September 14, 1976

Sen Mondale delivers speech to group of small-business owners, West Palm Beach, Fla, on Sept 13 that is similar to address delivered by Carter in Birmingham, Ala; Mondale scores Repubs' econ record (S)

Scientists back new aerosol curbs to prevent depletion of earth's ozone layer; Natl Acad of Sciences rept concurs that fluorocarbons used in aerosol sprays weaken ozone layer; recommends 2-yr waiting penod before regulatory action is taken so that some of many uncertainties concerning effect of fluorocarbons are resolved; effect of fluorocarbons on atmosphere revd; acad chmn Dr John W Tukey illus (L)

acting Fed Ins Admr J Robert Hunter holds indus over-reacted to co's near collapse, NYS Sen Ins Com hearing; Harnett notes NYS Teachers Retirement System holds $24.5-million mortgage on bldg that houses GEICO's home offices; insists that there would have been time for state to make insolvency fund available for use in event GEICO went bankrupt (M)

Dem aspirants wind up campaigns as they had begun-debating nuances and images rather than substantive differences; one unwitting participant in Dem contest, consumer advocate Ralph Nader, issues statement correcting UFT pres Albert Shanker statement in Shanker column that was printed as NY Times ad; Shanker, Daniel P Moynihan supporter, had quoted '72 critique of Repr Bella Abzug in Nader rept; Nader now says that Abzug critique was 'updated' in '75 to praise her 'legis skill'; Buckley continues to ignore Peyser; Peyser scores Buckley's conservative voting record; Peyser, Abzug, Buckley, Clark and Moynihan illus (L)

alleged hijackers are held in NYC in $1-million bail each on Fed air piracy charges on Sept 13 and confronted with murder charges; murder complaint, filed in Criminal Ct, Manhattan, on orders of Dist Atty Morganthau, charges them with 'placing live bomb' that later killed Officer Murray; defendants reptdly were questioned about LaGuardia Airport bombing Dec 29 '75 that killed 11 persons and injured 75; TWA pilot Capt Richard W Carey comments; asst US Atty Thomas R Pattison tells Magistrate A Simon Chrein during arraignment that a loose knit group is involved in hijacking case; Bronx Dist Atty Merola comments; UN Sec Gen Waldheim condemns hijacking; State Dept rejects protest by Yugoslavia over US handling of case; dept spokesman Frederick Brown says there is no cause for complaint (M)