December 22, 1979

Pres Carter delivers brief televised remarks requesting that UN vote economic sanctions against Iran in effort to free 50 American hostages

City University trustees board elects Dr Donna E Shalala, HUD Asst Sec, as new president of Hunter College following 10-month search that generated bitter dispute; Shalala had been opposed by faculty and student groups who felt she had insufficient academic experience; she will succeed Jacqueline G Wexler, who retired Aug 31; portrait (M)

Carter Adm reports that Soviet Union has moved 3 army divisions to Afghan border; estimates 1,500 combat soldiers are near Kabul in addition to 30,000 others who have been placed on alert; some intelligence aides suggest that Moscow could be preparing for full-scale invasion, while other officials believe that buildup is part of more gradual process of military intervention in guerrilla war (M)

National Transportation Safety Board attributes May crash of American Airlines DC-10 at Midway Airport, Chicago, to combination of improper maintenance and vulnerable design of key structures; suggests blame for accident should also be shared by FAA because of deficiencies in its system for monitoring DC-10 maintenance and for disseminating data on maintenance damage throughout industry, recommends suffer procedures for certifying new planes, better surveillance of plane production and airline operations and new rules on emergency flying speeds; accident recalled (M)

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini orders that arrangements be made for clergymen to visit occupied American Embassy, Teheran, Iran, over Christmas to hold services for 50 hostages; illus (M)