August 30, 1976

Israel's heavily guarded borders are calmer and more open now than at any time since end of '73 war largely as result of disunity in Arab world, most notably in Lebanon; Israeli Defense Min Shimon Peres says defenses have never been stronger; Israeli officials, noting that on Sept 1 interim Sinai agreement between Israel and Egypt will be 1 yrs old, say that on whole pact is working; Labor Party newspaper Davar criticizes reserve Maj Gen Ariel Sharon for charging serious Egyptian violations of agreement; Mapam Party newspaper Al Hamishmar links Sharon's charges to pol bid; Israeli Foreign Min officials interpret recent anti-Israeli remarks by Sadat at nonaligned conf in Sri Lanka to internatl and domestic difficulties facing him in Egypt; some Israelis discuss other potentially significant border developments with Lebanon and Syria; illus of Lebanese women crossing border into Israel for med care (M)

Sr US Defense Dept repr Eric Von Marbod, in int, earlier, says much of Iran's expenditure for sophisticated armaments is for modified model of Spruance-class destroyers (S)

Sen Frank E Moss, posing as ragged patient, helped to document what his com says is massive waste and mismanagement in NYC Medicaid program; Moss, who is chmn of Subcom on Long-Term Care, got Medicaid card and visited East Harlem Med Center; he was given series of costly tests and told to return to center although he had been pronounced in perfect health in July by his personal dr; subcom's rept says fraudulent practices and use by ineligible persons of NY Medicaid program have wasted millions of dollars; adds that mismanagement is 'astonishing,' that administrative deficiencies are continuing although they have been detailed in more than 100 other repts, and criticizes adm of former Mayor John V Lindsay for having allowed misuse of Fed, state and city spending on program to run out control; other Sen staff members also became Medicaid 'patients' and visited centers for treatment; Moss was treated by Dr Clyde Weisbart, owner and admr of East Harlem center; Dr William Triebel, who recd $857,000 from Medicaid in '74, is highest-billing Medicaid physician in US; illus of Moss (M)

NY Times survey on various anticrime programs installed by suburbanites in effort to fight rise in crime in suburban areas (M)

Pres Ford's proposal of $1.5-billion park acquisition and development plan during Aug 29 visit to Yellowstone Natl Park, Wyo, seen as basis for his campaign recreation program despite White House's labeling of trip as nonpol; campaign officials admit privately that proposal is preview of campaign he will conduct against Jimmy Carter; Ford has budgeted $10-million for pol ad in his campaign, which he plans to open Sept 7 with major speech in Mich; Ford illus near Old Faithful geyser (M)

US officials rept Taiwan is developing capacity to create atomic bomb as result of new program to reprocess spent uranium fuel into plutonium; confirm repts assembled by CIA and made public Aug 29 in Washington Post; are uncertain if reprocessing action contravenes agreement between US, Taiwan and Internatl Atomic Energy Agency; are unable to determine if uranium is being diverted from Canadian-made research reactor or been acquired elsewhere; say Ford Adm has repeatedly warned Taiwan not to reprocess uranium into plutonium; Taiwan has ratified treaty to halt spread of nuclear weapons (M)

Sen investigation of 10-yr-old Medicaid program in 8 cities finds rampant abuse by both providers of health services and recipients, and has determined that Fed action is needed to correct what is termed program's 'abysmal' adm at all levels of govt; investigators for Subcom on Long-Term Care estimate that from 1/4 to 1/2 of $15-billion a yr being spent on Medicaid is being wasted through fraud, poor quality of care and provision of services to ineligible persons; 8 cities are NYC, Newark, Passaic and Paterson, NJ, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and Oakland, Calif; subcom to open hearings on Fed action to curtail most flagrant abuses; Sen Frank E Moss and 6 Sen aides, posing as undercover agents, made 200 visits to facilities dispensing Medicaid services in 8 cities; most dramatic finding was that huge amts of money spent on Medicaid had proved inducement to health professionals to set up quasi-health clinics that dispense wide variety of services that are frequently substandard and often unnecessary; subcom labels such centers 'Medicaid mills'; estimates that such facilities in major cities are taking in $2.225-billion a yr and that 2/3 of amt is wasted (M)

Lefebvre celebrates traditional Latin mass before 6,000 followers in sports arena in Lille, France, in direct defiance of Pope Paul; illus (M)

4 of 5 largest NYC retailers open for Sunday on Aug 29th; stores are Gimbels, Korvettes, Gertz LI and Macy's; total of 48 dept stores were open in NYC and NYC met area (L)

shells fall on residential areas of Beirut on Aug 29, reviving fears that indiscriminate bombardment of civilians will resume; fighting continues in Beirut area, mountains and area around Tripoli (S)

Lynch, David A (Lt)

Vargas, Gaston J (T/Sgt)