January 12, 1978

L Silk analysis of CED rept proposing comprehensive approach to joblessness designed to create more jobs for uneducated, unskilled or inexperienced workers without aggravating inflation; rept rejects notion that measures to increase total demand for goods and services, and hence for workers, will only worsen inflation; contends that vigorous and sustained demand expansion is single most effective means of reducing unemployment; calls for joint business-govt programs focused on creating jobs and training hard-core jobless; illus; graph shows breakdown of joblessness among various groups, '68-77 (M)

Pres Carter reptdly will soon announce his support for separate Cabinet dept of educ, plan he endorsed during his Pres campaign; HEW Dept Sec Califano is known to oppose move

Joan Kron article on growing popularity of home computers and difficulties home-owners and apt-dwellers probably will have in finding space for new equipment; illus (M)

Treas Sec Blumenthal tells Pres Carter that econ upswing will be running out of steam by Oct; says Adm's proposed tax cuts will be needed despite encouraging data released by Labor Dept Jan 11 on Dec employment and unemployment; Adm economists see strong increases in indus activity and consumer spending in early mos of '78; Commerce Dept economist Courtenay M Slater says preliminary data indicate '77 4th qr growth at annual rate of 4% or a little less (S)

Energy Dept, for 3d time in 3 wk, accuses Exxon of price violations, this time amounting to $183.3 million complaint involves co's Hawkins Field unit in Wood County, Tex, and covers period between June '75 and Sept '76; Exxon again denies charge (S)