Fed Appeals Ct rules, Jan 18, that NYC, to carry out pollution‐abatement plan, must impose tolls on bridges crossing East and Harlem Rivers, bar taxis from cruising on several busy sts in midtown area and reduce parking space in central business dist; says city cannot ‘renege on enforcement of plan’ under Fed Clean Air Act; city will seek new hearing or appeal decision to US Sup Ct; Judge Walter R Mansfield writes decision; Judges William H Timbers and Thomas J Meskill concur (M)

Tolls on East River Bridges Upheld

Natural gas shortage forces closing of 17 southern NJ factories with thousands of workers idled (M)

COLD WAVE CONTINUES TO GRIP EASTERN U.S.

Article on soc and econ impact on residents as record cold weather continues in Dayton, Ohio; some weather‐related problems discussed (M)

Dayton Is Freezing to a Halt

Fed Disease Control Center Dir David Sencer repts discovery of bacterium that apparently caused outbreak of fatal pneumonia among patients at St Elizabeth's Hosp, Washington, in '65; source and manner of transmission are unknown

Scientists Link the Legion Disease To a Hitherto Unknown Bacterium

rescue workers illus retrieving bodies from Barcelona harbor

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Prime Min Gandhi, declaring her ‘unshakable faith in the power of the people,’ announces that parliamentary elections will take place in Mar, natl broadcast; pledges that emergency will be relaxed; says there has already been ‘gradual easing’ cites examples; warns that she will not tolerate disruption; observers say Govt decided to hold elections now because of favorable econ position, desire for improved image abroad and feeling that Cong Party could win easy victory; Govt frees Gandhi's major pol foes, former Deputy Prime Min Morarji R Desai, and L K Advani, leader of Hindu nationalist Jan Sangh Party; Asoka Mehta, pres of opposition Old Cong Party, says election will spur merger of major non‐Communist opposition parties; says new party will be known as Bharatiya Janta Cong, or Indian People's Cong; says it will include Old Cong Party, People's Party, Socialist Party and Jan Sangh; Gandhi illus (M)

MRS. GANDHI, EASING CRISIS RULE, DECIDES ON MARCH ELECTION

Commerce Dept repts housing starts in Dec rose 13% to annual rate of 1.94‐million units, or 51% above '75 level (S)

U.S. Output Up at Slow 3% Rate

Gov Carey's budget message includes $200‐million cut in welfare and Medicaid payments, including 45‐day limit on payments to childless employable persons on home relief, reduction of maximum amounts permitted for shelter costs, periodic verification of eligibility, reduction of special‐need grants, elimination of aliens from programs and shift of home‐relief clients to federally‐supported Supplemental Security Income Program (M)

CAREY'S BUDGET URGES MAJOR WELFARE CUTS, SOME TAX REDUCTIONS

Dem Sen Daniel P Moynihan breaks with tradition and recommends that 3 Repub‐apptd US attys in NYS continue in office under Carter Adm for remainder of their terms; move angers state's Dem leaders, since it would deprive them of patronage they expected; others argue that Moynihan has in effect foreclosed Pres‐elect Carter's options to have his choices as Fed prosecutors; 3 Repub attys are Robert B Fiske Jr, David G Trager and Richard J Arcara; Moynihan says his recommendation to retain them came from ad hoc com he set up headed by Leonard Garment, counsel to ex‐Pres Nixon (M)

Moynihan Backs 3 G.O.P. Officials

Amer residents who work for Panama Canal Co are alarmed by repts from US and Panama that Carter Adm hopes for early agreement on new treaty; fear loss of privileges, and concern over ‘security’ of canal; illus (M)

U.S. Nationalists in Panama Canal Zone Resist Turnover of Control

Heirs to estate of Pablo Picasso, after nearly 4 yrs of negotiations, have reptdly agreed on how to divide it; they have less than $240‐million to divide because more than 20% of estate will go to state in place of inheritance taxes (S)

Picasso's Heirs Reported In Accord on Division Of $240 Million Estate

The U.N. Today

Latin Amer diplomats say Pres‐elect Carter will appt former Amb Sol M Linowitz to US team negotiating new CZ treaty; say he will serve as co‐negotiator with Ellsworth Bunker; Facio delivers lr to Vance (M)

Carter Said to Choose Linowitz as Canal Negotiator

S African's plan to grant independence to SW Africa by end of '78 moves step closer to realization with preparation of draft const; draft probably will exacerbate tensions between S Africa and UN, which recognizes SW African People's Orgn (M)

South‐West Africa Charter Drafted

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Richard and Vorster to hold talks; Richard reptdly will seek Vorster's agreement to put pressure on Smith (S)

Richard and Vorster Hold Crucial Talks On Rhodesia Today

Article on Sec Kissinger's last few days in office notes nothing exasperated him more as Sec than his inability to win over Amer Jewish community; says Kissinger was aware that because of his ‘evenhanded’ Middle East diplomacy and continuous pressure on Israel to be Conciliatory, he was suspect in minds of many Amers and many Israelis; notes Kissinger recently told meeting of Conf of Presidents of Major Amer Jewish Orgns that support US gave Israel reflected not his personal preferences alone, but basic natl interests of US; Kissinger illus (M)

Reporter's Notebook: Now, Kissinger Woos His Critics

Tula, USSR, awarded title of Hero City for World War II role; L I Brezhnev speaks (S)

BREZHNEV APPEALS TO CARTER ON ARMS

Vietnamese News Agency says southern authorities are turning Con Son Island former prison into tourist center; island was notorious for ‘tiger cage’ prison cells during war; agency says relay TV station and air link with mainland has been established (S)

Vietnam ‘Tiger Cages’ To Be Tourist Center.

US Defense Dept orders development of 2 strategic long‐range versions of cruise missile in move seen influencing next round of strategic arms talks with Soviet Union (M)

Pentagon Orders Development of 2 Cruise Missiles

Leaves as chief US repr to UN; comments; illus (M)

SCRANTON CONFIDENT U.N. HAS MELLOWED

Tokyo Gov Ryokichi Minobe balks at Brit plan to sail destroyer into Tokyo Harbor as showroom for products of Brit arms indus (S)

Pacifist Governor of Tokyo Balks British Ship Seeking Sales of Arms

Lrs on Betty Friedan Jan 12 article on joy of cooking

THOUSANDS IN EGYPT RIOT OVER PRICE RISE

Amer Jewish Cong announces cancellation of its members' travel programs to France; orgn's exec dir Naomi Levine cites Daoud release; says services of Air France will not be used (S)

Jewish Group Cancels Travel Program to France

Jan 19: US and UN officials see no conflict between Vance and Waldheim missions; note Waldheim will meet Arafat as well as govt leaders, while Vance will meet only govt leaders of Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Saudi Arabia to discuss ways of getting peace talks moving and to lay groundwork for inviting them to Washington to meet Pres Jimmy Carter (S)

No Conflict Seen in Trips By Vance and Waldheim

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Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. A member of the Republican Party, Ford assumed the presidency after the resignation of President Richard Nixon, under whom he had served as the 40th vice president from 1973 to 1974 following Spiro Agnew's resignation. Prior to that, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1973.

President Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (a.k.a. "Tokyo Rose").

January 19, 1977

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Tolls on East River Bridges Upheld

COLD WAVE CONTINUES TO GRIP EASTERN U.S.

Dayton Is Freezing to a Halt

Scientists Link the Legion Disease To a Hitherto Unknown Bacterium

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Wings Over America

Hotel California

Songs In The Key Of Life

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