January 29, 1977

Prinze is gravely wounded by self‐inflicted gunshot in head; was under med treatment for depression; career; illus (M)

 

gunmen kill 3 policemen in Madrid and wound 3 others in new outbreak of violence; emergency Cabinet meeting, headed by Prime Min Suarez, orders suspension legal protection against unreasonable searches and right to be charged within 72 hrs of arrest; Interior Min Rodolfo Martin villa orders police to round up extremists for questioning (M)

Fed energy chief James R Schlesinger says natural‐gas deliveries to homes in some states may soon be cut off unless Cong quickly passes Carter Adm emergency gas allocation bill, Jan 28 hearing of HR Commerce subcom on Energy and Power; says proposed emergency powers will do nothing to reopen estimated 5,000 plants closed because of shortages; Govs Carey, Byrne and Shapp recommend passage of bill, but ask pricing provision to benefit consumers in their states; urge allocation of gas away from consumers in producing states to interstate pipelines; are supported by Lee C White, who represents consumer and labor groups, and Energy Action repr James F Flug; are opposed by Repr Robert Krueger; Tex Gov Dolph Briscoe links problem to price controls; FPC Chmn Richard L Dunham says any gas saved by conservation in I state has to be allocated on natl basis; com chmn John D Dingell delays vote on bill until Jan 31; Carter press sec Jody Powell doubts whether Fed disaster relief can be extended to regions hit by energy shortage (M)

Sakharov, in lr to Carter appealing for itervention on human rights issue in USSR and other E Eur countries, holds there can be no internatl security unless peoples in both US and USSR are permitted their rights (M)