December 10, 1977

First Deputy Mayor Donald D Kummerfeld, who turned down chance to join incoming Koch adm, announces he has agreed to become exec dir of State Emergency Financial, Control Bd (M)

Impasse over tax credit for coll tuition blocks HR-Sen conf com accord on Soc Security bill; credits, sponsored by Sens Roth and Ribicoff, are opposed by Adm (S)

Dec 10: Sec Vance arrives in Cairo at start of 6-day mission and says US backs Sadat's diplomatic overtures toward Israel; is welcomed by Ghali; will also fly to Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Saudi Arabia to seek support for Egyptian-Israeli peace efforts; US officials explain purpose of mission; say Under Sec Philip C Habib was told by Gromyko in Moscow that USSR believes US had 'cooked up' Cairo meeting to bring about separate Egyptian-Israeli peace; Vance says he believes USSR wishes to see comprehensive settlement reached at Geneva conf (M)

61 Amers in Mex and 18-mo-old child of 1 of them arrive in San Diego in 1st phase of prisoner exchange; 11 Mex natls flown to Mexico City; prisoners comment on their experiences and exchange treaty; illus (M)

NYS Sup Ct Justice Thomas J Hughes orders GM to pay $200 each to over 12,000 NYS residents who own '77 GM cars with Chevrolet engines; orders co to give owners 3-yr warranties; decision could cost GM up to $2.4-million (M)