September 7, 1976

Jimmy Carter formally opens his Pres campaign by portraying himself as repr of 'new generation of leadership' and Pres Ford as timid and ineffectual, speech, Sept 6, Warm Springs, Ga; sees himself as pol heir to Franklin D Roosevelt and John F Kennedy, but different in that he is 'farm boy' with roots in working and middle-class Amer; cites scandals and irregularities in various Fed programs and agencies; says no one seems to be in charge or taking responsibility; pledges 'tough mgt and careful planning leading to balanced budget'; visits Southern 500 stock car race, Darlington, SC; flies to Norfolk, Va for rally and fundraiser, then on to NYC; Carter illus in Warm Springs; Carter family illus (L)

Beginning with this issue, The New York Times is changing its format of eight columns on a page to one of six columns for news and nine columns for display advertising.

Soviet Air Force pilot Lt Viktor I Belenko lands super-secret MIG-25 at air base at Hakodate, Japan, after flight from Vladivostok; seeks asylum in US; craft illus; map (M)

Kissinger hopeful about prospects for negotiated solution to Rhodesian and SW African problem although it is clear that Kissinger-Vorster talks have not focused heavily on 3d issue--that of S African racial problems, news conf, Zurich; remarks seem aimed at encouraging black African leaders now meeting in Tanzania to maintain confidence in US and Brit efforts to mediate and not to lose hope that negotiated approach can work; Kissinger has instructed US Asst Schaufele Jr to leave for Tanzania to receive rept on African meeting and to tell black leaders about meeting with Vorster; Vorster comments (M)

Assessment by pol, financial, labor, intellectual and other leading Swiss figures of present state of Switzerland; finds most problems stem from too much stability and affluence; holds gen dislike of exceptional, avant-garde leadership and govt beyond most immediate level has left many Swiss with sense of plodding mediocrity and constraint in trying to deal with world problems; comments; illus (L)