October 26, 1976

USSR moves formally to join key rate-setting confs in shipping indus, move that may prevent chaos on world trade routes and direct US-USSR econ confrontation (M)

Clarence Norris is pardoned by Ala Gov George Wallace of parole violation charges; '46 after 15 yrs in prison, 5 on death row; Norris's reaction to pardon noted; NAACP officials comment; illus (M)

Brezhnev estimates grain harvest of 222.5-million tons (S)

NY Times survey of organized labor get-out-vote campaign on behalf of Carter finds it is biggest, most expensive, best organized and most sophisticated campaign labor has ever conducted in support of Pres candidate; Dem Natl Chmn Robert S Strauss says labor's ability to produce votes is critically important to Dem ticket; AFL-CIO predicts 4 out of 5 of their members who go to polls will support Carter; phone effort being undertaken by AFL-CIO's Committee on Pol Educ detailed; Ned Shreve is operating 1-man People for Ford labor campaign by distributing leaflet with illus of Ford talking to hard-hat worker; Repubs seen getting little if any corp or exec support; UAW, NEA, and Amer Fed of State County and Munic Employees union efforts described; AFL-CIO information dir Al Zack comments; illus of labor volunteers phoning prospective voters in Cleveland (L)

Ind Repub of Transkei is proclaimed; new state, 1st of S Africa's black homelands to attain independence, has not been granted recognition by other nations because of gen disapproval of S Africa's apartheid policy (S)