Soweto, S Africa, black youths attempt to force compliance with 3‐day natl strike among black workers; 1 dead, 6 wounded in clash with police; strike campaign had marked success in Soweto but appears to have little impact elsewhere in S Africa; strike was promoted by pamphlets bearing name of African Natl Cong; Kruger comments (M)

Soweto's Blacks Succeed In Johannesburg Boycott

Educ Bd sends layoff notices to 3,500 teachers following ruling by NYS Sup Ct Justice Abraham J Gellinoff declaring controversial Stavisky‐Goodman Law invalid on technical grounds; ruling comes at time of sensitive negotiations between Educ Bd and UFT over teacher contract calling for salary increases for teachers and shortened school day (S)

RISE IN SPENDING FOR SCHOOLS VOID; 3.500 FACE OUSTER

S Koreans express shock and dismay over State Dept's statement (M)

U.S. Softens Its Reaction To North Korea ‘Regrets’

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At least 30 of 35 nonprofit orgns under Fed investigation for suspected fraudulent activity in NYC's ′75 Summer Food Service Program are participating in ′76 program (M)

Lunch Sponsors in ’75 Inquiry Still Involved in 1976 Program

NYS PSC estimates that when NYC and other public entities begin buying power from NYS Power Auth instead of Con Ed, utility's remaining customers will have to pay added $57‐million a yr to make up Con Ed's net loss on transaction (M)

SHIFT WILL ADD TO CON ED BILLS

Egyptair Boeing 737 with 97 passengers and crew of 6 is seized by Arab guerrillas on Aug 23 after takeoff from Cairo but is recaptured by Egyptian commandos in afternoon at airport at Luxor, in southern Egypt; all hostages are reptd released unharmed; plane is 1st Egyptian craft to be hijacked; 2 of 3 gunmen reptdly are wounded; Egyptian Prime Min Mamdouh Salem, who directed rescue operation with War Min Mohammed Abdel Ghany el‐Gamasy, accuses Libyan leader Col Qaddafi of being behind hijacking, news conf; says hijackers were promised $250,000 to divert airliner to Libya; earlier, Libyan Govt issues statement condemning hijacking; Egyptian Govt spokesman says guerrillas, who said they were members of previously unheard of orgn named Abdel Nasser, for late Egyptian Pres Gamal Abdel Nasser, threatened to blow up plane and its passengers unless 5 persons in jail in Cairo were released; these are 3 Libyans arrested in Mar and accused of plotting to assassinate or kidnap Omar Abdullah Meheishi, dissident member of Libya's ruling Revolutionary Command Council who was granted asylum in Egypt, and Salah Issa, dir of local office of Southern Yemen airline co, and Palestinian, both arrested in Cairo this mo in connection with assassination attempt against former Southern Yemen Prime Min Mohammed Ali Haitham; spokesman says pilot told hijackers that he did not have enough fuel to fly to Libya and was allowed to land in Luxor; illus (M)

EGYPTIAN PLANE SEIZED BY ARABS, THEN RECAPTURED

Most of Attica Prison inmates refuse to leave their cells on Aug 23 in peaceful protest against conditions and to press for negotiations with state on list of 9 demands; 3 State Correctional Services Dept comrs meet with 12 inmate leaders to discuss situation; prison officials say that only about 100 of prison's 1,982 inmates had left their cells for breakfast; inmate demands listed; illus (M)

PRISONERS STAGE STRIKE AT ATTICA

Fed Election Comm attys study whether League of Women Voters may underwrite $150,000 cost of planned Ford‐Carter TV debates without violating new Fed law which bars campaign contributions by corps and unions, which are to help with debate financing; will offer legal opinion in wk; league says no money has yet been collected; comm counsel Daniel Swillinger says league sponsorship makes debates news events so that equal‐time law may be suspended (S)

LAW ISSUE RAISED ON CARTER DEBATE

HR, by voice vote, approves amendment to toxic substances control bill that would ban within 3 yrs mfr of PCB; overall bill approved 319‐45; similar bill has passed Sen, but without PCB ban (M)

Hose Votes Ban on Output Of PCB's Within 3 Years

Hoffmann offers guilty cadets chance to reapply to acad after 1‐yr period of ‘reflection’, HR Armed services Com testimony; concedes shortcomings in acad's handling of cheating scandal; announces apptmt of special advisory panel, headed by former astronaut Frank Borman, to study honor code; illus (L)

Ousted Cadets Offered Chance to Reapply After a Year

Aug 24‐26: Lebanese leftist‐Moslem alliance leader Kamal Jumblat says his movement is preparing for long drawn‐out war against ‘rightist‐Syrian‐Israeli‐Amer conspiracy in Lebanon’ (S)

Beirut Attack Repulsed, Moslems Say

Fukuda calls for Miki to resign before gen elections, which must be held by Dec 9; says there is no way Liberal Dem Party could win coming elections unless there is new leadership; Foreign Min Masayoshi Ohira also calls on Miki to resign, stating that Miki's Adm has lost its capacity to govern; statements are latest in intraparty campaign against Miki in wake of Lockheed scandal (M)

Chief Rival in Party Bids Miki Quit Before Election

Henry Kamm article on Burma Govt, beset with econ problems, working slowly to repair many of ancient temples of Pagan, devastated by earthquake in July 8 ′75; notes that Govt, in its desire for fullest neutrality, has shunned appeals for internatl assistance and has done almost nothing to take up many private foreign offers of help and suggestions from govts that they would act favorably on appeals; illus (M)

Burma Shuns Aid in Repairing Devastated Shrines

Earthquake measuring 6.7 on Richter scale jolts China's Szechwan Province on Aug 23 while Philippines experiences major aftershock; there are no immediate repts of casualties or damage; impact of earlier quakes in areas recalled (S)

Quake Aftershocks Felt in Philippines And in Szechwan

USCG rescues 4 from sinking pleasure boat 1.5 mi off NJ shore (S)

4 Saved Off Jersey Shore

Issues and Debate article on US effort, through safeguards, to stem proliferation of nuclear weapons while continuing export of equipment for nuclear power; background to effort, Adm stand, opposition view and outlook discussed (L)

Issue and Debate

UN's current Law of Sea Conf reptdly at impasse over issues of deepsea mining and scientific research; positions of third world, US, USSR and indus countries revd; some progress reptd in talks on offshore claims of countries with little or no access to sea (M)

SEA‐LAW PARLEY IS AT AN IMPASSE

Dutch freelance journalist Peter Custers, detained by Bangladesh authorities since Dec, is due to be tried by special martial law tribunal in Dacca on Aug 23 (S)

BANGLADESH TRYING A DUTCH JOURNALIST

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EGYPTIAN AIRLINER SEIZED BY ARABS

Syrian officials say several terrorists were arrested in connection with wave of bombings in Damascus and will ‘almost certainly’ be hanged after ct martial; those arrested are believed to be Palestinians (S)

Syria Says Several Are Held In Bombings in Damascus

16 militant Corsican nationalists blow up wine depot on Aug 22 to mark 1st anniv of clash with police in which 2 persons died; damage estimated at $1‐million; explosion is set off by group led by Dr Max Simeoni, whose younger bro Edmond was jailed for 5 yrs in June for his part in ′75 shootout at nearby Aleria; attack on depot follows Corsican nationalist rally attended by 5,000 people (S)

REBELS ON CORSICA BOMB A WINE DEPOT

Black Amer delegation urges Sec Kissinger to speak out against S Africa's racial policies that have led to several wks of rioting and more than 250 deaths; asks for public disclosure of recent talks between Kissinger and Vorster; officials noted (M)

U.S. BLACKS MEET ON SOUTH AFRICA

Dutch Queen Juliana to talk with Prime Min Joop M den Uyl about results of Govt probe of allegations that Prince Bernhard took bribes from Lockheed to promote its sales (S)

Dutch Queen Discusses Lockheed Investigation

Drew Middleton article analyzes US mil strength in S Korea in wake of incident (M)

U.S. Confident Armies in Korea Are Prepared to Handle Any Attack

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August 24, 1976

Headlines from August 24, 1976

Soweto's Blacks Succeed In Johannesburg Boycott

RISE IN SPENDING FOR SCHOOLS VOID; 3.500 FACE OUSTER

U.S. Softens Its Reaction To North Korea ‘Regrets’

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Lunch Sponsors in ’75 Inquiry Still Involved in 1976 Program

Billboard 200

Frampton Comes Alive

Breezin'

Spitfire

Beautiful Noise

Fleetwood Mac

Notable Births

Historical Context for August 24, 1976