change in US nuclear strategy against USSR seen affecting development (S)

U.S. Is Reassessing Its Strategy For Meeting Soviet Nuclear Strike

US textile indus, beset by imports and labor woes, is entering 1 of most critical econ periods in recent history (S)

U.S. Textile Industry Beset By Imports and Labor Woes

article says car owner sees Carter Adm's proposals as threat to auto-dependent lifestyle he has come to cherish; illus (M)

Car Owners Sense Threat to Free‐Wheeling Life

&#8220;I can't eat nothin',&#8221; said John Jones. &#8220;I'm on a diet.&#8221;

Sweet Smells of Food Festival Lure Thousands to 9th Ave.

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GE execs Edward E Hood Jr and George J Stathakis, in Mar 10 meeting with Schlesinger, warned that GE would eventually have to stop mfg nuclear reactors if Fed legal and policy restrictions on nuclear tech continue (M)

G.E, WARNS OF HALT IN MAKING REACTORS

Temporary Comm on City Finances study predicts that NYC will almost surely be smaller city in '80s but has good chance of being more prosperous city also; predicts that decreases in population and jobs will continue, but at rates much slower than in recent yrs (M)

A SMALLER NEW YORK FORECAST FOR 1980'S

article on Long Beach, NY, campaign for legalization (M)

Laetrile's Legalization in Indiana A Coup for Small Rightist Group

Montreal defeats Boston, 2-1, and wins Stanley Cup in 4 straight games; illus (M)

Canadiens Win Stanley Cup

US Govt experts see Pravda attack on China most conclusive sign that Chinese-Soviet relations have not improved since death of Mao Tse-tung (S)

HARSH SOVIET ATTACK SAYS CHINA PREPARES FOR FULL‐SCALE WAR

Citizens Budget Comm says that examination of Beame's fiscal '78 expense budget discloses 'large econ overhang on ongoing expenses that exceed recurring and maintainable revenue'; puts overhang at $1.3-billion (S)

Costikyan Pulls Out Of Mayoral Contest And Supports Koch

40-ft section of brickwork breaks away from 25th floor facade of Park Lane Hotel and rains bricks through roof of adjacent 15th-story Nirvana restaurant; 60 patrons rush for cover; none are seriously injured; illus (J)

Falling Bricks Hit Restaurant on Central Park South

News Summary

An article in The Times last Sunday incorrectly identified a Bronx community board that managed to reopen three libraries with leftover budget funds. The board is No. 11, in the Pelham Parkway, Allerton Avenue and Morrison Park communities. Its vice chairman is Ruth Bernstein.

CORRECTION

US is reviewing series of possible strategies that would signal to S Africa just how strongly Carter Adm is committed to fostering significant changes in racial policies (M)

U.S. Considering New Strategies In Its Policies Toward South Africa

Young's plans to visit S Africa tentative; Mondale to meet with Vorster on May 21 and 22 in Vienna; Young has come to Lisbon to confer with Mondale prior to negotiations; illus (M)

South A frican Visit By Young Remains A Matter of Doubt

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Vance says Carter Adm's talks with Middle East leaders have given US hope for progress, address to CENTO meeting, Teheran; says US hopes to reconvene Geneva conf in latter part of '77; holds conf must be well prepared (S)

Vance, in Iran, Asserts Stability Depends on Rights:

Zaire Army asserts that 9-wk war with Katangan rebels in Shaba Prov is virtually over (S)

Zaire Asserts War Is Virtually Over; Tells of Push West

MEXICO CITY, May 14&#8212;The editors of the newspaper Excelsior said today that a report in The New York Times suggesting that the Government planned to replace them with journalists ousted from the paper last year was &#8220;fantasy&#8221; and &#8220;far from truth and reality.&#8221;

MEXICAN NEWSPAPER CALLS A TIMES REPORT ‘FANTASY’

9 mos of dem rule has not relieved Portugal's most pressing problems; inflation close to 30%, unemployment now at 17%, underproduction and balance of payments deficit of nearly $1-billion; opposition to Soares's econ policy noted (M)

LEFT‐RIGHT DIVISION WIDENS IN PORTUGAL

Egyptian Foreign Min Ismail Fahmy criticizes Cuban mil intervention in Africa and leaves no doubt that Egypt believes USSR is behind it, testimony, Cairo (S)

World News Briefs

OAS officials disturbed by Carter Adm proposal for 25% cut in $40 million annual US contribution; deputy US delegate Robert White cites econ-minded Cong and exec branch for proposed cut (S)

O.A.S. DISTURBED AS U.S. PROPOSES CUT IN SUPPORT

ouster of Bulgarian Politburo member Boris Velchev is regarded by analysts in Vienna, Austria, as evidence of internal feuding or power struggle in hierarchy (S)

Ouster of a Bulgarian Aide Who Held Top Party Posts Seen as Indication of Feud

Pemex oil refinery, Reynosa, is hit with 2 explosions and fire on May 13 (S)

May 15, 1977

Headlines from May 15, 1977

U.S. Is Reassessing Its Strategy For Meeting Soviet Nuclear Strike

U.S. Textile Industry Beset By Imports and Labor Woes

Car Owners Sense Threat to Free‐Wheeling Life

Sweet Smells of Food Festival Lure Thousands to 9th Ave.

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Billboard 200

Hotel California

Rumours

Marvin Gaye Live At The London Palladium

Rocky

Songs In The Key Of Life

Historical Context for May 15, 1977