National Symphony Orchestra: Pres and Mrs Ford illus dancing at benefit for orch

Gallagher Is Reported Subpoenaed In Inquiry on South Korea Bribery

leading experts on world food problems hold conf sponsored by NY Acad of Sciences, Phila; say food situation, currently favorable because of good weather in most growing areas, remains precarious for near future and potentially disastrous over longer term; illus (M)

Serious World Food Gap Is Seen Over the Long Term by Experts

Article notes that heavy haze of air pollution clouds China‧s indus cities (M)

A Reporter's Notebook: In China, Roads Tell of a Changing Society

5th Ave between 34th and 59th Sts will become pedestrian mall, Dec 12 and 19, as more stores decide to open on Sundays; opposition to malls by some merchants noted (M)

5th Ave. to Become Shopping Mall For Pedestrians Next Two Sundays

C Barnes on some of his changed views on ballet compositions; illus (M)

Benjamin Britten,63, is Dead in England

book, Howard Hughes‐‐The Hidden Yrs, by James Phalen is to be published soon, and will be excerpted in Time magazine; Hughes is described in book and in accts gathered by NY Times as bedridden and helpless to enforce his orders for conduct of his businesses; book suggests that some Summa Corp execs sometimes ignored or frustrated Hughes‧s orders; execs refuse to comment; book publisher, Random House, tried to keep publishing plans secret, but information leaked out because of statements by Time employes in their efforts to get Summa execs to grant ints; book is based on repts to Phelan by Gordon Margulis and Meli Stewart, who were personal servants to Hughes; Phelan illus (L)

Hughes Depicted as Prisoner of Own System

1st in series of articles examining impact of NYC‧s fiscal crisis 2 yrs after initial layoffs of city workers discusses sharp cut in soc services being provided by city; 1st Deputy Mayor John E Zuccotti, Manhattan Boro Pres Percy E Sutton, NYC Budget Dir Donald D Kummerfeld and US BLS Regional Comr Herbert Bienstock comment (L)

Indications of Deterioration Abound in New York Crisis

About 14 Columbia Univ students suffer burns and lacerations in suspicious dormitory fire, 3d such blaze in 10 days; details; illus; 2 civilians and 9 firemen hurt in multiple alarm fires in Harlem and Inwood sec; illus (M)

1,000 STUDENTS FLEE COLUMBIA DORM FIRE

Pres Ferdinand E Marcos rejects tentative agreement; State Dept says it recd message that Marcos was dissatisfied with loose terms of accord (M)

PHILIPPINE LEADER REBUFFS U.S. ON AID TIED TO BASE RIGHTS

News Summary

correction of Nov 28 rept on Mandel trial says Mandel, not Judge Thomas Hunter Lowe, was given interest in land deal at minimal cost

CORRECTION

World Jewish Cong conf is 1st legal meeting of Jews in Spain since Inquisition

Arabs Protest at Hotel As Jewish Group Begins A Conference in Madrid

Article on campaign spending sees basic structure of new system being maintained; discusses lobbying and some proposals in Cong to make campaign law more serviceable in future (M)

Tokyo Party Faces Severest Test of Two Decadesin Voting Today

Lr cites advantages of Japanese election system over that of US

Parties in the Japanese Election

Dec 5: Arab sources say Arafat and Assad have worked out deal under which Palestinian forces in Lebanon will surrender their heavy weapons to Syrians in return for protection against Israeli or Christian raids and diplomatic help; Arafat flies to Belgrade to meet Pres Tito (S)

Arafat Is Said to Agree to Yield Heavy Arms in Lebanon to Syrians

Preparations are under way in Paris for publication in ‘77 of 2 new natl dailies, 1 appealing to supporters of Socialist‐Communist opposition, other to pol center, which backs Pres Giscard d‧Estaing; Claude Perdriel is behind leftwing paper; says he is aiming at circulation of 500,000; Joseph Fontanet is behind centrist daily paper; planned press run is for initial 100,000 copies; Philippe Heymann is overseeing preparations (M)

Two New National Dailies Planned in France Could Play a Crucial Role in ‘78 Elections

Danish Parliament, 89‐85, votes on Dec 4 to impose wageprice freeze for 3 mos in effort to halt inflation and curb wildcat strikes; restraints are retroactive to Dec 1 and are to remain in force until Mar 1 (S)

World News Briefs

Debate continues in France on what to do about declining birth rate; Pres Giscard has warned that no country with middlesized population can aspire to grandeur; rept by Natl Inst for Demographic Studies notes that while French women had avg of 2.9 babies in ‘64, figure was only 1.9 in 75; warns that it takes avg 2.1 births to compensate for current mortality rate and to keep population stable; adds that if population has not diminished with birth so low, it is because of 4‐million immigrants; French population stands at 52.7‐million; demographer Prof Alfred Sauvy, former Prime Min Michel Debre and Prof Georges Tapinos comment (M)

DECLINING BIRTH RATE IS TROUBLING FRENCH

major copperexporting countries reject unilateral fixing of world price but Intergovernmental Comm of Copper‐Exporting Countries says present prices are inadequate to meet essential needs (S)

Copper‐Exporting Countries Reject Unilateral Fixing of World Price

Indian Cholera Outbreak Kills 25

Campaign to reduce tax evasion in France is causing furor among taxpayers; news stories attribute some suicides of shopkeepers to hounding by tax agents; Gerard Nicoud, who heads natl shopkeepers’ assn, threatens to form ‘antirepression commandos’ to combat tax collectors; Pres Giscard d‧Estaing says unit to control tax controllers may be needed; Govt plans to probe threats of vigilante action against traveling tax inspectors; seeks to curb practice of registering private autos as companyowned, which makes them tax deductible (M)

FRANCE CRACKS DOWN ON EVASION OF TAXES

NATO‐Warsaw Pact Vienna conf on force reductions in Central Eur, which has been going on for over 3 yrs, and slight progress so far discussed; US repr Stanley R Resor comments (M)

In Vienna, East‐West Oncea‐Week Talks on Reduction of Forces Still Drag Along After More Than 3 Years

Marley, Bob: Leaves Kingston hosp after treatment for bullet wounds received in shooting incident (S)

Bob Marley, Reggae Singer, Is Hurt

Hungarians are seeking return of Crown of St Stephen, supreme symbol of Magyar nationhood, which is at Fort Knox for safekeeping; Hungarian dignitaries impressed Commerce Sec Elliot Richardson during his recent visit to Hungary that it is totally unjustified to keep crown in US; Cong members and prominent Amers are hoping that Carter Adm will return treasure (M)

Hungary Is Still Seeking Return of the Crown of St. Stephen, in Safekeeping at Fort Knox

Gordon Chavunduka, acting leader of Muzorewa faction, accuses delegations of Mugabe and Nkomo of joining in ‘sort of unholy alliance’ with Smith‧s Rhodesian Front Party by opposing natl election to choose interim govt‧s leader (M)

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December 5, 1976

Headlines from December 5, 1976

Gallagher Is Reported Subpoenaed In Inquiry on South Korea Bribery

Serious World Food Gap Is Seen Over the Long Term by Experts

A Reporter's Notebook: In China, Roads Tell of a Changing Society

5th Ave. to Become Shopping Mall For Pedestrians Next Two Sundays

Benjamin Britten,63, is Dead in England

Billboard 200

Songs In The Key Of Life

A Night On The Town

Boston

Spirit

The Song Remains The Same (Soundtrack)

Notable Births

Historical Context for December 5, 1976