October 3, 1976

NY Times survey finds Jimmy Carter leads in Electoral Coll votes and Ford solidly leading in only 8 states, with 46 of total 270 electoral votes needed for majority; finds 11 states are toss‐ups, including Southern states of Va, Tex and SC; finds Calif, Ill and Texas are biggest battlegrounds; finds Carter's lead in jeopardy in NYS, Ohio and Penna; finds voters reluctant to make firm commitment, suggesting that race will be decided in final month; state‐by‐state assessments of Pres race (L)

US Sup Ct reconvenes, will confront abortion issue; has agreed to hear 3 cases that concern right of indigent or poor women to get abortions (M)

US Army, after selecting in '75 Roland missile jointly developed by French and W Ger cos as big step toward standardization of weapons in NATO, now plans to spend over $250‐million on ‘Americanizing’ it; cost overruns put future of program in doubt; HR Armed Services Com has put $220‐million ceiling on development of Roland; Defense System Acquisition Rev Com has recommended continuation of Roland standardization program, move objected to by Deputy Sec William P Clements Jr; Under Sec Norman R Augustine comments on costs; Hughes Aircraft Co has contract for Army; Roland illus (M)

article examines events concerning kidnapping; illus (L)

Article on increasing number of NYC office bldgs that have been taken over by ethnic groups; illus (L)