August 25, 1977

Illus

Leon Jaworski says he is confident Park Tong Sun will testify before HR ethics com, talk with newsmen after closed meeting with com; says com also discussed obtaining testimony from Mrs Sue Park Thomson, whom com has threatened with contempt citation; says public hearings will not be held until investigation is complete; Jaworski illus with com Chmn John J Flynt Jr and Repr Olin E Teague (M)

India ends pact with USSR and turns instead to US for tech help in expansion of Bokaro steel plant in Bihar; pact with USSR, signed in '63, provided for aid through completion of 2d stage of mill; Indian Steel Auth says USSR lacks expertise needed for 2d stage; negotiates with Armco Steel Corp and Wean United Inc (M)

Con Ed's 2d rept on blackout puts less emphasis on lightning strikes and more on such factors as failure of circuit breakers to reclose, reduced availability of emergency generators, and delayed or incorrect actions by system controller on duty during hr between 1st lightning strike and collapse of system; says operator did not heed warning of NY Power Pool to shed load because he had not been informed that major power line north of city was out of service; details of rept, which was prepared by Peter Zarakas; pres Hauspurg comments (M)

NY Times CBS News survey indicates that 31% of electorate blames welfare system for city's financial troubles; only 10% named welfare system when asked which of a list of issues they felt was most important in munic campaign; chart (M)

Park Tong Sun denies being agent of S Korean Govt and portrays himself as victim of press distortions and accusations, news conf, Seoul, S Korea; claims his business dealings and meetings with Congressmen were done on his personal acct; denies giving money to Congressmen, and refuses to answer questions pertaining to admissions of some Congressmen of accepting cash and other gifts from him; criticizes US Govt agencies for 'mistreating' him; says he would consider returning to US if he was 'absolutely' sure his testimony would not be divulged to press and 'exaggerated'; indirectly dismisses charges that he had himself installed as sole Korean intermediary for rice imports; his por (M)

Young reveals US-GB plan to Nigerian Lt Gen Obasanjo; Obasanjo has indicated willingness to have Nigerian Army take part in proposed large UN peacekeeping force; Young and Brit Foreign Sec Owen will meet with parties to conflict to seek support for plan, reptdly hoping that support from Presidents of Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique and Angola would make plan more acceptable in Rhodesia; plan envisions transition period during which peacekeeping force would function along with guerrillas and Rhodesian Army; calls for participation in peacekeeping force by Tanzania and possibly other black African nations (M)

IRS investigates allegation that Tarleton ordered bank examiner Ashley Lee to give Lance's Calhoun First Natl Bank 'clean bill of health in '76 rev; Heimann summons IRS investigators to determine whether matters involving Lance's banks or his nomination were handled improperly; Jody Powell says neither Pres nor his staff made any attempt to influence banking authorities in their decision to lift restrictions; acknowledges John Moore, member of Carter transition team, discussed Lance's banking problems with Lance's atty in '76 (M)

White House press sec Jody Powell says there has been discussions within Govt about limited US efforts to settle sectarian conflict in N Ireland; State Dept spokesman John H Trattner discloses that Vance discussed problems in Ulster with O'Neill and Sens Moynihan and Kennedy; says they all agreed that it is matter that has to be solved by parties themselves and that US policy of noninvolvement is correct policy (M)

US delegates who attended econ conf between developing and indus nations in Paris in June rept conf almost ended in disarray because of threatened walkout by some indus nations; Sens Javits and Ribicoff and Repr Bingham say situation resulted after rejection of demand by indus nations for continuing dialogue on oil pricing (S)

Quebec govt issues outline of rules for referendums in gen, that would affect referendum on independence in particular; submits white paper for public discussion as preliminary to bill it plans to offer later this yr; Robert Burns, Min for Electoral Reform, at news conf, stresses govt desire for dem campaign (M)

Pres Augusto Pinochet's announcement that he will move his office to Moneda pres palace, where Pres Allende died, indicates he intends to remain in power indefinitely and does not intend to move toward more democratic regime despite US pressure; Govt assails Frei Montalva's recent visit to US with Vice Pres Mondale; illus (M)