Article on Westchester County's Consumer Protection Unit; illus (M)

F.D.A. Is Caught Between Demand For New Goods and Public Safety

Article on possible re-emergence of 'Indus Crescent,' which rims Great Lakes, as labor mkt; notes many area residents are unskilled workers; illus; map (M)

New Detroit Center Raises Hopes Of an Aging Industrial Crescent

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Luis Berrios arrested, Jersey City, for murder and arson in connection with fire in 5-story tenement that killed 7 persons, including 6 children; illus (M)

7 Die, 13 Hurt in Jersey City Fire; One Held as Arsonist, 2 Are Sought

Mar 13: Pres Sadat, flanked by PLO leader Yasir Arafat and other Palestinians leaders, opens meeting of Palestine Natl Cong, Cairo, with pledge that Egypt would not permit single inch of Arab territory to remain under Israeli occupation; many of 290 Cong members see stand as answer to Carter; Sadat warns that time must not be permitted to 'sanctify' Israeli occupation; Palestine Natl Cong pres Khaled Fahoum praises courage of Palestinian youths on West Bank challenging Israeli occupation; seems to reflect Palestinians' acceptance of Palestinian state on West Bank and in Gaza (M)

Sadat Pledges Not to Give Up Arab Territory

article on Carter's denunciations of human rights violations in Latin Amer notes situation in Brazil; illus (L)

U.S. SAYS MOST LANDS RECEIVING ARMS AID ARE ABUSING RIGHTS

NYC Council urges that city continue financing CUNY's sr colls until they can obtain other sources of revenue; recommendation, which is made despite Mayor Beanie's threat to withdraw support, appears to place body squarely behind current univ efforts to obtain restoration of city funds; funds now provided by city and proposed by NYS noted (S)

COUNCIL REPORT FINDS NEW YORK CAN STAND MORE BUDGET TRIMS

Cong Joint Econ Com recommends new tax reductions and job-creating programs that would add $11-billion to projected fiscal '78 deficit; insists deficit will not be inflationary, given the underutilization of nation's labor resources and private plant capacity (M)

PANEL OF CONGRESS ASKS MORE STIMULUS

comment; illus of Hamaas Abdul Khaalis (S)

Freed Hostages Recite Blessing At Temple Rites

An article in last Sunday's Times inadvertently attributed a remark describing a former Soviet general, Pyotr Grigorenko, as a &#8220;communist with small &#8216;e&#8217;,&#8221; to the general's son, Andrei P. Grigorenko. In the same article, the transposition of a phrase erroneously indicated that Michael Harrington, the writer, had said Marx and Lenin were advocates of human rights.

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News Summary

KINSHASA, Zaire, March 12 (AP)&#8212;The Zaire radio said today that Government troops were &#8220;crushing the invading forces&#8221; that crossed from Angola earlier in the week and occupied three towns in copper&#8208;producing Shaba province.

Zaire Says It Is Repelling Invaders

Article on reptd efforts of USSR and Cuba to end influence of US and China in Africa; recent intimidation of Amers in Uganda reptdly may be prelude to more serious Soviet initiative against Carter Adm in area; planned visits of Soviet Pres Nikolai V Podgorny to Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia and Cuban Premier Fidel Castro to Algeria and Libya noted; Soviet-Cuban effort in Rhodesia and strong Soviet foothold in Somalia discussed; Kenya seen key target of long-term strategy of USSR, because of its reputation, along with Sudan, as only black African nation in which US influence is greater (M)

Russia and Cuba Reported Trying to End African Role of U.S. and China

80 Prot and RC ch leaders--25 from southern African countries-call for 'immediate' transfer of power from white minority to black majority in Rhodesia, consultation sponsored by US Cath Conf and Natl Council of Chs; consultation, 1st in US, is held at Bergamo East Conf and Spiritual Renewal Center, Utica, NY (M)

Christian Parley on Africa Urges Immediate Black Rhodesia Rule

article on opposition leader Jagjivan Ram's election campaign (M)

Major Foe of Gandhi Puts Some Excitement Into Election Campaign

Govt seen delaying press curb because orgn representing newspaper owners declared willingness to enter into fresh talks on issue with Vorster Adm (S)

SOUTH AFRICA DELAY ON PRESS CURB SEEN

Govt repr refuses to say whether Mrs Trudeau attended private dinner for Callagnans (S)

World News Briefs

Ambs of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria confer with Sec Vance on Carter's recent statements on Middle East; say Vance satisfied them that there has been no change in basic US position; Lebanese Amb Najati Kabani comments (M)

Vance Tells Arabs U. S. Is Not Shifting Stand on Mideast

Opposition Pakistan Natl Alliance issues call for Bhutto's resignation, formation of caretaker govt, establishment of new election comm and new elections under army supervision; alliance's central council chmn Maulana Mufti Mahmud says demonstrations will continue until all demands are met; opposition leaders say they will hold meetings throughout Pakistan to challenge Bhutto's ordinance against public meetings of more than 5 persons; Bhutto, in TV speech, pleads with opposition to keep peace; offers fair hearing by election comm of all complaints of fixed votes; Karachi, where number of arrests and incidents on Mar 11 was highest, is calm on Mar 12; no major incidents reptd elsewhere; Govt says more than 200 people were arrested in Karachi (M)

PAKISTANI OPPOSITION HARDENS ITS DEMANDS

Govt is seeking $2.4-billion in foreign aid from 16 countries who currently help country; amount is 10 times higher that current foreign aid received; economists outside Govt express skepticism about chances of receiving large increase; Natl Econ and Soc Development Bd head Kris Sombatsiri, unveiling 4th 5-yr plan, says country wants to avoid World Bank and Asian Development Bank while seeking new assistance from OPEC and other Middle Eastern sources (S)

Thai Government Asking For Large Aid Increases To Finance Development

White House spokesman says there has been no response from Cambodia in effort to arrange for Amer comm to travel to country to search for missing Amer servicemen and possibly normalize relations (M)

Carter Meets Inquiry Commission Going to Hanoi and Laos, and Looks to Normal Relations With Vietnam

Pope Said to be Over the Flu

Westerners who recently visited Vietnam say agr recovery is progressing although rice rationing continues in North and South (M)

VISITORS TO VIETNAM REPORT FARMING GAIN

Repr Donald Fraser, following rept that Indonesia may have committed 'most serious case of contravention of human rights facing world at this time' in alleged killing of thousands of civilians on E Timor over last yr, announces his HR Internatl Relations subcom will begin hearings on matter Mar 23 (M)

March 13, 1977

Headlines from March 13, 1977

F.D.A. Is Caught Between Demand For New Goods and Public Safety

New Detroit Center Raises Hopes Of an Aging Industrial Crescent

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7 Die, 13 Hurt in Jersey City Fire; One Held as Arsonist, 2 Are Sought

Sadat Pledges Not to Give Up Arab Territory

Billboard 200

A Star Is Born (Soundtrack)

Hotel California

Animals

Rumours

Songs In The Key Of Life

Historical Context for March 13, 1977