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near UN planned by Helmsley Do's don'ta of iobhuntintj after 45 By OWEN MORITZ Builder Harry Helmsley has plans for a 50-story aprtment tower to rise at First Ave. and 42d directly rom the. United Nations. Helmsley's proposal is now circulating among East Side political figures, the local community board and the City Planning Commission. "Right now it's in the talking stage," said one planner.

Would have 2,030 rooms Those who have seen the pwkfs say it calls for 376 dwelling units, with 2,030 rooms, and would occupy a triangular city-owned park between First 42d St. and a brick wall that forms the back of the Tudor City apartment complex. The project would run to the so-called Isaiah Wall across from the UN. The wall has a huge marble staircase that leads up to 43d which -ends within Tudor City. At 50 stories high and with an arching lobby that would accommodate stores, the Helmsley building would be in counterpoint to the 544-foot-high slab of the Secretariat across First Ave.

Tudor City's private parks The reason Helmsley's proposal is considered serious is that it viewed as an alternative to his long-threatened plans to build high-rises on two private parks that straddle 42d St. Within Tudor City, a complex Helmsley owns. The status of private parks in the Tudor City has long been a touchy issue. The parks were apparently designed as only temporary sites by Tudor City's original builder, Fred French. French's plans, to build on them was interrupted by the Great Depression.

When Helmsley bought Tudor City, he said he would revive those construction plans, and this has involved him in a long and bitter dispute with community groups. Last Wednesday, Helmsley broke ground nearby on 42d St. for his new Harley Hotel on the site of the old Central Commercial High School, next door to the Daily News Building. Helmsley has since announced he will build a string of hotels nationwide bearing the name Harley HoteL Carey admits low tax view A spokesman for Gov. Carey acknowledged yesterday that tax revenue "has probably been underestimated somewhat" in the governor's budget.

Republicans have charged that the governor's proposed budget underestimates by $200 million the amount of personal income tax that will be collected this year because of a fear of a budget deficit next year. Carey's spokesman said that revenue projections "may be conservative." He added that the figure represents 'less than 1 of the budget. A faltering in the state's economy combined with tax cuts enacted recently could leave the state short of funds next year, the spokesman said. He said that the administration is using the present surplus now to replenish fully borrowed "rainy day funds" that have to be paid back over three years. John Hammill find appropriate training leading to a good job.

DO find out whether there is any private employment agency in your area specializing in helping middle-aged and' older workers find jobs. One such agency, Mature Temps, is backed by the non-profit American 'Assn. of Retired Persons, based in Washington with of ices in several" other major cities. Check whether there is a "40-Plus Club" in your area and whether it has anything to offer you. Touch base with such organizations as the Chamber of Commerce, YMCA or YWCA, and private temporary employment agencies.

DO ask your trade or professional association for job advice, and look into professional journals in your field for job leads. Ask your former business colleagues for guidance. DO approach all employers who you think might have use for your services and go straight to the top people in these companies or agencies or organizations to submit your qualifications. DO keep active, both at home and outside. Keep up your social contacts and volunteer for a public service organization that needs your help.

Volunteering can lead to a paid position, either with the organization or through someone you meet there. Try to select an organization that deals daily with a variety of business people at a relatively high level. A trade association would be ideal. A consumer complaint handling agency or a community and business improvement organization could be productive. It's cruel, actually idiotic discrimination.

Fight it! Tomorrow: You lost your job. DN THE INEVITABLE slowdown ahead, when millions of you who are marginally valuable employes well may be fired, it is more than likely that a disproportionate number of you will be in your late 40s or older. Yes, federal law specifically bars discrimination against you on the besis of your age. Sure, the law says that employers of 20 or more workers cannot fire or refuse to hire men or women aged 40 to 65 simply because of your age, unless the Job modeling dresses, for instance requires someone within a younger bracket Oh, sure, you have your rights and they're supposed to be rigidly enforced by the U.S. government's designated policing agency.

Nevertheless, the reality of life is that you have been fired, you're out of a job, and you're being turned down by employer after employer as "overqualif ied" or "inexperienced'' in whatever the specialty is. You're told over and over again as you are ushered out of the door of your interviewer that you "shouldn't have any -trouble finding a job." But in your heart and head, you KNOW the towering obstacle is your age alone. Admittedly, you're up against it, and while it's easy to advise you to keep your confidence, it's also somewhat naive. But no matter what, the following do's and don'ts will improve your job-getting chances. DONT apologize for your age or for minor disabilities or insignificant physical limitations.

DON'T dwell on your need for a job. DON'T underestimate yourself in your resume or interview. Aim as high as you think reasonable in your pay and status. DON'T hesitate to remind a prospective employer who may throw the old myths at you (older workers are slower, less flexible, weaker, more prone to absence and 'illness) that numerous objective studies prove precisely the opposite. Older workers' attendance and motivation records are likely to be better than those of younger workers; older workers are less likely to job-hop; the productivity of older workers compares favorably with that of younger workers; the learning ability of an individual in his or her 50s is approximately the same as that of a 16-year-old.

Do the reminding in terms of your own work history. DON'T fail to register with your state employment office. Many of these offices have specially trained counselors to help those in your position. And even if your local office does not offer such services, it is still required to give you an equal crack at any job opening listed. DO check the nearest federal Job Information Center (these centers are located in dozens of U.S.

cities) for advice and information on federal job opportunities. Another good public source of help: your state Agency on Aging. DO inquire about any federal government programs through which you might SOCIAL SECURITY yHARVEY GARDNER C.PJL have a widower friend who is taking care of a retarded son who, it seems to me, should have been getting social security benefits at some point, aitnougn now he may be too old he's 26. Is it possible to help him? R.J. Children disabled before age 22 may qualify for social secuity disability benefits on a deceased parent's work under social security.

If the son does qualify for benefits, the father may also receive a benefit Have them, contact social security. How does remarriage affect social security benefits you get on a deceased wife's work record? J.N. Benefits you receive on a deceased' wife's work record generally end if you remarry, unless you marry a person getting checks as a widow, parent, or adult disabled in childhood, or marry after age 60. 7 reasons to dial Dr. Brothers this week: Monday (25) She helps you face middle age.

Tuesday 26 How to get over shyness. Wednesday (27 Being a more productive person. Thursday (28) How to handle being fired. Friday (29) Why women underrate themselves. Saturday (210) Equal rights for little people.

Sunday (211) Enjoying your forties and fifties. It's only IOC or less for our customers in 212, 516 914 areas. Long distance elsewhere. NewbriTe4ephone Dial Dr. Brothers 3 to 3 SI to 3 -a 9 73 of firms cut pay plans A national survey of 600 major American firms shows that nearly three out of every four companies have cut back employe pay plans for 1979 as a result of President Carter's wageprice stabilization program.

According to the poll, conducted by Sibson a management consulting' firm based in Princeton, N.J., 73 of the corporations polled have reduced pay plans for this year. I "The survey indicates the cutbacks are being felt across the board in employe paychecks, bonuses and benefit plans," said Ronald B. Goettinger, Sibson president "A majority of the respondents (63) have reduced their projected budgets for employe salary increases for 1979 from an average of 8.5 to a 7.1 level as a result of the Administration's guidelines." Most firms have either initiated cutbacks to meet the White House guidelines, or already fall within the suggested pay framework for both management and non-management employes, the survey said. "Hardest hit lay the cutbacks in pay increases are management personnel with just over half (51) of the companies, saying management personnel are affected more dramatically than non-management personnel," Goettinger The survey also shows thatjfae degrees which Presnt.Carer guideline baWr4fffccte'cdiian WITH ii esse 1 id.