November 6, 1976

Ford briefly mentions his loss to Carter; illus (S)

Smith says Govt is committed to Sec Kissinger's proposals for majority rule, perhaps through discussions with moderate blacks, even if Geneva talks fail; stresses that his departure is no indication that talks have failed; says there still remains chance for agreement since major nations of free world desire peace in southern Africa and prevention of Soviet imperialism; says all black delegates at conf were acceptable, but leave a lot to be desired; says group led by Muzorewa has greatest support in Rhodesia; says Nkomo has lost credibility because of his alliance with Mugabe, who reptdly has close ties with guerrillas (M)

PLO, weakened by its setbacks in Lebanese civil war and seriously divided by factional disputes, is beginning period of self‐appraisal; some new problems facing orgn described; their recent defeat by Syria and its implications discussed; possible decline in influence of leader Yasir Arafat noted; illus of Egyptian Pres Sadat with Arafat (M)

Article on influx of Latin Amer's rural poor into cities; inability of countryside to sustain its population economically, rise in urban indus and service jobs, and transportation and communication breakthroughs that have linked cities to interior cited; development experts suggest that migration to cities can be slowed only through agrarian reform; rapid increase in Santiago's population growth noted; chart projects movement to cities, '70 to yr 2000 (M)

Govt data, indicating unemployment rate rose to 7.9% and that wholesale prices of indus commodities rose 1% in Oct, pose major policy issues for Pres-elect Carter—whether recovery will resume, when and how strongly, and how Govt can apply fresh stimulus to econ without accelerating inflation (S)