April 2, 1977

Members of Sec Vance's delegation and others suggest Carter Adm apparently miscalculated mood and intentions of Soviet leaders before and during his trip to Moscow, and that this contributed to US reaction of surprise when USSR rejected US arms limitation proposals; note Carter did not lake seriously warnings by Brezhnev and paid little attention to groundwork laid earlier by Sec Kissinger and Brezhnev; key factors in Soviet rejection seen lack of meaningful restraint on US cruise missile and resentment over Carter's public discussions of proposals before presenting them to USSR; White House also did not take seriously warnings by Russians and Amer Embassy in Moscow that Carter actions on human rights were creating poor mood for talks; Vance flies from London to Paris to brief Pres Giscard d'Estaing (M)

Defense Sec Harold Brown, in breakfast meeting with reporters, expresses strong doubts US and USSR can reach agreement on offensive weapons limitation before current freeze expires in Oct; says US defense spending will increase by $2-billion annually if Carter orders acceleration in weapons development because of stalled negotiations; defends proposals rejected by USSR; Carter's natl security adviser Brzezinski, in news conf reply to charges by Gromyko, defends US proposals as equitable; on TV Today Show, says there is time for accord by Oct; Brown and Brzezinski pors (M)

Dutch journalist Willem Oltmans tells HR Com that de Mohrenschildt told him that Texas oilmen and anti-Castro Cubans conspired with lee Harvey Oswald to kill Pres Kennedy; says conspiracy also involved FBI, CIA and Jack Ruby; says de Mohrenschildt described himself as middle-man between Oswald and late oilman H L Hunt; says he has given com name of FBI official who 'might be important,' as well as taped int with Cuban exile Loran Hall, in which Hall says he was offered $50,000 in office of Dallas oilman Lester Logue to kill Kennedy; Oltmans's testimony is discounted or denied by FBI, Logue and family of H L Hunt; Oltmans illus with Repr Richardson Preyer (M)

Sources rept that Manhattan grand jury is unable to find corroboration for allegation that Christoper Boomis, real-estate developer, was promised participation in lucrative bldg project in exchange for secret contributions to Mayor Beame's '73 campaign; Boomis has told investigators that such an offer was made to him at meeting attended by Beame's son Bernard--who was Mayor's campaign mgr--and Irving Goldman, close friend of Mayor Beame; sources say that grand jury investigation is drawing to close and that there will be no evidence to warrant prosecuting Bernard Beame or Goldman in connection with their roles in '73 campaign unless new witness comes forward in next few wks to corroborate Boomis's statements; another aspect of Boomis investigation centers on alleged laundering of more than $18,000 in secret contributions by Boomis to Beame campaign; Boomis por (M)

HR Banking and Currency Com chmn Repr Henry S Reuss says he is discouraged, despite decline in overall unemployment rate, by continuing high rate among women, Joint Econ Com testimony (M)