January 2, 1979

Series on AT&T and its impact on Amer life and business; por of chmn John D deButts; illus of office and breakdown of exec titles (L)

article on different ways in which New Yorkers celebrated New Year's Day; illus (M)

Article on Hudson's Bay & Annings Ltd auctions, which are held 15 times a yr for internatl buyers in London; furs are brought here from all over world, and $300 million is expected to change hands at co in '79; co mgrs Gilbert Dixon and Hugh M Dwan, Marco Royal Dark Inc pres Isaac Yadgaroff and Javi Fur Corp official Jack Goldberg comment; illus (L)

Volunteer pilots press search, Adirondack Mts, NY, for small private plane, missing since Christmas with 3 men aboard; have appealed to Gov Hugh Carey for help; map (M)

Gov Carey is formally sworn in for 2d term, Assembly ceremony; illus; promises 'new era of opportunity' for NYS; urges that 'same intensity of purpose and determination that sustained us in crisis' be used 'against the chronic ills of our soc'; calls on rest of country to 'look to NY for leadership' as it works to meet same goals; also sworn are Lt Gov Mario M Cuomo, Atty Gen Robert Abrams and Comptroller Edward V Regan; Basil A Paterson, 1st black to hold post of State Sec, and Richard A Brown, Carey's new counsel, are sworn in at separate ceremonies; Carey illus being sworn in; Carey por; illus of Regan, Abrams and retiring counterparts, Comptroller Arthur Levitt and Atty Gen Louis J Lefkowitz (L)