June 5, 1978

1st of series of 3 articles on inflation deals with impact on consumers; illus; chart showing annual rate of increase in Consumer Price Index, seasonally adjusted, since '68 (L)

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. June 4—A few minutes after the Cosmos had posted their 18th consecutive victory at. Giants Stadium this afternoon, the usually boisterous dressing room of the North American Soccer League chainnions seemed a bit gloomy.

Full-service dealers who lease their stations and buy their gasoline from oil cos have been losing mkt share to oil cos that operate their own stations and ind station owners who buy their gasoline from various sources, both of which are relying more and more on gasoline-only, self-service operations; are hoping for relief from bill, Petroleum Mktg Practices Act, that would prohibit oil cos from arbitrarily canceling dealers' leases and require Govt investigation of lessee dealers' charge that they are victims of discriminatory pricing by oil cos; graph shows decline in mkt share of full-service stations, and rise in mkt share of self-service and split-island stations; drawing (M)

LANDOVER, Md., June 4 — The Washington Bullets put together a nearly perfect offensive and defensive showing today and overwhelmed the Seattle SuperSonics, 117‐82, before a capacity crowd of 19,035 at the Capital Centre. The victory sent the series for

Article on fate of Camp Topridge, Paul Smiths, NY, former retreat of Marjorie Merriweather Post within Adirondack Forest Preserve that now is owned by NYS; illus; map (M)