October 11, 1976

NY Times survey of problem of nuclear weapons proliferation from construction of nuclear power plants around world and of US dilemma in seeking to control proliferation while acting as major materials supplier; chart of nuclear fuel cycle; map showing nations with nuclear power plants and nations with plants under construction or planned; graph showing nations that have already exploded nuclear device and some 30 to 60 others with weapons potential; glossary of nuclear terms; list of efforts to curb weapons spread (L)

Illus of Sens Dole and Mondale at Columbus Day parade, Newark

Beame adm, amid fears that worst budget crises are yet to come, is refining harsh new program of drastic cuts and other steps to produce nearly $500-million in savings; Emergency Financial Control Bd exec dir Stephen Berger holds city's biggest problem is that deepest cuts, which should have been made in 1st yr, are scheduled for 3d yr; biggest worry for city and state fiscal aides is Health and Hosps Corp, which is running deficit of at least $35-million this yr and is projecting deficit of as much as $100-million next yr; also, NYCTA is balancing budget this yr with $21-million borrowed for operations in anticipation of receipt of Fed capital construction money next yr; requirement to pay money back next yr would compound deficit; another concern is whether real estate tax receipts will grow as projected from $3.416-billion this yr to $3.476-billion next yr (L)

NYS Regents Bd is concerned about rise in number of dropouts among NYC hs students, as well as high levels of absenteeism and truancy and sharp climb in number of temporary student suspensisons; situation is expected to worsen as financial crisis in public educ deepens; Educ Dept says less than 50% of students graduate; dispute as to definition of dropout noted; NYC School Chancellor Irving Anker attributes part of retention problem to imposition of tuition at CUNY (M)

76,042 spectators attend opening; several hundred E Rutherford residents picket outside stadium, demanding that NJ Sports and Exposition Auth pay fair share of taxes; various opening day operational problems revd; illus (M)