February 12, 1977

Pres Carter flies from Washington, DC to Plains, Ga, aboard airborne command post; illus; craft would be mil control center in wartime; described (M)

Unconfirmed repts indicate some former S Vietnamese mil officers and civil servants still being held prisoner by Vietnamese Govt are being transferred, for unexplained reasons, to re‐educ camps near Hanoi; escaped refugees discuss harsh conditions at camps, including food shortages and frequent beatings; RC Ch repts prelates apparently have been arrested in recent mos, including Da Nang bishop and Nha Trang Bishop Nguyen Van Thuan, who was relative of late Pres Ngo Dinh Diem; Communist figures indicate number of people resettled in ‘econ zones‘ increased to 600,000 to 1‐million; Prime Min Pham Van Dong, in Dec ‘76 5‐yr‐plan, said 4‐million from north and south would be resettled by '80; refugee repts many officials from north have been sent to south to manage small businesses and collect taxes; Vietnamese Govt denies allegations (M)

Natl Security Council spokesman Jerrold Schecter says Pres Carter, in meeting with officers of Natl League of Families of Missing in SE Asia, reiterated campaign promise to pursue direct negotiations with Vietnamese to resolve question of missing Amers and pursue normal diplomatic relations by sending high‐level delegation to Vietnam; State Dept suggests proposal has been accepted by Hanoi; White House indicates Carter has already begun to choose delegation personnel; league bd chmn Earl Hopper comments (M)

Sen Moynihan says rent control is ‘probably’ cause of housing abandonment in NYC and that NYS should consider phasing it out; statements are likely to add fuel to long‐running dispute over city's rent regulations, which are expected to become major issue during current legis session; 525,000 NYC families now live in rent‐controlled apts, where rent rises of up to 7.5% a yr are permitted; about 700,000 NYC families live in apts under separate rent‐stabilization system (M)

Halts broadcasting in dispute between mgt and staff over program changes and unionization; rebel staff members try to keep station on air by taking over its transmitter in Empire State Bldg, but mgt finally has power cut off; staff opposes format changes planned by program dir Pablo Yoruba Guzman, including introduction of daily 3‐yr program of Latin music and talk; station's free style and worsening financial condition discussed; station mgr Anna Kosof, chmn Ralph Engelman and rebel staff members comment; illus (M)