Rosselli, John (?-1976): 2 men known to have personal knowledge of murder of reputed organized crime figure John Rosselli provide information that he was killed by members of underworld as direct result of his testimony before Sen Intelligence Com concerning his participation in CIA plots to kill Cuban Premier Fidel Castro; both have provided details about murder that are strongly supported by physical evidence uncovered in extensive investigation by NY Times; account of Rosselli's murder noted; different theories concerning his death discussed; illus (L)

Mafia Said to Have Slain Rosselli Because of His Senate Testimony

TANKER MEETS BRIDGE: The sulphur tanker Marine Floridian after it smashed into a bridge over the James River

Associated Press

16 NYC pss are closed on Feb 24, and students and teachers in several other schools are forced to wear coats in classrooms when boiler-room workers refuse to cross picket lines set up by striking maintenance employees; illus (M)

LACK OF HEAT CLOSES 16 NEW YORK SCHOOLS

Chem Bank, NYC, indicted for failing to rept 500 cash transactions, amounting to $8.5-million, as required by Fed Bank Secrecy Act; some transactions reptdly involved 'money washing' for alleged NYC narcotics dealers Anthony D'Ambrosio and Frank Lucas; former bank vp Paschal Demauro charged with perjury; former branch officials Thomas Spinelli and Michael Strolla charged with failing to rept $18,000 they allegedly reed to aid Spinelli and D'Ambrosio; bank acknowledges failing to file rept, but maintains sr officers were not aware of situation; to plead not guilty; charges contained in indictment discussed (M)

CHEMICAL BANK CITED FOR FAILURE TO LIST BIG CASH EXCHANGES

'76 trade deficit put at approximately $1.7-billion (S)

Arabs Said to Draft Plan to Give Egypt $1 Billion This Y ear

HR, 295-85, on Feb 24 votes to triple amount of money available to states and communities to pay for public works construction for purpose of creating jobs; Sen Pub Works Com approves similar measure; bill's provisions detailed (M)

House Votes to Triple the Funds To Create Jobs on Public Works

illus of Pres Amin surrounded by bodyguards at news conf to deny role in deaths of Abp Janani Luwum and Mins Erinayo Oryema and Charles Oboth-Ofumbi

United Press International

Educ Bd official Joseph Monserrat pleads guilty to charge of conflict of interest stemming from his connection with Vidata Consortium Inc, audiovisual co doing business with city schools, and Santiliana Publishing Co; reptdly recd more than $10,000 from Vidata, as paid consultant, for his part in getting $450,000 grant for Educ Bd to train minority-group students in use of co's equipment, and then getting bd to give $211,660 subcontract to co; conflict-of-interest charge in connection with public relations and ed work for Santiliana Publishing Co, and bribe-receiving in Vidata case, are consolidated into 1 indictment, ending further prosecution on either; Monserrat, who will have to forfeit his office, comments; Monserrat and daughter, Lorie, illus (M)

Monserrat Fined After Guilty Plea

Rumanian envoy Vasile Pungam assures Pres Carter that Goma is not under arrest (S)

SECURITY LINKS CITED

Atty Gen Griffin B Bell, in breakfast talk with reporters, says he is still troubled about some of unanswered questions about assassination, particularly where Ray got his money, and that he might try to answer them by ints with Ray; says he will not act until com decides whether to continue its probe; Ray lawyer James H Lesar says he may advise Ray not to give ints out to insist on new trial (M)

BELL MAY INTERVIEW DR. KING'S MURDERER

article on continuing civil war; map; illus (L)

White Rhodesia, Rocked by War, Still Confident

Article on Giscard's pol tour through Brittany; illus (L)

Giscard Rides Forth, in His Fashion, to Conquer Brittany

CONSERVATIVE IS VICTOR IN BY‐ELECTION IN LONDON

Clark Clifford, reflecting on recent trip, recalls days when he worked with Pres Truman on formulating Truman Doctrine; Clifford illus with Abp Makarios (M)

Cyprus Trip Evokes Memories For Clifford of Truman Doctrine

Ital Communist Party delegation that visited Moscow recently to discuss issues of pol dissent in E Eur found Soviet leadership concerned about effect dissident movement might have on relations between East and West; Moscow leaders indicated reluctance to accept recommendations from Communist parties leaders on way to deal with critics (M)

Soviet Said to Fear Dissident Issue May Damage Relations With West

NY Times analysis finds reduction is break with pragmatism displayed by US since World War II

Aid Cut to Rights‐Violating Nations Is Break. With U.S. Pragmatism

Carter holds charge against Brandt is 'groundless' (S)

CARTER CALLS C.I.A. STORY ABOUT BRANDT GROUNDLESS

Mobutu shuffles Cabinet, replacing 9 mins and creating 2 new deputy prime ministerships for Foreign Min Nguza Karl-l-Bond and Pol Affairs Min Engulu Baangampongo, who will retain other portfolios (S)

Mobutu Shuffles Cabinet

Rhodesia to deport RC Bishop Donal R Lamont, who was sentenced for failure to rept presence of black guerrillas in diocese (M)

RHODESIA WILL SEEK TO DEPORT A BISHOP

Feb 25: Jordan and PLO reptdly reach agreement 'in principle' on need for strong link between Jordan and proposed Palestinian state on West Bank and Gaza Strip; negotiations were conducted by Badran and Fahoum delegation, which included Arafat aide Hani al-Hassan; Palestinians continue to insist that proposed Palestinian state must be fully ind at time of its creation and will enter into links with Jordan on sovereign basis later; sources say many members of Palestinian leadership remain opposed to formal const link with Jordan, such as fed, but concede need for strong links because of geography (M)

Jordan and P.L.O. Agree, in First Talks Since 1970, on Forming ‘Lir&

Govt's candidate Carlos Humberto Romero is declared Pres-elect; Natl Opposition Union charges fraud; official results give Romero 812,218 votes to 394,661 for Col Ernesto Claramount Rozeville; Romero to begin 5-yr term July 1, succeeding Pres Arturo Armando Molina; opposition calls nationwide gen strike for Feb 25; opposition vp candidate Jose Antonio Morales Herlich and Claramount Rozeville comment (S)

SALVADOR NAMES A WINNER OPPOSITION CHARGES FRAUD

Rabin says he will include Peres in Cabinet if re-elected; Likud sees Rabin's nomination improving its chances; Likud's campaign manager Ezer Weizman says Peres would have been more formidable candidate; number of other parties, including left-wing Moked and 2 new pol entities--Dem Movement for Change, headed by Yigal Yadin, and Shlomzion, headed by former Gen Ariel Sharon--say Labor Party's retention of Rabin represents clinging to status quo; MP Moshe Dayan says Rabin's selection will erode Labor's seats in Parliament (M)

Rabin Says Peres Would Be Member Of His Government

GENERAL ASSEMBLY Decolonization committee&#8208;10:30 A.M.

The U.N. Today

Canadian Immigration Dept arrests and deports USSR physicist Lev G Khvostantsev for espionage (S)

Soviet Physicist Deported In Canadian Spy Case

prominent ch sources in Kenya say current turbulence in Uganda began in Jan with opening of Govt campaign against Christian churchmen and members of predominantly Christian Lango and Acholi tribes; turbulence has included purging army of more than 2,000 tribal members (M)

February 25, 1977

Headlines from February 25, 1977

Mafia Said to Have Slain Rosselli Because of His Senate Testimony

Associated Press

LACK OF HEAT CLOSES 16 NEW YORK SCHOOLS

CHEMICAL BANK CITED FOR FAILURE TO LIST BIG CASH EXCHANGES

Arabs Said to Draft Plan to Give Egypt $1 Billion This Y ear

Billboard 200

A Star Is Born (Soundtrack)

Hotel California

Songs In The Key Of Life

Wings Over America

Year Of The Cat

Historical Context for February 25, 1977