrest of group of alleged Communist opponents are recent outward signs of mounting pressures on Ne Win's 14‐yr‐old mil regime; many observers in Burma attach as much or greater significance of pressure on unannounced Govt effort to find way out of econ quagmire through internatl rescue consortium under World Bank auspices; por of Ne Win (M)

Regional Plan Assn study indicates that if number of transit riders in nation's cities were doubled, use of autos in urban areas would be reduced only marginally (M)

Carter in Los Angeles to begin W Coast campaign swing; Barry Jagoda, aide for TV, reptdly says Carter will be underdog in debate with Ford because he lacks Ford's experience as lawyer and congressman; Carter camp divided between those who agree, and also cite Ford's access to Govt research, and aides such as Jody Powell who suggest pub would view candidates on TV screen as individuals; Powell holds Ford could not on TV avoid confrontation on issues; Carter greeted at Los Angeles airport by Sens John V Tunney and Alan Cranston and Mayor Thomas Bradley; illus; agenda noted (M)

Clark Moynihan, Abzug, O'Dwyer and Hirschfeld engage in 1st full‐scale TV, debate; assume Buckley will be opponent in gen election; Gabe Pressman moderates debate on WNEW; candidates’ position on various issues outlined; their illus (L)

Ford strategy emerging from aides’ talks in Vail has him remaining in Washington and debating Carter to show competence as Pres; will focus on major indus states; Ford attends ‘Yellowstone Christmas’ ch service; illus with pastor; strategy has Dole campaigning on road while Ford appears in highly visible Pres activities; money to be concentrated in indus and agr centers from Midwest to Calif, not in NY, Tex or Deep South; advisers are pleased with results of well‐rehearsed acceptance speech, plan few more of same with natl TV coverage (M)

temperature reaches 94 degrees in NYC on Aug 22, brushing record set 60 yrs ago; residents’ efforts to cope with heat noted; illus (L)

Survey shows that collecting unemployment compensation checks while avoiding employment appears to have become way of life for many Amers since ′74; umemployment compensation checks benefited 5‐million and totaled $17.8‐billion in ′75, up from $5.4‐billion in ′74; avg length of time for payments increased from 13.4 wks in ′73 to 23.8 wks in ′75; abuses discussed (L)

N Korean Pres Kim Il Sung, in message to UN Mil Command at Panmunjom, terms as ‘regretful’ incident that led to slaying of Bonifas and Barrett; says both sides should take steps to insure that such incidents do not recur; US State Dept terms message unacceptable because it did not admit responsibility for deaths; Kim's statement outlined; other developments noted (M)

Most shopkeepers in number of West Bank towns who closed their stores for nearly 3 wks in protest against new Israeli value‐added tax have reopened, but protest continues with many merchants vowing not to collect 8% levy from their customers and to refuse to remit 1st payments to Israeli Govt in Dec; Raymonde Tawil, Arab journalist who lives in Ramallah and is under house arrest for security reasons, says there is no alternative to PLO in occupied territories; Nablus Mayor Bassam Shaka says Israel has no right to employ such tax on West Bank; West Bank situation has been further complicated in recent days by repts that Jordan is making friendly overtures to West Bank communities, move that is viewed by some PLO backers as provocation; Israeli official says King Hussein has patronage payroll on West Bank that provides largesse for up to 5,000 people; illus; map (M)

SW African People's Orgn leader Sam Nujoma asserts that Israel is helping S Africa in mil operations in SW Africa and says it expects help from USSR and Cuba to step up SW African guerrilla war (S)