September 21, 1977

illus of delegation being seated

Article on plight of US nuclear reactor mfrs, whose slumping mkts show no signs of recovery and whose skills and production capability appear on verge of disintegration; there were just 3 new orders for nuclear plants in '76 and 4 tentative ones in '77; Govt has scaled back nuclear plant goal for yr 2,000 from 1,000 to about 300 plants in addition to 63 now in operation; Kidder, Peabody says current backlog will increase total of operational plants to 209 by yr 2000 under optimum condition, but sees trend toward cancellations; contributing factors noted; indus advocates say situation could be improved, through passage of proposed Nuclear Regulatory Reform Act with which Carter Adm hopes to get nuclear plants on line 6 yrs after they are proposed; bills future is unclear; indus execs and analysts comment; graphs show orders for nuclear plants, '53-77, and how they were split among leading cos (M)

Michael J Patriarca, Fed bank official, says, in sworn statement to IRS, that Tarleton told him Lance specifically asked him to rescind agreement with Calhoun bank; Lance and Tarleton have denied charges under oath; Repr Fernand J St Germain asks Justice Dept to investigate whether Tarleton committed perjury; Patriarca's testimony detailed (M)

Koch says Edward N Costikyan and Reprs Charles B Rangel and Herman Badillo will supervise power transition at City Hall, ints as he travels about city after runoff victory; cautions Carey on his pledge to back Cuomo on Liberal line; says his campaign mgr, John LoCicero, will be his 'closest pol confident'; NYS Dem Chmn Dominic J Baranello urges party leaders to unite behind Dem ticket; Koch comments on other transition plans; gets congratulatory phone calls from Pres Carter and Vice Pres Mondale; says he has heard from Carey; illus with Costikyan, David Garth and Bernard Rome (L)

Cuomo insists he will stay in race as Liberal nominee unless 'something drastic happens,' int; aides say rejection of his Liberal bid by Carey would not be what would persuade him to withdraw; his concern that his continued candidacy might exacerbate Christian-Jewish friction noted; Dist Council 37 head Victor Gotbaum says he will no longer back Cuomo; Cuomo illus with son (M)

Recent studies by Drs John Kantner and Melvin Zelnik suggest rising birth rate among girls aged 15-17 are result of increased sexual activity that has more than overcome easier access to contraception; graph (M)

impending shutdown of Youngstown's Campbell Works plant seen indicating problems steel indus faces with outdated facilities and rising foreign competition; illus; map (M)

Sen Finance Com kills Pres Carter's proposal for gas-guzzler tax, preferring ban on cars that do not meet minimum mileage standard; Asst Treas Sec Woodworth and majority leader Robert C Byrd comment (M)

Frank Lynn analysis of Koch and Bellamy victories as dramatizing and accelerating basic changes that are occurring in many of rules and traditions in NYC pol; notes both come from narrow pol bases, that they continue trend toward relatively ind Mayors, that both stressed austerity and sacrifice for citizens, not promises and programs; also notes failure of labor to deliver for Cuomo and cites Gotbaum's views; says primary reinforces view that money, professional TV campaign and credible candidate is match for pol orgns and unions (M)

10 inches of rain flood hotels, destroy crops and kill at least 2 persons in Ibiza on Sept 20 (S)

UN Sec Gen Waldheim appeals to all parties to show restraint (S)

Elected Pres of '77 UN Gen Assembly (S)