November 30, 1979

Thatcher calls on 8 other member nations to reduce her country's financial obligations to Common Market, but other members show no sign of yielding to her demands, 1st session of 2-day conference in Dublin, Ireland; Thatcher seeks reduction of about $2.2 billion during '80-81, while other countries appear unwilling to agree to reduction of more than $700 million; Thatcher illus with Giscard d'Estaing and Pres Patrick Hillary of Ireland (M)

company profile; notes while purging or neutralizing executives in newly acquired companies is standard management practice, Continental chairman Robert S Hatfield approaches acquisitions not only as source of business opportunities but also of capable executives; Hatfield comments; among executives that joined Continental through company acquisitions are vice president Selby W Sullivan from Florida Gas Co and vice chairman Donald J Donahue from Amax Inc; portraits; diagram of assets and income distribution; table of revenues and income (L)

Recent films from West Germany will be shown at the Museum of Modern Art through Dec. 21. This afternoon at 2:30 P.M. the work will be Josef Rödl's “Albert — Why?,” a portrait of a slow‐witted young man and his village's reaction to him. Other films in the series are scheduled tomorrow at 2:30 and 6 P.M. and Sunday at 2:30. The documentaries are narrated in English, and all other films in the series have English subtitles. Films are free with museum admission or membership, but get there early. Information: 956‐7294.

over 12 American banks serve Federal court-approved ‘warrants of attchment’ on other American banks thought to be holding Iranian deposits in move to protect themselves against losses on their loans to Iran (M)

Folk artists to perform at 12th annual Winter Folk Festival staged by Balkan Arts Center; center co-directors Martin Koenig and Ethel Raim comment (M)