February 27, 1978

Article on increasing demand for services offered by coll mental health counseling centers; says such centers, staffed by psychiatrists, psychologists and soc workers, are now integral in helping students cope with traditional problems as well as difficulties of changing sexual mores, wide availability of drugs and lagging econ; notes funding reductions; Dr John R Thompson (Oberlin Coll), Dr Paul Walters (Harvard Univ), Dr Alexander Van Daele (NYU), Dr Marvin Geller (Princeton), Dr Norma P Simon (Queens Coll) and Dr Glenn Roark (Univ of Tex) comment (L)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 — President Carter prayed for it, Labor Secretary Ray Marshall hoped for it and Arnold R. Miller, the union president, predicted today that it would happen: that the 160,000 striking coal miners would agree to the terms of Friday night's tentative settlement and end their 83‐day coal walkout.

The laughter traveled to the front of the New York Islanders’ bus as the hand‐drawn cartoon passed from player to player. It showed Coach Al (Radar) Arbour as “Star Wars” robot, antennae projecting from his head. scoreboard above read, “Islanders 7, Flyers 0,” and the clock showed one second remaining. “Howie, take half shift,” read the balloon from the robot's mouth.

2d of series on race relations focuses on 3 societies, white, black poor and middle-class blacks and how each perceives race situation; comments by residents of racially-mixed areas across US; illus (L)

credit mkts are confused about policy changes that could result from change in make up of Reserve Open Mkt Com, where Miller is set to replace Burns as chmn, 4 regional bank presidents will be replaced with 4 others in yrly rotation and successor to Burns' Reserve Bd seat will get vote; suspect com under Miller would allow faster money supply growth (M)