Illus of firefighters battling blaze in Monticello in which 5 died

Three Fires, Two in Upstate New York, Take 16 Lives

Article on world's largest oil production platform, which is now nearing completion in Norway's Statfjord oilfield, 125 miles out in North Sea off Bergen; 50,000-ton rig is being built by Aker Group and Brown & Root and will be operated by Mobil; field is estimated to contain 3 billion bbls of oil; cost and safety problems noted; co and Norwegian officials comment; illus; map (M)

Giant Nori4Wian Oil Rig Testifies to Offshore Hopes

United Tech says it never made a bid for Carborundum, as T Roland Berner says it did; Continental Group did make an offer, but its chmn, Robert S Hatfield, is standing for election as bd member on Kennecott mgt slate, which suggests that Continental will not help Curtiss-Wright now (S)

KENNECOTT RENEWS ATTACK ON PROPOSAL BY CURTISS‐WRIGHT

Somalia radio repts army officers, influenced by 'foreign powers,' have tried to overthrow Siad Barre Govt but that revolt was quickly crushed by loyal troops (M)

SOMALI REGIME SAYS IT CRUSHED A REVOLT BY MILITARY OFFICERS

With Hard Facts in Short Supply, Russians Make the Rumor an Art

Article on unusual partnership between Chicago, Ill, and private businessmen which has been providing on-job training for nearly 2,000 people annually who are considered 'chronically' unemployed; program is principal model on which Labor Dept is basing revised CETA programs; city, using Fed funds, contracts with not-for-profit Chicago Alliance of Business-Manpower Services, which in turn 'buys' training from local employers by paying 50% of salary for apprentices accepted from city and state unemployment lists; illus of trainees (M)

Chicago Job Training Partnership Presents a Model for U.S. Proposal

Koch adm plans to virtually dismantle Econ Development Office in what aides say is attempt to make city govt's role in fostering healthy business climate more efficient; instead of funneling more money and staff members into office, job of which is to attract new businesses to city and retain those already here, Koch adm is planning to scatter much of agency's functions among at least 4 other city depts; plans amount to reversal of campaign pledge by Koch to increase funds and personnel for development unit (M)

Koch, in Reversal, Plans to Shift Power From Development Agency

Article on Bronx Black Falcons motorcycle club; illus (M)

A Night With the Dudes at a Motorcycle Club

AUGUSTA, Ga., April 9 &#8212; Gary Player, a world&#8208;traveling golf professional who has been a fixture on the American tour for 22 years, won the 42d Masters today in cne of the tightest, most crowded finishes in recent years&#8212;one stroke ahead of Hubert Green, Rol Funseth and last year's winner. Tcm Watson.

Player Captures Masters by Shot On Final 64‐277

European Recovery Effort

600 Filipinos, including 6 members of opposition party, are arrested during march through Manila protesting disputed interim election to Natl Assembly; among those detained is former Sen Lorenzo Tanada; Brig Gen Prospero Olivas, comdr of met police force, says those arrested will be tried by mil tribunal on charges of violating pres decree prohibiting pol demonstrations; illus (M)

600 FILIPINOS SEIZED IN A MANILA PROTEST OVER VOTE COUNTING

Article on plight of women workers in W Eur as unemployment rises and cos, usually with consent of labor unions, discharge them and keep males employed; notes that with more than 7 million unemployed in W Eur, up by 1 million from 2 yrs ago, priority of most govts, businesses and unions is to maintain employment for male heads of families and to facilitate entry into job mkt of males under age 25 who are viewed as particularly volatile pol force (M)

Female Workers Are Hardest Hit As Unemployment Gains in Europe

Article on stepped-up Arab aid programs for developing countries; graphs (M)

Arabs Step Up Aid To Developing Area To $5 Billion aY ear

ARLINGTON, Tex., April 9&#8212;As elated as the Yankees were, by Ed Figueroa's three&#8208;114 pitching anti, Reggie Jackson's fourhit hitting and their 7&#8208;1 victory over the Texas Rangers today, their happine'ss was tempered somewhat by the realization that all is not well with Don Gullett's left shoulder.

Figueroa Pitches A 3‐Hitter

The New York Mets continued to confound people. yesterday when they won their third straight game from the Montreal Expos, 6&#8208;5, in the first half of a doubleheader. The magic touch this time was supplied by Steve Henderson, who merely pinch ,hit a home run with the bases loaded.

Top Expos, 6‐5, Then Fall, 5‐0

Commodity brokers are complaining about the ban on trading in commodity options, as announced by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Some of them say legitimate dealers must suffer because it could not police the industry. Page D5.

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IN pursuit of a scoop of chocolate mint ice cream or a hot fudge brOwnie  delight, Tracy. Caulkins is all smiles. When comes to chasing an Amefican record in swimming, however, don't bother looking for any emoticn from this 15&#8208;yearold national champion.

New Swimmers Seek Olympic Gold

Case of George D Hamar, investment officer dismissed by Virginia Natl Bank after reptg to Currency Comptroller's Office what he considered improprieties in mgt of bank's trust accts, discussed; confidential '76 Comptroller's rept substantiated many of his charges; charges have led to ongoing grand jury probe and SEC rept critical of performance of bank regulators; Hamar holds Comptroller's Office had pledged not to reveal that complaint had been lodged, int; Deputy Comptroller Dean E Miller acknowledges bank examiner confirmed bank's suspicion that complaint came from Hamar, int; notes his office has upgraded trust surveillance recently; Hamar por (L)

Hamar Case: Did Bank Regulators Fail in Their Duties?; Operate in Secrecy; Transaction Is Disguised; Identity Confidential; ‘Audit Deficiencies’

Money mkt economists fear money supply is about to mushroom, touching off sharp rise in interest rates (M)

WALL STREET FEARS OVER MONEY SUPPLY ARE SAID TO WORSEN

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Pressure is building to save Youngstown Sheet & Tube, either through merger of its parent co, Lykes, with LTV, parent of Jones & Laughlin Steel, or through grass-roots equity capital plan of Mahoning Valley Ecumenical Coalition and Mahoning Valley Development Com; USWA is discussing merger with Justice Dept officials, and execs of Lykes and LTV are seeking support for it in Cong; John H Shenefield, Asst Atty Gen in charge of antitrust enforcement, is faced with alternative of seeming to give green light to mergers within steel indus if he approves merger or bearing responsibility for closing of Youngstown's Brier Hill Works if he disapproves merger; Gar Alperovitz of Exploratory Project for Econ Alternatives is optimistic on grass-roots equity plan; Sen Howard M Metzenbaum says he would have no objection to merger of LTV and Lykes if LTV gave Mahoning Valley coalition an acceptable option to buy closed Campbell Works and commitments to negotiate sale of Brier Hill Works (M)

Steel Merger? Debate Grows In Youngstown; Political Considerations; Steel Merger? Debate Grows In Youngstown on Saving Mills; Grass‐Roots Project; Vast Sums Required

NYC Health Dept records show Harlem residents suffer more from bad health than other New Yorkers and even more than residents of other predominantly black neighborhoods; result of illnesses are higher death rates than in any other part of city and high degree of disablement; 3 major causes of persistent illness listed; statistics; Dr John W Patrick Jr, Sydenham Hosp dir Dr Robert A Adair, Health & Hosp Corp dir Charles Tebo and Harlem Hosp dir Lee Frazier comment; chart; illus (L)

Residents of Harlem Suffer Worst Health in New York

Upturn indus construction spurs steel indus' recovery; graph (M)

Upturn in Industrial Construction Spurs Recovery of Steel Industry

article examines increase in women jurors in Manhattan cts (M)

The Verdict on Women as Jurors: Numerous and Influential

Sir Christus was a Finnish guitarist, best known as the former rhythm guitarist of the glam rock band Negative. His father was Arwo Mikkonen, guitarist of the Finnish rock band Popeda. His father died in 1986, leaving eight-year-old Christus and his four-year-old brother Matthau, without a father figure in their life.

April 10, 1978

Headlines from April 10, 1978

Three Fires, Two in Upstate New York, Take 16 Lives

Giant Nori4Wian Oil Rig Testifies to Offshore Hopes

KENNECOTT RENEWS ATTACK ON PROPOSAL BY CURTISS‐WRIGHT

SOMALI REGIME SAYS IT CRUSHED A REVOLT BY MILITARY OFFICERS

With Hard Facts in Short Supply, Russians Make the Rumor an Art

Billboard 200

Saturday Night Fever

Slowhand

Even Now

The Stranger

Aja

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