Ford and Carter, meeting in last televised Pres debate Oct 22, pledge to stress issues in remaining days of campaign in effort to awaken widespread interest among disillusioned voters, Phi Beta Kappa Hall, Coll of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va; tone of debate is mostly subdued and conciliatory; Carter illus; Ford illus; Ford and wife, Carter and wife and Carter daughter-in-law illus after debate (L)

FORD AND CARTER, IN LAST DEBATE, PROMISE TO PUT STRESS ON ISSUES

Resigns as Pres of Irish Repub; plans to retire (M)

IRISH LEADER QUITS OVER I.R.A.

illus of Troy, accompanied by lawyer Marvyn Kornberg, surrendering to US marshals

TROY BEGINS SERVING 60‐DAY PRISON TERM

hundreds of thousands march through Peking to denounce 'anitparty clique' of 4 sr leftists, following official announcement that group had been 'shattered'; Hsinhua repts that leftists, believed under arrest since Oct 6 or 7, had been 'liquidated as a bane in the party', but words in Chinese implied that they were purged rather than executed; other developments noted (M)

Crowds of Antileftists in Peking Hail the Downfall of Mao's Widow

NYS Sup Ct Justice John H Pennock on Oct 22 rules Eugene McCarthy off NYS Pres ballot; decision is seen as victory for Dems, who feared McCarthy candidacy would hurt Dem ticket; McCarthy atty John Carter Rice says he will appeal (M)

M'CARTHY RULED OFF BALLOT IN  NEW YORK

Bklyn Fed Dist Judge John F Dooling Jr holds Fed curb on Medicaid reimbursement for most abortions is unconst, thus barring implementation in all 50 states; Dooling's decision comes 1 day after Washington Fed Dist Judge John J Sirica refused to overturn Fed ban; Sirica said its opponents failed to show that either Va or DC would cease paying for abortions out of state funds; NYC Health & Hosps Corp pres John Holloman hails ruling (M)

U.S. Court Overturns Curb on Medicaid Abortions

Natl Health Insts study indicates that persons between ages of 3 and 18 can be immunized safely and effectively against swine flu by giving them 2 doses of vaccine spaced 4 wks apart; Natl Allergy and Infectious Diseases Inst deputy dir John R Seal comments (M)

2 Flu Shots 4 Weeks Apart Found Safe for Those 3 to 18 Years Old

PBA and NYC reprs tentatively accept compromise solution dispute, giving police $1,045 in back pay and what their leaders regard as improved work schedule; in exchange, PBA defers its claim to any raise for current fiscal yr; compromise requires police to work 10 additional days and also allows union to choose between rehiring of 400 laid-off officers, with postponement of certain fringe benefits and establishment of 1-man patrols; Weaving, Beame and Sovern comment; illus (M)

NEW YORK AND POLICE IN TENTATIVE ACCORD ON WAGES AND HOURS

Spaniards, after 4 decades of stern 1-man rule, seem to wonder if they can successfully govern themselves; book My Private Conversations With Franco, by Lt Gen Francisco Franco Salgado-Araujo, late cousin of Franco, paints unflattering portrait of Franco and his Govt (M)

New Freedom for the Spaniards: ‘Surreal Politics’ and Anxieties

King Phumiphol Aduldet approves civilian Govt headed by Thanin Kraivichien and dominated by right-wing and mil, and new Const with no specific civil or human rights guarantees; inclusion of mil junta leaders Adm Sa-ngad Chaloryu and Gen Boonchai Bamroongphong as Defense Min and Deputy Prime Min seen making friction between Govt and junta unlikely; Govt has 2 women Mins for 1st time ever, including Khunying Lursakdi Sampatisiri, named Communications Min; Amb to US Uppadhit Pajariyangkul named Foreign Min; apptmt of Samak Sunthornvej as Interior Min raises concern because of his reptd penchant for satisfying personal grudges, particularly against press and leftists; King illus signing const (M)

King of Thailand Gives Approval To New Rightist‐Military Regime

Analysis of Riyadh conf of Arab foreign mins notes it has brought new alignment of forces in Middle East; Syria and Egypt are moving toward accommodation (M)

After the Riyadh Talks, Foes and Friends Exchange Roles

6 Christian militia comdrs involved in fighting in southern Lebanon reptdly meet with Israeli soldiers on border; illus (S)

Lebanese Continue Battle in South

About 1,000 civil servants block lines at Rome's central station on Oct 22 to protest plans to abolish their rights to cheap fares on Italy's state-owned rr system (S)

Protest in Rome Halts Trains

74 Arab youths have been charged with desecrating Jewish religious artifacts during conflict at Hebron shrine (S)

Israelis Charge 74 in the West Bank

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UN Security Council approves, 13-0, extension of 4,174-member UN peacekeeping force in Sinai; China abstains (S)

U.N. APPROVES EXTENSION OF A SINAI PEACE FORCE

Sweden announces that 5 N Korean diplomats, including Amb Kil Yae Gyong, have left country to avoid expulsion; Foreign Min Kann Soeder comments (S)

World News Briefs

SW African multiracial const com agrees to draw up draft const for interim govt within next few mos; delegation head A H du Plessis comments (M)

Windhoek Panel Agrees on Charter

Kenya debates marriage reform bill that would sharply modify traditional tribal customs and formally codify many Western traditions that have taken hold under white influence (L)

Tradition a Big Barrier in Kenya's Marriage‐Reform Drive

Jewish sources rept 4 Jews have been arrested after taking part in series of sit-ins this wk at Soviet Parliament's reception room; 8 other Jews resume sit-in protest on Oct 22; reptd arrested are Arkady Polishchuk, Viktor Elistratov, Boris Chernobilsky and Mikhail Kremen (S)

4 PROTESTING SOVIET JEWS ARE REPORTEDLY ARRESTED

Rev Theodore Lelieveld, RC priest who expressed fear of serious violence at his vandalism-plagued North Louisiana ch, is shot fatally at rectory door in Homer (S)

Priest Slain in Louisiana

Rhodesian police erect roadblocks to try to stop more blacks from joining some 18,000 squatters in new black shantytown that has sprung up near Salisbury in defiance of law; authorities are struggling to build new homes and find better temporary accommodations for squatters before action is taken to move them but there are 14,000 blacks on waiting list for houses (S)

RHODESIA  BLACKS DEFIANT IN BUILDING SHANTYTOWN

black Soweto students attack liquor stores and illicit drinking dens; attack follows students' warning that all unlicensed bars should close as mark of respect for blacks who have died or been arrested in recent protests (S)

BLACK SOWETO STUDENTS REPORTED TO RAID BARS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (Reuters)&#8212;The United States Navy has begun a search for a secret Phoenix missile that separated from a F&#8208;14 Tomcat fighter now on the flor of the North Sea off Scotland, Government sources said today.

Navy Admits Missile is Unfound

Nkomo urges GB to play 'more positive role' in Geneva conf and expresses confidence that meetings will clear early hurdles (S)

Informal Talks About Rhodesia Are Started in Geneva

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October 23, 1976

Headlines from October 23, 1976

FORD AND CARTER, IN LAST DEBATE, PROMISE TO PUT STRESS ON ISSUES

IRISH LEADER QUITS OVER I.R.A.

TROY BEGINS SERVING 60‐DAY PRISON TERM

Crowds of Antileftists in Peking Hail the Downfall of Mao's Widow

M'CARTHY RULED OFF BALLOT IN NEW YORK

Billboard 200

Songs In The Key Of Life

Frampton Comes Alive

Fly Like An Eagle

Spirit

Silk Degrees

Notable Births

Historical Context for October 23, 1976