November 13, 1979

Criminologists and scientists are divided over question of validity, accuracy and use of voice stress detectors that some claim can spot deception in human speech; arguments for and against detectors discussed (M)

some 250,000 people are evacuated after Canadian Pacific train loaded with chlorine gas derails in Mississauga; absence of serious injuries or deaths attributed to heroism of train crew, especially trainman Larry Krupa; map; illus (L)

Article on strides being made by scientists in finding vaccines against cancer; discusses research done at Mayo Clinic and Harvard Medical School that point to possibility that safe vaccine can be developed against Epstein‐Barr virus and nasopharyngeal carcinoma, disease which primarily afflicts adult males (M)

Repr Elizabeth Holtzman, leader of delegation of American Congresswomen and Australian women legislators, receives assurances during visit to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, that Cambodian Government will allow more supplies to be flown into country to alleviate famine and disease; says Foreign Minister Hun Sen agreed to allow relief flights at greater rate than present one a day, beginning as early as November 13; Holtzman comments on desolate scene in Phnom Penh; Representative Margaret M Heckler comments; Representative Barbara A Mikulski illus; other group members listed (M)

Pres Carter urges Americans to redouble efforts to conserve oil as he announces order suspending oil shipments from Iran; energy officials say action will have minimal effect on US, even without greater conservation (M)

By VARTANIG G. VARTAN

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1979

UV Industries agrees to sell its remaining assets to Reliance Group for $5 a share in cash and $24.50 principal amount of 20‐year, 13 1/8% subordinated sinking fund debenture for each of UV's 15.2 million shares of common stock now outstanding; Sharon Steel weighs topping bid; Saul P Steinberg (Reliance), Victor Posner (Sharon Steel) and Martin Horwitz (UV) comment (M)

Dow Jones industrial average gains 15.45 points to 821.93; turnover was 26.6 million shares; market profile (M)

Carter Administration and private analysts say halt of US imports of Iranian oil is likely to have relatively small effect on supply of petroleum products but will mean higher prices, although rise is expected to be small; there is some concern over impact of decision on world oil prices and possible cutbacks in production by other oil‐producing countries in support of Iran; Iran's ability to sell its oil is expected to be unimpaired; Administration plans to use allocation authority to see that companies most dependent on Iranian oil, principally Amerada Hess and Ashland, receive adequate crude supplies; graph showing markets of Iranian crude oil (M)

Issue and debate article discusses pros and cons of tax cut in context of '80 Presidential election and concern that economy is slipping into recession; Republicans and many Democrats favor some form of tax cut, including way to avoid scheduled '81 increase in Social Security payroll tax; problem for Pres Carter is how to advocate tax relief without leaving himself open to charges of fueling inflation; chart lists arguments for and against tax reduction (M)

Upward trend of housing prices appears to be slowing in reaction to higher interest rates and drying up of mortgage money; some analysts are beginning to say that prices may fall and if they do it would be first time since Depression of '30s that prices of existing single‐family homes declined on nationwide basis; Asst Sec Lawrence B Simons of HUD and others comment; graphs of median sales price for existing homes (yearly '68‐78 and monthly Jan‐Sept '79) (L)