Desai Govt, in 6 wks in office, has brought fundamental changes to mood of India; by legis and declaration, Desai and his Cabinet mins are reconstituting basic dem insts that Gandhi Govt dismantled over last 2 yrs; Govt has moved to restore independence of press, judiciary and civil service; to many Indians most important accomplishment of Desai Govt is change that has come in world's perception of their country; Desai illus (L)

Indian Government, in Six Weeks, Has Restored a Democratic Image

4 Croatian nationalists are found guilty in hijacking of TWA jet on Sept 10 '76; jury finds Zvonko Busic and wife Julienne guilty on all 3 counts of indictment charging air piracy resulting in death, air piracy and conspiracy; finds other defendants Petar Matanic and Frane Pesut guilty only of air piracy and conspiracy; appeal expected; illus (L)

4 Croatian Nationalists Convicted Of Hijacking LaGuardia Jetliner

Credit extended for auto purchases rose by record $1.2-billion in Mar (S)

Wholesale Prices Up 1 .1%in April; 3d Surge in a Row Stirs Concern

Carter arrives in London; met by Prime Min Callaghan; illus; before leaving, and on plane, comments on conf aims (L)

PRESIDENT IN LONDON FOR SUMMIT TALKS WITH AWES OF It S.

State Tells Con Ed To Buy 2 Kilowatts —From a Windmill

some who worked for or know Nixon give their impressions of his TV int; illus of former Sen Sam Ervin (M)

Some Who Knew Him Are Still Divided

TV researchers estimate that 45-million viewers watched Nixon's TV int, making it most watched news int in history of TV and 1 of highest-rated news broadcasts ever; details of viewer ratings (M)

Surveys Rank Program With Leading Series

US State Dept pledges that US will not offer econ aid after HR, 266-131, votes to prohibit even discussion of assistance; action is interpreted as sign that mood in Washington (DC) continues to be opposed to helping in postwar recovery effort; Holbrooke recently told Phan Hien that US was ready to exchange ambs; Paris talks have been adjourned for 2 wks; State Sec Cyrus R Vance and spokesman Frederick Z Brown comment (M)

State Dept., After a House Vote, Affirms Hanoi Will Get No Aid

McGraw-Hill annual survey of cos estimates that employment will rise by about 4% in '77 (S)

ALBANY COURT ORDERS READING EXAMINATION

Salzburg conf on nuclear power discusses how less industrialized countries may produce fuel for nuclear plants but not bombs (M)

French Tell of Chemical Method

France repts developing process to enrich uranium enough for nuclear power production but less than what is required for weapons mfr (S)

French Report on a Nuclear Fuel That Cannot Be Used for Bombs

Illus of Gen Vo Nguyen Giap meeting with Leonid I Brezhnev in Moscow

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NYC shipping records indicate Scheersberg was sold in '68 by Fritz Koepke to Biscayne Traders Shipping Corp, which registered her under Liberian flag; indicate ship was sold again in '70 to Gregal Compania Naviera SA, care of Grigorios Frangistas, and renamed Haroula, current name in shipping registers (S)

Brussels Inquiry Casts Some Light On Mysteries of the Uranium Ship

May 6: Acting Prime Min Peres welcomes Vance's remarks that US will soon set forth its 'suggestions' for Middle East settlement; rejects imposed settlement by outside power, news conf; notes Vance stressed that any resolution of conflict must 'ultimately' be made by parties involved; says repts that members or Gush Emunim, extreme nationalist Jewish group, plan to establish settlement in Dothan Valley, on West Bank, are rumors; says Jewish Defense League leader Rabbi Meir Kahane has been barred from entering West Bank town of Nablus; says new Govt will decide West Bank settlement plans; says Gush Emunim settlement called Camp Kadum, near Nablus, will not become permanent; illus (M)

Premier of Israel Welcomes Forthcoming U.S. ‘Suggestions’

Pressure is mounting on French Govt to call elections, which, according to polls, Socialist-Communist alliance is almost certain to win; latest poll shows left ahead with 56%, largest margin ever, and 32% of those questioned in favor of early election; Pres Giscard advisors want him to put tough questions of professional taxes, IMF and direct Eur elections to vote in Natl Assembly to determine Chirac's strength; pol situation revd (M)

Giscard Under Growing Pressure To Call Early Elections in France

Ottawa Citizen article recounts approach to paper's pol reporter Kitty McKinsey by official of security branch of Royal Canadian Mounted Police who asked her to obtain information for him on activities of 4 Soviet correspondents, members of Canadian Parliamentary press gallery; Canadian Govt's top law-enforcement officer Francis Fox defends right of intelligence services to approach news reporters for information on foreign correspondents suspected of espionage; McKinsey says she rejected request; repts of incident brought vigorous protest by press gallery pres Bruce Phillips; John Bentham, spokesman for Royal Canadian Mounted Police superintendent, says that agency does not recruit journalists to spy on other journalists, but adds, dialogue with media is encouraged (M)

Canadian Reporter Says Police Asked Her to Spy on 4 Russians

T A Pai, who was Indus Min in Gandhi's Cabinet, accuses her son Sanjay of usurping enormous power during last yr of Gandhi Govt, address to 1st Cong Party natl conv since elections; criticizes timid officials for deference shown Sanjay, who he says was given access to secret Govt files; says Sanjay decided on promotions and apptmts; says 'Sanjay caucus' tried to plant reliable person in every important Govt office to do its bidding; Indira Gandhi counsels party leaders against despair; says she will play active role behind scenes in party affairs; in contest for party presidency, candidate Brahmananda Reddy is regarded as Gandhi's candidate, and S S Ray is regarded as candidate of faction opposed to her; Sanjay illus (M)

EX‐MINISTER ASSAILS SON OF MRS. GANDHI

7 Western journalists have been flown to Kinshasa, Zaire, to be put on display so foreign diplomats and reporters can determine if they had been engaged in 'journalism or espionage'; journalists had been detained in Apr in Shaba Prov, where they had tried to locate rebel Katangan leaders; are being held for illegal entry and possible espionage (M)

7 Reporters Held by Zaire Regime

The U.N. Today

Sergei A Bogomolov, 1st Soviet amb to Spain in 38 yrs, presents his credentials to Juan Carlos (S)

First Soviet Ambassador In 38 Years Is in Spain

Conservatives hand severe losses to Labor Party in nationwide elections for local govts; with only partial results announced, Conservatives win control in Greater London and 5 out of 6 other big city areas; control most county areas; gain more than 1,00 local council seats, while Labor losses more than 800, Liberals nearly 100 and independents more than 50; Thatcher hails results; Labor loss will not force Prime Min Callaghan to resign but will shake his minority Govt (S)

British Conservatives Gain In Municipal Elections

Chmn Hua tours border region; warns that 'wild ambition of Soviet revisionism to subjugate China will not die'; recent repts of border clashes noted (S)

Hua Tours Border Area, Warns of Soviet Designs

Palestinian sources say talks were held in Prague this wk between PLO delegation and reprs of Israel's Communist Party; describe meetings as beginning of contacts by PLO with 'progressive' Israelis; it is 1st time PLO has issued official announcement about such contact (S)

P.L.O. Delegation Meets With Israeli Communists

W Ger Govt officials say Dagmar Kahlig-Scheffler, who was hired as sec in chancellery in '75, is detained on suspicion of being E Ger spy; chancellery head Dr Manfred Schuler comments (S)

Bonn Chancellery Worker Held as Spy Suspect

Pakistani Govt says Foreign Min Aziz Ahmed will not attend CENTO's June meeting in Teheran; move seen as sign that Prime Min Bhutto does not intend to ease his anti-US campaign (S)

Bhutto Arrests More Opponents and Imposes a Curfew on 3 Cities

Mark Andrew Eaton is an American professional ice hockey coach and former defenseman who is the current interim head coach for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL). He played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins, and New York Islanders. He is the only NHL player to ever come from Delaware. He attended John Dickinson High School in the Wilmington suburbs but played his minor hockey across the state line in Pennsylvania.

May 6, 1977

Headlines from May 6, 1977

Indian Government, in Six Weeks, Has Restored a Democratic Image

4 Croatian Nationalists Convicted Of Hijacking LaGuardia Jetliner

Wholesale Prices Up 1 .1%in April; 3d Surge in a Row Stirs Concern

PRESIDENT IN LONDON FOR SUMMIT TALKS WITH AWES OF It S.

State Tells Con Ed To Buy 2 Kilowatts —From a Windmill

Billboard 200

Hotel California

Rumours

A Star Is Born (Soundtrack)

Marvin Gaye Live At The London Palladium

Songs In The Key Of Life

Notable Births

Historical Context for May 6, 1977