November 14, 1976

Article on booming lock business as robbery rate throughout US increases; various type of locks noted; illus (M)

Donald Ranard, US Office of Korean Affairs dir, '70-74, says sr Nixon Adm officials were preoccupied with Vietnam war in early '70s when improper S Korean lobby started in US and did not want to jeopardize commitment of 52,000 Korean troops in Vietnam; recalls US officials had to persuade S Koreans to release Amer-built F-5 jet fighters to S Vietnamese; recalls that Pres Nixon wrote lr to Pres Park Chung Hee asking to keep Korean forces in Vietnam longer than planned; State Dept spokesman Robert L Funseth denies allegations (M)

Defense Dept, in move to ease transition of Pres power, is seeking arrangement that would relieve Jimmy Carter of necessity of making major decision on B-1 program shortly after he becomes Pres; proposed arrangement would permit production go-ahead until Carter makes ultimate ruling after Jan 20 (M)

Coalition of Northeastern Govs meets, Saratoga Springs, NY; Pres-elect Carter, on post-election vacation, sends his dir of policy issues, Stuart Eizenstat, to represent him; Govs are optimistic on putting together 'shopping list' for Fed aid that would be regarded favorably by incoming Carter Adm; Govs Carey, Dukakis, Shapp, and Grasso comment; more than 100 economists, bankers, profs and politicians participate in workshops on welfare, transportation, energy, manpower, unemployment and econ stabilization; group of Govs illus (M)

Brown ties for Ivy League champ (M)