September 4, 1979

National Treasury Employees Union, consumer groups and some Congressmen oppose ruling by US Customs Comr Robert E Chasen that customs inspectors who record oil imported by US in tankers accept ullaging reports of public gaugers instead of doing own measuring; say rule change, which is designed to reduce overtime, would eliminate Government's only independent set of oil‐import figures, forcing it to rely of those supplied by oil companies; figures on oil imports from Customs have recently differed sharply from those provided by oil industry; top Customs officials defend ruling while admitting that it may have to be revised; comments by Frank Tague, union president, and Chasen (M)

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4,.1979

Beisel, John (Ptl): NYC Ptl John Beisel is shot and critically wounded during robbery of tavern in Bushwick section of Brooklyn; William Atkinson and Ronald Fishon are arrested; illus (M)

F M Hechinger article on dissaray within US Federal education bureaucracy; notes Office of Education Commissioner has been vacant since July 1 and that there has been no acting Commissioner since August 1; notes resignations of other top officials in National Inst of Education and Bureau of Student Aid; says many observers attribute situation to Pres Carter's determination to make good on campaign pledge to give education more visibility and clout by taking it out of HEW Dept and creating separate department of education; drawing (M)

Hurricane David batters Florida's Atlantic Coast; center of storm moves northward after first landfall at Palm Beach, leaving path of felled trees, downed power lines and heavily damaged buildings, bridges and cars; illus of battered beachfront, Fort Lauderdale; storm veers out to sea from Cape Canaveral, where it is expected to gain strength and possibly threaten entire East Coast; map; hurricane warning extended to Charleston, SC, and hurricane watch to Cape Hatteras, NC; five deaths reported in state; hardest hit are counties of Martin, St Lucie and Brevard; civil defense and other safety and evacuation efforts described (M)