*** a5010 *** r a *** PM-TommyYetta'sTrumpet Bjt 1stLd-Writethru 12-13 0608 *** m0420 *** r s *** LANOTE 12-13 0306 An attorney for middleweight boxer Marvin Hagler is client ``may file suit in federal court'' if he is not given an immediate rematch with champion Vito Antuofermo. Hagler and Antuofermo fought to a draw last month in Las Vegas, and the champ said following the fight that he would give the Brockton challenger a rematch. But a spokesman for New York-based promoter Bob Arum said Britain's Alan Minter is the World Boxing Council's No. 1 contender, and it was agreed before the Nov. 30 Antuofermo-Hagler bout that Minter would get a shot at the winner. Steve Wainwright, Hagler's attorney, said if both the WBC and the rival World Boxing Association sanction the Minter fight, he may go to court to block it. ``Before we take any legal steps, I want to discuss the matter with WBA and WBC officials,'' Wainwright said. ``Our position is that the winner of the Antuofermo-Hagler fight was entitled to meet Minter. But there was no winner...So, Hagler by rights is entitled to a rematch with Antuofermo.'' Arum's spokesman, Irving Rudd, said in a telephone interview Wednesday that Minter probably will get the next shot _ although he couldn't confirm a report that the bout will be in Las Vegas next spring. Arum, who is out of the country until Christmas, originally had called for a prompt rematch after Antuofermo and Hagler slugged it out in Las Vegas. Rudd, however, said that the WBC held its annual convention last week and reaffirmed that Minter is No. 1 challenger. Antuofermo could be stripped of his WBC title if he doesn't fight Minter. ``I know Vito well,'' said Rudd, ``and I know he's not going to duck Hagler. He has something to prove beyond that draw.'' ****0531EST 5020 *** r a *** PM-Victims 1stLd-Writethru a4590 12-13 0477 *** p4620 *** d a *** PM-TommyYetta'sTrumpet Bjt 1stLd-Writethru 12-13 0530 *** p4630 *** d a *** PM-FireDeath 12-13 0299 Service station manager Marland Countryman looked up to see his customer pumping gasoline all over himself and his car. When the man left, he set fire to the car and climbed back inside, police say. Douglas P. Schaak, 22, was burned to death Wednesday in what police said was a suicide. Countryman said the man drove up to a gasoline pump about 2:30 p.m. He said the man got out of the car, took a gasoline nozzle and began putting gasoline on his pants. ``He had some grease on them and I thought he was cleaning them, like some guys do,'' Countryman said. He said he waited on another customer ``and when I looked back he was soaking his shirt in gas. Then he poured it over the whole car _ the top, the hood and the trunk.'' Countryman said he finally decided something was wrong and grabbed the nozzle from the man and asked to be paid for $2.28 worth of unleaded gasoline. Countryman said the man didn't say anything, just took two dollars from his wallet, and then tried to light a match. Countryman stopped him. The man then got into his car, drove a short distance and stopped at an intersection crosswalk. ``He got out of the car, lit a match and threw it on top of the car, and then got back inside,'' Countryman said. Willie Brown, 31, of Portland, said he was across from the service station when he saw the fire. He and another man tried to get the victim out of the burning auto. ``He didn't want to come out,'' Brown said. ``He was still alive when we got there, but then the flames just engulfed him.'' ****0535EST 5030 *** r i *** PM-ForeignBriefs 12-13 0401 *** e0480 *** d n *** PM-VtWhey 12-13 0380 Vermont could lose ``millions of dollars'' if an agreement to sell the state-owned whey processing plant is approved, according to Whey Authority Chairman Arthur Kreizel. But Kreizel said Wednesday he would urge the Legislature and Gov. Richard Snelling to ``take the loss'' and approve the sale if an agreement is reached. ``I hope the Legislature and the governor will take the loss, take it fast and sell the plant,'' Kreizel said. The Stowe businessman, a former secretary of development, said the state may have difficulty finding another buyer if this deal falls through, which would mean additional financial burdens for the state. The state is paying the costs of maintaining the idled facility and is also making the bond payments for the plant. Kreizel, who said he felt an agreement with the prospect could be closed within the next 30 days, said no cash offer has been made. But he said present negotiations call for the company to take over a portion of the lease payments, as well as operating expenses. Kreizel called the offer ``serious'' and said the corporation is large enough to handle the plant and its financial problems. ``They are a billion dollar plus corporation,'' said Kreizel. ``They are substantial enough to guarantee any bond issue.'' Burlington television station WCAX-TV has identified the group as the Carrburry Corp., which Kreizel refused to confirm or deny. In a related development, the head of the group that leased the plant from the state called for an legislative investigation into the dispute that has idled the facility. The Georgia plant, which was built to convert whey _ a cheese by-product _ from a pollutant into a food additive, was closed in September after the cheesemakers and the state failed to agree on who should pay for needed repairs. Robert Davis, head of Vermont Whey Inc., said legislators should look into the dispute since they were the ones who created the state Whey Pollution Abatement Authority, which oversaw the project. Davis also said that Snelling is the biggest problem in attracting another operator for the plant. He said many corporations have expressed an interest in the plant, but have changed their minds after running into the ``anti-agriculture'' attitude of the governor. ****0536EST 4640 *** d a *** PM-ConnDeathPenalty 12-13 0379 A Superior Court judge has ruled that a key part of Connecticut's death penalty law is unconstitutional, throwing the whole law in limbo. Judge David Shea ruled Wednesday that the requirement for a special hearing before sentencing in a death penalty case is unconstitutional because it limits the mitigating circumstances a defendant can claim. The requirement violates a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that trial courts should be able to consider any circumstances a defendant wants to bring up, he said. Shea's ruling came during pre-trial arguments in the case of Gerard ``Gary'' Castonguay, accused in the slaying of Plainville policeman Robert Holcomb in 1977. Castonguay's lawyers had argued that no prospective jurors should be questioned about their sentiments on the death penalty because the law is unconstitutional. His trial is due to start next month. Robert Meyers, the assistant state's attorney prosecuting the Castonguay case, said Wednesday no appeal can be made until the trial ends. If Castonguay is found guilty, Meyers could appeal if Shea refuses to grant a death penalty hearing. Killing a police officer is one of six categories of murder punishable by electrocution in Connecticut. The law says the death penalty cannot be imposed if any of five mitigating circumstances is present: if the defendant is under 18, suffered from a mental impairment, was under duress, had only a minor role in the crime or could not have foreseen the consequences of his or her action. Shea said the 1978 Supreme Court ruling, which came in a decision striking down Ohio's death penalty, found such lists too limiting. Connecticut's death penalty law, which never has been used, was enacted in 1973. No one is on Death Row in Connecticut, and the last execution in the state was in 1960. Under Connecticut legal practice, Shea's ruling applies only to the Castonguay case. But it appears unlikely other judges would proceed with death penalty cases until there is a definitive ruling from the state Supreme Court. Two other men, suspects in the April slayings of three Purolator Security Inc. guards in Waterbury, face possible death sentences. They have not yet gone on trial. ****0536EST 4650 *** r a *** PM-Coupons 12-13 0468 *** p4660 *** d a *** PM-Coors 12-13 0223 It's closer to being ``Coors time'' in Rockingham County, Va., which now heads the list of possible sites for the Adolph Coors Co.'s first brewery outside of Colorado. The site along the South Fork of the Shenandoah River near Elkton is the primary site under consideration, Coors announced Wednesday. But spokesman Bob Keyser said a site in Monroe County, Tenn., also is being considered. The decision delighted Rockingham County Board of Supervisors Chairman Cecil Armentrout, who will leave office in January because brewery foes helped defeat him in the Nov. 6 elections. ``I've been a supporter of theirs from the beginning,'' Armentrout said. ``I've always contended it would be a good industry for the state of Virginia and for Rockingham County.'' The supervisors overrode Planning Commission recommendations when they rezoned the proposed site so the brewery could be built. An anti-brewery group is appealing to the state Supreme Court a county Circuit Court's ruling upholding the board's decision. In that case, they argued the supervisors held illegal secret meetings on the zoning decision. In general, brewery opponents object to the removal of farm land from production and cite moral and religious qualms about manufacturing alcohol. Brewery supporters say the facility will bring jobs and taxes to the rural county. ****0537EST 4670 *** u i *** PM-Tanker 12-13 0151 *** p4680 *** d a *** PM-ClevelandSchools 12-13 0425 The NAACP says a federal judge will be asked to intervene in Cleveland's teachers' strike if it is not settled by Monday. Attorney Teresa Demchak said the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People would ask U.S. District Judge Frank J. Battisti to step in out of concern that continuation of the walkout over wages could delay school desegregation in Ohio's largest city. The walkout by the 5,000-member Cleveland Teachers Union entered its ninth week today, disrupting classes for 92,000 pupils. Blacks make up two-thirds of the city's school enrollment. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Frederick M. Coleman has ordered the union to conduct a ratification vote by mail on a contract proposal union leaders rejected. Union lawyer Larry Gordon said an attempt is being made to mail ballots by Monday, and that a deadline for returning the ballots has yet to be decided on. A limited desegregation involving 33 schools and the cross-town busing of 8,000 students began in September. In February, about 20,000 junior high school students are to be desegregated, but school district desegregation chief Margaret Fleming has advised the school board that the strike may force a delay. ``We sent the school board and the teachers union letters indicating that recent statements by Margaret Fleming that the teachers' strike may impair the ability of the board to carry out desegregation in February was something we could not sit idly by and let happen,'' Miss Demchak said Wednesday. ``We advised them if the strike did not end within 10 days we would seek relief from the judge,'' she said. The teachers seek 27 percent pay raises in the next two years. The latest school board proposal offers either a 7 percent raise the first year, retroactive to Sept. 1 and a 9 percent raise next Sept. 1, or a 10 percent raise beginning Dec. 31 and another 10 percent a year later. Improved fringe benefits are also a part of the package. A starting Cleveland teacher is paid $9,828, while the average city school teacher is paid $16,466. Meanwhile, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge James J. McGettrick ordered the school board Wednesday to honor its contract with administrators and continue to pay their salaries during the strike. A sit-in protest in the lobby of the school administration building by leaders of a dozen civic and religious groups entered its second week Wednesday. Demonstrators are pressing for an end to the strike. ****0538EST 4700 *** r a *** PM-ParentsSupport 12-13 0341 *** p4690 *** d a *** PM-TaylorObit 12-13 0100 *** p4710 *** d i *** PM-ForeignBriefs 12-13 0401 *** p4720 *** r a *** PM-BeverlyHills 12-13 0389 A California fire investigator who specializes in electrical fires testified that the 1977 Beverly Hills Supper Club fire which claimed 165 lives started in a receptionist's cubbyhole and burned for hours before being detected. In the opening day of testimony Wednesday in U.S. District Court, Capt. Carl Duncan of Huntington Beach, Calif., disputed the aluminum and wire receptacle industry's contention that the fire started in the north wall of the first floor of the Zebra room. But defense attorneys argued that in either case, aluminum wiring was not used in those areas. Duncan was to return to the stand today to give his opinion on the cause of the fire. The aluminum industry is on trial in the suit filed by families of the victims, who contend the fire was caused by electrical wiring. The industry contends the wire and receptacles were safe and that the fire started in the north wall of the Zebra room where no aluminum wire was used. U.S. District Judge Carl Rubin said the jury must decide first what caused the fire. If it determines the wiring was the cause, the civil trial against the industry would proceed, he said. Defense attorneys Bruce Allman and Mike Cronin, in opening arguments Wednesday, said the fire started in a concealed space of the wall. ``Aluminum branch circuit wiring could not be at fault for the simple reason there was never any in the place where the fire started,'' Cronin said. Allman said that during remodeling in 1975, no aluminum wiring was used either in the north wall of the Zebra Room or the cubbyhole. ``There was no change from 1975 until the night of the fire,'' Allman said. Stanley Chesley, attorney for families of the victims, said the fire began in an outlet of the cubbyhole, moved up 2{ stories over the Zebra Room and spread horizontally. Duncan described the vertical alcove as a ``chimney.'' He said the fire started about 7 p.m. and was not discovered until 9 p.m. when the fire was burning so fiercely that the Southgate Fire Department could not extinguish it. Duncan, who said he had not been to the fire scene, said he had studied evidence and was familiar enough to testify as an expert witness. ****0539EST 4730 *** r i *** PM-OilPrices 12-13 0258 *** p4740 *** d a *** PM-BechdoldtDeath 12-13 0246 Robert T. Bechdoldt, a former U.S. Army horseshoer who fought with the state of Kansas over the licensing of his horseshoeing school, is dead at age 51. Apprenticed to a local blacksmith at 13, Bechdoldt was an Army farrier for two decades, and its last official farrier when he retired in 1966. He took care of ``Black Jack,'' the riderless horse at the head of President John F. Kennedy's funeral possession, and ``Wind River,'' the last Army pack mule. After World War II and Korea, his battles were mainly with the state Board of Education over licensing for his horseshoeing school. The latest round in that battle came Wednesday, just after his death, when the board said the school in southeast Kansas had to be licensed and inspected by the state. His sons, Robert G. and Rodney Bechdoldt, have inherited the horseshoeing trade and the fight to keep the school independent. It wasn't that Bechdoldt objected to the $600 licensing fee, but he once said, ``I won't tolerate them coming down here and telling me how to run'' the school. In 1972, the board said he might have to close his horseshoeing school, unless it were licensed. It later reversed the decision, saying the school was more avocational than vocational. But Wednesday the board again decided that the school must be licensed by the state if it is to continue to operate. ****0540EST 4750 *** r a *** PM-PollutedMichigan 12-13 0391 Michigan's pollution problems are partly the fault of the Department of Natural Resources, the head of the agency says, but there are other villains as well _ including the state's position as an industrial leader. Michigan's underwater resources are threatened with contamination at 50,000 sites, DNR director Howard Tanner said Wednesday. Among the potential problem sites listed in a major DNR inventory are 268 where groundwater is already contaminated and 381 spots where pollution is suspected, he said. The sites include industrial firms, gasoline stations, dry cleaners, laundries and private homes. Hazardous wastes, such as poisonous chemicals and metals, make up almost half of the known pollution, the survey notes. ``The DNR accepts its fair share of responsibility for past neglect of the chemical contamination problem, but we honestly do not believe we are entirely to blame,'' Tanner said as he released the report. ``The problem involves all segments of society. Now it is important that we look ahead and find ways to get out of this mess that we all share the blame for having created.'' Compiled in two months by a 60-person DNR task force, the inventory is intended as the first step in an attempt to pinpoint toxic wastes and prevent them from entering groundwater. After hazardous wastes, oil and natural gas taint 34 percent of groundwater where contamination has been discovered by industry, citizens, or state and local authorities. The remaining 17 percent of identified pollution is salt and other wastes, the inventory showed. Just to identify the extent of the known contamination, the DNR will have to work 40 to 240 years and spend between $12 million and $46 million, Tanner's staff estimated. Pinpointing suspected pollution will cost between $9.9 million and $30.9 million more, analysts predicted. ``Michigan is an industrial state,'' Tanner said. ``Its industries have produced many millions of tons of chemical by-products. Until very recently we have poured those wastes into rivers and lakes, or buried them in the ground. Now, some of those past mistakes are coming back to haunt us. ``A problem that has been building for more than a century simply cannot be solved overnight, no matter how we might wish it or how many dollars we might throw at it,'' he said. ****0541EST 4760 *** r a *** PM-BlueShield 12-13 0470 *** p4770 *** d a *** PM-MOVETrial 12-13 0343 *** p4780 *** r a *** PM-MangerBaby 12-13 0233 The woman who abandoned a baby near the manger scene of the First Baptist Church here has lost all rights to her son. State District Judge William Martin announced he has terminated ``all parental relationships affecting the child known as Timothy Christmas.'' The action cleared the way for adoption proceedings to begin. In making the ruling late Tuesday, the judge issued a gag order preventing everyone involved in the case from discussing it except as is necessary in the adoption proceedings. ``The basis is that any further publicity would not be in the best interests of the child,'' Martin said. The judge appointed the Department of Human Resources as managing conservator for the infant. The identity of the mother was not revealed by the court. The discovery of the child 10 days ago near the manger scene at the First Baptist Church drew nationwide publicity. The judge said abandonment is not the way to dispose of unwanted children. ``This can be done without the fanfare, and confidences can be protected in the best interest of the child by relinquishing the child to the Department of Human Resources,'' said Martin. ``The department of Human Resources is not advertising for children, but will certainly take the child rather than to allow it to be abandoned,'' Martin said. ****0542EST 0490 *** d n *** PM-Bundy 12-13 0279 *** p4790 *** r w *** PM-OilTaxes 12-13 0673 *** p4800 *** r a *** PM-HolaHola 12-13 0249 Investigators who believe they may have found the missing University of Hawaii research vessel Holo Holo hope to get a deep sea camera to confirm their evidence. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Wednesday that signals have been received from what experts think are acoustic devices that were aboard the Holo Holo. The vessel vanished Dec. 9, 1978, on a trip from Honolulu to the island of Hawaii. There were 10 men aboard, including two researchers from the NOAA Pacific Marine Center in Seattle, Wash. An intensive air and sea search failed to turn up the vessel or the crew members. Adm. Eugene Taylor, director of the Seattle center, told reporters the NOAA vessel Townsend Cromwell had picked up signals Tuesday night from two of three acoustic devices believed to be from the Holo Holo. He said the location was about 28 miles south of the island of Maui and came from a depth of about 7,200 feet. That would have been within two miles of the planned course of the ship. David Pashinski, an NOAA oceanographer, identified the signals and said he believes they came from the devices that were aboard the Holo Holo. Pashinski said, however, he could not be sure the devices were still aboard the missing craft. Taylor said efforts will be made to get a deep sea camera from the Navy to determine the source of the signals. ****0543EST 4810 *** r a *** PM-Lance 12-13 0298 In a final motion to have a bank fraud indictment dismissed, lawyers for Bert Lance contend the government made a commitment before he took the job of federal budget director not to prosecute him for any banking practices. A hearing on the motion pending before U.S. District Judge Charles A. Moye Jr. is set for Monday. U.S. Magistrate Allen Chancey, after hearing three days of testimony, recommended that Moye deny the motion. Twelve 12 separate defense motions to dismiss the charges were rejected on Wednesday. The motions, which argued the 33-count indictment should be thrown out because of widespread prosecutorial misconduct and grand jury abuses, could be raised again on appeal. Lance's attorneys say the Justice Department reopened the case under pressure from members of the Senate, and then delayed an indictment while manipulating civil investigations of Lance to build their criminal case. Last week, the defendants lost a motion to have the trial, scheduled to begin on Jan. 14, 1980, moved from Atlanta to Rome, Ga., about 70 miles northwest of here. Lance and his co-defendants _ Calhoun pharmacist H. Jackson Mullins, Dalton businessman Thomas W. Mitchell and former bank president Richard T. Carr of Ringgold _ were indicted May 23 on charges of violating and conspiring to violate federal bank laws in connection with $20 million in loans to themselves, their freinds and their families. Most of the alleged violations occurred before Lance was appointed federal budget chief in January 1977 by his friend Jimmy Carter. Lance resigned after a Senate investigation into his finances. Moye has granted defense motions that prosecutors disclose exactly what instructions they gave grand jurors and that they hand over certain documents related to the government's case. ****0544EST 4820 *** r i *** PM-NATO-Ministers 12-13 0463 *** a5040 *** r i *** PM-Iranian 1stLd-Writethru a4780 12-13 0832 *** p4830 *** d a *** PM-Victims 1stLd-Writethru 12-13 0476 *** e0510 *** d n *** PM-Weather 12-13 0129 *** e0520 *** d n *** PM-ModelPlane 12-13 0131 *** p4840 *** r i *** PM-Iranian 1stLd-Writethru p4590 12-13 0832 *** a5050 *** r i *** PM-InternationalOverview 12-13 0744 *** e0530 *** d n *** PM-Reagan 12-13 0133 *** e0540 *** d n *** PM-VtYankee 12-13 0317 *** g4280 *** r n *** NYNote 12-13 0229 *** t2290 *** d s *** PM-PacersoftheYear 12-13 0169 *** m0460 *** r s *** PM-TVSportsColumn Bjt 12-13 0510 Hockey, which hasn't been successful on network television, will have a major role in the success of ABC's coverage of the Winter Olympics from Lake Placid next February. Two-thirds of ABC's 51 hours of Olympic coverage will come in prime time, and hockey and figure skating are the only nighttime events. They are scheduled throughout the Games on alternate evenings. The United States is expected to have a good shot at three gold medals in figure skating, the glamor event of the Winter Olympics and an excellent vehicle for ABC's personality profiles and star gazing. But hockey may be something else. ``The U.S. hockey team is particularly important to us,'' said Jim Spence, senior vice-president of ABC Sports. ``It's esssential to have exciting telecasts up front.'' ``Clearly if the United States lives up to its hockey potential we will have more hockey,'' said Roone Arledge, president of ABC News and Sports. ``People watch things in the Olympics that normally have nothing to do with their normal interest in sports.'' Arledge is the force behind ABC winning the broadcast rights to the last four Olympics. He will be on the scene producing the coverage here, something he hasn't done with a sports event since he added news to his responsibilities two years ago. Jim McKay, as much as part of the Olympic experience as the torch and the rings, will also be here _ at his old stand, the anchor booth. He began playing the Olympic Walter Cronkite in 1960 in Rome for CBS before turning it into an art form for ABC. ``My job is to give an overview and find a personality for the Olympics,'' McKay said this week during an ABC press tour of the Lake Placid facilities. ``For me, Lake Placid is really to some extent Grovers Corners, an Our Town situation.'' But there is nothing small scale about ABC's presentation plans for February. ABC will have 109 cameras covering the nine Winter Olympic disciplines. With temperatures that can reach 40 to 50 below, ABC had to solve some serious logistical problems. ``All the equipment had to be winterized,'' said Joe De Bonis, general manager of ABC's studio and field operations. ``That meant we had to put insulated blankets on the cameras and collapsible tents over the camera platforms. We built heaters into the lenses, otherwise they'd freeze.'' Frank Gifford and Bob Beattie will do skiing; McKay from the studio, and Dick Button from the rink, will do figure skating; Al Michaels and Ken Dryden will do hockey; Keith Jackson and Sheila Young Ochowicz will do speed skating; Chris Schenkel and Art Devlin will do ski jumping; Bill Fleming will do cross-country; Curt Gowdy (on loan from CBS) will do the bobsleds and Jim Lampley will do the luge. For better or worse, Howard Cosell will be sitting this Olympics out. ``He's never been involved before and I can't imagine him in ski pants,'' said Arledge. ****0604EST 1680 *** d s *** PM-PacersoftheYear 12-13 0169 Hot Hitter, who won 14 of 20 starts and earned a record $826,542 was named 3-year-old Colt Pacer of the Year and Roses Are Red, who set a world record of 1:563-5 on a half-mile track, has been named 3-year-old Filly of the Year. The result of annual voting by members of the U.S. Harness Writers' Association and the association's harness racing secretaries was announced Wednesday by the U.S. Trotting Association. Hot Hitter won the Little Brown Jug and Messenger Stakes, two-thirds of the Triple Crown series for 3-year-old pacers. Trained by Lou Meittinis and driven by Herve Filion before being retired to stud late this year, Hot Hitter set an all-age record of 1:54 over a five-eighths mile track. The winner received 185 votes to 50 for runnerup Sonsam. Roses Are Red won 10 stakes and 15 of her 24 starts overall. Owned by Sirocco Stable, Roses Are Red earned 130 votes to 51 for second-place Sherry Almahurst. ****0604EST 3600 *** u n *** PM-DangerousToys 12-13 0484 *** a5060 *** r a *** PM-LIRRStrike 12-13 0346 *** a5070 *** u i *** PM-Tanker 1stLd-Writethru 12-13 0196 *** e0560 *** d n *** PM-Weather 12-13 0134 *** t2310 *** d s *** PM-BKN--76ers-Collins 12-13 0242 *** t2320 *** d s *** PM-Md.Racing 12-13 0308 The governor's commission on racing reform said it favors a merger of at least two of the three thoroughbred horse racing tracks in Maryland, but stopped short of recommending that the state buy the tracks to make the change. The recommendation, released Wednesday, returns to the three one-mile tracks the initiative for streamlining their operations and pooling the dwindling resources of a sport whose popularity has been on the decline in the state in recent years. The commission also suggested that the half-mile track at Timonium should close and shift its racing to a mile track to ``eliminate the negative impact which (the track) has on Maryland racing as a whole.'' The seven-member panel, appointed by Gov. Harry Hughes in the spring, also recommended that the current racing commission be replaced with an advisory board and a full-time administrator; that all track judges and stewards become regular state employees, and that the special fund for financing track improvements be abolished. On the issue of consolidation of the three one-mile tracks _ Pimlico, Laurel and Bowie _ the commission said Pimlico ``should be a surviving track because of its location in Baltimore, the Preakness and the relatively good quality of its physical facility.'' The task force members failed to agree on whether Laurel or Bowie should be closed in the consolidation move. In urging a private merger of two of the mile courses, the report did not rule out the possibility that the state may eventually choose to buy Maryland's thoroughbred tracks. Both New York and New Jersey _ Maryland's major competitors for good thoroughbreds _ have some form of state-operated racing. With that in mind, the commission recommended the General Assembly appropriate $50,000 in 1980 to pay consultants to prepare a feasibility study on the issue of state acquisition and operation. ****0607EST 2330 *** d s *** PM-Hagler 12-13 0291 An attorney for middleweight boxer Marvin Hagler says his client ``may file suit in federal court'' if he is not given an immediate rematch with champion Vito Antuofermo. Hagler and Antuofermo fought to a draw last month in Las Vegas, and the champ said following the fight that he would give the Brockton challenger a rematch. But a spokesman for New York-based promoter Bob Arum said Britain's Alan Minter is the World Boxing Council's No. 1 contender, and it was agreed before the Nov. 30 Antuofermo-Hagler bout that Minter would get a shot at the winner. Steve Wainwright, Hagler's attorney, said if both the WBC and the rival World Boxing Association sanction the Minter fight, he may go to court to block it. ``Before we take any legal steps, I want to discuss the matter with WBA and WBC officials,'' Wainwright said. ``Our position is that the winner of the Antuofermo-Hagler fight was entitled to meet Minter. But there was no winner. So, Hagler by rights is entitled to a rematch with Antuofermo.'' Arum's spokesman, Irving Rudd, said in a telephone interview Wednesday that Minter probably will get the next shot. He couldn't confirm a report that the bout will be in Las Vegas next spring. Arum, who is out of the country until Christmas, had called for a prompt rematch after Antuofermo and Hagler drew in Las Vegas. Rudd, however, said that the WBC held its annual convention last week and reaffirmed that Minter is No. 1 challenger. Antuofermo could be stripped of his WBC title if he doesn't fight Minter. ``I know Vito well,'' said Rudd, ``and I know he's not going to duck Hagler. He has something to prove beyond that draw.'' ****0610EST 0570 *** d n *** PM-VtCamley 12-13 0259 *** m0470 *** r n *** PM-BKN--Nets-Celtics 12-13 0447 The Bird is flying high again, the Ford is striking from afar, Cowens is the booster of The Family, NBA-style _ and the Boston Celtics are not getting any easier to beat. With rookie Larry Bird getting 20 points and being labeled as out of his slump by coach Bill Fitch, with Chris Ford hitting three three-pointers in his 11th straight three-pointer game and with Dave Cowens responding with 24 points, the Celtics easily whipped the New Jersey Nets 116-102 in the National Basketball Association. ``Bird is out of his slump,'' said Fitch after Wednesday night's game. ``When he gets his hands on the ball, he's getting results.'' So does Ford. With at least one three-pointer in each of the last 11 games, Ford leads the league in three-point percentage, with 25 shots in 53 tries for .472. He connected for three of six from 22-feet, or more, outside,finishing Wednesday's game with 18 points. ``When I get as open as I did tonight,'' Ford said in tribute to the Nets' defense, ``I feel very comfortable making that kind of shot. There's no rush; it's simply a long set shot.'' Referring to Cowens' play, Fitch said, ``Cowens' aggressiveness seemed to spark our entire team.'' Sounding like Willie Stargell preaching family uplift with the Pittsburgh Pirates, known during the baseball season as The Family, Cowens said the switch of the Celtics from a last-place team last season to a division leader this season was the result of a ``collective effort.'' He explained: ``It's the way people respond to others. We help each other and play hard. On some teams, you play hard and feel that you are alone. But here, it's different.'' Nets coach Kevin Loughery isn't sure he agrees. ``Cowens was sensational,'' he said. ``To watch him play and dive for balls, to watch his desire, game in and game out, is something that leaves you in awe.`` Boston outscored the Nets 30-14 in the first eight minutes. The New Jersey club`drew to a five-point deficit at the half and within four points midway in the third quarters, but never were serious contenders for the lead. The Celtics, leading 79-73, broke open the game in the final minute and a half of the third quarter. Frd hit two straight three-pointers from the corner, and Bird connected on a layup and a foul shot for three more points to give Boston a 88-75 lead heading into the final quarter. Ford hit his third three-pointer in the fourth quarter. Then Gerard Henderson hit for six points, and Cowens added five as Boston pulled away, 99-80 with 9:20 left in the game. ****0613EST 3610 *** u n *** PM-Heating 2Takes 12-13 0460 The state's energy director says it's the little things that count the most in conserving energy at home, and he doesn't put much stock in the wood stove craze or the rush to convert oil furnaces to gas. Tightening the house with weatherstripping, caulking and insulation is the thrust of the state's energy conservation program this year. The state will push energy conservation again in advance of next year's heating season and then seek to help the homeowner understand and install low cost systems to utilize energy from the sun. ``You're going to see a tremendous interest in passive solar in the winter of 1981,'' Energy Director Joseph S. Fitzpatrick said in a recent interview. ``People will say, `I've tightened this structure up, now I want to get a heat gain'.'' By 1981, Fitzpatrick says, many homeowners will be looking for ways to take advantage of their homes' sourthern exposure, installing additional glass and other modestly priced equipment to take advantage of free energy from the sun. In the meantime, he puts wood stoves and gas conversions way down on the list of what homeowners should do. The first step Fitzpatrick recommends is an energy audit, which is a matter of having an expert walk through the house and recommend ways to tighten the structure and increase its energy efficiency. By the next heating season, he said, all utilities will be required to offer this service. In the meantime, some utilities, private companies and local community action agencies are doing audits. ``Air infiltration is the thing that kills you,'' Fitzpatrick said. ``Drafts as well as uninsulated heating pipes and (oil) burners which need to be tuned, cleaning corrosives from valves,'' are among the problems the auditor will pinpoint and show the homeowner how to correct. In most cases, according to Fitzpatrick, all these basic problems can be cured for $100 or less. The next step he recommends for those who heat with oil, if a spare $300 is available, is replacing the oil burner with a new flame retention head model. Fitzpatrick said this provides the most efficient firing, and changing the burner could save the homeowner 20 to 30 percent on his winter's heating bill. Once the home is tightened up, including appropriate amounts of attic insulation, and the most efficient oil burner has been installed, Fitzpatrick figures most people have run out of money. ``Who can spend more than $300 on an investment like that with this kind of inflation?'' he said. But for those who can, he recommends the solar alternatives, with the solar greenhouse being the optimum, albeit very expensive, option. MORE ****0613EST 0580 *** d s *** PM-HKO--Mariners-Bears 12-13 0123 Goals by Glen Currie and Eddy Godin 17 seconds apart early in the second period sparked the Hershey Bears to a 5-2 American Hockey League victory over the Maine Mariners Wednesday night. The Bears led from start to finish in extending the defending Calder Cup champion Mariners' winless slump to four straight games. Currie scored the first of his two goals early in the first period and Lou Franceschetti hit the mark six minutes later to put Hershey ahead 2-0. Bruce Crowder scored both Maine goals in the second period, but in between Currie and Godin tallied their quick pair to make it 4-2. Steve Clippingdale added Hershey's final goal on a third period power play. ****0613EST 5090 *** r i *** PM-Portugal 12-13 0154 *** g3630 *** u n *** PM-DrugAbuse 12-13 0244 *** p4850 *** r a *** PM-LIRRStrike 12-13 0346 *** p4860 *** u i *** PM-Tanker 1stLd-Writethru 12-13 0196 *** p4880 *** r i *** PM-Portugal 12-13 0154 The center-right Democratic Alliance led by lawyer Francisco sa Carneiro emerged from parliamentary elections Dec. 2 with a three-seat majority and the right to form a government, Portugal's first non-leftist cabinet since the 1974 revolution, final results showed today. In final vote counting of absentee ballots cast by Portuguese emigrants living abroad, Sa Carneiro's coalition of Social Democrats, Center Democrats and a handful of monarchists picked up three more National Assembly seats to up their total to 128 in the 250-seat chamber. Under Portuguese law the new parliament, an interim body with an estimated eight to 10 months to stay in office, can be called into session 10 days after publication of the election results in the government gazette. Sa Carneiro is expected to receive a formal invitation from President Antonio Ramalho Eanes later in the month to form the country's second majority executive in five years. ****0623EST 5100 *** r i *** PM-Korea 12-13 0592 A squad of army officers arrested South Korea's martial law commander after a shootout with his bodyguards and rounded up several other top generals, accusing them of complicity in the assassination of President Park Chung-hee, authorities said today. Observers said the surprise move Wednesday night by one group of generals against another did not appear aimed at the civilian government of Park's successor, President Choi Kyu-hah, but there was speculation Choi had not been told of it in advance. In Washington, A State Department spokesman warned the South Korean military that any move to disrupt the nation's shift toward democracy would have a ``severe adverse impact'' on U.S.-South Korean relations. The spokesman also cautioned communist North Korea not to exploit the situation in the South. Martial law commander Gen. Chung Seung-hwa was seized at his house in Seoul after a 40-minute gunbattle, informed sources said. The government called it ``a minor clash.'' Four of the bodyguards were wounded, authorities said. Defense Minister Ro Jae-hyun issued a statement today saying new facts had been uncovered implicating Chung and an unspecified number of other military men in the Oct. 26 assassination of Park. He said the information had come from Park's confessed assassin, former Korean Central Intelligence Agency chief Kim Jae-kuy. However, informed sources said they believed the incident stemmed from a military power struggle between moderates, led by Chung, and hardliners, headed by Gen. Chon Doo-hwan, the defense security commander who ordered Chung's arrest. They said the moderates favor gradual political liberalization, while the hardliners want Park's authoritarian system continued. Choi, who was elected president last week, issued a carefully-worded statement on the arrests, saying only that he had accepted Chung's resignation and named Gen. Lee Hee-sung, 55, to replace him as martial law chief. There was no official word on whether Choi knew about the arrests in advance or had approved them. One newspaper, the Joong-Ang Daily News, quoted high government sources as saying Choi had okayed the action, but other sources were skeptical that he was even consulted until after it was over. Chung apparently was implicated in the Park assassination in closed-door testimony last Saturday at Kim's court martial. In open court, Kim testified that he killed Park in an effort to begin a ``national revolution to restore democracy.'' He said he invited Chung to a dinner near the scene of the slaying because he thought it would be better if he had contact with the army commander on the first day of his ``revolution.'' After several hours of public testimony, the judges closed the court to discuss what were termed ``important matters related to national security and social stability.'' The trial of Kim and seven other defendants, was postponed indefinitely after Chung's arrest. Last month Chung released an official assassination report clearing the military of any role in the slaying and placing all blame on Kim. Chon, the commander who ordered Chung's arrest, headed the official investigation. South Korean troops and the national police force were ordered on full alertafter the arrests, but there was no increase in the alert status for the 39,000 American troops based here. Early today, the government said guards at the Defense Ministry exchanges fire with troops of the martial law command who had been sent in to beef up security. The defense minister said the shooting stemming from ``a misunderstanding.'' He gave no details and there were no reports of casualties. ****0626EST 0600 *** d n *** PM-Anderson 12-13 0467 *** g5160 *** r n *** PM-Carter-U.S.Marshal 12-13 0052 *** g3640 *** r n *** AM-BlueShield 12-13 0484 *** a5110 *** d a *** PM-Deaths 12-13 0160 *** p4900 *** d w *** PM-WashingtonOverview 12-13 0497 The Carter administration, in its latest turn of the screws against Iran, is telling most of the Iranian diplomats in the United States to get out. The State Department reports about 183 Iranians will be going within the next four days, leaving skeleton staffs at Iran's embassy here and consulates in New York, Chicago, Houston and San Francisco. Undersecretary of State David Newsom advised Iran's charge d'affairs, Ali Agah, on Wednesday of the American demand for staff reductions, said department spokesman Thomas Reston. Reston called the move a ``measured step'' to show continuing American concern for the plight of the 50 hostages in Tehran. Previously, Iran's diplomats were allowed to operate normally. ___ WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Carter's blueprint for sharply increased defense spending through 1985 appears to come close to meeting some demands of key skeptics of the SALT II treaty. Carter sent Defense Secretary Harold Brown to the Senate Armed Services Committee today to sketch in details of the program, which emphasizes increasing U.S. ability to rush troops to remote trouble spots such as the Persian Gulf. Carter told a group of businessmen Wednesday he is proposing annual increases in defense spending authority of more than 4.5 percent, above inflation, for the next five years. The fiscal 1981 budget will propose $157 billion in budget authority, an increase of more than 5 percent, he said. ___ WASHINGTON (AP) _ Jerry Brown has a new campaign strategy. The California governor, forgotten man of the Democratic presidential campaign, hopes to challenge the survivor of the race between President Carter and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. ``One of them (Kennedy or Carter) is going to stumble ... Then we will get our chance,'' Brown campaign manager Tom Quinn said in a West Coast interview. Quinn no longer thinks Brown will win any of the early primaries. But he says he believes ``once we get head-to-head with either one of them, which I think will happen sometime before April is out, then we'll be in that race in a very significant way.'' Quinn predicts the nomination will be won in the Midwest and West. ___ WASHINGTON (AP) _ Tough Tony Ulasewicz, the comic hit of the Watergate hearings, is packing a rod again. The government rarely allows convicted felons to carry a gun. But Tony is a professional bodyguard and they made an exception because, as he says, ``It's strictly in connection with the business.'' Ulasewicz enlivened the 1973 Senate hearings with how difficult it was to deliver $200,000 to buy the Watergate burglars' silence. Convicted in 1976 of not reporting on time the $41,000 he was paid as bagman for the Nixon White House, Tony was sentenced to only a year's probation, unsupervised. More seriously, he lost his right to carry a gun. Ulasewisc regained that right under a provision allowing ``relief from disabilities incurred by conviction.'' That means cons can get permission to pack heat if they prove a legitimate need. ****0635EST 4910 *** r i *** PM-InternationalOverview 12-13 0744 A leading Tehran newspaper did an about-face and published a condemnation of Sen. Edward Kennedy today after his disavowal of a bogus letter expressing his support for Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. ``It would be dangerous for the Iranian nation to think that there is any difference between Kennedy and Carter,'' the newspaper Islamic Republic said, quoting an unidentified spokesman for the Committee of American Residents in Iran. The spokesman said the 1953 coup which overthrew Premier Mohammed Mossadegh and returned the shah to power was ``initiated and planned by Edward Kennedy's group which included John Kennedy,'' and that the Massachusetts senator was ``one of the instigators'' of the killing of religious figures by the shah's forces that preceded Khomeini's exile in 1962. The membership of the Committee of American Residents is not known. The fake letter was first reported by Tehran Radio Wednesday. ___ TEHRAN, Iran (AP) _ The CIA was the architect of SAVAK, the shah's secret police, trained its agents in the United States and gave them guidelines on ``physical and psychological'' methods of interrogation, a former SAVAK official says. Former SAVAK adviser Hassan Sana made the allegations Wednesday during a tour by foreign reporters of the police agency's former prisons. ``It wasn't just cooperation with the CIA and Mossad (the Israeli secret service), it was joint activities,'' said Sana. ``The CIA devised our entire system.'' He said the Americans did not give SAVAK agents direct training in torture methods, but provided general guidelines on interrogation techniques, such as attaching electrodes to sensitive parts of the body. ___ BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) _ The NATO allies are expected to endorse America's condemnation of Iran today for the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran Nov. 4 and the holding of 50 Americans hostage. NATO foreign and defense ministers on Wednedsday approved an American plan to deploy hundreds of U.S. nuclear missiles in Western Europe beginning in 1983 to counter sophisticated Soviet SS-20 missiles already in place. The plan also calls for new arms control talks with the Soviets. Under the plan, 108 Pershing II rocket launchers will be based in West Germany to replace the Pershing I launchers now there. Also, 112 medium-range Tomahawk cruise missiles will be stationed in West Germany, 160 in Britain and 96 in Italy. Belgium and Holland are to take 48 each, but they first must defuse domestic opposition to the missiles. ___ SALISBURY, Rhodesia (AP) _ Rhodesia's first British governor in 14 years has started ``settling in and meeting people.'' Look to the future rather than the past, Lord Soames told black and white Rhodesians. Soames said he understood he had to walk a fine line. ``I don't want to rush in where angels fear to tread,'' he told reporters Wednesday night after his first TV address to the nation. Soames is a caretaker governor charged with ending the seven-year-old guerrilla war and organizing new elections leading to black-majority rule. He urged Rhodesia's 6.8 million blacks and 230,000 whites to support him. ___ BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) _ The earthquake toll in southern Colombia rose to 133 dead and as many as 2,000 injured as rescuers searched the rubble and wreckage in six coastal towns. Estimates of the missing ranged from 200 to 2,000. The Red Cross declared the southwest coast near the border with Ecuador a disaster area. President Julio Cesar Turbay ordered the army to join in the rescue and relief work, and the local police called out auxiliary forces to assist in searching the ruins. Emergency crews worked to power and telephone service. Seismologists said the quake early Wednesday measured from 7.8 to 8.1 on the Richter scale. ___ MANILA, Philippines (AP) _ Have the boat people of Vietnam stopped coming? ``The planes keep looking every day, but there just are no boats,'' said a spokesman for the U.S. 7th Fleet in the Philippines. The fleet's planes and ships have searched the South China Sea since July to assist Vietnamese fleeing their country aboard frail, leaky boats. No new sighting has been reported since early November. George F.F. Reynolds, the Canadian embassy's immigration officer, said ``The Vietnamese promised at the Geneva refugee conference last July to reduce the numbers. Since there are fewer arrivals now, I guess we must attribute it to that.'' During the peak of the fbight of boat people last winter, an estimated 7,000to 10,000 were pouring into the other Southeast Asian countries each month. ****0636EST 5140 *** u n *** PM-RIGrandLot 12-13 0045 *** e0620 *** d n *** PM-Conn.DeathPenalty 12-13 0496 A Superior Court judge has ruled that a key part of Connecticut's death penalty law is unconstitutional, placing the whole law in limbo. Judge David Shea ruled Wednesday that the requirement for a special hearing in a death penalty case before sentencing is unconstitutional because it limits the mitigating circumstances a defendant can claim. He said that violates a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down Ohio's death penalty law. The high court said trial courts should be able to consider any circumstances a defendant wants to bring up. Shea's ruling came in the case of Gerard ``Gary'' Castonguay, accused in the fatal shooting of Plainville policeman Robert Holcomb in 1977. Castonguay's lawyers argued that no prospective jurors should be questioned about their sentiments on the death penalty because the law is unconstitutional. Castonguay's trial is due to start next month. Robert Meyers, the assistant state's attorney prosecuting the Castonguay case, said Wednesday no appeal can be made until the trial ends. Then, if Castonguay is found guilty, Meyers could appeal if Shea refuses to grant a death penalty hearing. That appeal might take a year or more to decide, Meyers said. Killing a police officer is one of six murder categories punishable by electrocution in Connecticut. The law says there are five mitigating circumstances which can prevent imposition of death if any one is present. Death cannot be imposed if the defendant is under 18; suffered from a mental impairment; was under duress, had only a minor role in the crime or could not have foreseen the consequences of his or her action. Shea said the 1978 Supreme Court decision held such lists to be too limiting. The current Connecticut death penalty law, which never has been used, was enacted in 1973 in response to a Supreme Court decision which struck down all death penalty laws then in existence as too broad and ill-defined. No one is on death row at Somers state prison. The last execution in the state was in 1960. Under Connecticut legal practice, Shea's ruling applies only to the Castonguay case and other judges could proceed with death penalty cases. It appears unlikely, however, that they will until there is a definitive ruling from the state Supreme Court. Two suspects in the April slayings of three Purolator Security Inc. guards in Waterbury face possible death sentences under the same provision used against Castonguay. Those men _ Lawrence Pelletier of Waterbury and Donald Couture of Wallingford _ also have yet to go on trial. Lawyer John R. Williams of New Haven, a death penalty opponent who represents Couture, was very optimistic. ``Realistically, that (decision) guarantees my client won't be faced with the death penalty if he is ever convicted,'' Williams said. Shea is ``so well-respected'' by other Connecticut judges that his opinion is certain to be upheld, he predicted. ****0639EST 3650 *** r n *** PM-Kennedy-Mass. 2 12-13 0438 Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, appearing at a home-state fundraiser, confined himself to an attack on President Carter's economic policies and avoided any mention of the Shah of Iran. The Democratic presidential candidate called for a more aggressive national leadership and pointed to West Germany, France and Japan as models. He said those three nations have to import large quantities of oil just like the United States but are doing a better job of managing inflation and interest rates. ``No one's talking about `malaise' in Germany...'' said the Massachusetts lawmaker, quoting the expression Carter recently used to describe the nation's mood. ``They're talking about facing up to problems and dealing effectively with them.'' Kennedy's 15-minute pep talk to about 500 people Wednesday night dealt mainly with inflation. But he began with remarks on the Iranian crisis, saying, ``There should be no question or doubt that we as a country are singleminded in our demand for the early return of all the hostages.'' Once that occurs, he went on, a ``great debate will continue...about matters of great concern.'' It seemed the moment that Kennedy might bring up the question of U.S. asylum for the deposed Shah. Instead, he shifted gears, and listed those ``matters'' as inflation, interest rates and the price of oil. Kennedy complained that the price of heating oil and gasoline has doubled since Carter took office and that more families are worried about being able to afford a home or send their children to college. ``We have to ask ourselves, `Can we do better?' '' Kennedy declared. However, he did not offer any specific alternatives for dealing with the economy. The senator drew a polite but somewhat restrained response from the audience. While Kennedy thumped the lecturn, jabbed his hand for emphasis, and spoke at a high pitch, the crowd waited until he was two-thirds through his speech to interrupt with applause. The remark that pleased them was a recollection of the time his brother, President John F. Kennedy, pressured the steel industry to roll back prices. Lt. Gov. Thomas P. O'Neill 3rd, Kennedy's New England coordinator, was asked if the controversy about Kennedy's earlier criticism of the Shah had affected efforts to put together a campaign organization. ``The answer is no. It really hasn't.'' O'Neill replied. He said every presidential campaign has its ``working out periods,'' and eventually the public's attention would shift back to the economy. ``The issue in this campaign is the price of hamburger,'' he asserted. MORE ****0640EST 0630 *** u n *** PM-RIGrandLot 12-13 0035 *** a5130 *** r a *** PM-BostonTransit 12-13 0385 *** m0520 *** u n *** PM-Taxes-Videotape 12-13 0474 A federal appeals court has ruled that a Connecticut man was unfairly convicted of tax violations because a district court judge mistakenly admitted as trial evidence a videotape of a television talk show in which the defendant appeared. The U.S. Court of Appeals Wednesday reversed the conviction of Irwin A. Schiff, of Hamden, Conn., and ruled that allowing the videotape of NBC-TV's ``The Tomorrow Show'' into evidence was ``prejudicial'' to the jury in the Connecticut trial. The original show was broadcast on April 12, 1978, with host Tom Snyder interviewing Schiff, an anti-tax crusader, and a lawyer experienced in tax cases. The videotape was played at the trial later that month in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport, and the jury convicted Schiff of failing to file federal tax returns for 1974 and 1975. In ordering a new trial, the appeals decision noted: ``This case raises an issue never before considered in a federal court of appeals; the question of the admissibility in evidence in a jury trial on a criminal information of the videotape of a `talk show' which includes the opinions of unsworn strangers on the very issues before a jury.'' The appeals judges said the trial judge, T.F. Gilroy Daly, erred in allowing the videotape to be used as evidence. ``We viewed the videotape, as did the jury, and concluded that its admission was prejudicial and prevented Schiff from getting a fair trial,'' the court said. Schiff's prosecution stemmed from his filing of individual federal tax forms for 1974-75, with the headings altered to read ``U.S. Individual Income Confession.'' He also refused to declare his income and cited various constitutional claims in declining to answer the questions. The appeals decision, written by Judge Murray I. Gurfein, described Schiff as ``a self-proclaimed iconoclast in the field of federal income taxation and prolific writer and lecturer on the subject of money.'' It noted Schiff was formerly in the insurance business, ``fancied himself as a Constitutionalist,'' and also wrote a book in 1976 entitled, ``The Biggest Con: How the Government is Fleecing You.'' According to the appeals decision, Schiff submitted written protests to the Internal Revenue Service which read, ``I will not be an involuntary serf of the Federal Government'' and ``The IRS is asking me to cast aside basic constitutional safeguards which as a patriotic citizen wishing to uphold and preserve the Constitution _ I cannot do.'' In a 36-page protest, Schiff denounced Social Security as a government ``chain letter'' operation, accused the government of imposing involuntary servitude by means of income tax and of also imposing an unauthorized tax by promoting inflation. At his trial, Schiff contended he could not be compelled to file tax returns disclosing his income because of his constitutional privilege of refusing to be a witness against himself. ****0643EST 4920 *** d a *** PM-Deaths 12-13 0152 *** p4950 *** d a *** PM-BostonTransit 12-13 0377 The country's oldest transit system, Boston's MBTA, faces as shutdown a week before Christmas over a battle of wills among workers, its admnistration and the community leaders who pay the freight for the aging trolleys and buses. The transit system is nearly broke and cannot meet the Dec. 20 payroll unless the MBTA Advisory Board comes up with a $15 million emergency allocation, says Robert Foster, chairman of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. But the board, which represents the 79 towns served by the transit network, says Foster won't get another penny from them, and blames the crisis on management. The system's 6,500 employees, who believe there is enough money for their salaries, say no pay, no work. Caught in between are some 550,000 daily riders. ``We can understand a delay of pay for one or two days. But if it's an extended period, our attitude is, no pay, no work,'' said George Adams, president of the Boston Carman's Union Local 589. Built in 1894, the ``T'' has four rapid transit lines, nearly 200 bus routes and 10 commuter rail systems along Boston's North and South shores. It czrried nearly 160 million passengers last year, and ridership is running 4 percent higher this year. But it last turned a profit in the mid-1940s; this year it is $166 million in the red. The MBTA has been plagued by equipment problems, budget troubles and political squabbles. In September, 325 of the system's 1,000 buses were out of service and half of 80 new ``light rail vehicle'' trolleys were on repair tracks. Foster claims the $280 million budget is insufficient, and has battled the board for additional money. His request for $26 million in July was trimmed to $11 million, and the board's budget committee later asked Gov. Edward J. King to fire his appointee. King refused. The MBTA blames the budget problems on fuel costs and salaries that increase quarterly to keep pace with inflation. But the advisory board blames them on poor management. King has said he may call on the Legislature to bail out the troubled transit system. He also has the power to take control of the MBTA if service is halted. ****0650EST 0540 *** u n *** PM-RIGrandLot 12-13 0035 The numbers in the weekly Rhode Island Grand Lot drawing Wednesday were 7-0-9 (seven-zero-nine), 7-8-9-6 (seven-eight-nine-six), 4-1-5-2-1 (four-one-five-two-one) and 8-7-9-9-4-7 (eight-seven-nine-nine-four-seven). ****0650EST 3670 *** r n *** PM-Council 12-13 0323 The Executive Council has unanimously confirmed a nomination of Gov. Edward J. King that had been rejected in October. Joseph E. Croken of Malden was approved Wednesday for the long vacant clerkship at the Malden District Court. Also confirmed 7-0, as special district court judges, were George W. Criss of Westwood, for the Central Court in Worcester, and Roger F. Sullivan of Fall River, for the district court in that city. Criss is to be assigned to courts in the metropolitan Boston area, King said. The reversal on Croken allegedly may be tied to future decisions by King. One council source linked it to an impending judicial appointment in the Milford court. An aide to the governor confirmed that a vacancy at that court may soon be filled, but had no further details. There has also been considerable behind-the-scenes maneuvering for the pending appointment as register of probate in Worcester County. Two months ago, in a skirmish led by Councillor Joseph A. (Jo Jo) Langone 3rd, D-Boston, the council rejected Croken's initial nomination, 4-1, with two members voting ``present''. It was King's first rebuff by the all-Democratic council and the governor promptly resubmitted Croken's name. Langone was on the other side, in the finale. He proposed confirmation for Croken and later explained, ``My candidate asked me to vote for him.'' Langone had been campaigning for the promotion of an assistant clerk to the vacancy that has existed for more than a year. Former Gov. Michael S. Dukakis had considered the same individual but declined to nominate him after certain tax difficulties were uncovered, according to a Dukakis associate. Councillors were told recently that the tax problem had been resolved. Croken had been chief aide to the late U.S. Rep. Torbert Macdonald of Malden and was runner-up in a big Democratic primary field to succeed him. More recently, he has been city clerk in Malden. ****0650EST 0650 *** u n *** PM-VtFatal 12-13 0113 Karen Babcock, 25, of Chester Depot was killed when her car struck another vehicle on Vermont Route 11 in Chester, state police said. Police said Ms. Babcock was pronounced dead at Springfield Hospital after the accident, whichoccurred at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. The accident brought Vermont's 1979 highway death toll to 155, matching the one-year record set in 1973. Police said Ms. Babcock was driving east on the icy road when she lost control of her vehicle, which hit several guard poles before striking another car head-on. The other driver, James Ward of North Hartland, suffered minor bruises in the accident, police said. ****0653EST 5150 *** r a *** PM-SheenFuneral 12-13 0310 *** m0550 *** r n *** PM-HKN--Islanders-Pen 12-13 0365 The New York Islanders got a lucky break _ literally. Pittsburgh Penguin goalie Rob Holland broke his stick early in the third period and was fumbling with a replacement when the Islanders' Bob Nystrom blasted a slapshot. It was the first of two goals in the final period Wednesday night that lifted New York to a 3-3 tie with the Penguins in National Hockey League action. ``It was a turning point,'' said New York coach Al Arbour. ``We're a tired team. We've played six games in nine days. Considering everything, I'm very happy with the tie.'' Penguin defenseman Ron Stackhouse was caught out of position on Nystrom's goal. Stackhouse had rushed to the bench to get a new stick for Holland, leaving the right side open. ``A goaltender without a stick is in trouble,'' said Stackhouse. ``I guess Rob and I were both out of position. There's no doubt that goal gave them the spark.'' The Penguins dominated the first two periods of play, outshooting the Islanders 24-10 and leading 3-1. After a rocky start this year, New York has improved to handle such adversity. ``Three weeks ago, we might've folded in a game like this,'' said Islander goalie Bill Smith, who made 36 saves. ``I thought if we played even in the second period, we'd be all right in the third period. Everybody's working and thinking now.'' John Tonelli scored the tying goal four minutes after Nystrom's shot went by Holland. ``The third goal I never saw,'' said Holland. ``If you can't see the puck, you can't do anything with it. I was screened on it.'' Pittsburgh took a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by Rick Kehoe and Nick Libett. The teams exchanged goals in the second period, Anders Kallur scoring for the Islanders, Pat Hughes for the Penguins. It was the third straight 3-3 tie for the Penguins, who extended their unbeaten streak to six games. ``We played well enough to win,'' said Pittsburgh Coach Johnny Wilson. ``It's unfortunate it had to turn around on a broken stick.'' Both teams are idle until they meet Saturday in New York. ****0657EST 4600 *** r a *** PM-ChryslerWorkers 12-13 0487 *** g3680 *** r n *** PM-Anderson 12-13 0467 *** a4640 *** r a *** PM-BizBlues 12-13 0472 The business school at the University of Iowa has waived a required course for 160 seniors because there's nobody to teach it. And there's going to be lots of juggling between now and next semester to make sure candidates for May graduation get all the classes they need. The problem is a tremendous growth in enrollment in the College of Business Administration and a serious teacher shortage _ both of which are plaguing business schools around the country, says one school official. ``Every school is having the same problems,'' said Assistant Dean Ernest Zuber. ``We just can't accommodate all the students, and the shortage in faculty is unbelieveable. For each Ph.D. coming out this year, there will be 20 (teaching) jobs.'' The school's executive council agreed to waive a one-hour business policy course after the waiting list for it stretched to 165. The 230 seniors who were able to register for the 12 sections of the course will still take it. ``The policy course is supposed to be like a capstone course that covers every area, such as marketing, finance, accounting, etc.,'' said Zuber. ``So it takes a very special person to teach it, and we just didn't have the staff to teach it.'' The course is required of all schools accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business, but Zuber said the waiver will not affect Iowa's accreditation. ``We have very few options. You either take it out of the students' hide, which we will not do, or you handle it on a one-semester basis. ``If we're successful in recruiting (teachers), we won't have this problem next year,'' said Zuber, adding there are 14 openings on the business school faculty. ``During the fall of 1975 we had 1,098 in pre-business; this fall it was 2,450,'' said Zuber. ``In business it went from 1,024 to 1,240.'' That surge has been caused by a dramatic increase in the number of women choosing business majors, he said. ``Five years ago we had probably 15 percent,'' Zuber said. ``Right now it's about 40 percent.'' The shortage of faculty is caused by a number of factors, he said, including strict requirements by the accrediting association and relatively low salaries. The AASCB requires all major instructors to hold doctorates, said Zuber, and at the U of I, starting salaries are about $24,000 for a nine-month contract. The business school has 102 professors. ``The average BBA (bachelor of business adminstration) right out of school will get $14,000, and for those in accounting it's something like $16,500 to $19,000,'' he said. ``And to ask people to go to school another three years (to get a Ph.D.) for another $5,000 (salary), well, they can add,'' said Zuber. ****0700EST 4650 *** r a *** PM-Shah 12-13 0347 *** a4970 *** r i *** PM-OilPrices 12-13 0258 *** a4980 *** d a *** PM-Shariati 12-13 0186 A 20-year-old Iranian student accused of killing a Denver teen-ager had no time to deliberate before he pointed a high-powered rifle at the victim and two other fleeing youths, a Denver judge has ruled. For that reason, Denver County Judge George Manerbino on Wednesday dismissed a first-degree murder charge against Afshin Shariati, charged in the Nov. 11 slaying of Paul Moritzky, 15, of Denver. Shariati, however, still must stand trial for second-degree murder, Manerbino ruled. A bond hearing was scheduled for today. Evidence during Shariati's preliminary hearing showed that Moritzky was shot about 20 seconds after he and two others youths broke windows in Shariati's apartment. The act of deliberation is required for a first-degree murder charge. A second-degree murder charge requires that the defendant ``knowingly'' killed the victim. Shariati also is charged with five other counts in connection with the incident. They range from attempted second-degree murder to second-degree assault. Manerbino on Wednesday dropped one assault charge against Shariati. Two others youths were wounded by gunfire outside Shariati's apartment shortly after midnight Nov. 11. ****0701EST 5160 *** u i *** PM-Iranian 2nd-Ld-Writethru a5040 12-13 0961 *** a5170 *** d a *** PM-Collision 12-13 0093 *** a5010 *** r a *** PM-TommyYetta'sTrumpet Bjt 1stLd-Writethru 12-13 0608 Wouldn't you know a fashion designer would be in the audience the night Tommy Yetta wore his blue and yellow shoes. As it turned out, though, it was just as well. Actually, the shoes were the second observation the designer made about Yetta. The first was the way her own shoes took to tapping when Yetta blew his horn. When Tommy Yetta blows his horn, feet move. They can't help it. ``The more the people respond, the better I play; the better I play, the more the people respond,'' he said. ``It's a magic circle.'' Yetta's horn is a trumpet. He blows it, Dixieland style, on Bourbon Street. One Dixieland trumpet on Bourbon Street, where that wonderfully raucous American folk art began, where, for block after gaudy block, from Canal to Esplanade, the jazz blaring from one joint assaults the jazz blaring from the next, one trumpet would ordinarily be as distinguishable as one shrimp in a hot dish of Cajun gumbo. Not so to Signora Guiiliana di Camerino. On a visit to New Orleans to promote her fashions (which go by the design name ``Roberta''), the signora got her first taste of Dixieland jazz. She was smitten. She decided to take back with her to Venice, Italy, an authentic Dixieland band to play at a fashion show. If a Dixieland band won't attract attention, neither will a five-alarm fire. She had just one instruction for her New Orleans agent: ``Hire the man with the blue and yellow shoes.'' ``What a kick,'' Tommy yetta recalled. ``We had a parade of candlelit boats out to her private island where the show was to be held. She and I and the band were in the lead boat. ``I've played in a lot of strange places, but I would never have believed that one day I would be floating with my band down a Venetian canal belting out `Muskrat Ramble.''' That was three years ago. The experience didn't hurt Yetta's celebrity on Bourbon Street, but it is not past glory that draws the crowds. What packs 'em in is a marvelously inventive trumpet and an equally spontaneous rapport with the people who come to hear it. ``This music was written _ or rather unwritten _ for the people,'' he said. ``It ought to be played for the people, with them participating. If they feel like hollering or dancing they ought to holler and dance. Some musicians ignore the people and play for themselves, stand up there like a bunch of machines. Not I.'' At Crazy Shirley's, the club where Yetta plays, he has been known, on impulse, to lead his band and a snake line of whooping customers out one door, into the street, back in another door. ``It ain't music if it ain't fun,'' he said. In all respects other than his music, Yetta is a conservative sort. He is 50, a family man. He disdains the flashy trappings of many Dixieland bands, the striped shirts and straw hats and such. That is why it seemed odd he owed one of the big moments in his career to a pair of blue and yellow shoes. ``They really weren't blue and yellow,'' he said. ``Not at first. They were black and tan, very low key. They got dirty and I tried to clean them with gasoline. It wasn't a good idea. ``They turned out looking, well, sort of blue and yellow. Only a fashion designer would notice.'' ****0703EST 5020 *** r a *** PM-Victims 1stLd-Writethru a4590 12-13 0477 Tommy Taylor and Carlotta Hartness began the day of Oct. 29, 1977, with a trip to nearby Camden for a high school history project. Joseph Carl Shaw and James Terry Roach began it with drugs and alcohol. At sundown, Taylor and Miss Hartness were dead. Shaw and Roach had committed two murders. Now Shaw, 24, is scheduled to die Friday in the electric chair. Taylor, 17, and Miss Hartness, 14, returned from Camden and parked near the private Wildewood School they both attended. Shaw, Roach, now 19, and Ronald Eugene Mahaffey, now 18, washed and dried clothes at a laundromat, visited a drug dealer, ate lunch and then decided ``to go out and see if we could find a girl to rape,'' Mahaffey said. Statements by the trio described this sequence of events after they found the young couple parked near their school: At Shaw's instruction, Roach propped a .22-caliber rifle on the window of Taylor's car and demanded their money. After taking the money, he fired three shots, two striking Taylor in the face, apparently killing him instantly. They then took Miss Hartness in their car to a secluded dirt road, and after a discussion, the three raped the girl. As she began to beg for her life, Shaw asked Roach and Mahaffey who would shoot her. ``She said her momma loved her too much for her to die,'' Mahaffey testified. Roach and Shaw fired a total of five shots into the girl's head. They left, but Shaw, still under the influence of drugs, later returned and molested the girl's body. The rifle was found by law enforcement officers about a mile away. Shaw, Roach, Mahaffey and another man, Robert Neal Williams, were arrested five days later. The four also pleaded guilty to the Oct. 18 shooting death of Betty Swank, 21, the wife of a Fort Jackson Army sergeant, who was abducted on her way to work. They all received life sentences for that slaying. Shaw later said in an interview that he had been in an apparent state of euphoria, aided by alcohol, after killing Mrs. Swank. ``For some reason or other ... it just seemed like everything I'd always worried about was gone,'' he said. ``I didn't have to worry about anything any more.'' But after killing the teen-agers, he said, it was different. ``It kind of made you sick inside. You know, I kind of looked at myself and said there's something really wrong with me that I'm going out and doing all this. Why am I doing all this? It's really not like me. ... I just couldn't understand it. I didn't know what was wrong. It made me sick inside.'' ****0704EST 4610 *** r a *** PM-Lites 12-13 0568 Office workers in Brigham Young University's security office didn't have a Christmas tree, because, they said, Chief Robert Kelshaw was too cheap to buy one. So they took a 3-foot marijuana plant officers had seized as evidence in a drug raid and decorated it with lights and tinsel. Nobody thought much about it until the student newspaper, the Daily Universe, ran a front-page photo of the ``tree'' Wednesday. Then BYU public relations officials refused to allow Salt Lake television station KSL to film the tree. Radio station KRSP was told it could not interview Kelsaw or security office workers. Even the managing editor of the Daily Universe refused comment. The university is owned and operated by the Mormon Church, which also owns KSL. The church and its university take a dim view of drug use. One university public relations officer who did not want to be identified said the ``tree'' would be gone soon. ___ ****0704EST 5180 *** d a *** PM-ConcertSuits 12-13 0123 *** s1690 *** r s *** PM-CrashSuits 12-13 0152 A lawsuit seeking $32 million in damages was filed in federal court here Wednesday for families of five victims of a plane crash that killed the University of Evansville basketball team two years ago. The suit was filed for players Michael Joyner of Terre Haute, John E. Washington of Indianapolis and Steve Miller of New Albany; flight attendant Pamela Ann Smith of Indianapolis and Gregory Knipping, the school's sports information director. A chartered plane carrying the team to Tennessee crashed just after takeoff from Evansville Dec. 13, 1977, killing all 29 persons aboard. The suit named as defendants National Jet Service Inc., Paul E. Stewart, an official of the firm, and the University of Evansville. The suit charges the firm failed to carry adequate insurance to cover the accident and the school failed to see to it there was adequate insurance ``to cover the negligence.'' ****0704EST 5040 *** r i *** PM-Iranian 1stLd-Writethru a4780 12-13 0832 *** a4550 *** r i *** PM-SAVAK Bjt 12-13 0654 The CIA was the architect of SAVAK, the shah's secret police, trained its agents in the United States and gave them guidelines on ``physical and psychological'' methods of interrogation, a former official of the organization says. Former SAVAK adviser Hassan Sana made the allegations during a day-long tour Wednesday by foreign reporters of the police agency's former prisons. The Ministry of National Guidance conducted the tour to publicize the revolutionary regime's charges that the United States was a partner in the torture and murder of thousands of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's opponents. ``It wasn't just cooperation with the CIA and Mossad (the Israeli secret service), it was joint activities,'' said Sana, who told reporters he had advised the SAVAK commander on security and economic affairs for 11 years. ``The CIA devised our entire system.'' He said the Americans did not give SAVAK agents direct training in torture methods. But he said they provided general guidelines on interrogation techniques, such as attaching electrodes to sensitive parts of the body, and taught agents how to carry out surveillance of dissidents. SAVAK also worked to a lesser degree with the intelligence services of Britain, West German, France, Pakistan, Iraq and Egypt, Sana said. He said Britain and West Germany provided information on Iranian students abroad. In exchange, he said, the British received information about various Arab countries and the West Germans got information about the West German Baader-Meinhof terrorist group. The tour included emotional accounts by people who said they had survived SAVAK torture and statements by former officials of the shah's regime who denounced the exiled monarch and said they welcomed the revolution. ``I think he has committed many, many crimes,'' said former Health Minister Sheikholesam Zadeh, now serving a life sentence. ``I will be very happy in any court to say whatever I (can) against him.'' Former prisoners of SAVAK said conditions in the prisons improved markedly in 1977 after President Carter began pressuring the shah to end violations of human rights. Zadeh said he initiated a study of torture practices in 1977 and torture was halted ``within a month'' after he presented the findings to the shah's prime minister. Zadeh said he was the only member of the shah's regime tried by a revolutionary court and allowed to live. The first stop on the tour was the central ``committee'' prison, a yellow-brick compound which a guide said was built by the Nazis during World War II and was laid out in the shape of a swastika. The Guidance Ministry's foreign press chief, Abdolghassem Sadegh, said it was here that political prisoners were taken immediately after their arrest. Reza Deghati, a former inmate, said he was hanged by his wrists for 21 minutes from a balcony in the prison courtyard ``until I thought my arms were going to be pulled out.'' Deghati said the jailers used ``apollo helmets'' to amplify a prisoner's own screams and send them reverberating unbearably in his ears. He claimed the helmet, which went over the victim's mouth and ears, was designed by an Iranian when he was in the United States. He also said prisoners were bound to wire mesh cots and the cots were heated with blow torches. Cells at the central prison were empty and the only evidence of the alleged torture was a single mesh cot. Sadegh said the torture equipment was removed before a 1977 inspection by the International Red Cross. The tour ended at Evin Prison, once SAVAK's headquarters in Tehran and now a prison for the revolutionary regime. On a wall were photographs of revolutionary ``martyrs'' and photocopies of a dozen death certificates signed by SAVAK doctors. In each case, torture was listed as the cause of death. Above most of the certificates someone had written that the victim's name was ``unknown.'' ****0706EST 4820 *** r w *** PM-OilTaxes 12-13 0673 *** t2340 *** d s *** PM-FBN--Komlo 12-13 0327 Detroit Lions quarterback Jeff Komlo may have grounds for a lawsuit against the man who claims he was injured by Komlo in a barroom altercation, his attorney says. Brian Smith, Komlo's attorney, said he is ``very disturbed'' by statements to the local media by Charlie Fatheringham, who said he suffered cuts on the back of his head when struck by a ricocheting beer mug Komlo threw at teammate Keith Dorney. Fatheringham, of Oakland County, has vowed through his attorney to sue for damages, saying he is ``quite sure'' Komlo and Dorney ``were drunk'' at the time of the incident. Komlo and Dorney, a rookie offensive lineman, got into a dispute in a Rochester bar Nov. 29 after Dorney made a joke about Komlo's quarterbacking abilities while they watched a Thursday night game between the Miami Dolphins and the New England Patriots. Komlo, the rookie quarterback out of the University of Delaware, hurled a beer mug that hit Dorney in the face, giving him a black eye. Fatheringham claims the mug then ricocheted off Dorney and hit him in the back of the head. Smith said his investigation of the incident ``flies in the face'' of the story Fatheringham told in a taped interview with a local radio station. ``I have to listen to that tape and decide where we go from here,'' Smith said. ``The guy (Fatheringham's attorney) called me last week and told me it was minor,'' Smith continued. ``The next thing I know it's in papers all over the country. I think it's just a low blow.'' Smith said he has not been notified of any suit having been filed against either Komlo or Dorney, nor has he received any evidence proving Fatheringham was injured by the beer mug. ``If Jeff Komlo has any responsibility, he will stand up to it,'' Smith said. ``But when you start throwing mud around, you had better be prepared to defend yourself.'' ****0707EST 5190 *** r a *** PM-Shah-BellSuit 12-13 0286 *** g5170 *** r n *** PM-Principal 12-13 0203 Richard Dias, principal of Seekonk High School, is at Rhode Island Hospital today recovering from injuries he suffered in a scuffle with a student, police said. Dias, 52, suffered several broken ribs and bruises in the incident Wednesday and was listed in satisfactory condition at the hospital today, according to a hospital spokesman who declined to be identified. Robert Black, 16, was released in the custody of his parents and a lawyer pending an appearance in Bristol County Juvenile Court, Taunton, on a charge of assaulting a public official, according to police Lt. James Healy. Healy said a summons was expected to be issued today. Peter Andreozzi, assistant principal, said that according to several witnesses, Dias and the student walked out of the principal's office and ``got into a shoving contest.'' Then, he said, the youth ``just started whaling'' Dias. There were conflicting reports as to what caused the incident, but the Providence Journal said an argument apparently developed shortly after noon after Dias denied the youth's request to be allowed to go home. Under school policy, students cannot leave the building during class hours unless they are accompanied by an adult. ****0708EST 3700 *** d n *** PM-MurphyTrial RIBjt 12-13 0278 A Washington Superior Court jury has found Kevin Murphy, a University of Rhode Island soccer star, innocent of raping a 17-year-old former student. The verdict Wednesday touched off an emotional celebration in the crowded courtroom as Murphy was hugged tearfully by his brother and his father embraced defense lawyer John D. Lynch. The jury began deliberations shortly after noon after Lynch told them ``there are many, many reasonable doubts and grave doubts in this case.'' The panel returned with the verdict nearly two hours later. Lynch, who would not let Murphy talk with reporters, said he would make a stattement today about further action relating to the case. He declined to say what type of action he planned. The alleged victim, who later left URI, said Murphy raped her Sept. 23 in his dormitory room while she was drunk. She said she had asked him for a ride back to the campus from a Narragansett bar because she was too intoxicated to drive. However, Murphy, a 20-year-old junior from Westport, Conn., testifed the girl was not drunk and tried to seduce him by dancing suggestively in his room. He said he never had sex with her because she refused when she found he had no birth control protection. Lynch called several witnesses who said the girl did not appear to be drunk at the bar. Another student said he saw the girl in Murphy' room, where ``she was dancing. She was shaking her breasts and this and that.'' Four other URI students have been charged with sexual violations and will be tried later. ****0709EST 0670 *** r n *** PM-SheenFuneral 12-13 0250 *** a5200 *** d a *** PM-PrisonBreak 12-13 0172 *** p4960 *** r a *** PM-SheenFuneral 12-13 0310 *** a5220 *** u i *** PM-Iranian 3rdLd-Writethru a5160 12-13 1000 *** p4980 *** r a *** PM-Shah-BellSuit 12-13 0286 The deposed shah of Iran has been subpoenaed to tell what he knows about a labor dispute between Bell Helicopter International Inc. and 69 former pilots. The pilots, in a $6 million suit, allege Bell Helicopter violated the pilots' contracts to train Iranian military recruits in 1975 at a Bell facility in Isfahan, Iran. The shah was then the leader of the country. The suit, filed in August 1976, contends Bell fired the pilots after they organized a union to enforce the terms of their contract and remedy what they alleged to be unsafe training operations. Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, now recuperating at nearby Lackland Air Force Base from gallbladder surgery and cancer treatments, was served Friday with a subpoena, according to officials of the 236th District Court in Fort Worth. ``I thought they were just putting me on at first. The name on the subpoena read Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Arya-Mehr, and at first we didn't make the connection,'' said Bexar County Deputy Leandro Davila. Officials at Lackland Air Force Base said they ``didn't have anyone by that name,'' Davila added. Davila said he finally delivered the papers when the State Department and the shah's lawyers said an agent for the shah could accept the subpoena. Jim Lane, the lawyer for the pilots, had asked that the shah's deposition be recorded with closed-circuit cameras. But a district court reporter said he assumes the shah's deposition will be taken ``just like any other deposition.'' Lane said he decided to subpoena the shah after weighing his responsibilities to his clients against repercussions the deposition might have on the 50 American hostages held in Iran. ****0716EST 0680 *** d n *** NYNOTE 12-13 0382 *** m0570 *** u n *** BC-Conn.NewsBriefs 12-13 0429 Former Republican Congressman Robert H. Steele says the entry of James Buckley into the race for the party's U.S. Senate nomination in Connecticut is something the GOP needs. Steele _ himself considered a possible Senate candidate _ said Buckley ought to liven up the Republican political scene next year. ``We need a specal excitement in the party. Now that Buckley is in, he could provide that,'' Steele said Wednesday. Connecticut has seen what happens when one party has a spirited primary election, Steele said, referring to the Democrats of 1978, when Gov. Ella Grasso won a heated primary battle. Then she went ahead to trounce Steele in the November general election for governor. Buckley, a former U.S. senator from New York, this week became the second declared candidete for the Connecticut nomination, joining state Sen. Richard Bozzuto, R-Watertown, the state Senate minority leader. Buckley changed his voting address to Sharon, Conn., earlier this year.   ****0717EST 5230 *** r w *** PM-OilTaxes 1stLd-Writethru a4820 12-13 0696 *** a5250 *** r i *** PM-Golda-Suicide 12-13 0303 *** p4970 *** d a *** PM-BARTFire 12-13 0165 *** p4990 *** d a *** PM-ConcertSuits 12-13 0122 A third suit has been filed in connection with the stampede of people outside Riverfront Coliseum atLThe Who concert Dec. 3 in which 11 persons died and 12 were injured. Shawna Lynn Abbott, 20, Cincinnati, seeks $150,000 in a suit filed Wednesday in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court. She said she was hospitalized for chest and leg injuries. She named as defendants, the coliseum, members of The Who, the producers and the city of Cincinnati. Earlier, a class action suit was filed seeking $1.1 million each for all the dead and injured. And Todd Volkman, 18, of Loveland, seeks $11.25 million for injuries he said he suffered. ****0718EST 5000 *** d a *** PM-PrisonBreak 12-13 0172 West Virginia Penitentiary superintendent Richard Mohn says he has full control over the prison and there will be no return to conditions that existed before a Nov. 7 mass escape. Before the 15 inmates walked out the front door of the prison, the 700 inmates in the maximum security prison were generally free to come and go as they pleased. State police were ordered into the prison Nov. 21 to lock up inmates, search for weapons and assist in re-clothing inmates in uniforms instead of street dress. ``A lot of things have happened,'' Mohn said Tuesday. ``We're not going to wholesale release prisoners from their cells.'' Mohn said individual padlocks remained on more than 200 of the prison cells, where the regular locking system doesn't work. He said cell locks were being installed at the rate of about 10 a week. ``This institution is not going to get back to what people here have considered normal, ever,'' Mohn said. ****0718EST 5010 *** d a *** PM-Collision 12-13 0093 *** p5020 *** r i *** PM-Iranian 2nd-Ld-Writethru 12-13 0955 *** a5240 *** d a *** PM-BigRaise 12-13 0224 *** g3720 *** d n *** PM-N.H.Supco 12-13 0494 *** g3730 *** r n *** BC-SchiffReaction 12-13 0483 *** a5260 *** d a *** PM-Shootout 12-13 0223 *** g5180 *** r n *** PM-Cuoco 12-13 0348 A felony charge of assault with a dangerous weapon against a Narragansett police officer has been dismissed by a judge without any evidence in the case being heard. Superior Court Judge John S. McKiernan dismissed the charge against Sgt. Leonard Cuoco on Wednesday, declaring that the officer had been ``sufficiently punished'' already because the town manager demoted him and suspended him for six months without pay. A spokesman for the state attorney general's office, which brought the charge against Cuoco, said the Rhode Island Supreme Court would be asked to review McKiernan's decision. McKiernan dismissed the case ``with prejudice,'' meaning prosecutors cannot bring the same charge again. Narragansett Police Chief James J. Martin termed McKiernan's ruling ``a travesty of justice,'' and said the judge's action deprived town residents of their rights. The attorney general's office alleged that Cuoco pointed a loaded pistol at a junior officer last Feb. 15 and ordered him to run an errand. Cuoco pleaded innocent to that charge. Cuoco was found guilty by a police hearing board earlier this year of firing blanks in the police station, of throwing lighted firecrackers in the station and leaving a handcuffed prisoner in a police cruiser while he socialized in a bar. Cuoco was suspended for six months without pay on the recommendation of the board, and Town Manager Donald J. Martin went a step further and demoted Cuoco from probationary lieutenant to sergeant. However, the police board purposely delayed hearing the charge of assault with a dangerous weapon because it wanted the criminal action on the charge to be completed first, according to Martin. McKiernan said Wednesday night that in dismissing the charge because the town had already disciplined the officer, he was unaware the punishment was for charges other than the one before his court. The judge said Martin informed him of that after he decided to dismiss the charge, but that ``I decided to let it stand anyway. It wasn't brought to my attention beforehand, so I'll let the police department handle it.'' ****0730EST 4800 *** u n *** PM-W.Mass.Briefs 12-13 0367 The Holyoke School Department has been cited by the federal government as one of the 100 worst civil rights offenders in the nation. The list was released Wednesday by the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare based on a survey conducted during this year and last. Holyoke was 98th on a list of the 100 ``most segregated'' schools, ahead of Patterson, N.J., and behind Jemez Mountain, N.M. Most of the officials who ran the department during its struggles with state and federal education officials either have left or are about to leave office. Superintendent of Schools Edward J. Moriarty has retired, and most School Committee members were defeated for re-election last month. New School Superintendent James K. Kelly said he was shocked by the listing, but said that if the survey were conducted during this school year Holyoke's performance would have received a much better rating. ****0731EST 5030 *** r w *** PM-OilTaxes 1stLd-Writethru p4790 12-13 0696 *** g3740 *** d n *** BC-Appleby 12-13 0315 Former West Springfield pawnbroker Kenneth Appleby says allegations that he kidnapped and tortured homosexual men are ``sensationalized nonsense.'' Appleby, 30, is giving interviews in the hope of selling a book he says he wrote about the injustice of his case. In an interview published Wednesday in the Daily Hampshire Gazette of Northampton, Appleby said he's certain the state Supreme Judicial Court will overturn his conviction for beating his homosexual lover with a riding crop. He said the 31-year-old lover wanted to be beaten and it was a personal matter between them. Appleby also faces a Hampden County Superior Court trial next month on charges including kidnapping, rape and sodomy. Appleby wants to sell the rights to his book for $4,000 to post bail. He's being held at the Hampshire County House of Correction in Northampton, where he was transferred because he was beaten up at Walpole State Prison. At the time of his arrest in June 1978 the case received widespread publicity because police dug up his West Springfield backyard, searching for bodies of New York men that an informant said might be there. No bodies were found. Appleby declined to be specific about what's in his book, saying he didn't want to take away from its impact. But he said it will describe homosexual and ``kinky'' heterosexual activities of some people whom ``most people look up to and respect.'' Appleby said he was beaten up so badly at Walpole that he was administered the last rites of the Roman Catholic Church. He also claimed he was beaten up at York Street jail in Springfield, which was denied by Hampden County Sheriff Michael Ashe. But Appleby said it's ``a different world'' at the Hampshire County House of Correction. He said he's treated as a human being, the prisoners aren't abused, and ``the food is terrific.'' ****0735EST 5040 *** r i *** PM-Iranian 3rdLd-Writethru p5020 12-13 1000 *** p5060 *** r i *** PM-Golda-Suicide 12-13 0302 The late Prime Minister Golda Meir contemplated suicide during the 1973 Mideast war because she felt personally responsible for Israel's losses, a close associate has revealed. Although she kept going out of a sense of responsibility to the soldiers at the front, ``my real life ended then,'' according to Yaakov Hazan, a former member of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament. Speaking at a memorial service Wednesday marking the first anniversary of Mrs. Meir's death, Hazan said she told him shortly before she died of her depression during the war. ``You know, Hazan, then, during the Yom Kippur War, I was near, very near to suicide,'' Hazan quoted her as saying. ``I knew that any earthly court would free me from any responsibility for the terrible failure. But I couldn't free myself of the feeling of guilt. ``I couldn't forgive myself for not following my feeling and fears. ...And accepting the opinion of the experts.'' In Mrs. Meir's autobiography she wrote that while she believed war would break out, she trusted her top advisers who said there was no danger. As a result, Israel was unprepared when the Egyptian and Syrian armies attacked in October 1973. Israel suffered heavy losses during the early days of the war before turning the tide in its favor. Mrs. Meir resigned shortly after the war, even though a special investigating commission cleared her government of direct responsibility for Israel's initial setbacks. Hazan said Mrs. Meir never doubted Israel would emerge victorious, but was horrified by the thought of the dead soldiers. ``My children,'' she called them. ``My life as a human and as a fighter is finished,'' Hazan quoted her as saying. ``What is the point of life without this.'' ****0737EST 5050 *** d a *** PM-BigRaise 12-13 0224 Hialeah City Council members say they voted a 72 percent pay raise the mayor to put him on a par with colleagues in similar cities. The council voted 4-3 to add $16,232 to Mayor Dale Bennett's annual salary of $22,500, plus $5,000 for expenses. The expense account was later withdrawn, but the city will still pay for out-of-town trips approved by the council. ``I 5arn over $25,000,'' said Joanne Coleman, a new member of the council and an airline advertising specialist. ``I think that having building inspectors making more than the mayor is tacky.'' With the raise voted Tuesday night, the mayor of Florida's seventh-largest city, makes almost double the combined salaries of Dade Mayor Steve Clark, Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre and Miami Beach Mayor Murray Meyerson. But Hialeah personnel director Dan Greenfield says Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa pay their mayors from $40,000 to $45,000. Hialeah and the other cities all have ``strong mayor'' governments, unlike Dade County, Miami and Miami Beach, where the city council or commission is more powerful, Greenfield said. ``The mayor in each (strong-mayor city) is called upon to make the strong decisions,'' the personnel director said. Bennett was pleased with the raise, which came just in time for the holidays. ``It's very impressive,'' he said. ****0737EST 5280 *** u i *** PM-Iranian 4thLd-Writethru a5220 12-13 1086 *** f0030 *** r f *** PM-BusinessHighlights 2 12-13 0464 *** f0040 *** r f *** PM-BusinessHighlights 1st 12-13 0437 *** m0610 *** r n *** PM-HKN--Rangers-Black 12-13 0328 Ed Johnstone scored the tough way, on his way down to the ice. But it was a ``big play when we needed one,'' said New York Rangers Coach Fred Shero, whose team extended its unbeaten streak to seven games Wednesday night with a 5-2 National Hockey League victory over the Chicago Black Hawks. The score was 2-2 late in the second period when Dave Maloney sent a 20-foot shot whistling toward Chicago goalie Tony Esposito. Although Johnstone was being dragged to the ice by Chicago's Doug Wilson, he managed to get his right hand free and maneuver his stick to slap the puck past Esposito. ``We played with a lot of enthusiasm in the second period when we stopped a lot of scoring chances,'' Shero said. ``I thought the play byJohnstone as he was being knocked to the ice was a real good one. It was a big play when we needed one.'' The Rangers have won five and lost two since their last loss on Nov. 29. The loss extended the Black Hawks' winless streak to seven games. Grant Mulvey gave Chicago a 1-0 lead with 7:57 gone in the game with his 12th goal of the season. The Rangers tied the score less than four minutes later on Barry Beck's sixth goal. With Chicago's Pat Ribble in the penalty box, New York took a 2-1 lead on Anders Hedberg's 18th goal of the season and his 15th in his last 24 games. But the Black Hawks tied the score with 28 seconds left in the first period when J.P. Bordeleau's shot trickled through the legs of New York goalie Steve Baker. Johnston's deflection goal came with 15:34 gone in the second period. New York padded its lead in the final period on goals by Phil Esposito, the 690th of his career and 14th of the season, and Ron Greschner, his fourth of the season. ****0741EST 0720 *** d n *** NYNote 12-13 0477 *** g5190 *** r n *** PM-Juror 12-13 0273 There's a law on the books that says employers cannot fire employees because they are called for jury duty, and the state of Rhode Island apparently is intent on enforcing it. A Pawtucket businessman found that out the hard way. Assistant Attorney General James H. Leavey says he got a telephone call Tuesday morning from a woman whom he refused to identify. The prosecutor said the woman told him her boss, Charles Cove, 45, had fired her because she had been called for a six-week stint on a Providence grand jury. Leavey said he immediately brought the woman's complaint to the attention of Superior Court Judge John E. Orton III, who authorized him to have a sheriff serve a summons on Cove to appear in court Tuesday afternoon. When Cove failed to appear in court, Orton issued an arrest warrant for him, Leavey said. State police arrested Cove, owner of Cove Metals Co. of Pawtucket, and held him overnight for a court appearance Wednesday afternoon. Superior Court Judge Joseph F. Rodgers Jr. told Cove that the system of justice would be destroyed if people were penalized for serving on juries. Cove denied that he had fired the woman because of her grand jury service, and he promised he would let the secretary return to her job. Leavey said the state would not pursue criminal charges against Cove as long as he kept his word, and the man was released. Under the law, an employer can be imprisoned for up to a year and@or fined up to $500 for penalizing an employee for jury service. ****0742EST 3760 *** d n *** BC-Phone 12-13 0215 Have you noticed how friendly the telephone operator is this week? As of Monday operators for New England Telephone Co. are identifying themselves by name _ first name only or both names, depending on the operator's wishes. But the program isn't entirely successful with the operators. The head of the western Massachusetts local of the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers, telephone division, said Wednesday some operators don't particularly care for the new, personal approach. ``If you start giving out names, you're going to start getting trouble. Police don't wear badges with their names on them,'' said union head Larry Cavanaugh of Springfield. One operator said it takes a lot of time to identify oneself, and ``people want their number in a hurry.'' John Dillon, a spokesman in the telephone company's public relations office in Boston, said there has been generally favorable reaction from customers and operators. He added that giving out names hasn't substantially delayed the 2,000,000 calls handled each day by the 5,000 operators in the New England Telephone Co. system, which covers five states. The personal approach was started last year by the Mountain Bell System in Colorado and Wyoming and has been adopted by 14 other Bell system companies since then. ****0742EST 0050 *** r f *** PM-Coupons 12-13 0769 *** f0060 *** r f *** PM-ChryslerWorkers 12-13 0676 Chrysler Corp. workers seem willing to swallow more contract concessions to their troubled employer _ just as long as nobody tampers with cost-of-living raises, some local union leaders say. A compromise federal aid bill expected to be introduced in the House of Representatives would require the United Auto Workers union to put up $400 million as part of $1.83 billion Chrysler would have to raise on its own to qualify for $1.3 billion in federal loan guarantees. That would mean $197 million in new concessions, since the union yielded $203 million in the three-year contract reached in October. ``This is a lot more digestible than a wage freeze,'' commented Joe Zappa, head of Local 212 in Detroit, on Wednesday. ``I wouldn't even call a meeting on a freeze.'' Another aid bill approved by a Senate committee would require a three-year freeze on wages and salaries. UAW President Douglas A. Fraser, who says his recommendation to the membership will depend on the final form of any legislation, said the union would let the company sink rather than agree to such a freeze. ``They're not going to take any messing around with cost of living,'' said Zappa, who predicted difficulty in winning ratification of any renegotiated contract. Overall, Chrysler workers approved the October contract by a 69 percent majority. Chet Taylor, president of Local 685 in Kokomo, Ind., said he ``didn't get much negative reaction'' in talking with members about further help to the company. ``People state there are many things they could give up, but not their cost-of-living (protection),'' Taylor said. ``Cost of living is the only hedge against inflation they have. With inflation at 13 percent, the way it is now, there would be a 40 percent destruction of the buying power of the paycheck at the end of three years,'' Taylor said. Any new concessions ``are sure going to have more opposition'' than the October contract encountered, said John Courcy, president of Local 624 in Syracuse, N.Y., one of only three locals whose members voted against the first agreement. Courcy agreed that ``cost-of-living is sacred'' throughout the union. Chrysler itself asked for a two-year freeze when negotiations opened, and Courcy said he thought the contract was going to include one for half that term. A one-year freeze still could be a possibility, he thought. Zappa, however, speculated that paid days off would be cut. ``That's not money out of your pocket. The only difference is you have to go to work that day, and the company doesn't have to hire someone else,'' Zappa said. Though workers at Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. will get eight company-scheduled ``paid personal holidays'' next year, Chrysler workers will get none. Employees of all three companies are scheduled for nine in 1981 and Chrysler workers are scheduled for 11 in 1982, two more than in the other companies. At Chrysler's current employment of slightly more than 70,000 active workers, down from 110,000 a year ago, each day the workers give up could mean about $5.3 million to Chrysler in 1981 _ or more than $100 million for 20 days. One complication is that Chrysler's contract covers workers in Canada, where GM and Ford have separate contracts. ``My position is that Canada should be exempt,'' said Bob White, the UAW's director for Canada, in Toronto. ``Chrysler is not asking for any further concessions. The political machinery in Washington has decided that the contract is not satisfactory,'' and that machinery cannot bind Canadian workers, White said. The present contract is the first in history to leave Chrysler workers behind those at GM and Ford. It was designed to bring them back to parity before expiration in September, 1982. The $203 million in concessions results from delaying pension and wage increases at Chrysler, compared with those at GM and Ford. The union also gave permission for Chrysler to delay by a year a $200 million payment to the pension fund. ****0744EST 2360 *** d s *** BC-HenleyRowing 12-13 0213 *** s1700 *** d s *** BC-HenleyRowing 12-13 0213 The Henley Royal Regatta, one of the last bastions of male-dominated sport, is to welcome women competitors. The regatta's management committee this week gave the go-ahead for a break with the 140-year-old traditions of the event by deciding to stage a series of invitation races for women's coxed fours and double sculls. The first women will compete in 1981. Management committee chairman Peter Coni said that if the invitation events proved a success, full open races for women would be considered. ``If they are a disaster,'' he added, ``then no doubt the stewards of the regatta will say that the time is not right for women's events.'' If there are insufficient crews of a high standard, the regatta will make up the four entries in each class with overseas crews. The decision to put off the experiment to 1981 was made because Britain's top women will be abroad training for the Moscow Olympics this year. The Henley move was applauded by Penny Chuter, the first woman to become chief coach of British rowing. ``Since Henley is one of the world's top regattas, this is a tremendous breakthrough. Women's rowing has improved so much at the top that it deserves a chance to compete,'' Chuter said. ****0744EST 5290 *** r i *** PM-NATO-Ministers 1stLd-Writethru a4880 12-13 0657 *** b1590 *** a w *** PM-WashingtonToday Adv14 12-13 0803 On April 27, 1976, Jimmy Carter won the Democratic presidential nomination. It wasn't absolutely clear at the time _ there were contests and indeed new candidates awaiting Carter. But when he won the Pennsylvania presidential primary, Carter disposed of the real threats to his nomination. His active rivals were left without a real chance at the nomination. The late Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, who had been flirting with running in later primaries, backed away. That bit of history is noted now because Carter's campaign manger says the president can do the same thing, in the same state, on April 22, 1980. ``If I had to guess on where we would take off, my guess would be Pennsylvania,'' said Tim Kraft. ``I think the delegate lead and the momentum will be such that we will cannonball.'' That is a bold claim, and Kraft wryly acknowledges that he may live to regret it. He is saying, in effect, that before the primary season is half done, Carter will have blunted Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's challenge for the nomination. Kraft doubts that California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. will be a serious factor in the early primary going. He also is saying that the breakthrough will come in a state in which Kennedy should be formidable. It is a heavily unionized state. Kennedy has, or is likely to get, the support of key Democratic leaders in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. But Carter has been there before. Four years ago, organized labor put its political manpower and money to work for Sen. Henry M. Jackson of Washington. Carter beat him handily. He did it with the help of Peter F. Flaherty, a former Pittsburgh mayor and later deputy attorney general, who was a leader of the 1976 Carter campaign in Pennsylvania. This time, Flaherty will be working for Kennedy. In addition, the Kennedy camp expects support from William Green, the newly elected mayor of Philadelphia. None of that shakes the Kraft forecast. His scenario comes with Carter moving up in the polls, largely as a result of the way he is handling the hostage crisis in Iran. But Kraft feels that will be a double-edged issue, and that even a successful conclusion of the hostage situation would be followed by a time of second-guessing and political recriminations as to why it all happened in the first place. Pennsylvania's will be the 14th of 35 presidential primary elections in 1980. The sequence begins with three in New England, including Kennedy's Massachusetts, followed quickly by three in the South, including Carter's Georgia. That is a sort of home-and-home series, with the competition then moving to a more neutral field in Illinois on March 18. Kraft says Carter will be the leader in delegate commitments after the Illinois primary. And he says Pennsylvania ``could have the kind of breakaway significance'' it did for Carter in 1976. He claims that Kennedy is vulnerable because the senator underestimated the president he was challenging and the difficulty of mounting a nationwide campaign in a hurry. ``They looked at the polls, they listened to their friends, and they kind of backed into it sometime between August and September,'' he said. That was when Carter looked weakest and when, Kraft said, it was easy to underestimate his backing among Democratic leaders. ``There actually was speculation that he might not run,'' Kraft said. So the early Carter strategy was to make clear that he would, that he already had organizations at work in key early states, and that Vice President Walter F. Mondale would be running with him again. It also involved a big push for the pre-season straw votes and caucuses which, Kraft said, convinced the political community that the Carter camp was organized and in good shape for the campaign ahead. ``These things sent signals that this was going to be a good campaign, and the signals said `Don't jump to the other side on the basis of the polls. ...''' ``Now,'' he said, ``I think we have to keep up a full court press on political leaders around the country. If there are any wavering ... there's room on the train.'' Whether that is a game plan that will work, or just wishful thinking, it reflects the mood at Carter headquarters these days. But at least one of Kraft's assertions is accepted by the Kennedy camp. The challenger's people now acknowledge they had underestimated Carter's political muscle. ``Too many people underestimated the power of the incumbency,'' said Stephen Smith, Kennedy's campaign manager. Smith said he anticipates a long, close contest that probably won't be settled until the Democratic National Convention. ****0746EST 3770 *** d n *** PM-Arrests 12-13 0246 Six University of Rhode Island students have been arrested on a variety of assault and sexual harassment charges. Three of the arrests were the result of incidents at the URI Pub, a bar in the student union. One arrest was related to the burning of a cross on campus on Halloween. John T. Burns, a freshman from East Providence, was charged with assault as a result of a Nov. 16 fight with another student at the Pub. Paul Crimmens, a freshman from Middletown, was also charged with assault because of a fight with a student from his dormitory. Kevin Waters, 21, of Providence was charged with receiving a stolen $400 stereo from a building on the university campus. Edward J. McNamara, 21, of Narragansett was charged with being a disorderly person. He allegedly let a young woman into the Kingston Free Library where he works during the lunch hour and asked for sexual favors from her. Frederic Mulleady, 20, of Providence was charged with disorderly conduct stemming from the cross-burning incident and from an incident in which he allegedly harassed a 20-year-old woman at the Pub. Jamie Gerrity, 21, of Madison, Conn. was charged with sexually harassing and assaulting the same woman. All the defendants were released on $500 personal recognizance except for Waters. Police said he failed to appear for an earlier summons and was being held at the state prison in lieu of $2,000 bail. ****0747EST 0630 *** r s *** PM-Briefs 1stAdd 12-13 0125 Hot Hitter and Roses Are Red were named the 3-year-old Colt and Filly Pacers of the Year, respectively, it was announced. The winners were chosen in the U.S. Trotting Assoiation's annual polling of the U.S. Harness Writers' Association and the Association's harness racing secretaries. Hot Hitter won 14 of 20 starts this season including the Little Brown Jug and Messenger Stakes, two events of the Triple Crown for 3-year-old colts. He earned $826,542 in becoming harness racing's leading single season money winner. Roses Are Red won 10 stakes during the year and set a world record for the mile of 1:563-5 in a race held on a half-mile track. ****0751EST 5310 *** u a *** PM-FireDead 12-13 0093 *** g3780 *** d n *** PM-PresidentialFiling 12-13 0384 *** m0640 *** r n *** PM-BKN--Knicks-Hawks 12-13 0380 Listening to the Atlanta Hawks talk, it was hard to believe they had just beaten the New York Knicks at the free throw line. ``We could not put them away. We couldn't because we kept missing foul shots,'' lamented Hawks Coach Hubie Brown. The Hawks missed 18 gift tosses enroute to their 114-102 National Basketball Association victory over the Knicks Wednesday night. ``As a team we didn't play well,'' said Dan Roundfield, who got 17 rebounds in addition to his 19 points. ``We got an awful lot of free throws but we missed a lot of them, too.'' The Hawks did manage 40 points from the charity stripe and that was enough to offset the Knicks' 40-37 edge in field goals. Eddie Johnson got Atlanta ahead for good in the third period and then 7-foot-1 rookie center Bill Cartwright put on a one-man show for the Knicks in the fourth, scoring 15 of his game-high 29 points, including the Knicks' first 10 in the period. ``I have little spurts now and then,'' said Johnson, whose free throw gave Atlanta a 70-69 lead and the Knicks never tied it. He wound up with 21 points to lead the Hawks. ``It was a rough game physically for both teams,'' said Johnson, a 6-2, 175-pound guard. ``I was real pleased with the win. It helped maintain our lead in the Central Division and that's our No. 1 interest at the present time.'' ``Cartwright deserves all the ink he has gotten,'' said Knicks Coach Red Holzman. ``He's as good a rookie as there is in the league. He'll give them a run for the money as rookie of the year. He's been a tremendous plus for us.'' Former Hawk Joe Meriweather, who blocked 10 shots and got 12 points for New York, conceded ``I guess I did have a pretty good night.'' ``That's the most blocked shots I've had since the first game at New Orleans after I was traded from Atlanta. I had 10 then, too,'' he said. John Drew also got 19 points for Atlanta, which now has a 19-13 record. Ray Williams and Michael Richardson each scored 18 points for New York, 14-16, which now has lost three games in a row. ****0758EST 5320 *** u i *** PM-Rhodesian 1stLd-Writethru 12-13 0503 *** g3790 *** d n *** BC-ShahSon 12-13 0246 *** g4270 *** r n *** PM-Water 12-13 0475 ``Water detectives'' of the Metropolitan District Commission are tracking down how the Boston suburb of Watertown has misplaced 37 percent of its water supply, says MDC Commissioner Gay A. Carbone. Carbone said Wednesday the ``detectives'' are ``on the trail to find out what happened,'' Carbone said Wednesday. ``Thirty-seven percent of the water sent to Watertown is unaccounted for.'' Carbone, who was a Watertown selectman before becoming head of the MDC, said he believed the investigation will reveal leaks, faulty meters and no meters in some cases as the villains in the apparent disappearance of the water. Carbone did not say how much water was supplied to Watertown, one of 44 communities, including Boston, from the MDC Quabbin and Wachusetts reservoirs. The matter of Watertown's disappearing water rose after a special legislative commission recommended legislation forbidding the MDC from giving water except in emergencies to any more communities until supply is sufficient to meet demand. State Rep. John F. Cusick, D-Arlington, co-chairman of the Special Legislative Commission on Water Supply, warned while releasing a report that the water situation ``could be as serious as the gasoline crisis if we don't make people aware of the potential problems. That is what our bills and recommendations are aimed at _ protecting water supplies from being used up and contaminated.'' Carbone said he doubted a balance between supply and demand for at least five years, or until the MDC can complete a water purification plant on the Upper Sudbury watershed. He said the plant would provide another 20 million gallon daily for the water supply. He said there was already a moratorium on giving more communities water because of a short fall of 15 million gallons. Because of widening pollution, more communities were seeking what Carbone called MDC's ``unadulterated, low-salt-content water.'' By stature, he said, the MDC is required to provide water to all communities within a 10-mile radius of the the Statehouse in Boston. Among the communities not taking MDC water but within the geographical limit and interested in the supply now, said Carbone, are Woburn, Winchester, Dedham and Canton. In addition to the ban on MDC water, other bills suggested by the special commission are: A bill providing $1.5 million in matching funds to give incentives to communities to develop and administer water conservation projects throughout the state. A bill calling for the installation of water-conserving plumbing fixtures in certain state buildings. The act would establish minimum flow standards for showers, lavatories and water closets. A bill directing the state Department of Environmental Quality Engineering to establish regulations for underground storage of gasoline, oil and other petroleum products to avoid pollution of water sources. The act would require EQE to set standards for locations, constructions, installation, maintenance and warning devices for protection on all chemical storage facilities. ****0801EST 5200 *** r n *** PM-Dorchester 12-13 0168 Superior Court Judge Joseph F. Rodgers Jr. has granted motions to suppress key evidence seized in one of the ``Dorchester'' drug raids two years ago. The motions were made by Joel W. Jenison, formerly of Warwick and now of Florida, on charges resulting from the Aug. 14, 1977 raid at the Carlton House Motor Inn in Warwick. As a result of the motel raid, Jenison and Michele Corey, also of Florida, were charged with possessing cocaine with intent to sell and possessing a pistol without a license. The evidence suppressed by Rodgers on Tuesday included cocaine and a .25-caliber pistol seized by police. Rodgers ruled the material inadmissible in court because ``the state did not prove by credible evidence that the evidence was seized legally.'' He criticized police for failing to obtain search warrants. There was no immediate word from the state attorney general's office as to whether Rodgers' ruling would be appealed to the Rhode Island Supreme Court. ****0802EST 3800 *** d n *** BC-XmasTree 12-13 0124 Christmas trees are big business for New England. And despite the fact that nearly one-third of Christmas tree buyers prefer artificial trees, Christmas tree growing is still a $12 million industry each year in New England. That's from extension forester John Noyes of the University of Massachusetts, who also offers these tips: Once a tree is purchased, it should be kept in a lot of water, since some trees might drink a quart of water a day. If it's kept moist, the tree should lose hardly any needles. Noyes also said that pines and firs tend to keep their needles better than spruces, and balsam firs have the best scent, with pines running a close second. ****0802EST 2530 *** r s *** BC-FBN--NFLTeam 12-13 0254 The American Conference roster for the National Football League's Pro Bowl Game to be played Sunday, Jan. 27 in Honolulu: (x-indicates starter)  ****0805EST 5270 *** y n *** MHNOTE 12-13 0170 Superior Court Judge Joseph F. Rodgers Jr. has granted motions to suppress key evidence seized in one of the ``Dorchester'' drug raids two years ago. The motions were made by Joel W. Jenison, formerly of Warwick and now of Florida, on charges resulting from the Aug. 14, 1977 raid at the Carlton House Motor Inn in Warwick. As a result of the motel raid, Jenison and Michele Corey, also of Florida, were charged with possessing cocaine with intent to sell and possessing a pistol without a license. The evidence suppressed by Rodgers on Tuesday included cocaine and a .25-caliber pistol seized by police. Rodgers ruled the material inadmissible in court because ``the state did not prove by credible evidence that the evidence was seized legally.'' He criticized police for failing to obtain search warrants. There was no immediate word from the state attorney general's office as to whether Rodgers' ruling would be appealed to the Rhode Island Supreme Court. ****0805EST 3810 *** d s *** BC-E.League 12-13 0142 *** f0070 *** r f *** PM-OilPrices 12-13 0266 *** t2570 *** d s *** BC-AmateurBoxing 12-13 0224 *** s1960 *** d s *** BC-AmateurBoxing 12-13 0224 Milton McCrory of the United States stopped Ikki Oka of Japan at 2 minutes, 51 seconds of the first round and advanced into the welterweight semifinals of the World Junior Amateur Boxing Championships Thursday. Evgeni Diskel of the Soviet Union beat Dudley McKenzie of Britain, Vesa Koskela of Sweden beat Vincenzo Dimino of Australia, and Kaezmarek Jerzy of Poland beat Gordon Apolloni of Canada, all by points, to join McCrory in the welterweight semifinals. Ninety-nine boxers aged 17 and 18 from 21 nations are competing in 11 divisions in the week-long tournament. In light flyweights matches, Nathan Mattos of the United States stopped Keith Wallace, Britain, at 2:01 of the second round; Daniel Thompson, Canada, beat Ching Tarn Lay, Taiwan, on points; Janos Varadi, Hungary, stopped Alex Nikiforov, Soviet Union, at 1:58 of the second round and Petar Lesson, Bulgaria, outpointed Kim Kwang Sub, South Korea. Among the bantamweights, Aly Ben Maghenia, France, beat Rebart Orodoio, of the U.S. on points; Seren Oganian, Soviet Union, stopped Viman Poothgalya, Thailand, at 2:43 of the second round; Pogor Pavlov, Bulgaria, beat Ionel Panait, Romania, on points, and Park Ki-chui, South Korea, outpointed Akira Uehara, Japan. The lightweight results were Hiroki Higashi, Japan, outpointing Florim Stan, Romania, and Robin Blake, U.S., beating Lee Young Goo, South Korea, on points. ****0809EST 0660 *** u n *** BC-Steele-Senate 1stLd-Write 12-13 0184 Former Republican Congressman Robert H. Steele says the entry of James Buckley into the race for the party's U.S. Senate nomination in Connecticut is something the GOP needs. Steele _ himself considered a possible Senate candidate _ said Buckley ought to liven up the Republican political scene next year. ``We need a special excitement in the party. Now that Buckley is in, he could provide that,'' Steele said Wednesday. Connecticut has seen what happens when one party has a spirited primary election, Steele said, referring to the Democrats of 1978, when Gov. Ella Grasso won a heated primary battle. Then she went ahead to trounce Republican nominee Ronald Sarasin in the November general election for governor. Buckley, a former U.S. senator from New York, this week became the second declared candidete for the Connecticut nomination, joining state Sen. Richard Bozzuto, R-Watertown, the state Senate minority leader. Buckley changed his voting address to Sharon, Conn., earlier this year. ****0809EST 0750 *** u n *** PM-VtChandra 12-13 0135 The state Medical Practices Board wants Essex Junction eye doctor Girish Chandra to ``retract or clarify'' a newspaper ad identifying him as an opthamologist. The board took away Chandra's physician's license earlier this year, after finding him guilty of billing irregularities and unorthodox surgical practices, including performing a cataract operation in a patient's home. Chandra appealed the decision to the state Supreme Court, which ruled that he could treat patients but not perform surgery pending a full hearing on the case. At a meeting Wednesday, board members said they were unhappy with the newspaper ad and that they plan to ask Chandra to revise or retract it. The foreign-trained doctor, who claims he is being harassed by the board, was not present at the meeting. ****0810EST 0670 *** u n *** BC-HikingTrails 12-13 0115 *** b1470 *** a a *** PM-Mulligan'sStew Adv14 12-13 0818 Darryl Dawkins, my colleague talking at the columnist's craft, has been mentioned unfavorably in dispatches in connection with the busting up of a couple of public playpens. When not authoring elegant essays which appear every Tuesday in the Philadelphia Journal, a sports publication, the Dawk _ to use both his pen and playpen name _ moonlights as center for the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association. The erudite phrase slinger happened to be pirouetting susupiciously nearby when basketball backboards were shattered within a recent week of each other in Kansas City and Philadelphia. The fans' term for such a mind-blowing, glass-showering happening is the ``slam dunk.'' NBA Commissioner Larry O'Brien, definitely not amused, termed both incidents dangerous to the players and destructive of league property. The Dawk, whose literary specialty is rhetorical rodomontade, which he employs like the dunk, called his Kansas City caper the ``Chocolate Thunder Flying, Robinzine Crying, Teeth Shaking, Glass Breaking, Rump Roasting, Bun Toasting, Wham Bam, Glass Breaker I Am Jam.'' In addition to which, he assured the commissioner it was all unintentional. Dawkins has yet to come up with a suitable sobriquet for the busted furnishings on the home court, but he may be a bit more elliptical in his prose after being called in on the carpet in O'Brien's office for an hour and ahalf chat. No punitive action was taken against the ponderous, playful prose stylist, who at 6 feet 11 and 252 pounds may be the biggest thing on the literary scene since Gilbert Keith Chesterton or Hailaire Belloc or both. In a stern memorandum to NBA owners and general managers, however, O'Brien announced that henceforth players who cause backboards to shatter ``will be ejected immediately from the game and, absent the most extenuating circumstances, be automatically suspended without pay for at least the next regularly scheduled game.'' An immediate technical foul and $100 fine will also be imposed. The Dawk graciously agreed to dunk more delicately, while denying complicity in either incident, which he seemed to regard as acts of God or perhaps, in his poetic soul, like something along the lines of T.S. Eliot's rats feet over broken glass. ``The commissioner is the police,'' Dawkins conceded after their little tete-a-tete. ``He makes the rules. I've got to abide by them. It could be I just don't know my own strength. But seeing the scratches that the glass made in the floor, I think I'll cool it for a while.'' But then he added cryptically, ``The dunk lives on. It's still with us.'' Like his playing style, the Dawk's prose style is robust, vigorous and colorful, characterized by the fast break and the shock, sock ending after the manner of Tom Wolfe, Hunter Thompson and other exponents of the Wham, Pow, Zowie, school of letters. In one of his early columns, Darryl drolly described himself to his readers as ``The Master Blaster of Total Disaster who always gets what he's after.'' During the off season, his literary flights of fancy took him to the imaginary planet of ``Lovetron'' for a series of columns. ``Here I am surrounded by 18 beautiful brickhouse Lovetronians who are feeding me grapes and fanning my glistening body,'' the author described his hideaway. But despite his renown at team sports, the writer confessed a preference for a more private life style. Afterwards, he said, he would return to his ``Love Cabin'' with ``Juicy Lucy,'' the leading scorer on his women's team, ``the love-ah-Doves'' to present her with the Most Valuable Player trophy. ****0814EST 0770 *** r n *** BC-HikingTrails 12-13 0112 *** g3820 *** d n *** PM-Thomson-Election 12-13 0421 Television advertising begins next week for Meldrim Thomson's new Constitution Party, and the former New Hampshire governor has a ballot line in Maine for next year's presidential election. Maine is the first state to give ballot space to the 7-week-old third party, which Thomson intends as a conservative vehicle for ``future elections.'' Thomson said he will start media advertising in New Hampshire and Texas next week. He told reporters in Augusta his allies are already working to get on the ballot in four more states: New Hampshire, Georgia, Florida and California. The goal is ``ballot position in 50 states,'' said the outspoken Thomson. ``We believe that when the election is done, regardless of where we stand, we will have laid a great foundation,'' said Thomson. This foundation, he said, will enable his party to ``go forward in future elections.'' Rev. Buddy Frankland of Bangor, who ran for governor in Maine last year as an independent, handed Thomson the ballot line by exerising his right to register a party for next year's election. Under Maine law, an independent candidate winning more than 5 percent of the vote can exerise that option. Frankland, who won 18 percent last year and finished third, said he had no plans ``at the moment'' to run for office himself. He and Thomson both said they plan for the Constitution Party to support Republican or Democratic candidates who agree with their ``alternative'' party's philosophy. In his own state of New Hampshire, Thomson promised to ``definitely support senatorial and gubernatorial candidates.'' Thomson, defeated by Democrat Hugh Gallen last year in his bid for a fourth term, focuses on ``inflation, energy, morality and national defense,'' and plans to use his 6-year record as campaign material. ``We maintained a state without a sales or income tax,'' he told reporters. ``Yet we brought prosperity.'' Planning a national Constitution Party for next June, Thomson said that meeting will draft a party platform and pick the party's presidential candidate. He is the only announced candidate to date. Frankland said he expects former members of the American Independent Party, which formed around the campaigns of George Wallace, to flock to the Constitution Party. Asked about James B. Longley, Maine's former independent governor, Thomson said he had spoken with Longley about the nation's political problems, but that Longley had not promised to join the new party, which Thomson announced in Washington on Oct. 31. ****0815EST 1510 *** a a *** PM-ReligionintheNews Adv14 12-13 1023 Blending his expertise as an astronomer with knowledge of mathematics and semantics, Karlis Kaufmanis lectures over and over again that the Star of Bethlehem was real and not ``a creation of imagination.'' In churches and on campuses, before civic groups and professional organizations and womens' clubs, Kaufmanis delivers about 50 ``Star of Bethlehem'' lectures yearly, most of them in the Advent days of December. The retired professor of astronomy, 69, has given the talk an astronomical 800 times to an estimated 80,000 people. That figure doesn't include those who've heard it on radio or network television. The lecture includes some basics of astronomy and a bit of self-directed humor. Kaufmanis jokes about being long-winded and, in a heavy Latvian accent, tells his listeners they'll be talking like him before he's finished. But what he stresses is that there is scientific proof backing the story in Matthew 2: ``Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him . .. And, lo, the star, which they had seen in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.'' Kaufmanis explains it this way: _The ``wise men,'' not rich nor kings but most likely Jewish astronomers in exile, had been predicting the birth of the Messiah. _The biblical account written in Greek used the word ``anatole,'' which translates both ``east'' and ``heliacal rising.'' In Aramaic, the language of Jesus, it translated ``heliacal rising.'' The heliacal rising is the horizon at sunrise. _The morning star the wise men saw were the planets Jupiter and Saturn merged in a heliacal rising. Astronomers now know that white Jupiter and yellow Saturn were in conjunction three times in 7 B.C. _ on May 27, Oct. 5 and Dec. 1. In the spring, Kaufmanis reasons, it was too hot to journey in pursuit of the ``brilliant light in the sky.'' The two planets were so close they again resembled one large brilliant star in the 8th century, and also in 1964. It will happen again in the 23rd century. Kaufmanis cracks to his audiences, ``that'll be about the time I finish this talk.'' _When the wise men came to Jerusalem, the star pointed due south toward Bethlehem. After traveling three hours, they came to a fork. One road went southeast, the other southwest. By then, the sky had shifted its position and the star pointed southwest. As they came into the town, situated on a hill, the wise men saw the ``grand spectacle'' resting over the rooftops ``till it came and stood over where the young child was.'' _No one knows exactly when Jesus was born, but it probably was in 7 B.C., despite the numbering of Christian era years as introduced by the monk Dionysus in the 6th century. Kaufmanis figures ``the good monk erred.'' Herod was king when Christ was born, and Kaufmanis says Herod died in 4 B.C. or earlier. Kaufmanis was a young teaching assistant at the University of Latvia, in Riga, when he began studying the Star of Bethlehem. A professor had been giving oral examinations and one student told others she had flunked because she was asked to explain the Star of Bethlehem and couldn't. Another student, facing the same exam, asked Kaufmanis for an explanation. ``I was young and I tried to answer by making up stories,'' he recalls. ``I said it might be an exploding star, or maybe a comet. The student said he didn't want to know what it MIGHT be, but WHAT the star really was.'' The student left and reported to classmates that ``Kaufmanis doesn't know either.'' Kaufmanis, chagrined, overheard the remark. Kaufmanis then went to the professor and asked, ``What was the Star of Bethlehem?'' The professor said he had no idea, that he had never thought of it. It turned out that the student who had reported being asked about the star had only been kidding the others. ``I was the victim!'' Kaufmanis says. ``I got so mad at myself! I started to study the star.'' By drawing on the studies of others and doing his own research while teaching in Latvia, France and Germany, he reached his conclusions. Before he came to the United States in 1949, he was already giving his ``Star of Bethlehem'' lecture. Kaufmanis sent his resume to 180 U.S. colleges and universities. He received 13 job offers and accepted one from Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minn. He made his choice because Gustavus Adolphus had been named for a ``beloved and liberal'' Swedish ruler whose kingdom had included Latvia. Also, the college is affiliated with the Lutheran Church in America, and Kaufmanis is a Lutheran. After 13 years at Gustavus Adolphus, Kaufmanis moved to the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. He retired last year but says he will always consider himself a teacher. ``I teach some each time I give the lecture,'' he says. ``Teaching is my profession, my hobby and my life.'' Kaufmanis authored or co-authored 20 books and won the all-university award for outstanding service to students. He is a believer, Kaufmanis says, but he also is a scientist who prefers to ``understand.'' He says his studies have reinforced the Christian faith that he has always possessed. He has given his lecture throughout the United States and in Canada. Some people have told him they've heard the talk four or five times. Frequently Kaufmanis' former students at the university are in his audiences. Kaufmanis says he enjoys meeting people, almost as much as he enjoyed teaching. ``I'll keep on giving the lecture as long as I'm alive,'' he vows. ****0816EST 3830 *** r n *** BC-HikingTrails 12-13 0112 *** p5070 *** r f *** PM-BusinessHighlights 2 12-13 0892 *** p5080 *** d a *** PM-FireDead 12-13 0093 *** b1580 *** a e *** PM-Radio-TV Adv14 12-13 0482 Having done at least my share of grumbling about the avalanche of fluff that thunders down Network Mountain this time of year, I am obliged to acknowledge the good stuff, too. There is, this weekend, good stuff to acknowledge. ``The Gift,'' I think, comes as close to defining the Christmas spirit as any holiday special the tube has offered lately. The movie, Saturday night on CBS, is based on Pete Hamill's novel about a father's gift of love. The setting for Hamill's story is a Brooklyn neighborhood, circa 1952, a neon and tenement subculture in which pals are family and toughs ``pack heat.'' The framework of the story is a young sailor's three-day Christmas leave. They are to be three days of consequence. ``I had three days,'' the lad says in his opening narration, ``three days to see if I still had a girl and to talk to my family; to sort out my life before getting shipped out, probably to Korea, where people were dying...'' Suffice it to say his quest is fulfilled, after much hacking through thick pride and prejudice. Glenn Ford gives an extraordinary performance as the father, Billy Devlin, the neighborhood hero whose bitterness and pride kept him from knowing his son, and from revealing himself, as well. Gary Frank plays our hero, Pete Devlin. Frank, a talented actor, seems a bit uncomfortable in the role, perhaps because he's asked to affect a Brooklyn patter. The sheer, raw power of the story, though, with its simple bedrock theme, isn't diminished.< ****0819EST 5210 *** r n *** PM-Rape 12-13 0205 The rape conviction of James Carvalho, 24, of East Providence has been upheld by the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Carvalho was convicted in 1977 of raping a 23-year-old woman and was sentenced to four years in prison. He has been free on bail while he was appealing his conviction. In his appeal, Carvalho contended that Superior Court Judge Eugene G. Gallant should have granted his motion for a new trial because there was no evidence that the victim resisted his advances ``to the best of her ability.'' Carvalho said the woman screamed only once and did not bite, kick or punch him even though he did not display a weapon. ``This line of reasoning falls upon deaf ears,'' said Supreme Court Justice Thomas F. Kelleher, who wrote the court's decision. ``Today the law does not expect a woman, as part of her proof of opposition or lack of consent, to engage in heroics when such behavior could be useless, fruitless or foolhardy,'' Kelleher said. ``All that is required is that the woman offer such resistance as seems reasonable under all the circumstances.'' The court did not set a date for Carvalho to begin serving his sentence. ****0820EST 3840 *** r n *** BC-HikingTrails 12-13 0112 A practically irreplaceable network of scenic hiking trails in Connecticut is threatened today by motorbikes and suburban sprawl, even as gasoline constraints bring out more hikers, says the private group that founded the trail system a half century ago. The Connecticut Forest and Park Association is observing the 50th anniversary of the ``blue trail'' system its members began in 1929. Trail problems have changed dramatically over the years since then, said the group's secretary and forester, John E. Hibbard. ****0820EST 5090 *** u i *** PM-Iranian 4thLd-Writethru p5040 12-13 1086 *** f0080 *** u f *** PM-Dollar-Gold 12-13 0499 *** p5100 *** d a *** PM-Shootout 12-13 0223 *** a5340 *** r i *** PM-OilPrices 1stLd-Writethru a4970 12-13 0309 *** g4300 *** r n *** PM-AliveandWell 12-13 0222 *** p5120 *** u i *** PM-Rhodesian 1stLd-Writethru 12-13 0503 *** m0690 *** r n *** PM-Classen 12-13 0429 *** p5130 *** r i *** PM-NATO-Ministers 1stLd-Writethru p4820 12-13 0657 Foreign ministers of the 15 Western allies today denounced Iran's seizure of 50 American hostages and demanded their immediate release. The ministers, here for the annual meeting of the NATO Council of Ministers, issued the statement in their national capacities and not in the name of the North Atlantic Treaty alliance. Sources said the declaration was not issued under the NATO banner because Iran is outside of the alliance's area of responsibility. ``Any taking of hostages, for any motive whatsoever, is totally unacceptable and must be firmly opposed by the international community as a whole,'' the ministers said in a statement, adding, that they ``have no desire to intervene in Iran's internal affairs.'' Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and Defense Secretary Harold Brown lobbied the NATO allies seeking a declaration of support for America's condemnation of the hostages situation in Iran. The result was the cautiously-worded statement, describing developments as a ``grave situation.'' It blamed the Iranians, saying the situation was created by the occupation of the U.S. Embassy the seizure of American hostages ``in flagrant violation of international law and human rights.'' They ``urgently called upon the Iranian authorities immediately to release unharmed all the U.S. Embassy staff members in Tehran and to allow them to return to their country. ``They (the ministers) reaffirmed (that) their countries' fully respect the independence of other states and recognized the right of all peoples to chart their own political, economic and social cause,'' the statement added. On Wednesday, NATO foreign and defense ministers approved an American plan to deploy hundreds of U.S.-made nuclear missiles in Western Europe beginning in 1983 to counter the threat of sophisticated Soviet SS-20 missiles aimed at the Western European heartland from the East. The ministers coupled their decision to modernize the alliance's nuclear strike capability with a proposal for new arms control talks with the Soviets. Under the plan, 108 Pershing II rocket launchers will be based in West Germany to replace the Pershing I launcheys already there. In addition 112 medium-range Tomahawk cruise missiles will be stationed in West Germany, 160 in Britain and 96 in Italy. The plan calls for Belgium and Holland to take 48 each, but they must first defuse domestic opposition to the missiles. The weapons plan was designed to counter Soviet missile deployment in the East, including more than 100 SS-20s, each armed with three nuclear warheads. The decision reportedly sparked sharp argument among the NATO allies, with Holland arguing for arms control talks before the missiles are deployed and Belgium, Denmark and Norway backing that stand.c Holland said it would make a decision in two years on whether to accept the missiles, and Belgium said it would decide in six months. In an apparent compromise bid, Vance, the current chairman of the NATO council of ministers, said the United States was ready to begin new arms reduction talks with the Russians right away. As a show of good faith, he told a news conference the United States will withdraw 1,000 obsolete nuclear weapons from the estimated 7,000 weapons it has stockpiled in Western Europe and will pull out one nuclear warhead for each new one deployed there. The Soviets have been conducting a strident propaganda campaign to head off the deployment of new missiles in the West. Last week they began withdrawing 20,000 of their 450,000 troops in Eastern Europe in an apparent bid to influence a decision on the missiles by the allies, who have 300,000 troops in Europe. In its first comment on Wednesday's NATO announcement, the official Soviet news agency Tass said the allies had reacted to ``crude pressure of Washington'' in making a decision that is ``dangerous for the cause of peace and international detente.'' ****0828EST 5140 *** r i *** PM-OilPrices 1stLd-Writethru p4830 12-13 0309 *** a5350 *** r a *** PM-ShahSon 12-13 0236 *** g3850 *** d n *** NYBiz 12-13 0470 *** e0790 *** u n *** PM-VtAbortion 12-13 0201 A special study committee wants Vermont's Commission on the Status of Women to fight an anti-abortion campaign aimed at Planned Parenthood of Vermont. The committee, chaired by Burlington lawyer David Curtis, estimates that 12,000 Vermonters will be denied birth-control counseling if Planned Parenthood goes out of business. Sen. Chester Scott, R-Windsor, is trying to have all government money to Planned Parenthood cut off, because it operates an abortion clinic in Rutland. At stake is $523,000 in state and federal grants. The study committee was set up by the Women's Commission to make recommendations on the dispute. In its report, the committee said Scott's proposal is inappropriate because none of the public money goes to the abortion clinic, which is self-supporting. It said Vermonters should not be denied Planned Parenthood's other services because of the abortion dispute. ``The position of Planned Parenthood that their primary effort is directed to family planning is supported by the fact that 82 percent of the abortion clients at the Rutland clinic seek follow-up contraceptive care,'' the committee report said. It said the statistic is ``particularly persuasive'' when compared to the national average of 37 percent. ****0835EST 5220 *** r n *** PM-Fees 12-13 0268 The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston has ruled that Brown University must pay a total of $252,600 to two lawyers who represented a faculty member in a sex-discrimination suit. The appeals court, in a ruling handed down late last week, upheld all but $20,000 of the award made to the lawyers last February by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Raymond J. Pettine. The university had appealed Pettine's decision. The Circuit Court said Pettine should have granted the lawyers $12,000 for work done by their paralegal assistants, rather than the $32,000 contained in the original award. Attorneys Milton Stanzler of Providence and Jordan Stanzler of Neewport originally asked Pettine to order Brown to pay them $542,000 for an estimated 3,500 hours of work on the case. Asked to comment on the appeals court's ruling, Brown President HOward R. Swearer said Wednesday: ``Obviously, we were disappointed the court didn't reduce it more, but we're still pleased it was reduced by $20,000.'' Neither Milton Stanzler nor his nephew could be reached for comment. The Stanzlers' client, Louise Lamphere, filed suit against the university in May, 1975, contending that she had been denied tenure in the school's anthropology department because she is a woman. The two sides reached an out-of-court settlement in March, 1978. Part of the agreement was that Brown would pay ``reasonable'' legal fees to the lawyers who brought the suit. Also under the agreement, Miss Lamphere was granted tenure, and the university set up an affirmative-action program to ensure that more women are hired as faculty members. ****0836EST 0720 *** u n *** PM-BusCrash 12-13 0064 *** g3870 *** d n *** BC-TaylorObit 12-13 0100 *** m0730 *** r n *** PM-LIRRStrike 12-13 0317 *** g3880 *** d b *** PM-EnergySurcharge 12-13 0309 *** g4310 *** r n *** PM-OilCharges 12-13 0394 An oil company official says Iran is coercing Japanese and European companies into paying nearly twice the OPEC price for oil now in order to get Iranian oil next year, according to The Boston Globe. The charge was made in a New York interview by A.K. Wolgast, manager of Exxon International's planning and analysis department. Wolgast said that Iran told the companies they must buy oil now at up to $45 a barrel in order to get Iranian oil next year. The purchasers were identified as the Japanese trading firms Mitsui and Mitsubishi, British Petroleum and Royal Dutch Shell. ``There is hysteria in the marketplace,'' Wolgast said. ``The Japanese have been very aggressively buying because they are concerned over the possible loss of Iran's production.'' There are three levels in the international oil pricing market. Saudi Arabia sells to the United States for $18 a barrel; other oil producers have a maximum price of $23.50 a barrel, and oil on the spot market sells for $40 to $45 a barrel. Wolgast estimated that 8 percent of the oil being produced is sold on the spot market. He charged that Iran was using ``coercion in the black spot market'' to sell oil to Japan and Europe. The oil industry's daily publication, Platt's Oilgram, said Wednesday that Iran demanded each buyer pay the official OPEC price of $23.50 a barrel for 20 percent of its needs, a minimum of $10 more per barrel for 40 percent of needs, and the spot market price for the remaining 40 percent. Wolgast said he believes Iran's demands will affect the decision on prices at Monday's meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). ``It is wide open for OPEC to boost the price. There's not much the consuming countries can say,'' Wolgast said. The Oilgram article said many medium-sized U.S. oil companies have been scrambling for oil on the spot market since Iran cut off all its supplies to U.S. firms on Nov. 16. It said British Petroleum has been forced to buy Iranian oil on the spot market because its supply contract with the Iranian government was cut from 1.4 million barrels a day to 350,000 barrels a day. But Wolgast said he believes next year's OPEC production will be adequate despite planned cutbacks. ****0848EST 0090 *** r f *** PM-OilTaxes 12-13 0683 *** g3900 *** d n *** PM-UnionSit-In 12-13 0175 A sit-in was staged Wednesday by 50 members of the University of Rhode Island's non-faculty union to protest the suspension of a dining service worker. The unidentified worker was suspended Monday for allegedly using derogatory language. John Galligan, president of local 528 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Workers, said he felt the two-week suspension was retribution for the worker's union activities. The action by the union came the day after URI President Frank Newman said he hoped the issue of back pay for the teachers who went on strike earlier this semester would go to binding arbitration. The dispute involves the state Board of Regents and the 465-member faculty union. The back pay issue was left over from the 13-day strike in September. The regents and Newman claim the faculty members should not be paid for the time they did not work. But the faculty members say they are teaching a full semester anyway and they should be paid in full. ****0854EST 0100 *** r f *** PM-Coupons 12-13 0775 You won't be able to use a United or American airlines half-fare coupon after Saturday, but airline industry officials and analysts say you probably haven't seen the last of the discount certificates _ even though the carriers probably lost money on them. And the many persons who went into business bartering the coupons say that business is waning as the offer comes to a close, and they're trying to get rid of any coupons they have left _ often at quite a bargain. ``I'm asking $45, but I'll take $25,'' said a Little Rock, Ark. woman who was trying to sell two half-fare coupons. ``I'm getting kind of desperate to sell them.'' ``We've heard of a couple of instances where people are willing to give them away just so they get used,'' said Jack Francois, a spokesman for Los Angeles International Airport. Like many other American airports, Los Angeles International was the place of business for dozens of people who set up shop to buy and sell the coupons. ``There used to be people in the terminal trying to sell the tickets,'' said Francois. ``But now it's pretty quiet.'' United pioneered the coupon concept in May after returning from a 58-day strike. It offered them from May 28 to June 17, and they could be used from July 1 to Dec. 15. American's program was similar. Between them the two airlines offered about 4.3 million coupons. More than half of those have been redeemed. Others also jumped on the bandwagon. Western Airlines and Hughes Airwest are still honoring their own coupons, Continental Airlines had a limited coupon deal, and Pan American World Airways honored United and American coupons on some flights for a while. But the cost was not cheap. Derchin estimates that the airlines lost $150 million in profits by offering the half-price flights, because rather than bring in new business, as the arlines hoped, the coupons were mostly used by persons who would have flown anyway at full fares. ``Overall, I don't think it was good for the industry,'' said Michael Derchin, an analyst at the Wall Street firm of Oppenheimer & Co. Michael Armellino, an airlines analyst at Goldman Sachs, concurred, saying, ``I think the industry would have earned more money if the coupons hadn't existed.'' But the analysts said that United may have broken even on the plan while the others were hurt. ``They may have been good for United because they got them back from their strike in three months, which is three months faster than you might have expected,'' said Derchin. Yet the airlines might in the future find reasons to revive the promotion, albeit in a slightly modified way, perhaps offering restrictions on destinations or a more narrow time limit. ``I think you'll see coupons again, but I don't think you'll see them in the same form,'' said Derchin. ``We'd never rule that out,'' said Charles Novak, a spokesman for United. ``We're always looking at different marketing things.'' Whether the airlines undertake such a massive promotion in the future will probably depend on business conditions, according to Novak. United and other airlines are cutting back on flights and raising prices because of rapidly escalating fuel costs and the slackening economy. As a result, Novak said, there's little incentive now to offer discount flights. And he added, ``I don't think anybody's going to want to put the company in jeopardy just to put people on the aircraft.'' Bringing back the coupons would be just fine for many of the entrepreneurs who set themselves up in airline terminals to buy and sell the coupons. Although some say they got caught with a lot of excess coupons when the market for them dried up in the past few weeks, others are pleased with how they did. Jeff Ladum, a business graduate of the University of Washington, went to the Seattle airport with a wad of bills, bought 500 coupons from passersby an sold 300 of them for a profit of $2,500. And Larry Goss, manager of Murray's ticket outlet in Los Angeles, said his firm had sold 75,000 of the coupons. Columbus, Ohio, law student Steve Martin and his wife Nancy found a valuable use for the coupons. ``We made enough to almost pay for one semester of law school,'' said Martin, who sold 23 coupons. Now Martin has one coupon left. ``I thought I'd go to the airport to try to sell it,'' he said. ``Otherwise I'll have to eat it.'' ****0856EST 5160 *** r a *** PM-ShahSon 12-13 0236 An advertisement seeking security guards for the son of the deposed Shah of Iran has drawn between 70 and 80 responses, the head of a New York City detective agency says. Frank Banks of the Wakefield Detective Bureau said Wednesday the company has interviewed about 30 applicants so far, but he won't say how many guards he plans to hire at $16,000 a year. Two guards now follow 19-year-old Reza Pahlavi in his daily routine of classes at Williams College. Banks said his company will act as temporary consultant in hiring guards, setting up a routine and installing video cameras and a fence around the prince's 12-room estate near campus. Banks said all of the people he hires will be from the Berkshires to assure that they know the area. When asked about security in light of the assassination in Paris last week of the shah's nephew, Banks said, ``If somebody's going to shoot at the prince, we will be doing everything in our power to make sure it's a bad shot. ``This will not be a military operation,'' he added. ``I hope in time he and his security people will be able to blend right into the scenery so he can live like a normal college student. We certainly don't want him to feel like he's living in a prison,'' Banks said. ****0857EST 3910 *** d n *** BC-Carter-U.S.Marshal 12-13 0051 President Carter announced Wednesday he will nominate John J. Partington of Cumberland, R.I., to be U.S. marshal for the district of Rhode Island. If confirmed by the Senate, he would replace Donald W. Wyatt. Partington, 50, has been deputy U.S. marshal since 1962. ****0857EST 5230 *** r n *** PM-PCSuit 12-13 0141 A third lawsuit has been filed against Providence College in connection with the Dec. 13, 1977 dormitory fire that killed 10 women students. Francis E. Repucci of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., filed a $2-milioon complaint against PC in U.S. District Court on Wednesday, charging that the college's negligence led to the death of his daughter, Catherine Anne Repucci. Miss Repucci, who was a freshman, died of smoke inhalation. The parents of Donna B. Galligan of Closter, N.J., and Barbara J. Feeney of Taunton, Mass., filed $2-millioon negligence complaints against the college in October. PC officials could not be reached for comment on the Repucci suit, but PC President Thomas R. Peterson said when the other complaints were filed he would not comment on matters related to the fire that were in litigation. ****0901EST 3930 *** d n *** BC-Hiam 12-13 0077 Gov. Edward J. King has reappointed Peter Hiam of Cambridge as chairman of the state Rate Setting Commission. The commission establishes the rates paid health care providers by government programs and sets limits on hospital costs and charge increases to the general public. Hiam, 47, was first named chairman of the commission in 1978 and was sworn in to a new three-year term Wednesday. The job pays $33,146 a year. ****0901EST 0760 *** r n *** PM-LIRRStrike 12-13 0472 *** g3940 *** d n *** PM-MailVolume 12-13 0144 Rhode Islanders aren't mailing cards and packages early this year and Postmaster Harry Kizirian says the weather is to blame. ``You need a little snow to give the Christmas spirit. Now, I'm not talking about a blizzard; just a little snow,'' he says. Millions of Christmas cards and packages that usually have been mailed by now are missing from the batch that flows through the main post office. Kizirian figures they're coming. They just haven't left the homes of Rhode Islanders who are distracted by the unseasonably warm weather. So far, the mail volume for December is about two percent less than it was a year ago. But each year, the volume winds up increasing by two percent. So Kizirian is expecting the worst. ``This is kind of like preparing for the Rose Bowl,'' he said. ****0904EST 0120 *** r f *** PM-ECOilPrices 12-13 0166 The price of oil in the Common Market was nearly unchanged in the week ended Dec.3, the European Community Commission reported today. This year's increase in the cost of imported crude stood at 65 percent, unchanged from the week ended Nov.26, the Commission's weekly oil bulletin showed. The pre-tax payments for both crude and finished products sold in Common Market nations rose to 68 percent above the Dec. 31, 1978 level from 60 percent, according to the report. If these prices had been in line with the prices for oil in the Rotterdam spot market, where oil not sold under long-term contracts is traded, the figure would have been 127 percent instead of 68 percent, the report said. The percent changes in Common Market consumer prices for petroleum products so far this year are: premium gasoline, 49 percent; regular gasoline, 50 percent; diesel oil, 56 percent; light heating oil, 76 percent, and residual fuel oil, 74 percent. ****0907EST 5360 *** d a *** PM-RestaurantVirus 12-13 0372 *** m0780 *** u n *** bcBusCrash 12-13 0100 *** a5370 *** d w *** PM-Iran-Postage 12-13 0190 It costs at least 31 cents to airmail a Christmas card or letter to the 50 American hostages in Iran, but the Postal Service says it will be forgiving if people forget to use enough postage. ``We made a decision on Friday that even if the letters are short-paid (not enough postage affixed), we were going to put it through,'' a Postal Service official said Wednesday, ``We did not want those pieces of mail to end up on the dead letter pile.'' Postmasters across the nation, who have reported being inundated with mail for Iran, were notified of the policy this week. The airmail letter rate for Iran is 31 cents per half-ounce for the first two ounces and 26 cents per half-ounce thereafter. The State Department on Wednesday suggested that Americans send mail intended for the hostages to the Iranian embassy in Washington or the Iranian mission to the United Nations in New York for relay to Tehran. The department said it could not guarantee that the mail would reach the hostages' hands, but Iranian diplomats here expressed confidence that it would be. ****0911EST 3970 *** d n *** PM-Beano 12-13 0414 When the Maine State Police sent a letter to churches and other groups licensed to operate beano games asking for their members' names and phone numbers, the American Legion reacted with a howl. ``Has 1984 arrived?'' asked the Legion's adjutant general, Daniel Lambert, in an angry letter to legislators Wednesday. After a flurry of phone calls between the Legion, State Police and the governor's office, a spokesman for Gov. Joseph Brennan explained. ``They're not looking for church membership lists,'' the spokesman said. The Brennan administation won a battle earlier this year with the American Legion over slot machines. Now the police are attempting to ferret out abuses in the beano program. ``Our prime interest is we have to have the names of members who run the games,'' said Public Safety Commissioner Arthur Stilphen, who said complaints about beano cheating come in ``daily.'' Stilphen said that in cases where different people operate the games, it may be easier for a church simply to hand over its congregation list. ``It's a request,'' said Stilphen. ``We're not holding a gun to their heads.'' The beano chairman for St. Mary's in Augusta said he planned to send troopers his list of beano workers. ``I'm taking it for granted they don't want the whole membership list,'' said John Reilly. But the leader of the 35,000-member American Legion took the request for ``a complete updated membership list of all members to include addresses and telephone numbers if available'' as an invasion of privacy. ``I think we won a little victory,'' he said Wednesday, after receiving a phone call from a top trooper informing him he didn't have to send in his membership list. The membership lists are private, he asserted. More than 1,000 churches, clubs and non-profit organizations are licensed in Maine to run beano games for charity. ``I'm not into beano but apparently there is a whole group of people out there in the public who is,'' said Stilphen. ``They're complaining about it not being fair,'' he said. Stilphen annoyed some non-profit groups, including the Legion, earlier this year when State Police helped push a ban on remote control slot machines through the Legislature. That ban has been delayed pending a public referendum on slot machines early next year. ``My own feeling is I could care less about the slot machines,'' confided Lambert. ``But this is beano,'' the Legionnaire said. ****0915EST 0820 *** u n *** PM-VtWelfare 12-13 0226 The state Welfare Department's request for a supplemental appropriation of about $1.9 million has received a generally favorable response from the House Appropriations Committee. Welfare Commissioner David Wilson told the committee Wednesday that inflation is driving more people onto welfare. Although no formal vote was taken, most committee members said they would support the department's request for additional money. Wilson said that in the past, many eligible families did not apply for public assistance because they were too proud to accept it. But the commissioner said that with inflation running at an annual rate of 13 percent, many of those same families no longer have any choice. ``A lot more of them are in a position where they have to swallow their pride and come in and apply,'' he said. Wilson said most of the additional money _ $1.3 million _ is needed for payments to welfare families with children. The department's original estimate of 21,900 recipients during the current fiscal year has been revised to 23,500, he said. The second-largest chunk of the supplemental appropriation is earmarked for Medicaid expenses, which have risen faster than expected, Wilson said. He said that by the time the fiscal year ends July 1, the state will have provided Medicaid benefits to about 1,600 more poeple than anticipated. ****0915EST 0790 *** r n *** PM-SheenFuneral 12-13 0250 Four Roman Catholic cardinals and 48 bishops prepared for today's funeral mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral for Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, who was probably this country's most widely known prelate. Dignitaries including Gov. Hugh Carey and Mayor Edward Koch were to attend the services, after which Sheen will be laid to rest in the cathedral's crypt, a place of interrment usually reserved for heads of the New York diocese or of the cathedral. Archbishop, who became one of the American church's best-known figures through his radio and television ministry from the 1930s through the 1950s, died at age 84 Sunday night at his home on Manhattan's East Side. He had undergone open heart surgery two years ago. Among bishops expected at today's service were Dominic Conway, of Elphin, Ireland, where the Sheen family originated; and cardinals William Baum, archbishop of Washington, D.C., Lawrence Sheehan, former archbishop of Baltimore, John Carberry, archbishop of St. Louis, and John Krol, archbishop of Philadelphia. Sheen's three years as head of the Rochester, N.Y., diocese was his last official church post, but he continued to deliver his special brand of inspirational oratory at annual Palm Sunday and Good Friday services to packed churches. He is best known to most Americans for his sermons on radio's ``Catholic Hour'' and his prime-time television program, ``Life is Worth Living,'' which won an Emmy award and often out-rated such regular television fare as the Milton Berle show. ****0915EST 0130 *** a f *** BC-Yearend-Economy 12-13 0652 A year ago, Americans faced the new year worried about worsening inflation, a possible recession and rising unemployment. They have the identical worries going into 1980. Despite widespread predictions of a recession in 1979, one didn't occur, and unemployment didn't increase. But forecasters say the recession has only been delayed and will show up for sure in 1980, driving unemployment sharply higher. Inflation was much worse than even the most pessimistic forecasts in 1979, and hardly anybody voices optimism that it will improve significantly in 1980. Here's a scorecard on what happened to the economy in 1979, compared to what the administration predicted would happen: _Consumer prices increased during the year by 13 percent, nearly double the administration's January forecast of 7.4 percent and also higher than its July forecast of 10.6 percent. _Unemployment was 5.8 percent of the labor force in November, below both the January forecast of 6.2 percent and the July outlook of 6.6 percent. _Although the final figure won't be available until mid-January, economic growth as measured by the gross national product probably will be about 1 percent, midway between the January forecast of 2.2 percent growth and the July outlook for a decline of 0.5 percent. The administration hasn't yet spelled out its economic outlook for 1980 as officials await a better reading on how much oil-producing nations will raise oil prices in the new year. Oil prices and supply will be the key factor affecting economic performance in 1980, just as they were in 1979. The year 1979, in fact, became the year in which the nation's leaders freely acknowledged that the United States could have only limited control over its economic destiny as long as it was dependent on imported oil. Not only is the price of oil a major uncertainty for economic planners looking ahead to a new decade, but so is supply. Industrial nations during 1979 paid virtually any price that was asked in order to get oil. The 60-70 percent increase in oil prices during 1979 was blamed for worsening the nation's inflation rate, and Treasury Secretary G. William Miller says the key to controlling inflation is restraining energy prices. ``The battle now revolves around energy,'' he said. ``If there is continued escalation in prices, all of our other efforts ... will be frustrated.'' Miller travelled to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Abu Dhabi in November to urge them to maintain oil production at peak levels, rather than to cut back as they had said they wanted to do. He argued that major cutbacks could lead to an oil shortage that would cause another sharp run-up in prices and bring on a severe world-wide recession. But he found the oil-producers mad as hornets over the U.S. decision to freeze Iranian assets in the United States and the best he could do was to get them to promise to consider the request. If the outlook for oil prices and supply is uncertain, so is the outlook for a recession. Economists both in and out of government were nearly unanimous in thinking a recession had started in the second quarter of 1979 when the nation's GNP declined by 2.4 percent at an annual rate. But the economy crossed up the forecasters by rebounding smartly at a 3.5 percent rate in the third quarter, as consumers bought heavily despite record high interest rates. Housing sales were strong throughout the year, also defying predictions that high interest rate policies would result in a housing slump. And instead of the rising unemployment which would have occurred under the recession scenario, unemployment was actually declining by year's end, dropping in November to 5.8 percent of the labor force from 6 percent in October. ****0916EST 5380 *** u a *** PM-ParentsSupport 1stLd-Writethru a4910 12-13 0353 *** f0150 *** a f *** BC-Yearend-Energy Adv79-2 12-13 0519 Don't count on it, but 1979 may be remembered as the year people stopped asking ``What energy crisis?'' It was the year the United States lost its oil imports from Iran _ twice. It was the year of gas lines, ``odd-even,'' and dollar-a-gallon; the year of thermostat limits. And it was the year of Three Mile Island, the nuclear power plant accident that brought Harrisburg, Pa., to the brink of evacuation and rocked the nuclear industry. Oil prices, profits, and pressures for a ``windfall profits tax'' all soared in 1979, as energy continued to fuel double-digit inflation. The United States' energy year opened and closed with trouble in Iran, where a revolution late in 1978 disrupted oil production. Without Iranian imports the United States began 1979 with an oil shortage estimated at 800,000 to 900,000 barrels a day. By mid-February, airlines began cancelling flights for lack of jet fuel. By March, companies reduced deliveries of gasoline and heating oil to dealers, and the non-Communist industrial nations agreed to cut oil use by 5 percent. That amounts to one million barrels a day for the United States. Iran's shipments resumed at a reduced level on March 3; but with tankers at sea U.S. petroleum stockpiles continued to shrink, while motorists blithely kept driving. They came to a screeching halt in May and June, in gasoline lines that started in California and quickly spread east, bringing frayed tempers and occasional I-was-here-first violence. The lines were eased by ``odd-even'' schedules of alternate-day gasoline purchasing, and by minimum-purchase rules barring ``tank-toppers''. By late June, diesel fuel shortages and price hikes sparked a brief strike by independent truckers, but by July oil supplies were recovering and refiners, at government urging, began building a 240-million-barrel stockpile of home heating oil for the coming winter. Meanwhile, the OPEC cartel raised world prices of crude oil step by step from $12.69 per barrel at the end of 1978 to a range of $18 to $23.50 on June 28. By October, the average price reached $20 per barrel, a 57 percent increase in nine months, and it was to rise still further as Libya broke the OPEC ceiling by charging $26 a barrel. More increases followed in Iran, Algeria, Nigeria, Kuwait, Iraq and Indonesia, even before a new pricing session of the cartel on Dec. 17. On June 1, President Carter began a phased removal of price controls from U.S.-produced oil in preparation for complete decontrol in 1981 as decreed by Congress. Propelled by the inflation of both foreign and domestic crude, heating oil climbed from an average 53.7 cents a gallon in January to 81.4 cents in September, and gasoline topped one dollar a gallon in August. While prices climbed, so did oil company profits. Third-quarter profits surpassed year-earlier levels by 118 percent at Exxon, 131 percent at Mobil; 134 percent at Conoco, 191 percent at Standard Oil of Ohio, and 211 percent at Texaco. ****0918EST 5240 *** r n *** PM-Commission 12-13 0109 *** g4300 *** r n *** PM-AliveandWell 12-13 0222 A Brookline man who left his wife and two children 18 months ago because he ``just wanted to get out'' has been arrested in Philadelphia by Massachusetts authorities on a charge of non-support. In Massachusetts, he was Frederick J. Barletta, 36, an executive at a construction company. Authorities said they located him working as a superintendent in the maintenance department of the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia. Norfolk County District Attorney William Delahunt and State Police Maj. John Regan credited the capture to ``dogged persistence'' by police. Authorities said they traced Barletta to Plymouth Meeting, Pa., because Barletta applied for a driver's license in his true name and birth date. To his neighbors in Plymouth Meeting and employer in Philadelphia, he was known as Frederick Evans. Regan said the final push to locate Barletta came when the man's father-in-law, Charles Marran of Newton, told the state police major how upset the family was over Barletta's long absence. When Barletta left on May 2, 1978, he had a pregnant wife and two sons. Now he has a daughter, born after he left town. Police who made the arrest Wednesday said Barletta told them he left his family because he was ``depressed'' and ``just wanted to get out.'' ****0919EST 5400 *** d w *** PM-Rosalynn-Refugees 12-13 0236 *** a5420 *** u i *** PM-OilPrices 2ndLd-Writethru a5340 12-13 0384 *** g3980 *** u n *** PM-UtilityShutoffs 12-13 0404 *** e0830 *** u n *** PM-UtilityShutoffs 12-13 0404 Consumer groups were to ask the state Public Utilities Commission today to forbid utilities from cutting off service to New Hampshire customers who have trouble paying heating fuel or electricity bills this winter. The groups, including the New Hampshire People's Alliance and a spin-off in Concord called the Heat Watch, want to insure that consumers who cannot pay high utility bills will not be left out in the cold. ``Our main concern is that people should be assured that they have service all winter long, no matter how bad things get financially,'' said William Wiseman of Heat Watch after meeting with Concord utility representatives on Wednesday. Wiseman and two other Heat Watch members met with the office managers of Concord Electric Co. and Concord Natural Gas Corp. to ask the companies to sign a voluntary pledge that they would not cut off service to anyone with money problems. They did not get the signatures. Instead they heard from Concord Electric's George Blood and Concord Gas's Ronald Bisson that the companies already work hard to make sure no one is cut off during the winter. ``We would carry you if you said you could pay $2 or $4 or whatever a week,'' Blood told Annette Band, 75, a group member. ``You would be showing a willingness to pay.'' Bisson said his company works ``dilligently with our customers'' to avoid cutting off service due to non-payment of bills. Both said it is unlikely that a customer with a financial need would be cut off. They said they refer such customers to community service agencies which might be able to help, or to the federal fuel assistance program, which is pumping money into states to help with fuel bills. New Hampshire Legal Assistance, which will be representing several community organizations in the hearing, said statistics show that ``once every 20 minutes of every working day, a New Hampshire family is cut off from gas or electric service.'' ``The (Public Utilities) commissioners are not involved in the day-to-day negotiations between utilities and customers and they need to hear from New Hampshire citizens facing the trauma of termination of utility service during the cold winter months,'' said NHLA Executive Director Robert Gross. House Speaker George Roberts was expected to testify in favor of a moratorium on winter utility cut offs. ****0923EST 5430 *** r a *** PM-Shaw 1stLd-Writethru a4460 12-13 0637 *** e0840 *** r n *** PM-Commission 12-13 0099 The New England Regional Commission and the New England Governors' Conference begin their annual December meeting today with a reception and dinner at Marble House, the former Vanderbilt mansion on Bellevue Avenue. The New England governors and their staffs are scheduled to hold a business meeting Friday, at which they are expected to continue efforts to develop regional plans for dealing with hazardous waste. Also on the agenda is a discussion of the future of air service for 19 communities in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut and Massachusetts. ****0925EST 5170 *** u a *** PM-ParentsSupport 1stLd-Writethru p4700 12-13 0353 Grown children can be sent to jail if they are able to support their destitute parents and refuse to do so, the state Court of Special Appeals has ruled. The ruling, issued this week, upheld an old ``parent support'' law under which two children were convicted in Baltimore County Circuit Court. At the same time, the court reversed the convictions of the two because it found in their particular case they could not afford to pay support for their 88-year-old mother. The parent-support law, which requires children who are able to provide destitute parents with ``necessary shelter, food, care and clothing'' has been on the books in Maryland since 1916. But many social services officials thought the parental support law had been taken off the books long ago. ``I was dumfounded,'' Dr. Matthew L. Tayback, head of the state office on aging, said Wednesday. ``I thought about 15 years ago we had removed the responsibility of children for their parents.'' Tayback said he intended to discuss the implications of this week's ruling with the Commission on Aging today. Ernestine F. Jones, acting director of social services for Baltimore, said the ruling ``could have a tremendous impact on a lot of our programs. ``We'll have to spend all kinds of time in court just to force children to prove that they cannot afford to support their parents,'' Ms. Jones said. ``To have to go through all this red tape to haul them into court would be ludicrous.'' Welfare officials said the ability of children to support their parents is not considered in deciding if the elders qualify for government aid programs. There was nothing in the court opinion to suggest that any changes in eligibility for such aid programs would be required, but Tayback said he is concerned the court ruling might have such an impact. Violation of the parental support law is a misdemeanor, carrying a possible $500 fine and one-year jail term. ****0926EST 5200 *** d w *** PM-Rosalynn-Refugees 12-13 0236 Rosalynn Carter said today she did not know whether the Soviet Union is deliberately interfering with distribution of aid to Cambodian refugees, ``but there is blockage in the supply.'' In an interview on NBC-TV's ``Today'' program, the first lady was asked why the United States did not send supplies directly into Phnom Penh. ``We can't do it,'' Mrs. Carter said. ``The attitude among international relief organization is we are going to succeed if you (the United Stwtes) don't blow it.'' Alluding to the U.S. role in the Southeast Asia war, Mrs. Carter said, ``You can understand why we are not very popular in Cambodia.'' She said the relief effort could crumble if Vietnam, which controls much Cambodian territory, believes the United States is in charge. ``So we have to work through the international organizations,'' said the first lady, who visited refugee camps in Thailand last month. Mrs. Carter said she had a delayed reaction after the trip. ``Two days after I got home I really broke down. It's an incredible experience,'' she said. ``I learned to recognize the last stages of starvation.'' As for the crisis in Iran, the first lady said President Carter has been able to relax. ``At night, he can read a book next to the telephone, and he's been able to do that because I have been out making his speeches for him,'' she said. ****0929EST 5210 *** d a *** PM-Shaw 1stLd-Writethru p4220 12-13 0637 *** e0850 *** u n *** PM-VtOCCSA 12-13 0253 Employees of the Orleans County Council of Social Agencies are prepared to continue working even if there is no money to pay their salaries, says OCCSA office manager Linda Davidson. ``It's nothing new not getting paid,'' she said Thursday. ``Everyone just wants to see this through.'' The federal Community Services Administration is continuing to pay the salaries of the anti-poverty agency's employees, pending a ruling on its plan to strip OCCSA of federal funds. The OCCSA board has appealed that decision. OCCSA Director Thomas Hahn and other agency workers said Wednesday that staff morale is high and public support for OCCSA among Northeast Kingdom residents remains strong, even though the agency has been forced to eliminate most of its programs. ``We're not going down until the last gun is fired _ and we hope it is ours,'' said Vera MacFarlane, director of one of OCCSA's subsidiary programs. The CSA, which has accused OCCSA of financial mismanagement, decided to strip the agency of its funds this fall. Gov. Richard Snelling, who has had many run-ins with Hahn over the years, had recommended that the federal money be discontinued unless there is a major reorganization of the anti-poverty agency. When Snelling visited the city earlier this month, Hahn hung a new sign outside the agency's office that read: ``OCCSA _ Open for Business as Usual.'' Hahn said he wanted to make certain that Snelling knew council employees are not prepared to give up yet. ****0931EST 5440 *** u a *** PM-FireDead 1stLd-Writethru a5310 12-13 0244 *** p5220 *** d a *** PM-FireDead 1stLd-Writethru p5080 12-13 0243 *** m0850 *** d s *** BC-E.League 12-13 0142 *** g4010 *** d n *** PM-VtKidnapping 12-13 0381 *** a5450 *** u a *** PM-FireDead 2ndLd-Writethru a5440 12-13 0242 *** a5460 *** r i *** Soviet-Arms 12-13 0464 *** a5470 *** u i *** PM-OilPrices 3rdLd-Writethru a5420 12-13 0439 *** g4020 *** d n *** PM-Bundy 12-13 0279 *** m0860 *** d n *** NYBiz 12-13 0470 Tom Chappell often felt insulted by the television ads he saw for various products and figured, ``Why not make something myself?'' So he started his own company and made his own toothpaste. Not to mention toothbrushes, mouthwashes, soaps, deodorants, shaving creams, shampoos, oils and lotions. Taking advantage of the growing consumer demand for ``natural'' products _ free of artificial preservatives, chemicals and colors _ Tom's of Maine Inc., founded nearly 10 years ago, now claims to be the nation's largest manufacturer of natural personal care products. Started with just a handful of people, the company now employs nearly 40 fulltime workers, and its products are found from California to Australia. Chappell expects the company to gross about $2.5 million this fiscal year _ and he predicts the figure will reach $10 million sometime in the 1980s. ``Our corporate goal is to make alternative products, alternative choices for the consumer who prefers natural living products,'' the tall, soft-spoken Chappell said in an interview at the company's plant, a converted railroad warehouse. Chappell, 36, is himself a product of the Sixties, and his company grew out of _ and still appeals to _ what used to be called the ``counter-culture.'' Raised in Massachusetts, Chappell graduated from Trinity College in Connecticut in 1966. Although never a campus radical, Chappell, like many other students of the time, took a critical view of the way society was being run and sought something ``simpler, less technologically oriented, more in touch with the earth, the environment.'' He gave up his job as a Philadelphia insurance executive and moved to Maine to help his father run a manufacturing business in Biddeford. In 1970, Chappell, his wife Kate and former Rep. Dick Spencer pooled their resources and started their own company, making non-polluting natural soaps and other products. Eighteen months later, Chappell recalls, they found the only way they could survive was to attract other investors. Now about 15 persons own a chunk of the business, although Chappell and his wife, who writes advertising copy for the company, own 55 percent of it. The company used to be known as the Kennebunk Chemical Center Inc., but that title was dropped more than a year ago because of the now-unfavorable connotation of ``chemical,'' Chappell says. Sales have grown steadily. About 35 percent of the firm's products are shipped to the West Coast and another 35 percent are sold between Boston and Washington, D.C. Five percent are sent to Britain and Australia, and Chappell recently added the Netherlands to his list of customers. ``We used to be unique,'' Chappell says. ``We have a lot of competition now,'' primarily from two Southern California companies. MORE ****0950EST 0880 *** u s *** PM-Lumberjacks-Uporsky 12-13 0164 *** m0870 *** u n *** BC-PhillipsArrest 12-13 0138 *** g4040 *** d n *** PM-Weather 12-13 0129 *** e0890 *** u n *** PM-UtilityTax 12-13 0210 *** f0170 *** r f *** PM-LoyalAmerican 12-13 0122 La Laurentienne insurance group, through its subsidiary Imperial Life, has reached agreement to acquire control of United States-based Loyal American Life Co. Laurentienne president Claude Castonguay said Wednesday the Quebec group will spend $25 million to acquire 73 percent of Loyal American stock. Imperial Life operates across Canada and in six American states, which is ``more or less satisfactory,'' Castonguay said, but Loyal American has branches in 47 states and will help the Canadian insurance company to expand rapidly into the U.S. Loyal American, with 200 employees and assets of $50 million, concentrates on selling short-term life policies. Its annual revenues are near $20 million. La Laurentienne also has subsidiaries in London and the Bahamas. ****0955EST 4450 *** r n *** PM-HotelSettlement 12-13 0227 *** a5480 *** r i *** PM-FeistyParliament 12-13 0297 *** g4050 *** u n *** PM-UtilityTax 12-13 0210 A House committee has voted to recommend the full House reject a bill to distribute to all New Hampshire communities the property taxes paid by utilities. The bill would remove local property taxes on utilities and instead levy a state tax and distribute it to all municipalities. Under the present law, property taxes paid by a utility only go to the community in which a utility plant is located. Generally, the cities and towns which contain power plants oppose the bill, fearing they would lose a major tax source. The House Ways and Means Committee voted 10-4 Wednesday to reject the bill, sponsored by Reps. Conrad Quimby of Derry and Jean Wallin of Nashua. The committee found the bill inexpedient to legislate, which Rep. Paul Keenan of Seabrook explained as ``not in a form that can be put into law.'' ``There are too many inconsistencies,'' he said. Keenan, whose community is the construction site of the Seabrook nuclear power plant, said the bill would have given utilities the right to raise their rates to support the tax, and would have been a blow to the home rule concept. ``Any initiative for a town to invite industry would have been removed,'' he said. ****0957EST 0900 *** u n *** PM-D'Amours-Oil 12-13 0156 *** g5250 *** r n *** PM-Waste 12-13 0136 New regulations requiring producers of hazardous waste to keep detailed records on the type and amount of waste produced go into effect next Thursday, according to the state Department of Environmental Management. But R. Daniel Prentiss, chief legal counsel for DEM, said the state will not seek penalties against violators until after June 1, 1980. First offenses will bring only a warning, Prentiss said. However, a repeat violation will result in full enforcement, he said. Felony charges can carry fines of up to $25,000 and jail terms of up to five years, while administrative fines can run from $500 to $1,000 per day of violation, Prentiss said. The regulations also require waste producers to prepare reports when the materials are being transported to treatment or disposal facilities. ****1000EST 4060 *** u n *** PM-D'Amours-Oil 12-13 0156 Rep. Norman D'Amours, D-N.H., has lashed out at major oil companies, calling them a major reason the country is in energy trouble. Speaking to about 300 people at the annual awards dinner of the Belknap-Merrimack Community Action Program Thursday night, D'Amours said the only way gasoline prices will go down is if people ``get mad at oil companies and stay mad.'' D'Amours said the oil lobby in Washington continues to carry power, especially through Louisiana Sen. Russell Long. ``He (Long) sits on the committee that decided how the windfall profits tax will be decided on the Senate floor. It just so happens that Senator Russell Long has got a couple of million dollars of oil interest,'' D'Amours said. ``That's a situation that ... we tolerate today and that nobody says much about. When is the last time you heard somebody take a crack at Senator Russell Long,'' D'Amours said. ****1000EST 0910 *** u n *** PM-VtSpringfieldPlant 12-13 0203 The town of Cavendish has asked a Superior Court judge to prohibit Springfield from going ahead with its plan for a $58 million municipal hydroelectric project. The town filed suit in Windsor Superior Court on Wednesday, asking that Springfield be ordered to obtain a state environmental permit and a ``certificate of good'' from the Public Service Board before proceeding with the project. Springfield wants to dam the Black River to produce its own power, but Cavendish officials oppose the project because it would flood some areas of their town. In its suit, Cavendish disputes Springfield's contention that it does not need the Act 250 permit or the PSB certificate because the project falls under the jurisdiction of the federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Cavendish contends that the federal commission cannot adequately review the effects of the project on residents of areas surrounding Springfield. It says the hydroelectric project would flood 500 to 800 acres in Cavendish, ``irrevocably altering the character'' of the community. Springfield's plan is already before the PSB, which must decide whether the town should be allowed to take over transmission equipment owned by the Central Vermont Public Service Corp. ****1003EST 5490 *** u i *** PM-TheologianGrilled 12-13 0319 *** g4460 *** r n *** PM-Jarvis 12-13 0263 Mike Jarvis says the charge that he recruited a player for his Cambridge Rindge & Latin basketball team is ridiculous, and he is ``stunned`` by a ruling that a transfer student can't play for him this season. ``A winning program is always going to be accused of recruiting,'' said Jarvis, whose state champion team was 27-0 last year. ``But it's just not the truth. I think anybody who recruits a kid is a fool because he gets into a situation of who's more important, the coach or the player.'' However, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association voted this week that Karl Hobbs, a transfer from a Boston high school, could not play for Jarvis this season. Hobbs claims that he wanted to attend Rindge for academic reasons, and that after his mother moved to Florida, he moved in with a family in Cambridge. But Hobbs' former coach, Joe Day, said: ``Karl came to me this summer and told me that Mike Jarvis told him that if he went to Rindge he would have more publicity and...have a chance to play against DeMatha (a top high school team) and to take a trip to New Hampshire and things like that. ``I told him: `Karl, you're being recruited. If you go to Rindge then I cannot sign the waiver that says you are going there without being recruited. Because you are.' '' Jarvis says he will fight the recruiting charge and Hobbs' ineligibility ruling. Jarvis says he is saving a uniform for Hobbs. ****1003EST 4070 *** d n *** PM-ModelPlane 12-13 0131 *** e0920 *** u n *** PM-RateHike 12-13 0141 *** m0890 *** u n *** BC-SpecialElections 12-13 0153 Gov. Ella Grasso has set Tuesday, Feb. 19 as the date for special elections to fill four General Assembly seats whose current holders are resigning. Elections will be held in the 32nd Assembly District in Cromwell, Portland and Middletown to replace Democrat Rep. Joseph Coatsworth; in the 110th Assembly District in Danbury to replace Democratic Rep. James Dyer; in the 17th District in Avon and Bloomfield to replace Republican Rep. James Swomley; and in the 34th Senatorial District in Hamden, Chesire, East Haven and North Haven to replace Republican Sen. Lawrence DeNardis. All four men are resiging their seats as of either Dec. 31 or Jan. 1. Dyer has been elected mayor of Danbury. Coatsworth is becoming an executive of the Connecticut Hospital Association. Swomley is becoming chief executive of the American Lung Association. DeNardis resigned to become head of the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges. ****1006EST 5230 *** r i *** PM-OilPrices 3rdLd-Writethru p5190 12-13 0439 *** s2080 *** d s *** AM-BKN--Lakers-Cooper 12-13 0567 Injuries usually hamper the career of a professional athlete, but in the case of Mike Cooper, the torn ligaments he suffered in his right knee 17 months ago may have been beneficial. Cooper, a 6-foot-6 native of Pasadena, Calif., who has been a major factor in the 20-10 record of the Los Angeles Lakers thus far this season, might not have made the team last year had he been able to play. Now, he may be in the club's starting lineup before long. ``The injury was a blessing in disguise,'' said the 6-foot-6 Cooper recently. ``It was probably to my advantage being hurt, they were pretty stacked at guard then. ``I used to think about my being hurt last year ... what if I was healthy, what would the Lakers have done? They probably would have gone with the veterans.'' Cooper was a third-round pick of the Lakers in the National Basketball Association draft of 1978 after his collegiate career at New Mexico, but was injured in a summer pro league game on July 11 of that year and was on the injured reserve list most of the 1978-79 season. The 23-year-old Cooper played in only three games as a rookie, logging a total of just seven minutes of action. Among those backcourt players who are no longer with the Lakers are Lou Hudson, Jimmy Price, Ron Boone and Ron Carter. ``I don't think I was healthy at all last year,'' said Cooper. ``I could run but I didn't have any strength. It was a very trying time, but it worked to my advantage. ``During this past exhibition season, I really started thinking I was going to make the team. I felt I was playing well in camp. I heard I was almost cut. Two or three months ago my only goal was to make an NBA team. ``I had the confidence, all I asked for was a shot. It's a dream come true. The fantastic part about it is I'm playing close to my home town.'' Cooper got his shot when celebrated rookie Earvin ``Magic'' Johnson suffered a knee injury in the Lakers' third game of the season. Boone got the first call at Johnson's spot, but Cooper did so well in relief that Boone was traded shortly later. Since Johnson returned shortly after his injury, the Lakers have often used Cooper, Johnson and Norm Nixon _ three guards _ in the lineup at the same time. It has been reported recently that the trio may all be starters shortly, with Johnson moving to the power forward position. ``I'm thankful Magic's injury wasn't serious but I'm thankful for the shot,'' said Cooper. ``Now the coach and the players have confidence in me.'' Cooper is known as a defensive specialist above all else, but he has contributed offensively. He is averaging 9.1 points per game with a .551 field goal percentage (tied for eighth best in the NBA) and an .806 free throw percentage. ``At first, there were times that I felt myself gazing, gawking, in awe,'' said Cooper. ``Right now, I'm really calming down. I've got to go out there and do a job. It's a fun job, but I don't have time to be gawking at Dr. J. or Darryl Dawkins. I've got to stop them.'' ****1007EST 4080 *** u n *** PM-RateHike 12-13 0141 Testimony continued today on an emergency rate hike request from Public Service Co. of New Hampshire. Representatives from the Legislative Utility Consumers' Council were scheduled to be the lead-off witnesses at the third day of Public Utilities Commission hearings on the request. The company maintains that without an immediate 5.5 percent emergency rate hike, it would have to halt construction of the Seabrook nuclear power plant, and could face a problem paying its bills by the middle of next month. On Wednesday, an investment expert testified that the company needs the hike to remain solvent and finish building the plant. Eugene Meyer, an investment banker from New York, said if the PUC refuses the emergency hike, and a permanent increase, the company will not be able to sell money-raising securities or finish Seabrook. ****1007EST 0180 *** u f *** PM-OilPrices 1stLd-Write 12-13 0437 *** g4470 *** r n *** PM-Tufts 12-13 0157 *** e0930 *** r n *** PM-HotelSettlement 12-13 0218 *** m0900 *** r n *** PM-HotelSettlement 12-13 0218 A tentative agreement, reached after a 17{-hour negotiating session, has staved off a possible strike by 3,000 workers at 11 Boston hotels. The bargaining unit of Local 26 of the Hotel, Restaurant, Institutional Employees and Bartenders Union tentatively approved the settlement on Wednesday. Union members, who had authorized their representatives to call a strike by Tuesday if sufficient progress was not made, will vote on the proposed contract next month. Local president Joseph J. Sullivan said that because of the tentative settlement, the union workers will not strike. Details of the agreement were not revealed, but Sullivan said they will be outlined in letters to members before the vote on the contract. The proposal is believed to be for three years and to include pay raises, additional pension benefits and a master medical plan, The Boston Globe reported. Hotels involved in the settlement are the Avery, Boston Park Plaza, Bradford, Copley Plaza, Copley Square, Essex, Lenox, Hilton Inn at Logan International Airport, Parker House, Ritz-Carlton and the Sheraton Boston. Sullivan said the contract would raise hotel employees' pay to the level paid in other cities on the East Coast. Louis Chandler, a lawyer representing the hotels, commented that the proposal is ''fair to employees and employers.'' ****1011EST 0110 *** s s *** BC-AthleticScandals Adv15-16 12-13 0465 *** s2090 *** s s *** BC-AthleticScandals Adv15-16 12-13 0465 The scandals that have scarred Arizona State and the University of New Mexico may be only the tip of an iceberg moving with silent menace toward the nation's collegiate athletic programs. ``But is it a big iceberg, or maybe just a little one?'' asked Walter Byers, executive director of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. No one knows yet. But the threat of a national scandal exists. ``There is little doubt... no, there is NO doubt that the schools whose problems have been publicized are the only ones involved,'' Byers said by telephone from his headquarters in Kansas City where the nation's collegiate athletic programs are governed. Neither he nor the NCAA's chief of enforcement, Dave Berst, would identify the number or names of other schools now under investigation. But Berst confirmed that ``a number'' of other schools are under scrutiny. ``There doesn't seem to be a geographical pattern to it,'' Berst responded to a question, apparently expanding the area of concern far beyond its origins in the Southwest. ``A number of schools in the WAC (Western Athletic Conference) have called me and said they are reviewing their own transcripts,'' WAC Commissioner Stan Bates said. ``It's a bad situation. Other conferences have called asking about it and are looking into their own transcripts.'' In a large part, the situation involves athletes who received credits for academic work they did not accomplish, credit for courses they did not attend, credit from institutions they've never even heard of. First, Arizona State's football team was struck down, in the course of the 1979 season. Eight players were found to be ineligible because of the transfer of credits of an extension course from Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Mont., supposedly taken in Gardenia, Calif., but for which, in fact, the athletes were judged guilty of the mild offense of ``non-attendance.'' But they were ineligible and Arizona State forfeited five victories. Then a sad and shabby story began to develop around the ambitious and highly-successful basketball program at New Mexico, a story that is not yet complete and is still under investigation on at least four levels: by the NCAA, the FBI, the state attorney general and an internal investigation by the school. It involves federal charges of mail fraud and bribery, a list of 57 allegations of violations by the NCAA, an investigation of financial misconduct, the construction and purchase of a seal for use in bogus transfer credits and, among other things, the published and plaintive admission of UNM assistant basketball coach Manny Goldstein that: ``I didn't do anything illegal until I had to.'' ****1012EST 0910 *** d n *** BC-TaylorObit 12-13 0100 The Rev. Charles L. Taylor, former head of the American Association of Theological Schools, is dead at the age of 78. Taylor, who died Wednesday, became the association's first executive director in 1957 after serving 31 years on the faculty of the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge. He was dean of the school for 12 years. Taylor was born in Hartford, Conn., and served as assistant minister of St. John's Church in Waterbury, Conn. He is survived by five daughters and two sons. Funeral plans were incomplete. ****1013EST 4090 *** d n *** PM-VtYankee 12-13 0317 Officials at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant say they cannot meet a Jan. 1 deadline for new safety measures required by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. But the officials say they believe they can have the required work completed by late February. Vermont Yankee engineer Edmund Gaines said the work has been delayed because some of the parts necessary for the job have not been available. The Vernon plant has been ordered to install a device that will allow control room operators to monitor conditions inside the containment building. The monitoring capability was just one of several changes mandated by the NRC following last spring's accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant. Gaines said the plant has asked the NRC for a waiver that would allow it to continue operating without the device until late February. He said that while the parts for the work should be available next month the plant would like to delay the work until February to accomodate the New England Power Pool. The power pool, which handles the distribution of electricity throughout New England, has told the plant that it would cost utilities more to purchase replacement power if the plant shuts down to perform the work before late February, Gaines said. Electricity demand in January is too high to allow the plant to make a scheduled shutdown, he said. Unscheduled shutdowns are more expensive because utilties must pay a higher price for replacement power. Gaines said the Vernon reactor would only have to be shut down for about a week for the work to be completed. Vermont Yankee was forced to delay completion of other safety-related work this fall when workers were unable to finish modifications to the plant's toras during a six-week shutdown. But that work is still scheduled to be completed before the NRC-imposed deadline of Dec. 1980. ****1014EST 0920 *** r n *** PM-Tufts 12-13 0147 *** e0940 *** u n *** PM-Pratt&Whitney 12-13 0281 *** g5260 *** r n *** PM-Burglary 12-13 0177 An 18-year-old West Warwick man has been charged in connection with a break-in at the home of a 102-year-old bedridden woman, police say. Thomas E. Hale was arrested late Wednesday and held overnight at the police station pending arraignment today in District Court, Warwick on a charge of burglary, according to Coventry police Lt. Stuart W. Royle. Royle said a second arrest is suspected in connection with the break-in, which was not reported by police until Wednesday. Annie L. Andrews told police two men broke into her home and that one stood guard by the door while the other searched the house. Detective Richard J. Skorski said police believe the intruders were looking for antiques. Apparently an old clock radio and a bracelet were the only items taken, he said. Mrs. Andrews was in bed as the robbery took place. Because the intruders cut the telephone wire outside the house, she was unable to report the incident until a nurse's aide visited her home the next day. ****1017EST 4100 *** u n *** LaserphotoExpectable 12-13 0213 *** g4490 *** u n *** PM-Mass.Ballot 170 12-13 0177 *** e0950 *** u n *** LaserphotoExpectable 12-13 0213 The filing period opened today for New Hampshire's earliest-in-the-nation primary, and one of the first was Gov. Hugh Gallen, who filed the official papers for President Carter in his re-election bid. Asked if he thought Carter would win the Democratic primary on Feb. 26, Gallen replied: ``Absolutely. I wouldn't be here otherwise.'' Following Gallen was Nancy Reagan, filing for her husband, former California Gov. Ronald Reagan, the frontrunner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Four years ago, Reagan lost a close race to former President Gerald Ford in the New Hampshire primary. ``I hope the outcome will be different this time,'' Mrs. Reagan said. Another presidential hopeful filing on the Democratic side was Cleveland lawyer Richard Kay, who defended William Calley in the My Lai massacre case during the Vietnam war. He was the first to file when the doors opened at 8 a.m. State law specifies that candidates for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations file their intentions _ along with $500 and 1,000 voters' signatures _ between 8 a.m. on Dec. 13 and 5 p.m. on Dec. 27 at Secretary of State William Gardner's office. ****1021EST 0930 *** d b *** PM-EnergySurcharge 12-13 0309 Going to college costs plenty these days and it may cost even more if three Rhode Island colleges impose an energy surcharge to cover the costs of heating oil. Discussions have been held about passing along at least part of the increased fuel bills to students at Brown University, Providence College and Roger Williams College. ``I don't think there should be a surcharge. It's unfair. Tuition is already so high,'' said John Edelman, president of the undergraduate student council at Brown University. Brown's student-run residential council unanimously criticized the proposal last week. But Steve Fusco, president of the student senate at Roger Williams College, said the school administration cannot be held responsible for ``some unavoidable tasks.'' All the schools say they have used various methods to conserve fuel this year, but none anticipated that the price of heating oil would go up by more than 60 percent from last winter to this winter. The price has climbed from approximately 54 cents a gallon to the current level of 87 cents a gallon. Richard Ramsden, Brown's vice president for administration and finance, said Brown will have an $800,000 energy deficit this year. Of that, $200,000 is in the school's housing and dining budgetary division. He said the only way to recover part of the loss would be to impose a surcharge of $25 or more on students living in university-owned dormitories and apartments. Even a surcharge of $25 would leave Brown with a $100,000 deficit in the housing division so Ramsden said the university is considering asking parents to contribute $25 as a tax deductible donation. Joseph McAleer, director of public relations at Providence College, said PC spent about $163,000 for heat, light and power in 1970-71, compared with $907,000 in 1978-79. That's an increase of 456 percent. ****1023EST 5300 *** r n *** PM-StGermain 12-13 0159 Infrared photographs that may be able to help identify the source of chemical contamination of wells in northern Rhode Island have been found in South Dakota, U.S. Rep. Fernand J. St Germain says. St Germain said today in a news release the photographs were found at the Eros Data Center in Sioux Falls and will be forwarded to the Environmental Protection Agency office in Boston. A hydrologist from the U.S. Geological Survey said the photos could be helpful because they can be used to determine the pattern of fractures in the earth's outer layer, according to St Germain. The fractures may enable geologists to determine how water has seeped through the top layers of ground to the bedrock layer at which the wells are located, St Germain said. The initial request for photographic assistance in determining the source of the contamination was made by the North Smithfield Town Council. ****1024EST 0220 *** r f *** PM-Pioneer-Video 12-13 0175 Japan's Pioneer Electronic Corp. said today it will start selling home video disc systems in the United States next summer. A pioneer official said the company hopes to sell about 3,000 units per month at a retail price of less than $1,000. Video disc systems can record television pictures and sounds for later reproduction on television sets. Pioneer sold 11,000 units of an industrial model to General Motors Corp. this spring through MCA, a U.S. phonograph record maker. The Japanese electronic appliance maker and MCA in 1977 jointly established a company, Universal Pioneer Corp., to manufacture video disc systems in japan. The official said Pioneer has decided to start marketing the home-type video disc systems after Disco Vision Associates, an American maker of video disc players, said that it would provide Pioneer with sufficent discs. DVA was set up jointly by International Business Machines Corp. and MCA. The Pioneer video disc players will be sold through U.S. Pioneer Electronic Corp., the Japanese manufacturer's U.S. subsidiary, according to the official. ****1025EST 4120 *** d n *** PM-Weather 12-13 0134 After enjoying a remarkably warm day with a record-high December temperature of 64 degrees, residents of southern Maine were expected to feel a return to seasonal temperatures today. The National Weather Service said Wednesday's warm weather was caused by a strong southwest flow of air from the southern Atlantic, causing the temperature to surpass the previous record high for December of 62 degrees, set on Dec. 1, 1962. But the NWS said that Thursday was likely to bring a return to seasonal temperatures of 30 degrees at the highest. It may ``snow enough to give us our first accumulations,'' predicted NWS spokesman Larry Whitehead. Other high temperatures in Maine Wednesday were 58 degrees in Augusta, 50 in Bangor and 48 in Houlton. ****1026EST 0960 *** u n *** PM-N.H.Briefs 12-13 0248 Remember Jimmy Carter's Peanut Brigade from the 1976 presidential primary campaign in New Hampshire? It is returning, with one big difference. In 1976 the brigade members were trying to introduce a former Georgia governor to New Hampshire voters. This year they are campaigning for an incumbent president facing a major primary challenge. About 60 brigade members are to arrive in Manchester on Saturday, then fan out through the state talking about their candidate and handing out Christmas cards. Carter campaign spokesman Ellis Woodward said the brigade members are volunteers who pay their own way to the state.   ****1027EST 5310 *** r n *** PM-JaiAlai 12-13 0094 The handle for the March 1-Dec. 8 season at the Newport Jai Alai Fronton was $34.2 million, the fronton announced today. Of that, $28.2 million was returned as winnings to bettors, $2.7 million was paid to employees, $1.7 million went to the state and $170,000 went to the city, according to fronton spokesman Eric Moody. Attendance at the season's 331 performances was 536,083, Moody said. He said the total commission paid to the city and state rose 17 percent over the previous season. ****1031EST 0970 *** u n *** PM-CrashProbe 12-13 0208 *** m0960 *** u n *** PM-Futtner-GOP 12-13 0321 Fenton ``Pat'' Futtner pulled out of the race for the Republican state chairmanship today and threw his support to Louise Berry of Danielson. ``As a life-long Republican and a professional party worker, I know that if the numbers aren't there it makes sense to be realistic,'' Futtner said. He described Mrs. Berry, a former state senator and 1978 candidate for secretary of the state, as ``the person most able to return our party to a position of strength and leadership by building from the bottom up, not ruling from the top down.'' Mrs. Berry, who was on hand for the news conference at the state Capitol, said Futtner's support should put her over the top when the Republican State Central Committee meets in New Haven Tuesday night to pick a successor to State Chairman Frederick Biebel. Biebel is resigning to take a job in the Reagan for President campaign. Besides Mrs. Berry, there are two other candidates in the race for chairman, Jo McKenzie of Essex, finance chairwoman for the party; and Irwin Silver, a Stamford developer and member of the state central committee. Mrs. McKenzie has the support of the Biebel faction in the party. Mrs. Berry said she has a much broader base of support, including that of U.S. Sen. Lowell Weicker. But she said she has more than just Weicker's support and cites endorsements from several present and former Republican legislative leaders. She and Futtner both criticized Biebel for spending too much time on national politics and letting the state organization go to seed. Mrs. Berry said Biebel has probably only devoted five or six days a month to state political business over the past year. ``Fred Biebel's problem was that he spent so much time on national politics, he didn't care much what happened in the state,'' Futtner said. ****1032EST 4130 *** d n *** PM-VtCamley 12-13 0259 Two women say that Seth Camley talked about killing his wife several times. The women's comments came in testimony at the murder trial of Camley, who is charged with the March shooting deaths of his wife, Earlene, and Clifford Manosh. Camley's lawyers have not contested that their client killed the pair, but have said they hope to prove that the killings were not premeditated and do not constitute first-degree murder. They have said that Camley killed his wife ``in the heat of passion'' and have suggested that he killed Manosh in self-defense. Camley's lawyers have said their client found the pair making love in a secluded area in Morristown. On Wednesday, Betty Cota, Camley's mother-in-law, testified that Camley telephoned her after a fight with his wife last year and spoke of ``killing her before the first of the year.'' Also testifying Wednesday was Brenda Wright, who said that Camley asked her early this year to `'stay with the kids because he was going away.'' ``He said he was going to be out to get her and he wouldn't be coming back,'' she said. ``He said if he could find them together he would get them together.'' Also taking the witness stand was Camley's 17-year-old son, who said his father once threatened suicide in an effort to win back his wife. James Camley told the jury that his father ``went so far as to threaten his own life to get her back by putting a shotgun to his own head.'' ****1032EST 0990 *** r n *** PM-Tufts 12-13 0147 Chinatown residents plan a protest march Friday when Tufts University officials gather to break ground for a new, $23 million Human Nutrition Research Center next to the school's medical center complex. Some Chinatown residents argue that the Tufts land in the midst of the ethnic Chinese section could be used for much-needed housing in their community. And they claim that the planned 14-story building will do nothing to enhance the Chinatown-South Cove neighborhood. But Henry T. Wilson, public relations director for Tufts-New England Medical Center, said: ``We recognize the community's needs in terms of housing. We want to work with them. But our problem is that the medical center is struggling itself. We have our own community of 7,000 to 8,000 people daily...and we have a responsibility to them as well as to the Chinese community.'' ****1035EST 4150 *** d n *** PM-PresidentialPoll 12-13 0131 President Carter trails Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., in the Democratic race for the presidential nomination, but appears to be picking up strength because of his handling of the Iranian crisis, according to a Boston-area poll of 400 residents. Kennedy leads Carter 32 to 22 percent among all voters, Democratic, Republican and independent, according to television station WNAC-TV, which commissioned the survey. Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. of California was third with 4 percent. Twenty-one percent had no favorite. According to the poll, made public Wednesday, 13 percent of those questioned said they were more likely to vote for Carter after Kennedy verbally attacked the Shah of Iran. Seventy-two percent of those polled regarded Carter's handling of the Iranian crisis as excellent to good. ****1036EST 1000 *** d n *** BC-PhillipsArrest 12-13 0135 *** f0270 *** u f *** PM-WallStreet10:30am 12-13 0245 *** a5500 *** r w *** PM-Chrysler 1stLd-Writethru a4400 12-13 0575 *** p5240 *** d a *** PM-FireDead 2ndLd-Writethru p5220 12-13 0242 *** a5510 *** r w *** PM-US-Iran 1stLd-Writethru a4350 12-13 0704 *** e1010 *** u n *** PM-Gallen-Highway 12-13 0158 *** a5520 *** r i *** PM-BecketCasket 12-13 0204 A medieval enamel casket, reputed to have once held bodily relics of martyred St. Thomas a Becket, sold at auction today for 420,000 pounds_$924,000. The now-empty casket was bought by London dealer Robin Symes when Sotheby's auctioned the art collection of Ernst and Marthe Kofler-Truniger of Lucerne, Switzerland. The collection of 31 medieval and Renaissance works of art fetched a total of 742,800 pounds_$1.63 million. Sotheby's last sold the casket in 1930 for 3,000 guineas_3,150 pounds, then worth $15,700. Becket was Archbishop of Canterbury in 1170 when three knights hacked him to death with swords in his cathedral for opposing King Henry II's wish to control the English clergy. The 12-inch-long casket of limoges blue enamel is decorated with six engraved, gilded scenes of the martyrdom. Scholars say the casket probably was made for Peterborough Abbey in 1194, after an abbot took relics of Becket there from Canterbury for safe keeping. Becket's murder shocked Western Christendom. He was canonized in 1173 and his shrine in Canterbury Cathedral was richly jeweled by pilgrims. An end of his cult was decreed by King Henry VIII in 1538, when the shrine was destroyed and the saint's bones were lost. ****1045EST 0280 *** r f *** PM-Japan-IranOil 12-13 0322 *** p5250 *** d i *** Soviet-Arms 12-13 0464 The Soviet Union reacted angrily today to two major moves to strengthen Western armed forces, accusing NATO of fueling the arms race and President Carter of ``ignoring the voice of reason.'' Meanwhile, there was no indication that the Kremlin was prepared to accept a NATO invitation to open immediate negotiations on reducing the number of missiles in Europe. The NATO invitation was issued along with a decision Wednesday in Brussels to deploy 572 new American nuclear missiles in Western Europe. Moscow had warned previously that if NATO decided to deploy the missiles before the talks on missile reduction began, the ``basis'' for talks would be destroyed. At almost the same time as the NATO vote, Carter in Washington called for a five-year boost in U.S. defense spending, including annual increases of more than four percent. Carter accused the Soviet Union of a ``steady buildup'' in its armed might and a ``growing inclination'' by the Kremlin to exploit turbulent situations through military power. The official Soviet news agency, Tass, said NATO's missile decision was ``dangerous to the cause of peace and international detente.'' It said the decision was the result of ``crude pressure'' by the United States against its NATO allies. Tass also dismissed claims by Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance and other American officials that the missile decision was part of an overall plan designed to lead to arms reduction through negotiations. ``The current actions of the political and military leaders of the North Atlantic bloc are aimed at an all-round growth in the nuclear missile and conventional arms race. They destroy the very basis for further talks,'' Tass said. Vance did not rule out the possibility in a Brussels news conference that preliminary U.S.-Soviet contacts regarding missile control talks could take place ``in the next month or two.'' NATO Secretary-General Joseph Luns said in Brussels that the United States ``will as soon as possible'' withdraw 1,000 of its estimated 7,000 tactical nuclear weapons from the European theater. But this was not immediately reported in the Soviet press, which emphasized as a major contribution to peace a Soviet announcement Oct. 6 that Moscow would unilaterally withdraw up to 20,000 troops and 1,000 tanks from Central Europe. The Soviets are estimated to have some 400,000 men in the area. On Carter's speech, Tass said the address ``testified that the U.S. Administration is ignoring the public opinion of the vast majority of countries, which opposes the arms race and supports detente and the quickest ratification of SALT II.'' ``The U.S. President, judging by his speech, has not listened to the voice of reason and, it is obvious, has shown no readiness so far to constructively discuss the peaceful initiatives of the Soviet Union, aimed at attaining military detente.'' ****1046EST 5260 *** d i *** PM-FeistyParliament 12-13 0297 The European Parliament, in its first major demonstration of independence from government control, voted 288-64 today to reject the Common Market's $23.5 billion budget for 1980. The vote means the budget will have to be overhauled by the commission that runs the European Economic Community, then scrutinized by the Council of Ministers that approves EEC spending, and resubmitted to the Parliament. Observers said this could take three months or more, and in the meantime the Common Market would have to finance itself from month to month based on the 1979 budget. Parliament's action came after an all-night negotiating session between the budget committee and the Council of Ministers, made up of finance officials from the nine member governments. The committee and the council failed to reach a compromise and the committee recommended the Parliament reject the budget. There were three main points of disagreement between the council and the committee. The Parliament demanded cuts in agriculture spending, to be enacted by February. The council agreed in principle but refused to give a specific date, sources said. Parliament also demanded about 600 million European units of account ($822 million) extra for discretional spending for regional development in energy. But the council reportedly was willing to give 200 million extra EUA ($274 million). The third point of disagreement was the Parliament's demand to include community loans in the budget to give the representatives greater control over spending and greater knowledge of the community's investments. This year for the first time the Parliament was chosen by popular election rather than by governmental appointment and although the group can exert little direct influence on member governments, it can, as it did today, rule on Common Market spending. ****1047EST 5270 *** r w *** PM-Chrysler 1stLd-Writethru p4260 12-13 0575 *** m0990 *** d n *** PM-DrugAbuse 12-13 0244 Drug abuse has a major role in the development of some kinds of mental illness, a study shows. The study on drug-using military veterans showed that mental disorders frequently developed in people who abused stimulants and depressants. But the kinds of mental illness varied, depending on the types of drugs they took. The researchers were not sure whether the drugs actually caused the mental trouble, or whether the men took the drugs to relieve already existing mental problems. The study, published in today's New England Journal of Medicine, was conducted on 51 veterans treated at the Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center. When the men were first admitted in 1972, they showed low-level symptoms of mental disorders, but there was no significant difference between them. However, six years later, there were serious mental problems among the men who took depressants, such as barbiturates, and stimulants, such as amphetamines. Of the 14 who took depressants, eight had developed such bad depression that five had attempted suicide. And of the 11 who used stimulants, five had developed schizophrenia. However, there was no change in the 26 who used opiates, such as heroin and methadone. ``Our data suggest that abuse of particular drugs has a major role in the development of specific psychiatric illnesses,'' the researchers wrote. ``The possibility that different pre-existing personality disorders lead to different kinds of drug abuse cannot be excluded.'' ****1048EST 0300 *** r f *** BC-Butter-Cheese 12-13 0051 *** p5280 *** r w *** PM-US-Iran 1stLd-Writethru p4170 12-13 0704 *** g4170 *** u n *** PM-Gallen-Highway 12-13 0158 Gov. Hugh Gallen says contracts for construction work on Interstate 93 between Littleton and St. Johnsbury, Vt., could be put out to bid next year. On Friday, some of the parties involved in a lawsuit to prohibit construction through Franconia Notch will go to court to ask that an injunction against building the northern part of the interstate be lifted. The federal Transportation Department approved an environmental impact statement on construction in and around Franconia Notch after a compromise on the construction was reached. Now the parties, including the state and federal governments and environmental groups, are going to court to have the injunction dropped. If the injunction is lifted, New Hampshire and Vermont highway officials will meet as soon as possible to work on coordinating the contracting for the highway work, Gallen said. The work will include about ten miles of construction in New Hampshire and about 15 in Vermont. ****1050EST 0320 *** u f *** PM-OilPrices 2ndLd-Write 12-13 0434 Oil Minister Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani said today Saudi Arabia will raise oil prices even before next week's OPEC pricing meeting. Another Arab oil chief said the Saudis and some other producers plan $6-a-barrel hikes, but he said they would not take effect until Jan. 1. If applied across the board by all 13 nations of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, increases in that range could add 5 to 10 cents to the price of a gallon of gasoline or heating oil in the United States. In comments reported by the United Arab Emirates news agency, United Arab Emirates Oil Minister Mana Said al Otaiba said his nation, Saudi Arabia and Qatar would raise the per-barrel price by $6 at the end of the year. This would be a 33 percent increase over the current Saudi base price of $18. Yamani, asked by a reporter to confirm this, said, ``Part of that report is true.'' But he would go no further. Asked then whether his country would raise prices before the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' winter meeting, which begins Monday in Caracas, Venezuela, he replied, ``Yes.'' The Saudi minister would not elaborate. He was in Brussels for talks with Foreign Minister Henri Simonet and other Belgian officials. The newspaper Al Fajer in Abu Dhabi, one of the emirates in the United Arab Emirates, had reported that several major OPEC members were planning to raise crude oil prices by $8 a barrel by the end of the week. Otaiba's statements, made as he left his Persian Gulf nation for the Caracas meeting, appeared to be an attempt to set a guideline for the meeting. There was no immediate confirmation from Qatar. A $24-a-barrel Saudi price would be 50 cents above the OPEC ceiling set in June. The United Arab Emirates agency report said the country's base price would go up to $27.56 a barrel, an increase of 27.8 percent, and Qatar's would rise to $27.42, an increase of 28 percent. But a number of the oil countries have already breached the current $23.50 ceiling, and some ministers have been talking about a new base price of $30 a barrel. Nigeria, for example, reportedly has suggested it may raise its $26.27 price to $30. Saudi Arabia is now producing 9.5 million barrels of crude oil daily and supplying nearly 20 percent of the United States' imports. The United Arab Emirates produces 1.6 million barrels a day, and Qatar's daily output is 437,000 barrels. ****1052EST 1020 *** u f *** PM-WallStreet10:30am 12-13 0244 *** m1000 *** u n *** BC-PhillipsArrest 12-13 0214 *** a5530 *** d w *** PM-Carter-VISTA 12-13 0078 President Carter today signed a bill that authorizes two more years of work for the Volunteers in Service to America program. Despite objections from Republicans that VISTA volunteers engage in ``political activism,'' Congress passed the compromise bill Nov. 29. The VISTA program, sometimes called the domestic Peace Corps, celebrates its 15th anniversary this month. It now has 3,400 volunteers, who earn a subsistence salary of about $317 a month in 2,000 locations. ****1053EST 4180 *** r n *** BC-PhillipsArrest 12-13 0211 *** a5540 *** d w *** PM-Britain-Iran 12-13 0223 *** e1030 *** u n *** PM-VtSecurity 12-13 0215 Mayor Gilbert Godnick has ordered more police patrols at the city's downtown parking garage in the wake of a violent kidnapping attempt this week. Godnick on Wednesday ordered Police Chief Charles Spoon to assign a special officer to monitor the garage full-time until at least Christmas. The mayor's edict followed a kidnapping attempt Tuesday in which a man brandishing a 4{ inch hunting knife jumped into the car of Franka Slattery, 36, of Rutland. The man put the knife to Mrs. Slattery's throat, shoved her into the passenger's seat and attempted to start the car. But the 4-foot-10 woman managed to escape by grabbing the knife away and plunging it into her assailant's leg. Police later arrested Raymond Hughes, 36, of Rutland, in connection with the incident. Police said Hughes was apprehended as he hobbled bleeding down a nearby alley. Godnick said the kidnapping attempt _ plus repeated reports of vandalism, drinking and loitering at the garage _ prompted his order for stepped-up patrols. ``We are not fooling around this time,'' the mayor said. ``We are going to take some action _ I want people picked up.'' Under Godnick's directive, the special police officer will be on duty from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. ****1056EST 4190 *** d n *** BC-PhillipsArrest 12-13 0135 *** m1010 *** u f *** PM-WallStreet10:30am 12-13 0244 Stock prices declined in early trading today in cautious trading tied in part to concern over rising oil prices. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrial stocks fell 2.56 to 833.11 in the first half hour of trading. Losing issues outnumbered gainers by a 3-2 margin on the New York Stock Exchange. Analysts say that uncertainty about how high oil prices will be set at next week's meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has been weighing on the market all week. Today Saudi Arabia _ OPEC's largest producer and a moderate member _ said it would raise its prices in advance of the meeting. But Saudi Arabia's oil minister did not say by how much. Among actively traded issues in the early going, Arlen Realty gained [ to 3{; International Telephone & Telegraph slipped [ o 26\; IBM was off [ to 65[ and Texaco gained [ to 29\. On Wednesday, the Dow Jones industrial average, up by about 4 points in early afternoon, finished with a gain of 1.97 at 835.67. But there were a few more losing issues than gainers. The American Stock Exchange market value index rose 2.21 to 237.32, a record high. The NYSE composite was up .03 at 61.58. Big Board volume was 34.63 million shares down from 36.16 million in the previous session. Bust It ****1057EST 4500 *** u n *** PM-Mass.Ballot 1stLd-Writethru 250 12-13 0303 State Secretary Michael J. Connolly said today he is placing three Democrats and 10 Republicans on the ballot for the March 4 presidential primary in Massachusetts. The Democrats are President Jimmy Carter, U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. The Republicans are Rep. John B. Anderson of Illinois, Tennessee Sen. Howard H. Baker, former U.N. Ambassador George H. Bush, former Treasury Secretary John B. Connally, Illinois Rep. Philip M. Crane, Kansas Sen. Robert J. Dole, California businessman Benjamin Fernandez, former NATO commander Alexander M. Haig, Sen. Larry Pressler of South Dakota and former California Gov. Ronald W. Reagan. Connolly said at a news conference that the statutory deadline for him to finalize the ballot is Jan. 4, but he released the list today to allow individuals who wish to have the names removed adequate time to notify his office. He said those wishing to have their names removed must file an affidavit with his office by Jan. 11. Under Massachusetts law, the secretary can include candidates he believes are ``determined to be generally advocated or recognized in national news media throughout the United States'' on the state's presidential primary ballot. Connolly described the list as preliminary, noting that others can be listed on the ballot through a request of the state Republican and Democratic party chairmen or by gathering 2,500 voter signatures. He said his office will begin a voter registration drive next month and predicted the turnout in this year's presidential preference primary would be the biggest in the state's history because of Kennedy. The turnout in Massachusetts was about 30 percent in the 1976 primary, and Connolly said he expects a 50 percent turnout March 4. ****1058EST 5550 *** r i *** PM-Iranian 5thLd-Writethru a5280 12-13 0950 *** f0340 *** r f *** PM-FirestoneEarnings 12-13 0314 *** m1020 *** u n *** BC-$1Slaying 12-13 0099 A state grand jury has indicted a New Haven man on a charge of murdering another man, allegedly during an argument over a $1 gambling debt. Police said Keith Simmons, 22, of New Haven was shot several times Oct. 27 in a Newhall Street liquor store after becoming involved in an argument during a sidewalk dice game. Glen Bowers, 27, who was indicted Wednesday, turned himself in to police the day after Simmons' death. He has pleaded innocent to the murder indictment and is free on $75,000 bail. ****1059EST 5560 *** r w *** PM-Outhouse-Fleece 12-13 0270 *** e1040 *** r n *** BC-PhillipsArrest 12-13 0211 John Phillips, who was part of the Mamas and Papas singing group before it disbanded, and his wife have been arrested on charges of stealing their 8-year-old child in California, authorities said. Phillips, 44, and his wife, Genevieve Waite Phillips, 31, were arrested at their home in the Old Greenwich section of Greenwich about 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, police said. They were arrested on a California warrant filed Nov. 27 in Santa Ana. Stamford Superior Court Judge John Maicco set bond at $25,000 for Phillips and $10,000 for his wife and continued the case until Jan. 11. The lower bond for Mrs. Phillips came after arguments that she would not likely leave the area because she is five months pregnant. The couple's Bridgeport lawyer, Mary Sommer, said the child, Tamerlane, had settled in his Old Greenwich surroundings and goes to a local school. The couple moved to Connecticut from California in September. Phillips' sister, Rosemary Phockmorton, had been the child's guardian, court officials said. The child has been turned over to the custody of a Connecticut lawyer pending the outcome of a custody fight, officials said. ****1101EST 4200 *** u n *** PM-WelfareBudget 12-13 0158 *** p5300 *** d w *** PM-Britain-Iran 12-13 0223 The American public is underestimating the support in the Iranian crisis the United States is getting from Great Britain and other allies, British Ambassador Sir Nicholas Henderson said today. The United States and Iran are playing ``a diplomatic game'' in which the strong condemnations of Iran are important, Henderson told reporters at a breakfast sponsored by Foreign Policy magazine. He said British Petroleum and Royal Dutch Shell, the two major British oil companies, have not signed contracts to buy Iranian oil after Jan. 1. The ambassador was noncommittal when asked whether Britain would support further economic moves against Iran, such as a boycott or voluntary ban on exports to Iran. ``Our experience is that for these things to be effective, they must be universal,'' Henderson said. He expressed doubt that the Soviets would go along with a boycott. Expressing a personal opinion because the British government has yet to take a position, Henderson said he thought legislation would be required before Britain could ban exports to Iran and that court action might block a freeze on Iranian assets in British banks. As for the United Nations, Henderson said it was ``a matter of judgment'' as to whether the Security Council would approve sanctions against Iran, in view of the veto held by five countries, including the Soviets. ****1103EST 5570 *** d a *** AM-Fire 12-13 0205 Last spring, 12-year-old Michael Porter brought home from school a flyer describing what to do in case of fire, and the family sat down and discussed it. Five-year old Tanya apparently learned her lesson well. Rita and Donald Porter's house caught fire Wednesday. Firemen say Tanya Porter's cool saved her baby sister's life. The Porters were at work when the fire started in their bedroom Wednesday morning. The couple's other daughter, 1-year-old Denise, was sleeping in a crib in the bedroom. Tanya was walking down the hall to watch television and saw the fire. She grabbed the baby and took it to one of two aunts who were still sleeping in the house. They summoned help and the four escaped unharmed from the burning house. ``I saw the fire and I just got the baby so she wouldn't die,'' Tanya said later. ``She had enough sense and calmness of mind to walk into the room, grab the child and take it to her aunt,'' said fire Capt. Philip Wessendorf. ``That child was more calm than some adults I know.'' And Porter said of the lesson they gave their children: ``I guess Tanya remembered.'' ****1103EST 5310 *** r i *** PM-Iranian 5thLd-Writethru p5090 12-13 0950 *** e1050 *** u n *** PM-WelfareBudget 12-13 0158 Health and Welfare Commissioner Edgar Helms says the state Welfare Division faces a $5.5 million shortfall this fiscal year. The division plans several steps to try to avoid a major budget crisis, with as little effect on recipients as possible, he said. Payment of some bills and delivery of some welfare program checks will be delayed from June to July, so they can be charged against next year's budget, Helms said. The division also plans to cut payments to medical service providers, including doctors, family planners and in-patient and out-patient hospital programs, from 8 percent to 12 percent from February to June, when the fiscal year ends. Helms said there is also a $500,000-deficit in heating budgets for the state mental hospital, the Laconia State School for the mentally retarded and the Glencliff Home for the elderly. Helms blamed an increase in welfare caseloads and inflation for the budget problem. ****1105EST 5580 *** u a *** PM-Quie-Iran 12-13 0348 *** p5320 *** d w *** PM-Outhouse-Fleece 12-13 0204 Sen. William Proxmire's award for the most ridiculous example of wasteful government spending is going this month to the Department of Energy for its interest in building a super outhouse. Proxmire, D-Wis., said today the department deserves his ``Golden Fleece'' award for spending $1,200 to build and test ``an above-ground aerobic- and solar-assisted composting toilet'' that might come in handy if Americans start abandoning their indoor plumbing in the interest of energy conservation. Proxmire said in a statement: ``The $1,200 was given to a Missouri inventor who, according to his application, would build an outhouse elevated to a seat level of approximately five feet above the ground. The waste, collected on a wire mesh primed with straw two feet above the ground would be exposed to aerobic bacterial activity both by a dampered air-flow stack through the compost heap and by a double-glazed Southern exposure (window) for winter heating of both the compost chamber as well as the upper `sitting room' well insulated for heat retention.'' ``Even with the energy shortage, the country isn't going back to the outhouse,'' Proxmire said. He noted that only 1.65 million of the nation's 70 million housing units have no indoor bathroom. ****1105EST 1030 *** d n *** AM-BlueShield 12-13 0484 Blue Shield officials acknowledge that a few busy physicians can greatly increase the fees they and their colleagues receive from the insurance program for operations and other medical treatment. The way the fees can quickly rise was outlined in a report published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. It showed that the amount of insurance money that doctors received for specific operations increased as much as 75 percent in three years in the Blue Shield program in Washington, D.C. The report, written by Thomas Delbanco of Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, noted that the maximum fees that Blue Shield will pay are secret. But doctors can easily figure out what they are simply by turning in ever higher bills. Ray Freson, a spokesman for the District of Columbia Blue Shield, acknowledged that a few specialists can raise fees for everyone. ``The observation is correct that if you have a few people who are doing exotic procedures, they will charge what they want, and that will have an effect on other people in the field,'' he said. ``It's inherent in the system.'' More than 70 million Americans use Blue Shield plans to pay their doctor bills. Of these, 46 percent subscribe to the most comprehensive policies, which allow doctors to be reimbursed for the going rate in their community. These fees, called the ``usual, customary and reasonable'' charges, are typically set at the 90th percentile, or the point at which only 10 percent of the charges in the community are higher. However, doctors can submit bills that are lower than the maximum charge if they want to. In the Washington program, the researchers found that to determine the highest possible fee, ``all the physician has to do is charge a high fee and see what is paid. If the entire charge is accepted, he or she is at or below the customary level.'' They looked at several controversial operations and found that the fees paid to doctors increased dramatically. For instance, the fees for coronary bypass operations jumped 75 percent between 1975 and 1978. However, in 1976, two Washington physicians were doing 48 percent of these operations, and their rates set the standard for what other doctors could collect for performing coronary bypasses. That year, the two ``alone established the $500 increase in the customary allowance level in the area through a combination of high charges and large volume procedures,'' they wrote. ``Under the bypaws of that plan,'' they noted, ``even if such trends are discovered, a change of allowances is possible only with the vote of the same physicians who may receive such increased payments.'' The study found that doctors and hospital administrators hold a majority on the governing boards of 42 of the nation's 69 Blue Shield plans. ****1109EST 5610 *** d w *** PM-Births 12-13 0172 *** m1050 *** u n *** BC-Doublefatal 12-13 0092 The second victim of a double fatal accident on Interstate 84 early Wednesday has been identified as Stanley Lesinski, 20, of West Hartford, authorities said. State police said Lesinski and Mark C. Privee, 21, also of West Hartford, were in a car that slammed into the rear of a trailer truck at a high rate of speed. The automobile flipped over after the impact and skidded 300 feet before coming to rest on the median divider. The driver of the truck was uninjured. ****1115EST 5340 *** d w *** PM-Births 12-13 0172 Nearly 2.6 million babies were born in the first nine months of 1979, an increase of 85,000 or 3 percent over the same period last year, the National Center for Health Statistics said today. The 299,000 live births during September boosted the 1979 total to 2,577,000, compared with 2,492,000 at the same point in 1978. The center, part of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, said the overall birth rate was 15.7 births per 1,000 population, and the fertility rate was 67.7 births per 1,000 women in the child-bearing years of 15 to 44. Marriages also were up 3 percent in the first nine months, when 1.8 million couples tied the knot, including 202,000 in September. Divorces numbered 868,000 from January to September, including 93,000 in September. Some 147,000 persons died during the month, bringing the year to date figure to 1.4 million. On an average day in September, nearly 10,000 babies were born, 4,900 persons died, 6,700 couples were wed and 3,100 were divorced. ****1118EST 5630 *** d a *** AM-MeltedGuns 240 12-13 0240 *** a5650 *** u a *** PM-Shaw 2ndLd-Writethru a5430 12-13 0742 *** m1070 *** d n *** PM-VtKidnapping 12-13 0381 The arraignment of Raymond Hughes, arrested in connection with the attempted kidnapping of a Rutland woman, has been delayed to allow the hospitalized man to recover from ``extensive blood loss,'' according to court officials. The 36-year-old Hughes was arrested Tuesday as he hobbled bleeding down a nearby alley, police said. Hughes, who is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds, is charged with the attempted kidnapping of a Rutland woman. ``I kept thinking that I don't want to die,'' said Franka Slattery, the 105-pound bank teller who foiled the apparent kidnapping attempt that Hughes is charged with by stabbing her assailant with his own hunting knife. ``At first I didn't think it was a real knife,'' the 36-year-old Rutland woman said. Her initial reaction when the man jumped into her car as she was leaving work was ``You must be kidding.'' But Mrs. Slattery said that when he placed the 4{-inch blade against her throat and shoved her into the passenger seat, she knew he wasn't kidding. Her assailant was trying to start the vehicle when Mrs. Slattery took the knife away and stabbed him in the right thigh, police said. Mrs. Slattery said she kept thinking that ``if we drive away, he will rape me and then kill me.'' ``I was thinking of biting him real hard,'' she said. But when the man fumbled for a moment with a safety harness, she saw an opening and grabbed the knife. Mrs. Slattery said a brief wrestling match ensued, until she pulled the knife away and plunged it into his leg. It went through to the seat, she said. Her assailant stumbled out of the car, and Mrs. Slattery _ still clutching the knife _ began to scream for help. ``I ttink I killed a man,'' she remembers saying before falling into the arms of a bystander. ``Oh my God, I really stabbed the guy.'' Mrs. Slattery was shaken but unhurt by her ordeal. Her husband said later that his 4-foot-10-inch wife is cool under pressure because she is of Italian descent. ``She's petite, but tough,'' Pat Slattery said. Mrs. Slattery, however, said there was a simpler reason for her courage. ``You've got to fight back,'' she said. ****1124EST 5360 *** d a *** AM-MeltedGuns 240 12-13 0240 Your new car or the steel beams in your office building may once have been part of a bank heist or a shootout with police. Every year, thousands of confiscated weapons are shipped to foundries in Detroit and Charlotte, Mich. where they are melted down for scrap. The weapons range from .357-caliber Smith and Wesson revolvers to cheap ``Saturday Night Specials;'' from butcher knives to sawed-off shotguns; from motorcycle chains to tire air pressure gauges rigged to fire bullets. ``You get all types of homemade weapons,'' says Lt. Cal Glassford of the Michigan State Police. ``They are limited only by the person's imagination.'' Guns confiscated in Detroit go to a foundry in Dearborn, where they satisfy some of the auto industry's enormous appetite for steel. Weapons from other areas of Michigan are shipped to Charlotte, and melted down for use as counter weights in construction equipment. Some of the weapons go to the Fort Wayne Museum in Detroit or the Michigan Historical Museum in Lansing, Glassford said. Stolen guns, if registered and verified by a national computer check, are returned to their owners. One of the most unusual weapons was a lead pipe rigged with a spring. It was supposed to be able to fire shotgun shells, but Glassford doesn't know if it worked. ``Nobody wanted to hang on to it and try,'' he said. ****1125EST 0380 *** r f *** PM-AutoLayoffs 12-13 0201 *** p5380 *** u a *** PM-Shaw 2ndLd-Writethru p5210 12-13 0742 *** f0390 *** u f *** PM-WallStreet11am 12-13 0274 *** a5670 *** u a *** PM-Shaw 3rdLd-Writethru a5650 12-13 0738 *** a5680 *** r w *** PM-Chrysler 2ndLd-Writethru a5500 12-13 0596 *** a5690 *** r a *** PM-PresidentialFiling 12-13 0329 *** f0400 *** u f *** PM-BoardofTrade Open 12-13 0068 *** a5700 *** r w *** PM-Carter-Defense 1stLd-Writethru a4360 12-13 0714 *** p5410 *** u a *** PM-Shaw 3rdLd-Writethru p5380 12-13 0738 *** m1100 *** d n *** PM-Bundy 12-13 0279 Former presidential security adviser McGeorge Bundy says the real purpose of agreements between the United States and Russia is not nuclear disarmament, but strategic stability. ``That's the correct, if not very popular, name of the game,'' Bundy told an audience of more than 400 people at Brown University on Wednesday night. ``In 1979, this whole effort for strategic arms control is in greater danger than at any time in this entire decade,'' he said. Bundy, now a history professor at New York University, was critical of extremists on both sides of the arms limitation treaty controversy. ``The true enemies of our national security and our peace are those on both extremes, who rejoice in polarization,'' he said. He warned that the mildness of public support for the SALT treaty, now seven years in the making, has combined with hostility from anti-SALT forces to slow ratification in the Senate, where a two-thirds majority is needed for approval. He said he personally would be most comfortable with unilateral disarmament, but he called that option ``extremely unlikely.'' ``The treaty just as it stands is the best and most important we've seen in the nuclear age...I conclude that the prospects for our security and our peace will be better with the treaty than without,'' he said. Bundy blamed the treaty's not having been adopted on politics such as Gerald Ford's reluctance to press the issue in the face of Ronald Reagan's threatened candidacy in 1976 and Jimmy Carter's ``misplayed China card'' _ the invitation of Vice Premier Teng Xiaoping to the United States just when negotiations were warming up with the Soviets. ****1137EST 5370 *** d a *** PM-Quie-Iran 12-13 0343 Gov. Al Quie released a telegram today from Bruce Laingen, one of the U.S. hostages in Iran, in which Laingen says the hostages are proud of the U.S. government and the American people. Quie said the telegram indicates the hostages are aware of support from Americans. The governor urged Minnesotans to write to the Iranian embassy in Washington, D.C., and to ring church bells at noon each day in support of the hostages. ``Iranian leaders must be told repeatedly that we reject their treatment of American hostages. We want them released now,'' Quie said. Laingen, a native of Minnesota, is the charge d'affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. He is being held in the Iranian Foreign Ministry. He also urged friendly treatment for Iranian college students in the United States. Laingen, who has been able to telephone his family on several occwsions while in captivity, attended St. Olaf College in Minnesota with Quie. Laingen's telegram said: ``I want to thank you for the support and concern you have shown us during this time of trial. My colleagues and I are proud of the way the American people are standing squarely with their government in defense of the fundamental principles that are at stake in this crisis.'' ``I believe that you and other governors across the land can do a great deal to insure that Iranian residents in the U.S., especially students at our colleges and universities, are treated with the friendship that we want to survive this crisis and with respect and rights due them under our laws and constitution.'' ``With warmest regards, Bruce.'' Quie said Laingen had given the same message by telephone to a sister, Norma Marsh of Hastings, Minn. Quie said he would forward the message to other governors. Last month, four Iranians and one Sudanese were arrested in an alleged plot to kidnap Quie. But all five were released and authorities said there was insufficient evidence to bring charges. ****1138EST 0300 *** r s *** PM-BBO--Martin-MacPhail 12-13 0236 *** s2290 *** r s *** PM-BBO--Martin-MacPhail 12-13 0236 *** m1110 *** u n *** BC-NursingEvictions 12-13 0190 The state Health Services Department has ordered Manchester Manor nursing home to stop evicting its Medicaid patients and has set a hearing on whether the home violated state law. If the order is not obeyed the state will seek a court injunction immediately, said Dr. Douglas S. Lloyd, the state's health commissioner. The order issued Wednesday will remain in effect at least until after the public hearing is held Jan. 14. Since the home told the state in late October it was dropping out of the Medicaid program, 14 of the 22 Medicaid patients have been moved. The Health Services Department will examine at the hearing the issue of whether Manchester Manor prepared proper discharge plans for the 22 Medicaid patients. It also will study whether relatives or guardians of the nursing home residents were consulted and whether residents and guardians found the relocation plans acceptable. The nursing home wants the state to increase its Medicaid reimbursement payment rate, claiming $29 per day per patient is not enough. ****1140EST 0270 *** d s *** AM-BKN--Abdul-Jabbar Bjt 12-13 0509 *** f0410 *** r f *** PM-Cotton 12-13 0069 *** e1070 *** r n *** PM-Kennedy 12-13 0411 *** m1120 *** u f *** PM-WallStreet11am 12-13 0276 *** p5420 *** d w *** PM-Chrysler 2ndLd-Writethru p5270 12-13 0596 *** a5720 *** u a *** PM-FireDead 3rdLd-Writethru a5450 12-13 0386 *** p5430 *** d a *** PM-PresidentialFiling 12-13 0329 *** p5440 *** d w *** PM-Carter-Defense 1stLd-Writethru p4160 12-13 0714 *** t0310 *** d s *** AM-FBC--Luckhurst-Cal Bjt-2 12-13 0520 *** s2300 *** d s *** AM-FBC--Luckhurst-Cal Bjt-2 12-13 0520 The University of California's roster for Saturday's Garden State Bowl clash with Temple is all home-grown except for two players from the State of Washington and one each from Oregon, Arizona and Minnesota. And then there's Mick Luckhurst, who says things like Barkley for Berkeley and clark instead of clerk and holiday instead of vacation and chap instead of guy. Mick Luckhurst hails from Redbourn, England, which isn't exactly the capital of college football. ``I had seen the Rose Bowl once on television because every year they show it in England on a Saturday sports program,'' Luckhurst says. ``But I had no idea what it was or who played in it.'' Told that it was probably Southern Cal against either Michigan or Ohio State, Luckhurst replied, ``Oh, has Southern Cal been in it the last few years?'' Since USC has been in the Rose Bowl 10 times in 14 years, you can see how little Luckhurst knew about American football. But that all changed when he arrived at St. Cloud State College in Minnesota on a student-teacher exchange program after one year at Balls Park College in Hertfordshire, England. Luckhurst is Cal's placekicker and the 21-year-old junior led the Golden Bears in scoring with 55 points on 28 of 28 extra points and nine of 15 field goals, including a couple from 47 and 49 yards out. Those distances are child's play compared to Luckhurst's introduction to football two years ago. ``St. Cloud was getting 6,000 people to its games and that was amazing to me,'' Luckhurst explains. ``I wondered if the game attracted so many people why it hadn't gone world-wide, so I decided to do a term paper on why American football hadn't become international. ``I went to the gym and ran into the captain of the football team. He was watching films of their next opponent. I said, `You're watching films of what they're doing?' I couldn't believe it. ``Then I went out to practice and I saw a chap kicking the ball. I had no idea anyone kicked the ball, but I decided the best thing would be to do the term paper from the inside. I had played rugby and soccer in England, so I went to the coach and asked him if I could try out. He thought I was some kind of nut, but he finally said okay. ``They gave me thousands upon thousands of pads. I didn't know how to put them on and the players all started laughing. They thought I was some kind of barbarian. They assigned someone to hold the ball for me and I asked him what the average length of a kick was. He told me about Tom Dempsey's 63-yarder and he said, `Why not start from there?' ``I was kicking off the ground because I didn't know what a tee was but of my first three kicks from there I got two of them over. The coach started being a bit friendlier after that.'' ****1148EST 1080 *** u f *** PM-WallStreet11am 12-13 0276 Stock prices sank in moderate trading early today, weighed down by concern over oil prices. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrial stocks declined 2.05 to 833.62 in the first hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Losing issues outnumbered gainers by a 7-4 margin. Analysts have pointed to uncertainty about oil price increases as a restraint on the market all week. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries meets on Monday to consider price increases. And today, there were reports that Saudi Arabia, the cartel's largest producer, had notified oil companies of a $6 a barrel increase retroactive to Nov. 1. Stocks of major oil companies were generally lower in the early going today. Among them, Texaco lost \ to 28~, Exxon slipped [ to 56[ and Standard Oil of California was off | to 56|. Gold and precious metal mining stocks were up as the price of bullion hit new records in Europe. The price of an ounce of gold approached $460. Among precious metal stocks, ASA rose { to 35]; Dome Mines gained ] to 46\; Helcla was up { to 26[. Pitney Bow slipped \ to 31 as the most actively traded NYSE issue in the first hour. Among other active stocks, Arlen Realty gained \ to 3| and Sears slipped [ to 18]. Big Board volume came to 8.57 million shares by 11 a.m. The NYSE composite index was off .14 to 61.44. On the American Stock Exchange, the market value index fell .13 to 237.19. ****1149EST 0430 *** r f *** BCNatlStockyards 12-13 0122 Hogs: 6,000, trade moderate; barrows and gilts uneven, weights under 240 lb 50-75 higher, over 240 lb steady to 50 higher; 1-2 200-230 lb 41.50-42.00; 200-240 lb 41.00-41.50; 1-3 230-250 lb 40.00-41.00; 2-3 250-270 lb 38.50-40.00; 270-290 lb 37.50-38.50; sows 1.00-1.50 higher; 1-3 300-650 lb 30.00-31.50; boars over 350 lb 24.00-24.50; 250-350 lb 22.00; under 250 lb 28.00-29.00. Cattle and calves: 1,500, cows steady to firm compared with week's close; other slaughter classes virtually absent; receipts mainly feeder cattle billed for auction; cows utility and commercial 2-4 45.00-48.00; boning utility 1-2 48.00-50.0; cutter 1-2 43.00-47.00; canner and low cutter 1-2 38.00-43.00. Sheep: 75, not enough on offer to fully test prices. ****1149EST 5460 *** u f *** BC-CashGrain 12-13 0051 *** a5730 *** r w *** PM-OilViolations 12-13 0332 *** p5450 *** d a *** PM-FireDead 3rdLd-Writethru p5240 12-13 0386 *** m1130 *** r n *** PM-Kennedy 12-13 0411 *** s2320 *** u s *** BC-ColoradoSkiReport 12-13 0342 Colorado Ski Country USA reports the following conditions at major Colorado ski areas Thursday, Dec. 13: Arapahoe East _ 10 depth, 0 new, packed powder. Aspen Highlands _ 24 depth, 0 new, powder, packed powder. Aspen Mountain _ 22 depth, 0 new, powder, packed powder. Buttermilk _ 19 depth, 0 new, powder, packed powder. Snowmass _ 21 depth, 2 new, powder, packed powder. Berthoud Pass _ 30 depth, 0 new, powder, packed powder. Breckenridge _ 29 depth, 0 new, packed powder. Broadmoor _ 9 depth manmade, 0 new, packed powder. Conquistador _ Open Dec. 15. Cooper _ Open on weekends. Copper Mountain _ 31 depth, 0 new, packed powder. Crested Butte _ 22 inches, 0 new, hard packed. Eldora _ 34 depth, 0 new, hard packed. Geneva Basin _ 15 depth, 0 new, marginal. Hidden Valley _ 25 depth, 0 new, packed powder. Idlewild _ 28 depth, 0 new, packed powder. Keystone _ 37 depth, 0 new, packed powder. Arapahoe Basin _ Open Dec. 21. Loveland Basin _ 25 depth, 0 new, packed powder. Loveland Valley _ Open Dec. 17. Monarch _ 29 depth, 0 new, packed powder, hard packed. Pike's Peak _ Open on weekends. Powderhorn _ 27 depth, 0 new, packed powder, marginal. Purgatory _ 20 depth, 0 new, packed powder, marginal. Sharktooth _ Will open weekends snow permitting. Ski San Isabel _ Will open weekends snow permitting. Steamboat _ 24 depth, 0 new, powder, packed powder. Sunlight _ 22 depth, 0 new, powder, packed powder. Telluride _ 18 depth, 0 new, hard packed, marginal. Vail _ 24 depth, 0 new, powder, packed powder. Winter Park _ 31 depth, 0 new, packed powder. Mary Jane _ 42 depth, 0 new, powder, packed powder. Wolf Creek _ 31 depth, 0 new, powder, packed powder. Snow depth in inches refers to unpacked snow depth at midpoint. New snow refers to snow within the last 24 hours. T-trace. Figures reported here are supplied to Colorado Ski Country USA, a ski-industry organization, by individual ski areas. ****1154EST 0460 *** u f *** PM-OilViolations 12-13 0343 *** a5740 *** r i *** PM-Japan-IranOil 12-13 0164 *** m1140 *** u n *** BC-PatientSuit 12-13 0224 The Justice Department took legal steps today to join parents trying to remove their retarded children from the Mansfield Training School. The federal government filed a motion in U.S. District Court seeking ``friend of the court'' status in support of the Connecticut Association of Retarded Citizens, which filed the suit against the state, U.S. Attorney Richard Blumenthal said. The association, which claims to represent about 6,000 parents of retarded persons, argues that many residents of the Mansfield school are not getting adequate care and should be moved to smaller community-based homes. The government states in its motion that it wants to join in the suit because it has strong interest in the improvement of mental health and mental retardation facilities. It has participated in similar lawsuit in Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, it states. The suit is filed against the state commissioners of mental retardation, children and youth services, social services and health, and Mansfield Training School's superintendent. Blumenthal noted that the legal action involves only retarded residents of Mansfield and others who may be placed there in the future, not any other facility. If the motion is granted, the government would be able to lend its assistance through investigations and witnesses but could not separately appeal the court's eventual decision, he said. ****1159EST 5750 *** r i *** PM-Rhodesian 2ndLd-Writethru 12-13 0631 *** t0330 *** r s *** PM-WatkinsGlen 1stld 12-13 0178 *** s2330 *** r s *** PM-WatkinsGlen 1stld 12-13 0178 The U.S. Grand Prix East again will be held at Watkins Glen, N.Y. next year, but on April 13 instead of the traditional October date, the International Auto Sport Federation (FISA) announced today. FISA President Jean-Marie Balestre told a news conference the FISA executive committee had decided to postpone the planned Mexican Grand Prix until 1981. He said it was felt wiser to postpone it because of safety problems and lack of minimum guarantees for the correct running of a Grand Prix. The Mexican date was thus given to Watkins Glen and there will be 16 world chapionship races next year for a field of 28 cars. The German Grand Prix scheduled for Aug. 3 was set back to Aug. 10 to avoid a clash with the Moscow Olympics. Balestre indicated that the planned championship race at Las Vegas, Nev., may be held Oct. 12. On Wednesday, Tom Binford, U.S. delegate to the committee, said he was optimistic about saving the race for Watkins Glen. ****1200EST 5760 *** r i *** PM-CityElections 12-13 0403 *** t0340 *** u s *** PM-Classen 1stLd 12-13 0202 *** s2340 *** u s *** PM-Classen 1stLd 12-13 0202 *** f0470 *** r f *** BC-CashGrain 12-13 0053 *** f0480 *** r f *** PM-AutoLayoffs 1stLd-Write 12-13 0457 General Motors Corp. will stop nine assembly lines for a week starting Monday to reduce inventories, GM said today. About 41,450 workers will be temporarily laid off. Other auto companies said they would have similar closing announcements later. Such announcements are a Thursday routine in the current sales drought. In addition to those idled next week, GM has another 45,560 workers on indefinite furlough and 11,580 scheduled for indefinite layoff next month. The company employs about 475,000 production workers. In other production news, car assemblies this week should jump 22 percent from last week, but still fall 13 percent from the comparable week last year, a trade journal reported. The increase in output, noted Automotive News, resulted from the reopening of 11 Ford Motor Co. plants closed last week. Four plants scheduled overtime _ GM's three plants making front-wheel drive compacts and the New Stanton, Pa. plant of Volkswagen of America. Six of GM's affected assembly operations make intermediate or full-size cars, one makes specialty compacts and the others make trucks. The car plants are in Norwood, Ohio, where 3,900 will be furloughed; Leeds, Mo., 3,600; Fairfax, Kans., 4,200; Doraville, Ga., 2,400; Arlington, Texas, 4,000; Lansing, Mich., 8,200 and Pontiac, Mich., 10,750. The Lansing and Pontiac totals include workers at body plants attached to assembly plants. The truck operations are the heavy-duty assembly line of the GMC Truck & Coach division at Pontiac, employing 1,500, and the GMC van line there, with 2,900. Those laid off are generally eligible for unemployment benefits amounting to 95 percent of their base take-home pay less $12.50 for commuting expenses. Car production was put at 182,164 this week against 149,300 last week and 209,727 in the same week of 1978. That would make the year's production so far, with a week to go before the Christmas plant closings, 8,289,172, 7.3 percent below the 8,944,230 turned out in the same period of 1978. Truck assemblies were estimated at 54,469 this week, 18 percent above last week's 46,175 but 39 percent below the 89,081 built in the 1978 week. For the year, production would hit 3,004,363, down 19 percent from 3,686,387. Canadian plants were to make 22,537 cars, 26 percent more than last week's 17,822 and 14 percent below the 26,136 cars assembled to the same point in 1978. Canadian truck production was expected to rise 1.3 percent from 13,819 last week to 14,003, which would be 9.9 percent below the 15,542 produced in the same week last year. For the year so far, output was slated at 631,526, 4.1 percent under 658,868 to the same point in 1978. ****1204EST 5500 *** r i *** PM-Rhodesian 2ndLd-Writethru 12-13 0631 About 600 supporters of Patriotic Front guerrilla co-leader Joshua Nkomo demonstrated in the rain in downtown Salisbury today in an apparent test of the new British governor, who began his first round of talks with Rhodesian leaders. The demonstrators protested continuing bans on Nkomo's Zambia-based Zimbabwe African People's Union and the detention of several party members. Cephas Msipa, internal representative of ZAPU, told the rain-soaked marchers: ``we have nothing against the governor. But we would like to draw his attention to a number of things _ he has not said anything about the release of our followers and the lifting of the ban on the Patriotic Front.'' No incidents were reported and police dispersed the rally after about an hour, although no reason was given for halting it. In London, Nkomo told reporters there will be no cease-fire until he is assured his men will not be vulnerable to government attack in the camps they are supposed to report to under the British-sponsored truce plan. That comment came on the heels of a report from the military here that at least two Rhodesian troops and an unspecified number of guerrillas and civilians have been killed since Lord Soames, Rhodesia's first British governor in 14 years arrived in Salisbury. Soames, said he understood he had to walk a fine line in his new job. ``I'm just settling in and meeting people. I don't want to rush in where angels fear to tread,'' he said. He made the comments to reporters Wednesday night after his first TV address to the nation. ``This will not be an easy period for any of us,'' Soames said in the broadcast. The black nationalist guerrillas, who have waged a war against the Salisbury government since 1972, insist Soames was wrong to come to Salisbury before a cease-fire took place. But Soames said he hoped the British-sponsored peace talks between the guerrillas and the outgoing government of Prime Minister Abel Muzorewa, now in its fourth month in London, will bring a cease-fire soon. He urged Rhodesia's 6.8 million blacks and 230,000 whites to support him. ``In emerging from a long and bitter war there will be many difficulties. But together we must overcome them, looking to the future rather than the past,'' he said. Soames said his task was ``to hold the government of the country in trust while the political leaders put their case to you and seek your votes.'' After elections and legal independence, he said, ``My task will then be complete and I shall return to London.'' Soames will meet today with local politicians, businessmen and other key black and white figures. His security chiefs will meet with their local counterparts to discuss implementation of a cease-fire and supervision of new elections. A 1,200-strong Commonwealth military force will be on hand to monitor the cease-fire and voting. The governor's arrival Wednesday and the hoisting of the British Union Jack over the colonial mansion that will serve as his headquarters officially ended 14 years of rebellion against Britain. Absent from the welcoming ceremony of brass band and guard of honor at Salisbury Airport was former Prime Minister Ian Smith, whose all-white government unilaterally declared its independence in 1965 in a move to head off black rule. The British House of Commons late Wednesday approved the blueprint for Rhodesian independence, incorporating constitutional changes that will create an independent, black-ruled Zimbabwe early next year. British sources here said the Commonwealth monitoring force from Australia, Britain, Fiji, Kenya and New Zealand was not expected until a cease-fire was formally concluded in London between the outgoing Salisbury government, Nkomo, and his Mozambique-based co-leader, Robert Mugabe. ****1205EST 0500 *** r f *** BC-Butter-Eggs 12-13 0040 (USDA) _ Butter steady, unchanged Thursday. 93-score AA 1.3175; 92-score A 1.29-1.3133. Eggs steady Thursday; carton sales delivered to volume buyers unchanged: A extra large 75-77; A large 73{-74; A mediums 69{-70. ****1205EST 0520 *** r f *** BC-CashGrain 12-13 0053 *** p5480 *** d w *** PM-OilViolations 12-13 0332 *** m1160 *** u n *** PM-LIRRStrike 1stLd 12-13 0185 *** p5490 *** d i *** PM-Japan-IranOil 12-13 0164 Three Japanese companies have suspended negotiations with Iran for purchases of crude oil for next year, apparently after Iranian authorities proposed a price of $35 a barrel, Japanese government and industry sources said today. The Japanese companies are C. Itoh and Co. and Mitsubishi Corp., two of Japan's leading trading houses, and Idemitsu Kosan K.K., a major Japanese refinery-distributor. A government source said the negotiations in Tehran were suspended after Iran proposed a $35-a-barrel price for its crude next year. But one industry source indicated that the halt was due more to difficulties in setting the price in advance of the meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries scheduled to open in Caracas, Venezuela, next Monday. ``The talks broke up even before we had a chance to discuss anything in detail,'' said the industry source, who asked not to be indentified by name. ``The circumstances were such that we couldn't expect any progress in the negotiations.'' ****1206EST 2390 *** r s *** PM-Classen 12-13 0194 *** a5770 *** d w *** AM-NewstoUse 12-13 0533 *** a5780 *** u i *** PM-Canada-Language 12-13 0155 *** m1170 *** d n *** PM-ModelPlane 12-13 0131 Two New England men hurt when a model airplane crashed into the stands at a football game at Shea Statium are reported in satisfactory condition. John Bowen, 20, of Nashua, N.H., and Kevin Rourke, 25, of Lynn, Mass., were spectators Sunday at a New York Jets-New England Patriots game when a model airplane club took the field to demonstrate radio-controlled planes. The men were injured when one of the planes, being operated by the Electronic Eagles of the Radio Controlled Association of Greater New York, went out of control and crashed. Earlier in the week, Bowen had been listed in critical condition at Booth Memorial Hospital in Queens, where he and Rourke are being treated. They were listed in satisfactory condition Wednesday. ****1209EST 5790 *** r a *** PM-PresidentialFiling 1stLd-Writethru a5690 12-13 0343 *** f0570 *** r f *** PM-JobProspects 12-13 0180 *** f0580 *** u f *** PM-WallStreetNoon 12-13 0264 *** m1180 *** d n *** PM-Anderson 12-13 0467 *** m1190 *** u f *** BC-Butter-Cheese 12-13 0050 (USDA)_Butter offerings steady, prices unchanged. Wholesale prices on bulk cartons (fresh) creamery, 93 score AA 1.38\-1.39. 92 score A 1.36\-1.37. Cheese offerings steady, prices unchanged. Wholesale sale, American Cheese (wholemilk). Single Daisies fresh 1.44}-1.51, Flats aged 1.66-1.86} Processed American pasteurized 5 lbs. 1.23\-1.47{. ****1220EST 1200 *** r n *** BC-MoonistStabbed 12-13 0148 A member of the Unification Church was stabbed in the neck and face Wednesday night in a kitchen at the church's estate here, police said. Police said they got a call from Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco about 10:40 p.m. saying that Christopher Tobin, 25, had been admitted to the hospital with stab wounds. Police said Tobin told them he had been attacked in the kitchen of the estate, the Cenacle. An hour later, police said, Larry Gritton, 39, another member of the church, was arrested in his room at the estate and charged with first-degree assault. Police said Gritton was held without bail in the Westchester County jail until an appearance in New Castle Town Court. Tobin was reported in fair condition Thursday. Police said they did not know what led to the stabbing. ****1223EST 0620 *** u f *** PM-BoardofTrade 1stLd 12-13 0063 *** a5800 *** r a *** PM-JobProspects 12-13 0187 *** s2350 *** r s *** BC-FBC--OreStAssistants 12-13 0115 Joe Avezzano, new head football coach at Oregon State University, announced the hiring of two assistants Thursday. One of the new assistants is Nick Aliotti, 25. Aliotti has spent the last two years as a graduate assistant to Rich Brooks at the University of Oregon. Aliotti worked with backs and receivers for the Ducks. Avezanno also named Craig Boller as defensive line coach at Oregon State. Boller, 31, has spent the last two years as defensive line coach at Memphis State. Aliotti was a three-year letterman running back at California-Davis. Boller played college football at Iowa State, first under Clay Stapleton and later under Johnny Majors. ****1225EST 1630 *** a a *** PM-BusinessMirror Adv14 12-13 0658 Investment clubs think highly of IBM shares, but they also believe in diversification. That's why they their portfolios also have included shares of Kaneb Services, Moog and Amcord. Surveying its members, the National Association of Investment Clubs found more clubs holding shares of International Business Machines than any other stock, which really isn't news. It was to be expected. Investment clubs, you see, are usually be made up of amateurs _ 13 to 15 or so in a typical club _ but they use some of the very same professional techniques as those used by the big institutions' Those institutions, such as mutual funds, pension funds, insurers, trusts, college endowments and the like, are big holders of IBM, which has enough shares outstanding to absorb huge institutional purchases. The clubs go a bit further, however, and dig into market areas that barely arouse the curiosity of the institutions. They mine whatever information is available on smaller firms too, and often hit paydirt. While IBM was the most popular stock, Kaneb, Moog and Amcord were among the most profitable for members, the survey found. Amcord, Inc. topped the list. Though small by many standards, it is one of the nation's largest cement producers, operating two plants in California, and others in Pennsylvania and Michigan. The company was recommended to clubs as a stock to study in 1976, and many clubs reported they purchased it early in that year at about $5 a share. It is now being taken over by another company, at $34 a share. Kaneb services is a difficult company to categorize, a multiline firm that produces bituminous coal, runs a pipeline, clears land and engages in data processing. Spotted by the national association's investment advisers, it caught on with members in December of 1974 at prices as low as $8.25 a share. it closed Wednesday at $21.25. Moog, Inc., a relatively small company that makes electroydraulic valves and numerically controlled machine tools, was accumulated by clubs _ and for the private portfolios of members too _ late in 1974 at about $4 a share. It closed Wednesday at $16.75. These are among the exceptionally good choices of clubs, but similar returns have been reported by individual clubs that chose a poorly known stock and then had the confidence and patience to stick with it. Patience, in fact, is one of the attributes taught club members. One of the NAIC's basic rules is to ``invest reguarly without trying to guess which way the market is going to move.'' That is, to stick with a stock through thick and thin, through good markets and poor. First, though, the stock must be chosen carefully. Club members have learned that by doing their own analyses they sometimes find stock buys in smaller companies that have been overlooked by big buyers. Institutions, for example, tend to congregate in the biggest of the blue chips, and for an excellent reason, it being that the blue chips have sufficient shares outstanding to absorb their enormous orders. Institutions, and brokers and advisers too, often overlook good small companies that are growing swiftly or have the potential to do so. Club members often spot such stocks and have the confidence to hold them. A tenet of the NAIC, which now enrolls individuals as well as clubs, is to reinvest earnings to take advantage of compounding. Rather than being spent, dividends are routinely exchanged for more stock. While low-priced stocks have an attraction for clubs, their portfolios seldom are restricted to them. The NAIC (1515 E. Elevan Mile Road, Royal Oak, Mich. 48067) ) regularly studies large, medium, and small companies and recommends which deserve consideration. It explains why companies you probably never heard of are in the same club and individual portfolios with IBM, General Motors and Texaco. ****1226EST 2360 *** a s *** BC-FBN--Redskins-Cowboys 12-13 0481 *** m1210 *** r n *** AM-Berwid 12-13 0183 *** a5820 *** r a *** AM-Topic-RuralSchools 12-13 0659 *** p5510 *** d a *** PM-PresidentialFiling 1stLd-Writethru p5430 12-13 0343 *** a5850 *** u i *** PM-Salvadoran 12-13 0173 *** p5520 *** u f *** PM-WallStreetNoon 12-13 0256 Stock prices were mixed in cautious trading today in advance of next week's pricing meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrial stocks, off by about 2.5 points in the early going, recovered by midday to post a .51 gain at 836.18. In the broad tally of trading, losing issues outnumbered gainers by a 7-5 margin on the New York Stock Exchange. The NYSE composite was up .01 to 61.59. Analysts have said that uncertainty about the level of oil price increases at next week's OPEC meeting may be acting as a restraint on stock trading. Mobil Oil said today it was notified by Saudi Arabia, OPEC's largest producer, that it increased its prices from $18 to $24 a barrel, retroactive to Nov. 1. Gold and precious metals stocks were generally higher as the price of gold bullion reached new highs of around $460 an ounce. Copper, aluminum and other non-precious metal producers also were generally higher. Auto, oil and chemical stocks were narrowly mixed. Among actively traded issues, Arlen Realty rose | to 4; Pitney-Bowes fell ] to 30~ and American Cynamid rose 1[ to 32|. Columbia Pictures also was a big gainer on the most-active NYSE list. It rose 2{ to 36. Big Board volume came to 15.16 million shares at midday, against 15.07 million in the previous session. On the American Stock Exchange, the market value index rose .74 to 238.06. ****1230EST 5860 *** r w *** PM-Carter-Ford 12-13 0109 *** a5840 *** d w *** AM-FEC-Kennedy 12-13 0490 *** a5870 *** r a *** AM-AgentOrange 12-13 0168 *** a5880 *** u w *** AM-Soviets-Afghanistan Bjt 12-13 0500 *** m1220 *** d n *** NYNOTE 12-13 0409 *** a5890 *** r i *** PM-Canada-Language 1stLd-Writethru a5780 12-13 0554 *** a5900 *** r a *** AM-NationalBriefs 12-13 0383 *** a5910 *** r a *** AM-Sinatra Bjt 12-13 0480 *** a5920 *** r a *** AM-People 12-13 0773 *** m1230 *** u n *** BC-BusCrash 12-13 0160 A Connecticut Transit Co. bus driver suffered leg and back injuries Thursday morning in a chain-reaction accident involving three vehicles during the rush hour on Interstate 91, state police said. Andres Lazza, 44, of Hartford was pinned in the bus in the 7:52 accident in the northbound lane of I-91 near the Hartford footbridge, state police said. State police said the accident occurred when a tractor trailer truck driven by Richard Bertolf, 31, of Greenwich, slowed for a collision that occurred ahead of it. A car driven by Richard L. Hodge, 34, of Cromwell, slowed down behind the truck, but was struck from the rear by the state bus, which had no passengers at the time, officials said. The impact forced the auto into the truck as the bus swerved before also striking the trailer, state police said. Traffic was snarled in both directions for about an hour. ****1239EST 5930 *** u a *** BC-HallDead 12-13 0168 *** a5940 *** r a *** PM-Rowe 1stLd-Writethru a4730 12-13 0541 A state appeals court today refused to block the prosecution of former FBI informant Gary Thomas Rowe Jr. for the 1965 slaying of civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo. In a unanimous decision, the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals denied a motion that the state be prevented from prosecuting Rowe on first-degree murder charges. The court reached its decision after an hour-long hearing on motions filed Tuesday by Rowe's attorney, J. Paul Lowery of Montgomery. The justices did not address themselves to Lowery's argument that Rowe was granted full immunity from prosecution by the state in return for his testimony against Ku Klux Klansmen who were charged with the Liuzzo slaying. Assistant Attorney General Sarah Kathryn Farnell told the court that even if Rowe had immunity, there is reason to believe ``Rowe possibly lied'' in testifying against the Klansmen and thus ``did not fulfill his part of the bargain.'' After the court's decision was announced today, Lowery said he would ask for a rehearing, then, if necessary, take Rowe's appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court. Lowery says the state, at the insistence of federal officials, granted Rowe immunity in 1965 in exchange for his testimony against three Ku Klux Klansmen originally charged in the Liuzzo slaying. After their release from prison, two of the men accused Rowe of being the triggerman, and the case was reopened. Former Alabama Attorney Richmond Flowers, in a telephone interview Wednesday, said a state attorney general has no power to bind the state to any agreement beyond his term of office. ``I told him I would not prosecute him and would try to keep any district attorney from prosecuting him. But it is impossible for an attorney general to grant absolute immunity for time immemorial,'' Flowers said. Lowery agreed there is no provision in state law for general immunity. But he said federal courts have held that states must recognize immunity granted by federal authorities. Sworn statements from FBI agents indicate Rowe was promised immunity from prosecution in the Liuzzo case by federal authorities because of his undercover work as an employee for the FBI, Lowery said. A Lowndes County grand jury indicted Rowe in September 1978 on a first-degree murder charge in the Liuzzo slaying. Since then, Rowe, who now lives in Savannah, Ga., under a new identity provided by the FBI, has been fighting extradition. Georgia Gov. George Busbee ordered Rowe extradited. A Superior Court judge in Savannah refused to overturn that order, but it is now on appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court. Rowe testified in the 1960s at the trials of three Ku Klux Klansmen charged with Mrs. Liuzzo's murder. Two were acquitted of murder charges in state court, and the third was never tried for murder. But all three _ Collie Leroy Wilkins, Eugene Thomas and William Orville Eaton _ were convicted in federal court of conspiracy to violate Mrs. Liuzzo's civil rights. Eaton died before going to jail, but Thomas and Wilkins served their sentences. After their release in late 1977, they accused Rowe of being the triggerman in the Liuzzo slaying. ****1245EST 1240 *** d n *** NYNOTE 12-13 0382 A 47-year-old high school mathematics instructor contending he faces dismissal because of his mental illness says he has demanded a school committee hearing tonight be open to the public. ``I want everything that is said open to the public,'' Donald J. Haggerty, of Marshfield, said Wednesday. ``People have a right to know how a person is being treated over mental illness. ``Ordinarily, the school committee would go into executive session so they can say anything they want. There is more honesty in an open meeting.'' The school committee suspended Haggerty for 30 days without pay from his $22,366 job as coordinator of the math department at Silver Lake regional high school on Nov. 13, two weeks after he had a breakdown, or a schizophrenic episode, at the school. Haggerty said he was summoned to the meeting to answer charges that he said would result in his dismissal. He said one charge touched on his staying off the job Oct. 25-26 but he refused to divulge all the charges against him. School Superintendent Paul Squarcia and William Billingham, a Pembroke attorney and school committee head, refused to comment on the case. Haggerty said the ``only thing that will come up at the meeting will be my behavior. You can't disconnect my behavior on the job from the fact that I was mentally ill.'' He claimed he started experiencing signs about Oct. 22 that ``I was getting into psychological trouble.'' He said he stayed away from work for the two days because ``I was not well.'' Haggerty added: ``I didn't ask for sick leave because I didn't want to disclose the nature of the illness. I am conscious and concerned about how employees react to mental illness. I took the days as unpaid days.'' Haggerty left an administrative meeting Oct. 30, locked himself in a men's restroom, shouting to himself. He was taken to a hospital in a police car and released after a week. He said his schizophrenia was traced to a chemical imbalance in his body and was controlled by the use of a tranquilizer. Haggerty, a native of Setauket, Long Island, N.Y., teaches one seventh grade math class, but most of his work is administrative. ****1246EST 5960 *** r i *** PM-Salvadoran 12-13 0379 *** a5970 *** r a *** BC-NegotiatedStrategy 12-13 0423 Using a novel labor-style negotiating system, federal, state and city planners have reached an agreement to pump more than $40 million in federal funds into downtown St. Paul. The package was put together in four months of talks headed by W.J. Usery, a former Secretary of Labor known as a master negotiator. Known as a ``negotiated investment strategy,'' the talks were designed to bring officials at all levels of government face to face in an effort to cut red tape. The strategy also is being tried in Columbus, Ohio, and Gary, Ind., and could become a model for future federal investment in the nation's inner cities. The strategy was first proposed by the Charles Kettering Foundation of Dayton, Ohio with the idea that fragmented federal programs often pumped money into communities without any coordination among agencies. As the experiment started in September, John Eric Stenson of the Regional Council in Chicago said: ``It's a very radical departure from how government usually works. It's what you'd have if there wasn't bureaucracy.'' The federal grants include $32 million to buy and develop a 250-acre energy park; $2 million to study energy use there, $205,000 for bicycenergy park; $2 million to study energy use there, $205,000 for bicycle paths, $6.1 million for Lowertown, a once-rundown warehouse area being developed for office buildings and apartments; $1 million for a park around Pig's Eye Lake, a Mississippi River backwater, and $400,000 to refurbish Harriet Island, a riverside park. Federal agencies and Gov. Al Quie must ratify the agreements, but that's expected within a month. The money is intended to spur private development. The Control Data Corp. already has plans for a $15 million technology center in the energy park, which will combine housing and light industry, producing energy-related products and using innovative energy techniques. One of the Lowertown projects calls for skyways, overhead walkways which are closed to cold weather, allowing people to cross streets at the second floor level without going outside. Several skyways already have been built in downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis. Officials believe the negotiated agreement will set the direction for federal investment in St. Paul for the next several years, allowing local and private interests to plan with certainty. The tentative agreement was reached Wednesday. Ron Gatton, regional coordinator of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, said he doesn't expect any problems in getting the package ratified by federal agencies. ****1248EST 5530 *** d a *** PM-HallDead 12-13 0158 *** m1250 *** u s *** PM-Classen 1stLd 12-13 0206 The state legislative commission investigating the death of middleweight Willie Classen called today for an immediate suspension of all fights in New York state under the supervision of the state athletic commission until a six-point protection program is enacted by the commission. The New York State Senate Committee on Investigations, chaired by Sen. Roy M. Goodman, a Manhattan Republican, called Classen's death a preventable tragedy ``which provides a glaring indictment of an archaic and inadequate system of boxing supervision.'' Goodman said, among other things, that the state has failed to properly screen fight physicians, that physicians and referees are not properly trained to prevent serious injury or death, that prefight examinations given to fighters are very incomplete and that there is not adequate postfight treatment available or given. Included in the six-point program called for by Goodman and the committee are mandatory eight-hour neurological training courses for all ringside doctors, referees and supervisory officials; 90-day suspensions for all fighters who are knocked out; the development of an emergency ringside procedure to be carried out in case of injury and various changes in prefight and postfight medical supervision. ****1251EST 5980 *** u i *** PM-NobelAppeal 12-13 0232 *** a5990 *** d a *** BC-MarineDies 12-13 0144 A severely burned U.S. Marine has died at Brooke Army Medical Center here, raising the death toll to 13 from a freak fire at a Japanese base in October, officials said Thursday. The victim was identified as Lance Cpl. Earnest E. Gutierrez, 22, of Moore Park, Calif. He died Wednesday. More than 70 Marines were burned when winds from Typhoon Tip caused a rubber fuel tank to rupture, sending 5,000 gallons of flaming gasoline into a barracks area. Four Marines died in Japan. Thirty-eight were airliftd to Brooke, one dying en route. Eight have died at Brooke. Three Marines have been released. Five of the six remaining are in critical condition, two are in serious condition and 19 remain in satisfactory condition, said Brooke spokesman Gerald DuBois. ****1254EST 0670 *** r f *** PM-Bonds 12-13 0119 Corporate bond prices rose in early moderate trading today, with industrials up { point and utilities up ] to { point. Government issues fell 12-32 in intermediate and 114-32 in long maturities. Short-term governments were down 21-32, according to the investment banking firm of Salomon Brothers. Three-month Treasury bills were up 45 basis points to 12.70 percent; six-months bills rose 32 basis points to 12.39 percent; and one-year bills advanced 29 basis points to 11.37 percent. Dollar bonds rose \ to ] point in active trading. General obligations were down \ point in mixed activity. Federal funds, the loans of uncommitted reserves among Federal Reserve System member banks, traded at 14| percent. ****1255EST 1260 *** r s *** PM-BBO--Martin-MacPhail 12-13 0240 *** a6000 *** r a *** PM-Kennedy 1stLd-Writethru a4440 12-13 0694 *** a6010 *** u w *** PM-US-Iran 2ndLd-Writethru a5510 12-13 0955 *** f0680 *** r f *** BC-Livestock-KX 12-13 0186 Quotations for Thursday: Cattle 5,000: In the first hour of trading, feeder steers and heifers under 700 lb steady to firm; feeder steers over 700 lb 1.00 higher. Feeder steers, medium frame No. 1, 300-400 lb 95.00-98.00; 400-500 lb 88.50-95.50; few 500-600 lb 86.00-87.50; 700-800 lb 77.50-81.50; 800-900 lb 78.00-78.75. Feeder heifers, medium frame No. 1, 300-400 lb 79.75-81.75; 400-500 lb 75.00-81.50; 500-600 lb 75.00-78.00; few 690-755 lb 70.25-74.00. Hogs 2,000: Actual arrivals around 2,600 head. Barrows and gilts steady to 25 lower, most decline on weights under 250 lb; 1-2 200-240 lb 40.00-40.50; 240-250 lb 39.50-39.75; 1-3 250-260 lb 38.50-39.00; 260-270 lb 37.00-37.50; 2-3 270-280 lb 35.50-36.00; 280-290 lb 35.00-35.25; 290-330 lb 32.50-34.00; few 330-360 lb 31.00-32.00. Sows 50-1.00 higher; most advance on weights over 500 lb; 1-3 300-500 lb 29.50-30.00; 500-650 lb 30.50-31.00. Sheep 100: Slaughter lambs and slaughter ewes steady. Slaughter lambs,choice and prime 93 lb with No. 1 pelts 67.00; wooled 95 lb 64.00; 113 lb 63.00. Slaughter ewes, utility and good 15.00-18.00. Estimated receipts for Friday: Cattle 100; hogs 1,800; sheep none. ****1300EST 5540 *** r a *** PM-Kennedy 1stLd-Writethru p4300 12-13 0694 *** p5550 *** r i *** PM-NobelAppeal 12-13 0231 *** p5560 *** r w *** PM-US-Iran 2ndLd-Writethru p5280 12-13 0955 *** a6030 *** d a *** AM-DecentBurial 12-13 0186 *** m1270 *** d n *** NYNote 12-13 0477 The country's oldest transit system, Boston's MBTA, faces a shutdown a week before Christmas in a battle of wills between its administration and the community leaders who pay the freight for the aging trolleys and buses. Robert Foster, chairman of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, says the transit system is nearly broke and won't be able to make the Dec. 20 payroll unless the MBTA advisory board comes up with a $15 million emergency allocation. Employees found that warning in a note included in their weekly paycheck on Wednesday. But the MBTA Advisory Board, which represents the 79 towns served by the transit network, says Foster won't get another penny from them and blames the crisis on its ``senior management.'' Caught in between are some 550,000 riders who use the system each day. ``Our riders, whether they love us or love to hate us, don't want to see the system shut down, especially during the Christmas shopping season,'' says Paul DiNatale, a spokesman for Foster. ``We're hopeful there will be a solution and that the solution will come quickly.'' The stalemate over the needed funds could mean a walkout next week by the system's 6,500 employees who say the money for their salaries is there. ``Our response would be different depending on the situation,'' says George Adams, president of the Boston Carman's Union Local 589. ``We can understand a delay of pay for one or two days. But if it's an extended period, our attitude is, no pay, no work. ``No one is going to play politics with this union at Christmas time.'' Built in 1894, the ``T'' has grown into a collection of four rapid transit lines, nearly 200 bus routes and 10 commuter rail systems that has spread tendrils along Boston's North and South shores. It carried nearly 160 million passengers last year and ridership is running 4 percent higher this year. But it last turned a profit in the mid-1940s; this year it is $166 million in the red. The MBTA has been plagued by equipment problems. In September, 325 of the system's 1,000 buses were out of service and half of 80 new ``light rail vehicle'' trolleys were on repair tracks. Boeing Vertol, the manufacturer of the cars, has agreed to pay the MBTA $40 million in claims over problems with the new cars. Foster, appointed to the job early this year by Gov. Edward J. King, went to the board for an additional $26 million in July, saying he couldn't live with the $280 million budget drawn up by a previous administration. The advisory board trimmed the request to $11 million and its budget committee later asked King to fire his appointee. King refused. ****1306EST 6020 *** d a *** AM-Topic-RuralSchools 12-13 0659 ``I just think they learn more.'' That's the opinion of a parent who has sent five children to a one-room wooden schoolhouse painted fire engine red. This year, 26 families are sending 29 children to the 100-year-old Shiloh School, where teacher Linda Hausserman handles kindergarten through sixth grade. ``It's just our way, and we'll be here until the state forces us to close,'' says June Leland, treasurer of the three-member school board for Shiloh, 30 miles east of Grand Rapids. Barbara Beamon, the mother whose five children have attended Shiloh, is school board president. But closing is unlikely for Shiloh School. While other such schools have fallen prey to district annexations and consolidations, Shiloh keeps going strong. It is one of 35 one-room schoolhouses left in Michigan, seven of which are here in Ionia County. The school provides an education the parents consider worth holding onto, and that is how the school survives. The parents supply the more than $30,000 a year needed to run the school. Because there is only one teacher at Shiloh, involvement among parents, children and teacher is greater than at a larger school. ``I have parents coming in all the time,'' said Ms. Hausserman. ``Before school, after school _ they want to know how their child's doing. They even bring in Kleenex for the school.'' The job of teacher at a one-room school today is much as it was 50 or 100 years ago, says Linda Emelander, who teaches at the one-room Piper School two miles north of Shiloh School. More than 110 years old, Piper has only 14 students. ``You have to be very loyal and ready to put forth many more hours,'' said Ms. Emelander. ``You have to have a willingness to do everything, from being a janitor to a nurse. We mend clothes, the whole bit.'' Ms. Emelander acknowledges that one-room schoolhouses cannot offer modern science equipment and other perks readily available at larger schools. But she believes country schools exel at giving children the opportunity to be independent and to feel secure with basic math, reading and writing. ``They know they aren't going to be led by the hand through things,'' she said. ``It's coming back to the basics. Kids must have them. And you find the basics stressed very much at the country school.'' The approach can pay dividends. In 1978-79, the six Shiloh children taking the state assessment tests scored above average. All six scored within the 75 percent to 100 percent range in math while five of six scored within the same range in reading. State averages for fourth graders show only six of 10 students scoring within the 75 to 100 range in reading and four of five in the same range in math. ``What we are emphasizing in all schools is individualized attention, and that's one thing the old one-room schoolhouse gives,'' says Teressa Staten, acting supervisor of the state Department of Education's curriculum division. But country schools have disappeared by the dozens in the last 15 years because of school district reorganization and dwindling pupil populations. The future of the one-room schoolhouse in Michigan is uncertain. ``I can see us in the future all gone,'' said Ms. Emelander, ``unless some fighting goes on.'' One likely fighter is 80-year-old Elsie Haynor, whose family has educated five generations at Shiloh School. Mrs. Haynor studied and taught there and her 6-year-old granddaughter, Marcey Face, is a Shiloh first-grader. ``They have too many things going on at those town schools that aren't as important as the three R's,'' said Mrs. Haynor. ``Maybe those town schools have more gadding about and more athletics, and maybe there aren't as many frills at a country school. But at the bigger schools, all they learn is more deviltry.'' ****1307EST 6040 *** d a *** AM-Sinatra Bjt 12-13 0480 It looked more like the Academy Awards than a birthday party as some of the biggest names in entertainment turned out to honor Frank Sinatra on his 64th birthday and 40th year in show business. It was a ``love-in,'' said master of ceremonies William B. Williams, ``a love letter to the man who has given us 40 years of impeccable entertainment.'' It was also a time for nostalgia and reminiscing as Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly and others recalled the early years of Sinatra's career for more than 1,200 persons who jammed into the showroom at Caesars Palace on Wednesday night to pay tribute to Ol' Blue Eyes. The were as many stars in the audience as there were on stage. Cary Grant was there, and so was Rita Hayworth, Tony Bennett, Milton Berle, Red Buttons, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Orson Welles and Glenn Ford. Former Vice President Spiro Agnew was on hand, along with the president's mother, Lillian Carter, and manager Tommy LaSorda of the Los Angeles Dodgers. ``I loved it,'' Agnew said after the show. ``I thought it was great.'' Sinatra sat at a raised table in front of the showroom with his wife, Barbara, son Frank Jr. and daughters Tina and Nancy. He received a standing ovation when he entered to the strains of ``I Did It My Way.'' ``You've all been so marvelous to come this far tonight to this shindig of ours,'' Sinatra said. ``I've been marvelously entertained ...'' Mrs. Carter told Sinatra that meeting him was one of a ``string of things I wanted to do while I was living.'' Sinatra was presented with the first ``Pied Piper Award'' given by the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP). Veteran composer Jule Stein, in presenting the award, told Sinatra his music had ``endeared you to those who write the words and music to the songs you sing.'' Sinatra also received the Variety Club International ``Humanitarian of the Year'' award for 1980, as well as a special Grammy from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Welles noted that both he and the singer had made comebacks after seeing their careers start to slide. ``It's been a long time since Joe first set 'em up for us,'' Welles said. ``We have heard the chimes of midnight. ``He is, to quote Shakespeare, `Every inch a king,''' said Welles. ``Has Frank Sinatra ever walked through a room without owning it?'' The three-hour show was taped by NBC and will be telecast on Jan. 3. Sinatra sang four songs during the show, including ``New York, New York,'' one of his first hit tunes, and ``September Of My Years.'' He closed the show with ``The Best Is Yet To Come'' and ``I've Got The World On A String.'' ****1308EST 2020 *** r n *** AM-CrashProbe 12-13 0206 A federal probe of the May 30 crash of a Downeast Airlines plane that claimed 17 lives has been completed, but the results probably won't be released until February. Stephan T. Corrie, the National Transportation Safety Board official who headed the investigative team, said the final report on Maine's worst civilian air disaster has not yet been written. While declining to comment on the report itself, Corrie said investigators failed to find any evidence of ``significant mechanical failure'' in either the airframe or the engines of the twin-engine DeHavilland Otter. Asked whether pilot James E. Merryman's emotional state could have been a factor in the crash, Corrie replied, ``We're looking into that.'' Written statements from the family and a friend of the deceased pilot alleged that Merryman, then the airline's chief pilot, was suffering from stress and emotional fatigue caused by management pressures. The statements were submitted to the NTSB earlier this year. The plane, on a routine commuter flight from Boston, crashed about a mile short of Knox County Regional Airport at Owls Head in heavy fog on the night of May 30. Only one person aboard the plane survived. ****1308EST 6050 *** d w *** AM-Soviets-Afghanistan Bjt 12-13 0500 Top secret U.S. intelligence reports allege that Soviet experts concluded eight years ago that Afghanistan probably has vast oil deposits but the finding was never reported to Afghani authorities, sources say. The informants, who claim to have seen the data, said the Soviet assessment was based on an extensive geological survey the Soviets carried out in the neighboring country between 1969 and 1971. The information came to light at a time when the Soviets have increased their military presence in Afghanistan. The sources, who asked not to be quoted by name, said the Soviets wrote two contradictory reports after the geological survey was completed. One, prepared for the Afghanistan government, reportedly said the survey turned up no evidence of oil deposits. The second report, sent to authorities in Moscow, said there were indications of potential vast oil reserves in Afghanistan, according to the informants. Several U.S. oil experts who were contacted about the Soviet finding said they were unfamiliar with the intelligence report but that they doubted Afghanistan has significant petroleum reserves. A State Department official said various geological surveys in Afghanistan undertaken by Western experts found that Afghanistan was oil-poor. ``I think the Soviets, perhaps unwittingly, were more honest with the Afghani government than they wzre with themselves,'' the official said. If accurate, the report carries much more significance now than when it was prepared eight years ago because the Soviets face the prospect of oil shortages in the 1980s and because Afghanistan has become one of the Soviet Union's closest allies. According to U.S. government estimates, the Soviets and their Eastern European allies will import between 3.5 million and 4.5 million barrels of oil per day by 1985. Politically, the Marxist coup in Afghanistan in the spring of 1978 has been a mixed blessing for the Soviets. The Kabul government is avowedly pro-Moscow but it has had to confront a growing rebellion led by anti-communist Islamic tribesmen who now control much of Afghanistan's rugged countryside. The Soviets have sent 3,500 to 4,000 military advisers to Afghanistan and recently dispatched 400 to 800 troops to the Kabul area. American officials say the Soviet role has gradually shifted from an advisory to a combat role. Twice over the past week, the Carter administration has expressed concern to Soviet authorities over the increasing Soviet involvement in Afghanistan. Some officials believe the expanded Soviet role could compound problems in an area already plagued by political instability. But others, contending that Afghanistan is becoming a ``Soviet Vietnam,'' say the Soviet involvement there is not a cause for alarm. The informant who has seen the intelligence report could only speculate as to whether the possibility of substantial oil reserves in Afghanistan has had a major influence over Soviet policy toward that country. He said, however, that the Soviets probably withheld their finding from the Afghani government in 1971 because the Soviets had an adequate domestic supply of oil at the time. ****1309EST 6060 *** d a *** AM-People 12-13 0391 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Y. Powell Jr. has resigned from two private clubs in Richmond that do not accept black members. Powell resigned from the Commonwealth Club and the Country Club of Virginia about two months ago, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Thursday. His wife and son, Lewis F. Powell III, however, are still members of the Country Club of Virginia. ___ CINCINNATI (AP) _ Roger Daltrey, lead singer for the rock group The Who, says the band was so badly shaken by the deaths of 11 persons trying to get into their concert, it's difficult for them to play now. ``I've been forgetting words to songs every night,'' Daltrey said. ``Your mind gets carried away now and then. It shook the band pretty heavy.'' The 11 were killed during a stampede by fans trying to get into Riverfront Coliseum on Dec. 3 during the British group's current tour of the United States. ___ GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) _ John Phillips, who was part of the Mamas and Papas singing group before it disbanded, and his wife have been arrested on charges of stealing their 8-year-old child in California, authorities said. Phillips, 44, and his wife, Genevieve Waite Phillips, 31, were arrested at their Greenwich home Wednesday afternoon on a California warrant filed Nov. 27 in Santa Ana. Stamford Superior Court Judge John Maicco set bond at $25,000 for Phillips and $10,000 for his wife and continuzd the case until Jan. 11. Phillips' sister, Rosemary Phockmorton, had been the child's guardian, court officials said. ___ NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Country music singer George Jones has entered an undisclosed Alabama hospital for treatment of alcoholism, according to one of his friends. Record producer Paul Richey, a long-time friend of Jones, said he helped Jones check into the hospital earlier this week. ___ CINCINNATI (AP) _ Michael Southerland, of Miami, now recovering here from his seventh cancer operation, has become an ``honorary'' member of Northwest High School. And even though the 15-year-old Floridian is in no position to attend class, he's not about to be expelled. In fact, every day a portion of the school population comes to visit him in his room at the Children's Hospital Medical Center. ``He teaches you not to complain as much,'' said 16-year-old Rick Geyer. ****1309EST 6070 *** d a *** AM-NationalBriefs 12-13 0383 Reader's Digest said Thursday it was preparing a test issue of a magazine for families with children. No name or price has been determined, but the magazine was being prepared under a working name of Family Digest and a test run of about 400,000 was targeted for next September. The magazine will be the size of Time or Newsweek and will include guidance for parents and children in discussing sex, drugs and drinking, coping with divorce and lying and choosing best day care or the right college. ___ BALTIMORE (AP) _ The director of Sinai Hospital's drug dependency plogram for nine years has had his medical license suspended for refusing to undergo treatment for his own alleged drug problem, hospital officials say. Dr. Peter Papastamou apparently has returned to his native Greece rather than comply with a treatment program ordered by state medical officials, according to Dr. Joseph I. Berman, chief of community medicine at Sinai. ___ PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Three crewmen were injured in a head-on collision between two Broad Street subway trains early Thursday, a spokesman for the transit authority said. No passengers were aboard the trains, which collided in the Fern Rock yard just before 5 a.m, said the spokesman for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. The crewmen were treated at Einstein Medical Center's Northern Division and released. ___ ROME, Ga. (AP) _ Two men have been arrested in connection with the theft of about $15,000 worth of soybeans that were sold to Jack Carter's grain business in Calhoun, Ga., police reported. Jack Gantt, 40, arrested Tuesday and Steve Caldwell, 25, jailed Wednesday, were charged with theft by deception. Police said the soybeans were to be shipped from the Farmers Mutual Exchange in Rome to Chattanooga, Tenn. Instead, they were sold to Gordon Grain Co., which is headed by President Carter's eldest son, police said. ___ BOSTON (AP) _ A tentative agreement reached after a 17{-hour negotiating session has averted a strike by 3,000 workers at 11 hotels in Boston. The bargaining unit of Local 26 of the Hotel, Restaurant, Institutional Employees and Bartenders Union tentatively approved the settlement on Wednesday. Union members, who had authorized their representatives to call a strike by Tuesday, will vote on the proposed contract next month. ****1310EST 6080 *** d w *** BC-NewstoUse 12-13 0369 Echoing beneath the good cheer of each holiday season are tragedies: home fires, electric shocks, cuts from broken decorations. And most of these accidents can be avoided. The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that this year 3,500 persons will be treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries associated with holiday decorations. The ever-present Christmas Tree requires serious attention, particularly when you are first selecting one. To get as fresh a tree as possible, pull on the needles. They should be green and hard to pull from the branches. And when bent between your fingers, fresh needles do not break. The trunk and butt of a fresh tree will be sticky with resin. And after you check the butt, bounce the tree on the ground: if there is a shower of needles, the tree is too dry. The commission suggests cutting a couple of inches off the bottom of the tree when you get it home. Then mount the tree in a sturdy, water-holding stand with wide-spread legs. If it's a large tree, fasten it to the wall with thin guy wires. The commission says not to depend on chemical coatings or sprays to flame-proof your tree. The tree should be placed carefully away from fireplaces, radiators and other heat sources and the base should be kept full of water. Never use lighted candles on a tree, and when selecting lights be sure to use those that have been tested for safety by Underwriters Laboratories. Those carry a ``UL'' label. Never use indoor lights outdoors or vice versa. And when you get your lights out, check each socket for cracks and examine the wire for fraying. Discard damaged sets or repair them before use. Turn off decorative lights when you go out or go to bed, since they could short and start a fire, the commission warns. If you have a metallic tree, don't use electric lights on it. A faulty light set could cause the tree to become charged, and a person touching it could be electrocuted. To avoid this danger, use colored spotlights above or beside metallic trees, never attached to the tree. ****1310EST 6090 *** d w *** AM-FEC-Kennedy 12-13 0490 People who worked for the Kennedy Draft movement may shift to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's presidential campaign without running afoul of the law, the Federal Election Commission ruled Thursday. The decision is critical for the many people involved in the draft movement who may wish to switch to the campaign without violating election laws that prohibit collaboration between campaign committees and independent operations such as drafts. The ruling was given in reponse to a request by the Virginia Democrats for Leadership and Commitment. That group had registered with the FEC as a draft committee but said it ceased to function on Nov. 7, the day before Kennedy formally announced his candidacy. While the draft committees were active, they were prevented by law from coordinating or otherwise cooperating with Kennedy or his staff. Any coordination would have made them part of an official Kennedy campaign, and any money thus raised or spent by these draft groups would have counted toward the legal contribution and expenditure limits applied to the campaign itself. President Carter's re-election committee had assailed the activities of the draft groups, complaining they were spending money for Kennedy, accepting money in excess of the limits applicable to an official campaign, and otherwise evading the law. But the commission held that the money raised and spent by truly independent operations cannot be charged against the limitations imposed on a candidate or potential candidate who disavows such operations. Kennedy disavowed association with each of the draft committees. The Virginia group asked the FEC specifically whether its members may now join the Kennedy campaign without creating a legal link between the campaign and the defunct draft movement. The commission's advisory opinion concluded that ``given the situation presented (and assuming that no coordination between committee personnel and agents of Senator Kennedy occurred before the committee became inactive) officers and personnel of the committee may, as individuals, communicate and cooperate with the Kennedy presidential campaign without effect on the committee.'' The FEC cautioned, however, that key officials or personnel serving on two committees might constitute a legal link for applying the monetary limitations to the campaign. But it concluded that the link does not apply for draft groups that have passed out of existence. ``The situation you present does not suggest that the persons involved would simultaneously be officers or principals of two active committes raising funds for federal election purposes,'' the FEC said. The commission also reminded the Virginia group that it remains an active political committee until its books are closed out _ a matter of paying off some $500 in net debt. The committee had tried to file termination papers with the FEC because it is no longer politically active, but the agency rejected the move. However, the FEC said that raising money to retire a small debt was not the same as raising money for an active movement. ****1311EST 6100 *** d a *** AM-AgentOrange 12-13 0166 The Associated Press erroneously reported Monday that about 78 million pounds of dioxin have been used as a herbicide in the United States. Steve Schlegel, an attorney for a group of Vietnam veterans allegedly harmed by exposure to the herbicide Agent Orange, said about 78 million pounds of herbicide contaminated with dioxin were used in this country. In lawsuits against five chemical manufacturers, the veterans contend that dioxin causes genetic damage, cancer, birth defects and miscarriages. Tom Sinclair, a spokesman for Dow Chemical Co., one of the defendants, said that only about one to eight ounces of dioxin are in the 6 million to 7 million pounds of the herbicide 2,4,5-T used annually in this country. This herbicide was an ingredient in Agent Orange, which was used in Vietnam to defoliate jungles and destroy enemy food crops. ****1311EST 6040 *** d w *** BC-AirCrashReport 12-13 0533 *** p6110 *** d a *** AM-DecentBurial 12-13 0186 Thanks to his friends and some anonymous benefactors, Tom Johnson will have a proper funeral after all. Those who lived with Johnson at the Agnew Rooming House in downtown Oklahoma City worried that the 71-year-old retired mechanic would not receive a decent burial. Although they were poor themselves, they scraped together $846.71 for a simple funeral. But it wasn't enough and they didn't want to accept the alternative _ turning Johnson's body over to the state Anatomical Board to be used for medical research. The plight of the rooming house residents was reported Wednesday morning. By that afternoon, callers from all over had offered to pay part or all of the funeral expense. Rose Hill Burial Park donated a plot. One man appeared at the rooming house, left $350 and vanished. Another man said he would foot the entire bill if his name was not publicized. Many small donations were made. There was even money left over for some flowers. The funeral is scheduled for Friday at Western Oaks Baptist Church. ****1312EST 6050 *** d w *** AM-WashingtonBriefs 12-13 0512 *** a6060 *** r i *** AM-Rhodesia 12-13 0513 Patriotic Front guerrilla supporters demonstrated defiantly in downtown Salisbury on Thursday, apparently challenging the new British governor as he held his first round of talks with Rhodesian leaders. About 600 marchers rallied a mile from the residence of the new governor, Lord Soames, shouting support for Zambia-based guerrilla leader Joshua Nkomo, whose party is outlawed here. Cephas Msipa, spokesman for Nkomo's Zimbabwe African People's Union, said: ``we have nothing against Lord Soames. But we would like to draw his attention to a number of things _ he has not said anything about the release of our followers (from jail) and the lifting of the ban on the Patriotic Front.'' The marchers carried two coffins, a popular symbolic tool in demonstrations by activists of all types here. One coffin was inscribed: ``UDI rest in peace,'' and the other: ``the government of National Unity is buried.'' UDI was the unilateral declaration of independence from Britain by the white-minority government in 1965. The government of National Unity was the bi-racial government of Prime Minister Abel Muzorewa, installed six months ago after one-man, one-vote elections that were boycotted by the guerrillas. Soames, who arrived Wednesday to restore British rule in the breakaway colony, made no public statements or appearances. He met Thursday with Muzorewa, who has resigned, and other top government, police and military officials. Soames' spokesman would only say the governor was kept informed of the demonstration. After about an hour, police ordered the demonstrators to disperse, but it was unclear on what grounds the demonstration was halted. Nkomo, and Mozambique-based Robert Mugabe of the Zimbabwe African National Union, make up the Patriotic Front, which has been fighting a seven-year war with the Salisbury government. Despite ongoing talks in London between the warring sides, and the arrival of Soames here, a cease-fire has not been agreed to and the Rhodesian military reported 40 deaths during the past three days. The relationship between Soames and the military remained unclear. While Soames was given full control of the government, including the military under the London accords, there has been no indication what authority he may have assumed over the military. This has been a touchy issue because the Patriotic Front, which objected to Soames going to Rhodesia before a cease-fire was achieved, has said it will hold Soames responsible for the actions of the Rhodesian military. A spokesman for Soames' military chief, Maj. Gen. John Ackland, did say no members of the Commonwealth peacekeeping force will come to Rhodesia until the cease-fire is in effect. This force is to monitor the truce as well as new elections leading to legal independence. Meanwhile, Muzorewa was pressing his campaign to regain the post of prime minister. He published a full-page ad in the Herald claiming credit for Rhodesia's regained legality. In massive type, alongside a full-length picture of Muzorewa, the ad read: ``The winner keeps his prime. Today sanctions lifted,'' referring to Britain''s lifting of sanctions, imposed after the break from Britain. ****1314EST 0370 *** d s *** AM-FBN--RookieOlkewicz 12-13 0374 *** d2110 *** r n *** BC-SchiffReaction Bjt 12-13 0487 Anti-tax rebel Irwin A. Schiff says he knew all along he would triumph when he finally had his day in court. On Wednesday, a federal Appeals Court ruled that the outspoken Schiff was unfairly convicted of tax violations because the videotape of a television talk program he appeared on was used as trial evidence. ``I told them time and time again I wasn't going to jail. I told them I was going to win,'' Schiff said when he heard of the ruling. ``They're probably all shaking their heads and saying `I guess he did know what he was talking about,''' Schiff said in a telephone interview with WELI radio in New Haven. Schiff, of Hamden, Conn., used the news of his court victory to reiterate his opposition to income tax laws. ``We're going to end the income tax. I haven't paid income tax since 1973. I've given the government no information. I've resisted all audits, all IRS summonses and I'm still walking around,'' Schiff said. ``Apparently the government can't convict me.'' Schiff's prosecution stemmed from his filing of individual federal tax forms for 1974-75, with the headings altered to read ``U.S. Individual Income Confession.'' He also refused to declare his income and cited various constitutional claims in declining to answer the questions. In reversing Schiff's conviction, the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York ruled that allowing the videotape of NBC-TV's ``The Tomorrow Show'' into evidence was ``prejudicial'' to the trial jury. The original show was broadcast on April 12, 1978, with host Tom Snyder interviewing Schiff and a lawyer experienced in tax cases. The videotape was played at the trial later that month in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport, and the jury convicted Schiff of failing to file federal tax returns for 1974 and 1975. ``It demonstrates that the government has no case. If the government could have gotten a conviction without the Tom Snyder tape they would have tried it,'' Schiff said. ``They knew that they risked reversal on this point of law, but, as I always contended, my trial was illegal to begin with.'' Schiff was speaking from a motel in Las Vegas. He is currently on a nationwide speaking tour. In ordering a new trial, the appeals decision noted: ``This case raises an issue never before considered in a federal court of appeals; the question of the admissibility in evidence in a jury trial on a criminal information of the videotape of a `talk show' which includes the opinions of unsworn strangers on the very issues before a jury.'' The appeals judges said the trial judge, T. F. Gilroy Daly, erred in allowing the videotape to be used as evidence. ``We viewed the videotape, as did the jury, and concluded that its admission was prejudicial and prevented Schiff from getting a fair trial,'' the court said. ****1314EST 2390 *** d s *** AM-FBN--RookieOlkewicz 12-13 0374 Neal Olkewicz, though only a rookie who has started a mere seven games, has brought a new style of middle linebacker to the Washington Redskins. And Coach Jack Pardee, who has visions of making the Super Bowl, believes that Olkewicz has made the difference to the Redskins defense this season. Pardee said, ``Neal is just playing exceptional football. He is just amazing everybody every week.'' Not bad for a guy who was not even selected in the draft and was signed as a free agent out of Maryland. Olkewicz, who made the Redskins because of his hard hitting in training camp, plays five yards behind the defensive line, about 1{ yards farther back than normal. ``Most middle inebackers are about 3{ yards deep,'' said Olkewicz recently. ``I didn't even realize that I was deep. I just went where I felt most natural. Nobody in the league plays that deep, but the coaches didn't try to change. ``At that depth I can flow down the line more. When I read where a play is going, I can make up for my extra depth by shooting up to the play instead of drifting over to it. You just have to be careful because there are a few differnt blocks they can throw at you.'' The 22-year-old Olkewicz, who is listed at 6-feet, 218 pounds, has beome the leading hitter on the Redskins with 76 tackles and 51 assists since breaking into the lineup in week seven and earning his first star in the following game against Philadelphia. The figures do not include his play on the special teams during the first six games of the season. ``Neal will stay and hit with any of them,'' said Pardee. `He really is the difference to our defense this year, having that range inside. He's a good tackler. ``The defensive linemen just love him. They know that if they are getting doubled or two are blocking one, if they just tie up both blockers for just a second, Neal is gone. He's got the range to make the play. It is inspirational even to the rest of the defensive linemen.'' ****1315EST 4210 *** u n *** BC-UnionLeaderSale 12-13 0375 *** e2030 *** u n *** BC-UnionLeaderSale 12-13 0375 *** a6080 *** r i *** PM-Iranian 6thLd-Writethru a5550 12-13 0980 *** a6100 *** u i *** PM-Tanker 1stLd-Writethru 12-13 0195 *** a6090 *** r i *** AM-Focus-WineInn Bjt 12-13 0758 *** m1290 *** u n *** BC-UnionLeaderSale 12-13 0375 *** a6110 *** d w *** AM-OilViolations 12-13 0332 *** a6120 *** d a *** AM-Governor 12-13 0230 *** e2040 *** r n *** AM-Pratt&Whitney 12-13 0303 Pratt & Whitney Aircraft is looking for a toxic waste disposal site after the state denied it permission to dump sludge containing hazardous chemicals at the local landfill. ``We really thought this was acceptable,'' company spokesman James J. Devaney said Thursday, reacting to the Board of Environmental Protection decision. The lack of a site currently poses no problem for Pratt & Whitney, because the jet engine manufacturing company is not yet producing toxic wastes, Devaney said. But when metal plating operations begin next spring, the company will need to get rid of a sandy sludge called ``filter cake.'' The state BEP, in denying the permit Wednesday, said the sludge contains cyanide, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc. If any of the substances seep into the water they can pose health threats to humans. In a letter sent to plant manager Robert P. Azinger Wednesday, DEP Commissioner Henry Warren pledged to help the corporation resolve its waste problem. ``Let me assure you of this department's commitment to working with Pratt & Whitney Aircraft to resolve this difficult problem of hazardous waste disposal,'' Warren said. Warren said two sites have been found which ``show promise'' and the DEP would be ``pleased to help'' Pratt & Whitney evaluate them. Both sites are on company property, Devaney said. ``Essentially what the DEP is looking for is a site with a lot of clay in it,'' he said. The DEP recently began focusing attention on the disposal of hazardous wastes. Since the state has no licensed hazardous waste disposal site, toxic wastes now must be shipped out of state or stored. Last month, the department proposed new regulations requiring industries to report the quantities and types of toxic substances they produce. ****1321EST 0720 *** a f *** PM-BusinessIntelligence 12-13 0451 Your manufacturing company has just invested several million dollars opening a branch office in Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia is a communist country, but Marshal Tito traditionally has taken a firm stand against Soviet intervention. What's more, U.S. government investment counselors highly recommend the country. Imagine your chagrin on hearing the following prediction from a man who pioneered in gathering business intelligence abroad: ``If a third world war is going to begin, it will begin in Yugoslavia,'' says Benjamin Weiner, president of Probe International Inc. ``Yet the U.S. government is saying great business opportunities exist there.'' The rosy picture grows out of Yugoslavia's relatively stable government, but it ignores the age-old hatred between the Serbs and the Croats, complicated by Soviet support of the Croats in apparent hope of gaining an Adriatic port, he said. And the power of Tito, at age 87, is limited. Nine years ago, when ex-Foreign Service officer Weiner founded his business-intelligence operation, there was little if any demand for the service, he said. ``Today it's getting better for us because things are getting worse,'' he said in an interview. Terrorism imperils business executives on virtually every continent, U.S. prestige abroad is seriously low, and about one-third of all governments change hands each year, he said. Probe International is one of several information-gathering services that make a nifty profit by providing inside information on the political prospects for investment in a given company. Last year Weiner and his four professional investigators counseled a dozen U.S.-based multinational corporations operating in Italy, Germany, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, Libya, Nigeria, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brazil, Mexico and China, he said. Probe commands fees ranging from $3,000 to $4,000 a month. ``You don't look at whether a country is stable or not,'' he said. ``We look at whether you can go into a country and operate ethically and profitably. We can no longer accept the word of a foreign government.'' Iran currently overshadows other U.S. trouble spots. While Probe would not recommend a business venture there today, a few U.S. businesses still operate quietly not far from the seized U.S. embassy because they provide services needed by the revolutionary government, Weiner said. He declined to identify any of them. PepsiCo might have not have had trucks toppled and burned while the Shah's government was falling if it had received better advice, he predicted. Moslem revolutionaries focused their wrath on Pepsi trucks, not because of anti-American feeling but because the company's local branch was run by a Bahai, whose religious group is despised by Shiite Moslems, he noted. ****1322EST 2410 *** r s *** AM-Chiefs 12-13 0107 *** a6130 *** r a *** BC-Future 12-13 0327 *** p6120 *** r i *** PM-Iranian 6thLd-Writethru p5310 12-13 0980 *** f0750 *** r f *** AM-OilViolations 12-13 0347 *** a6140 *** d w *** AM-Stevens-Iran 12-13 0276 The acting Senate Republican leader said Thursday he has a ``gut instinct'' Iran will make a dramatic Christmas gesture and release many of the 50 hostages held at the U.S. embassy in Tehran. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska said his hunch is not based on any inside information but rather on the knowlege that Iranian Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh spent four years in the United State as a student ``and knows that Americans take the Christmas holiday as seriously as Iranians and other Moslems take their high holy days.'' Stevens said he would not be surprised if as many as 35 of the hostages were released with the Iranians holding on to 15 or so. But he added that the United States will not be satisfied until all of the hostages are released unharmed. Stevens said the Carter administration's decision to expel 183 Iranian diplomats has bipartisan support. ``Considering the fact that they are holding our people, I think it is a most fair decision,'' he said. ``My gut instinct is that Ghotbzadeh will give up some of the hostages as a Christimas gesture,'' Stevens added. ``I think he will make some dramatic gesture in the next week.'' Stevens said that if this happens, the problem will become the extent to which America's allies will continue to lend support for freeing the remaining hostages. ``It then becomes a matter of the size of the cause celebre,'' he said. I think that if they release them all, Santa Claus will heave a deep sigh of relief. ``But even if they keep only one and harm him, they are in deep trouble.'' ****1326EST 0390 *** d s *** AM-FBN--NFCProBowl 12-13 0522 *** g4220 *** r n *** AM-PresidentialFiling 12-13 0488 *** a6150 *** r i *** AM-Korean Bjt 12-13 0679 *** s2420 *** d s *** AM-FBN--NFCProBowl 12-13 0522 *** g4080 *** h n *** AM-Insults 500 12-13 0507 *** f0770 *** r f *** BCMidwestEggs 12-13 0040 (USDA) _ Midwest egg price report; wholesale buying prices Thursday unchanged to 1 higher; A extra large 66; A large 64; mediums 60; smalls 50; nest-run breaking stock 51; checks 42. ****1329EST 1300 *** r n *** AM-PresidentialFiling 12-13 0488 *** p6140 *** r i *** AM-Focus-WineInn Bjt 12-13 0758 Down an ash-gray alley, at No. 97 Shen Lung Jie, eight young women and one shy man run a neighborhood tap house and deli _ one of Peking's happier solutions to the troublesome unemployment of its young. The sign outside the shabby green pub on the corner, where coal and cabbages are piled to dry, says, ``Cooperative Ordinary Citizens' Wine Inn.'' Inside, the ordinary citizens sit at six small tables covered with white plastic cloths in a chilly, pale yellow room heated by a small wood stove. Men drink beer and wine from chipped bowls, contemplate handkerchiefs full of steamed peanuts or pick at orders of pig stomach. A father and his young daughter arrive to refill a bottle with beer. An old woman, teetering on tiny feet, buys a tiny order of sliced kidneys and a few ounces of cooking oil in an old wine bottle. The shop sells 50 items: beer, fruit wines, rice liquor, moon cakes, cold cuts. Patrons write in the suggestion book: ``The weather is cold. Why don't you heat up the wine?'' or ``Serve homebaked specialties to show you really love the people.'' Other suggestions urge workers to work for great socialist advances, to buy uniforms and to serve bread, biscuits and hot water. The shop is one of hundreds, perhaps thousands in this capital city. What sets it apart is the staff _ all educated but unemployed youth, among 400,000 young people reported out of work in a city of 8.5 million people. It is part of a new wave of similar enterprises. At this shop most of the staff _ aged between 18 and 20 _ failed their college entrance examinations and are waiting for assignment of permanent work. Business has been so good _ 200 to 300 customers a day and gross receipts of more than $9,000 a month _ that the saloon-snack house had to move to larger quarters. Youths have been put to work in 120 kinds of cooperatives, producing arts and crafts, furniture, clothing and other items. Some are learning crocheting, carpentry and appliance repair in various cooperatives. Some open photography umbrellas in vast Tian An Men Square and take pictures of Chinese tourists, operating as branches of photography studios. Along busy Qian Men shopping street, the neighborhood committee has built long rows of rough-hewn stalls where languid young people and a few hustlers hawk their wares: bright scarves, socks, shirts, vacuum bottles, calendars showing sexy starlets, snapshots of movie stars, bed springs and gaudy kiddie rings. China, a nation of more than 900 million, has about 10 million unemployed, including the educated young people and those returning from the countryside, to which they were banished during the cultural revolution. Peking officials say they hope to have jobs by the end of the year for the 400,000 unemployed youth they reported out of work in September. They said then that 88,000 had been organized into 1,200 cooperatives. Others were assigned jobs in factories and state enterprises, enrolled in college or sent back to the countryside. But with just half a month left in 1979, the goal of full employment is still a glimmer. Young waitresses at a wine shop in the city's Grand Gate district said 40,000 youth are still unemployed there. Cooperatives like the wine shop on Shen Lung Jie were started by neighborhood committees, worried by jobless kids getting into trouble. The committee received an interest-free loan from the state to open shop. It has set a business target of 12,000 total sales per month. And the pressure is on the young people to turn a profit. ``If we lose money,'' said Yang Chiu Yuen, a graceful girl in braids and the official blue padded uniform, ``then we mut pay out of our own pockets.'' So far they have been making money. In September they broke even, in October they made $75. In November, they turned a profit of $375 to $450. Each person makes 90 cents a day plus a monthly substinence from the state of about $3.70 to help keep up with the cost of living and recent food increases. Although workers in some cooperatives receive bonuses, workers in the wine shop must wait until they are assigned regular work. Asked how she liked working in the wine shop, one girl shrugged, her lone male worker grinned and another young woman said without much enthusiasm, ``We have no choice.'' ****1330EST 6150 *** u i *** PM-Tanker 2ndLd-Writethru 12-13 0195 An explosion rocked an empty 320,000-ton supertanker today and touched off a roaring blaze as the ship traveled by the tip of the Oman peninsula at the entrance to the Persian Gulf, informed sources reported. First reports said the ship was sinking, but later, a spokesman for the Gulf Agency in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, said it was drifting and was not blocking the sea lane for most of the oil exported to the West. Omani patrol boats responded to a distress signal from the Energy Determination and picked up 37 crewmembers, the sources said, but one was unaccounted for. The tanker was heading north into the 30-mile-wide Strait of Hormuz, inside Omani territorial waters about 1 a.m. (4 p.m. EST Wednesday), when the explosion occurred, the sources said. The cause of the explosion was not known, but it was believed that sabotage was not involved. The tanker is registered in Liberia and is owned by United Overseas Petroleum Inc. but is operated by the Golden Peak Maritime Agency of Hong Kong. ****1331EST 6160 *** d w *** AM-PistachioNuts 12-13 0169 *** p6160 *** d w *** BC-AirCrashReport 12-13 0533 More decisive pilot action could have averted an Alaska plane crash which killed the wife of a U.S. senator and four others last December, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. ``This is a situation the pilot and aircraft could have flown out of,'' said board chairman James King. The board's report said the pilot should either have landed more quickly or aborted the landing to make a fly-around when he encountered gusty crosswinds while trying to land at Anchorage International Airport. Instead, the board found that he used ``inappropriate pilot techniques'' in an attempt to pull out of a rolling motion after a wingtip tank struck the runway. The Learjet stalled, flipped over and crashed upside down. Killed were Ann Stevens, wife of Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, who is acting Senate Republican leader; pilot Richard Sikes, copilot Richard Church and attorney Joe Rudd, all of Anchorage, and Clarence Kramer, a Sitka timber merchant. Stevens and another passenger were injured. The chartered plane had flown from Juneau, the state capital, where Stevens had met with Gov. Jay Hammond. The board said the probable cause of the accident ``was the encounter with strong gusting crosswinds ... which caused the aircraft to roll abruptly and unexpectedly. The ensuing loss of control resulted from inappropriate pilot techniques during the attempt to regain control of the aircraft. ``Suspected light ice accumulation on aerodynamic surfaces may have contributed to a stall and loss of control,'' the report stated. The surviving passengers reported turbulence and violent wind gusts during the landing approach. The board said winds were gusting up to 35 mph and one of the gusts caused the left wingtip tank to hit the runway. ``This was followed by erratic flight maneuvers that included sharp increases in engine thrust, steep nose-up movements, a rolling motion of the wings and vigorous yaw (rolling motions) reversals,'' the report said. ``These exaggerated attitudes caused rapid speed deceleration, which in turn led to the loss of the aircraft.'' The pilot made gross movements to compensate, which amounted to overcontrol of the aircraft, the board reported. Investigators said tests showed the Learjet could have been recovered even after the wingtip struck and the roll started. Investigator James Danaher told a board hearing Thursday that the pilot at the outset was bringing the plane in too slowly for the conditions. ``The longer he floated during the approach, the more chance he had of getting into trouble in those winds,'' he said. ``He should have put the plane down as quickly as possible, perhaps risking damage to the aircraft, but hopefully avoiding the catastrophic situation that resulted. When he found himself in trouble, he should have acted decisively and quickly to go around again _ lower the nose and exercise full power.'' Th board vote to adopt its staff report on the accident was 4-1. Member Francis McAdams was the dissenter, saying he did not think there was enough evidence to cite the pilot for inapproprate techniques. Investigators also told the board that several persons might have survived the crash had they been wearing shoulder harnesses. ****1331EST 2050 *** r n *** AM-PresidentialFiling 12-13 0488 *** p6170 *** r a *** BC-Future 12-13 0327 The 1980s will be a decade of contrasts which will include more fast food, transistorized telephones and more bicycles, according to a survey of more than 40 researchers at the University of Cincinnati. The educators predicted it would be a decade of fast food as people within one household develop a variety of lifestyles. On the other hand, food will be more nutritious and the diet may be designed to prevent cancer and heart disease, the researchers said. Specialists in various fields were interviewed. Nutritional studies will indicate dietary changes which may aid in preventing cancer, said Orlando Martelo of the university's College of Medicine. ``Maybe modification of the American diet will be an important factor in reducing cancer of the colon, stomach, pancreas or even the breast,'' Martelo said. It will be a decade of shortages as food production reaches a plateau, fuel supplies dwindle and raw materials are used up, the researchers said. However, they also predicted that the decade will demonstrate that new technological breakthroughs will enable people to survive in spite of these challenges. Consumer products will be smaller and will use alternative sources of energy, predicted Gilbert Born, an associate professor of industrial design. ``We can anticipate pocket-sized transistorized telephones and dramatic changes in home enetertainment devices and appliances,'' Born said. ``Computers will help manage household chores and will monitor appliances and security.'' Automobiles will have a computer as a sort of second driver, while many cities will build bikeways to accomodate the larger number of bicycles, the researchers said. The population as a whole will be older, as the ``baby boom'' babies enter middle age, but researchers predict age will not be the handicap it has been. New medical methods, new emphasis on fitness and nutrition and new educational opportunities will create an enriching environment in which to age productively, they said. ****1332EST 1320 *** r n *** AM-Rerun 12-13 0134 *** a6170 *** u w *** PM-Carter-Defense 2ndLd-Writethru a5700 12-13 0801 *** s2430 *** d s *** AM-FBN--Browns-Bengals Adv 12-13 0475 The Cleveland Browns still have a remote chance of making the National Football League playoffs, but the Cincinnati Bengals merely will be trying to stave off the worst record in their history when the two teams meet Sunday in their regular season finale. The Browns need three things to happen for them to get into the playoffs: Oakland has to lose to Seattle, Denver has to lose big to San Diego and Cleveland has to win big over the Bengals. ``Everyone's aware that we've got a problem with numbers, but it's going to be very hard to score a lot of points against a team like Cincinnati,'' said Cleveland Coach Sam Rutigliano. ``We're going to really have to open up our attack and score as many points as we can.'' The ``numbers'' that trouble Rutigliano are the 26 net points the Browns, 9-6, would have to make up on Denver, even if they win and Oakland and Denver lose Sunday. That could happen if the Broncos lose by two touchdowns and Cleveland wins by two touchdowns and gets both conversion points, for example. ``We'd have to have a lot of gifts,'' Retigliano said. The Bengals, 3-12, are ``struggling'' by Coach Homer Rice's admission and face the prospect of finishing the season with fewer victories than in any year since their first season of 1968. However, the NFL season lasted only 14 games that year, so a 3-13 record would be a team low. ``We'd sure like to win this one to finish up,'' Rice said. ``Every one of our home games has been an exciting one. They've all been very close.'' In somewhat of a surprise, the oddsmakers have made the Bengals a 2{-point favorite. Cleveland tackle Doug Dieken, for one, finds that hard to believe. ``It wouldn't matter if we were eliminated from the playoffs. We're always ready for the Bengals,'' he said. ``But there's still a chance, and we were embarrassed last Sunday. We can't let that happen again.'' Cincinnati linebacker Jim LeClair said the Bengals, who have been easy targets for a passing offense, must stop quarterback Brian Sipe if they are to beat Cleveland. ``If our defense can stop their passing game, we'll be in it,'' LeClair said. ``Brian Sipe has had a great season, and our defense will have to tighten up.'' Despite Cincinnati's dismal record, two Bengals have a shot at individual season marks. Wide receiver Don Bass needs three receptions to beat Chip Myers' 1972 club record of 57. And Deacon Turner, with three kickoff returns, would pass Bruce Harper's NFL record of 55 set with the New York Jets a year ago. ****1334EST 6180 *** d a *** AM-Settlement 12-13 0213 *** a6190 *** r i *** AM-ForeignBriefs 12-13 0642 *** a6200 *** r a *** AM-AbductedBaby 12-13 0414 *** a6210 *** d w *** AM-ChinaTrade 12-13 0445 *** p6180 *** r w *** PM-Carter-Defense 2ndLd-Writethru p5440 12-13 0800 Defense Secretary Harold Brown, giving Congress an unusual preview of defense spending for the next five years, said today the Iranian crisis has produced a consensus that ``we need more military capability.'' Elaborating on a program announced Wednesday by President Carter, Brown urged spending $142 billion on defense in 1981, an increase of about 3.4 percent, discounting the effects of inflation. Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Brown said the United States would have to spend more to improve strategic nuclear forces than the Carter administration is contemplating if the Senate fails to ratify the SALT II treaty. Brown's testimony is part of an administration campaign to win support for the troubled arms limitation pact with the Soviet Union. Annual defense budgets are not submitted to Congress until January, but the administration agreed to show its hand early in an effort to win support from senators who say they will not back the treaty without details of how the administration plans to increase defense spending. Brown told the committee the United States may be at a critical point. ``There is a decision we have been deferring too long that we can defer no longer,'' he said. ``We must decide now whether we intend to remain the strongest nation in the world.'' He said the United States and the Soviet Union are about equal in military power, although thetRussians have been spending far more than the United States for years. ``Not only has the military balance between us deteriorated,'' he said, ``but the Soviets have now built a war machine far beyond any reasonable requirements for their own defense and security.'' The Carter program, which emphasizes improving America's ability to rush troops to remote trouble spots, calls for $157.5 billion in budget authority for 1981. This is an increase of nearly 5.6 percent, not counting inflation, or 13.8 percent if inflation is taken into account. The budget authority figure is always higher than the spending figure because it includes money that will be spent in future years. Carter's blueprint provides for increasing defense budget authority by 4.85 percent annually above inflation through 1985, an amount close to that demanded by Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga., and others skeptical of the SALT treaty. After Brown made his presentation, Nunn told him: ``My reaction is positive and I certainly applaud your initiative.'' He said he still reserved final judgment on SALT. Sen. Henry Jackson, D-Wash., a treaty foe, speculated that the program is ``a quick fix that's going to disappear after we vote on SALT.'' Even so, he called Carter's plan ``a tremendous increase.'' Brown also promised the administration would seek additional money to compensate for higher-than-expected inflation. He said the program's main goals are to assure a balance of U.S. and Soviet strategic nuclear forces, and an equivalence between NATO and communist Warsaw Pact forces. It also is intended to guarantee that the United States can help friends around the world and that ``our Navy will continue to be the most powerful on the seas.'' Brown said the Pentagon is planning to build 95 new ships over the next five years, with heavy emphasis on new guided-missile ships to cope with air attacks. The building program includes three new ship designs _ a major fleet escort, an anti-submarine frigate and a nuclear-powered attack submarine. Nunn and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, along with others, have been demanding a 5 percent increase in defense budget authority. And Nunn has called for money to compensate for unpredicted increases in inflation. Carter said Wednesday in a speech that he would do that. Nunn is not expected to announce his position on SALT II before Christmas, and perhaps not until the start of debate on the treaty next year. In his speech to the Business Council, Carter said, ``Recent events in Iran have been a vivid reminder of the need for a strong and united America, a nation which is supported by its allies and which need not bluff or posture in the quiet exercise of its strength.'' The president said the Soviet buildup and the Russian intervention in trouble spots around the world ``call for a calm, deliberate and sustained American response.'' The United States ``must be prepared to deal with hostile actions against our citizens or our vital interests,'' Carter added. Carter proposed building special depot ships that would be stationed in strategically located ports, carrying heavy equipment and supplies for three Marine brigades. In addition, the plan calls for a new fleet of large cargo aircraft to carry tanks and other equipment over intercontinental distances. ****1339EST 0790 *** r f *** PM-Cotton 12-13 0071 *** p6190 *** r i *** AM-Korean Bjt 12-13 0678 The United States, concerned by a bloody shootout among rival military factions, advised the government here Thursday it would take a dim view of further moves by hard-line military officers to keep the country from a path toward democracy. On Wednesday a group of generals ordered the arrest of 11 moderate officers, and troops shot their way into a compound to make some of the arrests. On Thursday, U.S. Ambassador William Gleysteen met with a group of unidentified civilian and military leaders to deliver a U.S. warning that more similiar moves would have an adverse impact on U.S.-South Korean relations. President Choi Kyu-hah, who has taken steps toward democracy, apparently had no advance knowledge of Wednesday night's military power struggle, sources said. He was scheduled to name his Cabinet on Thursday but delayed it. The hardline generals, all strong supporters of assassinated President Park Chung-hee's authoritarian system, were reported working behind the scenes Thursday to put their conservative stamp on the new Cabinet. Koreans and foreign diplomats have avoided using the word ``coup'' to describe Wednesday night's military shakeup. One Western observer said: ``to know whether there was one or not, we have to see how the formation of the Cabinet is affected.'' Soldiers loyal to the hard-line generals fought an hour-long bloody gun battle Wednesday with bodyguards of the moderates, then arrested martial law commander Gen. Chung Seung-hwa and 10 other ranking moderate generals, including the commander of the third army and the commander of the special forces, informed sources said. Estimates of the number wounded ranged from four to 28 and included special forces commander Maj. Gen. Chung Byung-joo, who was reported seriously wounded. A statement issued under Defense Minister Ro Jae-hyun's name early Thursday called the incident ``a minor clash'' and said Gen. Chung and several other generals were arrested because new evidence implicated them in Park's Oct. 26 assassination. A presidential spokesman said Choi had accepted Chung's resignation and appointed Gen. Lee Hee-sung, 55, to replace himhas army chief of staff and martial law commander. The court martial of Park's admitted assassin, former Korean CIA chief Kim Jae-Kyu, and seven others was scheduled to resume Friday after a one-day delay and it was secret testimony by Kim that implicated Chung and the other generals in the assassination plot, the defense minister's statement said. On Saturday, Kim testified in open court he assassinated Park to end his one-man rule and to restore democracy to South Korea. It was still unclear exactly why the hard-line generals headed by Maj. Gen. Chon Doo-hwan, the defense security commander who headed the government's investigation of the assassination, wanted to oust the moderates. Some sources said they were worried about being fired because of policy disagreements with Gen. Chung. Other sources said they were worried the country was moving too fast toward democracy and at the very least wanted to slow down the timetable. President Choi is expected to oversee revision of the 1972 Yushin constitution, which Park imposed to perpetuate his one-man rule, and then prepare the 37 million South Koreans for a presidential election, initially expected in one or two years, although no timetable has been announced. In light of the government's announced goal to move toward democracy, which has the support of the ruling and opposition parties, the sources said the hard-liners are unlikely to push for a complete return to authoritiarian rule. South Korean troops and police remained on alert and the U.S. State Department warned the communist regime of neighboring North Korea not to try to take advantage of the turmoil in Seoul. Martial law has been in effect since Park's Oct. 26 assassination and since the Wednesday shoot-out, more guards and armored vehicles have been placed around major public offices. Otherwise, it was work as usual for all South Koreans although Cleysteen asked al Americans to stay home, if possible, and ordered the U.S. Embassy and American schools closed. ****1340EST 0400 *** d s *** BC-FBC--Huskies'Flick 12-13 0490 *** e2060 *** d n *** pmN.H.Supco 12-13 0494 The New Hampshire Supreme Court has upheld an $18,000 award to a pallbearer who said his knee was hurt when he dropped a 240-pound coffin while climbing the steps of a church. The Supreme Court agreed with a lower court's finding in behalf of John B. Kennedy, who sued the Ricker Funeral Home of Woodsville. The court said that in 1976, Kennedy and three other men were carrying a coffin, which had no handles, from a hearse up the steps of Haverhill Congregational Church. Kennedy apparently lost his grip and the coffin fell, striking his right knee and allegedly causing a ruptured tendon requiring surgery and physical therapy. Relying on an earlier case involving a dentist, the funeral home's defense appealed the lower court's finding in Kennedy's favor. The defense contended tthat funeral directing, like dentistry, is a profession, and that Kennedy had failed to put expert witnesses on the stand to testify about the profession. ``Although there are some aspects of undertaking that might require expert testimony, in this case we are concerned merely with the carrying of a casket,'' Supreme Court Justice Charles Douglas wrote. ``Dentistry requires years of training; bearing a casket does not.'' The lower court said the funeral home was negligent for not telling Kennedy how to carry a coffin that had no handles. In other action, the court upheld a 1979 state law regulating the hours of bottle clubs, where members can consume, but not purchase, alcoholic drinks. According to the law, the hours of such establishments must conform with the legal hours for selling liquor in bars and restaurants. In the past, bottle clubs were unregulated and tended to operate after more conventional establishments had closed. The operators of a bottle club that had been in business since 1976 challenged the new law. They claimed it was ``retrospective'' and denied them the right to conduct their business from midnight to 5:00 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, after bars had closed. The defendant was arrested for operating his bottle club at 2 a.m. on July 22. The new law took effect June 23. The high court acknowledged that retrospective laws generally violate the state and federal constitutions but said the statute at issue was not retrospective. The court held that because bottle clubs had not been regulated at all before the law was passed, the law did not establish ``a new rule for for the punishment of prior acts of the defendant, but put him on notice as to the effect of his fuure actions.'' The court also upheld a lower court's $119,580 award to lakeside property owners in New London who claimed their property rights were damaged by pollution caused by a town-owned sewage treatment plant. The court ruled that while ponds are public waters, owners of shore property have private property rights separate from and more extensive than the public's right. ****1341EST 6220 *** u w *** PM-OilTaxes 2ndLd-Writethru a5230 12-13 0706 *** p6200 *** r a *** AM-AbductedBaby 12-13 0413 *** s2460 *** r s *** AM-FBO--HerschelWalker 12-13 0417 Highly recruited Herschel Walker, considered one of the nation's top high school running backs, won't say what college he's leaning toward. Even his mother doesn't know for sure. Walker, the 6-foot-1, 216-pounder who rushed for 3,118 yards and 45 touchdowns in leading Johnson County to the Class A Georgia state football chanpionship, is in no hurry to make a decision. ``I like to keep everyone guessing,'' he said Wednesday. ``Even my mother doesn't know for sure. She gets on me for not confiding more in her.'' Walker said he will not make a decision until after he returns from a trip to the Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, Calif., and the Southern California campus in Los Angeles. He admits it has been a boyhood dream to play for Southern Cal, but he also talks about not wanting to play far from home. Generally, he keeps his own counsel and uses his coach to block out unwanted offers from some of the 25 major colleges that already have offered him athletic scholarships. ``I'm Herschel's hatchet man,'' said Coach Gary Phillips, whose Johnson County Trojans captured the state title Saturday with a 35-17 victory over Feldwood _ a game in which Walker accumulated 302 yards and scored four touchdowns. ``He tells me the schools he has no interest in, and it's up to me to pass the word along,'' Phillips said. Walker says he's ``very much interested in Southern Cal,'' but that doesn't stop the speculation that he'll end up at nearby Clemson or at Georgia, where his sister Veronica is attending school on a track scholarship. In addition to his football heroics, Walker was virtually a one-man track team at Johnson County, too. He accumulated so many points in last year's state meet that he could have finished third overall had he entered as a team. Walker competed in the sprints and threw the shotput as well. That kind of ability has gotten him a lot of attention, but Phillips says Walker, who is an A student, is bearing up well under the pressure of big-time college recruiters. ``He has done a good job of handling the pressure,'' Phillips said. ``He hears the sales pitch, takes all the literature and then goes over everything himself. He has asked very few people for advice.'' ``The way I look at it,'' Walker said, ``it will be my mistake if I choose the wrong college, so the decision has to be mine alone.'' ****1343EST 6230 *** r a *** AM-AbductedBaby 1stLd-Writethru a6200 12-13 0426 *** a6270 *** u w *** BC-Ethics-Wilson 12-13 0496 *** a6240 *** r w *** PM-Carter-Ford 1stLd-Writethru a5860 12-13 0179 *** a6250 *** r a *** AM-Poree 12-13 0238 The Louisiana Supreme Court agreed Thursday to reconsider its ruling throwing out the conviction of Carlos Poree, who admitted he went on a murderous shooting rampage in downtown New Orleans a year ago. Last month, the court overturned Poree's first degree murder conviction in the Nov. 7, 1977, rampage, in which ten people were shot, one of whom later died. Poree pleaded innocent by reason of insanity, was convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment. In a 4-3 decision, the justices said Poree was denied due process despite the undisputed facts that he committed the shootings. The court said prosecutors never offered evidence to show that he was sane at the time of the shootings. They ordered a new trial. During his trial, the defense acknowledged that Poree first shot his estranged wife and father-in-law and that he then went to the French Quarter where he shot three men in a small park off Bourbon Street. After running nine blocks and commandeering a car, testimony showed Poree then walked into a busy brokerage office, wounded three persons, walked out and shot two more men on the sidewalk. One of the men shot inside, George Held, 53, died five days later. Poree was captured by police a few minutes after the brokerage shootings, walking away with an empty pistol stuck in the waistband of his trousers. ****1345EST 6260 *** r a *** BC-Rerun 12-13 0168 *** s2440 *** d s *** BC-FBC--Huskies'Flick 12-13 0490 Washington will be meeting one of college football's defensive juggernauts in Texas in the Sun Bowl but quarterback Tom Flick says he's not going to lose any sleep over that. Despite the fact that the Longhorns have given up only 90 points all season, Flick says he's confident the Huskies aren't going to be shut out. Texas, 9-2, has been made a 6{-point favorite to beat the Huskies, also 9-2, at El Paso, Texas, Dec. 22. ``Texas might think this is going to be a low scoring game,'' said Flick, ``but I think we'll score. ``I don't like to predict how many points we're going to get in a game but I don't think we'll be shut down just because we're going against a strong defense. ``I think we have a lot of diversity in our offense. We're capable of doing a lot of different things.'' The 6-foot-2{, 190-pound junior from Bellevue became a starter in his team's eighth game this year and led Washington to a 3-1 finish that enabled the Huskies to get into their second bowl in three seasons. His best passing game came Nov. 10 at Husky Stadium in a 24-17 loss to University of Southern California. That victory helped the Trojans earn the Pacific-10 Conference championship and earn the Pac-10's bid for the Rose Bowl. Against Southern Cal, Flick completed 18 of 28 passes for 245 yards and one touchdown. For the season, he completed 65 of 108 passes _ 60 percent _ for 795 yards and five touchdowns. He had five passes intercepted. In Texas, Flick and the Huskies will be facing a team that has allowed only an average of 184 yards per game. ``I think this is the best defense we'll play against this season,'' he acknowledged, ``and it's really exciting for us to play a school with such a great football tradition and prestige. ``It's a thrill going to the Sun Bowl, too. You work all season long for something like this. From our standpoint, this is the biggest game of the year. The Southern Cal game was a big game but that was then. This is now.'' Two seasons ago, Flick was a redshirt but sat on the Husky bench at the 1978 Rose Bowl when Washington upset Michigan 27-20. The Husky quarterback said he didn't believe Texas would underrate Washington. ``Naturally,'' Flick said, `` I would like them to but I don't think that will be the case. They're playing a bowl game in their home state and they don't want to lose because they're overconfident. ``I'm sure they're aware the Pac-10 is a strong football conference and we finished second to Southern Cal. I'm sure they're also aware that we beat Michigan in the Rose Bowl just a couple of years ago.'' Washington will leave for El Paso Monday. ****1346EST 2450 *** d s *** AM-FBN--Bengals-Browner 12-13 0320 Ross Browner has an idea about how he might make a bigger contribution to the Cincinnati Bengals in the next football season. While making no apologies for his performance this year at defensive end, Browner believes he might serve the team better as a linebacker. ``I can play either place,'' Browner said. ``I just want to put my ability, my speed and agility to better use. ``I would naturally have to lose some weight,'' added the 265-pound Browner. ``But that's no problem. Last year, I was much lighter. I was 245 or 250.'' Browner welcomed the Bengals' switch to a 4-3 defense this year, but in that formation, which has four defensive linemen and three linebackers, he says he has been limited in what he can do. ``It's not that I'm having any problem on the line, but in the line you can't roam like you want to roam. I think I helped the team a lot more last year.'' Browner last season won the team's Most Valuable Player award while performing as a down lineman on some plays and as a linebacker on others. ``Earl Campbell and Tony Dorsett make a lot of difference to their teams when they are on the field,'' he said. ``I think I could do the same thing on defense. ``I was watching (Houston linebacker) Robert Brazile the other night. He did a lot of things on the field. I feel that my knowledge of National Football League football is sufficient so I can start making some plays, too. ``When you're playing linebacker, you can see everything that happens. They have to come to you instead of running away from you.'' Howard Brinker, the Bengals' linebacker coach, isn't too keen on Browner's notion about switching positions. ``I think his position is right where he is,'' Brinker said. ``He's playing real well at end. He's getting better every week.'' ****1346EST 0420 *** d s *** AM-Chiefs 12-13 0107 The Atlanta Chiefs announced a two-player, three-team North American Soccer League trade Thursday, including the sale of Greg Makowski to the Toronto Blizzard. The Blizzard then traded the defender to Seattle for Jim McAlister. The Chiefs received an unspecified amount of cash for Makowski, who is captain of the U.S. Olympic squad, according to a club spokesman. Makowski, a No. 1 draft choice in 1978 after being a three-time All-American at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, scored three goals and had six assists last season. McAlister, also a defender, was the NASL's 1977 rookie of the year and played on the U.S. national team. ****1347EST 0800 *** r f *** AM-ChinaTrade 12-13 0459 President Carter's proposed ``most-favored-nation'' trade status for China won overwhelming approval Thursday from the House Ways and Means Committee. By a 24-8 margin, the committee approved the liberal trade terms, despite criticism from some Republicans who argued that increased Chinese exports to the United States could cost thousands of American jobs. The U.S.-Chinese trade agreement now goes to the full House, where a vote is expected in late January. The Senate must also approve the pact. In urging that the favorable trade terms be granted, Rep. Charles A. Vanik, D-Ohio, trade subcommittee chairman, said he still hopes identical status can be extended to the Soviet Union by January. ``I've had problems about dealing with this without an even-handed approach for the Soviet Union,'' Vanik said. The Carter administration says it has not made such a proposal because the Soviet Union has refused to give assurances that it will permit unrestricted emigration of its citizens. Under a congressional act, known as the Jackson-Vanik amendment, free emigration is required by law as a prerequisite for a nation to receive ``most-favored-nation'' status. The amendment is named for Vanik and Sen. Henry M. Jackson, D-Wash. Rep. Richard A. Gephardt, D-Mo., noted that the Soviet Union has sharply increased its emigration in recent years and now allows about 6,000 Soviet citizens to leave each month. ``It seems that the thrust of the Jackson-Vanik amendment has been realized,'' Gephardt said. ``We don't want these results to be turned around.'' Several committee members stressed the advantages to the United States by increasing trade with the People's Republic of China, a nation hungry for American technology and raw materials. However, Rep. John J. Duncan, R-Tenn., noted that a recent jump in Chinese purchase of U.S. cotton could mean China plans to ``flood our markets with textiles.'' Rep. Richard T. Schulze, R-Pa., cited an estimate that ``most-favored-nation'' status for China could lead to the loss of 50,000 to 100,000 U.S. jobs, largely in the textile industry. The United States has been unable to reach a bilateral arrangement with China to limit its exports of cheap textiles. However, U.S. officials have established unilateral quotas on imports of Chinese textiles. Schulze also criticized granting the favored trade status to China when it has failed to pay back $50 million owed from a 1946 U.S. export-import loan to the Republic of China. However, Rep. Bill Frenzel, R-Minn., noted that the circumstances surrounding that loan were unusual because the non-communist government fled to Taiwan in 1949 and that for 30 years, the United States continued to recognize it as the legitimate government of mainland China. ****1349EST 6210 *** u w *** BC-Ethics-Wilson 12-13 0495 *** a6280 *** r w *** AM-OilTaxes 12-13 0660 *** p1220 *** r w *** PM-OilTaxes 2ndLd-Writethru p5030 12-13 0706 *** a6290 *** d a *** AM-StarGazers 12-13 0249 *** a6300 *** r i *** PM-CanadaParliament 12-13 0146 *** e2090 *** d s *** AM-Lumberjacks-Uporsky 12-13 0165 The Maine Lumberjacks plan to name a new coach by next Monday to replace Mike Uporsky, says the president of the Continental Basketball Association team. With the Jacks wallowing in the cellar of the CBA's Northern Division, president Fred Haer of Brunswick announced Wednesday the firing of Uporsky, the release of three players and the signing of two new ones. ``The chemistry hasn't been happening,'' Haer told a hastily-called news conference at the Bangor Civic Center. He said the changes were made in an attempt to ``give our fans an exciting, agressive team.'' The Jacks, with a 2-6 record, announced the release of John Gerdy, Gary Devlin and Don Brough. To shore up the squad, Haer said he signed Andre McCarter, a 6-foot-3 All-American from UCLA who was the CBA's most valuable player last season, and 6-foot-9 Miles Patrick, who left the Lancaster Red Roses prior to the start of this season. ****1359EST 2480 *** u s *** AM-SeniorBowl 12-13 0062 *** p6230 *** r i *** PM-CanadaParliament 12-13 0146 *** m1350 *** r n *** AM-Rerun 12-13 0160 *** s2490 *** d s *** BC-E.League 12-13 0140 The president of the Eastern League said Wednesday that the Oakland A's might be interested in putting a baseball team in Pittsfield. Mayor-Elect Charles Smith got the word from federal officials on Tuesday that the Department of Housing and Urban Development would consider waiving its regulations to allow a minor-league team to use Wahconah Park. Professional sports had been banned from the stadium because federal funds were used to renovate it. Pat McKernan, Eastern League president, said he was delighted that the federal government might bend its rules, and he said he has Pittsfield area people who would be interested in owning and operating the club. The last minor league team in Pittsfield was the Berkshire Brewers, now called the Holyoke Millers. McKernan spoke to Pittsfield radio station WBEC from Albuquerque, N.M. ****1408EST 0860 *** r f *** AM-PistachioNuts 12-13 0178 Severe frost last spring ``reportedly has sharply reduced'' Iran's pistachio harvest to an estimated 10,000 metric tons, nearly 80 percent below last year's output, the Agriculture Department said Thursday. Iran, the leading producer of the nuts, harvested a near-record 60,000 metric tons in 1978-79, the department's Foreign Agricultural Service said in a report. Meanwhile, the United States _ which some industry officials have said could attain pistachio self-sufficiency _ has a 1979 crop estimated at 6,400 metric tons, up from 2,300 last year, the report said. In the pistachio marketing year that ended on July 31, the United States imported 10,506 metric tons of unshelled pistachios from Iran, by far the leading foreign supplier. A metric ton is about 2,205 pounds. Looking at Iran's pistachio situation, the report said that with ``the reduced supply situation and high domestic prices, exports are not expected to surpass 7,000 tons during the 1979-80 campaign. Exports a year earlier (to all countries) amounted to 25,000 tons.'' ****1409EST 1360 *** r n *** BC-Rerun 1stLd-Write 12-13 0166 *** t0430 *** d s *** AM-EclipseAwards 12-13 0331 *** s2500 *** d s *** AM-EclipseAwards 12-13 0331 Trainer Laz Barrera and jockey Laffit Pincay, whose abilities helped Affirmed gain the Horse of the Year honors for the second straight year, Thursday were made unanimous selections as 1979 Eclipse awards winners. The Eclipse Award committee also announced that Louis Wolfson's Harbor View Farm, has been named owner of the year and that Cash Asmussen had chosen the outstanding apprentice jockey. The voting for the Eclipses was conducted among three groups _ the Daily Racing Form, the National Turf Writers Association and racing secretaries from Thoroughbred Racing Associations tracks. Each group cast one vote. It was an unprecedented fourth straight Eclipse award for the Cuban-born Barrera. The 54-year-old trainer, who was inducted into racing's Hall of Fam this year, underwent open heart surgery earlier this year. He broke his 1978 record by saddling horses who earned $3,510,322 through Dec. 2. He remains the only trainer to condition horses who won more than $3 million in a year. The Panamian-born Pincay also captured a record fourth Eclipse award. He previously won the award in 1971, 1973 and 1974. Pincay, 33, broke the yearly record for purses won this year, becoming the first jockey to top $8 million. In addition to riding Affirmed to seven straight victories, Pincay recently became the ninth jockey in throughbred history to register 4,000 career winners. For the Florida-based Harbor View Farm, it is their second Eclipse. Wolfson's farm won more than 60 races this year and more than $2.5 million in purses. Besides Affirmed, Harbor View had had another Barrera-trained standout in It's in the Air, who defeated Davona Dale, the 3-year-old filly champion in the Alabama Stakes at Saratoga in August. Asmussen's apprentice record consisted of 129 winners and $2,096,046 in purses. He was not a unanimous choice among the three groups. The TRA racing secretaries picked Walter Guerra. The Eclipse awards will be presented on Feb. 1 in New York. ****1410EST 6240 *** r a *** BC-Rerun 12-13 0168 A woman watching a televised talk show telephoned police Thursday and said a guest had just pulled a gun on the host and was going to shoot him on the air. Within minutes, three patrol cars screamed to a halt in front of WCBS-TV's West 57th Street studio. Officers muscled past station security men in a frantic hunt for the show's host, Stanley Siegel. All they found was a rerun of his Oct. 22 show. The host, whose show is ominously titled ``Siegel's Final Days,'' actually was at home, watching the taped replay. On the show, anti-pornography crusader Marcia Womongold had pulled a .22-caliber pistol and waved it around to back up her assertion that women should be armed for self-defense. Siegel said Wednesday that he had felt alarmed but not threatened at the time. He said the rerun left him cool and reassured by the rapidity of the police response. ****1410EST 2110 *** d n *** AnAPNewsExtra 12-13 0483 *** s2510 *** d s *** BC-FBN--Seahawks-Raiders 12-13 0451 *** f0870 *** r f *** AM-FirestoneEarnings 12-13 0441 Bouncing back from its 1978 tire recall disaster, Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. reports an improved financial picture for the fiscal year ended Oct. 31. However, the nation's No. 2 tiremaker said Thursday that profits from tire sales were hurt inflation and energy problems. It forecast continued difficulties next year. Earnings for the year totaled $112.9 million, or $1.96 a share, on sales of $5.3 billion, compared with a loss of $149.3 million, or $2.58 a share, on sales of $4.9 billion a year ago. For the fourth quarter, Firestone reported earnings of $35.1 million, or 61 cents a share, on sales of $1.42 billion, compared with a loss of $127.2 million, or $2.21 a share, on sales of $1.37 billion in the corresponding period last year. The 1978 quarter included a $234 million writeoff for the recall of millions of steel-belted radial 500 tires. Firestone reduced that reserve by $46.9 million at the end of its fiscal year, based on its recall experience. Through Oct. 31, Firestone said it had replaced 3.7 million tires in the recall, including 2.8 million free replacements. The recall, which continues until next April, was agreed to by Firestone voluntarily, although the company said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration failed to substantiate allegations that the tire was unsafe. Richard A. Riley, chairman and chief executive, said domestic profits declined significantly, ``primarily because of poor domestic tire division results due to the energy situation and increased costs not recoverable in selling prices because of competitive conditions. ``New car sales and driving by motorists were well below normal levels, which resulted in reduced unit sales of passenger car tires in both the original equipment and replacement markets.'' He reported a 28 percent drop in operating profits from tires and related products, which accounted for 78 percent of 1979 sales. Chemical, metal and industrial rubber operations account for the remaining 22 percent. ``With unsettled conditions in the tire industry and in the energy picture in this country and overseas, we see continued difficulty for our tire operations into 1980,'' Riley said. ``But actions we have taken to realign capacity and adjust to industry changes that are taking place will put us in a better position to take advantage of the eventual turnaround.'' Firestone said $75.1 million was charged off in October to cover costs of discontinuing certain foreign operations. However, because of a $32.5 million reduction in a 1978 phaseout provision, the charge to income in 1979 was only $42.6 million. The company had made provision for $110 million last year to cover costs of phasing out certain facilities. ****1417EST 6310 *** r a *** AM-FireDead Bjt 12-13 0419 *** t0440 *** d s *** AM-GrandPrix 12-13 0388 *** s2520 *** d s *** AM-GrandPrix 12-13 0388 The International Auto Sport Federation (FISA) Thursday lifted a threat to cancel the U.S. Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, N.Y., but allocated a date of April 13, 1980 which cast new doubts on the race. FISA President Jean-Marie Balestre announced that the federation's executive committee had decided it was ``wiser'' to postpone the planned Mexican Grand Prix until 1981, freeing that date for Watkins Glen. Watkins Glen President Malcolm Currie, visibly disappointed at the decision, said he ``accepts the date with the hope it can be changed'' back to the regular October schedule. Currie said he had steps to make desired improvements at the track in the belief that his race was still scheduled for October. Tom Binford, U.S. delegate to FISA, said the Watkins Glen race had been unanimously approved by the executive committee, overturning a recommendation by FISA's Formula One Commission last month that it be canceled because of organizational problems and the condition of the track. Binford said the date change was made known Thursday only after this decision had been taken. He said the date change was forced through in another committee by Bernie Ecclestone, President of the Formula One Constructors Association, grouping all the major teams. Currie said the April date would make it ``extremely difficult to stage the race, given that we have only four months, mostly winter, in which to make preparations.'' Binford said he had not given up hope of changing the race date back to October. Balestre had announced it was up to the American racing authorities to see whether another race should get that date. A Grand Prix is scheduled for Las Vegas, Nev. Nov. 2. Balestre explained that the Mexican race had been set back one year because of uncertainty that extensive work needed for the Mexico City track could be completed by the planned date of April 13. He said three different plans of work had been submitted in two months and he personally visited Mexico to discuss the problem. In other decisions the West German Grand Prix was moved from Aug. 3 to 10 to avoid a clash with the Moscow Olympic Games, and Balestre announced there would be no changes in Formula One regulations before the beginning of 1982. ****1418EST 0890 *** d f *** AM-NYCNoteSale 12-13 0109 New York City sold $175 million of short-term notes in the public market Thursday at an interest rate of 8.5 percent. The city paid 7.6 percent in interest when it went to the market to borrow $200 million on October 4, the first note sale in the current fiscal year, but rates in the market have risen since then. Proceeds from the notes, which fall due June 27, will be used to fund a portion of the city's cash flow needs during the current fiscal year. The revenue-anticipation notes are secured by state aid payments due the city next June. ****1419EST 1370 *** d n *** AnAPNewsExtra 12-13 0483 A new breed of smuggler is so confident he can penetrate America's northern border that he's offering ``money back guarantees'' to thousands of eager illegal aliens from South America and the West Indies. ``We believe that there are thousands, right here in Montreal, waiting for the arrangements to be made to smuggle them into the United States,'' says Sgt. George Regenius of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Regenius, who heads 19 immigration and passport investigators, works closely with U.S. Customs, Naturalization and Border Patrol agents. He says authorities on both sides of the border are ``working frantically to halt the flood but neither country has the men to do it.'' The invasion is aimed at the ``weak link'' in the northern border, the 798 miles along Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, but actually starts in dusty villages and teeming cities of the Caribbean and Central and South America. Canada allows citizens of these countries, most poverty ridden and some ruled by dictator governments, easy access. ``There's no visa requirements for these people,'' Regenius says. ``They show their passport and are issued a visitor's permit for three months. It's very easy for foreigners to get into Canada.'' In recent years, U.S. entry requirements for many nationalities in countries bordering the equator have been tightened. As legal entry became more difficult, the aliens, now aided by smugglers, tried to breech the southern frontiers, but were captured or turned away at the heavily patrolled borders in Florida, the Gulf Coast and the Southwest. ``The smugglers have determined it's very difficult to enter the United States through other borders so now they come to Canada first,'' Regenius says. ``In West Indian and South American countries, we know it's common knowledge of how easy it is to get through Canada.'' The Canada connection also is used by suspected terrorists. West German fugitive Kristina Berster was arrested last year as she tried to cross into Vermont. In her trial on charges of violating U.S. immigration laws, Miss Berster reported that Latin Americans in Paris gave her a plan and map showing how to cross from Noyan, Quebec, to Alburg, Vt. She was arrested when spotted by a border patrolman. In Haiti, a primary source of human cargo for the smugglers, authorities say it's well known throughout the country that a Canadian connection can be bought. ``Smuggling through Canada is openly advertised, even in the smallest villages, but there's nothing we can do about it. They're not breaking Haitian law,'' says a senior police inspector in Port-au-Prince. In a telephone interview, the inspector, who asked that his name not be used, described the smuggling operation as ``so successful, the arrangers are fighting over who gets the business.'' ****1419EST 6320 *** d w *** AM-WastingFuel 12-13 0401 *** a6330 *** r a *** AM-JobProspects Bjt 12-13 0409 *** m1380 *** u n *** BC-TrafficDeath 12-13 0121 *** a6340 *** d a *** AM-ByebyeBlackbird 12-13 0281 *** e2130 *** u n *** BC-TrafficDeath 12-13 0121 A young man believed to be from Maine was killed early Thursday when the van he was driving collided head-on with a tractor-trailer truck on Interstate 95 in The Bronx. Police said the victim was identified tentatibely as being from Rumford, Maine, but his name was withheld until authorities could contact his family. Police said the victim's van was going in the wrong direction in the southbound lanes of I-95 when the accident occurred. Both vehicles smashed into the center divider. The van was reduced to a twisted hulk and the tractor trailor sustained front-end damage. Police said the truck driver, David Fitzpatrick, of Somers, Conn., was not hurt. ****1424EST 6350 *** r i *** AM-Iranian Bjt 12-13 0793 *** f0920 *** r f *** AM-JobProspects 12-13 0409 *** f0930 *** u f *** PM-WallStreet2pm 12-13 0275 *** a6370 *** r i *** AM-TheologianGrilled Bjt 12-13 0521 *** a6380 *** u i *** PM-NobelAppeal 1stLd-Writethrua5980 12-13 0310 *** s2560 *** d s *** AM-Shorts 12-13 0332 *** t0480 *** d s *** AM-Shorts 12-13 0332 Houston's 20-17 National Football League victory over Pittsburgh last Monday night drew a 25.1 rating, the second highest in ABC's 10-year history of Monday night telecasts, the network said. The game attracted an estimated viewing audience of 57 million. ABC said the only Monday night game to outdraw the Steelers-Oilers was Dallas' 9-5 victory over Washington on Oct. 2, 1978. It had a 26.8 rating. ___ SANTA CRISTINA, Italy (AP) _ Italy's Oswald Kerschbaumer Thursday upset the big guns from Austria, Switzerland and Canada to clock the fastest time in the first practice run for Sunday's World Cup men's downhill ski race. Kerschbaumer was clocked in 2:00.89, followed by Switzerland's Walter Vesti, who had 2:01.09, and Austria's Peter Wirnsberger, 2:01.70. West Germany's Sepp Ferstl was the fourth fastest in 2:01.84 ahead of Swiss ace Peter Mueller, who had 2:02.00. Wirnsberger, who won the opening downhill race of the Cup, is the favorite in Sunday's event, which will also award combined points. Canada's Ken Read had the 11th time in 2:02.89. Andy Mill of the United States was 13th in 2:03.17. Steve Mahre of the United States and former Austrian downhill king Franz Klammer fell during practice but were unhurt. ___ CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) _ Joe Avezzano, new head football coach at Oregon State University, announced the hiring Thursday of two assistants, Nick Aliotti of the University of Oregon and Craig Boller of Memphis State. Aliotti will work with backs and receivers and Boller with the defensive line. ___ OXFORD, Ohio (AP) _ Veteran Atlanta Braves pitcher Phil Niekro has been voted baseball's Lou Gehrig memorial award for 1979, it was announced Thursday. The award is given anually to the player who best exemplifies the ability and character of Gehrig and is presented by Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Gehrig, a Hall of Famer, was a member of the fraternity in his undergraduate days at Columbia. ****1433EST 6250 *** d a *** AM-FireDead Bjt 12-13 0419 A raging fire that may have been deliberately started with gasoline engulfed a frame house Thursday, killing two adults and six children who were trapped in an upstairs bedroom. It was the third fire at the house this month. Some of the victims were found lying across the charred remains of a bed, others on the floor. Firemen from a station house two blocks away set up a ladder and donned gas masks but could not reach the bedroom. ``If there was just smoke, we could force our way up there,'' said fire Lt. Eugene Skowronski. ``But there was too much fire.'' Flames leaped to a house next door. Eight persons there, including the 77-year-old landlady, escaped before that building was gutted. Ernestine Gaston, 26, mother of five of the dead children, jumped from the second floor of the first house and suffered minor injuries. Joseph Scales, 19, another resident, fled to safety from the back door. Killed were Anne Marie Gaston, 9, and her brothers and sisters, Andrew, 8, Lela, 4, Letasha, 3, and Angela, 1; and Otis Terry, 33, his 6-month-old son, Otis Terry Jr., and Judy Kimball, 19. Many of the homes in the rundown neighborhood are divided into apartments. Chicago Heights is a suburb south of Chicago. ``The fire is of a suspicious nature and a full arson investigation is under way,'' said fire Chief Giulio Narcisi. ``It started in an interior stairwell and shot to the second floor. A gallon gasoline can was found on the vacant first floor. We believe an inflammable liquid started the fire.'' Narcisi said firemen had extinquished a minor fire in the basement of the same two-story house earlier this month. ``And just this Tuesday, we were called again to put out a fire in the attic,'' said Narcisi. ``There were heavy fumes of gasoline in the attic and the possibility of arson was being investigated in that one.'' Flames were visible for about two miles and Narcisi said a neighbor reported hearing two explosions. ``Finding the gasoline can does not necessarily lead us down the path to arson, but it certainly cannot be ruled out,'' said Dwight Elliott, deputy state fire marshal. The neighborhood is dotted with vacant lots. ``Any time you see a vacant lot around here, there's been a fire that did it,'' said Mike Norman, 21, a neighbor. ****1433EST 6260 *** d a *** AM-JobProspects Bjt 12-13 0409 Despite gloomy economic predictions, a national survey shows that a strong job market will await most college graduates next year, particularly engineers. The survey shows that overall, 16 percent more college graduates with bachelor's degrees and 4 percent more with master's degrees will be hired in 1980 than in 1979. ``These findings can be interpreted in a positive way _ as a definite upturn _ in the job market for new college graduates,'' said Frank S. Endicott, author of Northwestern University's 34th annual Endicott Report and retired director of the university's office of placement. The greatest demand will be for graduates with majors in engineering, accounting, business administration, sales and computer science, according to the survey of 170 of the nation's larger corporations. Job prospects for liberal arts majors, however, will be somewhat dimmer. Averwge starting salaries overall will increase by 6 percent to 8 percent. The report also indicates that the participating firms have brighter hopes for the coming year than may have been expected from widespread projections of a national recession. Only 23 percent of the corporations believe the general business outlook for 1980 is worse than the present year. More than one-third _ 39 percent _ think it will be better, and 38 percent believe it will be about the same. Here are some breakdowns by academic background for graduates with bachelors degrees: _Engineering jobs up 29 percent and starting salaries up 9 percent, averaging $20,136 a year. _Computer science jobs up 37 percent, starting salaries up 7 percent, averaging $17,712 a year. _Sales and marketing jobs up 15 percent, starting salaries up 6 percent, averaging $15,936 a year. _Liberal arts down 3 percent, starting salaries up about 5 percent, avaraging $13,286. The report also shows that some employers believe starting salaries for graduates with master's degrees in some areas are outpacing the worth of the individual on the job. Many firms, Endicott said, prefer to hire bachelor-degree graduates, put them in a training program and encourage those who qualify to attend evening classes toward advanced degrees. Another problem facing corporations, Endicott said, is the turnover of college graduates on the job. He said that 30 percent of bachelor-level graduates hired from the 1976 class have left their companies. More rapid advancement or higher salaries are the greatest lure away from the firms which originally hire graduates, he said. ****1434EST 2570 *** r s *** BC-FBN--Cardinals-Bears Adv15-16 12-13 0561 When the Chicago Bears and St. Louis Cardinals renew one of the National Football League's oldest rivalries in Sunday's season finale, there'll be a couple of new facets to the game. The Bears have a shot at the playoffs where they have paid infrequent visits in recent years. And the Cardinals have Ottis Anderson, a tough-to-tackle rookie who leads the NFL in rushing. The series goes back to 1920 and the Bears hold a 51-23 edge with six ties. This year, St. Louis is in last place in the National Conference East with a 5-10 record after two straight victories under new coach Larry Wilson. Chicago, winners of six of its last seven games, is 9-6. The Bears must win and Tampa Bay must lose for Chicago to make the playoffs as champions of the NFC Central Division. If both teams win, Chicago would have an outside shot at the playoffs as a wild-card team if it can make up a 33-point advantage in net points enjoyed by Washington, which must lose to Dallas. ``We must beat the Cardinals and I don't think it's going to be an easy game for us to win,'' said Chicago Coach Neill Armstrong. ``I haven't seen anyone that runs the ball as well as Ottis Anderson. He's not only a fast running back. He has a way of getting away from people. He can run over people because he has size. ``You're going to see him running traps and sweeps like you've seen no one run before,'' Armstrong added. ``I think if we can get them to put the ball in the air, that's to our advantage.'' Anderson has rushed for 1,566 yards, three more than Houston's Earl Campbell whose rookie rushing record of 1,450 yards Anderson broke with a 140-yard day in last Sunday's win over the New York Giants. The rookie is in great shape to take the NFC rushing title. Walter Payton of the Bears is in second place with 1,453 yards, one more than Wilbert Montgomery of Philadelphia. While Anderson has been operating on all cylinders, the Bears' offensive engine has been sputtering. In their last three games, they have scored only two touchdowns on offense. ``In the last few weeks we have not been making the big play on offense,'' said Armstrong. ``We have not executed well in the last eight or nine quarters,'' said Chicago quarterback Mike Phipps. The Tampa Bay game is expected to end while the Bears' game is in the third quarter. If Tampa Bay wins, Chicago's only chance for the playoffs would be to run up enough points to overcome Washington's 33-point advantage. ``They do have an added look for them in that they still have a chance for the playoffs this year,'' Wilson said of the Bears. ``But it really doesn't matter what position they are in. It will be a rough, aggressive game just because it's between Chicago and St. Louis.'' Steve Pisarkiewicz is expected to start his third straight game at quarterback for the Cardinals instead of veteran Jim Hart. ``As long as he (Pisarkiewicz) is in there playing quarterback Sunday they're doing well,'' said Armstrong. ``If they're having trouble, Jim Hart will come in and he's good.'' ****1435EST 6270 *** d w *** AM-WastingFuel 12-13 0401 ``When one household wastes energy, everybody suffers,'' Rep. Les AuCoin told senators Thursday, arguing for new federal money to help _ or force _ city dwellers to save fuel. ``Everyone in a community shares a common supply...everyone pays the cost of new supplies,'' said AuCoin, D-Ore. If even one family wastes fuel, ``everybody suffers because everyone pays the cost of new supplies,'' he said. ``Everyone's rates go up and that isn't fair.'' AuCoin testified before a Senate banking subcommittee which is looking at a bill to steer $600 million a year in federal grants to cities and counties for energy-saving community development programs. He has introduced a similar bill in the House. The money could be used for projects ranging from analyzing traffic patterns to clustering new housing near energy sources and requiring energy-saving renovation in existing housing. Representatives of various city and county associations testified in support of the Senate bill sponsored by Sen. Harrison Williams, D-N.J., and a rival measure sponsored by Sen. Paul Tsongas, D-Mass., as well as AuCoin's legislation. Tsongas told them their support was welcome but he also said, ``In addition to being willing to accept federal money, you need to take the lead in tough areas such as building codes.'' Christopher Lindley, a Rochester, N.Y., city councilman representing the National League of Cities, agreed that ``you can't give people money for housing delights'' when their use of energy includes ``throwing it up the chimney and out the window.'' Tsongas said too much housing is still being built with little thought for saving fuel, but he added that he was grateful the idea of energy conservation is no longer ``dismissed as basket-weaving.'' The current crisis in Iran has focused American emotions as well as awareness on energy-supply problems, and Congress might be ready to pass strong conservation bills which it would have defeated in the past, Tsongas said. He told AuCoin and Williams he hoped their competing bills could be blended into a single approach during Congress' upcoming holiday recess so they could present a united front for what he hopes will be ``the major energy legislation of 1980.'' The measures backed by Williams and AuCoin would rely heavily on existing programs in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Tsongas wants substantial involvement by the Department of Energy as well as HUD. ****1436EST 6280 *** d a *** AM-ByebyeBlackbird 12-13 0281 It will be a bloodless war against the blackbirds, say Mississippi State University officials. But it certainly won't be noiseless. Next Monday evening, the university and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service embark on a campaign to shoo five to ten million blackbirds from a 25-acre patch of brush and trees north of men's dormitories. Dr. John Longest, director of the student health center, says only noise will be used to scare away the birds. Longest said timed, repeated harassment with amplified sound and special fireworks would be used. A shotgun shell that explodes with a loud report away after firing, and a bird bomb that explodes 50 feet away after being shot out of a modified pistol will be used. Most Mississippi State students will have left school on Christmas break when the campaign begins. ``To be effective, the noise harassment method should be done during cold weather and _ because the noise level is so intense _ at a time when the student population is reduced,'' Longest said. ``The use of noise pollution should be adequate to move the zbirds. Longest said the din from the birds when they leave in the morning to forage for food and return in the evening is just one reason for wanting them out. He said the stench of bird dropping and the health threat make it ``desirable and, indeed, necessary that this roosting area be disrupted.'' It is not known where the birds will go, but residents of a former roosting area nearby have been warned and told to fire shotguns periodically to scare the millions of birds away. ****1436EST 6360 *** d a *** AM-KKK 12-13 0224 *** e2150 *** d n *** AM-AnIllegalEntry 12-13 0494 *** g4060 *** r n *** AM-TFee-Robinson 400 12-13 0438 House GOP leader William G. Robinson Thursday asked the state bar association to arbitrate the $799,000 legal fee the MBTA paid for a $40 million settlement. The Melrose Republican protested the fee paid to William Schwartz of Swartz and Swartz for negotiating the recent Boeing Vertol Co. award to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. The award settled claims made against Boeing Vertol because of defects in the Light Rail Vehicles the MBTA had purchased from the firm. Robinson favors a fee of $150 per hour for Schwartz. He said the lawyer ``apparently earned $18,581 per day,'' which Robinson held was excessive. ``I admit that the settlement gained with Boeing Vertol Company is large and that the benefits to the MBTA are great,'' Robinson said, in explaining his arbitration petition. ``I admit that the standard one-third contingency fee agreement would have given the lawyer a much greater fee than the one I complain of here.'' Myron Pessin, secretary of the Legal Fee Arbitration Board of the Massachusetts Bar Association, said Robinson's eligibility to file the peition is in question. He said such arbitration requests normally are made by persons who retain lawyers. Robinson filed as a taxpayer within the MBTA district. The legislator also has asked Boston Mayor Kevin H. White, chairman of the MBTA advisory board, to put the fee dispute on the agenda of the board's next meeting. Schwartz could not be reached for comment on Robinson's statements. Pessin added that participation in the arbitration process of the private organization is entirely voluntary. He said that Schwartz is not a member of the bar association, but added that the committee has considered protests of non-members' fees in the past. In a telephone interview, Robinson said that he will continue his protest against the size of the fee even if the bar group rejects his petition. ``I want some questions asked and I want some clear answers,'' he said. The Robinson petition was sent to G. Rozalyn Johnson of Lynn, chairman of the arbitration committee, Pessin said. He said he did know when a ruling would be made on whether to proceed or dismiss the request. According to news accounts, Schwartz represented the transit system for two months, during which time he maintained his class schedule as a professor at Boston University Law School. Last week, Robinson asked Attorney General Francis X. Bellotti to look into several aspects of the Schwartz fee. He said he had discussed the issue with the attorney general's office before sending his letter, but had not yet had a reply. ****1437EST 6290 *** u f *** PM-WallStreet2pm 12-13 0268 Stock prices moved in a narrow range today, as the market continued its cautious approach in advance of next week's oil pricing meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Precious metals and some other mining stocks climbed again as the price of gold bullion hit new highs of more than $460 an ounce. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrial stocks was down .09 at 835.58 as of 2 p.m. Losing issues outnumbered gainers by about 7-6 on the New York Stock Exchange. Trading volume came to 25.65 million shares, two thirds of the way through the trading session. Several oil-producing countries, including OPEC's largest producer Saudi Arabia, indicated they had decided to increase oil prices even before the oil cartel opens its meeting Monday and the White House expressed concern that higher prices could hurt the economy. Among precious metals stocks, ASA rose 1[ to 36; Dome Mines gained 1\ to 47[ and Hecla was up ~ to 26{. Among non-precious metals producers, Kennecott rose 1\ to 29; Alcan Aluminium gained 1 to 42[ and Phelps Dodge gained } to 27]. Texas International, a takeover candidate, rose | to 18 as the most actively traded NYSE issue. Among other big movers in active NYSE trading, Arlen Realty gained ] o 3}; American Cyanimid gained 1| to 32}; Columbia Pictures rose 1{ to 35, and Pennzoil added 1} to 54}. The NYSE composite index was up .03 at 61.61. On the American Stock Exhange, the market value index rose 1.18 to 238.58. ****1438EST 2580 *** r s *** AM-Soviets-Athletes 12-13 0306 *** s2530 *** s s *** BC-FBN--Redskins-Cowboys 12-13 0480 *** t0450 *** s s *** BC-FBN--Redskins-Cowboys 12-13 0480 The Dallas Cowboys' combat cry is ``Remember the Field Goal'' for Sunday's National Conference Eastern Division championship game with the Washington Redskins. The Redskins called time out with nine seconds to play so Mike Moseley could kick a 45-yard field goal in Washington Nov. 18 with the 'Skins ahead 31-20. The Cowboys vowed revenge at the time and have become more vocal during the week. ``I thought it was kind of bush,'' said Cowboys wide receiver Butch Johnson. ``It was insulting. Coach (Jack) Pardee had other opportunities to get those points. We notice they had a chance to run the score up on other teams and didn't.'' ``We'll make them pay,'' said Drew Pearson, hoping his twisted knee heals in time for the game. ``The Redskins knew what they were doing,'' said defensive end Harvey Martin. ``Now, we've got 'em in our place.'' Pardee has defended his call in the game as a necessary one because of National Football League tie-breakers. ``Th point has been proven every week since,'' said Pardee. ``We haven't gotten a playoff spot wrapped up yet. It could come down to point differential. ``Winning by 14 points was no big deal,'' Pardee added. ``I don't consider that in the category of running it up.'' The Cowboys have played well since that game, losing to Houston in a wild-scoring affair and defeating the New York Giants and Philadelphia. Asked if he thought the late field goal pumped up his players, Dallas Coach Tom Landry said, ``I don't think that had that big effect. Oh, it might have added something in the eyes of the players. Sometimes you have to have that kind of defeat to make you realize you are not playing as well as you thought you were. ``The Washington game was definitely the low point of the season.'' The Washington game also was the last one for linebacker Thomas Henderson, who in effect was fired by Landry the next day. ``Our team is as close now as it has been all year,'' said Landry. ``Everybody is saying we are showing a lot of emotion now. But preparation is what you are talking about. This team is getting ready to play during the week. This team is confident now.'' Dallas, which now has its 14th consecutive winning season, is vying for an 11th division title and fourth in a row. The Cowboys have clinched a wild-card berth. Washington can earn a wild card spot even if it loses. The 'Skins have a plus-33 point differential over Chicago and they could also get a spot should Tampa Bay lose to Kansas City. Philadelphia, also 10-5 in the division, has earned a wild card. ****1439EST 6390 *** d w *** AM-Economy 12-13 0749 *** f0940 *** u f *** BC-BoardofTrade Close 12-13 0176 *** m1410 *** d n *** AM-AnIllegalEntry 12-13 0494 Canadian and American immigration officials say smuggling illegal aliens into the United States has been streamlined into a enormous, smoothly running business. Officials says thousands of West Indians wanting to sneak into the United States ``pay their money, follow instructions and a month or so later, they're in America.'' Information from Haitian, Canadian and U.S. authorities, shows a typical smuggling operation works like this: In the coastal Haitian town of Les Cayes, a storekeeper and his wife decide to go to the United States. The word spreads and within a day or two they are visited by a Haitian from Port-au-Prince. The Haitian usually translates instructions from an American ``arranger'' into the Creole French used by many in small villages. The couple is guided through the red tape of getting a Haitian passport. Lots of money is needed, so the arrangers eagerly help them sell their store, house, car, anything of value _ always, for far less than the real worth. Tickets are bought for one of the two Air Canada flights each week from Port-au-Prince to Montreal. It's $256 one-way for coach, but they're told to buy a round-trip ticket to make it less suspicious. Four hours and 15 minutes after they leave Haiti, the DC-8 lands at Mirabel International Airport, 16 miles outside Montreal. Briefed by their arrangers on what to tell Canadian customs officials, the Haitians quickly are issued visitors' visas and now are in Canada legally for three months. Now the wait. Sometimes only a day, but usually for weeks they sit in cheap hotels and wait for the right time for their crossing. The arrangers try to boost the original $500 fee to $1,000, $1,500 or much more, if the Haitians are in a rush. They're told how and where they'll cross and how to keep from getting caught. Finally the day comes. Crowded 20 in a van, or eight to car, they head to the border. The Haitians and a guide are dumped in a remote, usually wooded section on the Canadian side of the frontier, often only a mile from a U.S. port of entry. The driver, or ``mule,'' sometimes a Canadian, but usually a naturalized Haitian, crosses the border at a legal crossing point. The Haitians sneak a mile or more through the thick woods to the U.S. side. Hours later, at a predetermined time and place the mule dashes in and quickly picks up his cargo. Five hours later the Haitians can be in Boston and in New York in another five. If their arrival is undetected and they blend quickly into large Haitian communities in many eastern cities, they can live their lives without the U.S. government knowning about them. If they are among the few who are caught, they are returned to Haiti, without punishment. Many immediately head for Canada again. ****1445EST 6400 *** r w *** AM-Chrysler 12-13 0562 *** m1420 *** r n *** AM-Libel 12-13 0204 *** a6420 *** d w *** AM-Gerard 12-13 0183 *** a6430 *** d a *** AM-Koob-Letter 12-13 0457 *** p6310 *** u f *** BC-BoardofTrade Close 12-13 0170 Wheat, corn and soybean futures edged lower Thursday in uneventful dealings on the Chicago Board of Trade. A wave of selling near the close erased earlier gains in soybeans and wheat that came in sympathy with record gold prices. An absence of significant new export business and light activity on European cash grain markets encouraged speculators to cash in their profits before the close. Firm cash prices for soybeans and light country cash sales prevented significant losses in nearby delivery months. Many traders were reluctant to sell grains or soybeans in anticipation that current $460-an-ounce gold prices could pull farm prices higher as well. Reports of Soviet and Indian interest in vegetable oils supported prices in the soybean complex. At the close, soybeans were 1\ cents lower to } cent higher, January $6.65; wheat was 2} to 4 cents lower, December $4.29\; corn was 1 to 2\ cents lower, December $2.69{; and oats were 1\ to 2\ cents lower, December $1.42{. ****1451EST 6440 *** u w *** AM-DefenseSpending Bjt 12-13 0636 *** e2180 *** d n *** AM-Insults 500 12-13 0503 *** a6450 *** d w *** AM-HEW-CollegeGrants 12-13 0351 *** a6460 *** r a *** AM-Shaw Bjt 12-13 0609 *** f0990 *** r f *** BC-CashGrain 12-13 0110 Wheat was nominally lower Thursday; basis unchanged; corn was nominally lower; basis unchanged to lower; rail car receipts were 139,261 bushels; oats were nominally higher; basis higher; rail car receipts were 2,800 bushels; soybeans were nominally lower; basis unchanged; rail car receipts were 2,994 bushels. Truck receipts: wheat 1,513 bushels; corn 195.447 bushels; soybeans 36,746 bushels. Wheat No. 2 hard red winter 4.06{n; No. 2 soft red winter 4.21{n. Corn No. 2 yellow 2.69\n (hopper) 2.57{n (box). Oats No. 2 heavy 1.72n. Soybeans No. 1 yellow 6.42n. No 2 yellow corn Tuesday was quoted at 2.70n (hopper) and 2.59{n (box). ****1456EST 4050 *** r n *** AM-EasternMass.Storm 300 12-13 0314 *** t0500 *** d s *** AM-FightSupension Bjt-2 12-13 0524 *** f1000 *** r f *** AM-Economy 12-13 0763 *** f1010 *** r f *** BC-Grainrange 12-13 0110 Grain range at principal markets Thursday:  ****1458EST 1030 *** r f *** BC-CashGrainMP 12-13 0208 Wheat receipts Thursday 177, year ago 155; spring wheat cash trading basis unchanged to down 1-2 to up 2; prices down 1-3. No. 1 dark northern 11-17 protein 4.21\-4.66\ nominal. Test weight premiums: one cent each pound 58 to 60 lbs; one cent discount each { lb under 58 lbs. Protein prices; 11 per cent, 4.21\ down 1; 12, 4.21\ down 1; 13, 4.18\ down 2; 14, 4.16\ down 3; 15, 4.29\ down 1; 16, 4.58\ down 1; 17, 4.66\ nominal down 1. No. 1 hard Montana winter 4.20\ nominal down 1. Minn-S.D. No. 1 hard winter 4.20\ nominal down 1. No. 1 hard amber durum, 4.70-5.50 nominal unchanged to down 10; diversion 4.70-5.50 nominal unchanged to down 10; discounts, amber 15; durum 30. Corn No. 2 yellow 2.42\-2,43\ down 1. Oats No. 2 extra heavy white 1.57-1.62 up 2. Barley, cars 89, year ago 130 Malting 65 Pl, Larker-Morex 2.70-3.30 unchanged; Beacon 2.50-2.70 unchanged; Blue 2.70-3.15 unchanged; feed 2.16 up 5; Duluth 2.30 up 5. Rye No.1 2.52 unchanged to down 5; No. 2 2.40-2.47 unchanged to down 3. Flax No. 1 6.15 unchanged. Soybeans No. 1 yellow 6.15 down {. Sunflowers 8.90 up 15; Duluth 8.80 unchanged. ****1459EST 4070 *** r s *** AM-Vikings-PatriotsTV 12-13 0126 *** s2600 *** d s *** AM-FightSupension Bjt-2 12-13 0524 *** s2630 *** u s *** AM-Vikings-PatriotsTV 12-13 0112 *** p6320 *** d i *** AM-Iranian Bjt 12-13 0793 *** m1440 *** u n *** BC-GOPChairman 12-13 0470 Fenton Futtner, who was fired when he decided to run for the Republican state chairmanship, said Thursday he doesn't want the job after all and thinks it ought to go to Louise Berry of Danielson. Futtner was the first person to jump into the race last month when State Chairman Frederick Biebel announced that he would quit his post and join the national campaign staff of former California Gov. Ronald Reagan. Biebel immediately fired Futtner as manager of the GOP state headquarters in Hartford. Futtner said Wednesday that ``the numbers aren't there'' for his candidacy. He estimated he had about 20 percent of the weighted vote among the Republican State Central Committee's 72 members. ``I'm supporting Louise Berry for chairman and I urge all the people that support me to support her in the election next Tuesday,'' Futtner told a state Capitol news conference. He chided Biebel for paying more attention to national politics than to the health of the GOP in Connecticut and he said Mrs. Berry would build from the bottom up, not rule from the top down. ``For too long we have neglected a significant part of the voters in Connecticut. There are more than 600,000 unaffiliated voters in Connecticut,'' Futtner said. ``Mr. Biebel was, to my way of thinking, someone who spent too much money on frills and fancy things that don't help in elections,'' Futtner added. ``Fred Biebel's problem was that he spent so much time on national politics, he didn't care much about what happened in the state.'' Mrs. Berry was on hand for Futtner's announcement and said Biebel probably spent no more than five or six days a month on the Connecticut GOP. She said she would work as many hours as it took to get the job done and would quit her position as director of instruction in the Brooklyn school system if she had to. The former state senator and 1978 GOP candidate for secretary of the state also said that with Futtner's support she feels confident she will win the chairmanship. The other main contender for the the job is Jo McKenzie of Essex, finance chairwoman for the state GOP and a close associate of Biebel. Irwin Silver, a state central committee member from Stamford, is the other candidate and he is not believed to have much support. Mrs. Berry said that she was being backed by Sen. Lowell Weicker, a long-time critic of Biebel, but also has support from several current and former Republican legislative leaders. ``It's a wide-based support for change in this party,'' she said. ``We have too many groups that aren't speaking to each other and you can't work together if you don't speak.'' ****1503EST 6330 *** d i *** AM-TheologianGrilled Bjt 12-13 0521 *** f1050 *** u f *** BC-Dollar-Gold 12-13 0356 *** p6350 *** d a *** AM-KKK 12-13 0224 A state agency says it will revoke the private patrol license of the Klan Bureau of Investigation, a branch of the Ku Klux Klan. The chief of state Collection and Investigative Services, James Cathcart, said Wednesday he has asked the state attorney general's office to file for license revocation. Cathcart said he acted before he heard about the license from the California Legislative Black Caucus, which denounced the agency Wednesday for for licensing the KBI in the first place. Cathcart said he didn't know when the KBI was licensed, but it was before he took the job last May. The agency learned from newspaper stories about troubles in Northern California that the KBI had a state license, Cathcart said. ``We ordered an investigation. That lasted through August and September and was concluded in early October,'' he said. The Black Caucus chairman, Assemblyman Willie Brown, D-San Francisco, said in the statement, ``While it may be true that the Klan in California has not yet taken on the murderous tactics evident in other parts of the country, there have been reports of Klan violence in both northern and southern counties. It is beyond belief that under current law the KBI could become a licensed militia to carry out the genocidal goals of the KKK.'' ****1505EST 1450 *** r n *** BC-HealthCare 12-13 0181 Women employees who make up nearly 70 percent of nation's health-care system should organize against discrimination that exists in the system, a New York City physician says. Associate Professor Helen Rodriguez said during a lecture Wednesday that the health-care system is dominated by profit-oriented interest and it often discriminates against women, minorities and the poor. Dr. Rodriguez, a teacher at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, spoke at the Yale School of Nursing. She told of an allegedly hysterical Puerto Rican woman with severe abdominal pains who was twice refused admission to the emergency room of a New York hospital. She later died, apparently from complications caused by an intrauterine contraceptive device, Dr. Rodriguez said. She said the case may have involved physicians' reaction to the so-called ``Puerto Rican syndrome,'' a hysterical state sometimes associated with Hispanics under stress. She cited other cases to document her claim that women and minority-group members frequently receive inferior health care. ****1506EST 6360 *** d w *** AM-Chrysler 12-13 0562 Supporters of government aid for the Chrysler Corp. said Thursday that defeat of the proposition could lead the nation into an economic recession or depression. But opponents of the administration-backed federal loan guarantee plan said it would set a precedent for government assistance to other failing businesses. They aired their views as the House opened debate on the measure, which is not expected to reach the floor of the Senate before next week. Chrysler, the nation's l0th largest corporation, lost $721.5 million in the first three quarters of this year and expects to lose $327 million in the final quarter. The resulting loss of more than $1 billion will be the largest any company has ever lost in one year in American business history. ``If we in the House don't find a workable solution to this problem, it will have a devastating impact on the economy,'' Rep. Peter Rodino, D-N.J., told his colleagues. Rep. Parren Mitchell, D-Md., said failure of Chrysler ``might start a ripple effect in our shaky economy which could lead us into a deep recession or even a depression.'' Earlier, Speaker of the House Thomas P. O'Neill Jr., D-Mass., told reporters, ``The layoff of half a million people could very well kick off the recession that many economists have been talking about.'' Chrysler says it faces bankruptcy early next year if it does not receive the $1.5 billion in federal loan guarantees it is seeking. Backers of the guarantee say a Chrysler collapse would affect the jobs of 600,000 workers for the auto-making firm and its suppliers and dealers. Leading the attack on the legislation was Rep. Richard Kelly, R-Fla., who said it would ``start a new welfare program for big corporations.'' Rep. Richard H. Ichord, D-Mo., said that if it passed the legislation, Congress would be ``moving Chrysler to the head of the lending line.'' ``Just where do we draw the line?'' Ichord asked. ``How are we going to determine eligibility for bailouts?'' Further debate and the beginning of action on the bill was deferred until Tuesday. The bill authorizes $1.5 billion in loan guarantees on condition Chrysler receives commitments of $1.83 billion in other assistance not guaranteed by the federal government. The guarantees would be administered by a five-member board made up of the secretary of the Treasury, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, the comptroller general, the secretary of transportation and the secretary of labor. Chrysler would have to come up with operating, financial and energy-saving plans satisfactory to this board. The bill calls for a $400 million contribution from unionized employees of Chrysler, which is nearly double the $203 million of concessions the United Auto Workers made in its recent three-year contract with the manufacturing firm. It also calls for $500 million from U.S. banks, $150 million from foreign banks and other creditors, $300 million from the sale of Chrysler assets, $250 million from state and local governments, $180 million from suppliers and dealers and $50 million from the sale of newly issued stock. Part of the loan guarantee could be used to assist companies other than Chrysler that produce energy-saving equipment in plants that Chrysler has abandoned. Chrysler would be required to give its employees $150 million worth of newly issued stock over the four-year life of the loan guarantee. ****1507EST 6490 *** d w *** AM-HouseGOP 12-13 0127 *** a6500 *** d w *** AM-MormonJudge 12-13 0446 *** s2640 *** d s *** AM-FBO--Sayers 12-13 0426 When Gale Sayers sought to break into the National Football League as a player, he readied himself with lots of hard running at the University of Kansas. Now Sayers is thinking about trying to break into the NFL again in another capacity, as an executive, and his training ground has been the athletic director post at Southern Illinois University. ``When I left the Bears (in 1971), I was offered a position, but it was window dressing,'' said Sayers, who set 23 Bear records and seven NFL marks in seven seasons. ``I would not take a window dressng job for a club or the NFL.'' Instead, he returned to the Kansas athletic department for a while, then took the job at Southern Illinois. Sayers now feels he's ready for an administrative job in the pros. He said the moves have been possible because he always planned ahead. ``Many players don't prepare for something else,'' said Sayers, who ran for 14 touchdowns in 1965 when he was NFL rookie of the year. ``As I prepared myself to play, I prepared myself to quit. I was able to go from a $100,000 to a $17,000 position at Kansas. ``Many players live on big money, and when it's over, they can't do it,'' he said. ``They've not prepared their lifestyle. The smart player has a degree. He's better off.'' Sayers said it's easy to agree with racial discrimination charges made in a statement by NFL Players' Association lawyer Ed Garvey, but that one also must consider the reasons why there are few blacks in coaching and administrative positions at the professional level. ``If you reacted the exact second after he said the statement, you would say he's right,'' Sayers said. ``But after you study it, where do you draw the blacks from? ``Right now, there's only a small pool to draw from, and Gale Sayers is one of them. Sure, there's a lot on the smaller level, but to coach in the NFL you don't go below Division I _ that's committing suicide.'' Sayers said he was content to leave his playing days behind. While he declined to rank himself among the all-time great NFL running backs, he said he filled a void in the late 1960s. Jimmy Brown, who retired in Sayers' rookie year, was the greatest running back ever, Sayers said. Among current players, he rates Earl Campbell ``a notch above the rest.'' Sayers was in Cincinnati to appear at a banquet honoring high school sports all-stars from the Greater Cincinnati League. ****1508EST 0530 *** r s *** BC-AsheSurgery 12-13 0150 *** s2660 *** r s *** BC-AsheSurgery 12-13 0150 *** m1460 *** r s *** AM-Vikings-PatriotsTV 12-13 0120 *** t0520 *** d s *** AM-Women'sSki 12-13 0271 *** a6510 *** r a *** AM-Brites 12-13 0552 *** s2670 *** r s *** AM-CooneyFight 12-13 0296 *** e2210 *** r s *** AM-Vikings-PatriotsTV 12-13 0120 The New England Patriots' last game of the season will not be televised locally because it was not sold out, the National Football League club announced Thursday. The Patriots will play the Minnesota Vikings in Schaefer Stadium at 1 p.m. Sunday. The Patriots said that as of 1 p.m. Thursday, 3,938 tickets remained unsold for the game. Under NFL television blackout rules, a game must be sold out 72 hours before kickoff for the television blackout to be lifted. It was only the second of eight New England home games not sold out this season. The Patriots did not win a playoff spot. ****1511EST 2650 *** d s *** AM-Women'sSki 12-13 0271 Austria's Annemarie Moser-Proell clocked the fastest time in practice runs Thursday for the women's World Cup downhill, the only one to finish below 1 minutes 40 seconds. The defending champion is seeking her first World Cup win of the season on Friday. Moser-Proell flashed down the 2.820-meter icy track in 1:39.60 in the last of the four test runs. Switzerland's Marie-There Nadig, who triumphed in the opening downhill and giant slalom races of the season last week, was second fastest in 1:40.29, without pushing too hard in the final part of the course. Liechtenstein's Hanni Wenzel was timed in 1:40.96 and said she was especially aiming at cup points which will be awarded on the basis of combined results of Friday's downhill and last Saturday's giant slalom. Wenzel ranks second behind Nadig in the overall standings, with 66 points, against the 75 points picked up by the Swiss girl. West Germany's Irene Epple had the fourth best time of trials in 1:41.31. Andrea Haasel was the second Austrian skier among the fastest, fifth, in 1:41.35 ahead of Czechoslovakia's Jana Soltysova. Cindy Nelson, 23, of Lutsen, Minn., was the fastest American skier, seventh, in 1:42.02. ``I hope to finish among the top three, but it is a kind of track I do not like very much,'' said Nelson, who placed second in the first downhill race in the cup at Val d'Isere. Heidi Preuss, 18, of Lakeport, N.H., had the ninth time in trials, in 1:42.10. She said she hoped to do as well as in France, when she got a surprise fourth place. ****1512EST 6520 *** r i *** PM-CanadaParliament 12-13 0158 Social Credit Leader Fabien Roy said today his five-member group will abstain from a crucial non-confidence vote in the House of Commons tonight, conceding it could push the country into an election. Support of the tiny Social Credit contingent has enabled the minority government of Prime Minister Joe Clark to survive two previous non-confidence votes. ``The government could be beaten,'' Roy told reporters following a meeting with Social Credit caucus members where the decision was taken. ``But we won't be responsible,'' he said. He said the Clark government would be to blame if there is an election because it insisted on pushing ahead with unpopular and unacceptable measures, specifically the 18-cent increase in the excise tax on gasoline and motor fuels to 25 cents a gallon. ``We cannot accept a budget with a tax of 25 cents,'' he said. ****1512EST 6380 *** d w *** AM-MormonJudge 12-13 0445 Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti was asked Thursday to renew a Carter administration attempt to disqualify a Mormon federal judge from ruling on a legal challenge to the extension of time for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Reps. Elizabeth Holtzman, D-N.Y., and Patricia Schroeder, D-Colo., contended that the judge, Marion J. Callister of Boise, Idaho, could not rule impartially because of his church affiliation, a spokeswoman for Ms. Holtzman said. The spokeswoman, declining to be identified, said the attorney general listened to the plea and indicated a willingness to explore a possible appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The spokeswoman said the attorney general made no commitments. Justice Department spokesman Robert Smith said Civiletti ``discussed possible approaches'' to pursuing the case, but Smith declined further comment. The Justice Department had asked Callister on Oct. 4 to disqualify himself. But the judge rejected the request,lsaying there was no reason to expect his religious beliefs would override his duty to uphold the Constitution. Callister is a regional representative in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church), which opposes ratification of the anti-sex discrimination amendment. Ms. Holtzman and Ms. Schroeder contended the Mormon church has shown how strongly it opposes the ERA by excommunicating Sonia Johnson of Sterling, Va., for her outspoken advocacy of the amendment. Solicitor General Wade H. McCree Jr. decided this month that the Justice Department should not appeal Callister's refusal to disqualify himself. The judge is hearing a lawsuit brought against the federal government by the states of Idaho and Arizona. The states contend they have the right to rescind ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment and that the amdendment should be declared void because the original ratification period expired. Congress extended the original ratification deadline last year. The Idaho legislature approved ratification of the ERA in 1972 but five years later passed a resolution to appeal its ratification. Arizona has not ratified the amendment. Women's groups, including the National Organization for Women, have appealed to the administration to press for disqualification of Callister. The ERA must be ratified by 38 states by June 30, 1982 to become part of the Constitution. The original deadline was March 22, 1979, but was extended by act of Congress. To date, the ERA has been approved by 35 states, but five have since rescinded approval. The validity of that move still is in question and the Justice Department has said it is up to Congress to decide. Besides Idaho, the states that have rescinded approval are South Dakota, Kentucky, Tennessee and Nebraska. Kentucky's action was vetoed, however. ****1513EST 6390 *** d w *** AM-HouseGOP 12-13 0127 Rep. E.G. ``Bud'' Shuster, R-Pa., chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, announced his candidacy Thursday for House Republican whip. Shuster, 47, entered the contest the day after GOP Whip Robert Michel of Illinois announced he is running for House minority leader next year to succeed Rep. John J. Rhodes of Arizona, who is stepping down after seven years in the post to concentrate on his 1980 bid for re-election. Rep. Guy Vander Jagt of Michigan, chairman of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee, also has announced he will seek Rhodes' leadership position. Among the other probable candidates for Republican whip, besides Shuster, are Reps. Henry Hyde of Illinois, Trent Lott of Mississippi, John Myers of Indiana and Robert Bauman of Maryland. ****1513EST 6400 *** d w *** AM-HEW-CollegeGrants 12-13 0351 More than half the college students who got Basic Grants from the government last fall were paid too much or too little, according to a draft study done for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Some 36 percent of the students were overpaid a total of $182 million, or $397 each, while 19 percent were underpaid $66 million, or $225 each, education officials said Thursday. The grants range from $200 to $1,800 for students from families with annual incomes up to $25,000. Some 2.6 million students are expected to get grants this year at a cost of $2.7 billion. The errors were uncovered in a check of the grants awarded between July and October 1978, said Hedy Ratner, a spokeswoman for the agency. HEW officials said the study was not yet ready for release, but they confirmed a Washington Star report on the size of the errors. Ms. Ratner said HEW already has taken steps to ensure that college students are paid the correct amounts. The computer screening procedure was tightened up a year ago to bar students from getting grants when the financial data on their application forms appears questionable, she said. Part of the problem was attributed to mistakes by colleges, which administer the awards, in estimating how much the students should get, she said. Some of the errors may have been corrected later in the school year. Students also had trouble correctly estimating their parents' adjusted gross income, the value of the family home and other financial matters. The Basic Grants program was limited last year to students from families with income up to about $15,000 and the maximum grant was $1,600. Congress and the Carter administration expanded it as an alternative to tuition tax credits. HEW has drawn up a shorter application form that will be used for the first time next year. Ms. Ratner said HEW also checks the students' names against the lists of Social Security and Veterans Administration aid recipients to make sure that students are reporting all their income. ****1514EST 6420 *** d w *** AM-Gerard 12-13 0183 Forrest J. Gerard submitted his resignation Thursday as assistant secretary for Indian affairs in the Interior Department, the department announced. In his letter to President Carter, Gerard said he made the decision to resign relucantly, but that he wanted to return to private business. Before he was named in September 1977 as the department's first assistant secretary responsible for Indian matters, Gerard was a Washington consultant. Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus said he regretted Gerard's resignation, calling him ``a vigorous advocate of Indian causes.'' The resignation is effective Jan. 19, a department statement said. Gerard, 52, said in his letter to Carter: ``My decision to re-enter private business was not easily reached. In these difficult times, however, my responsibility to assist two of my daughters with their college education left me but a single choice.' Prior to being named to the Interior Department post, Gerard was a consultant in Washington. Before that he was a staff assistant for five years for the Senate subcommittee on Indian affairs. Born in Montana, Gerard is a member of the Blackfeet Tribe. ****1515EST 6430 *** d w *** AM-Economy 12-13 0749 *** a6540 *** r a *** AM-Shah 12-13 0389 *** p6440 *** d w *** AM-DefenseSpending Bjt 12-13 0635 President Carter's plan for big increases in defense spending seemed Thursday to have brought him close to winning an imporntntlllly in his fight for Senate ratification of the embattled SALT II treaty Sen. Sam Nunn told Defense Secretary Harold Brown that ``my reaction is positive and I certainly applaud your initiative.'' Nunn called the plan ``a compelling statement by the Carter administration,'' but he reserved final judgment on the strategic arms limitation treaty with the Soviet Union. Brown, testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the crisis in Iran has produced a new consensus ``that we need more military capability, and that in a world where chaos is an ever-present danger, we need to limit nuclear arms.'' Carter proposed $157 billion in military budget authority for fiscal 1981, an increase of 5.6 percent over fiscal 1980, after discounting for inflation. The administration's long-range program calls for increases averaging 4.85 percent a year through 1985. Brown said that without the SALT II treaty, defense spending would have to be even higher than Carter is proposing. Nunn, a Georgia Democrat whose views likely will influence some of his colleagues on the strategic arms accord, has been withholding his support from the treaty. He has demanded higher defense spending and a program to counter the Soviet Union's military buildup over the past 20 years. For months, the administration has been courting Nunn, and Brown has met with the senator several times in recent weeks to preview the defense program outlined Thursday for the Senate Armed Services Committee. ``I think there have been some significant improvements since our preliminary look,'' Nunn said after the hearing. Under questioning by Sen. Henry Jackson, D-Wash., a treaty foe, Brown said, ``This budget was not put together to sell SALT.'' He acknowledged later, however, that there are not enough votes now to win ratification of the treaty, which will be considered by the Senate early next year. Jackson and other treaty critics were skeptical whether the administration actually would carry out its new proposals, which emphasize increasing U.S. ability to send and sustain troops in remote trouble spots. ``Is this a quick fix that's going to disappear after we vote on SALT,'' Jackson asked. Sen. Gordon Humphrey, R-N.H., another treaty opponent, replied, ``It would seem the administration has changed its tune overnight. It's a more pleasant tune ... .'' Even Jackson called Carter's program ``a tremendous increase'' and said he commended the president if he is sincere about it. Nunn, asked about the seeming contradiction of Armed Services members who have been pressing for higher spending, but are now questioning it, said: ``My philosphy is that at some point you have to take yes for an answer.'' In his testimony, Brown said the United States is at a crossroads. ``We must decide now whether we intend to remain the strongest nation in the world,'' he said. ``I think there is a real danger that increased turbulence will be seen in more areas in the Middle East and other parts of the developing world,'' Brown said. ``During the past year, it has become clear the developing world is in great danger of plunging into chaos and that in some parts of the developing world that chaos can have a direct impact on American security and economic well-being,'' he added. Brown said the United States is considering ways to increase its military presence in the Middle East, particularly in light of the Iranian crisis. Asked whether the United States is considering a defense pact with countries in the Middle East, Brown said the United States has discussed ``closer defense relations with a number of friendly and moderate countries in the area'' but has not broached the idea of a treaty. ****1518EST 0560 *** d s *** AM-CooneyFight 12-13 0204 *** p6450 *** d a *** AM-Shaw Bjt 12-13 0609 Eighteen hours before he was to die in the electric chair, convicted killer Joseph Carl Shaw won an indefinite stay Thursday from a federal appeals judge who said all issues should be considered before such an ``extraordinary'' event is carried out. Shaw, 24, who confessed to killing two teen-agers in 1977, had been scheduled to die in the electric chair at the Central Correction Institution in Columbia, S.C., at 5 a.m. Friday. Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge J. Dixon Phillips granted the stay in Durham at 11 a.m. after an hour-long hearing with defense attorneys and lawyers for the South Carolina attorney general's office. Phillips provided no details on how long the stay of execution would last, and attorneys said they were uncertain whether the issue will now be heard in state or federal courts. ``Given the extraordinary nature of the impending event ... there is almost a right to a one-time consideration of everything,'' Phillips said. Brian Gibbs, an assistant South Carolina state attorney general, said he did not know what course the state would take next. ``Thank you, sir,'' Shaw repeatedly told warden Joe Martin when informed of the reprieve in the prison death house, where he was moved two days ago. ``He seemed relieved,'' noted Martin, who added that Shaw displayed emotion for the first time in the two years he has been in prison. Sam McCuen, spokesman for the state Department of Corrections, said Shaw was moved back to a cell on death row, a structure about 40 feet from the building containing the electric chair. The date for Shaw's execution was set less than a month ago, and attorneys said time constraints had prevented them from filing more appeals based on constitutional grounds. Shaw, a former Army military policeman, pleaded guilty two years ago to killing Carlotta Hartness, 14, and Tommy Taylor, 17, in October 1977. He was given the death penalty a few days later, but attorneys from the Southern Prisoners Defense Committee argue that the sentence was given unconstitutionally. Shaw's court-appointed attorneys are seeking to be excused from the case because Shaw says he was inadequately represented. He filed a formal petition on that claim and on several constitutional grounds in a South Carolina state court Thursday, defense attorneys said. Richard Burr, a defense lawyer, said that under South Carolina law Shaw had a right to have an entire jury, not just a judge, decide the sentence. Phillips said during the hearing that a ``sad aspect''of the issue of the effectiveness of counsel is that the issue cannot be raised until after it has been proved in the final rounds of the case. Kermit King, one of Shaw's court-appointed attorneys, said Shaw first raised the question of effectiveness after the U.S. Supreme Court refused on Nov. 13 to hear his case. However, U.S. District Judge Robert Hemphill said in rejecting the request for a stay Wednesday in Columbia, ``Any convicted person could claim something like this. You're just taking a conclusion without any evidence to support it.'' Gibbs argued that nothing had prevented Shaw from raising the effectiveness issue and submitting a petition to the state court's immediately after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision. He also argued that the request for a stay was ``an eleventh-hour attempt to subvert carrying out the law of the state of South Carolina.'' Shaw, from Crestwood, Ky., was stationed at Fort Jackson, near Columbia, at the time of the killings. He confessed to shooting the teen-agers and to raping Miss Hartness. ****1518EST 6530 *** d w *** AM-BaconTesting 12-13 0522 *** p6460 *** d a *** AM-Koob-Letter 12-13 0457 Two months before she was taken hostage in Tehran, Kathryn Koob wrote friends that she had ``managed to miss all of the excitement'' in anti-American demonstrations outside the U.S. Embassy. She also said the American press had stirred up anti-American feeling there. Ms. Koob, 41, formerly of Jesup, Iowa. helped operate the Iran-American Society and taught English. She is one of two women still held at the embassy. The Iranians released a group of 13 other women and black male hostages in November. Ms. Koob sent copies of the letter to several friends, including Frank Kruse, a teacher at Newton High School where she taught from 1964 until 1968. Kruse made the letter public Wednesday saying, ``I don't think she is a spy and this document gives a little credibility for what I feel.'' She wrote that because she lived about 20 minutes driving time from from the embassy compound ``I have managed to miss all of the excitement there _ and as the Iranians really do prefer not to spill blood, despite American press reporting to the contrary, all happening at the embassy usually takes place at night or early in the morning when there is virtually no one around.'' Ms. Koob said American government employees moved about the city discreetly, especially during the Ramazan Islamic holiday of mourning. She said her life was comfortable and that the greatest personal threat was the Iranian drivers' disregard for traffic lights. But she added: ``This does not mean there are not tensions, there are.'' Ms. Koob described the political situation in Iran as ``very uneasy,'' saying ``What I tell you today can change within 24 hours.'' She suggested the press was responsible for anti-American sentiment and said that the American Embassy's role was only to issue visas, teach English and provide ``desired spare parts.'' The American press, she said, ``has tried very hard to present a distorted picture of Islamic influence here'' by making references to women wearing the traditional black chadors. ``Once all the American and other foreign correspondents have been kicked out ... life will be even more comfortable.'' She said the gap between the rich and poor may have been narrowed somewhat by the revolution. ``Iran is in a state of revolution and the have nots are finally getting a little bit of something _ or at least they think so as the haves don't have as much. The money that was in this country was incredible _ all one has to do is look at the fantastic homes built in the north of Tehran _ and the distance between the rich and the poor was staggering,'' she wrote. ****1521EST 4090 *** r n *** AM-DangerousToys 12-13 0509 *** g5020 *** r n *** LaserphotoJO1 12-13 0474 *** p6470 *** d a *** AM-Brites 12-13 0468 A lone electrician who only wanted to use the telephone sent frightened Regional Transportation District officials scurrying away from a meeting, thinking he was there to plant a bomb. Switchboard operators at the transportation agency received an anonymous call Wednesday warning that a bomb would go off in the building at 10:30 a.m. The building was searched and no bomb was found. But exactly at 10:30 a.m., an electrician who was working on a broken light fixture in the building's parking lot, sauntered into the switchboard-reception room carrying a black box with wires dangling from each end. Before the man could identify himself, three terrified operators raced from the room into a meeting of the agency directors exclaiming ``a man with a bomb in his hands'' was in the building. Directors and operators dashed out of a back door, leaving only Executive Director Howard J. Beck behind to confront the ``bomber.'' The electrician, who declined to give his name to a reporter, explained that he just wanted to make a telephone call. The black box he carried turned out to be faulty power transformer. ___ FREMONT, Neb. (AP) _ Dodge County Attorney F.A. Gossett solved the mystery of the hidden sweets inside chocolate candy and won a five-pound box on a bet. But for a while, he had one candy company in a swivet. For the past five or six years, Gossett had argued that he could identify the centers of the candies just by looking at the outside. So Gossett last year sent a letter to a Kansas City confectioner asking, ``Can you or can you not determine what's inside Russell Stover candies by the swirls on the outside?'' ``The next thing I knew, we got a telephone call from Russell Stover's legal department on why we wanted to know and if we were considering a lawsuit about the swirls,'' Gossett said. Assured that no swirl suit was about to be filed, the candy attorney wrote Gossett that, yes, there is a swirl code which the company uses to identify the centers of its hand-dipped chocolates. With that bit of inside information, Gossett' won a box of chocolates in a bet with his skeptical staff. f___ LINCOLN, Mass. (AP) _ The next time someone hurls an insult your way, don't get mad. Don't even get even. Analyze, says psychologist Mardell S. Grothe, who, with his partner, Peter B. Wylie, holds one-day insult-answering seminars at $45 per ticket. Grothe says learning how to deal with insults is as simple as learning to drive or play a good game of golf. ``In an hour I can teach you a whole variety of techniques that will stand you in good stead. It's a matter of practice,'' Grothe said in an interview. ****1522EST 1090 *** d f *** AM-VolkswagenProfits 12-13 0101 Volkswagen AG said Thursday its profits in the first nine months of 1979 were 436 million marks, or about $250 million, up 16.3 percent from the same period of 1978. In a letter to shareholders, the automaker said the number of vechicles sold during the period was up 6.2 percent to 1.86 million, due mainly to a 8.9 percent boost in foreign sales to 1.17 million. Demestic sales were up 1.7 percent to 690,000, the letter said. The letter said ``business for the whole of 1979 can be expected to be successful.'' ****1522EST 2220 *** r n *** AM-PoliceBeards 12-13 0293 *** g4230 *** r n *** AM-PoliceBeards 12-13 0293 *** m1480 *** d n *** AM-Insults 500 12-13 0503 The next time someone hurls an insult your way, don't get mad. Don't even get even. Analyze, says psychologist Mardell S. Grothe, who, with his partner, Peter B. Wylie, holds one-day insult-answering seminars at $45 per ticket. Grothe says learning how to deal with insults is as simple as learning to drive or play a good game of golf. ``In an hour I can teach you a whole variety of techniques that will stand you in good stead. It's a matter of practice,'' Grothe said during an interview at the contemporary townhouse that serves as his home and office in this suburb west of Boston. The trick, he says, is to analyze the insult, who said it and why. For example, you ask a grocer where the meat counter is. He replies rudely: ``It's in the back, where it's always been!'' ``Rather than respond angrily to the clerk's rudeness,'' says Grothe in a manual he and Wylie wrote on the subject, ``you could reply, `Sounds like you've had a rough day.' ``Or you could say calmly: `You seem kind of impatient with my question.' '' Sound a little unnatural? It's better than getting angry, says Grothe, because getting angry ``is a bad way to solve problems.'' This way, he reasons, the person probably will realize ``that you were an unfair target of attack.'' Grothe and Wylie have packaged their armor-against-insult techniques into a combination tape recording and manual for mail order. Insults can be dealt with in five ways, ranging from confronting the offender to admitting the criticism is valid, argue Grothe and his partner, who lives in Washington, D.C. ``Confronting your downer,'' or letting someone know you feel bad about the insult, ``is the most complex'' of possible responses, because ``it requires taking a small risk,'' says Grothe. But most important, he says, is acknowledging the insult. For example, if someone accuses you of being the most insensitive person they have ever met, you can plead guilty to a ``reduced charge,'' by saying, ``You're right. I occasionally am kind of insensitive.'' That, argue Grothe and Wylie, ``takes the sting out of the putdown.'' When all else fails, the two psychologists recommend a witty retort. Does repartee take a rare and special talent? Not according to Grothe and Wylie's how-to-do-it technique. ``Like many other skills, the capacity to come up with a clever `comeback' after you've been put down, can be broken down into some simple component parts that make it much easier to learn,'' the psychologists say. Basically, their recipes for effective comebacks follow a formula in which the victim agrees with the attacker - but uses part of the insult to come back with one of his or her own. Is Grothe offended easily? Well, if you call his technique artificial, he'll plead guilty to a reduced charge. ``Is it artificial? Yes, absolutely.'' ``Is it good? Absolutely.'' ****1523EST 2700 *** d s *** AM-Saints-Rams Adv16 12-13 0531 Remembrances and current ambitions mark Sunday's National Football League game between the New Orleans Saints and NFC Western Division-winning Los Angeles since it will probably be the Rams' final game at the Memorial Coliseum. Former Rams will be honored before the current squad battles longshot odds to bring an NFC playoff game to Los Angeles prior to the 1980 move to Anaheim Stadium. Only the combination of losses by both Chicago and Tampa Bay plus a Rams' victory would give the NFC West champions a home field advantage in Los Angeles first playoff game the weekend of Dec. 29-30. Winners of four straight games and with a 9-6 overall record, the Rams are favored by 5{ points. A crowd of about 60,000 is expected to watch the turnabout Los Angeles club that came from a 4-5 record to become the first NFL team ever to win seven consecutive divisional titles. ``We know it would be a mistake to go into this game saying it doesn't mean anything,'' said Rams' coach Ray Malavasi. ``Because it does. We have momentum now and we'll go 100 per cent to continue that momentum. The only way to play the game is at full speed.'' Still, don't be surprised if some of the Los Angeles regulars get rested at times during the afternoon, particularly those who have been playing hurt. That group includes center Rich Saul, the middle of an offensive line that has shown the biggest improvement in recent weeks. Tackle Doug France has recovered from injuries and rookie Kent Hill from Georgia Tech has come on to win a starting posiion at left guard. ``We have a continuity that we didn't have in midseason with all the injuries,'' the coach commented. Vince Ferragamo, who took over at quarterback when Pat Haden broke a finger on Nov. 4 in Seattle. The Rams signed Bob Lee, a 10-year NFL vet as backup, but Malavasi stuck with Ferragamo even though twice he inserted Lee when the young quarterback from Nebraska was having troubles. Last week in the 34-13 victory at Atlanta that clinched the division title, Ferragamo went all the way. ``I think he now has his confidence back,'' the coach observed. Many thought Sunday's game would decide the division, but New Orleans lost its two games and is now 7-8. The Saints have plenty of offense. Quarterback Archie Manning has comleted 242 passes in 405 attempts for 3,007 yards and 14 touchdowns with 17 interceptions chalked up against him. Running back Chuck Muncie has rushed for 1,107 yards in 218 carries and wide receive Wes Chandler has set a club receiving record with 1,049 yards so far. The old record of 1,015 yards was set by Danny Abramowicz in 1969. Former UCLA star Wendell Tyler, who won the starting job at running back from Rams' veteran Lawrence McCutcheon, needs only 32 yards in this game to reach the 1,000 plateau. The Rams' opening playoff foe remains in doubt. It could be Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, Dallas or Washington. ****1524EST 6560 *** u w *** PM-US-Iran 3rdLd-Writethru a6010 12-13 0970 *** f1110 *** u f *** PM-WallStreet3pm 12-13 0269 Record gold prices on bullion markets again spilled over in enthusiasm for precious metals and other mining stocks today but the broader market was little changed. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrial stocks fluctuated in a narrow range. By 3 p.m. it was up .93 to 836.60. The New York Stock Exchange composite index rose .07 to 61.65. Losers outnumbered gainers by 7-6. Big Board volume was 29.94 million shares. Analysts said concern over rising oil prices continued to restrain trading. Several members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries were reported to be increasing prices even before next week's OPEC meeting in Caracus. White House spokesman Jody Powell said President Carter was concerned about the economic implications of higher oil prices. Gold prices, meanwhile, hit a record $462.75 in London bullion trading today and mining stocks surged. Among precious metals stocks, Dome Mines rose 1{ to 47]; ASA was up 1 to 35~ and Hecla Mining gained 1 to 25| after scoring gains earlier this week. Kennecott, primarily a copper producer, gained 1\ to 29; Alcan Aluminium rose 1 to 42[ and Phelps Dodge added ~ to 27{. Texas International rose | to 18 as the most active issue on the NYSE after announcing an acquistiion offer from UNC Resources which gained ] to 22]. NFC fell 1 to 15| on the American Stock Exchange after terminating a previous agreement to be acquired by Texas International. The Amex market value index rose 1.44 to 238.76. ****1525EST 6570 *** u w *** AM-US-Iran Bjt 12-13 0887 *** a6580 *** u a *** AM-BombTrial 12-13 0401 *** s2720 *** r s *** BC-FBC--Read-Montana 12-13 0215 Don Read announced Thursday he has withdrawn his name from consideration for the head football coaching job at the University of Montana. Read, a former head coach at Portland State and the University of Oregon, has been head coach at the Oregon Institute of Technology for the past three years. Earlier, he had confirmed reports that he is one of five finalists for the job. One source, OIT Booster Club president Don Morrison, said Read was offered the Montana job but turned it down. However, the official announcement Thursday said only that he had withdrawn his name from consideration. Read said his decision was based on his desire to continue to live in Klamath Falls. In a statement released by Oregon Tech, Montana Athletic Director Harley Lewis said ``We at the University of Montana are disappointed because we feel that Don Read is a quality person and a quality football coach. We understand his desire to stay in Klamath Falls, however, and respect his decision.'' Read was fired from the Oregon job after the 1976 season. He moved to Oregon Tech, an NAIA school, saying he welcomed the lesser pressures of small-college football. His 1979 Oregon Tech team had a 7-2 record, the school's best since 1960. ****1528EST 2730 *** r s *** BC-FBN--Rodgers 12-13 0247 *** a6590 *** r i *** PM-Salvadoran 12-13 0386 *** a6550 *** d w *** AM-FoodStamps 12-13 0313 *** p6480 *** d w *** AM-BaconTesting 12-13 0521 *** a6600 *** r w *** AM-Carter-Ford 12-13 0492 *** p6490 *** d w *** AM-FoodStamps 12-13 0313 The House Agriculture Committee rejected on Thursday a plan to have the Internal Revenue Service recover the value of food stamps paid to families that got the aid for a few months and then returned to work. The vote was 24-15 against the proposal by Rep. James M. Jeffords, R-Vt. It was vigorously opposed by the IRS as ``inappropriate and unworkable.'' The Agriculture Department found in a year-long study of the proposal that the money recovered would not be worth the money and effort spent to collect it. An IRS official told the committee that the government already expects to have $3 billion in uncollected taxes due by next October and the plan ``would have a serious adverse effect on our ability to reduce that inventory.'' Thirty-two states also opposed the so-called ``recoupment'' plan _ an idea proposed for every welfare-revision measure in the last 10 years. Jeffords said his plan was not that complicated and would recover $70 million to $86 million from the estimated $8 billion spent for food stamps annually. He said his targets were those who legally received the aid for a few months, or lied about their income, but earned incomes of $15,000 to $20,000 for the whole year. His proposal would have exempted from the payback rule all households that got food stamps all year and those whose sole income stems from supplementary security income (SSI) for the elderly, blind and disabled. SSI recipients generally have the highest incomes among the 6.5 million households on the rolls. Rep. Leon Panetta, D-Calif., protested that those exemptions ``leave only the working poor'' who pay taxes most of the year and turn to food stamps only when they are out of work. They would be encouraged to either cheat or stay on welfare forever, he said. ****1533EST 6500 *** d a *** AM-Shah 12-13 0389 *** s2710 *** d s *** AM-BKN--76ers-Collins Bjt 12-13 0526 *** t0570 *** d s *** AM-BKN--76ers-Collins Bjt 12-13 0526 *** s2740 *** d s *** BC-LPGARookieoftheYear 12-13 0120 *** t0580 *** d s *** BC-LPGARookieoftheYear 12-13 0120 Beth Daniel, who ranked 10th in money winnings this year, Thursday was named the Ladies Professional Golf Associaton Rookie of the Year. Daniel, 23, a native of Charleston, S.C., earned $97,027 in her first year on the tour and was the only rookie to win a tournament, the Patty Berg Classic. In addition to the Berg triumph, the 1975 and 1977 U.S. Amateur champion had 14 top 10 finishes. Daniel was a member of the Curtis Cup team in 1976 and 1978 and was an outstanding collegiate player for Furman University. Lori Garbacz and Canadian Cathy Sherk were the runners-up in the voting for rookie honors, the LPGA said. ****1535EST 6620 *** r i *** AM-NATO 12-13 0495 *** s2760 *** r s *** AM-MIAA-Missouri-St.Louis 12-13 0119 The University of Missouri-St. Louis will join the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the 1980-81 school year, a school official said Thursday. Missouri-St. Louis Chancellor Arnold Grobman said the university accepted an invitation made by the MIAA at a Dec. 1 league meeting in St. Louis. ``We are pleased with this new affiliation,'' Grobman said. UMSL, a national soccer power, will also participate in MIAA basketball, baseball, cross country, swimming, wrestling, tennis and golf. This is the first time UMSL has had a regional athletic conference affiliation, Grobman said. Other schools in the MIAA are Lincoln University, Central Missouri State, Northeast Missouri State, Southeast Missouri State, Southwest Missouri State and Missouri-Rolla. ****1537EST 4240 *** r n *** AM-VtCoor 12-13 0200 *** m1490 *** r n *** LaserphotoJO1 12-13 0470 *** e2230 *** r n *** LaserphotoJO1 12-13 0470 *** a6630 *** r i *** AM-SovietArms Bjt 12-13 0533 *** s2770 *** r s *** BC-ASUFBIndictments 12-13 0253 Two recent Arizona State University football players _ Darrel Gill and Marshall Edwards _ have been indicted on charges of selling large quantities of cocaine to undercover narcotics agents. According to an indictment returned by the Maricopa County grand jury, the alleged sales took place before the start of the 1979 football season and some of the deals were made on the ASU campus in suburban Tempe. Edwards, from Tucson, was a starting tight end in 1978 and regarded as an outstanding pro prospect. He was operated on for a knee injury and saw little action this last fall, when the Sun Devils coach Frank Kush was ousted in mid-season and ASU forfeited five games for using ineligible players. Gill, from Alquippa, Pa., was a strong safety on the 1978 team. Court records show the alleged transactions took place in August and early September. The players, plus Melvin Jackson, 26, of Phoenix, were accused of initiating three sales of cocaine to undercover police officers G. Guariglio and S.E. Werner of Tempe. The three are free on bond pending trial on charges of sale of narcotic drugs valued at more than $250, conspiracy and offering to sell narcotic drugs. The indictment was released Thursday after their arrest. They have not been araigned. A class-two felony, which includes the charges against the trio, carries a mandatory prison sentence if defendants have prior felony records. It also carries a possible prison term of up to 28 years. ****1539EST 6510 *** u w *** AM-US-Iran Bjt 12-13 0887 *** a6640 *** u i *** PM-NobelAppeal 2ndLd-Writethrua6380 12-13 0365 *** p6520 *** r a *** AM-BombTrial 12-13 0401 *** g4180 *** r n *** AM-DirectedVerdict 12-13 0209 *** p6530 *** r i *** AM-NATO 12-13 0495 Britain joined France on Thursday in barring reductions in its national nuclear forces during planned third-phase strategic arms limitation talks _ SALT III _ between the United States and the Soviet Union, informed sources said. The move, reported by senior British authorities, came as members of the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance agreed on new arms control offers to Moscow, one day after the NATO decision to deploy 572 new medium-range nuclear missiles in Western Europe. In Moscow, the Soviet Union lambasted NATO's decision to deploy the missiles, saying the move would speed up the arms race and the East German news agency ADN reported East Germany would boost its military spending, but did not say by how much. The refusal of the British to permit their Polaris-carrying submarines and aging nuclear-capable bombers to become the subject of Soviet-American negotiations follows the lead of French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing. This means if and when SALT III takes place _ and it can only be after Congress ratifies SALT II next year _ Moscow almost certainly will demand bigger concessions from the Americans in theater nuclear force cuts. While the ministers did agree to deploy the cruise missiles and Pershing II rockets, they also pledged to launch a new set of arms control initiatives. A high level consultative group is being set up to follow American-Soviet negotiations both in strategic weapons reductions and in those related to the European theater. The purpose, as a NATO document put it, is ``to avert an arms race in Europe.'' Arms control measures agreed to by the foreign ministers for proposal to Moscow included: _Withdrawal of 13,000 U.S. troops from Europe if Moscow agrees to pull back 30,000 to their homeland. This will be pushed at the long-stalled East-West force reduction talks in Vienna, within the next 12 days. Bigger cuts may be proposed later. _Broad support for France's project to convene a Europe-wide conventional disarmament conference which the Soviets have favored in principle. This is a project which would open up ``European Russia'' meaning the Soviet Union West of the Urals, to military manpower and armament cuts, plus inspection and verificatwon arrangements. _A package of at least nine confidence building measures designed to reduce dangers of surprise attacks, develop trust, even promote cooperation. The countries of NATO and Warsaw alliance would, for example, have the chance to step up cooperation on various levels and station permanent observer-missions in the territories of the other. Foreign ministers of NATO's 15 members met in secret session and heard Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance outline the implications of the American-Iranian crisis. One of the ministers, who refused to be named, said he had the impression that if any of the 50 Americans held in the U.S. Embassy in Tehran were harmed, a sharp U.S. reaction could be expected, but he declined to elaborate. ****1542EST 6540 *** r w *** AM-Carter-Ford 12-13 0492 Former President Gerald R. Ford emerged from a meeting with President Carter Thursday with praise for Carter's handling of the Iranian crisis and some swipes at Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. Ford would not say whether Iran was discussed but, in a context that made it evident he was referring to the efforts to win freedom for 50 U.S. hostages in Tehran, declared, ``I was pleased by what I heard.'' After turning aside a question about Iran, Ford told reporters, ``I was very anxious to get the full story from the president and I was pleased by what I heard.'' Asked if he thought the hostages would be freed, the former president said: ``I am hopefully optimistic ... I somehow have the feeling inside that it will work out, and I certainly hope so.'' Ford also said he backs Carter's decision to admit the deposed Shah of Iran to the United States for medical treatment. ``I have fully supported the president's various actions in handling the Iranian situation,'' Ford said. Questioned about the Carter-Kennedy rivalry for the 1980 Democratic presidential nomination, Ford said: ``A month ago I thought that Sen. Kennedy was the probable winner but his mistakes, his poorly organized campaign, plus the president's handling of the Iranian crisis, I think, makes it a neck and neck ball game with lots of fireworks between now and the Democratic convention.'' But if Carter is nominated, Ford said, ``then he has to justify his poor handling of the economy, which is an issue where he is very vulnerable.'' Acknowledging that Carter has benefited from a ``very significant change in the polls,'' the former president said the shift in public sentiment ``conclusively proves to me again that the only poll that counts is the one that comes on election day.'' He said Carter has been helped not only by his Iranian policies but by ``a few mistakes'' by Kennedy. Promising to continue his support of Carter on Iran, Ford asserted, ``I think it's important we have a unified front in this country.'' Responding to a question, Ford said he saw nothing comparable, geographically or militarily, between the situation in Iran and his own use of military force in 1975 to free the U.S. merchant ship Mayaguez from Cambodian captors. ``I support all that has been done, that needs to be done, to get the hostages back safely,'' said Carter's Republican REDECESSOR. ``I support President Carter's decision to admit the shah. I believe that the shah should have been admitted under the circumstances. You don't abandon a friend who has been, who has been supportive of seven presidents, who has been supportive of the United States over a period of better than a quarter of a century.'' In an apparent reference to Kennedy, Ford said ``those who are critical of the president for admitting the shah, I think, are off on the wrong track.'' ****1542EST 2780 *** r s *** AM-DavisCupTennis 12-13 0372 *** p6550 *** r i *** AM-SovietArms Bjt 12-13 0533 The Soviet Union on Thursday condemned the NATO decision to deploy new missiles in Europe and President Carter's plan to boost defense spending, warning that the East bloc will not ignore the moves. In the first concrete counter-move, East German leader Erich Honecker, declaring that the Western nations were putting new rockets ``at the front door of the Soviet Union,'' announced that his country would increase its arms spending. Honecker, who made the announcement at a Communist Party Central Committee meeting in East Berlin, did not give figures on the size of the budget increase. Other Warsaw Pact governments in Eastern Europe also attacked the North Atlantic Alliance plan to station longer-range missiles in Western Europe. None of the denunciations contained any hint that the Eastern nations were planning to reduce their ties with the West or take similar far-reaching steps. Honecker, in fact, told the Central Committee he hopes to improve relations with West Germany. Official Soviet commentators lashed out at Carter, who they said ``has not listened to the voice of reason,'' and at what they said was ``crude American pressure'' that produced Wednesday's decision by NATO to station 572 new American nuclear missiles in Western Europe. The Soviet Union had demanded that NATO delay its decision on the rockets pending urgent talks on reducing Western and Soviet nuclear armaments in Europe. If NATO went ahead with approving the new missiles boefore such talks, Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko said Nov. 23, this could ``destroy the basis'' for negotiations. With Wednesday's decision, NATO rebuffed the Soviet argument and leaves the decision on negotiations up to the Kremlin. Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance and other American officials said deployment of the missiles actually would help lead to arms reduction by spurring negotiations. But Tass said the decision was aimed at ``an all-round growth in the nuclear missle and conventional arms race. They destroy the very basis for further talks.'' Said Soviet radio commentator Igor Dmitriev, ``Washington must be well aware of the fact that NATO's attempts to gain military superiority will not be ignored by the socialist countries.'' The Soviet press was sharply critical of Carter's announcement that the United States plans to boost its military spending for the next five years through annual increases of more than 4 percent. Tass said the plan showed the Carter administration was ``ignoring the public opinion of the vast majority of countries, which oppose the arms race and support detente and the quickest ratification of SALT II.'' ``The U.S. president, judging by his speech, has not listened to the voice of reason,'' Tass said. There was no immediate reference in the Soviet press to a Brussels announcement by NATO Secretary-General Joseph Luns that the United States will ``as soon as possible'' withdraw 1,000 of its estimated 7,000 tactical nuclear weapons from the European theater. The Soviets, following through on a pledge by President Leonid I. Brezhnev, have begun withdrawing up to 20,000 troops and 1,000 tanks from East Germany, where they are believed to have some 350,000 to 400,000 troops garrisoned. ****1543EST 1190 *** r f *** AM-Dollar-Gold 12-13 0511 *** a6670 *** r i *** AM-NATO-Iran 12-13 0521 *** a6690 *** u a *** AM-BombTrial 1stLd-Writethru a6580 12-13 0418 Two brothers were found guilty by a U.S. District Court jury Thursday of plotting to bomb an elementary school in protest of court-ordered desegregation. John Gerhardt, II, 28, and his brother Edward, 26, were convicted after a four-day trial and two hours of deliberation by the jury. The brothers were not immediately sentenced. The Gerhardts still face arraignment in Franklin County Common Pleas Court on charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated arson and conspiracy to commit arson. That court had decided to wait until after the federal court had disposed of charges of conspiring against the civil rights of citizens, attempting to damage an institution and obstructing a court order. The brothers were accused of conspiring to bomb Olde Orchard Elementary School. That school is attended by the daughter of U.S. District Judge Robert M. Duncan, who ordered desegregation of the 78,000-pupil Columbus public school system. The brothers were arrested Oct. 10. No bomb was ever built or planted. Both brothers said a paid police informant was the instigator of the plot. Edward Gerhardt said he never believed the bombing would actually happen. He said George Giammarino, a factory worker who was paid by police for two years to associate with the Gerhardts, repeatedly suggested that the brothers join him in illegal acts of violence, such as burning school buses and fire-bombing an Ohio State University area bookstore they regarded as communist. No actual acts of violence have been attributed to the brothers. Giammarino met the Gerhardts in 1977 and worked with them as a member of the American White Nationalist Party, a right-wing group of about 50 members which they founded. During his testimony, John Gerhardt said Giammarino enticed the brothers into going along with the plot. Giammarino and another informant, Terry Dillon, a Columbus fireman, were the prosecution's chief witnesses. Dillon, known as Terry Dill, was recruited to build and plant the bomb. Dillon is a member of the fire department's bomb squad. The prosecution used tapes and film of bomb planning meetings between the Gerhardts and the informants to build their case. Under cross-examination, John Gerhardt verified that the tapes were accurate. On the tapes, a voice identified as John Gerhardt spoke several times about the bombing plans and at times was encouraged to speak in greater detail by the police informants. ****1546EST 6680 *** r i *** AM-French-Missiles 12-13 0143 *** a6650 *** d a *** AM-RestaurantVirus 12-13 0402 *** m1500 *** r n *** AM-DangerousToys 12-13 0504 *** e2240 *** r n *** AM-DangerousToys 12-13 0504 *** a6730 *** r a *** AM-Settlement 1stLd-Writethru a6180 12-13 0235 *** a6740 *** u i *** PM-NobelAppeal 3rdLd-Writethrua6640 12-13 0365 *** a6660 *** d a *** AM-Shootout 12-13 0312 Police with semi-automatic rifles shot and killled early Thursday a man who critically wounded his girlfriend during a 2{-hour siege in the home they shared. The couple's 2-year-old daughter slept through the gunplay. Officers said Melton Ellzey, 28, was shot more than 13 times when a squad from the New Orleans Police Department's Special Operations Division tear-gassed and rushed the home. His girlfriend, Jo Anne Stepancheck, 30, was wounded in the neck, chest and ankle by shots police said Ellzey fired just before they stormed the house. The standoff began about 10 p.m. Wednesday when police said Ellzey took his girlfriend and their daughter hostage after robbing his twin brother at the record store they owned. It ended about 12:30 a.m. A coroner said Ellzey was shot 10 times in the chest, three times in the nose, mouth and forehead and several other times in the leg and shoulder. Chief Police negotiator Oris Buckner said that during the negotiations, Ellzey ``wanted a couple of criminal court judges killed, wanted a couple of lawyers killed and wanted me to commit suicide.'' Buckner said Ellzey also wanted his girlfriend's father killed and demanded $1,000 for each of the two hostages. Buckner said family members tried to talk with Ellzey, too, but ``he seemed very hostile toward the family in general.'' ``There were a lot of obscenities and threats,'' said the officer. ``We tried to get him to calm down, but he seemed to be very psychotic. At one point, he demanded I commit suicide.'' Sources were quoted as saying the incident was triggered by Ellzey's suspicion that his girlfriend was dating other men. A neighbor also was quoted as saying that Ellzey, usually a gentle person, began talking strangely several days ago and complained about having to go to Iran. ****1551EST 0600 *** d s *** AM-FBC--ASUIndictments 12-13 0251 Two recent Arizona State University football players _ Darrel Gill and Marshall Edwards _ have been indicted on charges of selling large quantities of cocaine to undercover narcotics agents. According to an indictment returned by the Maricopa County grand jury, the alleged sales took place before the start of the 1979 football season and some of the deals were made on the ASU campus in suburban Tempe. Edwards, from Tucson, was a starting tight end in 1978 and regarded as an outstanding pro prospect. He was operated on for a knee injury and saw little action this year, when the Sun Devils coach Frank Kush was ousted in mid-season and ASU forfeited five games for using ineligible players. Gill, from Alquippa, Pa., was a strong safety on the 1978 team. Court records show the alleged transactions took place in August and early September. The players, plus Melvin Jackson, 26, of Phoenix, were accused of initiating three sales of cocaine to undercover police officers G. Guariglio and S.E. Werner of Tempe. The three are free on bond pending trial on charges of sale of narcotic drugs valued at more than $250, conspiracy and offering to sell narcotic drugs. The indictment was released Thursday after their arrest. They have not been araigned. A class-two felony, which includes the charges against the trio, carries a mandatory prison sentence if defendants have prior felony records. It also carries a possible prison term of up to 28 years. ****1552EST 6700 *** d a *** AM-Kennedy 12-13 0527 *** m1510 *** r n *** AM-VtCoor 12-13 0200 *** e2250 *** r n *** AM-VtCoor 12-13 0200 *** a6710 *** d w *** AM-NewsmanQuits 12-13 0459 *** g4190 *** r n *** AM-Clifford 12-13 0228 Stephen F. Clifford, who was state insurance commissioner less than a month, was fined $200 Thursday for submitting an incomplete financial disclosure statement. The State Ethics Commission found that Clifford failed to include a 1978 real estate transaction in his report. The commission determined that the omission was ``not inadvertent,'' according to staff member Robert Cordy. The commission announced that, in addition to the civil fine, Clifford must now file a ``full and complete statement of financial interests.'' Cordy said that Clifford has signed the agreement and has a ``reasonable time'' to comply with its requirements. Clifford, a Boston attorney, was named to the insurance post by Gov. Edward J. King Jan. 22 and resigned Feb. 17, following a newspaper account of his undisclosed interest in a building on Beacon Street. The commission determined that Clifford's interest in the Boston property ran for about three years. Clifford, in quitting his state post, said that he had been subjected to ``unreasonable and unfair attacks by the media.'' He noted that he had shared office space with a man who years later was convicted of conspiracy to commit arson. He said he had participated with that man in two real estate transactions ``that were both legal and customary,'' and brought him an interest in the building in question. ****1554EST 6720 *** d a *** AM-Nork 12-13 0330 Dr. John Nork, a surgeon who lost his license five years ago and had nearly $13 million in malpractice judgments against him, has won a conditional license to practice medicine in California again. The state Board of Medical Quality Assurance has granted Nork, 51, a license effective Jan. 11, after putting him on 15 years' probation and prohibiting him from performing surgery, Robert Rowland, the board's executive director, said Thursday. Nork's lawyer said his immediate plans are to resume medical training in New York. Nork's license was revoked in 1974. He was charged with gross negligence, incompetence, unprofessional conduct, misrepresentation, excessive treatment and improper use of dangerous drugs. At a 1973 civil trial, he admitted he had performed unnecessary and negligent surgery, concealed incompetence from patients and colleagues,was addicted to amphetamines and barbiturates and had lied under oath when he denied those charges at two prior trials. Nork appeared at a state board hearing in San Diego this month and said he had started a retraining program for rehabilitative medicine. His lawyer, John Torribio, said that if his California license is approved, Nork could complete his residency in New York and take the board examinations required to practice in that state. He did not rule out a return to California. ``I feel over the past several years I have rehabilitated myself,'' Nork told the board. He said he began taking drugs in 1963, but has not been dependent on them since the early 1970s. Rowland said that under Nork's new license he must abstain from drugs and alcohol, practice only in partnership with another physician, and limit his practice to physical medicine and rehabilitation. Nork must also undergo ``an administrative psychiatric evaluation,'' take an oral clinical examination, notify the board when he leaves or returns to the state, report every three months, and complete an accredited program in physical medicine and rehabilitation within four years. ****1554EST 2810 *** r s *** AM-ToteBoard Bjt 12-13 0407 The Meadowlands racetrack may be forced to accept a tote board betting system that it doesn't want because of a state appeals court ruling Thursday. But don't throw away tickets on the court sweepstakes yet; the results may be taken down and a new winner posted. The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority will seek a review by the state Supreme Court, spokesman Les Unger said. Competitive bidding to determine who should supply the tote board machinery that figures odds, payouts and prices should be held between American Totalisator Co. and Autotote Ltd., ruled a three-judge Appellate Division of Superior Court panel ruled. The judges maintained that leased tote board service, which includes equipment, maintenance personnel and computer programmers, was not a ``professional service'' and should be bid. ``It's a professional service in every other state _ both to public and private tracks,'' said Joel Sterns, a Trenton lawyer representing American Totalisator. ``I'm pretty sure the decision will be appealed, but maybe I said too much.'' American Totalisator began supplying the betting machinery at the East Rutherford track last September. Autotote supplied the betting equipment from the track's opening in 1976 until the one-month lapse between meetings last August. Any new change in equipment would come next September so it wouldn`t interrupt the racing calendar, the court said. The contract is worth millions of dollars to whichever firm supplies betting equipment to the nation's most prosperous harness racing track. Also included on the card is a night flat racing meeting. The track decided to install a system in which the same ticket windows sell and pay off. After a one-week demonstration by Autotote, track officials found the system was unsatisfactory and hired American Totalisator equipment, court records show. ``There is a substantial difference in the present system and the system that previously was installed,'' said Robert Epstein, a Newark attorney representing Autotote. ``With similar system, we feel we compare favorably on a performance basis,'' he said. Autotote claimed comparison tests were ``unfair and not measured against the same standards,'' Epstein said. ``Neither the trial court nor the appeals court based their decision on performance. Both presumed, and the trial court found this contract could be performed on competitive bidding.'' The authority, which has former state Attorney General William Highland as president and former governor's counsel Robert Mulcahy as executive director, disagrees. ****1556EST 0610 *** u s *** AM-HKN--Canadiens-Ruel 450 12-13 0380 *** s2820 *** u s *** AM-HKN--Canadiens-Ruel 450 12-13 0380 Claude Ruel, back in the pressure cooker that is the Montreal Canadiens coaching job, said Thursday that he considers it a new National Hockey League season. Ruel, 41, had conducted his first practice as head and only coach after Bernie Geoffrion's resignation Wednesday in the face of what has been regarded as a stumbling start for the team with the last four Stanley Cup titles to its credit. ``I am the coach and I'm going to run the team as I see fit,'' Ruel said. ``I have carte blanche.'' Ruel, who coached the Canadiens from 1968-70, served as assistant coach under Geoffrion and the man he succeeded, Scotty Bowman. He now has the job as long as he wants it. ``I know I have job security with the Canadiens,'' Ruel said. ``I don't know if I'll coach two years, five years or 10, but I have the job.'' He said he had talked briefly to the players before practice but that he wouldn't divulge what was said. ``That's the kind of thing you have to keep within the team.'' Ruel said he will utilize ``everybody available in whatever way they are needed. ``I think you have to coach by the score. I want people to play both ways. You'll get your scoring chances that way anyway. But if I have to use Serge Savard up front for an important faceoff, I'll do it, and the same with moving a winger back to defense. You have to use what you've got. I think they're all capable.'' Ruel, then the youngest coach in NHL history, guided the Canadiens to a Stanley Cup championship in 1968-69 and missed the playoffs with the club in 1969-70. He resigned with bad nerves when the team got off to a slow start the following season and was succeeded by Al MacNeil. ``I was always fighting for first place when I was the coach before, and I hope I'll have the same success this time,'' he said. The Canadiens, with only one victory in their last six games, had a 15-9-6 record when the coaching change came. While sufficient by most standards, the record wasn't good enough to save Geoffrion from increasing attacks from Montreal's critical fans and media. Geo ****1557EST 6770 *** d a *** AM-Kennedy 1stLd-Writethru a6700 12-13 0524 *** a6780 *** d w *** AM-Rubber-Pollution 12-13 0232 *** a6790 *** r w *** AM-Asbestos 12-13 0482 *** a6800 *** d w *** AM-Daschle-Thorsness 12-13 0135 A three-member House task force Thursday dismissed a year-old challenge to the 1978 election of Rep. Thomas Daschle, D-S.D. The task force voted unanimously to reject the challenge from Leo Thorsness, a Republican, after the South Dakota Supreme Court reviewed all 1,084 disputed votes and ruled last month that Daschle had won by 110 votes. ``In light of this exhaustive ... recount by South Dakota's highest court, it would seem both redundant and presumptuous for this panel to recount the ballots ourselves and substitute our judgment for the court's,'' said Rep. Vic Fazio, D-Calif., chairman of the House Administration Committee task force. On the first count in November 1978, Daschle was declared the apparent winner by 14 votes. Daschle has been serving in Congress while Thorsness' challenge was pending. ****1604EST 1250 *** r f *** AM-WorldCoffee 12-13 0593 World coffee production in 1979-80 is now forecast at 81.8 million bags, 2 percent more than previously estimated and nearly 6 percent larger than last year's output, the Agriculture Department said Thursday. But retail coffee prices have been climbing and may continue ``somewhat higher'' in the first half of 1980, a spokesman said. Three months ago the department's Foreign Agricultural Service said world coffee output was indicated at about 80.2 million bags. The 1978-79 harvest was 77.5 million bags, according to newly revised figures. Earlier, last year's crop was indicated at 76.9 million bags. A bag of green, unroasted coffee weighs 60 kilograms or about 132.2 pounds. Exportable production, which represents total harvested coffee minus domestic consumption in producing countries, was estimated at 62 million bags, compared to 58.5 million in 1978-79, the agency said. Two months ago, it estimated exportable coffee production this year at 60.1 million bags. The report did not mention prices nor the prospects of world coffee production in 1980-81, a crop that is expected to be affected by frosts last May and early June in Brazil, the leading producer. But Fred Gray of the department's Economics, Statistics and Cooperatives Service said U.S. retail coffee prices have risen sharply this year, averaging $3.33 a pound nationally in October against $2.86 a year earlier. Gray told a reporter, however, that wholesale prices of green, unroasted coffee have been fairly stable recently at around $2 a pound, thus ``taking most of the steam'' out of the current round of retail price increases. Even so, he said, consumers may see coffee prices go up further in the first half of 1980 to between $3.35 and $3.60 a pound. That is 10 cents more than projections made earlier this fall, Gray said. One factor, he said, will be coffee production prospects in Brazil in 1980-81 when the effects of frost damage become apparent. Another will be consumers' reaction and whether they will reduce coffee consumption in reaction to higher prices. Meanwhile, the new production report included these assessments: ``In North America, total output in 1979-80 is down slightly from the previous (Sept. 14) estimate, as increases in the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico were more than offset by smaller estimates for El Salvador and Nicaragua.'' ``The main change (from September) in South America was for Colombia, where the crop is estimated at 12 million bags, 500,000 above previous expectations, but only marginally above the large 1978-79 harvest.'' Coffee production in 1979-80, by region and principal producing countries, compared with the latest revised figures for last year, included: North America 15,420,000 bags and 15,338,000 last year _ Costa Rica 1,600,000 and 1,750,000; Dominican Republic 760,000 and 680,000; El Salvador 2,700,000 and 3,028,000; Guatemala 2,800,000 and 2,710,000; Honduras 1,250,000 and 1,132,000; Mexico 3,900,000 and 3,800,000; and Nicaragua 960,000 and 1,025,000. South America 38,722,000 and 36,089,000 _ Brazil 22,500,000 and 20,000,000; Colombia 12,000,000 and 11,868,000; Ecuador 1,704,000 and 1,839,000; Peru 1,100,000 and 1,080,000; and Venezuela 1,150,000 and 1,019,000. Africa 19,001,000 and 17,849,000 _ Angola 700,000 and 613,000; Cameroon 1,520,000 and 1,650,000; Ethiopia 3,200,000 and 3,200,000; Ivory Coast 4,835,000 and 4,667,000; Kenya 1,252,000 and 1,200,000; Madagascar 1,300,000 and 723,000; Tanzania 900,000 and 856,000; Uganda 2,200,000 and 1,945,000; and Zaire 1,400,000 and 1,300,000. Asia and Oceania 8,628,000 and 8,215,000 _ India 2,228,000 and 1,949,000; Indonesia 4,750,000 and 4,649,000; Philippines 660,000 and 600,000; and Papua New Guinea 700,000 and 730,000. ****1606EST 4030 *** r n *** AM-Mass.Primary 12-13 0494 *** e2270 *** r n *** AM-DirectedVerdict 12-13 0202 *** m1530 *** r n *** AM-DirectedVerdict 12-13 0202 Two men on trial in connection with the death of a Holyoke patrolmen in a New Year's Eve scuffle were ordered freed Thursday after a pathologist testified the officer died of ``acute heart disease.'' Hampden County Superior Court Judge Raymond Cross ordered a directed verdict of innocent in the cases of George R. Guzman, 20, and Ramon Nieves, 22. Both were charged with manslaughter in the death of James Gatzounas, a 29-year-old patrolman. Gatzounas was among officers called to quell a disturbance at a New Year's Eve party in Holyoke on Jan 1, 1977. Gatzounas was thrown to the ground in an ensuing scuffle and allegedly kicked. He was later pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital. Nieves and Guzman were originally charged with murder in the case. The charges were later reduced to manslaughter. Cross ordered the directed verdict after state pathologist George Katsas testified that Gatzounas was the victim of a heart attack apparently unrelated to the fight. ``Without knowing the circumstances, I have to concluded that he died from acute heart disease and not suspect he was involved in any kind of violence,'' said Katsas. ****1607EST 1260 *** r f *** AM-BaconTesting 12-13 0535 *** a6810 *** d a *** AM-PoliceBeards 12-13 0234 For Lewiston police, Thursday was the day the beards came off. After members of Local 545 of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers voted 38-2 in favor of the two-year agreement, the officers shaved the beards they've been growing as a symbolic protest against stalled wage negotiations. The contract will be signed Friday in the mayor's office. Almost all the city's 60 police officers began growing beards last spring to call attention to the contract impasse. As reporters stood by in a lounge in City Hall, Ivan Boudreau, the president of the local, had his wiry beard clipped by Officer Nelson Peters. ``Look, I've only drawn blood three times,'' joked Peters, who confessed to having no experience as a barber. ``Everybody looks brand new,'' said Officer Robert Wailus. ``Some of the guys don't even recognize each other any more.'' While some of the officers were happy to get rid of their beards, Wailus said he would have preferred to remain hirsute. ``It's getting cold out there,'' he said, ``and if you shave off your beard, you notice the chill.'' The new contract provides a 9{ percent partial retroactive pay raise for 1979 and an 8 percent increase for 1980. It brings an officer's base pay for the first year of the contract to $194.49 a week and top pay to $226.97. ****1609EST 6820 *** r a *** AM-Dollar-Gold 12-13 0506 *** s2850 *** r s *** AM-HKN--Caps-Boutin 12-13 0090 *** f1310 *** u f *** PM-WallStreetClosing 12-13 0140 *** s2790 *** s s *** AM-BKC--Austin Adv16-2Takes 12-13 0481 There is little doubt in the mind of Clyde Austin that he wouldn't be where he is today had a Richmond policeman asked him to remove his hat one night six or seven years ago. ``I had about a hundred pills in my hat,'' said Austin who has since graduated from the streets of a Richmond, Va., ghetto to the backcourt at North Carolina State University. Austin, who now participates in ventures such as ``Toys for Tots,'' openly admits he once sold pills on a street corner in a tough neighborhood that bears the deceivingly mild name of Sydney. He considers himself one of the fortunate ones _ a young man who through his ability and love for basketball escaped the ruination of such an environment. He was never arrested, although he admits it may have been blind luck. ``I was riding in a car with a guy the police were watching,'' said Austin. ``They pulled us over and searched him, but never asked me to take off my hat. If they had I'd have been gone. I think I would have hardened in jail, and I probably wouldn't be here now.'' Austin was not what one would call a hardened pusher, and he says he never used a drug in his life. It was, as he explained before practice one afternoon last week, ``what I thought would be a way out.'' At 14 he stood on the corner and sold little pills for $1.50 apiece. He knows not the composition of those capsules, however. ``To this day I don't have any idea what they were,'' he said. ``But I stopped doing it because my high school coach found out and asked me what I was trying to do to myself.'' Being on the wrong side of the law is a way of life for many in the ghetto so Austin, while being the exception, was not the only kid ever to escape the clutches of that urban hell. But his problems extended far beyond the streets. He had witnessed for years the beatings his stepfather administered to his mother, he said. ``He would bruise her and cut her arms and push her on the stove and burn her,'' said Austin. One day it became too much for him to bear. He bought a gun and decided he would protect his mother. Would he have shot his stepfather? ``If I had seen him beating her and hurting her again it probably would have been the right thing to do,'' he explained. And then one night Austin's mother was shot in the head and face by his stepfather. He never got that chance to protect her, but again avoided a brush with the law. ****1616EST 6650 *** d a *** AM-RestaurantVirus 12-13 0402 Health officials were searching on Thursday for the cause of an outbreak of an intestinal ailment among 175 persons that prompted the voluntary closing of a local restaurant. At least 80 persons who ate lunch at the restaurant last Thursday became ill. Camden County health officials uncovered 95 more cases of the ailment, which caused nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness and fever about 24 to 36 hours later. Health officials suspect the disease might be contagious because some of the victims did not eat at Compton's Log Cabin restaurant but apparently caught the illness from family members who did. Joseph S. Surowiec, county health coordinator, said his staff did not find one common food eaten by all those who became ill. He said some clues may be provided by those who didn't become sick. ``We're trying to come up with people who had eaten there and are well.'' He said health officials were late in discovering the outbreak. ``We didn't know about it until four days later so we're at a disadvantage because we didn't get the food involved. There were at least 20 items on the menu.'' State health officials have asked the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta for help in determining the cause of the outbreak, which might stem from a bacteria or virus. Few of the victims have sought medical attention and none has required hospitalization, Surowiec said. Health officials first thought the outbreak was caused by the Thursday luncheon, but new victims have eaten at the restaurant since then, he added. Three groups, including 41 women from the First United Methodist Church of Haddon Heights, were sickened Friday, but didn't realize it was an epidemic until they compared notes on Sunday. The church women told Edwin Compton, owner of the restaurant, on Monday, and he called health officials. Compton said he closed the restaurant on the advice of the health department. ``I wanted to protect the public if there is any possibility it's something in here,'' he added. ``I don't know if it's that or something going around in the whole area. ...'' An inspection by health officials failed to turn up any unsanitary practices or conditions that might account for the outbreak. Inspectors, however, cited the restaurant for 20 minor violations of the state sanitary code. Surowiec said the violations were ``housekeeping violations'' that would not affect public health. ****1616EST 6840 *** b w *** BC-Scotus-Taiwan 12-13 0045 *** a6760 *** a x *** ByDONKENDALL 12-13 0578 World coffee production in 1979-80 is now forecast at 81.8 million bags, 2 percent more than previously estimated and nearly 6 percent larger than last year's output, the Agriculture Department said Thursday. But retail coffee prices have been climbing and may continue ``somewhat higher'' in the first half of 1980, a spokesman said. Three months ago the department's Foreign Agricultural Service said world coffee output was indicated at about 80.2 million bags. The 1978-79 harvest was 77.5 million bags, according to newly revised figures. Earlier, last year's crop was indicated at 76.9 million bags. A bag of green, unroasted coffee weighs 60 kilograms or about 132.2 pounds. Exportable production, which represents total harvested coffee minus domestic consumption in producing countries, was estimated at 62 million bags, compared to 58.5 million in 1978-79, the agency said. Two months ago, it estimated exportable coffee production this year at 60.1 million bags. The report did not mention prices nor the prospects of world coffee production in 1980-81, a crop that is expected to be affected by frosts last May and early June in Brazil, the leading producer. But Fred Gray of the department's Economics, Statistics and Cooperatives Service said U.S. retail coffee prices have risen sharply this year, averaging $3.33 a pound nationally in October against $2.86 a year earlier. Gray told a reporter, however, that wholesale prices of green, unroasted coffee have been fairly stable recently at around $2 a pound, thus ``taking most of the steam'' out of the current round of retail price increases. Even so, he said, consumers may see coffee prices go up further in the first half of 1980 to between $3.35 and $3.60 a pound. That is 10 cents more than projections made earlier this fall, Gray said. One factor, he said, will be coffee production prospects in Brazil in 1980-81 when the effects of frost damage become apparent. Another will be consumers' reaction and whether they will reduce coffee consumption in reaction to higher prices. Meanwhile, the new production report included these assessments: ``In North America, total output in 1979-80 is down slightly from the previous (Sept. 14) estimate, as increases in the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico were more than offset by smaller estimates for El Salvador and Nicaragua.'' ``The main change (from September) in South America was for Colombia, where the crop is estimated at 12 million bags, 500,000 above previous expectations, but only marginally above the large 1978-79 harvest.'' Coffee production in 1979-80, by region and principal producing countries, compared with the latest revised figures for last year, included: North America 15,420,000 bags and 15,338,000 last year _ Costa Rica 1,600,000 and 1,750,000; Dominican Republic 760,000 and 680,000; El Salvador 2,700,000 and 3,028,000; Guatemala 2,800,000 and 2,710,000; Honduras 1,250,000 and 1,132,000; Mexico 3,900,000 and 3,800,000; and Nicaragua 960,000 and 1,025,000. South America 38,722,000 and 36,089,000 _ Brazil 22,500,000 and 20,000,000; Colombia 12,000,000 and 11,868,000; Ecuador 1,704,000 and 1,839,000; Peru 1,100,000 and 1,080,000; and Venezuela 1,150,000 and 1,019,000. Africa 19,001,000 and 17,849,000 _ Angola 700,000 and 613,000; Cameroon 1,520,000 and 1,650,000; Ethiopia 3,200,000 and 3,200,000; Ivory Coast 4,835,000 and 4,667,000; Kenya 1,252,000 and 1,200,000; Madagascar 1,300,000 and 723,000; Tanzania 900,000 and 856,000; Uganda 2,200,000 and 1,945,000; and Zaire 1,400,000 and 1,300,000. Asia and Oceania 8,628,000 and 8,215,000 _ India 2,228,000 and 1,949,000; Indonesia 4,750,000 and 4,649,000; Philippines 660,000 and 600,000; and Papua New Guinea 700,000 and 730,000. ****1617EST 6560 *** b w *** BC-Scotus-Taiwan 12-13 0044 *** t0620 *** r s *** AM-DavisCupTennis 12-13 0378 *** a6850 *** d a *** AM-Frosted 12-13 0203 U.S. Attorney Thomas Sullivan is threatening to withhold rent for his offices in the Dirksen Federal Building because the vented air ``is so frigid there is a wind chill factor.'' Sullivan said his offices sometimes are so cold that employees are unable to work and many have become ill. In a letter Wednesday to the General Services Administration in Washington, Sullivan said that local GSA officials have been ``unwilling or unable'' to correct the long-standing heating and cooling problems in the 27-story building. Sullivan said that unless conditions improve within 10 days he will ask Attorney General Benjamin R. Civiletti to stop paying the $381,012 annual rent for his offices on the 15th and 16th floors. A spokesman for GSA building management said a number of steps have been taken to try to restore a normal climate, including revamping the heating and cooling systems. After Sullivan complained last year, the GSA spent more than $100,000 replacing 600 thermostats and cleaning steam traps in an effort to regulate the heat. Tenants said that the trouble worsened a year ago when the GSA changed from automatic to manual temperature control in trying to conform with President Carter's energy-saving guidelines. ****1618EST 1550 *** d s *** AM-FightSupension 2 12-13 0507 *** s2860 *** r s *** BC-Livingston-Chiefs 12-13 0381 ``I come to the stadium,'' says quarterback Mike Livingston, a 12-year veteran with the Kansas City Chiefs, ``put on a uniform, stand around for two hours at practice, and come back in.'' Livingston, 34, hasn't started a game since Oct. 28, and says he wants to be cut or traded. He said he planned to talk to the Chiefs about it after the final game this season Sunday at Tampa Bay. He has one more year remaining on his pro football contract, but told Joe McGuff, sports editor of the Kansas City Star, ``I'd like to go to a veteran club where I can be involved and help someone.'' His comments appeared in McGuff's sports column, published in Wednesday's Star. ``I've just wasted this year,'' Livingston said. ``I think I can play three or four more years. It's been six weeks since I've done anything.'' His position at quarterback has been taken over by Steve Fuller, considered by Coach Marv Levy to be the key figure in the emphasis by the Chiefs on youth. Livingston, center Jack Rudnay and place-kicker Jan Stenerud are the only members of the 1970 Super Bowl IV champions still on the team. ``I don't want to be bitter,'' he said. ``When Steve was made the starting quarterback the last time, Marv called me and told me I wasn't going to play any more because they had to get ready for the future. I was pretty angry, but I didn't want to create problems. ``The one thing I can't get out of my mind is that ever since training camp I think they had their minds made up to go with a young guy. If they had told me then, I could have gotten out and not wasted this season. That's what made me hot.'' Livingston also had a word of advice for the Chiefs. ``I believe they're going to have to change their offense, and not be so damn conservative if they hope to win and develop a quarterback. He was nostalgic about going to another team. ``It's really strange to think of leaving the Chiefs after all these years. I just hope it can be worked out. I'm looking for good things to come out of it.'' ****1621EST 6860 *** r a *** AM-Immolation 12-13 0464 *** e2290 *** r n *** AM-Mass.Primary 12-13 0490 *** g4200 *** u n *** AM-ScientologySuit 12-13 0503 *** p6590 *** r a *** AM-Dollar-Gold 12-13 0506 *** m1570 *** u n *** BC-Connally-Conn. Bjt 12-13 0434 *** p6600 *** r i *** AM-French-Missiles 12-13 0143 The French Communist Party called on the French people Thursday to do all they can to prevent emplacement of new U.S. missiles in Western Europe. In a communique, party leader Georges Marchais called on the Socialist Party and the major trade unions to meet with him Saturday to seek ways of blocking the missile deployment. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed Wednesday to station 572 U.S. middle-range missiles in Western Europe. None will be deployed in France, which does not participate in the military alliance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The French Communists said they viewed the missile plan ``with extreme gravity.'' They said it was aimed at reinforcing ``U.S. domination of Western Europe and designate our continent as an atomic battlefield so that American territory may be spared.'' ****1630EST 6910 *** r i *** AM-TheologianGrilled 1stLd-Writethrua6370 12-13 0745 *** t0660 *** r s *** AM-SeniorBowl 12-13 0062 New York Giants Coach Ray Perkins will coach the South team when it meets the North in the 31st annual Senior Bowl on Jan. 12, it was announced Thursday. ``I'd be there whether I was coaching or not,'' said Perkins, a former Alabama All-American. Coaching the North will be Minnesota Vikings Coach Bud Grant. ****1631EST 6870 *** d w *** AM-Nicaragua-US 12-13 0309 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved on Thursday an $80 million aid package for Central America, $75 million of which is earmarked to help Nicaragua reconstruct its economy. The bill now goes to the Senate floor for further consideration. In requesting the funds last month, President Carter said that the Nicaraguan economy has been crushed by the ``bitter and prolonged strife'' that preceded the overthow of dictator Anastasio Somoza. He said he was asking for the additional $5 million for other Central American nations which he said are struggling to build democracies and need help to benefit the poor and for economic development. These include Honduras and possibly Guatemala. In defending the $75 million for Nicaragua last week, Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher said the $70 million would be in the form of a loan to provide foreign exchange that the country needs to maintain supplies of critical agricyultural, industrial, medical, and transportation imports, most of them to be sold by the United States. He said a separate $5 million grant will help support agricultural institutions, educational exchange programs and the work of voluntary organizations. ``These activities are carefully designed to provide direct support for the private sector, through credit for small and medium-size businessmen and farmers and through a public works program implemented in part by private contractors,'' he said. He estimated that these programs will generate more than 30,000 year-round jobs. Christopher acknowleged that there are Marxists in the Sandinista government that replaced Somoza. And he said it is obvious that Cuba wishes to extend its influence in the country. He said it is precisely for those reasons that the United States wishes to maintain its own presence in Nicaragua and to help encourage the private sector, democratic institutions and a pluralistic society. ****1633EST 0630 *** d s *** BC-FBN--Rodgers 12-13 0246 Former San Diego Chargers wide receiver Johnny Rodgers has filed suit against the National Football League team and doctors, claiming that negligent treatment of a knee injury and negligent prescribing of medicine and drugs prematurely ended his football career. Rodgers, who had a long-term contract with the team when he was waived last August at the final cutoff date, reportedly is still being paid by the team. However, neither his attorneys or the Chargers would confirm the report. Defendants in the suit include the Orthopedic Medical Group of San Diego Inc., Dr. E. Paul Woodward and the Chargers. Rodgers' lawsuit did not specify the amount of damages sought. It alleges that the Chargers engaged in and participated in operating ``an unlicensed pharmacy,'' permitted unregistered personnel to act as pharmacists and permitted unlicensed personnel to perform health care services, all in violation of the state business and professional code. Rodgers also accuses the defendants of negligently failing to possess and exercise the degree of knowledge and skill in examining, diagnosing, prescribing drugs and medicine and to care for and treat the problem. According to Rodgers' suit, the result was that he was left to suffer severe and permanent injuries and unable to engage in his usual occupation. The 28-year-old Rodgers won the Heisman Trophy while a student at Nebraska in 1972. He was the Chargers' No.1 draft pick. However, he signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. ****1634EST 6580 *** d a *** AM-Kennedy 12-13 0527 *** a6880 *** d a *** AM-UnionLeaderSale 12-13 0383 Lawyers for Publisher William Loeb of the Manchester Union Leader have filed motions to halt a court-ordered sale of 25 percent of the newspaper, the largest daily in the state. The motion filed in U.S. District Court on Wednesday asked that a consent order resulting from a July lawsuit settlement be amended to delete references to the sale. The motion offered, as a substitute to the sale, to recompute the pension benefits of Union Leader employees after allowing E.F. Hutton and Co., Inc. of Boston to evaluate the present worth of the stock held by the employee pension plan. Loeb appointed Hutton as investment manager to sell the stock by Dec. 31. A federal judge had set $750,000 as the minimum price for the 25 percent, or 1,250 shares, of stock of the Union Leader Corp., which publishes the daily Union Leader and the New Hampshire Sunday News. Under the earlier agreement, Loeb agreed to sell the shares in settlement of a lawsuit filed in 1977 by retired pressman Raymond Mahoney. Mahoney, alleging pension law violations, claimed he was owed money by the newspaper's pension plan. Loeb admitted no wrongdoing in agreeing to the stock sale. The consent order calls for Hutton to use the money from the sale to reinvest the pension plan's assets in a financially prudent manner. Hutton officials said they have received $100,000 deposits from five potential bidders seeking detailed financial information about the Union Leader. They declined to identify the potential bidders. At least one of the deposits was made jointly by Newspapers of New England Inc., a three-newspaper group which includes the daily Concord Monitor, and the company that owns the Minneapolis Star and Tribune. Monitor Publisher George Wilson, president of Newspapers of New England, said he was uncertain whether he would submit a joint bid with the Minneapolis company. The motion filed Wednesday came one day after the Manchester Newspaper Guild, a union representing about one-third of the Union Leader's employees, requested a temporary delay in the sale and an opportunity to intervene in the sale. Loeb, 73, recently announced he had given the remaining 75 percent of the newspaper's stock to a trust to be run for the employees' benefits. ****1635EST 0640 *** d s *** AM-FBN--Colquitt 12-13 0262 A grand jury has indicted Pittsburgh Steelers punter Craig Colquitt on a charge of drunken driving in a car accident which permanently injured a University of Tennessee coed. The Knox County grand jury returned the indictment Wednesday night against Colquitt, 25, of Knoxville, in the May 7 accident in which his sports car left a winding road and crashed into a tree. Criminal Court officials said Thursday that a date for Colquitt's trial has not been set. Holly Bryant, 21, of Stone Mountain, Ga., was thrown from Colquitt's car when it crashed into the tree shortly after midnight. Bryant has been in a coma ever since and now is in the intensive care unit at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Her guardians have filed a $3 million suit on her behalf against the football player. Sheriff's deputy Dan Stewart testified at a preliminary hearing in August that Colquitt had alcohol on his breath and appeared to be drunk at the scene of the accident. Stewart said Colquitt's blood registered 0.12 percent on a breathalyzer. A reading of 0.10 or above is the legal limit for intoxication in Tennessee. Colquitt, a former football star at Tennessee, testified that he had only one or two drinks before the steering on his 1978 Porsche locked going into a curve on the two-lane highway. Pleading innocent to the charge, Colquitt said he was so shaken up by the accident that afterwards he had two drinks from a bottle in his car's glove compartment in order to settle his nerves. ****1635EST 6900 *** d a *** AM-AutoSales 12-13 0567 *** s2890 *** r s *** ByBRUCEDALLAS 12-13 0472 Free agent outfielder Greg Gross has signed a five-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, the National League baseball team announced Thursday. Gross, who hit .333 and drove in 15 runs in 111 games for the Phillies this year, was drafted by nine teams during the November re-entry draft. ``We knew we wanted to stay in Philadelphia,'' said Gross, 27. ``The basic holdup was what Greg Gross' value really was _ whether I was considered a regular by some clubs or what. So we went through the draft,'' Gross said in a telephone interview. ``We got feelers ... and pretty much established a value. I knew the only consideration would be if someone offered a whole lot more than the Phillies or a chance to be a regular,'' Gross said. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. ``My role will basically be the same as last year: fourth outfielder, filling in defensively and pinch hitting,'' said Gross, who has a .298 lifetime batting average in six years in the major leagues. ``Last year gave me a lot of confidence,'' Gross said. ``Coming off the bench _ and I sat a long time _ and doing a good job.'' The Phillies' fourth-place finish after three straight division championships hasn't produced any significant changes in the ballclub so far. Player personnel director Paul Owens, whose trades built the ballclub, is still looking for pitching help, but his bench is more settled with the signing of Gross. Although the Phillies didn't make a deal at the winter baseball meetings last week in Toronto, they tried hard. Rightfielder Bake McBride's name was floated frequently. Gross said he hasn't heard anything about trading McBride, and is content with his reserve status for the present. ``I think I can still be a starting player,'' Gross said. ``Right now, I'm the fourth outfielder. ``One of the considerations is Dallas (Green, the Phillies' manager) just impressed me as a man who uses his bench more than Danny (Ozark, who was fired at the end of August),'' Gross said. ``I envision more playing time. Dallas hasn't said that _ he's been honest with me (about my role) but with scheduling and the like, guys need rest.'' Gross came to the Phillies in a trade with the Chicago Cubs last February that sent catcher Barry Foote, outfielder Jerry Martin, infielder Ted Sizemore and two minor league pitchers to the Cubs in return for second-fielder Manny Trillo, catcher Dave Rader and Gross. A native of York, Gross has bought a house in the suburbs. ``For my future, being from the area, it's more to our advantage to stay here,'' Gross said. ``I should be coming into my best years. I hope to stay around here a long time.'' ****1637EST 0650 *** d s *** BC-BKN--RefereeFined 80 12-13 0076 *** s2870 *** d s *** BC-BKN--RefereeFined 80 12-13 0076 *** e2300 *** d n *** BC-Connally-Conn. 12-13 0440 *** g4260 *** d n *** BC-Connally-Conn. 12-13 0440 *** d2300 *** d n *** BC-Connally-Conn. 12-13 0440 Presidential hopeful John Connally stressed during a campaign appearance in the state Thursday that his controversial policies on the Middle East grew out of a concern for the security of Israel. Connally also called for the construction of more nuclear power plants and defended his decision to shun federal campaign contributions in his drive for the Republican presidential nomination. The appearance before a group of southeastern Connecticut businessmen had sparked controversy because of Connally's earlier controversial stand on the Palestine question. One Jewish leader had threatened a boycott the appearance before the Southeastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce. Connally said U.S. foreign policy has forced Israel to defend American interests in the Middle East, placing untoward strains on the Israeli economy. He said American foreign policy in the Middle East has aggravated inflation and created an unmanageable national debt for the Israelis. ``We should not be relying on Israel to defend that part of the world. We have to provide the defense,'' Connally said, defending a proposed program for settling the Middle East question that plunged his candidacy into controversy. On Oct. 12, Connally proposed in Washington that as the basis for negotiations between Israel and the Arab nations, Israel should surrender all former Arab lands and the Palestinians should be allowed to select their own government. Connally also called for an increased military presence in the Middle East, include the stationing of American fighter planes in the Sinai Desert. In addition, Connally said his decision to forego public financing for his campaign grew out his convictions against big government. ``If I'm opposed to too much federal spending, I should live by that principle,'' Connally said Thursday, suggesting that other Republicans in the race follow suit. ``They all say they're against too much government. They ought to join me in this,'' he said. Connally drew the most enthusiastic reaction from the group when he expounded his views on energy, calling for more nuclear power plants. ``I think it's time we stopped taking the advice of Jane Fonda and Ralph Nader and started building more nuclear power plants.'' Connally also said that pollution standards should be relaxed to allow greater use of coal, saying it is unrealistic to think that alternative energy sources being considered will be available before the year 2000. Connally carried to the gathering his message repeated at campaign appearances across the country that the nation's economic recovery will have to be based on incentives to small businesses and on reduced government spending and regulation. ****1639EST 6620 *** d a *** AM-Kennedy 1stLd-Writethru p6580 12-13 0524 *** p6630 *** d w *** AM-NewsmanQuits 12-13 0459 An NBC television interview with an American hostage in Iran that generated criticism by govenment officials and the other two networks has now cost NBC its Pentagon correspondent. Ford Rowan, who has covered the Defense Department for the past 18 months, resigned Tuesday over what he considered the network's ``irresponsible journalism'' in airing the half-hour interview Monday night. Rowan said Thursday his resignation was triggered by ``my feeling that we were manipulated by the (Iranian) students and my failure to get the producers to include U.S. government reaction during prime time when the hostage was interviewed.'' Rowan said he had tried unsuccessfully to get NBC to include his two-minute interview with a State Department spokesman when it aired the interview from Iran. The interview was later included in a special report broadcast late Monday night. Rowan, who has been with NBC for five years, said he considered it ``irresponsible to run (the interview) and not include the U.S. response.'' CBS and ABC criticized NBC's broadcast of the interview with Marine Cpl. William Gallegos because of the ground rules set by the Iranian students who are holding the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Both networks said the conditions, such as requiring that the interview be broadcast during prime time and allowing one of the students to make a statement without editing, had been considered and rejected because they would entail giving up editorial control. In discussing his resignation, Rowan said he ``didn't want to add my voice to the cheap shots that people have been taking at NBC News. I didn't want to be perceived as going public with my complaints. ``I became convinced it was time to pack up and leave so I wrote an internal memo,'' Rowan said. ``I never planned to make a big splash because I didn't want to join the chorus of voices from politicians who were kicking NBC around.'' When word of his resignation began circulating widely, Rowan posted a notice at the NBC bureau here confirming he had quit. NBC News president William J. Small, who flew here from New York Thursday to meet with network officials, confirmed that Rowan had resigned effective in February. At the same time, Small strongly defended NBC's handling of the hostage interview. ``No one at NBC News is required or expected to agree with all our editorial judgments,'' Small said. ``Ford Rowan is a good correspondent and we regret that he felt moved to make a dramatic public gesture beyond voicing his views to his colleagues.'' The interview ``was good journalism,'' Small said. ``We told everybody right up front about our negotiations with the Iranians, what we were going to do. We leveled with everybody.'' ****1640EST 1480 *** r f *** AM-OPEC-Security 12-13 0245 Some 7,000 Venezuelan soldiers and policemen trained in anti-terrorist tactics launched a massive security operation Thursday to protect the 13 delegations attending Monday's year-end meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. The troops, carrying sophisticated communications equipment, were put in charge of protecting the oil ministers and their aides when they arrive this weekend. Traffic will be stopped on the highways and avenues crossing the 18-mile route from the airport to the conference site until OPEC officials pass, and helicopters will keep watch from above until the caravans reach the hotel where they will be staying, authorities said. The delegations will be staying _ and the conference will be held _ at luxury hotel in the eastern part of the city, while about 300 foreign journalists will be staying at another hotel nearby. Both hotels already are under heavy police guard. Heavy security has marked all OPEC meetings since a Venezuelan leftist terrorist, Carlos Illich Ramirez, gained entry to OPEC's Vienna headquarters during a meeting of the cartel in December 1975 and kidnapped the oil ministers. All were later released unharmed. Although each of the oil ministers will bring his own bodyguards, the Venezuelan government has assigned an undetermined number of agents to each man to reinforce security. An official source, who asked to remain anonymous, said that Saudi Arabian oil minister Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani would arrive in his private plane with 16 bodyguards. ****1640EST 2310 *** u n *** BC-NYSLottery 12-13 0083 The winning number drawn Thursday in New York state's Daily-Weekly lottery was 9 9 8. The bonus number was 0. In the game, one three-digit and a single-digit number are picked each weekday afternoon. Persons who have bought tickets previously win $300 if they match the three-digit number. If the bonus number is the doubler or tripler number on their tickets, the prize is $600 or $900. ****1641EST 6650 *** u f *** PM-WallStreetClosing 12-13 0194 *** m1580 *** r n *** AM-Mass.Primary 12-13 0490 Three Democrats and 10 Republicans are on a preliminary list of candidates who will appear on the March 4 presidential primary ballot in Massachusetts, state Secretary Michael J. Connolly announced Thursday. Connolly said he was announcing the list in advance of the Jan. 4 statutory deadline to give anyone who wishes to have his name removed time to notify his office. Notification must come by Jan. 11. The Democrats listed by Connolly are President Carter, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Gov. Edmund G. Brown of California. The Republicans are Rep. John B. Anderson of Illinois; Sen. Howard H. Baker of Tennessee; former UN Ambassador George H. Bush; former Gov. John B. Connolly of Texas, and Rep. Philip M. Crane of Illinois. Also, Sen. Robert J. Dole of Kansas; California businessman Benjamin Fernandez; former NATO commander Alexander M. Haig, who was chief of staff in the Nixon White House; Sen. Larry Pressler of South Dakota and former Gov. Ronald W. Reagan of California. Connolly said others could be added to the list, either at the request of the Democratic or Republican state party chairmen or by gathering 2,500 voter signatures. At the moment, he said, only one individual is gathering signatures - Lyndon LaRouche, who wants to be listed among the Democrats. A spokesman for the state GOP organization said former Minnesota Gov. Harold Stassen would be added to the Republican list. Connolly said he based Dhis selections on a state law which requires him to list individuals he believes are ``determined to be generally advocated or recognized in national news media throughout the United States'' as candidates. He said he used a news clipping service and national television news programs to make his decisions. While complaining that there is ``a tremendous amount of indifference and apathy'' among voters toward the presidential primaries, Connolly predicted a 50 percent turnout in Massachusetts because of Kennedy. The turnout in 1976 was about 30 percent, he said. The state will send 175 delegates to the Democratic National Convention and 42 to the Republican convention. The number of delegates committed to each candidate will be based on the size of his vote in the March 4 proportional representation primary. The date was moved up by the Legislature from late April, when the Massachusetts primary has traditionally been held, to March 4 this year in an effort to increase the political impact of the Massachusetts vote. Puerto Rico has a Republican primary election, the earliest, on Feb. 17, followed by New Hampshire's, Feb. 26, and then Massachusetts and Vermont, both on March 4. Carter had sought to have the Massachusetts date moved back. But state leaders balked and the national committee recently removed the threat of sanctions against the state party for violating the rule prohibiting primaries in Democratic-controlled states before March 11. ****1643EST 0670 *** d s *** AM-HKN--Caps-Boutin 12-13 0090 The Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League have called up goaltender Rollie Boutin from the Hershey, Pa., Bears. Boutin, 22, has an 11-2-0 record at Hershey, with a 2.48 goals-against-average. Boutin played two games with the Capitals last year, one of which was a 10-2 rout of the Capitals by the Los Angeles Kings on Dec. 4, 1978. ``That game is no indication of Rollie's skills,'' said Capitals General Manager Max McNab. ``Our whole club was going very badly at the time.'' ****1643EST 6950 *** d w *** AM-Carter-Nominees 12-13 0055 President Carter announced Thursday he is nominating James W. Spain, former ambassador to Tanzania, to replace Ronald I. Spiers as envoy to Turkey. Carter also is nominating Raul Ramirez, a judge of the municipal court of Sacramento, Calif., to be a federal judge for the Eastern District of California. ****1644EST 6960 *** d a *** AM-LostSatellite 12-13 0146 It may take weeks or months to find the RCA Corp.'s wayward satellite Satcom III, an RCA Corp. spokesman said Thursday. Robert Shortal, director of news and information for RCA Corp., said Thursday that there still had been no sign of the satellite, which has been missing since Monday. RCA employees at the Vernon Valley Earth Station here continued to search the skies for the box-like device, which disappeared from tracking screens just 15 seconds after a kick motor was switched on Monday. The North American Air Defense Command in Colorado Springs has joined in the search for the one-ton satellite, which measures about 5 feet by 4 feet by 4 feet. It was to have been used for cable television. The satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral last Thursday night by NASA under a contract with RCA. ****1644EST 2900 *** r s *** AM-LaurelFeature 12-13 0087 Jerry Z. held off Rejuvavate for a half-length victory over a sloppy mile track in 1:41 in the $9,000 Sweep In Purse at Laurel Race Course Thursday. The Maryland-bred filly was ridden by jockey Mike Torre, a son-in-law of Bil Passmore, Laurel's third leading jockey. As fourth choice, Jerry Z. paid $11, $5.40 and $7.20, and Rejuvavate, the 2-1 favorite, paid $3.60 and $3.80. Fluvanna finished third annother six lengths back and paid $9.60. The 6-3 exacta paid $56. ****1644EST 1520 *** u f *** BC-Cotton 12-13 0055 Cotton futures No. 2 closed $3 a bale higher to 50 cents lower Thursday. The average price for strict low middling 11-16 inch spot cotton advanced 97 points to 65.41 cents a pound Wednesday for the ten leading markets, acccording to the New York Cotton Exchange. ****1644EST 6980 *** d w *** AM-Congress-Defense 12-13 0213 The Senate gave final approval Thursday to a record $131 billion defense spending bill that includes money for a nuclear aircraft carrier and development of the MX mobile missile. The measure also includes a policy declaration that bans abortions in military hospitals or through military insurance programs except when a woman's life is endangered by having the baby or in cases of rape or incest that have been reported to officials. The measure, which provides funding for the 1980 fiscal year that began on Oct. 1, now goes to the White House for President Carter's signature. Defense Secretary Harold Brown said the bill falls $1 billion short of the amount Carter requested. The measure includes $2.1 billion for a fifth nuclear aircraft carrier, and funds for two nuclear-powered attack submarines, as well as a nuclear missile-firing Trident submarine. It also designates $670 million for engineering work on the MX intercontinental missile, which in the 1980s is to become a staple of America's nuclear arsenal. At the same time, the legislation includes a provision stipulating that defense planners not be limited to any particular basing mode for the missile. It was included in the bill at the request of opponents of Carter's plan for a ``racetrack'' deployment plan. ****1644EST 4210 *** u s *** AM-LPGATny 12-13 0138 *** t0680 *** r s *** AM-BBN--Phillies-Gross 12-13 0431 *** s2910 *** u s *** AM-LPGATny 12-13 0124 *** a7010 *** u w *** BC-Scotus-Taiwan 1stLd-Writethru a6840 12-13 0544 *** f1550 *** r f *** AM-Dollar-Gold 12-13 0629 *** e2320 *** u n *** AM-ScientologySuit 12-13 0499 *** a7050 *** r w *** AM-HostageMail 12-13 0324 *** m1590 *** u n *** BC-TimesMirror-CableTV 12-13 0458 A lawyer for four newspapers said Thursday that letting Times Mirror Co. own The Hartford Courant and cable TV franchises in the Hartford and Meriden areas could result in smaller newspapers being driven out of business. Richard Robinson, representing four central Connecticut papers, also told the state Division of Public Utilities Control that Times Mirror was seeking ``special rules'' to allow it to hold both a newspaper and cable franchises. Attorneys for the Los Angeles-based media conglomerate said Thursday it should be allowed to own the Courant and the cable franchises because its record in Connecticut shows it has always served the public interest and is ``a good corporate citizen.'' The Times Mirror lawyers asked that the DPUC make its decision based on the company has done rather than on conjecture about what it might do. Times Mirror executives have told the DPUC that they will keep the cable franchises and the Courant separate and there is little likelihood that cable will become a force that would endanger the survival of other newspapers in the region. The DPUC heard oral arguments Thursday on a petition by state Consumer Counsel Barry Zitser to force Times Mirror out of the cable television business in Connecticut because it owns the Courant, the state's largest newspaper. Robinson represents The Herald of New Britain, the Journal Inquirer of Manchester, the Morning Record and Journal of Meriden, and Bristol Press. The four newspapers argue that ownership of the Courant and the cable franchises would would enable Times Mirror to dominate the news business in the state, especially as cable television becomes a bigger force. Times Mirror also owns two Fairfield County newspapers, Greenwich Time and The Advocate of Stamford. Robinson said the state has consistently opposed cross-ownership of media since cable television first came into Connecticut in the early 1970s. He said Times Mirror is now seeking special treatment. ``There's something unfair, something untoward, almost something devious about that approach,'' he said. ``Unless the commission acts now, the voice of cable television and the voice of the largest newspaper in the Hartford-Meriden area will be the same voice,'' Robinson said, adding that smaller newspapers could be driven out of business. ``It would be a tragic loss to the people of this state. That is what is at stake in your decision,'' he said. Howard Slater, lawyer for Times Mirror, said the DPUC should not judge by ``speculation and conjecture'' on what it will or will not do with the Courant and the cable franchises. ``Nothing shows Times Mirror is unqualified or has not met the public interest and need,'' Slater said. ****1649EST 7000 *** d w *** AM-WorldFood 12-13 0610 World agricultural production dropped in 1979 for the first time in seven years, with virtually all of the decline occurring in developed countries, the Agriculture Department said Thursday. ``Production in the developed countries, including the USSR and Eastern Europe, fell almost 3 percent in 1979, while output in the developing countries held nearly steady,'' the department's outlook board said. Agricultural output dropped ``in all major industrialized countries, except in the United States,'' including a 12 percent decline in the Soviet Union's overall output, largely because of a sharply reduced grain harvest, the report said. In the United States, where farmers harvested bumper crops this year, including corn, wheat, soybeans, cotton and rice, agricultural output climbed 5 percent above the 1978 level, it said. ``Among the developing countries, output increases in East Asia, Latin America and Pakistan offset declines in India and West Asia,'' it said. Measured on a per capita basis, food production in 1979 declined 3.3 percent from last year, indicating that population increases continue to put pressure on global supplies. ``The 1979 declines in food output, on a per capita basis, were approximately equal in both the developed and developing countries,'' the report said. ``Population continues to grow about 2 percent annually in the developing countries while remaining constant or increasing minimally in the developed countries.'' Looking to 1980, the report said economic activity worldwide ``is expected to slacken'' and that growth in the major developed countries may be held to a growth rate of about 2 percent. ``This slowdown in the developed countries may influence the developing countries,'' it said. ``Rising oil prices and general inflation will be major factors impacting global economic activity.'' With large U.S. production and limited supplies and transportation problems in some other competing countries, the United States is expected to provide ``much of the increased grain trade for 1979-80,'' the report said. Repeating earlier forecasts, the report said U.S. farm exports may rise to another record of about $38 billion in the year that will end next Sept. 30, up from $32 billion in 1978-79. The report also noted that ``U.S. agricultural exports to Iran have virtually ceased'' and that the International Longshoremen's union has refused to load ships bound for Iran. Also, as others have said previously, the report said Iran began turning away from the United States last summer in an attempt ``to diversify its supplies'' from abroad. ``Iran's wheat and rice supplies may be sufficient for the short term, but any slowing or stoppage of imported vegetable oils, feedgrains and soymeal would have an immediate effect,'' the report said. ``The loss of imported feedgrains and meals would adversely impact Iran's poultry industry.'' Further on world food outlook, the report said ``beef and veal production in major producing countries has declined in recent years and will probably continue to decrease in 1980'' although more pork and poultry will offset the reduction in beef. In a related report, the department said U.S. farmers are expected to pay 16 percent to 20 percent more for fertilizer next spring than they did last spring. ``These increases stem from strong domestic and export demand and rapidly rising production, transportation and retailing costs,'' the report said. On a global basis, fertilizer production facilities are expected to be adequate to meet demands the next several years, but higher prices will be felt as demand for fertilizer _ and its costs of production and transport _ continues to grow. Demand for fertilizer is increasing in the United States and in many other countries as farmers attempt to expand global crop output, the report said. ****1650EST 2920 *** d s *** BC-WorldAmateurGolf 120 12-13 0124 *** t0700 *** d s *** BC-WorldAmateurGolf 120 12-13 0124 Pinehurst Country Club in North Carolina will be the site of the 1980 World Amateur Team Golf Championships it was announced Thursday by the World Amateur Golf Council. The tournament was originally scheduled to be played in Rio de Janeiro but construction problems on the planned sites forced the change. The ninth women's team championships will be played on Pinehurst's No.1 course Oct. 1-4, while the men's championship will be played on the No.2 course Oct. 8-11. Both tournaments are held every two years and the United States has won the men's title seven of the 11 times it has been contested, while the U.S. has won six of the eight women's titles. ****1650EST 7020 *** d a *** AM-BARTFire 12-13 0194 City Fire Chief Andy Casper wants the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate fires on Bay Area Rapid Transit trains, including a fire this week that did $750,000 damage. The fire Wednesday charred the interior of a car and melted part of the car's aluminum roof. The blaze was controlled by Oakland firemen at the Oakland West station. No one was injured. ``There is no federal agency in charge,'' said Casper, a longtime critic of BART and the Public Utilities Commission's moves to avert fires. ``We need minimal levels of safety.'' Casper also called for an investigation of the transbay tube train fire in January that killed an Oakland firefighter, injured 40 people and closed the three-county transit network for three months. Casper said an NTSB agent would arrive in a few days to gather information for hearings in May on mass transit safety. The PUC, meanwhile, was trying to pin down a cause of Wednesday's fire. James Squeri, a lawyer in charge of the BART team investigating the blaze, said the exact cause of the fire was not known. ****1651EST 7030 *** d w *** AM-LawEnforcement 12-13 0191 The House passed and sent to President Carter on Thursday a bill extending the life of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration for four years. The measure also creates an Office of Justice Assistance, Research and Statistics, which some lawmakers charged was an unneeded expansion of the federal bureaucracy. The version that finally passed, however, scaled down the authority of the new agency. As the measure originally passed the Senate, the new agency would have set policy for LEAA, which is a division o the Justice Department. It also would have established policy for the National Institute of Justice, which does research on state and local justice systems, and the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The House eliminated the provision. A House-Senate conference committee put it back in, but limited the authority of the new agency to coordination. Policy for the agencies would be set by the attorney general. The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, created by Congress in 1968, makes federal grants to state and local law enforcement agencies. The Senate passed the compromise version Tuesday by voice vote. The vote in the House was 304-83. ****1651EST 2330 *** u s *** AM-LPGATny 12-13 0132 *** a7060 *** r i *** AM-Salvadoran 12-13 0342 *** g4280 *** r n *** AM-Theater 12-13 0276 *** s2930 *** r s *** AM-FBN-Falcons-Fortner 12-13 0077 The Atlanta Falcons announced Thursday they have signed quarterback Larry Fortner to a National Football League contract. Fortner, a 6-4, 212-pounder from Miami of Ohio, was signed as a free agent. He had been drafted and later cut by the Miami Dolphins last spring. To make room for Fortner, the Falcons placed offensive guard R.C. Thielemann on injured reserve. Thielemann suffered a shoulder separation in Sunday's 34-13 loss to Los Angeles. ****1653EST 7070 *** u a *** AM-HallDead 12-13 0501 *** t0710 *** d s *** AM-FBN--Falcons-Fortner 12-13 0079 The Atlanta Falcons announced Thursday they have signed quarterback Larry Fortner to a National Football League contract. Fortner, a 6-4, 212-pounder from Miami of Ohio, was signed as a free agent. He had been drafted and later released by the Miami Dolphins last spring. To make room for Fortner, the Falcons placed offensive guard R.C. Thielemann on the injured reserve list. Thielemann suffered a shoulder separation in Sunday's 34-13 loss to Los Angeles. ****1657EST 1600 *** u n *** AM-ScientologySuit 12-13 0499 *** a7080 *** d a *** AM-Collision 12-13 0151 Three crewmen were reported missing Thursday after two tugboats collided on a foggy stretch of the Mississippi River just upstream from New Orleans, the Coast Guard said. A search was under way for Manuel Ferrel of Chalmette, captain of the tugboat Jim Collins; Warren Terrebone Jr. of the Gretna area, the tugboat's mate; and Ronald Wassenaar of Michigan, a deckhand. The identities of the crew were provided by Jefferson Marine Towing Inc. of Harvey, agent for the 51-foot tugboat owned by Gerald Badeaux. The tugboat Jane Hougland, bound upriver with an empty fuel barge, reported about midnight that it had collided with an unidentified vessel, according to Coast Guard spokesman James Morrison. Debris from the Jim Collins was found later, he said. The Hougland, owned by Three River Rock of Smithfield, Ky., was not seriously damaged, Morrison said. ****1700EST 2350 *** r i *** AM-Can-Energy 12-13 0207 Finance Minister John Crosbie said Thursday the government will act on its own to implement new energy tax arrangements, if Ottawa does not get an agreement with Alberta by January. The minister also admitted the government is backing off from its efforts to tax increased oil revenues at the wellhead _ the nub of Alberta's opposition to the present formula _ and is devising a profits tax instead. Speaking to a lunch meeting with reporters, the minister reiterated the government's stand to take half the proposed increased prices beyond $2 a barrel. Oil prices are to rise by $1 a barrel to $14.75 on Jan. 1. In his Tuesday budget, Crosbie outlined the government's plan to raise oil prices to $4 a barrel next year, with Ottawa taking half of the increase above $2 a barrel. The government has so far failed to reach agreement with Alberta, the most important oil-producing province, on a method to share the higher prices. Crosbie said Alberta ``has been a bit on the difficult side'' in its opposition to federal proposals. But, he said, even if the government doesn't get the province's approval, Ottawa will go ahead to gather the revenues proposed in the budget. ****1701EST 7090 *** r i *** AM-NobelAppeal 12-13 0298 *** p6670 *** u a *** AM-HallDead 12-13 0501 Actor-producer Jon Hall, who played a strapping native youth in many a jungle and South Seas movie and who invented a space age camera lens, died Thursday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. Hall, 66, star of the 1937 film ``The Hurricane'' and the television series ``Ramar of the Jungle,'' had incurable cancer and had been undergoing painful chemotherapy treatments, police and family spokesmen said. The actor, who had tried unsuccessfully to make a recent movie comeback, was found dead around 7 a.m. by his brother-in-law, Edward Bayman, in the North Hollywood home of Hall's sister, Louise. ``The brother-in-law heard a gunshot and went into (Hall's) bedroom, where they found him with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head,'' said Los Angeles police detective Russell Lyons. Officers found a pistol lying near Hall's body. Born Charles Loeher in Fresno, Calif., Hall spent his youth in Tahiti and at age 24 won the starring role of the native boy in the original version of ``The Hurricane'' with Dorothy Lamour. The story was written by his cousin, James Norman Hall. The actor was ehucated in Switzerland and England and performed on stage before his film career. In the 1960s, whep film parts dwindled, he turned to producing, directing and manufacturing, and headed several companies. Hall displayed a talent for understanding cameras and the technical side of films, inventing a lens and printing process that allowed filming of distorted scenes. They were used in photographing the space shuttle Enterprise during testing by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The process and lens were developed under Hall's Opti-Vision Equipment Co., the last business he owned. He also designed and built the Scumpa, an underwater filming device, for the Cinerama Co. in the 1950s. In a recent newspaper interview he said he was trying to make a comeback in films or television, but the part never came. Meanwhile, the cancer and the treatment was getting more painful. He began to lose weight, and there was said to be no hope for a cure. At the peak of his career, the dark-skinned actor, often clothed in a sarong or a pith helmet, usually appeared in films set in exotic locations: ``Forbidden Island'' in 1959; ``China Corsair'' in 1951; ``White Savage'' in 1943; and ``The Clutching Hand'' series in 1936. He was cast as an Indian in ``When the Redskins Rode'' and `Brave Warrior.'' Other credits included ``South of Pago Pago,'' ``Tuttles of Tahiti,'' ``Aloma of the South Seas,'' ``Hurricane Island,'' ``Arabian Nights,'' ``Prince of Thieves,'' ``Mutineers,'' and ``Last Train from Bombay.'' Hall was married three times, twice to his last wife Racquel Ames, whom he also divorced twice. His first wife was actress Frances Langford. They were divorced in 1955 after 17 years of marriage. He had no children. The only survivors are Mrs. Bayman and another sister, Marguerite Knickerbocker of Nelson, Nev. ****1702EST 6680 *** r w *** AM-HostageMail 12-13 0324 Mail addressed to hostages at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, continued to increase dramatically Thursday, postal officials reported. Mail destined for Iran showed substantial increases over already swollen levels from the previous day at both facilities where mail going abroad is sorted, Postal Service spokesman Lou Eberhardt said. ``There has been a considerable increase in mail to Iran,'' he said. At John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, where most of the mail to foreign destinations is sorted country-by-country, there were 70,840 pieces addressed to points in Iran, Eberhardt said. This compares to 44,000 on Wednesday, he said. At O'Hare Airport in Chicago, where the rest of the mail addressed to Iran is sorted, 25,320 pieces were destined for Iran, up from 16,800 on Wednesday, Eberhardt said. Postal officials in Chicago estimated that more than 90 percent of the mail to Iran is addressed to hostages. Radio personalities at various stations as well as some others have urged that Christmas cards be sent to the hostages, though there is no word from Iran on whether the 50 hostages are receiving the mail. The Postal Service spokesman said the surge in mail volume to Iran has not taxed the capacity of the agency, which annually gears up for massive volumes during the period before Christmas. ``The volumes we have been getting have been well within our capacity,'' Eberhardt said. Mail addressed to the Iranian embassy in Washington also was up sharply, the Postal Service said. Letter carriers delivered 10,000 letters and cards to the embassy Thursday, compared to Wednesday's 4,000 and the normal flow of five to eight letters, he said. Airmail to the embassy in Tehran costs 31 cents and should be addressed to American Embassy; P. O. Box 50; Tehran, Iran. The address of the Iranian Embassy here is 3005 Massachusetts Avenue NW; Washington, D.C. 20008. ****1702EST 2940 *** r s *** AM-WatkinsGlenReaction 12-13 0470 The head of the Watkins Glen race track said Thursday his group accepted a Grand Prix race date in April as a bargaining tactic, and that he hoped to negotiate another date in better weather. ``The individuals (in Paris) know as well as we do that it's impractical to hold a race here on April 13,'' said Henry Valent, president of the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Corp. ``There was no other place to put us at the moment other than April 13th,'' he said. ``We are planning to request another date, and I think they will listen to us. Asked what the alternatives were, he said, ``I'm only guessing, but I think it will be very difficult for Las Vegas to be ready by that time (Oct. 12.). They have our date, and I think we may get our date back again.'' There was also speculation here that the entire European tour would be moved up two weeks, finishing with the Italian Grand Prix on Labor Day. That would leave the rest of September and early October open. Las Vegas is hoping to host a Grand Prix for the first time, at a track to be built outside Caesar's Palace. The other United States Grand Prix is in Long Beach, Calif. This tiny Finger Lakes community has held the race in October for the past 19 years, but the switch was ordered Thursday by the International Auto Sport Federation (FISA) in Paris. Car owners and the foreign press complained about rainy weather and other conditions at the track. The April date caused a strong reaction among residents in the area, beccause of the usual cold, wet weather then. There would also be a shortage of hotel space at that time, because of visiting fishermen atthat time. ``Normally it's very wet and soggy as far as the ground is concerned,'' track spokesman Bob Kelley said. ``Sometimes there are snowbanks along the roads at the track that are left over from winter. It all depends on the severity of the winter.'' Weather records for the general Watkins Glen area show April with daytime highs in the mid to upper 50s and overnight lows in the mid 30s. Watkins Glen had been in danger of losing the race altogether after FISA's Formula One Commission recommended in November that Watkins Glen be dropped from the world racing tour. The commission complained of a bumpy track, poor security, poor organization and inadequate facilities for the foreign press. Malcolm Currie, executive director of the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Association, flew to Paris last weekend for a series of meetings to try to save the race. After the meeting, he also voiced a hope of changing the date. MORE ****1703EST 4220 *** r n *** AM-OilPrices-N.E. 12-13 0394 *** p6690 *** r i *** AM-Salvadoran 12-13 0342 Leftist militants demanding a lower city taxes and reduced rents on market stalls were holding an American Peace Corps volunteer and 12 unidentified Salvadorans in two office buildings Thursday, a spokesman for the group said Thursday. The Peace Corps volunteer identified herself in a telephone interview with The Associated Press as Deborah Loff, 24, of Succasunna, N. J. She said her parents live in New York City. ``I am all right, I hope everything will be settled soon,'' she said. Miss Loff said she and the others were seized Wednesday by February 28 Popular League militants who occupied administrative offices of the capital's two principal food markets. She was being held with five persons in the Mercado San Jacinto offices while the other seven hostages were kept in the Mercado Central by militants said to be unarmed. Mayor Julio Adolfo Rey Prendes told a news conference he asked police not to interfere and expressed hope ``the problem will be settled peacefully.'' He said the revolutionary government was already planning to reduce stall rents in the two markets ``but not to the extent the demonstrators are asking.'' A spokesman for the militants of the LP-28, as the group calls itself, told reporters in telephone interviews Rey Prendes ``is refusing to cooperate to solve the problem.'' The spokesman said the militants demand unspecified reductions in municipal taxes and a 50 percent cut on rent for stalls in the markets. The militants are opposed to the civilian-military government that succeeded the regime of President Carlos Humberto Romero, a rightist general toppled in an Oct. 15 coup. A ruling junta of two colonels and three civilians has promised to push much-needed social and political reforms and eventually grant elections. But the LP-28 and seven other activist and guerrilla leftist groups say they will push for the installation of a Marxist-Leninist government in this Central American country. More than 100 persons have been killed this year in sporadic outbreaks of leftist-related violence. ****1704EST 2950 *** d s *** BC-Scheckter-GrandPrix 180 12-13 0189 World Driving Champion Jody Scheckter of South Africa Thursday threatened a driver boycott of the 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix. Speaking at a ceremony in which he was formally awarded the 1979 world championship, Scheckter said the Grand Prix drivers thought the Interlagos circuit in Brazil was ``the most dangerous track in the world.'' Scheckter said the executive committee of the International Auto Sports Federation (FISA) refused Thursday to let him put before it the drivers' case about the track. The race is scheduled for Jan. 27, the second of 16 events in the world championship. Scheckter, president of the drivers' association, said he was ``trying to stop the Brazilian race from being held'' because he claimed insufficient changes were being made at the track. ``I will abide by the decision of the drivers but I don't think any of them want to race there,'' he said. He suggested the drivers might even take legal action to stop the race. Another leading driver, Jean-Pierre Jarier of France, said he thought that despite the drivers' concern, they would take part in the race. ****1705EST 1620 *** u n *** BC-EnergyGrants 12-13 0208 State energy officials announced Thursday how they plan to divide $23.6 million in federal energy aid money coming into the state this winter. Almost $11 million will be given directly to families on the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program. Three checks totalling $250 will be sent in January, February and March to each AFDC parent. Also three checks totalling $125 will be sent for each AFDC case involving only one child. Another $10.3 million will be set aside for the Emergency Energy Assistance Program. These funds will provide payments to oil dealers and other suppliers of heat. The money can also be used to pay food or medical bills for families who pay their heating costs through their rent. Families on AFDC or local General Assistance welfare programs are eligible for the grants. State officials said $2.3 million of the $23.6 million will have to be set aside for administrative costs. In addition to the $23.6 million, other federal funds totalling just over $9 million are available. About $4 million of that goes to local community action agencies for energy aid and $5.2 million is being sent directly from Washington to recipients of Supplemental Security Income. ****1706EST 5030 *** u n *** AM-Murphy 12-13 0273 *** a7100 *** r w *** AM-Carter-Women 12-13 0511 *** e2370 *** r i *** AM-Can-Police 12-13 0193 The Quebec justice minister has no authority to tell Montreal police officers how to carry out their investigations and enforce the criminal law, a police lawyer said Thursday. Paul Normandin presented the argument in court to bolster the city police department's case that a Quebec inquiry, headed by lawyer Jean Keable, has no right to delve into the activities of onetime police informants in the terrorist Front de Liberation du Quebec. The Keable inquiry and Justice Minister Marc-Andre Bedard argue that Montreal police officers wanting to protect their sources must convince the minister to issue an affidavit warning Keable that publicity could upset ``public order.'' The minister's affidavit would not, however, be binding. Commissioner Keable would still have the freedom to decide whether to pursue his public questioning of anti-terrorist officers and suspected informers about surveillance _ and in some cases provocation _ of FLQ terrorism in early 1970s. Chief Justice Jules Deschenes of Quebec Superior Court reserved his decision on the police request to shut down the inquiry, dismiss Keable as commissioner or, at the very least, to prevent him from asking any questions about informers. ****1708EST 1680 *** u f *** AM-AutoSales 1stLd-Write 12-13 1009 *** m1630 *** u s *** AM-LPGATny 12-13 0132 Returning to New England after a six-year absence, the women's professional golf tour has announced a $150,000 tournament for next June in Danvers, Mass. LPGA Commissioner Ray Volpe said Thursday the tour's return to the Boston area meets a goal he established for himself when he took the job in 1975. The last LPGA event in New England was a $50,000 tournament at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Mass., in 1974, won by Sandra Haynie over Joanne Carner. The 1980 event, June 9-15, will have a $22,500 first prize. The LPGA tour has three New Englanders _ Carner, originally from Seekonk, Mass.; Pat Bradley of Westford, Mass.; and Jane Blalock, a native of Portsmouth, N.H. ****1709EST 7110 *** u w *** AM-Soviets-Iran 12-13 0531 The Carter administration's search for effective economic sanctions to use against Iran is being made much more difficult because of rivalry with the Soviet Union, diplomatic sources say. Administration officials, speaking privately, said Thursday there was much doubt about whether the Soviets would cooperate in any effort to impose sanctions against Iran at the United Nations in the continuing U.S. effort to free 50 American hostages held in Tehran. Some officials predicted that the Soviets would try to increase their influence in Iran by circumventing any sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies without U.N. approval. Nonetheless, a senior American official traveling with Secretary of State Cyrus Vance told reporters in Brussels on Thursday that Vance has broached the idea of sanctions with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin. Vance warned Dobrynin against Soviet interference, the sources said. The sources also said the United States might seek U.N. sanctions if Iran refuses to obey an anticipated World Court order for the release of the hostages. If an effort in the United Nations failed, they said the United States could try to organize economic sanctions among its allies. The Soviets have played two roles in the Iranian crisis. They voted in favor of the United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Iran for taking the hostages, and they stopped broadcasts into Iran from Soviet Azerbaijan which supported the Nov. 4 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tecrease theiir policy is to do everything they can in Iran to increase theiir policy is to do everything they can in Iran to increase theiir policy is to do everything they can in Iran to increase theiir policy is to do everything they can in Iran to increase their influence,'' one official said. A Soviet diplomat put it differently. ``You can't expect us to join in sanctions. We believe it is a problem that will be solved by diplomatic measures between the United States and Iran. And it seems to us that the United States is having a lot of trouble convincing even its allies to go along with them,'' he said. The diplomat asked not to be identified. Doubts about Soviet cooperation are known to be making it more difficult to win European cooperation for sanctions against Iran. Some Europeans argue that the Soviets would blunt the impact of any sanctions and could use them to destroy long-term prospects for better relations between Iran and the West. ``Our experience has been that for these things (sanctions) to be effective, they must be universal,'' said Sir Nicholas Henderson, the British ambassador to the United States, at a breakfast Thursday. Henderson said Britain, before it imposed sanctions, would want to know whether they would speed the release of the hostages and impede future Western trade with Iran. American officials said they were not certain what the Soviets could do to help Iran in the event of an embargo. The Russians probably could not buy much Iranian oil, because they do not have the tanker fleet to do so. But they could send food, military equipment and other commodities, the officials said. ****1710EST 2980 *** r s *** AM-FBC--Morris-120 12-13 0099 Virginia State University football Coach Tom Morris was fired Thursday. Athletic Director Claude Flythe made the announcement. He said Morris' assistants also had been dismissed. Morris posted a 6-4-1 record this past season and was 18-13-2 in three years at Virginia State. Flythe said he took the action as part of a year end evaluation process. He gave no other reason for the firings. The Trojans were 6-1 at one point during the season before losing to arch rival Virginia Union. There was no indication when a new coach would be selected. ****1711EST 7120 *** r a *** AM-PresidentialFiling 12-13 0291 The presidential primary season opened officially Thursday when representatives for President Carter and Ronald Reagan filed papers for New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation contest. Carter's petition was presented by Gov. Hugh Gallen, who expressed confidence the president would defeat challenger Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in the race for the Democrtic nomination. Gallen acknowledged Carter is waging an uphill fight here against the Massachusetts senator, saying: ``I look on the president as being in Kennedy country in New Hampshire, so I think he has a hard job on his hands.'' Candidates have been visiting the state for over a year, but they must now file official petitions signed by 1,000 state residents and pay a fee of $500 to formally become candidates in the Feb. 26 primary. Jeff Petrick, Kennedy's press secretary, said the senator's petition, with 12,000 signatures, will be filed Friday. Nancy Reagan, wife of the former California governor, filed the petition for her husband _ considered the frontrunner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Four years ago, Reagan narrowly lost to former President Gerald Ford in the New Hampshire primary. ``I hope the outcome will be different this time,'' Mrs. Reagan said. Also filing candidacy papers was Cleveland lawyer Richard Kay, a Democrat, who defended William Calley in the My Lai massacre case. The filing deadline is Dec. 27 with the secretary of state. Each candidate needs 500 signatures from voters of his party in each of the state's two congressional districts. New Hampshire voters have until Feb. 16 to register to vote in the primary, but Wednesday was the last day for registered voters to change party affiliation. ****1711EST 6700 *** r w *** AM-Carter-Women 12-13 0511 *** g4300 *** r n *** AM-GasTax 12-13 0536 *** p6710 *** r i *** AM-NobelAppeal 12-13 0298 Winners of this year's Nobel prizes issued an appeal Thursday to the Soviet Union for the release of the wife and daughter of an exiled Soviet professor who teaches at the University of Rochester, N.Y. The 1979 chemistry prize winner, Herbert C. Brown, called a joint news conference with the exile, Edward Lozansky, and said all this year's Nobel winners except one had signed the appeal to the Kremlin. The statement, initiated by Brown, of Purdue University, was addressed to Soviet President Leonid I. Brezhnev. In Moscow, Tatyana Lozansky, reached by telephone, told The Associated Press she was surprised by the appeal and believes it could help the case of herself and her 7-year-old daughter, Tanya. She said she was in ``fairly regular'' contact with her husband and said of the letter to Brezhnev: ``Of course it might have some significance. I'm not against it.'' She declined to comment further. Mrs. Lozansky, daughter of a three-star general who heads the Soviet Union's civil defense, has been trying to join her husband in the United States since he went there in 1977 and is said have grown desperate, sources here said. Brown said the only of this year's 11 Nobel laureates not to sign the appeal was economics prize winner Theodore Schultz of Chicago, who he said preferred to write his own letter of appeal. Lozansky, a 37-year-old physics professor formerly engaged in secret nuclear work in the Soviet Union, presented a letter to Swedish Premier Thorbjorn Falldin and other statesmen from his wife, who said she had recently lost her job. He said she had not engaged in any sensitive research and there was no legal reason to detain her. ****1713EST 5040 *** h n *** LaserphotoJO1 12-13 0502 *** p6720 *** u f *** BC-Indexes 12-13 0063 Closing New York Stock Exchange Index: ****1713EST 2380 *** r n *** AM-Theater 12-13 0276 *** g4310 *** d s *** BC-HKN--Antonovich 12-13 0126 *** a7160 *** r a *** AM-Dollar-Gold 1stLd-Writethru a6820 12-13 0631 *** a7170 *** u w *** AM-Ethics-Wilson 12-13 0534 *** m1650 *** u s *** BC-HKN--Antonovich 12-13 0129 *** h2450 *** d s *** AM-BKN--Abdul-Jabbar Bjt 12-13 0509 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the force around which the Los Angeles Lakers are constructed, had a feeling before the basketball season opened that he was in for a rough time of it. While Abdul-Jabbar was lifting weights and growing stronger in the off-season, the National Basketball Association was deciding to cut back down to two referees a game after a year of experimenting with three. It was a decision based on finances. But what it has done, according to the Lakers' 7-foot-2 center, is brought back the heavy-handed tactics in the middle that characterized the game a few years ago. What he means is that opposing players are resorting more and more to the leaning, grabbing and shoving against him that they used to do _ and are getting away with it. Abdul-Jabbar, the captain of the Lakers, isn't happy about it all, although from the standpoint of statistics he doesn't seem affected. He leads the NBA in field-goal percentage (62 percent) and blocked shots (3.9 per game), is sixth in scoring (23.4) and seventh in rebounding (11.3). But he has averaged just under six free throws attempted a game, the same as last year, despite what he says is a much more physical attempt to stop him. ``They are using the same methods as two years ago,'' he said. ``If they allow everything to go back to that, it doesn't bode well. ``The whole thing with three officials started because the league was placed in a position where it had to accept responsibility for what was happening. Now they've had a year and they figure the coast is clear now and they can give up that responsibility.'' What has happened, said Abdul-Jabbar, is that the officials aren't enforcing the rules. He cited as examples a recent game in which Kansas City center Sam Lacey was using his forearms to keep him from turning and another in which Milwaukee center Harvey Catchings played him like an offensive guard in football with his hands held high against the Lakers' center. ``It's supposed to be against the rules,'' Abdul-Jabbar said. ``I made that point to the officials and they cleaned it up a little the next time. It's getting to the point where you really have to get on them to have them be conscious of it.'' That doesn't always work. Abdul-Jabbar called time out in a game last week at San Antonio to complain to the referees about the roughhousing inside. But the next night, at Houston, he was thrown out of the game when he directed a stream of bad language at the officials. He said different referees have different ideas about what constitutes roughness and that they don't want to discuss the matter. ``Fortunately I did extensive weight training in the off-season and I'm a lot stronger,'' he said. ``That's why I think I'm still able to have a good year. But it's kind of disappointing for me in one sense _ I prepared for the worst, and the worst is here.'' ****1718EST 2470 *** d s *** AM-FightSupension 12-13 0395 *** h2480 *** d s *** BC-BKN--RefereeFined 12-13 0075 National Basketball Association Commissioner Lawrence F. O'Brien announced Thursday that he has fined referee Earl Strom $2,500 as the result of an altercation between Strom and fellow referee Dick Bavetta. The altercation took place off the court at halftime of a game between the Denver Nuggetts and Boston Celtics in Boston on Nov. 28. Following an investigation of the matter, Strom acknowledged that he instigated the incident. ****1719EST 3010 *** r s *** AM-AthleticFunds 12-13 0297 The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees have approved a $10 per semester increase in student fees to support athletics on the Carbondale campus. Vice-President for University Relations, George Mace, said Thursday the increase is expected to bring an additional $411,000 per year to the school for use in men's and women's intercollegiate programs. The fee increase will cost full time SIU-C students $30 per semester, he said. Acting SIU-C President Hiram Lesar told the board an internal audit of the current athletic budget has established that a fee increase is necessary to keep funding for men's programs at its current level, and to increase women's budgets in accordance with Title IX regulations. The fee increase will last for one year at which time the situation will again be studied, Mace said. SIU-C currently spends $1.7 million for men and $520,000 for women's programs. Mace said the women's budget should increase to $750,000 to $900,000 in the next two years. Mace announced plans for a statewide organization of 200 volunteers, each responsible for $500 contributions to support the university athletic programs. He will also appoint a committee to study the ``complex philosophical problem of the future of athletics at SIU-C,'' sometime within the next month, he said. Mace said the athletic budget is in a pinch now because of an unexpected volume of fee refunds to students who have withdrawn from school this year. He said another shortfall may be the mix of full and part-time students, with the latter paying a lower fee. Representatives of student organizations and the faculty senate had sought a delay in the fee increase but Mace and Chancellor Kenneth Shaw said any delays now would hurt the future of spring sports and recruiting. ****1719EST 0730 *** d s *** BC-Soviets-Athletes 12-13 0305 The Soviet Union is 10 years ahead of the United States in using scientific research to help athletes set new world records, according to the sports medicine coordinator for the U.S. Olympic ski team. ``The Soviets make winning in international competition an important national goal and they use scientific knowledge to reach that goal,'' said Charles Dillman, who also is a professor of physical education at the University of Illinois. ``The Soviet government, therefore, provides money every year to support research and advanced training for coaches.'' Dillman, who observed Russian sports research projects in September, said the Soviets spend $8 million a year on sports research, while the U.S. spends virtually nothing. Dillman uses slow-motion films to study the movements of the nation's top skiers, and learns exactly what they can do to improve their speed and control. ``The application of scientific knowledge to coaching on a systematic and continuous basis is both new and quite rare in the United States,'' he said. ``In the Soviet Union, such programs are well established.'' He said the Russians have a national communications network between coaches and researchers. During his Russian tour, Dillman said he saw the Soviets using machines to control an athlete's movements so he learns the most effective series of movements. He said the Soviets wire shot-putters to a computer which sends a mild jolt of electricity to certain muscles to make them contract as exactly the right moment for the strongest performance. The Soviets also monitor workouts by analyzing blood samples and muscle activity so they can detect and prevent overtraining, which can destroy muscle tissue, Dillman said. He said the early identification of talented athletes, coupled with the advanced training methods, should enable the Soviets to win a number of gold medals in the 1980 Olympics. ****1720EST 2990 *** d s *** BC-HKN--Antonovich 12-13 0126 *** t0740 *** d s *** AM-FBC--Morris-Fired 120 12-13 0099 Virginia State University football Coach Tom Morris was fired Thursday. Athletic Director Claude Flythe made the announcement. He said Morris' assistants also had been dismissed. Morris posted a 6-4-1 record this past season and was 18-13-2 in three years at Virginia State. Flythe said he took the action as part of a year end evaluation process. He gave no other reason for the firings. The Trojans were 6-1 at one point during the season before losing to arch-rival Virginia Union. There was no indication when a new coach would be selected. ****1720EST 2390 *** u n *** AM-Murphy 12-13 0263 *** a7140 *** d w *** AM-MilitaryPay 12-13 0105 Defense Secretary Harold Brown recommended Thursday that members of the armed forces get larger pay raises than civilians on the federal payroll. ``They're the ones we haven't taken good enough care of,'' Brown said during testimony on defense spending before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Federal civilian workers and members of the military received a 7 percent pay raise this year. Brown said servicemen should receive higher pay because they are more difficult to recruit and retain than civilian workers. ``We need to give our military people larger increases in pay than the civil service workforce,'' he said. ****1720EST 7150 *** d w *** AM-UnemploymentClaims 12-13 0086 *** t0750 *** d s *** BC-HKN--Antonovich-Injury 12-13 0118 The Hartford Whalers said Thursday that forward Mike Antonovich would be lost for an indefinite period with a fractured jaw. Antonovich was hit by a puck which had been shot and deflected Tuesday during the Whalers' National Hockey League game against Vancouver. The Whalers said Antonovich was scheduled for an operation Thursday night at Centenila Hospital in Englewood, Calif. Also Thursday, the Whalers announced the signing of veteran defenseman Larry Giroux, a 28-year-old free agent who will be assigned to the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League. Giroux, who played three games this season for the St. Louis Blues, is expected to play in the Indians' Friday night game against Rochester. ****1721EST 7180 *** d w *** AM-NationalSteel 12-13 0122 National Steel Corp., the country's third largest steel company, received federal approval Thursday to acquire United Financial Corp., a San Francisco-based savings and loan holding company. United Financial controls Citizens Savings and Loan Association of San Francisco, the nation's 12th largest federally insured savings and loan, said the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, which voted in favor of the acquisition. The Pittsburgh-based steel company in July received the approval of 70.5 percent of United Financial's stockholders to acquire the holding company at $33.60 per share, the bank board said. National Steel, which currently owns about 10 percent of United Financial's stock, will spend about $219 million to buy the outstanding shares, the bank board said. ****1721EST 4320 *** u n *** AM-Murphy 12-13 0263 *** p6730 *** u f *** PM-WallStreetClosing 1stLd-Writethru p6650 12-13 0211 Stock prices fluctuzted in a narrow range today, absorbing news of a 33 percent oil price increase by some oil producing nations. Gold, silver and copper mining stocks rose as the price of gold hit a record $462.75 a troy ounce in London. But trading in blue chips and throughout the general market continued on its recent cautious path. Several members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries including Saudi Arabia, the cartel's largest member, moved to increase prices by $6 a barrel in advance of Monday's OPEC meeting in Caracus. Analysts said the increases by Saudi Arabia and other OPEC moderates appeared to be a move to ward off even higher increases by other cartel members. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials closed up .42 at 836.09. There were 775 declining issues against almost 700 gainers on the New York Stock Exchange. Big Board volume totaled 36.69 million shares, against 34.63 million in the previous session. The NYSE's composite index rose .09 to 61.68. At the American Stock Exchange, the market value index was up 1.40 at 238.72, exceeding Wednesday's record high closing. ****1722EST 1690 *** r f *** AM-Cartier-President 12-13 0086 Cartier, the venerable jewelry concern that has served royalty for 100 years, got a 28-year-old woman as its president Thursday. Nathalie Hocq was elected by the board to succeed her father as head of the company after he was killed in a car accident last week. Ms. Hocq played a leading role in restoring Cartier to financial health under the guidance of her father, who took over the firm in 1972. Until now she was director general of the firm. ****1722EST 1660 *** u n *** AM-Murphy 12-13 0263 *** s3030 *** d s *** AM-BBO--Munson-Memorial 12-13 0141 Mayor Edward Koch signed a bill Thursday renaming a street near Yankee Stadium as ``Thurman Munson Way.'' Munson, the Yankee catcher and team captain, was killed Aug. 2 when the plane he was piloting crashed as he attempted a landing at the Akron Airport in Ohio. ``As a man, as a sportsman, and as a leader Thurman Munson holds a special place in our hearts. He will certainly never be forgotten in Yankee Stadium,'' the mayor said as he signed the bill. A group of students from Lou Gehrig Intermediate School, which is located on the portion of East 156th Street named in honor of Munson, urged the mayor to sign the measure. ``He was one of the best catchers in baseball history,'' Mike Vasquez said, ``and we'd like our block named for him.'' ****1724EST 1700 *** u f *** AM-WallStreet 12-13 0497 *** a7200 *** r w *** AM-Economy 1stLdWritethru a6390 12-13 0968 *** a7210 *** d w *** AM-CancerInsurance 12-13 0409 Credit union organizations have received secret kickbacks for endorsing cancer insurance policies, Rep. Frank Annunzio, D-Ill., said Thursday. The cancer policies, which frequently are sold door to door in neigborhoods where many elderly persons live, have been widely criticized by consumer organizations as poor buys. ``Credit unions have established a good reputation for helping the little guy. And it would appear that some groups are using that reputation to sell a bad product,'' said Annunzio, chairman of a consumer subcommittee. Consumers Union, which rates products for potential buyers, has recommended against buying cancer insurance and said that general health insurance is a better buy than policies covering specific illnesses. In addition, the General Accounting Office has reported that cancer policies return only 19 cents out of every premium dollar to policyholders, Annunzio noted. ``Many cancer insurance companies base their selling techniques on fear. And the fear approach, coupled with a credit union endorsement, has become a highly profitable sales tool,'' the congressman said. The Credit Union National Association said in a statement that it ``does not endorse cancer insurance but we share Chairman Annunzio's concern and we have been studying alleged abuses in this area since early this fall. Our study is not complete.'' An aide to Annunzio said that the trade association's statement is ``technically correct'' because the endorsements are made by many of the state credit union leagues, not the association that represents the leagues. ``A number of state credit union organizations receive a large portion of their operationg expenses from cancer-fear money,'' Annunzio said. ``In Kentucky the state's credit union service corporation received 12 percent of its 1978 total budget from cancer insurance endorsements and sales. And by Sept. 1 of this year, 18 percent of the service corporation's income had come from cancer insurance endorsements. ``In Maine, the credit union league and its affiliates earned $16,000 in cancer payments under a plan that brought the groups 5 percent of the first-year premiums on every policy and two percent on all renewals,'' he said. Annunzio asked the Internal Revenue Service to audit the state credit union leagues and suggested that credit union members who have bought a cancer policy demand return of any kickback money. ``Credit union members work too hard for their money to see it used to make secret payments which provide no benefit to the credit union member,'' he said. ****1728EST 2400 *** r n *** AM-GasTax 12-13 0536 Opposition to an increase in the Maine gas tax surfaced among leading Democrats Thursday, indicating Gov. Joseph E. Brennan may have a major fight on his hands if he calls for a tax hike next year. One of Brennan's closest friends, Senate Minority Leader Gerard Conley, D-Portland, stated his opposition to a tax hike in the strongest terms. And he added, ``I don't think there's any way in the world'' a tax hike will pass. A special governor's study committee is scheduled to issue its report next Tuesday. The recommendation will be for a sliding scale tax hike that raises the gas tax from 9 cents a gallon today to 10.7 cents next year and around 13 cents within three years. Once pegged to the price of gas, instead of the amount, the tax would increase automatically when prices rise. Developments such as Thursday's announcement of a 6 percent oil price hike by Saudi Arabia would trigger a tax increase. Brennan has not said whether he'll embrace that proposal. But he is known to be troubled about the issue, and particularly worried about his campaign promise not to raise taxes. During an interview last week, Brennan expressed concern about losing credibility with the public by breaking that promise. He fears the public won't remember or care that he often qualified the no-tax pledge with the phrase, ``except in dire emergencies.'' Furthermore, the tax shortfall and highway fund deficit were created when Mainers did what Brennan asked and cut back on gas consumption. So he doesn't like the idea of punishing people with higher taxes for being good citizens. Brennan let it be known that some of ``the people I've been closest to aren't too happy'' with the idea of tax increase. Conley belongs in that group. However, the highway fund reportedly faces a deficit of $16.7 million by 1981, and $43 million in the following two years. In a related development Thursday, the administration reported that the general fund continues to run a surplus, in contrast to the highway fund, which is dependent on the gas tax. Through November, the general fund is 1 percent in the black while the highway fund is about 10 percent in the red. Earlier last week, a number of Democratic leaders indicated they and others would follow the governor's lead if he calls for a gas tax hike, even in an election year. But Conley was not the only Democrat to break ranks Thursday. Assistant House Majority Leader Elizabeth Mitchell of Vassalboro issued a statement calling for alternate taxes ``which would encourage conservation rather than penalize conservation.'' She suggested so-called ``luxury taxes'' on new cars getting less than 20 miles a gallon, on one-commercial pleasure boats worth more than $1,000 and non-commercial aircraft. Mrs. Mitchell is a member of the highway fund study committee itself, and committee chairman Harvey DeVane said he was distressed that she had gone public with her dissent before the report was even issued. Devane said each member of the committee is being offered a chance to attach individual statements to the report. ****1729EST 1680 *** r n *** AM-LIRRStrike 2takes 12-13 0332 *** a7220 *** r a *** AM-Sheen 12-13 0520 *** s3040 *** r s *** AM-FBC--OregonProbe 2Takes 12-13 0455 *** g4230 *** r n *** AM-HomeOffice 12-13 0485 Thomas Lynch, a state employee, has been working out of his home in Princeton for 1{ years because the state has not provided him with a nearby space in which to work. When he is on the road, his wife _ who is not on the state payroll _ answers the telephone and takes messages. And, he adds, ``Who do you think does my typing for me?'' He has no staff. Lynch, who has been employed by the state for 30 years, is a field worker for the bureau for solid waste in the department of environmental management. He was assigned in May, 1978, to help communities in the central and western part of the state find environmentally safe ways to dispose of their trash. He spends much of his time traveling to cities and towns in his district, and he makes occasional trips to his main office in Boston. But because most of his work is centered around Worcester and Springfield, his headquarters is his home. ``I don't like it. It's a crummy set-up,'' said Lynch. Lynch's boss, William Gaughn, said, ``I guess he's legally stationed in Boston, but...it doesn't make much sense for him to report to Boston at 8 o'clock and drive back out.'' Lynch's office occupies one of the nine rooms in his rambling old home. The room always has been set aside for him, but now it is so crowded with state paperwork that ``you have to walk in sideways.'' Lynch, who earns $22,000 a year, does not receive any additional money from the state for using his home as an office. He deducts the cost of maintaining the office on his taxes, but says the benefit amounts to only $20. He submits his telephone bills to the state, but he has to absorb the 4 percent federal tax. The arrangement makes Lynch uncomfortable. A request for office space in Worcester for Lynch and a proposed staff of two has been pending since June, according to Gaughn, director of the Bureau of Solid Waste Management. The request must be approved by the long bureaucratic ladder, and is currently before Administration Secretary Edward T. Hanley, Gaughn said. Lynch said he searched for months for office space near his home. He had an office lined up at Rutland State Hospital, but the building was closed. He tried Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, but with no luck. Lynch said he uses his own furniture in the office, and until a few months ago, the state had not provided him a typewriter. New furniture for his proposed office has been purchased by the state and is being stored in his barn. ``We will all function a litle better when I get the office,'' Lynch said. ``You just have to be patient, but I'm running a little thin.'' ****1733EST 1720 *** u f *** AM-Economy 1stLd-Write 12-13 0967 The cost of new home mortgages increased by a record amount in November to 12.65 percent, the direct result of the Oct. 6 upward push on interest rates by the Federal Reserve Board, the government said Thursday. The November conventional home mortgage commitment rate compared with a rate of 11.62 percent in October and 10.10 percent a year earlier. It marked a continuing escalation in the cost of borrowing money to finance the purchase of new homes. ``This record rise reflects the response of mortgage market participants to the Federal Reserve Board's announcement of Oct. 6,'' said Jay Janis, the chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the regulatory agency for savings and loan associations. But Janis said in a statement that since the November increase, there has been an easing of upward pressures and ``subsequent mortgage rate movements will likely be more moderate.'' The average effective rate for conventional home mortgages closed in November was 11.37 percent, up from 11.21 in October and 9.87 percent in November of last year. This average reflects earlier mortgage commitments. The new November commitment rate will show up in the average effective rate in future months. Meanwhile, the Business Council predicted the nation's faces a typical recession in 1980 with an unusually slow economic recovery from the downturn. The council is an organization of top executives of the nation's largest corporations. In a new economic forecast Thursday, the council also said the outlook for inflation is worsening and that U.S. consumers can expect prices to increase in excess of 10 percent next year, on top of the 13 percent increase this year. The council's inflation projection is in line with what Carter administration economists have been predicting. Alfred Kahn, chairman of the Council on Wage and Price Stability, told a meeting of the administration's new Price Advisory Committee Thursday that inflation, as reflected in the Consumer Price Index, probably will rise even higher in the next few months because of higher home mortgage interest rates. But Kahn said the CPI makes the inflation look somewhat worse than it really is for most Americans because it gives too much emphasis to the cost of home mortages. People do not buy homes every month, he said, so the monthly increases in home mortgages don't affect homeowners until they actually buy a new home. But Kahn also said the upward exaggeration of inflation because of rising mortgages will be offset by a downward exaggeration when the cost of home mortgages begins to decline in a few months, as he expects it will. The underlying inflation rate, which is the rate of infaltion after discounting volatile factors such as food, hosuing and energy costs, is about 7 percent to 7.5 percent, the presidential adviser said. This is the inflation rate in the portion of the economy that the administration's wage and price guidelines have a chance of influencing, Kahn added. The meeting of the Price Advisory Committee was its first since Carter named the six members of the panel on Monday. Carter talked briefly with the members of the Committee at the White House Thursday. Albert T. Sommers was named chairman of the committee, whose members represent business, labor, consumer and academic interests. Sommers is senior vice president and chief economist of the Conference Board, an economic research organization in New York City. Sommers told the panel the administration's guidelines program ``has proven to be a useful ally'' of other efforts to control inflation. The committee's function will be to help design and implement the voluntary price guideline. It will complement the functions of the 18-member Pay Advisory Committee, which is headed by John T. Dunlop, a Harvard University economist and former secretary of labor. R. Robert Russell, director of the Council on Wage and Price Stability, said the ``principal challenge'' of the guidelines program will be to try to keep rising food and fuel prices from becoming embedded in the underlying rate of inflation in the industrial and service sectors of the economy. ``If anything, the standards are needed more this year than they were in the first year'' of the program, he said. The Business Council's new economic forecast said the recession will last until mid-1980 and the nation's economic output will decline by 2.3 percent. ``Such a contraction would approximate the average postwar recession'' of a 2.6 percent decline, it said. During the steep 1974-1975 recession, economic gowth, as measured by the gross national product, dropped 5.7 percent. ``Following a turnabout in mid-year 1980, the recovery is expected to be unusually sluggish,'' the council said. It said its economic consultants predict that the economy will grow only about 4 percent during the first year after the recession ends, which compares with a 7.5 percent recovery rate that was typical following previous recessions. Unemployment will rise from the current 5.8 percent rate to about 7.7 percent in the third quarter of 1980 before beginning to decline again, it said. Noting that it had earlier mistakenly predicted a decline in the inflation rate in the fourth quarter of 1979, the council said its economists ``now forsee a much higher inflation pattern over the next few years.'' It said inflation should recede to an annual rate of 10 percent in the first quarter of next year and continue down to about 8 percent by the end of the year. ``No further progress, however is expected in 1981, as economic recovery takes hold,'' it said. Calculated on the basis of the averge increase in inflation, prices will increase 11.3 percent in 1978, 10.8 percent in 1980 and 8.3 percent in 1981, the council said. ****1734EST 7230 *** r i *** AM-Iran-Swiss 12-13 0311 Iran's central bank governor visited Switzerland for two days this week, the Swiss news agency reported Thursday. Observers say it may involve efforts to seize an assets of the deposed shah and his family that Iran estimates at $10 billion. The Iranian ambassador denied the report but said he was told a deputy to Aliresa Nobari, the bank governor, had been in Switzerland recently. Swiss government officials said they did not know of any visit by an Iranian official. In a dispatch compiled here and in Geneva, the news agency said Nobari was in Switzerland on Wednesday and Thursday and said he had already left the country. It did not say where he was going. Two days ago, Iranian officials announced they would, ``within days,'' petition courts in the United States and Europe to freeze personal bank accounts and properties of the shah. It also was reported that Iran is suing the swiss canton of Grisons to force it to hand over information on the luxury villa owned by the shah on the outskirts of St. Moritz, one of Switzerland's most fashionable ski resprts. On Tuesday, Nobari told a Tehran news conference the Iranian central bank had proof the ousted royal family had amassed a fortune in Switzerland, Spain, France and the United States. He said the petition to freeze the assets was the revolutionary council's first step to recovering the money allegedly taken from Iran by the shah and his family. Nobari said then that he would be traveling to Europe after visiting Algeria. His trip was designed to counter efforts by U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance to get Western European countries to retaliate against Iran if 50 American hostages held at U.S. Embassy in Tehran are not freed. The hostages have been held since militants occupied the embassy Nov. 4. ****1735EST 3050 *** r s *** AM-UNMProbe 12-13 0303 *** f1730 *** r f *** AM-Banks-Cartel 12-13 0083 The West German Federal Cartel Office announced Thursday it had dropped proceedings against three large West German banks for allegedly conspiring to raise interest rates last spring. The office said it would issue a full statement Monday on its investigation of Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Bank and Commerzbank. The three banks were accused of illegally acting in concert when they raised interest rates for credit in early April, then up 1740 ---- \00f] nds 12-13 0117 ****1736EST 1750 *** r f *** AM-USSChemicals 12-13 0255 U.S. Steel Corp.'s chemicals division and Tenneco Chemicals Inc. of Saddle Brook, N.J., plan to build two chemical-making plants in the Houston area, the steelmaker said Thursday. No cost was disclosed for the joint venture, which must be approved by the boards of both corporations. The companies intend to manufacture the plasticizer alcohol 2-ethyl hexanol and phthalic anhydride. Last month, U.S. Steel announced it intends to strengthen its chemical operations because of depressed steel profits. The nation's leading steelmaker expects chemical sales to reach $2 billion within two years. ``Return on investment is the name of the game at U.S. Steel these days,'' Chairman David Roderick said Nov. 13 in announcing an agreement with Texaco to build a high-density polyethylene plant on the Gulf Coast. Details of that plan, targeted for early 1983, are still being worked out. USS Chemicals, formed in 1966, accounts for about 5 percent of U.S. Steel's total assets, but is a major contributor to the corporation's income. Thursday's announcement said U.S. Steel and Tenneco Chemicals expect the two plants to be finished in 1982. Phtalic anhydride is used in making plasticizers for flexible vinyl products like seat covers, rain coats, boots and upholstery covers, a U.S. Steel spokesman said. It's also used in making polyesters and alkyd resins for coatings. The 2-Eh alcohol is used primarily in plasticizers, acrylates, surfactants and synthetic lubricants. Acrylates are used in making clear and opaque plastic sheets, such as those used in light fixtures, the spokesman said. ****1736EST 2410 *** r n *** AM-OilPrices-N.E. 12-13 0388 *** s3070 *** d s *** AM-BBO--Martin-MacPhail 12-13 0658 *** a7240 *** r a *** AM-ScientologySuit 12-13 0466 *** g4240 *** r n *** BC-Tourism 12-13 0171 The King administration has announced that $750,000 in state matching grants will be given to 14 regional tourist councils to help promote tourism in Massachusetts. The grants represent a 50 percent increase over the funding level established for the past five years, it was announced in a news release from the Department of Commerce and Development Thursday. Commerce Commissioner James F. Carlin said tourism in Massachusetts generates more than $2 billion in sales annually, creates up to 90,000 full-time jobs and represents more than $130 million in tax revenue for the state. King was quoted in the news release as telling the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce at a meeting in Shelburne Falls Thursday that his administration is committed to supporting the travel industry, ``particularly in these times when uncertain gas supplies and rising inflation dictate where people can travel and how much they can spend. ``We want to actively promote this state, where there is so much to see within short distances.'' ****1738EST 1690 *** r n *** AM-OilPrices-N.E. 12-13 0388 *** a7250 *** r i *** AM-TheologianGrilled 2ndLd-Writethrua6910 12-13 0740 *** t0780 *** d s *** AM-BBO--Martin-MacPhail 12-13 0489 *** f1760 *** d f *** AM-Boeing 12-13 0137 Boeing Commercial Airplane Co. announced Thursday it has sold two 737s to new customers.. Air Executive Norway Busy Bee Air Service purchased its first 737 and received delivery of the aircraft Wednesday. Busy Bee plans to use the plane on scheduled military flights, Boeing said. The firm has a contract with the Norwegian armed forces, whose business makes up more than half of all flights by the carrier. In addition, Busy Bee plane will offer the plane as a substitute aircraft for the aviation industry in Europe. The plane can seat from 113 to 130 passengers, depending on whether it is used for first-class or tourist travel. Owners Services Ltd., an inclusive tour operator, also ordered one 737-200 for delivery in April 1980. It will operate the plane for Brittania Airways. ****1740EST 4330 *** u n *** AM-Seabrook 12-13 0411 *** g4250 *** r n *** AM-OilPrices-N.E. 1stLd-CORRECTION 12-13 0071 *** t0790 *** d s *** AM-FBC--OregonProbe 450 12-13 0452 *** s3080 *** r s *** AM-Sportsman's 12-13 0075 Six Kids Corsair led from start to finish while scoring a three-length victory in Thursday's $16,874 Doublrab purse at Sportsman's Park. Gateway's Pyramid finished second and LaDude was third in the six-furlong race for Illinois-bred horses. The winner, ridden by Oscar Sanchez before a crowd of 7,986, paid $5.40, $3 and $2.80. Prices on Gateway's Pyramid were $3.20 and $3. LaDude paid $7. The winner was timed in 1:132-5. ****1742EST 1770 *** r f *** AM-Rubber-Pollution 12-13 0244 The Environmental Protection Agency proposed new water pollution rules Thursday that it says will save the rubber industry millions of dollars. The agency said the change will save the industry about $65 million that it would have had to spend for new equipment plus $14 million a year to maintain that equipment. ``Cleaning up beyond present levels would be too expensive when contrasted with the limited additional health protection that would be afforded,'' the agency said. The proposed change must undergo public review before becoming final. According to the EPA, new information shows that present clean-up levels, that had to be met by 1977, are adequate and thus the rubber industry should not have to meet tougher standards that were to be put into effect by 1984. The agency said it will maintain current limits on the amount of toxic zinc, lead and chromium that can be discharged into waterways. It also has set limits on the amount of plant wastes that can be discharged. These wastes remove oxygen needed by aquatic life, but the agency said the limits can be met without additional expense by plants that have met the 1977 rules. The 1977 rules, EPA said, are providing almost the maximum degree of clean-up feasible. The agency said it is currently reviewing its clean-up requirements to make sure its demands are realistic and justifiable. ****1742EST 3090 *** u n *** AM-PlacidHotel 12-13 0409 The state Thursday slapped a fine for unsafe food preparations on the headquarters hotel for the International Olympic Committee at February's Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. The facility, the Lake Placid Resort Hotel, was cited for improper food storage, allowing sick employees to handle food, inadequate sanitation, and numerous other food-handling violations. Paul Burns, the manager of the 84-year-old inn, said in a telephone interview that ``practically all of the violations have been corrected'' through some ``major construction work,'' and that the rest would be cleared up in time for the Games. But the state Health Department said it was ordering a stepped-up schedule of inspections at the hotel from now through the Olympics period. The hotel agreed to pay a fine of $1,200 for the various violations, which turned up after the department began investigating a September 1978 outbreak of gastrointestinal illness among guests at the hotel. While the investigation was in progress there was another outbreak in October of this year, in which 106 guests reported diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea and other symptoms. But the Health Department said its investigators ``have been unable to pinpoint the exact cause'' of the October outbreak. The hotel is officially designated as the ``headquarters'' hotel for the International Olympic Committee during the February events. Some 150 members of the committee are expected to stay there, and the committee will hold meetings, receptions and dinners at the hotel. Known for most of its existence as the Lake Placid Club, the hotel is a rambling, 537-room complex of buildings strung along the shore of Mirror Lake, across the water from the downtown of Lake Placid village. The club was founded by educator Melvil Dewey and others as a mountain retreat for wealthy intellectuals. Its members were the first to introduce winter sports to Lake Placid, and were instrumental in bringing the Winter Olympics to the village in 1932. It converted to a public hotel some five years ago. The Health Department cited the hotel for numerous violations involving improper equipment, as well as for improper procedures such as storing items like seafood and chicken stock at temperatures too high to prevent contamination. Burns said that this November the kitchens had been extensively remodeled to remove the equipment violations. And the Health Department said the hotel had agreed to set up special training and supervision programs to make sure the procedures are corrected, too. ****1744EST 7260 *** r i *** CourtrulesportionsofQuebeclanguagelawinvalid 12-13 0352 Canada's Supreme Court voted 9-0 Thursday to invalidate provisions of Quebec's language bill which made French the official language for the provincial courts and legislature. The high court said the provincial assembly overstepped its jurisdiction. Although the court did not touch on the other provisions of Bill 101, sources said, the ruling weakened the measure and could force the assembly to pass legislation retroactively validating some 250 laws passed only in French. The measure was written to make French the primary language for business, education, the professions and public administration of the predominantly French-speaking province, whose government has proposed separation from Canada by adopting a status it calls sovereignty-association. A referendum on that question is set for next spring. In another ruling Thursday, the court said Manitoba went beyond its legislative powers in 1890 when it passed a law abrogating French-language rights, including the right to use the French language in the courts. In Quebec, the Quebec Court of Appeal issued an injunction forbidding the provincial government from expropriating the American-owned Asbestos Corp., Ltd., a setback in the government's long fight to take over the firm. Aside from its political impact, the change in the Quebec language laws will likely have little effect on most Quebecers. The province continued to translate its laws into English although the translations had no official standing. The Charter of the French Language took effect Aug. 26, 1977. Manitoba could be faced with the task of translating into French all the laws it has passed in the last 90 years. Commenting on the Supreme Court decisions, Premier Rene Levesque of Quebec said it took 90 years to challenge Manitoba's language law but only two years to overrule that of Quebec. Levesque said that during the 90-years that English was the only official language of Manitoba ``the forces of assimilation'' had done their work on that province's French-speaking minority. In contrast, the Quebec law, in force for two years, ``represented no threat'' to the province's English-speaking minority, the premier claimed. Legal a ****1745EST 2420 *** u n *** AM-Seabrook 12-13 0411 *** a7270 *** r i *** AM-Canada-Language 12-13 0404 Canada's Supreme Court voted 9-0 Thursday to invalidate provisions of Quebec's language bill which made French the official language for the provincial courts and legislature. The high court said the provincial assembly overstepped its jurisdiction. Although the court did not touch on the other provisions of Bill 101, sources said, the ruling weakened the measure and could force the assembly to pass legislation retroactively validating some 250 laws passed only in French. The measure was written to make French the primary language for business, education, the professions and public administration of the predominantly French-speaking province, whose government has proposed separation from Canada by adopting a status it calls sovereignty-association. A referendum on that question is set for next spring. In another ruling Thursday, the court said Manitoba went beyond its legislative powers in 1890 when it passed a law abrogating French-language rights, including the right to use the French language in the courts. In Quebec, the Quebec Court of Appeal issued an injunction forbidding the provincial government from expropriating the American-owned Asbestos Corp., Ltd., a setback in the government's long fight to take over the firm. Aside from its political impact, the change in the Quebec language laws will likely have little effect on most Quebecers. The province continued to translate its laws into English although the translations had no official standing. The Charter of the French Language took effect Aug. 26, 1977. Manitoba could be faced with the task of translating into French all the laws it has passed in the last 90 years. Commenting on the Supreme Court decisions, Premier Rene Levesque of Quebec said it took 90 years to challenge Manitoba's language law but only two years to overrule that of Quebec. Levesque said that during the 90-years that English was the only official language of Manitoba ``the forces of assimilation'' had done their work on that province's French-speaking minority. In contrast, the Quebec law, in force for two years, ``represented no threat'' to the province's English-speaking minority, the premier claimed. Legal advisers to the Parti Quebecois government have prepared legislation to clear up the matter and it will be introduced by Friday at the latest, Levesque said. Three Montreal lawyers successfully challenged the Quebec laws through the Superior Court and the Quebec Court of Appeal. The high tribunal ruled on an appeal by the provincial government. ****1745EST 4260 *** r n *** AM-Crane 12-13 0262 *** f1780 *** u f *** AM-MoneySupply 12-13 0612 The nation's basic money supply rose slightly in the latest weekly reporting period, and demand for business loans declined at major banks, the Federal Reserve reported Thursday. Analysts said the reports indicated that the Federal Reserve's anti-inflation program was having the desired effect _ slowing borrowing and holding down what had been an excessively high rate of growth of the money supply. Commercial and industrial loans at major New York City banks fell $245 million in the week ended last Wednesday, compared with a gain of $21 million a year earlier, the Federal Reserve said. The volume of business loans rose in the previous week by a revised $584 million, according to the Fed, but had fallen in previous weeks. The nation's basic money supply, M1, rose $300 million in the week ended Dec. 5 to a seasonally adjusted average of $379.1 billion, compared with $378.8 billion the previous week. M1 comprises cash in circulation and checking account deposits. The Federal Reserve said M2, which includes M1 and savings deposits at commercial banks, rose $1.1 billion in the reporting period to a seasonally adjusted average of $944.9 billion, compared with $943.8 billion a week earlier. For the latest four weeks, M1 averaged $379.1 billion, a 4.1 percent annual rate of gain from 13 weeks ago. M2 averaged $944.2 billion in the four weeks, a rate of gain of 8.4 percent for the statistical quarter. ``The Fed should be quite satisfied with M1 performance and hold to a steady policy in the weeks ahead,' said David Jones, economist at Aubrey G. Lanston & Co. Robert Sinche, an economist with Bear Stearns & Co., said the reports indicate that ``the basic monetary fundamentals have been extremely constructive towards meeting the longer term anti-inflation program'' instituted by the Federal Reserve on Oct. 6. That was the date the Fed announced new policies to tighten credit and slow the growth of the money supply as a way to control inflation, currently running at an annual rate of about 13 percent. Sinche noted that M1 stood at $380.5 billion for the week ended Oct. 10, the last reporting week before the Fed's new policies took effect, and the basic money supply is now slightly less, at $379.1 billion. The $300 million rise in M1 was ``significantly below the expected increase,'' Jones said, noting that many banking experts had been expecting an increase as large as $2 billion. ``In the current quarter, M1 growth has been well below the Fed's target of 4.5 percent _ so far we're running at 1.8 percent,'' Jones said. ``The M2 target is 7.5 percent and actual growth is 6.8 percent,'' he added. Other monetary indicators for the week ended Wednesday included: _The average rate paid by major banks on large certificates of deposit rose to 13.26 percent from 13.06 percent the previous week. _Member bank borrowings from the Federal Reserve System averaged $1.211 billion, down from $1.719 billion. The Fed increased its holdings of government securities by $1.075 billion. _Federal funds, the interest rate on short-term loans of uncomitted reserve funds among banks, averaged 13.79 percent, up from 13.77 percent the previous week. _The three-month Treasury bill rate averaged 12.11 percent, up from 11.58 percent. _Net borrowed reserves totaled an estimated $596 million, down from $1.484 billion a week earlier. _The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis reported that the monetary base _ the seasonally-adjusted total of member bank reserves held at Federal Reserve banks and cash in bank vaults and in circulation _ rose to $153.7 billion from $153.1 billion a week earlier. ****1747EST 1700 *** u n *** AM-Seabrook 12-13 0411 Giving the builder of the Seabrook nuclear power plant a 7.5 percent emergency rate increase only will postpone a financial crisis for the company, a Dartmouth College professor said Thursday. J. Peter Williamson, professor at the Amos Tuck School, told the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission that because of high cost of borrowing money, Public Service Co. may not be able to continue building the $2.6 billion plant. ``I believe there is substantial likelihood that further increases will be requested, that the company will be unable to justify them on a cost basis and without them the company will be in extraordinary financial difficulty,'' Williamson said. Williamson said that although New Hampshire has banned charging customers in advance for the costs of the plant, that the company will be continually on the brink of financial insolvency without such help. Testifying against the rate hike, Williamson said the rate increase requests were merely an attempt to charge customers for construction of the plant without acknowledging it. ``Its CWIP (construction-works-in-progress charges) whether they admit it or not,'' he said. Public Service, which owns 50 percent of Seabrook, said last month that it would have to halt construction of the embattled plant after the first of the year. The plant was to have cost $1 million and been completed this fall but because of regulatory delays and financial problems, its first reactor will not be finished until 1983 at the earliest. The company had tried to divest itself of 22 percent of the plant but has found buyers for only 15 percent because of increasing resistance to investment in nuclear power, its bankers said Company Vice President Robert Harrison told the PUC earlier that the company could retain 35 percent ownership if it delayed the plant's second reactor by four years, which would increase the plant's cost to $3.3 billion. In addition, the company's bankers told the PUC this week that unless a permanent 8.4 percent increase is granted before April, the company will face financial insolvency. But Williamson, who testified on behalf of the state's consumer advocate, said that based on the cost of the electric service it now provides that an 8.4 percent increase cannot be justified. ``The company's financial needs are great and will continue to be great, but these needs are based on cash flow and coverage requirements rather than cost of service,'' he said. ****1747EST 2430 *** d s *** BC-HKN--Antonovich 12-13 0126 The Hartford Whalers said Thursday that forward Mike Antonovich would be lost to them for an indefinite period because his jaw was fractured when hit by a puck. Antonovich was hit by a puck which had been shot and deflected Tuesday during the Whalers' National Hockey League game against Vancouver. The Whalers said Antonovich was scheduled for an operation Thursday night at Centenila Hospital in Englewood, Calif. Also Thursday, the Whalers announced the signing of veteran defenseman Larry Giroux, a 28-year-old free agent who will be assigned to the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League. Giroux, who played three games this season for the St. Louis Blues, is expected to play in the Indians' Friday night game against Rochester. ****1748EST 3100 *** u s *** AM-BBN--Bonds 12-13 0475 *** e2440 *** r n *** AM-OilPrices-N.E. 1stLd- 12-13 0067 *** g4340 *** d n *** BC-BlindOperator 12-13 0471 *** f1830 *** r f *** AM-UnemploymentClaims 12-13 0095 New claims for state unemployment benefits jumped sharply to a seasonally adjusted 469,000 during the week ending Dec. 1, possibly reflecting heavy layoffs in the auto industry, the government reported Thursday. The Labor Department said the number of new claims compared with a seasonally adjusted 377,000 the week before. A seasonally adjusted total of 2,893,000 people were receiving some form of unemployment insurance benefits during the week of Nov. 24, up 388,000 from the previous week, the department said. ****1751EST 3110 *** d s *** BC-NASL-McAlister 12-13 0141 *** m1710 *** u n *** BC-BlindOperator 12-13 0474 *** f1850 *** u f *** AM-Asbestos 12-13 0285 The provincial governement of Quebec was temporarily barred by the Quebec Court of Appeal on Thursday from expropriating Asbestos Corp. Ltd. from its American parent company, General Dynamics Corp. The court issued an injunction agaist the takeover, which has been sought for some time by the provincial leaders, pending determination of whether the expropriation is constitutional. The appeals court overturned a decision by Quebec Superior Court not to give General Dynamics the injuncton. The Superior Court is to begin hearing arguments on the constitutionality of the takeover Jan. 14. In St. Louis, General Dynamics spokesman Raymond Forbes said, ``We're gratified that the Quebec Court of Appeal has sustained Asbestos Corp. Ltd.'s appeal in the injunction action.'' He would not comment further on the case. The government decided to expropriate the firm after General Dynamics earlier this year rejected a $48 million, or $36 a share ($42 Canadian), offer for its 54.6 percent holding in Asbestos, as ``unrealistic and unfair.'' General Dynamics said about $85 ($100 Canadian) per share would be a more equitable price. The government announced its plans to buy Asbestos, Canada's second largest producer of asbestos, in October 1977, and if necessary would just take over the firm. But negotiations between it and General Dynamics broke down, and the Quebec National Assembly passed a bill last June authorizing an expropriation. General Dynamics argued, however, that the bill was not constitutional because as a nationally chartered company, Asbestos could not be exproporiated by a provincial government. General Dynamics also contended that the bill was invalid because it was passed in French only. Those issues are to be taken up by the Quebec Superior Court in the January trial. ****1757EST 3120 *** r s *** AM-DavisCupTennis 12-13 0371 *** s3130 *** d s *** BC-FBN--Seahawks-Raiders 12-13 0110 If the Oakland Raiders end the regular season with a victory over the Seattle Seahawks, they'll be playing themselves into an excruciating 30-hour wait. ``We're fighting for our lives,'' says Raiders Coach Tom Flores. ``It's been a crazy year. A lot of things still can happen.'' For the Raiders to reach the National Football League playoffs, which they missed last year after six straight appearances, first they'll have to beat visiting Seattle on Sunday. Then it will be up to San Diego to beat the Denver Broncos on Monday night. ****1757EST 4270 *** r n *** AM-MHFA 12-13 0199 The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency anticipates no financial loss from the $250,000 stolen through forged checks, executive director John T. Eller said Thursday. He said the ``appropriate state law enforcement agencies and the Federal Bureau of Investigation'' are investigating the larceny. Eller declined to release any specific details. He acknowledged that a ``number of checks'' were stolen and authorized MHFA signatures were forged. The checks were cashed and the amount totaled ``about $250,000,'' Eller said. He said the MHFA verified the situation through normal accounting procedures several weeks ago. ``The MHFA's bank account was promptly recredited for the full amount of these forged checks and the agency, therefore, does not anticipate suffering any monetary loss,'' Eller's statement noted. It previously had been reported that officials were seeking a former temporary employee for questioning about the checks. The three-paragraph MHFA acknowledgement concluded: ``In order not to jeopardize this ongoing investigation, the MHFA is not able to comment further on this matter. The MHFA has financed hundreds of millions of dollars in housing in housing units the past several years, a large percentage of which are supportedy state and federal rental subsidy programs. ****1759EST 1720 *** u n *** BC-BeefFound 12-13 0118 A truckload of beef valued at $100,000 was stolen early Thursday within a few feet of its destination but was recovered intact in Brooklyn, N.Y., when a resident complained about it, the FBI said. The 20-ton load of meat from Kansas was driven away while the driver was in an all-night restaurant-motel around the corner from its destination, the Standard Beef Co., FBI Agent Bernard A. Feeney said. The truck and its contents were found in Brooklyn near 411 Third Ave. after a resident complained to police that a truck had been parked there, he said. No one was in the truck when police arrived, he added. ****1759EST 2450 *** d n *** BC-BlindOperator 12-13 0471 *** t0800 *** d s *** BC-NASL-McAlister 12-13 0137 Left fullback Jimmy McAlister, the North American Soccer League's rookie of the year in 1977, has been traded by the Seattle Sounders to the Toronto Blizzard. The Sounders will receive left fullback Greg Makowski in the swap, announced Wednesday by Sounder President Jack Daley and Alan Hinton, the Sounders' new coach. Makowski was acquired by Toronto from Atlanta only one day earlier. McAlister has been unhappy with the Seattle club, and there were reports last summer that he would be traded to the Cosmos. This winter, McAlister has been playing on loan to the Major Indoor Soccer League's Buffalo Stallions. Contacted Wednesday, he said he was not surprised by the trade. ``I knew I was going somewhere,'' he said. ``... At least I didn't have to read it in the newspaper.'' ****1805EST 0770 *** a x *** ByHALBOCK 12-13 0485 American League President Lee MacPhail warned Billy Martin Thursday that continued inflammatory remarks about the New York Yankees and owner George Steinbrrenner could endanger the controversial ex-manager's return to baseball. ``I'm not trying to gag him,'' MacPhail said, after meeting for about 20 minutes with Martin. ``He has the right to speak, but he could do damage to himself if he keeps it up.'' MacPhail summoned Martin to the meeting following remarks the former manager made at an appearance at the University of Rhode Island Tuesday night. ``I'm not concerned about the meeting,''said Martin.``I have nothing to hide. I just gave honest answers to honest questions.'' Included among the answers Martin gave to the URI audience was the opinion that Steinbrenner ``is sick.'' But Billy insisted Thursday before seeing MacPhail that he still likes the Yankee boss. ``If you think I don't like the man (Steinbrenner), you're wrong,'' Martin said. ``He's done so many wonderful things. But he doesn't know a friend from an enemy. I feel sorry for him.'' Yet Martin doesn't hide his animosity, either. ``He (Steinbrenner) said I violated being a Yankee,'' the ex-manager said.``How does he know? He never played for them.'' Martin said he has received a paycheck every two weeks from the club and expects to continue receiving them. He had two more years on his contract when Steinbrenner fired him following the Bloomington, Minn. fight with marshmallow salesman Joseph Cooper. But there have been suggestions that the contract may have been voided by the fight. Paragraph 3A of every contract requires that the manager ``conform to high standards of personal conduct, fair play and good sportsmanship.'' That raised the question of whether there had been any attempt on the part of the Yankees to halt his payments. ``Knowing how George is, he might try to stop that,'' said Martin. ``He's tried to smear me on national television.'' That was a reference to Martin's reported health and financial problems, attributed to a source who Billy believes was Steinbrenner. ``I won't answer any charges from a `source' unless you put a name in front of it,'' said Martin. The ex-pilot said he had signed a standard American League contract when he returned to the Yankees and there were no clauses attached to it. ``George promised me there would be no quotes on the side to the press and he promised that he wouldn't interfere. He broke those two promises,''said Martin. There were reports that Commissioner Bowie Kuhn had asked Martin to refrain from making remarks about Steinbrenner and the Yankees as part of the agreement clearing the ex-manager from possible suspension or fine. But Martin denied that, saying ``he wouldn't do that.'' Kuhn is out of the country but is certain to get a full report on Martin's latest outburst when he returns next week. ****1808EST 1790 *** a f *** BC-Schlitz 12-13 0498 If you think gusto isn't quite the same as it was 20 years ago, shake hands with the people at the Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co., who make the beer that made the slogan famous. In the last two decades, Schlitz has slipped from the nation's largest brewer to an uncertain No. 3. It not only has discarded some of its breweries but has put out signals that it now is willing to merge with another company, or even sell out entirely to a buyer at the right price. The Oct. 18 announcement by chief executive officer Daniel McKeithan Jr. that Schlitz was shopping for a buyer meant that, under Securities and Exchange Commission rules, public reports on progress of the rehabilitation project undertaken by a new management team two years ago have ended. But critics, including former board member David Uihlein, whose family holds about 68 percent of the company's 29 million shares outstanding, say the McKeithan squad, although armed with impressive credentials in the beverage industry, has not awakened the slumbering company. McKeithan has remained silent in the face of that censure. Schlitz reported a loss of $5.9 million on sales of $818.3 million during the first nine months of this year, compared to a profit of $13.2 million and sales of $857.8 million during the same period a year ago. The company blamed the reversal on declining sales volume, which fell 20.4 percent in the third quarter from 5.4 million barrels of beer to 4.3 million. The SEC-imposed reticence deprives business community forecasters of a clear answer to the big question: Can Schlitz regain it beer sales? , Schlitz gradually has retrenched its business structure and points to taste surveys that indicate its new brew formula is beginning to attract consumers again. ``We think of this as a continuing change or adjustment,'' Vice President John Rourke said. ``There are gradations to all of this.'' The immediate question is whether Schlitz can recapture that share of a highly competitive market that has been absorbed by the top two brewers _ Anheuser-Busch Inc. of St. Louis and Miller of Milwaukee _ and the eastward and Texas thrust of Coors of Denver. In 1953, a year after the top seven companies represented 34.7 of the nation's beer sales, Anheuser-Busch succeeded Schlitz as No. 1 while big brewers accelerated their plant expansions, advertising and mergers in a war for dominance. By 1978, Anheuser-Busch had a 25.1 percent share of sales, Miller _ having overtaken Schlitz in 1977 _ had 17.7 percent, Schlitz 11.7, Pabst 9.3, Coors 7.6 and Heileman of La Crosse, Wisc. 4.3. Schlitz had expanded too, but not as rapidly. Although in 1976 it reached a record shipment of 24.1 million barrels, reported an earnings gain for a 15th consecutive year and rose to No. 220 among the Fortune 500 list of industrial sales leaders. ****1808EST 1730 *** u n *** BC-BlindOperator 12-13 0480 *** t0810 *** r s *** AM-FBC--UNMProbe 12-13 0301 *** e2490 *** r n *** AM-Crane 12-13 0256 The deposed Shah of Iran was a ``faithful ally'' and should be given asylum in the United States, Rep. Philip M. Crane, a Republican candidate for president, said Thursday. ``The shah is not the issue,'' said Crane, of Illinois, referring to the holding of 50 American hostages at the United States embassy in Tehran. If the United States does not give asylum to the shah, who is currently recuperating from surgery at a military hospital in Texas, it will ``telegraph a communication'' to other heads of state, Crane told reporters at a Statehouse news conference. Crane said the ``the sins of the shah'' were known in the past when Shah Reza Mohammed Pahlevi was received at the White House and granted honorary degrees at Harvard University and other schools. On another matter, Crane, an opponent of the proposed SALT II treaty with the Soviet Union, was asked if he could envision any strategic arms limitation treaty with the Soviets. ``Probably not, sad to say,'' said Crane, adding that he did not believe the Soviets could be trusted to uphold such a treaty. If such a treaty were possible, Crane said, the Soviets ``would not have been violating past agreements.'' Speaking on a local issue, Crane said he supported exploratory oil and gas drilling on Georges Bank off the Northeast coast. Crane said while he understood the concerns of fishermen who fear the fishing ground will be damaged, ``You have to make certain tradeoffs.'' ****1812EST 1900 *** r f *** BC-CottonFutures 12-13 0077 Cotton No. 2 futures Thursday on the New York Cotton Exchange.  ****1818EST 1740 *** u n *** BC-BlindOperator 12-13 0490 Being blind doesn't prevent Susan Chambers from keeping up with her sighted co-workers as a telephone information operator. While she doesn't have her sight, she has the help of a revolutionary ``talking computer'' that can ``find'' phone numbers faster than a person flipping through a desk number file. ``It's a tremendous and exciting thing for blind people,'' her boss William S. Hildebrand said Thursday. ``It can open opportunities in banks, law offices _ so many places.'' Ms. Chambers works side by side with seven other day-shift operators, providing telephone information for Yale University and Yale-New Haven Hospital. When a caller requests a Yale phone number, she takes the request over a headset and types the name of the desired person or department on the computer's desktop keyboard. Almost instantly the computer's rumbly electronic ``voice'' responds by uttering the desired numbers, which Ms. Chambers repeats to the caller. ``When I first heard it, it was hard to get used to,'' Ms. Chambers said Thursday during a demonstration in the hospital information office. ``Now I like using the machine very much.'' Because she can't see the blinking telephone button light that signals an incoming call, she is eqipped with a pencil-like light sensor that buzzes when passed over a lighted button. She handles an average of 400 calls per day, at least as many as each sighted information operator, supervisor Kathleen Johnson said. The Yale system appears to be the most productive of seven talking telephone directories now in use around the country. Ms. Chambers is able to respond with a requested number about 25 percent faster than operators using desk files, developers say. The Hewlett Packard computor cost $19,999 installed and was provided through federal funds by the state Board of Education and Services for the Blind. The 26-year-old Hamden resident was working in the Yale secretary's office when Hildebrand noticed a news item about the talking computer. He consulted Yale officials about applying it at the Ivy League university and learned that Ms. Chambers already had typing skills and was an ``ideal candidate'' to inaugurate it. Ms. Chambers, who has been on the job about three months, said it is exciting to be a pioneer in a field benefiting the blind. ``All I wanted to do was to help blind people get jobs,'' she said. The initial Yale job was her first. The talking telephone directory was introduced at the Univesity of Louisville, said Dean Blazie, president of Maryland Computer Services Inc. of Bel Air, which developed it in 1977. A similar unit is being used at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton by a blind person who transcribes medical information onto a form on voice directions given by the talking computer. Yale and state officials attended Ms. Chambers' demonstration of the device. ****1819EST 7280 *** u w *** AM-Scotus-Taiwan 12-13 0579 The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the United States to end its defense treaty with Taiwan by refusing to hear a case that challenged President Carter's power to terminate the 25-year-old pact. The treaty is scheduled to expire Jan. 1. Carter announced a year ago that the treaty would be terminated as part of the agreement in which the United States and China normalized relations. The nation's highest court, by a 7-2 vote, refused to hear arguments by Sen. Barry Goldwater, R-Ariz., and 24 other current and former members of Congress who contended the Constitution requires the president to get congressional approval before ending a treaty. In a one-paragraph order, the court told a federal trial judge in Washington ``to dismiss the complaint'' filed by the Goldwater group. But the court could not muster a majority of the justices to agree on why it should be dismissed, and did not rule on the constitutionality of Carter's action. The justices split 6-3 in saying the lawsuit should not have been heard by any federal court. Four members, in an opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist, said the controversy is a ``political'' one that never should have reached them. ``Since the political nature of the questions presented should have precluded the lower courts from considering or deciding the merits of the controversy, the prior proceedings in the federal courts must be vacated, and the complaint dismissed,'' Rehnquist said. He was joined by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and Justices Potter Stewart and John Paul Stevens. Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. voted to dismiss the Goldwater complaint ``as not ripe for judicial review'' because Congress had not officially challenged Carter. ``If Congress, by appropriate formal action, had challenged the president's authority to terminate a treaty with Taiwan ... it would be the duty of this court to resolve the issue,'' Powell said. Justice Thurgood Marshall concurred in the court's action but did not explain his reasons. Justice William J. Brennan Jr. voted to uphold a federal appeals court ruling that said Carter had acted within his authority. Only Justices Byron R. White and Harry A. Blackmun said the Goldwater group should have a chance to argue its case. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court after the U.S. Court of Appeals turned down the Goldwater argument. Last Oct. 16, a federal trial judge agreed with Goldwater's position that a treaty could be ended only if such action were approved by two-thirds of the Senate or a majority of both houses. Lawyers for the Goldwater group had sought speedy Supreme Court review of what they called an unprecedented case. ``No other president has claimed such authority. No other court has ever asserted that he possesses it. The singular gravity of the question ... cannot be swept under the rug,'' Goldwater's lawyers argued. In response, government lawyers argued that the Goldwater group had no legal right to sue Carter. They said also that the court should not consider the ``political question.'' Ending the 1954 defense treaty with Taiwan had been one condition set by the Peking government before the United States and China could assume normal relations. State Department officials had warned that if the treaty were not terminated on Jan. 1 then China would ``feel obliged to reconsider the entire relationship'' with the United States and that a ``reversal of steps already taken is a distinct possibility.'' ****1822EST 7280 *** d w *** AM-CanadianEnergy 12-13 0181 *** m1770 *** r n *** AM-OilPrices-N.E. 1stLd- 12-13 0067 An energy economist said Thursday that a $6 per barrel increase in the cost of crude oil announced by several oil exporting countries will cost the average New England household $57 a year. The news gets worse from there. ****1823EST 7290 *** u w *** AM-US-Iran Bjt 1stLd-Writethru 12-13 0949 *** f1950 *** u f *** AM-WallStreet 1stLd-Write 12-13 0518 *** a7300 *** r a *** AM-LaGovernor 12-13 0168 Democrat Louis Lambert conceded defeat Thursday in a Louisiana governor's race that saw a Republican win for the first time in 102 years. The concession came five days after the voting. ``After consultation with my supporters and my family, I have decided that despite the closeness of the election, no election contest suit will be filed,'' Lambert said in a statement issued by campaign aides in Baton Rouge. ``I trust that all of my supporters will concur in this decision,'' the statement said. Lambert is reportedly on vacation in Hawaii. Lambert said he would be back for a news conference Saturday to talk about his future plans. He offered congratulations to Gov.-elect David Treen, who takes office next March. ``Since there is no basis for a challenge, I did not expect him to file one,'' said Treen of Lambert's concession. Treen won Saturday's election by a margin of 9,557 votes out of 1.4 million ballots. ****1826EST 1800 *** d s *** BC-AsheSurgery 12-13 0153 Arthur Ashe, the 1975 Wimbledon winner, underwent triple bypass heart surgery Thursday and was listed in satisfactory condition, a spokeswoman for St. Luke's Hospital said. In a three-hour operation, Dr. John Hutchinson, a coronary surgeon, removed fatty deposits from three places in the arteries around Ashe's heart. There were no complications, the spokeswoman said. He was expected to remain in the hospital for a week to 10 days. Ashe, 36, suffered a heart attack in New York July 31. He was admitted to a Jacksonville, Fla., hospital last week after experiencing mild palpitations. His doctors scheduled the surgery after that. Ashe, who also won the U.S. Open in 1968, had come back to the tennis circuit this year after a series of eye ailments and heal injuries. He made it back into the top 10 for a period early in the year. ****1835EST 0830 *** d s *** PM-Grimsley'sSportsWorld 12-13 0503 *** s3150 *** d s *** PM-Grimsley'sSportsWorld 12-13 0503 When we become a big Hollywood producer and film our first Western, it's going to be easy to typecast one of the featured actors. Bad Billy Martin has to be the tough guy in the saloon. Fast hands. A quicker mouth. Always shooting from the hip. Gets shot down and then, while everybody's either grieving or celebrating, in he strides and says, ``Set 'em up.'' Billy the Kid has to make a great serial. His episodes never have an ending. You know how these cliff-hangers go: ``Will Billy the Kid get his come-uppance? Or will the neighborhood ruffian change his ways and become the nicest guy in Sunday School? Don't forget to tune in next week and see.'' The pugilistic ex-manager of the New York Yankees looked the part Thursday when he strode into his tiny Western Wear Shop on 65th St. just off Fifth Ave. to explain his latest conflicts with owner George Steinbrenner and the baseball establishment. He wore a black sombrero with a feather sticking rakishly out of the band, open shirt, dark sweater and jeans, high-heeled boots. He sported a snappy mustache. ``If I never had a fight in my life, I'd be happy,'' he said, the look of a repentant child showing from beneath dark glasses. ``You never win, even if you win.'' Here was the diamond maverick trying to explain away again remarks made last Tuesday in a $3,000 speech at the University of Rhode Island in which he opened some old wounds. Referring to his Oct. 23 barroom brawl with a marshmallow salesman in Bloomington, Minn. _ his second in less than a year and one in a long series of altercations covering a tempestuous career _ he said: ``I was standing at the elevator, I looked around and saw the guy drawing back his left fist, so I hit him. I would do it again under the circumstances.'' He also referred to Steinbrenner as ``a man whose mind I don't understand and don't want to'' and vowed he would never don a Yankee uniform again as long the Tampa ship owner was boss. Speaking of former club President Al Rosen, he said, ``Rosen talked to me in Jewish and I talked to him in Italian.'' This was interpreted by some as an anti-Semitic slur.. ``It was just one-liners,'' Martin explained. ``I liked Rosen. I say so in my book which is coming up. I like George, too. If you think I don't like the man, you're wrong. He's done so many wonderful things. But he doesn't know a friend from an enemy. I feel sorry for him.'' Carrying metaphors further, Billy sometimes appears to be a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. One minute, he can charm the birds out of the trees. The next, he is acting like a nasty bully. ****1836EST 4280 *** r n *** AM-Hostages-Carols 12-13 0112 *** m1810 *** d n *** AM-Berwid 12-13 0262 The state Office for Mental Health has accused two doctors at Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center in Brentwood of incompetence and misconduct because of the release of a patient who is charged with murdering his former wife while he was on a one-day pass. The patient, Adam Berwid, 43, was released on a one-day pass last Friday. He is accused of the fatal stabbing of his former wife, Ewa Berwid, of 244 Wellington Road, Mineola, the same day. He is charged with second-degree murder. The physicians who have been blamed are Irving Blumenthal, the psychiatrict assigned to Berwid, and Tsu-Teng Loo, the unit chief of the section in which Berwid was living, accorrding to Robert Spoor, a spokesman for the state Office for Mental Health. Spoor said both doctors have been suspended without pay. Blumenthal was making $37,500 a year; Loo's salary was $$42,000. The spokesman said there will be an administrative hearing on the charges against the doctors, and the spokesman said the state mental health commissioner, James Prevostm is asking for the doctors' terminations from Pilgrim Hospital. Loo has been with the hospital since 1965 and Blumenthal since 1970. At a news conference in Kings Park, Prevost said he was ``terribly shocked'' by what happened and added that he, the public and the rest of the hospital ``must have an explanation.'' Prevost noted of Berwid's furlough, ``It was not the procedure of the hospital, but the judgment of the two physicians in question. We want to know why this occurred.'' ****1840EST 0850 *** r s *** AM-FightSupension Bjt 1st 12-13 0309 *** s3180 *** r s *** AM-Goldstein 12-13 0259 *** p6740 *** r a *** AM-WallStreet 12-13 0218 *** s3190 *** r s *** AM-FightSupension Bjt 1st 12-13 0309 Boxing in New York State was suspended indefinitely Thursday night by the State Athletic Commission, pending the implementation of new safety procedures. The commission action came several hours after a State Senate Committee investigating the death of middleweight Willie Classen called for the suspension of boxing until a six-point plan proposed by the committee could be implemented. ``Immediate action is essential. It will be taken and boxing will be stopped until it is,'' said Sen. Roy Goodman, who chaired the Senate committee. Only the State Athletic Commission had the authority to put a suspension into effect, and it did at about 6 p.m. EST. In a statement, Jack Prenderville, the athletic commission chairman, said, ``We are in the process of completing our investigation and will be submitting our report to the governor shortly. Pending the submission of this report and while we are in the process of implementing our recommendations, which all be set forth therein, we have cancelled all boxing shows.'' Affected immediately are two small-club programs in the New York metropolitan area set for Friday and Saturday nights. Madison Square Garden also has postponed an amateur competition set for Monday night, although that competition is not under the athletic commission's jurisdiction. A spokesman for the commission said the suspension of the sport likely will run from one to two weeks. Both the Senate committee and the athletic commission investigations began after Classen died five days after being knocked out by Wilford Scypion in the Garden's Felt Forum. An autopsy revealed cause of death as a brain injury. Prenderville said the Senate committee recomendations were welcomed and noted that some of them were already in operation and that others were being implemented. ****1843EST 3170 *** d s *** PM-FBN--Saints-Rams 12-13 0500 The Los Angeles Rams battle to keep their rediscovered National Football League momentum Sunday in their regular season finale and probably their goodbye to the Memorial Coliseum. New Orleans comes to town with hopes of an upset even though defeats in their final two games ruined chances of making this game decisive in the NFC West. A 34-13 victory over Atlanta by the Rams last Sunday while the Saints were losing to San Diego 35-0 provided Los Angeles its seventh straight divisional title, an NFL record. With a 9-6 record, the Rams do have an outside chance of playing again the Coliseum before moving to Anaheim starting with the 1980 season. But it would take a victory over the Saints plus losses by both Chicago and Tampa Bay to do it. Saints' coach Dick Nolan, asked if he was looking forward to next season, answered, ``No, we can make this season 8-8 by beating the Rams. That's a big game for us.'' Rams' coach Ray Malavasi fears a letdown and the coaching staff has put emphasis this week on the fact a victory might bring a home field playoff advantage. ``I know it's a mistake to go into any game and saying the game doesn't mean anything because it does. We have momentum...we'll go 100 percent to continue the momentum we have at this point.'' The Rams are listed as 5{-point favorites and have won their last four games after being only 4-5 at one point. ``The fans might have given up on us, but we didn't,'' commented defensive tackle Larry Brooks. A crowd of about 60,000 is expected for the 1 p.m. kickoff and will see a stronger Rams' team than previously this season. ``Weare stronger than before,'' said Malavasi, whose original starting teams were riddled with injuries and several of the players were knocked out for the season. Vince Ferragamo, a third-year pro out of Nebraska, took over at quarterback when Pat Haden suffered a broken finger on Nov. 4 at Seattle. Ferragamo appeared to come into his own in last Sunday's game in Atlanta. The offensive line also has fused with a combination of Doug France and Jackie Slater at tackles, rookie Kent Hill from Georgia Tech, and Dennis Harrah at guards and Rich Saul at center. Malavasi probably will give Saul some rest because he has been playing hurt, and he may rest some of the other starters, but not with the game in any jeopardy. In their previous meeting this year in New Orleans, the Rams beat the Saints 35-17 even though New Orleans possesses strong offensive strength. Archie Manning has completed 242 of 405 passes for 3,007 yards and Chuck Muncie has rushed for 1,107 yards. Still undecided is the foe for the Rams in the Dec. 29-30 playoff round. So Malavasi will have scouts watching Philadelphia, Washington, Tampa Bay and Dallas. ****1843EST 3200 *** r s *** AM-Kiffin-Assistant 12-13 0164 Johnny Rodgers, an assistant to coach Pat Dye at East Carolina University for the past two seasons, has been named as tight end coach at North Carolina State, it was announced Thursday. Rodgers, 29, became the second coach to join the staff of new head coach Monte Kiffin, who was named to that position just one week ago. Earlier, Dave Buckey, a former N.C. State quarterback, was named a coach of the wide receivers. A native of Williamston, N.C., Rodgers played his collegiate football at Winston-Salem State, where he was an all-CIAA selection as a tight end during his junior and senior seasons. ``I couldn't be more pleased than to get a man like Johnny,'' said Kiffin. ``He comes highly recommended from all the people that he has been associated with. ``I promised our players the best staff in the country, and I feel that Johnny Rodgers takes us one step closer to that goal,'' he said. ****1844EST 2510 *** u f *** AM-WallStreet 1stLd-Write 12-13 0515 *** e2520 *** r n *** AM-Hostages-Carols 12-13 0106 *** m1820 *** u f *** AM-WallStreet 1stLd-Write 12-13 0515 The stock market's recent romance with precious metals stocks spread to copper and some other metals Thursday as the broader market remained in a holding pattern. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrial stocks closed up .42 to 836.09 after trading in a narrow range throughout the session. It was the third time in the past four sessions that the blue chip index changed by less than a point for the day. Worries about rising oil prices, continued to restrain traders, analysts said. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries meets next week to consider oil price increases. But Saudi Arabia and several others who are considered moderate OPEC members announced 33 percent price increases in advance of the meeting. Analysts said Thursday the move appeared to be an attempt to ward off even bigger price increases next week. Gold and precious metals stocks, which have been generally strong all week, continued to gain on record gold prices in bullion markets. The price of an ounce of gold closed at a record $462.75 in London. On the American Stock Exchange, Day Mines jumped 4 to 28{ and on the New York Stock Exchange, Dome Mines rose 2[ to 48; ASA was up 1 to 35~ and Hecla added ~ to 26{. The gold fever apparently carried over into copper and other mining stocks. Alcan Aluminium rose 1{ to 42|; Kenncott jumped 1] to 29[ and Phelps Dodge added 1 to 27|. The NYSE composite index of all listed common stocks gained .10 to 61.68. Overall there were 697 gaining issues and 775 losers on the NYSE. Texas International rose 1 to 18] as the most actively traded issue on the NYSE after UNC Resources announced an acquisition offer valued at $22 a share. UNC Resources gained \ to 22\. NFC terminated a previous agreement to be acquired by Texas International and fell 1] to 15\ on the American Stock Exchange. Among other big gainers in active NYSE trading, American Cyanamid rose 1\ to 32]; Columbia Pictures gained 2[ to 35| and Pennzoil added 3 to 56. Ford Motor Co. fell 1] to 32| in less active trading while General Motors gained ] to 51~. American Motors at 7 and Chrysler at 6 were unchanged. Industry reports Thursday showed auto sales off 23 percent in the first ten days of December from a year earlier. Ford's sales were down 41 percent from record sales a year earlier. Big Board volume came to 36.69 million shares, up from 34.63 million in the previous session. Nationwide turnover in NYSE-listed issues, including trades in those stocks on regional exchanges and in the over-the-counter market came to 42.14 million shares. Standard & Poor's index of 400 industrial stocks rose .26 to 120.75. The S&P 500 composite gained .15 to 107.67. On the American Stock Exchange, the market value index gained 1.40 to 238.79, topping Wednesday's record high closing. The NASDAQ composite of over-the-counter trading gained .46 to 148.97. ****1850EST 0860 *** r s *** AM-Goldstein 12-13 0268 Manny Goldstein, assistant basketball coach at the scandal-plagued University of New Mexico, resigned Thursday, the day before he was to appear before the school's Athletic Council to answer questions resulting from an FBI investigation of possible transcript fixing. Goldstein tendered a termination form to university officials and it was forwarded to the office of UNM President William E. Davis, according to Tony Hillerman, assistant to Davis. Goldstein will leave the university effective Dec. 31, a university spokesman said. The future of Coach Norm Ellenberger could be decided Friday by the council, which will make its recommendation to Davis based on what it learns. Davis has the power to fire Ellenberger. Asked if Goldstein would appear before the council, Hillerman said, ``The reason for him being there would be moot. But he might still appear if he wants to. I've heard from our SID (sports information director) that Goldstein had told people on the south campus he would be there, so God knows. I'm sure the council would like to ask him some questions.'' Ellenberger and Goldstein were suspended from their jobs two weeks ago after the FBI released a transcript of a wiretap telephone conversation in which the two coaches discussed a method to falsify a player's academic transcript so he would be eligible to play for the Lobos. Goldstein served as Ellenberger's chief recruiter since joining the UNM coaching staff three years ago. He came to the university from Southwestern Louisiana University, where he was also an assistant. ****1851EST 3210 *** d s *** BC-Lovett 12-13 0056 Junior college transfer Darrell Lovett, who has only played 23 minutes this year, has quit the Texas Christian basketball team. There was no official word on why the 6-foot-5 guard from LaGrange, Ga., left although the Fort Worth Star-Telegram said the departure apparently was due to scholastic difficulties. ****1853EST 6760 *** r w *** AM-Scotus-Taiwan 12-13 0579 The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the United States to end its defense treaty with Taiwan by refusing to hear a case that challenged President Carter's power to terminate the 25-year-old pact. The treaty is scheduled to expire Jan. 1. Carter announced a year ago that the treaty would be terminated as part of the agreement in which the United States and China normalized relations. The nation's highest court, by a 7-2 vote, refused to hear arguments by Sen. Barry Goldwater, R-Ariz., and 24 other current and former members of Congress who contended the Constitution requires the president to get congressional approval before ending a treaty. In a one-paragraph order, the court told a federal trial judge in Washington ``to dismiss the complaint'' filed by the Goldwater group. But the court could not muster a majority of the justices to agree on why it should be dismissed, and did not rule on the constitutionality of Carter's action. The justices split 6-3 in saying the lawsuit should not have been heard by any federal court. Four members, in an opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist, said the controversy is a ``political'' one that never should have reached them. ``Since the political nature of the questions presented should have precluded the lower courts from considering or deciding the merits of the controversy, the prior proceedings in the federal courts must be vacated, and the complaint dismissed,'' Rehnquist said. He was joined by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and Justices Potter Stewart and John Paul Stevens. Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. voted to dismiss the Goldwater complaint ``as not ripe for judicial review'' because Congress had not officially challenged Carter. ``If Congress, by appropriate formal action, had challenged the president's authority to terminate a treaty with Taiwan ... it would be the duty of this court to resolve the issue,'' Powell said. Justice Thurgood Marshall concurred in the court's action but did not explain his reasons. Justice William J. Brennan Jr. voted to uphold a federal appeals court ruling that said Carter had acted within his authority. Only Justices Byron R. White and Harry A. Blackmun said the Goldwater group should have a chance to argue its case. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court after the U.S. Court of Appeals turned down the Goldwater argument. Last Oct. 16, a federal trial judge agreed with Goldwater's position that a treaty could be ended only if such action were approved by two-thirds of the Senate or a majority of both houses. Lawyers for the Goldwater group had sought speedy Supreme Court review of what they called an unprecedented case. ``No other president has claimed such authority. No other court has ever asserted that he possesses it. The singular gravity of the question ... cannot be swept under the rug,'' Goldwater's lawyers argued. In response, government lawyers argued that the Goldwater group had no legal right to sue Carter. They said also that the court should not consider the ``political question.'' Ending the 1954 defense treaty with Taiwan had been one condition set by the Peking government before the United States and China could assume normal relations. State Department officials had warned that if the treaty were not terminat5d on Jan. 1 then China would ``feel obliged to reconsider the entire relationship'' with the United States and that a ``reversal of steps already taken is a distinct possibility.'' ****1854EST 3220 *** d s *** BC-Kramer 12-13 0083 Kent Kramer, former pro football player with nine yeers experience in the National Football League, has been named general manager of the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League, it was announced Thursday. Kramer, 35, was general manager of the Portland Timbers during the 1979 NASL season. He spent three years in the front office of the NASL Minnesota Kicks. Kramer spent NFL years as a tight end at San Francisco, New Orleans, Minnesota and Philadelphia. ****1855EST 7340 *** r a *** AM-Immolation 1stLd-Writethru a6860 12-13 0539 The parents of Douglas Schaack tried to understand Thursday why their son doused his clothes and car with gasoline and burned himself to death. Authorities said they could not explain why the 22-year-old took his own life in this suburban community. The county medical examiner listed the cause of death as incineration. The car in which Schaack died had a bumper sticker reading: ``Just Passsin' Thru.'' ``He was up to visit us the other day and was real happy,'' said Schaack's stepfather, Warren Anderson, a retired federal meat inspector in Eagle Creek. ``He seemed in good spirits.'' ``He was a very deep, inside child and nothing inside came out,'' said Schaack's mother, Gladys, adding that he had been worried about work. ``But he was, of all my children, probably the most loving of the bunch.'' Anderson said Schaack had no history of mental illness and had never previously attempted suicide. The car in which Schaack died was registered to his sister in Eagle Creek. He lived with his brother in North Portland and worked as a watchman for a Portland asphalt and roofing firm. Schaack died Wednesday afternoon after pouring $2.28 worth of gasoline on himself and the car and igniting it at a Lake Oswego service station, local police said. ``He'd never been in before,'' said Marland Countryman, 42, the station manager who waited on Schaack. ``He didn't put any gas in his car and I couldn't get him to talk. ``He grabbed the unleaded hose and began washing his pants. I thought he was cleaning some grease off. ``Then he started putting it on his shirt and all over the car. I went over and had to fight the pump away from him. I didn't know what he was going to do.'' Countryman said Schaack was dressed in casual clothes and wasn't acting ``crazy at all'' when he first pulled up to the station on a busy street in Lake Oswego, just south of Portland. The station manager said Schaack paid him for the gasoline and then tried to light a match. Countryman stopped him, but Schaack jumped in his car and drove out into the street. ``He got out of the car, lit a match and threw it on top of the car and then got back inside. It went up like nothing,'' Countryman added. Children from an elementary school and passersby stared helplessly. Countryman said that while he ran in to call the police, a man ran out with a fire extinguisher from an auto parts store but ``he couldn't do anything. The flames were going 15 feet high.'' Willie Brown, 31, said that before going for the fire extinguisher he had tried to get Schaack out of the blazing car. ``He didn't want to come out,'' Brown said. ``He was still alive when we got there, but then the flames just engulfed him.'' Police said the car, a 1969 Dodge two door hardtop, was destroyed by the fire. The body was recovered and examined by Clackamas County officials. ****1856EST 3230 *** u s *** AM-McClendonjob 12-13 0258 Louisiana State football coach Charlie McClendon may be ``retiring'' from the helm of the Bayou Bengals, but he might not be out of coaching for long. John Bridgers, the University of New Mexico athletic direcor, interviewed McClendon on Thursday for the vacant coach's job on the Lobo staff. Bridgers left for Baton Rouge saying he would ,``talk to three or four other guys, too,'' before returning to Albuquerque on Sunday. Bridgers said all candidates that he'd visit would be head coaches or former head coaches. ``I'm just going to check them all out thoghly and see how people think about them in ther own communities,'' Bridgers said. ``I've got to make sure that we get the right man,'' he said. If McClendon is interested in the job, he knows where he might find a few assistant coaches as well. Incoming LSU head coach Bo Rein of North Carolina gave seven coaches on McClendon's staff their walking papers Wednesday, and named five of his former staff members as replacements. It was reported that the mass firings were causing concern among LSU fans, concerned that the recruiting efforts will get off to a slow start in the transition. Bill Mondt lost his football coaching job at New Mexico last month, when the school's president recommended to the board of regents that Mondt's contract not be renewed. Mondt, 42, has been head coach since 1973, but his teams had a combined record of 32-36-1 and only two winning seasons in six years. ****1856EST 7350 *** r i *** AM-Iranian 2ndLd-Writethru a6990 12-13 0983 *** s3240 *** d s *** AM-FBC--Centre-McGuire 12-13 0166 Herbert W. McGuire has been dismissed as head football coach at Centre College, according to athletic director Tom Bryant. McGuire, coach of the football Colonels since 1972, will stay at the school as a member of the physical education and coaching staff. Bryant said in a release that McGuire's specific coaching duties for next year have not been determined. ``Herb McGuire has been a versatile and committed member of the athletic program at Centre for 16 years, and we look forward to his continuing contribution to the program,'' said Centre President Thomas A. Spragens. McGuire joined the Centre staff in 1963 as assistant football coach. He also is an assistant professor of physical education. In his first season as head coach, McGuire guided Centre to the College Athletic Conference championship. His overall record is 23-48-1, including a 1-8 mark from the past season. Bryant said a screening committee would be organized to consider applicants for the head coaching post. ****1859EST 1850 *** r n *** AM-Hostages-Carols 12-13 0106 Radio station WKOX hope to turn a Christmas tradition into a bit of solice for the 50 American hostages in Tehran, Iran. Station manager Barry Sims says the station usually collects tapes of local school chorales singing Christmas carols and broadcasts the songs to listeners during the holiday season. This year, Sims says the station will make several copies of the tapes and mail them to the hostages. ``We hope the children's voices singing Christmas songs will somehow be a pleasant experience for those still being held in that far away land,'' said Sims. ****1859EST 1960 *** u f *** AM-Texaco-Antiturst 12-13 0245 *** p6780 *** r a *** AM-ScientologySuit 12-13 0466 A 29-year-old former member of the Church of Scientology filed a $200 million lawsuit Thursday against the church, charging that the group has cheated thousands of converts by subjecting them to ``mind control.'' Lavenda Van Schaick of Somerville contended in the suit filed in U.S. District Court here that the church misled her into divorcing her husband, paying about $13,000 for Scientologist instruction and working for the church without pay for nine years in Clearwater, Fla., and Las Vegas, Nev. Since she turned against the church, Ms. Van Schaick said, Scientologists have followed her, subjected her to electronic ``bugging'' and leaked details of her private life she had revealed in counseling sessions. Scientology officials, who describe their belief as an ``applied religious philosophy,'' branded the lawsuit ``anti-religious'' and ``money-motivated.'' Ms. Van Schaick's suit seeks compensation not only for herself but for ``thousands'' of others who she claims have been defrauded of $10,000 or more each by Scientology. The lawsuit also asks that 17 persons, including church founder L. Ron Hubbard, be removed from power and the that church be placed in the hands of a federal receiver. A statement issued by Robert E. Johnson, a local church president, said Ms. Van Schaick had been offered a refund of her money but that her attorney refused it. ``It looks to us as though what they are trying to do is grandstand it and make an easy million dollars,'' he charged. And Gary Klingler, a national church spokesman, estimated that as many as 3.5 million people have taken Scientology courses in the United States, including about 20,000 in the Boston area. He said fees vary but added that a common introductory course, called ``Communication,'' costs only about $75 and requires about two to four weeks of self study. The suit filed here is the latest of several legal problems facing the 25-year-old movement. In Washington, D.C., nine Scientology members were recently convicted of obstructing justice in connection with burglaries of federal and private offices in Washington and Los Angeles. In Oregon, a former Scientologist was recently awarded $2 million in damages against the church. Ms. Van Shaick's suit asserts that Scientologists use a technique called ``auditing'' in which new members undergo extensive questioning while monitored by a crude lie detector and gradually come under the psychological domination of the ``auditor.'' According to the suit, a typical subject must pay at least $625 for 12{ hours of auditing but usually agrees to further treatment that costs thousands of dollars. The suit also contends that auditing is falsely advertised as a technique that will improve IQ, cure neuroses, heal injuries, prevent colds, improve eyesight and enhance careers. ****1904EST 1970 *** r f *** AM-Aladdin 12-13 0521 The state Gaming Control Board recommended denial Thursday of plans by veteran gaming figures Delbert Coleman and Ed Torres to buy the scandal-tainted Aladdin hotel-casino in Las Vegas for $105 million. The unanimous vote ended a two-day hearing into the plan. The Nevada Gaming Commission plans to meet Friday in Las Vegas to make a final ruling on the application. If the commission follows the Control Board recommendation, it would appear a group including entertainer Johnny Carson might be next in line to attempt to buy the club. But that group, headed by Nationao Kinney Corp. of New York, may face problems too. The Aladdin case already has caused Nevada more legal headaches than any other disciplinary matters. The club was convicted last March of permitting a hidden ownership by reputed mobsters. In recommending against Torres and Coleman, board members expressed concern about Therm-Air Corp. of New York, a publicly traded ``shell'' acquired for purposes of buying the Aladdin. Board members also had concerns about associations and business practices of Torres and Coleman. Torres is former president of the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. Coleman once headed Parvin-Dohrmann Corp. which owned the Aladdin and two other Las Vegas clubs. That concern focused in part on what was described as a chance meeting by Torres with reputed underworld financial wizard Meyer Lansky. And board members also expressed concern over possible involvement in the deal of Sidney Korshak, Los Angeles lawyer who has been linked to organized crime. Lawyers for Coleman and Torres urged the board to consider only hard evidence and not hearsay information in the case. Board member Jack Stratton, who made the motion to deny the application, said it was the hard evidence which concerned him the most. He cited problems Coleman and Torres had in the late 1960s with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC accused Coleman, Torres and others involved in Parvin-Dohrmann Corp. with stock manipulation. Consent decrees were signed by Coleman, Torres, Korshak, actress Jill St. John and others but there were no admissions of guilt. Stratton also said there appeared to be new problems with purchases of Therm-Air stock. Both Coleman and Torres denied they were involved in such problems. Information leaked out on the Therm-Air deal last summer and at least two persons were able to buy stock in advance of the purchase announcement. After the announcement, value of the stock shot up sharply. Stratton also said Therm-Air had been ``a loser'' for nine years. He said only top-notch publicly traded firms should be allowed to do business in Nevada. Stratton said he had no problem with the suitability of Coleman and Torres as gaming licensees. But he said the financing arrangements appeared to be inadequate. Board member Richard Bunker and board Chairman Roger Trounday agreed. Bud Hicks, one of the six lawyers representing Coleman and Torres, pleaded unsuccessfully for a rehearing before the Control Board. Another lawyer, Morton Galane, said it would be unconstitutional to rely upon documents such as a SEC report reviewed by the board. ****1906EST 7360 *** r w *** AM-NationalTree 12-13 0270 *** a7370 *** r a *** AM-PoliceSuit 12-13 0286 *** f1980 *** r f *** AM-FuelPricing 12-13 0233 An Orlando oil company changed its plea Thursday from innocent to no contest in the federal case in which 13 companies are accused of fixing the price of gasoline in Florida. Carse Oil Company Inc. volunteered to pay an $80,000 fine, but the change must be aproved by U.S. District Judge Susan Black. The other dozen companies have pleaded innocent and the trial is scheduled to begin March 10. The no contest plea is not an admission of guilt, but means the company decided not to contest the charges. A federal grand jury here returend a six-page indictment Sept. 27 accusing the corporations of violating anti-trust provisions of the Sherman Act. The criminal charges carry a maximum $1 million fine for each corporation and a $100,000 fine and three years in prison for individuals. The indictment said the conspiracy deprived consumers ``of the benefits of free and open competition in the sale of gasoline in Florida.'' The corporate defendants include Cargo Gasoline Co., Cargo Service Stations Inc., Eastern Oil Co., Tampa Wholesale Co., T.D. McRae Inc., and United Petroleum Inc., all of Tampa. Also charged were the Imperial Florida Oil Co. of Orlando, the Jacksonville firms of Colonial Service Stations Inc., Gate Petroleum Co. and Super Test Oil & Gas Co; Key Petroleum Inc. of Mango; and Star Service and Petroleum Co. of St. Louis. ****1908EST 7380 *** r a *** AM-AutoSales 1stLd-Writethru a6900 12-13 0892 With early-December sales running 23 percent below last year's brisk pace, the Big Three auto companies said Thursday they will close 19 assembly plants next week, raising auto layoffs to the highest level in five years. Sales figures released by the automakers showed faltering Chrysler Corp. improved its market position somewhat from November and from a year ago. Overall, though, the five U.S. producers delivered 168,979 cars in the first 10 days of the month compared with 220,836 for early December 1978. Chrysler sales were off only 14 percent compared with last year's period, the smallest decline among the Big Three. Its sales of 16,778 cars yielded 9.9 percent of the market compared with 8.9 percent in the first part of December 1978. The total number of workers on indefinite layoff reached more than 115,000, with 70,000 more holding recall dates, according to company announcements Thursday. At least another 12,000 indefinite layoffs are scheduled for January. The Big Three employ about 765,000 production workers, so next week's 185,000 layoffs total 24 percent of the work force _ the most since 300,000 were laid off at the height of the 1974-75 recession. Sales always decline from late November as Christmas shopping diverts buyer attention. Chrysler's sales declined only 4.9 percent while the industry as a whole slipped 21 percent. Chrysler started offering $300-a-car rebates on Nov. 1, but they did not visibily helped sales last month. The company's share of the domestic market plunged to 8.2 percent in late November, the lowest in many years. The 41,450 workers being laid off next week by General Motors join another 45,560 workers the firm has on indefinite furlough and 11,580 scheduled for indefinite layoff next month. The company employs about 475,000 production workers. The car plants are in Norwood, Ohio, where 3,900 will be furloughed; Leeds, Mo., 3,600; Fairfax, Kans., 4,200; Doraville, Ga., 2,400; Arlington, Texas, 4,X00; Lansing, Mich., 8,200 and Pontiac, Mich., 10,750. The Lansing and Pontiac totals include workers at body plants attached to assembly plants. The truck operations are the heavy-duty assembly line of the GMC Truck & Coach division at Pontiac, employing 1,500, and the GMC van line there, with 2,900. Ford Motor Co. sales dived 41 percent from 69,163 in early December 1978 to 41,014. Last year, a dealer contest boosted sales to Ford's best ever for the period. General Motors Corp. sold 103,480 cars, a 19 percent decline from 127,310 but still good enough for an above-normal 61 percent of the market. Last year, GM's share was a normal 58 percent. American Motors Corp. sales rose 57 percent to an estimated 5,000 cars compared with 3,178. AMC no longer reports 10-day sales, but its new four-wheel drive cars have been a hit in the showrooms. Volkswagen of America sold 2,707 cars, 69 percent more than the 1,601 it sold in the same interval last year. ``I don't look for it to get any better _ or any worse _ in the next few months,'' said an industry analyst who declines to be identified. He estimated that compacts and subcompacts accounted for half of all cars sold, down from 57 percent in the spring's gasoline scare. ``This to me says the mix has stopped changing and the problem is one of economics _ or rather, of buyer confidence.'' With only 20 selling days left in the calendar year, the five U.S. producers had sold 7,943,536 cars, 11 percent below last year's 8,883,038. GM was down 9.2 percent from 5,140,014 to 4,683,054, Ford was off 17 percent from 2,468,309 to 2,045,646, Chrysler slumped 17 percent from 1,091,985 to 906,671, AMC dipped 8.1 percent from 165,716 to 152,776 and VW bounded up 810 percent from 17,014, a just-getting-started figure, to 152,682. GM said it would stop nine assembly lines with 41,450 laid off for a week. Additionally, GM's transmission plant in Toledo, Ohio said it would close for the week, idling another 2,115 plus 685 more indefinitely. GM has another 45,560 workers on indefinite furlough and at least 12,265 to be added next month. Ford said it would shut eight lines, with 21,125 week-long furloughs. Another 36,000 have been sent home for indefinite periods. Chrysler said it would shut two auto assembly plants for longer periods to shift production caused on Jan. 4. About 8,000 workers will be laid off in those two closings. Chrysler has 32,700 more on indefinite layoff. American Motors Corp. has 1,200 workers on indefinite layoff not counted in the Big Three total. Ford's affected car lines are at AtlaOhio, 3,900; Los Angeles, 1,300; San Jose, Calif., 1,500; and Wayne, Mich., 3,600. Light truck production at Lorrain and Louisville is not affected, but Ford said it would stop production of heavier trucks in Louisville for a week because of a strike-caused shortage of engines. Another 4,000 will be furloughed. Chrysler's Newark, Del., plant will close until Jan. 14, with 3,800 furloughs, and the St. Louis plant will be down until Jan. 21 with 4,200 layoffs. Production of some St. Louis cars is being sent to Newark to make room. ****1910EST 6790 *** d i *** AM-ForeignBriefs 12-13 0642 An aged nun with one leg on Thursday helped recapture one of nine prisoners who struck two policemen, escaped from a courthouse and tried to hide in the Sacred Heart Convent. Sister Mary Vianney, 86, confined to a wheelchair since her right leg was amputated three months ago, said she was sitting on the convent verandah when 53-year-old escapee Michael John Kain ran up and crouched in an alcove. ``You wouldn't be running away from the police, would you?'' Sister Vianney asked, and blocked him with her wheelchair when he tried to run inside. She told him to stay put, went into the convent and locked the door. A prison security officer who arrived at the convent a few minutes later said he found Kain fingering a set of rosary beads and ``trying to look inconspicuous''. Three of the escapees remained at large late Thursday. ____= VATICAN CITY (AP) _ Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass for Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa in his private chapel Thursday and said he would help her fouund a home for unwed mothers in Rome. The 69-year-old Roman Catholic nun, born in what is now Yugoslavia, told reporters she had requested the pope's help in establishing the home a year ago, and that he had raised the issue again after the morning service. Mother Theresa, ``the gutter saint of Calcutta,'' formally received the prize this week in Oslo, Norway, for her decades of work among India's urban poor. ___= TOKYO (AP) _ The leader of a Peking gang was sentenced to 15 years in prison for fatally stabbing a member of a rival gang in a street fight, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported Thursday, quoting a Peking paper. The Peking Daily said the leader of the rival gang was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the disturbance last July 15 involving 140 young Chinese armed with knives, swords and shotguns. Other gang members were ordered to perform forced labor and undergo political re-education. Chinese authorities have attributed recent street violence by roving youth gangs to high unemployment, but the Peking Daily did not say if those involved in the July incident had jobs. ___= NEW DELHI, India (AP) _ India and Bangladesh opened talks Thursday aimed at ending a border dispute over a 44-acre parcel that has resulted in an almost daily exchange of gunfire recently but caused no casualties. The conflict stems from a shift in the course of the Mahuri River near the town of Belonia, in India's Tripura state. The two countries have charged each other's citizens with ``stealing'' sugar cane and rice are grown on the disputed land. Both sides predicted a quick solution. ``This small issue, I am confident, can be solved speedily,'' said Bangladesh Home Secretary M.M. Zaman. Indian Foreign Ministry official Eric Gonsalves said, ``We will try to resolve the problem in such a way that it will be reasonable and honorable to both sides.'' In December 1971, Indian military forces invaded Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan, and with the backing of nationalist politicians forcibly separated it from West Pakistan, now Pakistan. ___= KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) _ The government-run Uganda Times claimed Thursday that 2,000 tribesmen from neighboring Kenya, armed with rifles and machine guns, crossed the border last week, stole livestock and terrorized the population. Quoting ``intelligence reports,'' the paper said the tribesmen raided the Kaproron and Kaserem regions of eastern Uganda last Friday, burned homes, stole cattle and kidnapped two women, one man and a child. The four captives have not been recovered, the paper said, but Ugandan security officials and civilians pursued the raiders and recaptured some of the stolen animals near the Kenyan border. Ugandan and Kenyan officials plan to meet this weekend to discuss measures to end such raids, the paper said. ****1912EST 6800 *** d w *** AM-WashingtonBriefs 12-13 0432 Patents for items ranging from head coverings and rat traps to solar energy and electronic security devices were issued by the government last month. Sidney A. Diamond, commissioner of patents and trademarks, said the agency issued 3,364 patents during November. They are listed in ``The Patent and Trademark Official Gazettes,'' published by the patents agency, a division of the Commerce Department. Among the patents listed are: ``Floor Sweeper,'' ``Dental Crown Remover,'' ``Radio Navigation Training Device,'' ``Animated Painting,'' ``Psychological Game,'' ``Pizza Making Machine,'' ``Liquid Fuel Injection Pump,'' and '`Vehicle Seat.'' ___ WASHINGTON (AP) _ Volunteers in Service to America, criticized by some Republicans as an agency steeped in ``political activism,'' got a new lease on life Thursday. President Carter signed legislation authorizing the VISTA program to continue for two more years. Sometimes called the domestic Peace Corps, the VISTA program will be 15 years old this month. It now has 3,400 volunteers, who earn a subsistence salary of about $317 a month in 2,000 locations. ___ WASHINGTON (AP) _ Ambassador Sir Nicholas Henderson asserted Thursday that British support for the United States during the Iranian crisis is greater than most Americans think. The United States and Iran are playing ``a diplomatic game'' in which the strong condemnations of Iran are important, Henderson said. ___ WASHINGTON (AP) _ The National Center for Health Statistics reported Thursday there were 3 percent more births in the United States during the first nine months of 1979, compared with the same period a year ago,. It said nearly 2.6 million babies were born by the end of September, representing an increase of 85,000. The 299,000 live births during September boosted the 1979 total to 2,577,000, compared with 2,492,000 at the same point in 1978. The center, part of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, said the overall birth rate was 15.7 births per 1,000 population, and the fertility rate was 67.7 births per 1,000 women in the child-bearing years of 15 to 44. ___ WASHINGTON (AP) _ A coalition of civil rights groups is urging the Carter administration to abandon plans to appeal a court ruling which held that the deportation of Iranian students without proper visas is unconstitutional. The Justice Department has asked for a stay of Tuesday's ruling by a U.S. District Court judge, pending appeal. In a letter to Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti, Peggy Shaker, national coordinator of a group known as Campaign for Political Rights, said that the government's appeal will ``not only prolong an unacceptable situation, it will also heighten the tensions which already exist.'' ****1913EST 7390 *** r i *** AM-Reagan 12-13 0238 Ronald Reagan has decided not to enter Puerto Rico's presidential primary, one of his chief supporters here said Thursday. The Feb. 17 contest is the first Republican primary of the 1980 campaign. Manuel Galib, who tried to organize a Reagan campaign committee in San Juan, said Reagan decided to skip the primary because he feared a loss. Observers say Reagan's organization here is weak. Reagan also was reportedly deterred by the cost of campaigning here. Puerto Rico has only 14 of the 1,993 delegates to the 1980 GOP convention, but the campaign here may cost each candidate as much as $200,000. In South Carolina, where Reagan was campaigning Thursday, his political director said: ``I'm leaning against entering the primary, but we're not saying we are not going to do so. There are several considerations which we will have to discuss.'' Reagan said, ``I am under the impression we are going to enter everything, but this is a technical problem which I don't enter into.'' Deadline for filing for the primary, the first ever on the island, is Friday. Thus far, former Texas Gov. John Connally, former CIA director George Bush and Sen. Howard Baker of Tennessee have filed. The Reagan decision prompted anger among some Republican politicians. Critics called his reported decision a slight to Puerto Rican and to more than 15 million Hispanics living in the United States. ****1913EST 6810 *** r w *** AM-OilTaxes 12-13 0660 *** a7400 *** r a *** AM-Texaco-Antiturst 12-13 0238 Texaco Inc. filed suit Thursday charging three companies that construct offshore oil and gas drilling facilities with price rigging and other antitrust violations. Named as defendants in the U.S. District Court suit were J. Ray McDermott & Co. of New Orleans, Halliburton Co. of Dallas and Brown & Root of Houston, a Halliburton subsidiary. The suit said the defendants and others not named combined or conspired since 1960 ``to suppress and eliminate competition'' and to monopolize the marine construction industry. Texaco and a Houston subsidiary, Texas Pipeline Co., asked the court to order treble damages for damages it suffered due to alleged overcharges for offshore oil and gas drilling platforms and equipment. The suit did not specify the amount involved, but asked for an injunction to block continuance of the alleged violations. Among the claims made by Texaco was that the defendants held secret meetings to fix prices and to ``allocate among themselves marine construction projects in the Gulf of Mexico and in other geographic areas.'' The defendants were also charged with submitting ``collusive, non-competitive and rigged bids'' and standardardizing various terms and conditions of such bids. None of the companies involved were immediately available for comment. Halliburton and McDermott have entered no contest pleas to antitrust conspiracy charges filed by the federal government and were fined $1 million each. A number of executives entered similar pleas and were also fined. ****1915EST 6820 *** r i *** AM-TheologianGrilled 1stLd-Writethru 12-13 0743 *** s3270 *** d s *** BC-FBN--O.J.SimpsonFinale 12-13 0488 O.J. Simpson has accumulated 11,224 yards rushing over 11 seasons in pro football but figures to add just a handful more in his final game. The second leading rusher in National Football League history ends his playing career Sunday as a second stringer on a losing team, the San Francisco 49ers, who will be playing in Atlanta against the Falcons. ``I have no regrets,'' the 32-year-old Simpson said as he faced his last appearance in uniform No. 32 and a busy future including movie and television acting. ``But ideally, it would have been great to finish in the Super Bowl, score the winning touchdown with no time on the clock and then keep running right into the tunnel as the crowd went crazy,'' he added. Simpson came out of the University of Southern California considered one of the greatest running backs in college history. He joined the Buffalo Bills, whose 1-12-1 record in 1968 brought them draft rights to the Heisman Trophy winner, somewhat reluctantly. Simpson, ``The Juice,'' gained only 697 yards on 181 carries in his rookie season of 1969, the final year of the American Football League. But once the Bills built a formidable offensive line, he more than lived up to expectations. The high point of his NFL career came on an icy field at New York's Shea Stadium when, in the final game of the 1973 season, he ran for 200 yards to finish the year with an NFL record 2,003 yards. Unlike former Cleveland Browns star Jim Brown, the only NFL runner to gain more yards, Simpson has never played on a championship pro team. In fact, he's played on only three winning teams, at Buffalo in 1973-74-75, and been in just one playoff game. The San Francisco native who joined the 49ers in a trade made before last season has endured a pro career with teams that stand 47-108-2 overall, including the 49ers' current 2-13 record. Yet he says, ``Football has been a good time for 17 years of my life.'' Simpson's return to San Francisco, where he played high school and junior college football, resulted in frustration as he discovered that numerous knee injuries had taken too much of a toll. The highest paid player in football history, at more than $750,000 a year, was replaced in the starting lineup by Paul Hofer midway through this season. ``I would have hoped to have been a little more myself,'' Simpson said. ``I certainly wanted to play the kind of ball that had been expected of me.'' He also had a longshot hope of going to a Super Bowl with his hometown team. It was not to be. ``But I've done some things that people will talk about a lot longer than who won the Super Bowl _ 2,003 yards,'' he says. ****1917EST 6830 *** d a *** AM-StarGazers 12-13 0249 An astronomical phenomenon that may explain the star of Bethelem seen by the Magi 2,000 years ago is destined to repeat itself during the next five months, a Michigan State University astronomer says. According to Robert Victor of MSU's Abrams Planetarium, the first in a series known as a ``triple conjunction'' of the planets Mars and Jupiter will take place on the morning of Dec. 15. Victor said Wednesday that a triple conjunction occurs when two astronomical bodies move close together three times in close succession. Around the year 7 B.C., Victor said, a triple conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn may have created the fabled star of Bethlehem that Christmas lore says heralded the birth of Christ. Mars and Jupiter often move close together once a year, but to have them come close three times in a five-month span is a rare event that Victor said hasn't happened since 1836-37. The conjunctions will occur about an hour before sunrise, high in the south-southwest sky on Saturday, Dec. 15, and then on two evenings in 1980, Feb. 26 and May 5, Victor said. The last two will be visible all night, he added, with the Feb. 26 conjunction expected to be the brightest and May 5 expected to be the date when the two planets are closest. Victor said the two planets will be separated by no more than three moon widths. ****1918EST 6840 *** d a *** AM-Governor 12-13 0230 Here is a quiz _ who ran New Jersey on Thursday? Question 1: Who is the governor? Answer: Brendan T. Byrne, but he's in Washington, D.C. Question 2.: Who is New Jersey's lieutenant governor? Answer: New Jersey doesn't have one under the state Constitution. Question 3: Does New Jersey have an acting lieutenant governor? Answer: Not exactly. But the state Senate president serves as acting governor when the real governor is out of state. The Senate President is Joseph Merlino, D-Trenton. Question 4: So is Merlino acting governor? Answer: No. He's at a conference for lieutenant governors being held for two days in San Diego and two days in Palm Springs, Calif. Question 5: So who is the acting, acting governor? Answer: Next in line is the state assembly speaker, Christopher Jackman, D-Jersey City. He's in the hospital recovering from hypertension, but he's serving as acting, acting governor anyway because he signed a bill into law. That's what governors do. One more question: Suppose Jackman couldn't be acting acting governor _ who would be in charge of New Jersey? Answer: The Emergency Powers Act would make Atty. Gen. John Degnan the governor. Question: What's wrong with that? Answer: Nothing, but Degnan's out of state too. He's in Washington at a criminal justice seminar. ****1918EST 6850 *** d a *** AM-Settlement 12-13 0230 *** t0890 *** d s *** AM-FBC--McClendonJob 12-13 0258 Louisiana State football coach Charlie McClendon may be ``retiring'' from the helm of the Bayou Bengals, but he might not be out of coaching for long. John Bridgers, the University of New Mexico athletic director, interviewed McClendon on Thursday for the vacant coach's job on the Lobo staff. Bridgers left for Baton Rouge saying he would ,``talk to three or four other guys, too,'' before returning to Albuquerque on Sunday. Bridgers said all candidates that he'd visit would be head coaches or former head coaches. ``I'm just going to check them all out thoghly and see how people think about them in ther own communities,'' Bridgers said. ``I've got to make sure that we get the right man,'' he said. If McClendon is interested in the job, he knows where he might find a few assistant coaches as well. Incoming LSU head coach Bo Rein of North Carolina gave seven coaches on McClendon's staff their walking papers Wednesday, and named five of his former staff members as replacements. It was reported that the mass firings were causing concern among LSU fans, concerned that the recruiting efforts will get off to a slow start in the transition. Bill Mondt lost his football coaching job at New Mexico last month, when the school's president recommended to the board of regents that Mondt's contract not be renewed. Mondt, 42, has been head coach since 1973, but his teams had a combined record of 32-36-1 and only two winning seasons in six years. ****1919EST 6860 *** r i *** AM-NATO-Iran 12-13 0521 Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance gained ``virtually universal'' support from U.S. allies in Europe on Thursday to seek U.N. sanctions against Iran if its 50 American hostages are not released, a U.S. official said. Foreign ministers of the 15 NATO members unanimously approved a statement condemning the Nov. 4 U. S. Embassy takeover in Tehran, but assuring Iran's revolutionary leaders they ``have no desire to intervene in Iran's internal affairs,'' said a senior U.S. official who asked not to be identified. ``We have no doubt about the robustness of the statement,'' the U.S. official said after vote, taken at closed meeting. He said ``there was no description as to what anyone would, or would not do'' to bring economic and diplomatic pressure on Iran to free the hostages. The U.S. government has refused the demand by revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to send ousted Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to Iran to stand trial, and may ask the U.N. Security Council to impose a trade embargo on Iran. Sources said the United States would seek U.N. action if the International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled that the hostages be freed and militants holding them refused. A decision by the court is expected soon on a U.S suit brought to secure the hostages' release. The senior U.S. official said Vance has broached economic sanctions with the Soviet Union, which could scuttle the U.S. plan by using its Security Council veto. Soviet Ambassador Anatoly F. Dobrynin is due to return to Washington early next week with the Kremlin response to what U.S. officials said was a stern warning not to stand in the way. The senior official said the United States is prepared to form a joint economic front with its allies against Iran even if the Security Council turns down a request for sanctions. He said Vance consulted a number of European leaders this week and found that ``other countries would be willing to take similar actions'' to the U.S. boycott of Iranian oil and freezing Iran's overseas assets. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization foreign ministers' statement parallelled a unanimous Security Council resolution passed last week asking Iran to allow the hostages to leave the country. It referred to the ``grave situation'' and called the embassy takeover a ``flagrant violation of international law and human rights.'' ``Any taking of hostages, for any motive whatsoever, is totally unacceptable and must be firmly opposed by the international community as a whole,'' the statement said. U.S. officials said all 15 ministers made brief statements during the meeting condemning the embassy takeover, and adopted the statement in their capacities as national representatives rather than as members of NATO, which has no treaty jurisdiction over Iran. NATO has rarely addressed events beyond its military sphere. One occasion was an expression of support for French involvement in wars in Indochina during the 1950's. The resolution responded to an appeal Tuesday by Defense Secretary Harold Brown, who said it was time the allies took concrete diplomatic and economic steps on behalf of the hostages. ****1921EST 4430 *** r n *** AM-Libel 12-13 0201 *** p6870 *** r a *** AM-Dollar-Gold 1stLd-Writethru p6590 12-13 0631 *** a7420 *** r i *** PM-CityElections 12-13 0409 *** a7430 *** r i *** AM-CityElections 12-13 0417 The Chinese capital replaced its Revolutionary Committee with a new People's Municipal Government on Thursday, severing one of its last links to the 1966-69 Cultural Revolution, and some top posts went to non-Communists. Lin Hujia, 63, chairman of the abolished committee and a protege of senior Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping, was elected new mayor of this city of 8,500,000. China's Revolutionary Committees, created by the radical leftist faction of the Communist Party to rule cities and provinces during the purges of the Cultural Revolution, were patterned on the communes of the 1870 French Revolution. After the death of Chairman Mao Tse-tung and the arrest of ultra-leftists in 1976, including Mao's widow Chiang Ching, China's moderate leaders steadily moved away from the radical ideas of the Cultural Revolution. The National People's Congress ruled in July that revolutionary committees be replaced by city and provincial governments. Lin, first secretary of Peking Communist Party branch, succeeded Wu Teh, who sympathized with the previous radical leadership and is regarded as a critic of the 75-year-old Deng. The mayor and 12 deputy mayors were chosen from 16 candidates in secret balloting by 1,128 members of the Peking People's Congress in the Great Hall of the People. It was the first secret balloting in Peking for 13 years in which more candidates stood than were elected. Lei Jieqiong, 74, is the only woman and only non-Communist deputy mayor elected. A nationally known legal scholar, she is a member of the non-Communist Association for the Promotion of Democracy. In an apparent attempt to include other non-Communists in the political process, Lin announced that non-party specialists and ``other people'' will be made directors and deputy directors of city departments and bureaus. Members also voted for 47 candidates contending for 42 places on its own standing executive committee, electing party member Jia Tingsan, 67, as chairman. Five of the 14 vice-chairmen elected were non-Communists. Acting on a proposal from the party's Central Committee, the congress elected another non-Communist member, 97-year-old Ma Yingchu, a former President of Peking University desgraced in the 1950's for advocating economic reform and population control. He has since been rehabilitated and is honorary president of the university. Further balloting is scheduled next year for people's congresses at the district and county level. In November elections, the congress for the eastern district of Peking elected non-Communists to 33 percent of its posts. ****1926EST 6890 *** r w *** AM-Ethics-Wilson 12-13 0534 The House Ethics Committee Thursday accused Rep. Charles H. Wilson, D-Calif., with 14 counts of financial misconduct and with another count of lying under oath about his financial activities. It was the second time in less than two years that Wilson had been accused of wrongdoing by the committee. The House reprimanded Wilson a year ago for lying to the committee by initially denying that he received $1,000 in cash as a wedding gift from South Korean rice merchant Tongsun Park. Wilson later amended that sworn statement to properly report the gift. The new allegations against Wilson, a nine-term congressman, are the result of evidence uncovered during that earlier probe. All of the counts accuse Wilson of violating House rules. There is no mention of any possible violations of law. The committee stressed its allegations were not a finding that Wilson committed any violations. That question will be determined at later hearings. Eight counts alleged that Wilson converted nearly $29,000 in campaign contributions to his personal use at various periods of time from 1971 through 1974. Four of the counts alleged that Wilson accepted gifts of cash totalling $15,500 from Lee Rogers at a time that Rogers had a direct interest in legislation before Congress. Those alleged gifts occurred in the period between June of 1971 and June of 1973. Two other counts accused him of paying to Rogers from his official office account a salary that was not commensurate with Rogers' duties. Those alleged actions occurred from 1971 through 1974 and in 1976, the committee said. The last count accused him of testifying falsely under oath when he was asked about his income sources by committee investigators. Rogers is president of a mail order firm in California. Wilson currently is chairman of the Post Office and Civil Service subcommittee on postal operations and services. Wilson said in a prepared statement that ``I categorically and vigorously deny the charges of alleged misconduct.'' He said he was confident he would be cleared of any wrongdoing and said he intended to run for re-election next year. The committee gave no details of the evidence it believes could support the allegations, saying only it had ``reason to believe'' that violations of House rules had occurred. The committee alleged the gifts Wilson received from Rogers came under ``circumstances which might be construed by reasonable persons as influencing the performance of his duties'' and at times when Rogers had ``a direct interest in legislation before the Congress.'' The committee also alleged that the salary Wilson paid to Rogers was not commensurate with Rogers' duties. It alleged that Wilson converted campaign funds to his personal use on eight occasions from March 1971 through November 1974. And it alleged that Wilson on April 17, 1978, while testifying under oath before committee investigators, made ``statements on a material matter which he then and there believed to be false.'' The committee now must decide whether the allegations are sustained by the evidence. If it rules against Wilson, it can recommend punishment ranging from a reprimand to expulsion from House membership. The full House will decide what punishment, if any, to impose. ****1927EST 7450 *** r a *** AM-UAWTractorTalks 12-13 0426 The United Auto Workers' chief bargainer, unable to seal a new contract Thursday with Caterpillar Tractor Co., traveled to Chicago to reopen stalled negotiations with International Harvester Co. Pat Greathouse, UAW vice president, said before leaving here Thursday afternoon that the talks with Caterpillar were progressing. But he said a few issues remained to be resolved for an agreement that would end the longest strike ever against the Peoria-based heavy machinery maker. ``There's nothing more I can do here,'' Greathouse said. ``I have hopes of getting (the International Harvester strike) settled before the holidays.'' Bargainers for Caterpillar and UAW continued meeting Thursday even after Greathouse left, with both sides saying settlement was still possible this week. Caterpillar opened negotiations Thursday with a new proposal, its fourth complete contract package of the negotiations. After studying the offer much of the morning, Greathouse declared it ``less than acceptable'' and left for Chicago. Union sources say the proposal did not include a detailed economic package, including wages and benefits, and was less than the UAW wanted in the area of changing job classifications the union has found troublesome. Cliff Hathway, Caterpillar's chief negotiator, declined comment. Some 40,000 UAW workers are on strike against Caterpillar operations in six states. The walkout began Oct. 1 with a wildcat strike in the Peoria area, which entered its 74th day Thursday. In addition, about 35,000 Harvester workers are on strike nationwide. Company and union bargainers had not held contract talks in Chicago since the union struck on Nov. 1. A key stumbling block in the way of the International Harvester settlement is an effort by the firm to include some provision for mandatory overtime in the new three-year pact with the UAW. The other two members of the so-called Big Three farmand heavy machinery makers, Caterpillar and Deere & Co., do have some mandatory overtime provisions in their contract. The wage-and-benefit package is expected to resemble that won in October by Deere, which calls for 3-percent pay raises each of the three yars of the contract and cost-of-living adjustments. The average straight-time hourly wage for an Interntional Harvester employee is $9.21; for a Caterpillar employee it is $9.00 IH has operations affected by the walkout in the Chicago area, Canton, Rock Island and East Moline in Illinois; Shadyside, Columbus, and Springfield in Ohio; Ft. Wayne and Indianapolis in Indiana; Louisville, Ky.; Memphis, Tenn.; Atlanta; Dallas; Twin Cities, Minn.; and warehouses in Kansas City, Kan., and Memphis, Tenn. ****1930EST 6900 *** r w *** AM-NationalTree 12-13 0270 *** f1990 *** u f *** AM-Texaco-Antitrust 1stLd- 12-13 0420 *** a7470 *** r i *** AM-Dollar-Yen 12-13 0035 The dollar opened at 241.50 yen on the Tokyo foreign exchange market Friday, up from the previous day's close of 238.95, and rose to 242.50 yen in early trading. ****1932EST 1910 *** u n *** BC-BareFacts 12-13 0435 *** g4290 *** u n *** AM-EasternMass.Storm 1st-Ld 12-13 0212 Twenty-four hours after temperatures reached 68 degrees to match an all-time Massachusetts high, drivers battled slush and freezing Thursday on highways throughout the state. A snow storm from from Tennessee brought up to 1{ inches of snow in Toppsfield in the northeast and up to 2{ inches in Pittsfield in the west, said the National Weather Service which forecast continued cold weather Friday. Springfield authorities reported 17 automobile accidents, mostly minor fender-benders, as snow turned to sleet about the start of the homeward-bound afternoon rush hour. The speed limit on the Massachusetts Turnpike west of Springfield was reduced to 40 mph from the top of 55. The storm provided ski run operators snow for the first time in the Berkshire Mountains. An undetermined number of cars stalled because of wet wires and other weather-connected problems as trsaffic was ``heavy and slow'' for commuters in ther Boston area, according to Officer William Riley of the Metropolitan District Commission. He said there were no serious problems. Sanders dusted the Turnpike and Boston-area highways, said authorities. Harry Terban, a National Weather Service meteorologist said of the snow: ``It's something more normal than what we've been having.'' ****1937EST 3350 *** r s *** AM-MEACStars 12-13 0181 Seventeen players from teams in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference will participate in the second annual Black College All-Star Bowl in New Orleans on Jan. 5, it was announced Thursday. The game, to be played in the Superdome, is for the benefit of the United Negro College Fund. Of those 17, eight players come from South Carolina State and two each from North Carolina A&T, Morgan State, North Carolina Central and Delaware State. Howard University will send one member from its 1979 squad. The players will join 14 other seniors from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association to complete the East squad. The West roster will comprise players from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The schools and their players are: S.C. State: Malcolm Montgomery, Nate Rivers, Dexter Clinkscale, Anthony Felder, Albert Lester, Ervin Parker, Sam Dunham and Phillip Murphy. Delaware State: Gregory Wright and Calvin Stephen. N.C. A&T: William Joyner and Emmanuel Davis. Morgan State: Elvis Franks and Maurice Burton. N.C. Central: Vincent Pearsall and Anthony Griffin. Howard: John Jenkins. ****1938EST 7480 *** u w *** AM-BaconTesting 1stLd-Writethru a6530 12-13 0540 *** p6910 *** r i *** AM-Iranian 2ndLd-Writethru p6660 12-13 0983 *** e2590 *** r n *** BC-BareFacts 12-13 0435 *** g4450 *** r n *** BC-BareFacts 12-13 0435 *** p6920 *** r w *** AM-US-Iran Bjt 1stLd-Writethru 12-13 0949 The United States reacted warily Thursday to Iranian agreement to have outside observers check on the condition of American hostages in Tehran, insisting such a delegation must be truly independent. White House press secretary Jody Powell told reporters that unless the observers meet a set of criteria specified by the United States, the Iranian move would be ``another cynical attempt to divert international attention'' from the illegal seizure of the U.S. Embassy and its staff. Powell was reacting to a Tehran Radio announcement that revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini has given permission for independent observers to check on the 50 captives, who were seized on Nov. 4 when a militant Iranian mob overran the embassy compound. According to the report from Tehran, Khomeini told the militants holding the embassy that he would grant permission for independent observers to see the hostages ``to confront the adverse U.S. aggressive propaganda'' about the condition of the Americans. U.S. officials have maintained that the hostages are being mistreated, are being held under inhumane conditions and have pointed out that no one has seen more than a few of the hostages. The Carter administration has continually called for outside observers to be admitted to the embassy compound to determine the status and treatment of all the hostages. But Powell said any outsiders admitted by the Iranian militants should be ``internationally recognized, impartial, neutral observers.'' He said they should see and talk to all hostages ``regularly and frequently,'' and that at least one observer should be a physician. He also said the observers should report to the families of the hostages, and to the world, on the condition of each captive. If all these conditions are met, Powell said, ``we would consider it a step forward.'' Otherwise, he said, visits to the hostages would not accomplish ``a humanitarian objective'' or be ``responsive to international opinion and to acceptable standards of behavior.'' Privately, however, White House officials were making a cautiously optimistic appraisal of the Khomeini offer to allow observers to see the hostages. The officials, asking that they not be named, expressed hope that the offer reflected growing Iranian recognition that world opinion opposes the holding of the hostages. Officials at the State Department made a nearly identical statement on the Iranian proposal to allow observers into the compound, saying the government ``would welcome'' such a development if the U.S. criteria are met. However, department spokesman Thomas Reston said the United States is concerned with the physical and psychological well-being of the Americans and approval of a plan to mave them examined by outside observers does not imply U.S. acceptance of their continued status as prisoners. ``Nothing should be allowed to delay the release of the hostages,'' Reston said. In response to questions, White House spokesman Powell said, ``Our information on the hostages and their condition is imperfect at best.'' He said the U.S. government has not been able to verify reports that some captives may have been removed from the Tehran embassy. The militants who seized the embassy and the captives have warned that the compound has been mined and that it and the Americans will be blown up if the United States attempts a rescue effort. The Radio Tehran report also said Khomeini ordered Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzdeh to form an international commission ``to investigate the aggrelsion of the United States in Iran, especially during the treacherous deposed shah's regime.'' The militants who seized the embassy, backed by Khomeini's government, are demanding that the United States send the deposed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi back to Iran for trial. Asked about Khomeini's statement about an international commission, Powell reiterated that the United Nations and the World Court would be recognized forums for debating such issues _ after the hostages are released _ rather than ``an ad hoc assemblage with no standing under international law or in the world community.'' Carter was briefed Thursday by Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti on a U.S. effort to spur release of the hostages through an order of the World Court at The Hague, Netherlands. Civiletti argued the U.S. case before the court earlier this week. Powell said he did not know whether Carter and Civiletti also discussed a U.S. District Court decision Tuesday that held unconstitutional the administration's program for checking the visas of Iranian students and deporting those without valid visas. The government is appealing the court's decision. Carter also apparently talked about the Iranian crisis Thursday with former President Gerald R. Ford. Carter said there was no agenda for the meeting but volunteered that Ford ``gives me very good advice.'' On Wednesday, the United States took a fresh retaliatory step against Iran, ordering most of its diplomats in the United States to leave. About 183 Iranians will be sent home within the next four days, leaving only skeleton staffs at Iran's embassy in Washington and its consulates in New York, Chicago, Houston and San Francisco. Meanwhile, the State Department said it did not know whether thousands of pieces of Christmas mail Americans are sending to the hostages will get through. ``The captors tell us they are getting their mail, but we have no indication that they are,'' said one official. Late Wednesday, CBS News reported some shifts among the militants holding the Tehran embassy. An unknown number of Palestinian guerrillas joined Iranians at the site after the Carter administration raised the possibility of military intervention, CBS reported. A State Department spokesman declined comment on the report except to note that department officials have pharacterized the captors only as ``so-called students.'' ****1948EST 7500 *** u a *** AM-Tintoretto 12-13 0298 *** m1940 *** u n *** BC-Shriver-Kennedy 12-13 0415 In the second display of force in Connecticut by supporters of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in less than a week, Eunice Kennedy Shriver helped open her older brother's state campaign headquarters Thursday. With flecks of sleet still in her mink coat, Mrs. Shriver told reporters and campaign workers that the ``good intentions'' of President Carter weren't enough to get the Congress working on the nation's inflation and energy problems. Sounding a theme that was heard Saturday when the statewide Kennedy organization named its co-chairmen, Mrs. Shriver said her brother's record as a U.S. senator from Massachusetts showed he could provide leadership for the Congress. The weekend announcement was attended by the four co-chairman, U.S. Reps. William Cotter, Christopher Dodd, William Ratchford and Toby Moffett. Thursday was Mrs. Shriver's first day of campaigning for Kennedy, and her tight schedule of appearances ran afoul of sleet and rain in central of Connecticut. In an effort to demonstrate Kennedy's concern for the elderly, the handicapped and the residents of the state's inner cities, Mrs. Shriver's schedule called for her to tour the Alfa Omega family residence in Ellington. She was to visit the elderly in the Parkville Community Center and then stop in at the West Indian Social Club in Hartford. By the time she arrived at the new statewide campaign headquarters at the end of her list of appointments, she had time for little more than a few words to the press, a few introductions and a hurried exit. The Kennedy forces appear to be stepping up their efforts to gather support in Connecticut, where Gov. Ella Grasso, a staunch supporter of the present administration, leads the Carter forces. ``Connecticut apparently has been targeted by Carter,'' said Lou DiNatale, the coordinator of the statewide Kennedy campaign. ``I think the Kennedy campaign is responding in kind.'' Connecticut's first presidential primary for the 1980 election is scheduled for March 25. Standing in a corner beside Kennedy's daughter Kara, a student at Trinity College in Hartford, Mrs. Shriver told reporters that a recent dip in Kennedy's popularity ratings had been expected. ``We knew months ago that would change,'' she said of his previous high ratings. ``Teddy's taken too many stands on too many issues.'' She said she expected her brother's ratings to climb ``once the Iranian crisis has been settled'' and he has had a chance to explain his stands on most issues. ****1959EST 7510 *** r a *** AM-Texaco-Antitrust 1stLd-Writethru a7400 12-13 0339 *** a7520 *** r a *** AM-MineWorkers 12-13 0431 *** g4310 *** r n *** AM-Libel 12-13 0204 A $12-million libel suit brought against New Times magazine by Vincent A. Cianci Jr., mayor of Providence, R.I., was dismissed Thursday by a federal judge who found no basis for the action. Cianci filed suit in U.S. District Court, Manhattan, last February in connection with a July 24, 1978, story in the magazine. The article stated he had been accused of raping a woman at gunpoint 12 years before while studying law at Marquette University. It also stated the woman ``reportedly received a $3,000 settlement'' and that charges were dropped. ``The court, in deciding the present motion, finds nothing in the New Times article which can be the basis for this libel action,'' said Judge Constance Baker Motley. She concluded in a 16-page opinion that the contents of magazine article were embraced by First Amendment protections. ``The article does not state that Cianci was guilty of rape; it does not state that he made an improper payoff to avoid prosecution,'' said Motley. ``At the very most, the article somehow implies an opinion based upon the facts stated in the article; nowhere does the article represent that any such opinion is based on undisclosed facts.'' ****2007EST 2010 *** r f *** PM-BusinessHighlights 2 12-13 0504 *** a7530 *** r a *** AM-Dollar-Gold 2ndLd-Writethru a7160 12-13 0636 *** f2020 *** r f *** PM-BusinessHighlights 1st 12-13 0562 Quebec's Court of Appeal has temporarily blocked the takeover of General Dynamics Corp.'s subsidiary, Asbestos Corp. Ltd., by the province of Quebec. The court issued an injunction against the takeover, which has been sought for some time by the provincial leaders, pending determination of whether the expropriation is constitutional. The appeals court overturned a decision by Quebec Superior Court not to give General Dynamics the injuncton. The Superior Court is to begin hearing arguments on the constitutionality of the takeover Jan. 14. General Dynamics spokesman Raymond Forbes said, ``we're gratified that the Quebec Court of Appeal has sustained Asbestos Corp. Ltd.'s appeal in the injunction action.'' He would not comment further. The government decided to expropriate the firm after General Dynamics earlier this year rejected a $48 million, or $36 a share offer for its 54.6 percent holding in Asbestos, as ``unrealistic and unfair.'' General Dynamics has said about $85 a share would be a more equitable price. ___ NEW YORK (AP) _ Analysts say the Federal Reserve's recent credit-tightening moves are having the desired effect of slowing borrowing and, hence, the economy. The analysts commented after the Fed said the nation's basic money supply rose slightly in the latest weekly reporting period _ but demand for business loans declined at major banks. Commercial and industrial loans at major New York City banks fell $245 million in the week ended last Wednesday, compared with a gain of $21 million a year earlier, the Federal Reserve said. The volume of business loans rose in the previous week by a revised $584 million, according to the Fed, but had fallen in previous weeks. The nation's basic money supply, M1, rose $300 million in the week ended Dec. 5 to a seasonally adjusted average of $379.1 billion, compared with $378.8 billion the previous week. M1 comprises cash in circulation and checking account deposits. Robert Sinche, an economist with Bear Stearns & Co., said the reports indicate that ``the basic monetary fundamentals have been extremely constructive towards meeting the longer term anti-inflation program'' instituted by the Federal Reserve on Oct. 6. ___  ****2009EST 2030 *** r f *** PM-Dollar-Gold 12-13 0371 *** s3550 *** r s *** PM-BBN--Bonds 12-13 0541 After once threatening not even to join the club, Bobby Bonds now says he'll be happy to lead the parade for the St. Louis Cardinals. ``You don't try to come in and replace a ballplayer,'' a contrite Bonds said Thursday when introduced as the National League team's successor to Lou Brock in left field. ``As far as replacing him, he can't be replaced,'' asserted the 33-year-old Bonds. ``He had his thing, and he did it. I'm just here to do mine. If you lead by example, I'd have to say that I will. I don't shortchange myself.'' Bonds, when acquired by St. Louis at last week's interleague trading deadline, at first remonstrated over his sixth trade in six years. ``That's kind of a shocking way to wake up,'' he explained at a news conference. ``I really didn't understand what had happened. I went back to sleep, woke up and still didn't. It took me a while to get my faculties.'' Bonds said his thinking during the period since the transaction has changed. ``I can honestly say that this is the first time I've been with a club that has a legitimate chance to be a winner,'' he reflected. ``You look for a place to stay. With this kind of team, I think I'll have the opportunity.'' At the news conference, Cards Manager Ken Boyer said Bonds' speed and right-handed hitting may lend themselves to a leadoff role in the lineup. ``He might hit first if it looks like (Garry) Templeton can hit third, with (Keith) Hernandez fourth and (Ted) Simmons,'' said Boyer. ``Or he will fifth. It's going to depend on the situation. I'll try to get all the speed I can at the top of the lineup.'' With the Cleveland Indians, his last port of call, Bonds hit .275 in 1979 with 25 home runs and 85 RBIs. ``I'd like to bat low. That's a lot of RBIs,'' he said. ``But whatever helps the club most is what I'll do. I know it has a lot of talent.'' During a major league career spanning a dozen seasons, Bonds has batted .271 and played mostly as a right fielder and center fielder. He spent seven campaigns in the NL before traded in October, 1974 to the New York Yankees. Bonds said he foresees no problems adjusting either to left field or to Busch Stadium in St. Louis, his new home. ``My legs are still good,'' said the only player to hit 30 or more home runs and steal 30 or more bases in one season five times. ``I still hit the ball good. If I'm healthy, I will produce.'' Bonds' nomadic major league career began in 1968 with the San Francisco Giants. After the Yankees came stints with the California Angels, Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers prior to Cleveland. The Cardinals' 81-year-old president, August A. Busch Jr., said he was optimistic after talking to the club's latest acquisiton. ``I'm delighted to have him,'' said Busch. ``With him in our lineup, I think we've got a good chance of going all the way this (next) year.'' ****2009EST 7490 *** d a *** AM-Scofla-Condos 12-13 0352 Florida's more than two million elderly residents _ many of whom live in condominiums _ are best served by letting condominium associations ban young children, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The court, in a unanimous decision written by Justice Ben Overton, upheld the ruling of a district court that condominium associations can prohibit residency by youngsters. The justices said, however, that age restrictions must be applied uniformly and cannot be used to discriminate against a family with young children if other children already live on the premises. ``Reasonable restrictions concerning use, occupancy and transfer of condominium units are necessary for the operation and protection of the owners in the condominium concept,'' Overton wrote. ``Age limitations or restrictions are reasonable means to accomplish the lawful purpose of providing appropriate means to accomplish the lawful purpose of providing'' housing for varying age groups, he said. Overton noted that urbanization has forced large groups of Americans to live closer together than ever before. He said some residential units are designed primarily for young adults, others for families with children and still others for the expanding elderly population. He said consideration of the needs of the elderly is especially important in Florida, where senior citizens account for more than 25 percent of the population. Although the court upheld the right of condominium agreements to set age restrictions, it rejected efforts by White Egret Condominium of Fort Lauderdale to block co-ownership of a unit by Norman Franklin, who has children under age 12, and his brother Marvin. Marvin Franklin purchased a White Egret unit as a vacation home, then transferred a half ownership to his brother. The association objected, claiming that only one family could own the unit and that Norman Franklin was violating a rule prohibiting young children. The justices ruled that White Egret was being arbitrary when it tried to ban the Franklin children because six other young children already were living on the premises. And, the court said, the agreement never defined ``single-family residence.'' ****2012EST 2060 *** r f *** AM-OilViolations 1stLd-Write 12-13 0381 *** g4480 *** r n *** AM-VtCoor 1stLd 12-13 0135 *** e2620 *** r n *** AM-VtCoor 1stLd 12-13 0135 University of Vermont President Lattie Coor would not accept the presidency of the University of Wisconsin system if it were offered to him, a UVM spokesman said Thursday. Coor is reportedly one of five finalists under consideration for the post by the regents of the 13-school system. But UVM spokesman William Carey, who said Coor was not available for comment, said Coor ``will not accept the post if asked.'' Carey said Coor had not sought the job and assumed that he had been nominated for the post by someone else. He said that officials from other universities have also approached Coor in the past about taking over their institutions but that he has refused. ****2013EST 3530 *** d s *** BC-CostaRicaGolf 12-13 0501 *** t1110 *** d s *** BC-CostaRicaGolf 12-13 0501 *** s3540 *** d s *** PM-Anderson 12-13 0288 *** a7540 *** d a *** AM-BevHills 12-13 0289 A fire investigator testified Thursday that he believes aluminum branch circuit wiring caused the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire that killed 165 persons in 1977. Carl Duncan, captain of the Huntington Beach, Calif., fire department, was the lead-off witness in the suit filed by representatives of those who died or were injured in the fire at the Southgate club. He said a receptacle in a cubbyhole area of the club was connected to a second-floor panel box by aluminum branch circuit wiring. The cubbyhole has been pinpointed by those filing suit as the place where the fire broke out on May 28, 1977. The plaintiffs claim that problems with aluminum wiring caused the fire and that the aluminum wiring industry covered up the alleged deficiences and encouraged sales of the product. Duncan said the reason aluminum wiring was not found in the area under scrutiny was that it was probably vaporized in the extreme heat. Meanwhile, presiding U.S. District Judge Carl Rubin denied a motion filed by the defendants for a mistrial. Attorneys for the aluminum wiring industry claimed that Duncan's testimony on Wednesday concerning the origin of the fire was not in his pretrial deposition. But Rubin said attorneys had sufficient notice of what Duncan would say. The judge has determined that attorneys bringing suit must first prove aluminum wiring caused the fire before proceeding to whether the aluminum wiring industry covered up any alleged problems or to awarding any damages. This is the first lawsuit stemming from the fire to come to trial. Previous lawsuits have been settled before trial started, and other lawsuits are still pending both in state and federal court. ****2015EST 7550 *** d a *** AM-MetricBoard 12-13 0340 The proposed conversion from feet to meters and pounds to kilos won several pledges of support _ with reservations _ at a forum conducted by the U.S. Metric Board Thursday. The meeting in Orlando was one of a number being held by the board around the country. Representatives of senior citizens, welders, carpenters, mechanics and others expressed concern over conversion costs and what it would do to the price of consumer goods. ``The consumer fears that in the conversion process, he will get less and be charged more and will not be able to tell the difference,'' said Dr. Edward E. Marcus, chairman of the Florida Federation of Gray Panthers, an advocacy organization of elderly people. Marcus said his Fort Lauderdale-based group was generally in favor of the changeover. Metric Board member Glenn Nishimura of Little Rock, Ark., agreed that the ``cost of conversion may be reflected in the price of an item... It's a question which concerns us all.'' ``I don't think there is anyone on this board who proposes conversion if it is not cost-effective,'' said board member Paul Block of Toledo, Ohio. Metric Board vice Chairman Adrian G. Weaver of Armonk, N.Y., said most of the industries he knows that have already converted to metric had ``substantially less out-of-pocket costs than they had anticipated.'' Jeff Walker, a student at Lake Highland Prep School in Orlando, said that Canada was converting quickly and efficiently, and he urged that metric use in this country be made mandatory. Judy Rubin of the Florida Metric Council praised the panel's work in publicizing the conversion around the country and said that Florida's experiences in adopting a metric plan for the state could be used by the council to help in other states. Richard Galloway, vice president of the nationwide organization United Fresh Fruit Vegetable Association, outlined for the board his group's work since 1975 to convert consumer packages to metric measures. He said such conversion was crucial for this country's badly needed international trade. ****2016EST 7570 *** u a *** AM-Settlement 2ndLd-Writethru a6730 12-13 0237 *** s3580 *** r s *** AM-Calder 12-13 0159 Buddy's Angel, the 7-5 favorite, took the lead soon after the start and romped to a five-length victory in the feature race at Calder Thursday. Live Bullet was second and East Coast Shopper finished third. Buddy's Angel, ,ridden by George Intelisano, ran 6{ furlongs in 1:18 2-5 and paid $5.60, $3.20 and $2.20. Live Bullet paid $2.80 and $2.20. East Coast Shopper paid $2.20 to show. Margie's Lady broke on top but Buddy's Angel took command on the inside at the five-eighths pole and maintained a clear lead the rest of the way. Live Bullet moved into second at the three-sixteenths pole and stayed there. East Coast Shopper came from last at the quarter pole to be third, five lengths behind Live Bullet. Buddy's Angel is a 3-year-old daughter of Annihilate 'em, owned by Patricia Blass. She has won two of seven starts this year and has been in the money five times. ****2018EST 5050 *** h n *** PM-Murphy RIBjt 12-13 0272 Kevin Murphy, the University of Rhode Island athlete acquitted of charges he raped a former student, says a $1.6 million lawsuit will be brought against his accuser. Murphy, 20, of Westport, Conn. said Thursday the civil action would charge a 17-year-old former URI freshman with malicious prosecution and would seek compensatory and punitive damages. A Washington County Superior Court jury Wednesday found Murphy, a star player on the URI soccer team, innocent of raping the former student. The young woman claimed Murphy raped her Sept. 23 in his dormitory room while she was intoxicated. Murphy said she refused to have sex with him when he told her he did not have any contraceptives. Attorney John Lynch said the suit will be filed Dec. 22 because the former student will be 18 years old on Dec. 21. Under Rhode Island law, anyone under 18 is a juvenile and anyone 18 or older is an adult. Thursday's announcement was made at Lynch's law office in Warwick. Lynch said State Attorney General Dennis J. Roberts II should have a ``heart-to-heart'' with the girl because her testimony in grand jury proceedings was different from her statements during Murphy's trial. Roberts should also explain to the public why he decided to try ``such a lousy case,'' Lynch said. Herbert F. DeSimone, a lawyer representing several other URI students, said at no time were any of the five students who face sexual misconduct charges questioned by the local police, campus police or the attorney general. ****2019EST 2630 *** r n *** AM-FredetteTrial 12-13 0303 *** g4320 *** r n *** AM-Kennedy-Govs 12-13 0482 *** m1960 *** u n *** BC-BareFacts 12-13 0448 While eight protesters chanted ``stop insulting women now,'' Michelle Verceski, known this week as ``Ms. Santa Claus'' was raking in money. ``Business is great,'' Ms. Verceski, clad in an abbreviated Santa Claus suit, said Thursday night from the other side of the counter at the Bare Facts lingerie shop on Pearl St. ``It's a shame they have to spoil it,'' she added, pointing to the demonstrators outside the door. Outside, it was cold. It was sleeting. And Jane Quinn of Hartford, a member of the Greater Hartford Peace Coalition, and the other demonstrators were bundled up against the weather. ``Don't cross the picket line. If you cross the picket line you're insulting women,'' she said. The protest, which took place under the watchful eyes of six Hartford policemen, was organized by groups representing a potpourri of causes, including the Neighborhood Women Against Rape and the anti-nuclear Clamshell Alliance, Ms. Quinn explained. She said they objected not only to Ms. Santa Claus and four models who were modeling scanty lingerie to observe owner Sidney Faffner's Christmas season ``Men's Night.'' What really bothered them, she explained, was Faffner's ``Fantasy Room.'' She said it fostered violence against women. Inside, Faffner, who has operated the business on the edge of the Hartford business district for five years, was exulting in the publicity. His business was at the moment the object of attention of three television stations, several newspapers and two wire services. He gladly showed reporters the Fantasy Room, which was a back room off the small shop. He peeked in to see if the model changing was decent and then showed the reporters in. ``I don't advertise this. It's something the women asked for,'' he said. The walls were lined with sexual paraphernalia and erotic books. ``Honest, the women want it. They want to buy this stuff without going into a dirty book store,'' he insisted. ``The handcuffs, too?'' he was asked. ``Yeah, them too,'' he said. Faffner says he has live models in for a variety of holidays, including Mother's Day. ``A husband with a little child can come in on Mother's Day and buy something and say it was from the little kid,'' he said. Outside the Fantasy Room, men _ mostly businessmen _ were enjoying champagne and crowding around the models. ``They're awful,'' Ms. Santa Claus said, gesturing to the protestors outside the door. ``My 74-year old grandmother agrees with me. She says she'd be down here drinking champagne if she could,'' Ms. Verceski said. ****2026EST 7580 *** r a *** AM-FarhangProfile 12-13 0393 *** p6950 *** r a *** AM-Texaco-Antitrust 12-13 0328 Texaco Inc. filed suit Thursday charging three companies that construct offshore oil and gas drilling facilities with price rigging and other antitrust violations. Named as defendants in the U.S. District Court suit were J. Ray McDermott & Co. of New Orleans, Halliburton Co. of Dallas and Brown & Root of Houston, a Halliburton subsidiary. The suit said the defendants and others not named combined or conspired since 1960 ``to suppress and eliminate competition'' and to monopolize the marine construction industry. Texaco and a Houston subsidiary, Texas Pipeline Co., asked the court to order treble damages for damages it suffered due to alleged overcharges for offshore oil and gas drilling platforms and equipment. The suit did not specify the amount involved, but asked for an injunction to block continuance of the alleged violations. Among the claims made by Texaco was that the defendants held secret meetings to fix prices and to ``allocate among themselves marine construction projects in the Gulf of Mexico and in other geographic areas.'' The defendants were also charged with submitting ``collusive, non-competitive and rigged bids'' and standardardizing various terms and conditions of such bids. None of the companies involved were immediately available for comment. Halliburton and McDermott have entered no contest pleas to antitrust conspiracy charges filed by the federal government and were fined $1 million each. A number of executives entered similar pleas and were also fined. The government claimed the conspiracy began before 1960 and that it eventually evolved into a ``scorecard'' system where the winning bidder was decided on the basis of who needed the work. If it was agreed that one company needed the work, the other company would make sure its bid was higher, the government alleged in the civil suit filed in New Orleans. Because all the companies and defendants involved entered no contest pleas, the case did not go to trial and the government was not required to prove the allegations. ****2026EST 7590 *** r w *** AM-Carter-Women 1stLd-Writethru a7100 12-13 0565 *** s3600 *** d s *** PM-DavisCupTennis 12-13 0389 *** t1160 *** d s *** AM-HKN--HockeyBrawl 12-13 0237 *** s3610 *** d s *** AM-HKN--HockeyBrawl 12-13 0237 *** m1970 *** r n *** AM-LIRRStrike 1stLd 12-13 0124 Seven unions representing two-thirds of the employees of the strike-bound Long Island Rail Road are hoping for a settlement by Saturday. However, such a schedule hinges on acceptability of a new labor proposal to the money-short Metropolitan Transportation Authority. ``We're shooting for Saturday,'' George McSherry, general chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and president of the LIRR labor council, said Thursday. He predicted that intervention by the White House would thus be averted. McSherry's statement followed a meeting described by both sides as clarifying questions about presidential wage guideline limitations on new contracts. The union leaders then huddled to frame a new proposal to management. ****2032EST 7610 *** d a *** AM-OuthouseInventor 12-13 0276 A rural handyman-inventor said Thursday he was ``closer to being flattered than embarrassed'' by Sen. William Proxmire's criticism of his proposal for a better outhouse. Doug Elley, 33, a University of Missouri graduate with a B.S. degree in geology who says he prefers a ``low-key lifestyle,'' received a $1,200 grant from the Department of Energy to develop and build an above-ground outdoor toilet. Proxmire, a Wisconsin Democrat, cited the grant Thursday in his monthly ``Golden Fleece'' award for the most ridiculous example of wasteful government spending. The federal department offered no comment on Proxmire's criticism. It made the grant to Elley as part of its search for energy-saving ideas. Elley said Thursday, ``I'm certainly not embarrassed. If I had anything to hide, or I thought the project wasn't worth doing, I might be.'' Elley disputed the senator's contention that only 1.65 million of the nation's 70 million housing units have no indoor toilets, and that the market for his invention would be minimal. Elley, who was born and raised within 50 miles of the central Missouri town of Lupus, said he enjoyed using an outhouse himself. ``The flushing indoor toilet uses 13,000 gallons of water per person per year to carry away a five-gallon bucketful of human waste over a year's time,'' he said. Essentially, his toilet would be equipped with an elevated wire screen mesh to catch human waste which would be exposed to air drawn through a chimney. Solar collector panels would keep the temperature warm, to encourage bacterial decomposition, and reduce the pile to what the inventor described as ``a few shovelfulls of compost fertilizer.'' ****2032EST 2640 *** r n *** AM-FredetteTrial 12-13 0303 A character witness testified Thursday at the murder trial of Nancy A. Fredette that a key state witness against her was untrustworthy and antagonistic toward Mrs. Fredette's husband Frederick. Mrs. Fredette, 35, is on trial in Somerset County Superior Court for the shooting death of her 37-year-old husband in their Biddeford home in May 1978. Defense attorney Carolyn Glassman called Charles Cyr of Biddeford, a retired electrician, to the stand to tell the jury his knowledge of Gerard Laverriere of Biddeford. Laverriere testified last week that Mrs. Fredette had paid him $3,500 to find someone to kill her husband. Laverriere said he took the money but never had any intention of carrying out her request. Cyr said he met the Fredettes in 1976 and that they became social friends. On four different occasions between April 1977 and just prior to Fredette's death, Cyr testified, Laverriere had warned him to stop being seen with Fredette because it would hurt Cyr's reputation. Asked to characterize Laverriere's reputation for truthfulness, Cyr said, ``As far as business is concerned, I wouldn't do any business with him unless I wanted to lose my shirt. As far as truthfulness, I wouldn't put much faith in him.'' Cyr also testified Fredette was concerned just before his death by threatening phone calls he had been receiving. Fredette said he had received several calls but didn't know who made them, Cyr said. Under cross-examination, Cyr suggested that both the calls and Fredette's death might have been the work of ``someone in power in the city of Biddeford or the Eagles Club.'' Earlier testimony established that the Fredettes were active in local politics and in a neighborhood movement to oppose reconstruction of an Eagles Club adjacent to their home. ****2034EST 6980 *** u i *** AM-Iranian 3rdLd-Writethru p6660 12-13 0986 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Iranian militants gave the go-ahead Thursday for independent observers to visit the 50 Americans held captive at the U.S. Embassy. They said their decision was intended to counteract ``aggressive propaganda'' about treatment of the hostages. Neither the Iranian leader nor his Moslem militant followers said when the outsiders might be allowed into the embassy, who they would be or whether they would see the Americans. But ambassadors from 12 countries met Thursday with Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh to discuss visiting the hostages, and most observers thought the diplomats would be allowed to visit the embassy in the next two or three days. The diplomats attending the meeting were from Australia, Austria, Canada, Findland, Greece, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark and Spain. The delegation was headed by the ambassador from Spain. In Washington, White House press secretary Jody Powell questioned the Iranians' sincerity. He said the observers must be internationally recognized and impartial, must be allowed to visit all of the hostages and must see them frequently. Otherwise it would be just a ``cynical'' attempt to divert attention from the hostages' plight, Powell said. The hostages' 40th day of imprisonment was yet another with little sign of progress toward winning their release. Chances for U.N. mediation appeared to improve, however, with the announcement that a full ambassador, Mansour Farhang, was being assigned to the Iranian mission at the United Nations. A lower-level diplomat had been representing Iran. U.N. spokesman Rudolf Stajduhar said in New York that the ambassador's arrival ``will facilitate talks'' between Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim and Iranian authorities. Farhang is a professor of government at California State University in Sacramento, the school said Thursday. According to spokesman Charles McFadden, Farhang said on his application for employment that he became a U.S. citizen in 1969. Farhang has defended the ayatollah in public appearances in this country and has criticized media coverage of Iran as biased in favor of the shah. In his instructions to Ghotbzadeh, reported by the government's Tehran Radio, the ayatollah told his foreign minister to form an international commission as soon as possible ``to investigate the aggressive policy of the United States in Iran especially during the treacherous deposed shah's regime.'' This amounted to an endorsement of the idea suggested by Ghotbzadeh to set up a ``grand jury'' of ``anti-imperialists and anti-Zionists'' to investigate alleged U.S. crimes in Iran by bringing the hostage ``spies'' before it. The Iranians have left unclear when their threatened trials of the hostages would take place. Khomeini then added, ``Also, to confront the adverse U.S. aggressive propaganda in connection with the hostages at the `den of spies,' you can invite an independent (team of observers) to visit them.'' Later, spokesmen for the militants said they would allow observers to visit. ``We are under the orders of Imam (Khomeini),'' one told The Associated Press. ``Whatever he says we will obey.'' They have held the hostages since Nov. 4, demanding that the United States hand over the ousted Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi for trial in Iran. In other developments: _ L. Bruce Laingen, one of three U.S. diplomats held at the Foreign Ministry here, sent a telegram to Minnesota Gov. Al Quie saying he and his colleagues were proud of how the U.S. government and people have dealt with the crisis and urging friendly treatment for Iranian students in the United States. _ The foreign ministers of the 15 NATO nations, meeting in Brussels, Belgium, issued a statement denouncing the embassy takeover. _ Iran's major political party, the Islamic Republic Party, announced it plans a demonstration Sunday against the Western press, particularly against what the Iranian news service Pars called the ``lying'' Western news agencies that ``serve Carter and his Zionist masters.'' _ A Palestine Liberation Organization spokesman in Beirut, Lebanon, denied a CBS report that Palestinians are assisting the militants at the embassy. The Khomeini regime, distracted the palt week by anti-government disturbances among ethnic minorities in the west, apparently had a new regional problem on its hands in southern Iran. Tehran Radio said Khomeini had sent a special envoy to Fars province to investigate problems in tribal areas there and to urge the local people to unite and avoid ``division and disputes.'' There were no independent reports here on troubles in the province, 350 miles south of here on the Persian Gulf. But one of the large nomadic tribes in the area, the Qashqais, have resisted central government control in the past. Tehran Radio said Ayatollah Mohammed Kazem Shariat-Madari, the Khomeini rival whose followers rose up against the revolutionary regime last week in the Azerbaijan region, named two representatives to go to the city of Tabriz, center of the uprising, to try to help restore ``full security and calm.'' Tens of thousands of Azerbaijanis, chanting support for both ayatollahs, demonstrated Thursday in Tabriz, indicating tensions had reduced. It was the first large demonstration since clashes over control of the state-run radio-television station left at least seven dead. ``We want the world to know that Khomeini is our leader and Shariat-Madari is our spiritual leader,'' went one of the chants. Observers said the broadcasting of the demonstration on national television was another sign the conflict may be easing. Shariat-Madari met with Khomeini Wednesday night in Qom, the headquarters city for both of them, in an apparent effort to resolve the crisis in Azerbaijan, populated by Azari Turks who want greater autonomy from the Khomeini regime. The troubles there erupted after Shariat-Madari announced his opposition to the new Islamic constitution, which makes Khomeini a near-absolute ruler and denies the Azaris and other dissident ethnic groups, such as the Kurds, the home rule they seek. ****2038EST 6990 *** r a *** AM-Dollar-Gold 2ndLd-Writethru p6870 12-13 0636 The price of gold soared to a record $464 an ounce in New York on Thursday, buoyed by news that several major oil producers were raising prices by 33 percent. The value of the U.S. dollar fell against most world currencies. ``The oil-price increase is what did it,'' said Ron Samuel, a gold trader at New York's Republic National Bank. The metal hit a midday price of $464 an ounce at Republic, shattering the record of $453 of Wednesday in trading on New York's Commodity Exchange. It eased later in the day, closing at $461 an ounce, Republic said, up $10.50 from Wednesday. On the Commodity Exchange, the price of gold futures for December delivery rose $12.30 to $462.20 an ounce. The surge in gold prices spilled over into silver, which also reached a record high _ closing at $21 an ounce, up 92 cents, on the Comex. Silver's previous record high was $20.30 an ounce. Gold opened the day in New York at $458.50 an ounce after zooming to similar levels overseas. Gold closed in London at $462.75 an ounce, up from $446.625 on Wednesday, and rose to $459 an ounce, up from $446.50 Wednesday, in Zurich. A year ago, gold was trading at $204 an ounce. At the beginning of the decade, the price of gold _ then largely controlled under now-defunct international agreements _ was $35 an ounce. Part of gold's recent upward surge _ about $70 in little over two weeks _ was due to anticipation of a big oil-price increase from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries when the cartel meets next week. But Saudi Arabia, OPEC's largest member, jumped the gun Thursday and announced a $6-a-barrel price rise, from $18 to $24 a barrel, retroactive to Nov. 1. Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Venezuela matched the increase. Analysts expected other OPEC members, who charge even higher prices, would settle on similarly large increases. For nations reliant on imported oil, such as the United States and Japan, that means a big increase in oil bills and a blow to their economies. The increase also depressed the dollar and the Japanese yen and proved a boon to gold. When monetary conditions are unsettled and it appears that other investments will suffer, gold is often seen as a safe haven for investors because of its historic appeal around the world. Although the OPEC news was the immediate cause of gold's run-up, several other underlying causes have been pushing gold prices higher in recent days, including worries about the world economy and the Iranian crisis. ``Gold continues to rise because the Iranian situation is evidence of even greater political problems in that area of the world,'' said James Sinclair, head of the New York gold-trading firm that bears his name. Closing prices for the dollar overseas, compared to Wednesday's levels, were: Frankfurt, 1.7341 West German marks, down from 1.7345; Zurich, 1.5973 Swiss francs, down from 1.6010; Paris, 4.0660 French francs, down from 4.0750; Amsterdam, 1.9105 Dutch guilders, down from 1.9155; Rome, 812.50 Italian lire, up from 810.30; and Tokyo, 238.95 Japanese yen, up from 237.35. On Friday in Tokyo, the dollar opened at 241.50 yen. The British pound closed Thursday in London at $2.2068, up from $2.1925 on Wednesday. Prices for the dollar in New York at 4 p.m., compared to Wednesday, were: 1.7360 West German marks, off from 1.7383; 4.0735 French francs, down from 4.0740; =.5985 Swiss francs, up from 1.5970; 241.30 yen, up from 237.50; $1.1668 Canadian, up from $1.1641. The British pound finished at $2.1955 in New York, compared to Wednesday's $2.1945. ****2039EST 3650 *** r s *** AM-Niekro 12-13 0153 Houston's Joe Niekro, the winningest pitcher in the National League last season and runnerup in the Cy Young voting, was named the Astros most valuable player Thursday by the Houston chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Niekro posted a 21-11 record and 3.00 earned run average en route to his best season as a pro to lead the Astros to a second place finish in the National League's Western Division race. Pitcher J.R. Richard, who had an 18-13 record and 2.71 ERA and placed third in the Cy Young voting, was runnerup to Niekro for the MVP honor and all-star relief pitcher Joe Sambito, with 22 saves last season, was third. Niekro, only the fifth pitcher in Astros history to win the MVP award, got off to a fast start last season, winning nine games in a row and 11 of his first 13 starts. ****2039EST 7000 *** r a *** AM-FarhangProfile 12-13 0393 Mansour Farhang, a naturalized U.S. citizen named Thursday as Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, is ``totally committed as a human being'' to helping resolve the hostage situation in Iran, a colleague said. Farhang, an associate professor of government at California State University in Sacramento for the last decade, has been ``deeply distressed'' by the hostage-taking, said William Dorman, journalism department chairman, who has written several articles with Farhang. ``In one of those historic accidents, an individual who is uniquely qualified has risen to the occasion,'' said Dorman, who said he shares Farhang's political views. ``He understands American politics after living here almost 20 years, he has continued as a student of Iran, and he knows foreign policy.'' Except for Farhang's appointment, the 50 American hostages' 40th day of imprisonment at the hands of Islamic militants at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran passed with little sign of hope for their speedy release. Farhang became a U.S. citizen in 1969 but has since made frequent trips to Iran to visit his parents, who still live in Tehran. His most recent trip _ about 10 days ago _ was a personal attempt to resolve the embassy siege, Dorman said. ``He went on his own,'' Dorman said. ``I talked to him on the day he left. ...He went to explore the possibility of somehow ending the impasse.'' Dorman said he believed Farhang was en route Thursday evening from Washington, D.C., to New York to assume his new duties. Farhang, who began a year's academic leave in September, came to public attention in January when he and Dorman wrote an article for Columbia Journalism Review criticizing press coverage of Iran, saying it was slanted in favor of the deposed shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Farhang used an assumed name, Dorman said, because when the article was published, the shah had not left Iran and Farhang feared possible retribution against his parents. ``He is a dedicated human patriot who would like to see the country reconstructed in the best way possible,'' Dorman said. ``... He wants to see it reconstructed to where it's a decent place for human beings to live.'' Farhang, who is in his mid-40s, is married and has three children. His immediate family lives in the Washington, D.C., area. ****2039EST 3630 *** d s *** PM-DavisCupTennis 12-13 0389 *** p7010 *** r w *** AM-Carter-Women 1stLd-Writethru p6700 12-13 0565 Leaving the National Organization for Women out in the cold rain, President Carter met with members of 16 other women's groups Thursday and suggested monthly meetings with him to plot strategy to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, a participant said. ``I am absolutely determined to do everything I can within my power'' to get the ERA ratified, Carter said. NOW, a major feminist organization, was not invited to the three-hour meeting in the White House Cabinet Room because its political action committee voted Sunday not to endorse Carter for re-election. The group's opposition to Carter is based on the belief that he had not worked hard enough to secure ratification of the ERA and because his position on abortion is not strong enough. Carter has said he opposes a constitutional amendment that would ban abortions. While he does not favor using government money for abortions, Carter has said he is willing to do so if a pregnancy is a result of rape or incest. NOW members stood outside the White House in the cold and rain picketing for four hours and carrying a banner supporting the ERA while the meeting was going on inside. Afterward, many of the women at the meeting seemed pleased, but Crps Candela, of the Women's Equity Action League, told Rosalynn Carter and the president that they had not done enough for the ERA. ``She (Ms. Candela) was most vocal with Mrs. Carter,'' reported Mary Quint, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. ``She said she didn't feel either the president or Mrs. Carter had given their full support to work for the ERA,'' Mrs. Quint said. Mrs. Carter took issue with the statement, saying she had worked hard, and so did the president, according to Mrs. Quint. The women met with Mrs. Carter and White House senior staff members for two hours, followed by an hour-long session with Carter. The president, saying the groups at the meeting represented 17 million women, called for ``consultation, mutual support, harmony and cooperation'' in efforts to get the amendment ratified. So far, 35 of the 38 states needed to ratify the amendment before it becomes parts of the U.S. Constitution have done so. But five states later tried to rescind the action. The issue of whether a ratification vote may be rescinded is currently in a federal district court. Carter said he believed the U.S. Supreme Court would ultimately decide the issue. Eleanor Smeal, president of NOW, told reporters outside the White House gate that the meeting was a ``showcase.'' Though she did not say which presidential candidate was likely to get NOW's endorsement, Ms. Smeal has acknowledged that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the president's chief rival for the Democratic nomination, had a lot of support within the organization. The groups invited to the meeting included the Girl Scouts, National Women's Political Caucus, the American Association of University Women, Business and Professional Women, and Mexican-American Women's Organization. Others included the Puerto Rican Women's Association, Cuban-American Women's Association, Girls Clubs, General Federation of Women's Clubs, National Council of Jewish Women, EraAmerica, National Association of Commissions on the Status of Women, National Association of Junior Leagues, League of Women Voters, President's Advisory Committee on Women, and Women's Equity Action League. ****2041EST 7020 *** r a *** AM-Tintoretto 12-13 0298 The FBI recovered a Tintoretto painting missing since World War II on Thursday, accusing an Israeli citizen of smuggling the work of art _ worth up to $1 million _ into the United States. The painting has been missing since it disappeared from the Dresden Art Gallery in East Germany during the war. Assistant U.S. Attorney Eugene Kaplan said Rajmond Vinokur, 42, of Tel Aviv, who identified himself as an antiques dealer, was trying to fence the 16th century painting for $250,000. The FBI said it received a tip about a month ago that the painting was being offered for sale. An agent posing as an art expert set up a meeting in Vinokur's room at an East Side hotel, the FBI said. FBI agent Kenneth Walton said Vinokur offered no resistance when six other FBI agents arrived to make the arrest. Vinokur, charged with federal interstate transportation of stolen property, could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted. Walton said the 3-by-5 foot painting was brought to the hotel by automobile, adding the canvas was mounted on a wooden frame and protected by plastic. The painting, ``The Holy Family with St. Catherine and Honored Donor,'' depicts a madonna and child, the saint, and an unidentified man who commissioned the work. Jacob Tintoretto was an Italian artist influenced by two of his contemporaries, Michaelangelo and Titian. Walton said the circumstances of the painting's disappearance were not known to the FBI. The government of East Germany, which has been informed of the painting's recovery, reportedly requested its return. Walton said the FBI has the facilities and expertise to care for the painting as long as it is required for evidence. ****2041EST 1980 *** r n *** AM-Kennedy-Govs 12-13 0479 *** t1170 *** d s *** PM-CindyNelson 12-13 0481 *** t1180 *** d s *** BC-ColombiaGolf 12-13 0057 *** s3640 *** d s *** PM-CindyNelson 12-13 0481 Cindy Nelson, the top U.S. hope for a gold medal in the women's skiing events at the Lake Placid Olympics, says eight years of tough participation in the World Cup has not dulled her enjoyment of competition. However, she says she will seriously consider retiring if she gets a medal in the Olympics ``because skiing is not all in your life and I must think of business too.'' The 23-year-old ace from Lutsen, Minn., who holds an American record of five wins in World Cup races and the prestige of being an adviser to the girls of the U.S. team, will be seeking an Olympic gold _ the final and still missing touch to her splendid career _ in the downhill event. ``I am among the three best in the world and I can aim at a medal in Lake Placid,'' she says. ``I'm also thinking of giant slalom. My performances in slalom are not very good at present, but I can improve a lot by the time of the Olympics next February.'' She said she considered success in the World Cup overall standings ``a more complete and satisfactory achievement. However, as an American, I should be more interested in an Olympic medal, which is more important to the Americans. World Cup apparently makes little sense to my countrymen.'' She said her toughest opponents will probably be Austria's Annemarie Moser-Proell, Switzerland's Marie-Theres Nadig, Liechtenstein's Hanni Wenzel and West Germany's Irene Epple. ''They all are in my range, but I am confident,'' she said. Raised in a family keen for skiing, Cindy spends 10 months of her year on the snow. ``Sometimes it looks like a hard job, when it is very cold or it snows. But I still love it, it's exciting,'' she said. Nelson, who made her World Cup debut at 15, predicts bright skiing careers for Tamara McKinney and Heidi Preuss, two young members of the U.S. team. ``Tamara is not yet in peak condition, but will soon do fine things in slaloms, also in the Olympics. Heidi devoted herself to downhill only recently and already is doing great things,'' Nelson said. Tamara, 17, of Olympic Valley, Calif., is also from a skiing family. Heidi Preuss, 18, of Lakeport, N.J., placed fourth in the opening downhill race of the Cup in Val d'Isere, very close to Nadig and Nelson and ahead of Moser-Proell and Wenzel. ``If I get a medal and I decide to give up skiing I will try to capitalize on my skiing activities. I will devote myself to some kind of business, not necessarily related to skiing. I already have a lot of ideas in the commercial sector,'' she said without further elaboration. ****2043EST 3660 *** d s *** BC-ColombiaGolf 12-13 0057 Lee Trevino scored a 6-under-par 66 Thursday to lead the Colombia Open Golf tournament, the last stage of the South American Tour. Spain's Angel Gallardo and Britain's Sam Torrance had a 67. Eighteen men were on the field when a strong rain fell and will finish their round Friday. ****2043EST 7620 *** d a *** AM-Kennedy 2ndLd-Writethru a6770 12-13 0591 *** a7630 *** d a *** AM-Kimball 12-13 0131 *** e2650 *** r n *** AM-Kennedy-Govs 12-13 0479 Four Democrat governors, discontented with President Carter's attitude toward the West, met with Sen. Edward M. Kennedy here to discuss his. Kennedy came to Colorado on Thursday to address the annual convention of the United Mine Workers of America, and following his address huddled with Gov.'s Richard Lamm of Colorado, Tom Judge of Montana, Ed Herschler of Wyoming and Scott Matheson of Utah. Kennedy did not talk with reporters after the session ended and the governors had little to say about the meeting, either. ``We had to find out where Kennedy stood,'' Judge said after the meeting, which lasted more than an hour. Judge and the other governors went into the conference pledging to make no political endorsements. ``It was a very frank meeting. We talked about water policies, energy, and synthetic fuels,'' Judge said. Matheson, chairman of the Western Governors' Policy Office, an organization made up of Rocky Mountain states, served as chairman of the meeting. Lamm said, ``We discussed many issues affecting the West. It was a good productive session. We did not discuss politics, by mutual agreement.'' Lamm's staff director, John Lay, termed the meeting ``excellent,'' and said the governors ``asked an awful lot of tough questions.'' But he would not say what the questions involved. ``We discussed really western issues,'' Matheson said, ``water policy, energy, synthetic fuels. . .I am very pleased to see Senator Kennedy is sympathetic to our concerns.'' Matheson was asked if he believed Kennedy is more sympathetic than Carter? ``I would have to say he is more sympathetic, yes,'' Matheson said. Judge said the president should have visited the West more and earlier. Carter met with WESTPO governors two months ago in Albuquerque, and has been to Colorado twice in the past two years to discuss water and energy issues. ``He should have come out West a long time ago,'' Judge said, adding that if an election were held in Montana now, between Kennedy and Carter, Kennedy would carry the state. Kennedy's press aide, Tom Southwick, said ``the West is very important to us...For one thing, you do not put together a `hit list' of water projects and then proclaim it a fait accompli,'' commenting on Carter's attitude toward the West. ``Most projects we feel are vital to the region, and ought to be funded,'' Southwick said. Last June, at a meeting of western governors at Sun Valley, Idaho, the Democratic governors also refused to say who they would endorse. They criticized Carter's ``hit list'' of western water projects, and also expressed dismay over the proposed Energy Mobilization Board that would have the authority to override state and local regulations in the development of resources. At that time, most indicated that Kennedy would have strong support in their states. ****2044EST 7640 *** r a *** AM-MineWorkers 1stLd-Writethru a7520 12-13 0611 *** p7030 *** r w *** AM-BaconTesting 1stLd-Writethru p6480 12-13 0540 A federal testing program to prevent dangerous levels of nitrosamines in bacon from reaching consumers has been an ``overwhelming success'' since it began a year ago, a senior Agriculture Department official said Thursday. When bacon is found to have unacceptable high levels of the substance, the plant must change its processing methods and bring its bacon into line or it can be prevented from making it further for the consumer market. Nitrosamines _ seven are checked in the program _ can form from sodium nitrite used to cure bacon when it is fried, particularly at high heat. Department reports have said such nitrosamines ``are considered to be carcinogenic (cancer-causing) since laboratory animals administered these compounds develop cancer.'' Assistant Agriculture Secretary Carol Tucker Foreman said the testing program's results mean ``the American consumer can be assured that virtually all bacon pumped with a nitrite cure is free from confirmable levels of nitrosamine.'' One industry source, who asked not to be identified, said bacon processors have been able to adjust to the stricter federal nitrosamine standards but added many plants had problems adjusting until new procedures were worked out. Ms. Foreman acknowledged to a reporter that problems did occur in the early stages of the testing program but that Agriculture Department technicians and industry people were able to work out new processing techniques. ``Some companies were able to make bacon with less nitrite and showed others how to do it,'' she said. Sodium nitrite has been used for many years in bacon and other processed meats as a guard against the formation of organisms that can cause deadly botulism, a food poisoning. It also helps impart color and flavor to the products. ``Not only has the program been successful in reducing nitrosamines, but it also stemmed industry fears that enforcement of USDA regulations would cause large numbers of bacon manufacturers to go out of business,'' Ms. Foreman said. ``Those fears have not materialized, primarily because USDA provided technical assistance to help manufacturers meet the regulatory standard.'' More than 1,000 samples of bacon were tested in the first year of operating the program. All major bacon plants were checked more than once, Ms. Foreman said. Bacon with ``confirmable levels'' of nitrosamine came from only 12 of the 355 plants tested. Those produce only 0.9 percent of the bacon made by using a nitrite cure pumped into the meat. More than 90 percent of an estimated 1.4 billion pounds of bacon produced annually in the United States involves the pumped curing method. After Freedom of Information proceedings were initiated by The Associated Press, the Agriculture Department last January began releasing the test results on a weekly basis. There had been fears in the industry that publicity about nitrosamine violations would jeopardize bacon manufacturers. Ms. Foreman said that, by and large, the weekly disclosures of violators did not hurt the industry, but there were some exceptions. One manufacturer, for example, reportedly lost a bacon contract with a supermarket after being listed in violation of nitrosamine standards. The testing program will continue for ``the foreseeable future,'' Ms. Foreman said. ****2046EST 7040 *** d a *** AM-Kimball 12-13 0131 Results of medical tests conducted on Mormon Church President Spencer W. Kimball are all satisfactory, church spokesman Don LeFevre said late Thursday. LeFevre said Kimball may be released from the hospital Friday. He was admitted Tuesday for testing to see how well he had recovered from skull surgery performed last month. Kimball, 84, considered a prophet by the 4.3-million-member Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was operated on for removal of a subdural hematoma _ an accumulation of blood and fluid between the skull and brain. An identical operation was performed in September. His doctors said they expect a complete recovery without brain damage, and they have no way of knowing whether the problem will recur, LeFevre said. ****2046EST 7650 *** d a *** AM-RockIsland 12-13 0322 A U.S. Appeals Court denied Thursday a request by six railroads to block the Southern Pacific Railroad from operating along track owned by the Rock Island Railroad. The court let stand an Interstate Commerce Commission order scheduled to take effect Friday. The 2-1 decision from the three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals means the Southern Pacific can begin operating over 992 miles of track from Santa Rosa., N.M., to St. Louis. Six railroads tried to block the ICC order, saying they would suffer irreparable harm and losses into the millions of dollars if the Southern Pacific took over operation of the trackage. The panel did approve a request to allow the Santa Fe, the Kansas City Terminal Railway Co., and the Southern Pacific to intervene in the case. The KCT, a switching company owned by other railroads, currently gets $13 million a month in federal subsidies to operate the entire 7,200-mile Rock Island system. The ICC ordered the KCT to run the system after a strike paralyzed the financially troubled Rock Island, which is undergoing reorganization in federal bankruptcy court. The ICC agreed to pay the KCT 6 percent profit for operating the Rock Island Line but will not have to pay the Southern Pacific to operate those portions of the line because it already has bid for the purchase of that segment. A bid of about $57 million is under consideration by the railroad, an official of the ICC said. Officials of the Southern Pacific say that if they operate the Tucumcari Line, they would not offer serious competition because they would provide local service and the line would be operated by a subsidiary, the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. The six railroads which asked for the stay are the Union Pacific, the Santa Fe, the Chicago and North Western, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas, the Norfolk and Western and the Missouri Pacific. ****2047EST 7050 *** d a *** AM-Kennedy 2ndLd-Writethru p6620 12-13 0591 Describing the Carter administration as ``anti-coal,'' Sen. Edward M. Kennedy proposed Thursday that every new fossil fuel power plant be designed to burn coal. In a speech to the annual convention of the United Mine Workers of America, Kennedy said, ``It is time to convert from the foreign oil we cannot depend on, to the coal that is the richest resource of this continent.'' Kennedy addressed the union convention on a westward campaign trip that was to take him to San Francisco later in the day for a fund-raising dinner. The Massachusetts senator also met in Denver with four western governors who have expressed unhappiness in the past with Carter's policies toward the West. The governors who met for more than an hour with Kennedy were Richard Lamm of Colorado, Scott Matheson of Utah, Thomas Judge of Montana and Ed Herschler of Wyoming, all Democrats. ``It was a very frank meeting. We talked about water policies, energy and synthetic fuels. We had to find out where Kennedy stood,'' said Judge, who like the other governors went into the meeting pledging to make no political endorsements. ``We did not discuss politics by mutual agreement,'' Lamm said. Kennedy's proposal on power plants would carry the idea of encouraging conversion to coal a step further than has been supported to date either by the senator or the Carter administration. He told the mineworkers that ``no new fossil fuel power plant should ever be built unless it can burn coal _ and burn it efficiently and cleanly.'' Kennedy also told the mineworkers the administration is ``allowing twice as much foreign coal to come into this country as we imported two years ago.'' He also said that less coal was mined in the United States in 1978 than the year before. Kennedy told the union that the administration canceled a coal transportation conference of governors scheduled for Friday ``because the Department of Transportation and the Department of Energy cannot agree on how to finance the construction of coal-haul roads.'' Kennedy repeated his longstanding call for a two-year moratorium on the construction of new nuclear power plants and said the administration continues ``to push nuclear power instead of coal.'' ``This administration's energy policy is anti-coal,'' he said, ``and it hits hard at every coal miner.'' Kennedy received an enthusiastic reception from the miners and was interrupted repeatedly by cheers and applause. Noting that ``today 20,000 mineworkers are out of work,'' he added that ``until they are back in the mines there will be no end to dependence on foreign oil ... This nation has to put the miners to work. Not in the 1990s. Not in 1985. But now.'' In New York earlier Thursday, Kennedy renewed his attack on President Carter's leadership and policies, saying ``what we have is an age-old Republican Party (running the White House). ``I believe 12 long years of Republican administration is enough, and it's time we put a real Democrat in the White House.'' Speaking in the Statler Hilton Hotel across the street from Madison Square Garden, site of the 1980 Democratic national convention, Kennedy asserted that inflation, interest rates, the price of gasoline and home heating oil have risen under Carter. ``You and I know what that means to the dreams of young people and old people alike,'' he told his audience of community board members, political district leaders and local officials. ****2047EST 7060 *** r a *** AM-MineWorkers 12-13 0591 Delegates at the United Mine Workers convention voted Thursday to give their top leadership the power to call selective strikes in a move aimed at the giant Consolidation Coal Co. By a voice vote, the delegates agreed to a proposal giving the International Executive Board the power to call such strikes and to finance the walkouts by assessing working miners. The union's new president, Sam Church, said the strike provision was designed as a tool to use in case Consol, which employes 18,000 union miners, goes ahead with plans to withdraw from the Bituminuous Coal Operators Association. The BCOA is an association of steel and coal companies that negotiates a group contract with the union. Under provisions of the plan, the UMW would pay miners idled by selective strikes up to $250 a week in benefits for the duration of the strike. The money would come from the special assessment against working miners. ``I hope its a tool we'll never have to use,'' Church said. ``I hope they (Consol) can read the writing on the wall.'' In an earlier action, the delegates refused to give the IEB unchecked authority to assess the membership when money is needed to pay lost lawsuits. The delegates defeated the proposal by voice vote after several miners said the plan would give the board a ``blank check.'' The vote represented the first significant setback of the convention for Church, who took over a month ago after then-President Arnold Miller suffered a heart attack. Sen. Edward Kennedy, campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, addressed the convention Thursday and proposed that every new fossil-fuel power plant built in the country be designed to burn coal. The Massachusetts senator was cheered repeatedly by the delegates as he described the Carter administration as ``anti-coal'' and said it was time now to get 20,000 unemployed mineworkers back on the job. The union's constitution committee had raised the proposal to give the board expanded assessment authority. The committee said the power was needed because ``the international union has been forced to defend numerous law suits, many of which, if lost, could result in the depletion of our treasury.'' Church said the proposal would be sent back to committee to be reworked and presented to the delegates later in the convention, which continues until next Thursday. ``We'll defeat it again,'' vowed one delegate. ``That's your privilege, brother, '' said Church. Labor Secretary Ray Marshall had been scheduled to address the convention on Wednesday but was pre-empted by a lengthy debate on a dues increase. In the end, the delegates approved a sharp dues increase, as requested by Church, to help the union in organizing drives and reassert its waning power over the industry. William Hobgood, assistant secretary of labor, delivered Marshall's speech Thursday morning. In it, Marshall praised President Carter's record. He cited the President's Commission on Coal, saying ``it is based on the belief that there are problems that none of us _ labor, management or the government _ can solve alone...'' Marshall also said the administration expected to wipe out the inventory of claims by victims of black lung, a crippling disease caused by years of breathing coal dust, by the end of next year. ``Since last March,'' he said, ``we have received nearly 344,000 claims and have decided on over 193,000 of them. The approval rate has joval rate has jumped from the previous administration's rate of 7.8 percent up to 50 percent under the Carter administation.'' ****2048EST 1200 *** d s *** AM-BBN--Niekro-Writers 12-13 0152 Houston's Joe Niekro, the winningest pitcher in the National League last season and runnerup in the Cy Young voting, was named the Astros most valuable player Thursday by the Houston chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Niekro posted a 21-11 record and 3.00 earned run average en route to his best season as a pro to lead the Astros to a second-place finish in the National League's Western Division race. Pitcher J.R. Richard, who had an 18-13 record and 2.71 ERA and placed third in the Cy Young voting, was runnerup to Niekro for the MVP honor and all-star relief pitcher Joe Sambito, with 22 saves last season, was third. Niekro, only the fifth pitcher in Astros history to win the MVP award, got off to a fast start last season, winning nine games in a row and 11 of his first 13 starts. ****2048EST 7070 *** r a *** AM-Settlement 1stLd-Writethru p6850 12-13 0237 Parke-Davis Co. said Thursday it will appeal a jury award of nearly $2.4 million to an unemployed Hartford man who accused the company of dispensing a drug that caused him to go blind. A Berrien County Court jury deliberated two hours Wednesday before granting Michael Mooney, 21, of Hartford, Mich., $2 million plus 6 percent interest per year _ $371,700 _ retroactive to the date the lawsuit was filed against the company three years ago. Mooney's suit claimed he was ``needlessly and negligently harmed'' by Parke-Davis because the firm did not warn the medical profession that the drug Dilantin could cause Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and illness characterized by blindness and falling skin. Parke-Davis contended the drug did not cause Mooney's blindness, but that even if it did, the firm had issued adequate warning. James G. Smith, attorney representing Parke-Davis, said he did not know immediately whether the verdict would be appealed. Mooney was injured in a fall in 1962, when he was 4, and he began suffering seizures. Tests showed that he had epilepsy and a doctor recommended he start take Dilantin. In May 1963, Mooney developed a skin rash. Two days later he was hospitalized and he stopped taking the drug. He eventually went blind and sued the company in October 1976. ****2049EST 7660 *** d a *** AM-MOVETrial 12-13 0305 *** a7670 *** d w *** AM-OilViolations 1stLd-Writethru a6110 12-13 0366 *** g4810 *** r s *** REPEATFORMIDDLESEX 12-13 0128 Returning to New England after a six-year absence, the women's professional golf tour has announced a $150,000 tournament for next June in Danvers, Mass. LPGA Commissioner Ray Volpe said Thursday the tour's return to the Boston area meets a goal he established for himself when he took the job in 1975. The last LPGA event in New England was a $50,000 tournament at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Mass., in 1974, won by Sandra Haynie over Joanne Carner. The 1980 event, June 9-15, will have a $22,500 first prize. The LPGA tour has three New Englanders _ Carner, originally from Seekonk, Mass.; Pat Bradley of Westford, Mass.; and Jane Blalock, a native of Portsmouth, N.H. ****2056EST 2520 *** d s *** BC-FBN--NFLAgate 12-13 0395 The National Conference and American Conference rosters for the National Football League's Pro Bowl Game to be played Sunday, Jan. 27 in Honolulu. (x-indicates starter) ****2059EST 2530 *** d s *** BC-CostaRicaGolf 12-13 0112 PGA champion David Graham fired a 3-under-par 68 Thursday to share the first-round lead of the $50,000 Costa Rican Friendship golf tournament with rookie John Fought and Peter Jacobsen. Tom Weiskopf shot 70 on the tight Cariari Hotel and Country Club course. Ray Floyd, ChiChi Rodriguez and Curtis Strange tied at 71. Graham's round was highlighted by an eagle-three on the 499-yard eighth hole where he hit a three-iron second shot to within four feet of the cup and sank the putt. Graham started the day by driving into trees and thick rough on the first hole and taking a bogey. ****2059EST 2540 *** d s *** AM-HKN--HockeyBrawl 12-13 0154 The Philadelphia Flyers have been fined a total of $3,000 and defenseman Randy Holt of the Los Angeles Kings has received a two-game suspension as a result of a bench-clearing incident Dec. 6, National Hockey League executive vice president Brian O'Neill announced Thursday. The fine, including an automatic $1,000 assessment against the Flyers, was levied because their players were the first off the bench in the game at Philadelphia. After an investigation of a similar incident last March 11, O'Neill said, both clubs were put on notice that such conduct would not be tolerated. ``In assessing this penalty on the Philadelphia club,'' O'Neill said in a statement, ``it is the position of the league that the club must bear responsibility for restraining its players from leaving the bench to enter altercations. This type of conduct inevitably results in extensive brawls, which the league is determined to stop.'' ****2100EST 7080 *** d a *** AM-MOVETrial 12-13 0305 The prosecution introduced more films Thursday that showed a policeman being fatally wounded during last year's confrontation between police and the radical group MOVE. Nine MOVE members are charged in the slaying of Officer James Ramp during the shootout on Aug. 8, 1978 when they resisted eviction from their rat-infested west Philadelphia home. Patrolman Louis Russo said he took the 24 minutes of silent movie film which was shown in the courtroom of Common Pleas Judge Edwin Malmed. On Tuesday, the commonwealth showed video tapes of the violence that also resulted in three policemen and four firemen being wounded. Merle Austin Africa _ all MOVE members adopt the surname Africa in honor of the organization's founder, John Africa _ objected to placing the screen in front of the spectator section. She said this denied observers the opportunity to see the film. ``Everybody should see what's going on,'' she said. Malmed then ordered Chief Prosecutor Wilhelm Knauer to shift the screen so most of the 50 persons in the courtroom could see the pictures. After the film was shown, Debbie Sims Africa and Chuckie Sims Africa cross-examined Russo on what he photographed and why. In response to their questions, he said he had seen no MOVE members with guns nor had he seen any policemen assault MOVE members when they came out of the house. One MOVE member was assaulted after he surrendered during the shootout, and three officers are charged in connection with the attack. Malmed recessed court until Monday, announcing that Fridays would be off days to permit the court-appointed backup attorneys to handle other legal matters. Knauer said he expects to show more police-taken video films on Monday, and then offer into evidence film taken by local television station photographers. ****2100EST 3720 *** r s *** AM-Broncos-Steinfort 12-13 0140 The Denver Broncos have signed placekicker Fred Steinfort as a free agent to back up Jim Turner, who strained a groin muscle against Seattle last Saturday. Bronco Coach Red Miller said Thursday that Steinfort, who has kicked both for the Oakland Raiders and the Atlanta Falcons, probably would handle the kickoff chores for Denver in the Broncos' crucial game in San Diego on Monday night. ``We hope that Jim (Turner) will be recovered enough to handle the field goal and extra point kicking,'' Miller said. ``If not, we will ask Steinfort to do the whole thing.'' Steinfort was in the Denver training camp this year, but was released shortly after the season began. He replaces injured running back Rob Lytle on the Bronco roster. Lytle now is on the Broncos' injured reserve list. ****2100EST 3080 *** r e *** AM-Shepherd Adv14 12-13 0602 *** s3730 *** r s *** AM-BKC--HolidayClassic 12-13 0189 *** s3740 *** r s *** amNGAGolf 12-13 0072 *** p7090 *** d w *** AM-OilViolations 12-13 0354 The Energy Department's charges of petroleum pricing violations mounted to $8.9 billion Thursday with the announcement of new allegations totaling over $1.1 billion against Mobil and Amerada Hess. Mobil was charged with violations adding up to $504.5 million, completing a department audit of its 1973-1976 transactions which indicated a total of $979.5 million in alleged violations. Mobil issued a statement saying it believed it had not committed violations, and accusing the Department of Energy of misinterpreting its own regulations. Amerada Hess was charged with $653.5 million in violations, bringing the total allegations against the company to $915 million, and completing its audit for 1973 through 1976. Amerada Hess said the aggregate amount of the overcharges alleged by the department were ``substantially in excess'' of the company's profits on refining and marketing activities during that time period. The two companies are among the 15 largest U.S. refiners, whose pre-1977 transactions were investigated by a first round of government audits due for completion by the end of this year. Audits of transactions since 1976 are to be conducted in the future. Most of the department's allegations, including the latest ones, do not charge that the violations were deliberate but only that the companies misinterpreted the accounting rules or made miscalculations leading to actual or potential overcharges. Some settlements have been reached in which companies agreed to make refunds to customers, to make compensatory payments to the government, or to reduce claims for future price increases. But most of the $8.9 billion in alleged violations remain unresolved, disputed by the companies who claim they were right and the department was wrong in applying the complex regulations. In a statement from its New York headquarters, Mobil said a federal appeals court ruled last month that Mobil was right in a dispute with the department over Mobil including in the calculation of its prices more than $200 million of costs since 1974. Commenting on the latest violation charges, Mobil said, ``Having been through this before, we are certain that Mobil will be vindicated ip the end.'' ****2103EST 3750 *** r s *** AM-OlympicBobsleds 12-13 0450 *** t1220 *** r s *** AM-OlympicBobsleds 12-13 0450 *** s3760 *** r s *** PM-FBC--OregonProbe 2Takes 12-13 0488 A freshman football player at the Universitty of Oregon has admitted he received credit for a controversial extension course without doing anything to earn it. Defensive lineman Paul Perez admitted in a telephone interview with the Eugene Register-Guard that he received the credit although he did nothing but pay the course fee. The university's faculty representative said Perez' case would not result in a violation of NCAA or Pacific 10 Conference regulations because Perez did not play football due to illness and injury. University President William Boyd said an investigation by Bayse has shown that two other Oregon football players took the course but were not guilty of any wrongdoing. The course, called ``current problems and principles in coaching athletics'' was offered as an extension class by Ottawa University, a Kansas-based private school. The course, worth three hours of credit, was taught in a lounge and garage at Los Angeles Valley College in Van Nuys, Calif. No attendance was required to pass the course. All that was required was a term paper that could be mailed to the school. Five University of New Mexico basketball players have admitted they received credit for the course but did no work. New Mexico officials have indicated that several athletes from other universities, including Oregon, were guilty of the same violation. Boyd said Bayse, a law professor, discovered the potential problems during last weekend's Pac-10 meetings. Among those who took the Ottawa extension course were Perez and his teammates, defensive back Rock Richmond and center Mike Honeycutt. Boyd said Bayse's investigation showed that Honeycutt and Richmond did attend Los Angeles Valley College and took the Ottawa extension course to meet the Pac-10 requirement for 36 hours of college credit in one year. However, Perez, a freshman, said he received credit for the course without doing anything except sending the $75 fee. ``I sent in my money but there must have been some slipup,'' Perez said in a telephone interview from his home in Aurora, Ill. ``Nothing came back to me.'' Bayse said there was no violation of Pac-10 rules by Perez because he has not played football for the school. Bayse also said Perez did not need the course to meet Pac-10 eligibility requirements. However, he did need the course to meet university requirements. Boyd said the university initially was only aware that Honeycutt and Richmond had taken the Ottawa course. ``I wanted to be damn sure the students actually attended the course to be sure there was no deceit in obtaining the credit,'' Boyd said. ``I'm relieved to learn the athletic department is not guilty of the insinuations made by New Mexico. ``But I'm still left with an uneasey feeling that the present practices may well be conducive to the erosion of sound academic standards,'' the university president said. ``This practice seems to invite students to seek out `soft' courses.'' ****2106EST 3790 *** r s *** AM-NGAGolf 12-13 0130 Scott Hock of Raleigh, N.C., and Jon Chaffee of Austin, Minn., shared a 1-stroke lead following Thursday's third round in this week's $48,000 National Golfers of America open. Both took 11-hunder-par 199 totals into Friday's final round, with Hoch shooting a 6-under-par 65 for the day while Chaffee fired a 67. Tied for third place with 200 totals were Jeff Thomsen of Phoenix, Ariz., and Jeff Kern of Tucson, who had been the second-round leader. Thomsen was credited with a 68 for the third-round while Kern got a 69. Next were Bill Murchison of Albuquerque, N.M., and Kip Byrne of Miami, Fla., both with 202 totals. The winner of the 72-hole tournament, being played at Rio Verde Country Club, will collect $4,800. ****2106EST 3780 *** d s *** PM-FBN--Browns-Pruitts 12-13 0494 Mike Pruitt, a sleek runner who combines speed and power, wants to finish out this NFL season on a high note. Going into Sunday's National Football League finale at Cincinnati, Pruitt is among the league's leaders in rushing and has been named for the first time in his career to play in the Pro Bowl. Pruitt, a five-year NFL veteran, came into his own this season after teammate Greg Pruitt, no relation, suffered a knee injury. The younger Pruitt, a No. 1 draft choice out of Purdue, has been a key ingredient in Cleveland's explosive offensive attack, piling up 1,211 yards rushing in 245 carries and pulling in 35 passes for 338 yards. He's also scored 10 touchdowns. ``Being named to play in the Pro Bowl is like a dream come true,'' he said. ``In fact, this whole season has been like a dream. The team is winning and I've contributed to it. ``I knew if I got the opportunity, I could make a contribution and be a good football player. Now, we've got an opportunity to finish out the season with a win and keep our thoughts on winning until next season.'' The other Browns' player named to the AFC squad, which will play the NFC on Jan. 27 in Hawaii, is center Tom DeLeone, another first-timer. Quarterback Brian Sipe has been named as an alternate. One offshoot of Mike Pruitt's sudden stardom is the benefits that it may provide Greg Pruitt next season. The older Pruitt, a three-time 1,000-yard gainer, is hoping to come back stronger than ever next season after rehabilitating his surgical knee. He could be even more effective than he used to be, since opposing teams will no longer be able to key on him. Coach Sam Rutigliano said, ``At one point, Greg was the offense. People still fear him, but next year he won't be as marked a man as he has been in the past. ``Last season, fans were concerned about our offensive line, our quarterback, even Mike Pruitt. Now, all that is changed. It will help Greg not having that pressure on him.'' Cincinnati, however, will have to contend only with Mike Pruitt and the potent Cleveland passing game, directed by Sipe. But, that could be enough to cause the struggling Bengals plenty of problems. ``Our defense has been a mystery. It's been up and down like a yo-yo all year,'' said Cincinnati Coach Homer Rice in a telephone interview. ``It's almost a blessing that this is the last week. ``It's been a long and very discouraging year, without many bright spots. We thought if our team could have a winning season, we'd be on our way. But, we were set back because we just didn't measure up. ``But, I think our team will play a good game because it's Cleveland and the final game,'' Rice added. ****2107EST 1230 *** d s *** PM-BoxingSuspension Bjt-2 12-13 0517 *** s3800 *** d s *** PM-BoxingSuspension Bjt-2 12-13 0517 There will be no professional boxing ****2108EST 3830 *** r s *** AM-WorldProSkiing 12-13 0130 Austrian skier George Ager on Thursday defeated Walter Tresch of Switzerland, the defending World Pro Skiing downhill champion, in a $50,000 downhill race on the World Pro Skiing tour. Giant slalom and slalom races were scheduled Friday and Saturday. A fresh snowfall at this Rocky Mountain resort produced near-perfect racing conditions for Ager, a rookie on the pro tour. On two runs, he amassed a time of 1:51.575, bettering Tresch's time by a full half second. The victory pushed Ager into the top 10 in the overall pro tour standings and earned him $5,400. Tresch's second-place finish brought $3,000 to the pro tour veteran. Finishing third Thursday was Helmut Kllingenschmid of Austria, and Benny Lindburg of Sweden came in fourth. ****2112EST 1250 *** r s *** AM-OlympicBobsleds 1st 12-13 0067 *** t1260 *** d s *** AM-FBN--Broncos-Steinfort 12-13 0139 The Denver Broncos have signed placekicker Fred Steinfort as a free agent to back up Jim Turner, who strained a groin muscle against Seattle last Saturday. Bronco Coach Red Miller said Thursday that Steinfort, who has kicked both for the Oakland Raiders and the Atlanta Falcons, probably would handle the kickoff chores for Denver in the Broncos' crucial game in San Diego on Monday night. ``We hope that Jim (Turner) will be recovered enough to handle the field goal and extra point kicking,'' Miller said. ``If not, we will ask Steinfort to do the whole thing.'' Steinfort was in the Denver training camp this year but was released shortly after the season began. He replaces injured running back Rob Lytle on the Bronco roster. Lytle now is on the Broncos' injured reserve list. ****2117EST 3860 *** d s *** BC-Eagles-Oilers Adv16 12-13 0475 Playoff bound Houston and Philadelphia gear up for post-season play in their final regular season game Sunday under a rare set up circumstances where it likely will make little difference in the playoff picture whether they win or lose. But don't try to sell that theory to Houston Coach Bum Phillips or Philadelphia's Dick Vermeil. The Oilers, 11-4, could lose to the Eagles and still win the American Football Conference's Central Division title if Pittsburgh loses to Buffalo. Losses by both Houston and Pittsburgh would leave the two teams tied for the title with 11-5 records and Houston would win the crown because of a better conference record, 9-3 to 8-4. Philadelphia, 10-5, has an even less likely shot at the National Conference Eastern Division title. The Eagles would have to beat the Oilers and then hope that Dallas and Washington play to an overtime tie. Mathematical probabilities aside, Phillips and Vermeil are trying to look at this week's game like any other. ``You don't ever get to a point and say it's not important to win,'' Phillips said. ``You can't turn it on and off like a faucet. If you've got an 8-7 record, you go out in our last game and try to win. You never approach it like it doesn't matter.'' Vermeil, disappointed in his team's key 24-17 loss to Dallas last week, said ``I don't think it's fair to the team to sell a philosophy one way and then go against it.'' A victory would give the Eagles their most victories since the 1945 NFL championship team,'' Both teams missed chances to command their own destinies when the Eagles lost to Dallas and the Oilers lost to Cleveland two weeks ago. The two teams also are emerging from the shadows of in-state rivals Dallas and Pittsburgh. ``Dallas has always been everybody's team in Texas but now the Oilers are getting into the picture,'' said Philadelphia rookie kicker Tony Franklin, who cheered for the Oilers last year when he was attending Texas A&M. ``And now people realize that there are two teams in Pennsylvania too.'' Quarterback Ron Jaworski, running back Wilbert Montgomery and receiver Harold Carmichael have been key figures in Philadelphia's resurgence. Jaworski is the No. 4 quarterback in the NFC and has been intercepted only once in his last 131 passes. Carmichael has 50 catches for 11 touchdowns this season and has a string of 111 consecutive pass-catching games. Montgomery has rushed a club record 1,452 yards and ranks third in the NFC. Houston's Earl Campbell goes into the game with an NFL record 352 carries for 1,563 yards and a chance to tie the NFL record of seven consecutive 100-yard rushing performances. Kickoff is at 3 p.m. CST. ****2119EST 4960 *** a e *** AM-TVTalk-RealLife Adv18 12-13 0779 Chuck Barris and the others who package game shows for that half-hour just before prime-time each evening might not like the idea, but the people at New York's WCBS think ``Real Life!'' could be an important step ahead in local programming. ``It is designed to be competitive with people jumping out of boxes,'' says Jeff Schiffman, director of broadcasting at WCBS and a guiding force behind the station's new weekly magazine show. ``It has to have a strong entertaining element, to compete for people's time and attention against what is frankly the lowest common denominator programming. ``It's not meant to be competitive by being repetitious, as the other programs at that time are,'' Schiffman says. ``The design problem is to create something that is clearly better than, and different from, `The Gong Show' and the others.'' ``Real Life!'' _ to be called ``To Life!'' beginning Dec. 25 _ uses people and events in the metropolitan area as raw material. The premiere program Nov. 13, for example, featured segments on Bill Pilch, a window-washer at the Empire State Building, and Leo Steiner, the ``turkey maven'' at New York's Carnegie Delicatessan. ``The city is the story,'' Schiffman says, ``because it is a limitless and wondrous resource. The city _ the whole area _ is the star.'' To say that WCBS searched high and low for the best people to supervise the development of ``Real Life!'' is something of an understatement. Schiffman, for instance, spent 10 years with the Westinghouse Broadcasting Co., where his responsibilities included the independent network's ``Evening'' and ``PM Magazine'' programs. Jim Dauphinee came from San Francisco, where he was national producer of ``P.M. Magazine,'' to take charge of day-to-day administration of ``Real Life!'' as the show's executive producer. And Huell Howser was hired away from Nashville's WSM-TV, where he was the top on-air personality, as host. In a market like New York, attracting the local advertising dollar is the primary objective. And, says WCBS' general manager, Neil E. Derrough, the magazine show is a natural complement to the local news that the competition doesn't offer. ``We can look at life in a positive, pretty, informative manner, without the cutting edge of traditional journalism, and in a sense create a sort of loop with the news.'' ``It's not news,'' adds Schiffman, ``but it does add to what we are as a television station. And that is not always easy, because outside of the news, we have very little time to create an identity for ourselves.'' Filling the so-called ``local access'' slot between the network news and the start of prime-time, 7:30-8 p.m. in most areas, has been a problem for station managers. Game shows and sitcom reruns proliferate in the period. The problem is particularly acute for a station like WCBS, the network's flagship, because of the competition from stations run by each of the other networks, as well as from several independent broadcasters. Schiffman says he and the others behind ``Real Life!'' retained elements common to other successful magazine-type programs _ location shooting, sophisticated production technique, tape rather than film _ and developed the show from there. ``What we added, and one daren't add too much,'' he says, ``was a host who was not only skilled, but warm and sincere, someone who likes people, because that was the mood of the show. ``Also, we decided the central location for each show would be chosen from one of the elements in the show. The guy who washes windows at the Empire State Building, for example, sings at a bar in Queens. The bar in Queens became the focal point for the whole show, even though we had other elements that were not otherwise related. ``The window-washer, in effect, becomes the co-host, who appears in all segments. ``What has happened,'' says Schiffman, ``is you have a more seamless show, not modular like most magazines, with a feeling of unity and a kind of flow.'' The ratings for the first four weeks of ``Real Life!'' have been acceptable, Schiffman says, and WCBS clearly is committed to the program. ``There's no final product,'' says Derrough. ``You make it better each week.'' A word on the choice of Howser, a non-New Yorker, as host: ``We recognized,'' says Derrough, ``just his presence would make a different program. Some people might think its risky, but I think people who live in New York come from all over, and appreciate his warm, ingratiating style.'' ****2120EST 4970 *** a e *** AM-TVWeek-Family Adv19 12-13 0721 Meredith Baxter Birney's affair with Edward Asner in ``The Family Man'' represents a departure from normal television fare. ``There are no villains, no revengeful wife, no predatory woman,'' the actress says. ``Just a lot of pain and a lot of love.'' In the movie, which airs Wednesday night on CBS, Ms. Birney is a piano student who becomes involved with Asner, the owner of a parking garage, when he helps her with a violent-tempered boyfriend. He offers her the use of a shed on the roof of the garage as a quiet place to practice. Their friendship soon turns to romance, much to the distress of Asner, who is happily married and looking forward to his first grandchild. ``She's actually the aggressor,'' said Ms. Birney. ``He makes the move, but she makes it possible. It's not a verbal come-on, but when you meet someone there is often a sexual undertone. ``We're in the sack a few times and become very emotionally involved. I don't want to tell the end of the story. He is torn between his family and his love for me. He's a good Catholic man. It's a new experience for him. It's easier for her because she doesn't have a religion or family to answer to.'' Anne Jackson plays Asner's wife. Paul Clemens and Mary-Joan Negro are his children. Mrs. Birney said very little is told of her character, Mercedes Cole. She's studying to be a concert pianist and makes her living playing for ballet classes. ``The music you hear is my character playing,'' she said. ``I play the piano, but not very well. I worked very hard on Chopin's 15th Prelude. We filmed in Toronto and New York and I made arrangements at the hotels to use their pianos to practice. ``I also worked with a piano teacher, Susan Justin, not just on playing but on the tensions. The body is different when you're just practicing from playing in a concert.'' Mrs. Birney had just learned the day of the interview that ABC had formally canceled ``Family.'' The show was missing from the ABC schedule in the fall, but did return for a Thanksgiving show and will have a Christmas show on Monday, Dec. 24. ``Family'' is due to return to the air on Monday nights after the first of the year to run off episodes already filmed, but the exact date has not been set. ``It was a wonderful show, but I think it's run its course,'' the actress said. ``Some of the stories have been getting a little thin. You have to remain constant and true to your character. We had good actors,and you want to go out shining, as I think we will. I'm pleased. It's a timely demise.'' She said she was happy that the end of the series would give her more time to spend with her husband, actor David Birney, and her children. She and her husband, whom she met when they starred in the CBS series ``Bridget Loves Bernie,'' recently performed in Cleveland to raise money for a Shakespeare festival there. ``I'm not really interested in another series, but I'm open,'' Mrs. Birney said. ``There're not that many series that could fill the requirements I have. `Family' was good because I wasn't in it too much. I could do other things and be with my family. I have a garden. I don't want to work 12 hours a day.'' Mrs. Birney said after ``Bridget Loves Bernie'' she and her husband did a few things together. ``He was on `Family' once. And we toured with `Guys and Dolls.' I was Sister Sarah and he was Sky Masterson. Every night when he sang `Luck Be a Lady.' I'd watch from backstage. ``For a long time it's been hard for us to do anything together. If we did anything people would say, `Oh, here's Bridget and there's Bernie.' It could destroy the credibility of the plot. ``We turned down things together that would have paid substantial money, but the material was lousy. It's hard to find anything that's well-written and well-rounded.'' ****2121EST 7680 *** h w *** PM-FarmScene 2Takes 12-13 0469 Despite initial problems, the government's year-old testing program to control the amount of nitrosamines in bacon is now an ``overwhelming success,'' says a senior Agriculture Department official. When bacon is found to have unacceptably high levels of the substance, the plant must change its processing methods and bring its bacon into line or the plant can be prevented from making any more bacon for the consumer market. Nitrosamines _ seven are checked in the program _ can form from sodium nitrite used to cure bacon when it is fried, particularly at high heat. Department reports have said such nitrosamines ``are considered to be carcinogenic (cancer-causing) since laboratory animals administered these compounds develop cancer.'' Assistant Secretary Carol Tucker Foreman said Thursday the testing program's results mean ``the American consumer can be assured that virtually all bacon pumped with a nitrite cure is free from confirmable levels of nitrosamine.'' One industry source, who asked not to be identified, said bacon processors have been able to adjust to the stricter federal nitrosamine standards but added that many plants had problems adjusting until new procedures were worked out. Ms. Foreman acknowledged to a reporter that problems did occur in the early stages of the testing program but that USDA technicians and industry people were able to work out new processing techniques. ``Some companies were able to make bacon with less nitrite and showed others how to do it,'' she said. Sodium nitrite has been used for many years in bacon and other processed meats as a guard against the formation of organisms that can cause deadly botulism, a food poisoning. It also helps impart color and flavor to the products. ``Not only has the program been successful in reducing nitrosamines, but is also stemmed industry fears that enforcement of USDA regulations would cause large numbers of bacon manufacturers to go out of business,'' Ms. Foreman said. ``Those fears have not materialized, primarily because USDA provided technical assistance to help manufacturers meet the regulatory standard.'' More than 1,000 samples of bacon were tested in the first year of the program. All major plants were checked more than once, Ms. Foreman said. Bacon with ``confirmable levels'' of nitrosamine came from only 12 of the 355 plants tested. Those produce only 0.9 percent of the bacon made by using a nitrite cure pumped into the meat. More than 90 percent of an estimated 1.4 billion pounds of bacon produced annually in the United States involves the pumped curing method. After Freedom of Information proceedings were initiated by The Associated Press, the Agriculture Department last January began releasing the test results on a weekly basis. There had been fears in the industry that publicity about nitrosamine violations would jeopardize bacon manufacturers. ****2121EST 3090 *** a e *** AM-Khambatta Adv17 12-13 0578 She never had acting lessons, carries a shrine filled with pictures of gods everywhere she goes and went bald for her latest film role. But Persis Khambatta says she's just an old-fashioned gal. ``When I left India 10 years ago, I took India with me,'' Ms. Khambatta said. ``My values are still the same. Fidelity is important. ``I still feel it's a man's world and the man has to chase a woman,'' she said. ``I don't feel sex is better than breakfast and you can sleep around anytime. Relationships are more important to me.'' Even though, she said, ``this business is constantly who you know and what your bank account is. ``Right now, there's a lot of frustration,'' she said. ``I'm sort of being pushed into a corner where people want me to change. They can't deal with fidelity and sensitivity and honesty. But if I become tough, I`m going to hate myself.'' Ms. Khambatta, a former Miss India, shaved her head for the role of Ilia in ``Star Trek, The Motion Picture.'' Her hair has since grown out in all its thick dark richness. ``I love acting,'' she said, ``because I feel one is made of a lot of personalities. One day I hope as an actress I will be able to express my soul to people. When I can touch people's souls and make them laugh, I will feel good.'' It was while making the film, ``The Wilby Conspiracy'' with Sidney Poitier, that he told her she was ``an instinctive actress'' _ a performer who could do the work without ever really studying the craft. Ms. Khambatta said she feels more secure with camera work than stage work. ``I know this was my destiny and I know I have further to go,'' she said. ``I like challenges. I`ve taken a chance every time _ when I went to London, when I went to New York.'' She started modeling in India when she was 13. But at age 17, she left with less than $15 and went to London to pursue her career there. Although this was unusual for a young Indian woman, Ms. Khambatta nevertheless had the support of her family. ``Growing up in India was difficult for me because my parents were separated when I was 2, and in India, the man is the strongest thing in the house,'' she said. ``It put a stigma on me because I didn't have a father. My mother was both mother and father to me.'' Today, her mother shies away from the noteriety of her actress-daughter. ``Mother is coming for the premiere but she doesn't want to ride in the limousine with me because of all the picture-taking.'' But there was a time when there weren't limousines and papparazzi. She can remember walking through the snow in London looking for modeling work and having nothing to eat except a plastic bag filled with potatoes. She also recalls the frustration of seeking modeling work in New York after her porfolio had been stolen. ``What I have in life, I worked for,'' she said. ``But there's nothing in this world that I need so desparately that I cannot do without. And if I had to die now, I would have absolutely no regrets.'' ****2123EST 5100 *** h n *** LaserphotoJO1 12-13 0490 The Ocean Ranger is the world's biggest offshore drilling rig and also is part of the Murphy Oil Corp.'s biggest gamble in the energy exploration sweepstakes. The rig was to leave Narragansett Bay today on a 36-hour trip to the Baltimore Canyon to begin drilling on an ocean tract leased by the firm 90 miles southeast of Atlantic City, N.J. Company president Robert J. Sweeney said Thursday the odds are 25-1 against the independent firm hitting big deposits of natural gas or oil on block 106. ``We're basically risk takers looking for large profits if we're successful,'' Sweeney said. ``There's nothing more useless than a three-mile hole in the ground covered by 400 feet of water.'' Tests showed the block to be ``promising'' with natural gas the most likely payoff. Drilling by other firms in the canyon has been disappointing, except for natural gas finds by Texaco and Tenneco. ``Should we find commercial hydrocarbons _ natural gas or oil _ the supply almost certainly will go the the mid-Atlantic states and New England,'' he said. Sweeney said drilling in the block _ one of 30 in which the firm has an interest _ will cost about $11.5 million. It will take about four months to tell if the gamble has paid off. He said the firm might drill on up to three other sites, depending on the findings in the first well. ``This is the most we've ever risked on a wildcat well,'' he said. Murphy, headquartered in El Dorado, Ark., is ranked 23rd among U.S. oil firms with assets of $2 billion. It sells gasoline at 500 Spur stations in the upper Midwest and Southeast. The 35-story tall rig has been anchored off Jamestown in the eastern passage to the y sinc Dec. 3, looming over the shoreline of the island community like an ungainly visitor from another wold The Newport Bridge between Jamestown and Newport, with its 215-foot clearance, blocked the rig from mooring farther up the bay. The Ocean Ranger, owned by Offshore Drilling & Exploration Co. of New Orleans, a Murphy subsidiary, just completed a 14,500-mile, $3 million voyage from Vancouver, British Columbia. The rig was built in Japan at a cost of $50 million in 1976 and spent the next two years drilling off Alaska before being refitted in Vancouver. It is designed to withstand combined 115-knot winds and 110-foot waves. Too large to pass through the Panama Canal, the rig was towed around the tip of South America and up the East Coast with four stops along the way. The trip took four months. When anchored, the platform's eight legs are filled with water and sink to a depth of about 80 feet. The working and living quarters, a metal layer cake of work shops, crew quarters and storage rooms, can accommodate up to 100 persons. ****2125EST 7720 *** r a *** AM-TruckPileup 12-13 0239 Seven 18-wheel trucks piled up in a chain reaction crash in the rain on the interstate bridge over Lake Pontchartrain on Thursday, killing an Alabama truck driver and injuring four other men, state police said. The crash tied up traffic for nearly six hours in both directions and forced the closing of the bridge. Three of the four men suffered serious injuries, State Police Sgt. T.A. Magee said. No immediate word on their conditions was available. The dead man's name was not released pending notification of relatives. The pileup occurred just after noon, Magee said, when an eastbound rig driven by Anthony Dukes collided with the rear of an 18-wheeler driven by owner-operator Wallace Eugene Bare Sr., 41, of Waynesville, Ga. Dukes was hospitalized, but Bare was not injured. Moments later, four more big rigs slammed into the wreckage. Hospitalized were drivers James Rowe, 30, of Granite Falls, N.C.; Murphy Parker, 24, of Pearl River, La.; and Jimmy Williams, 27, of Mobile, Ala. A fourth driver, Kenneth Homes, of Morrow, Ga., and his passenger were not injured. About five minutes later, Magee said, a seventh truck piled into the others, fatally injuring its driver. Magee said the driver hit his brakes and went out of control. ``He hit both sides of the bridge and went over the east side into the water,'' the trooper said. ****2127EST 4520 *** r n *** AM-Language-Levesque 12-13 0159 *** s3890 *** d s *** AM-FBN--LionsInjury 12-13 0065 *** s3900 *** r s *** AM-HKN--Rockies'Lineup 12-13 0114 The Colorado Rockies have recalled left winger Mike Gillis from their farm club, the Fort Worth Texans of the Central Hockey League. Gillis will replace defenseman Trevor Johansen in the lineup Friday in Vancouver, when the Rockies meet the Canucks in National Hockey League action. Johansen broke his right thumb Wednesday during the Rockies' 5-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs and will be sidelined up to four weeks. Gillis was the Rockies' No. 1 amateur draft choice in 1978 and has been with the Texans since the start of the season. He has played in 22 games and has scored five goals and eight assists. ****2128EST 1270 *** d s *** AM-FBN--LionsInjury 12-13 0065 Reserve defensive end William Gay broke a leg in practice Thursday and will miss the Detroit Lions' final game of the season Saturday, the Lions said. The injury to the 6-foot-6, 240-pound second-year player from Southern California leaves the Lions with only four defensive linemen for the National Football League game with Green Bay, a spokesman said. ****2130EST 2680 *** r n *** AM-Icebreaker 12-13 0390 The Franklin, Canada's newest icebreaker and based at St. John's, relies more on a cutting edge than brute force to do its job and Canadian Coast Guard officials are anxious to demonstrate the vessel's capabilities. Lorne Humphries, the coast guard's regional director for Newfoundland, said in an interview Thursday the 8,180-ton Franklin already had shown its seaworthiness in a gale off Newfoundland while en route to St. John's from Victoria, British Columbia, via the Panama Canal. Asked about local reports which said the vessel did not behave well in seas kicked up by 70-knot winds off Cape Race about 60 nautical miles south of St. John's, Humphries said there was no doubt about the ship's safety or its ability. The 320-foot Franklin rolled heavily _ some reports said 43 degrees each way _ and a female deck officer was injured during the gale. Third mate Rosemary Delouchry, 26, was being treated in hospital in St. John's for an assortment of bruises and abrasions she received after being thrown across some equipment on the bridge while she was on watch during the gale. Humphries and Gordon Warren, the coast guard's regional fleet system manager, said a ship that rolls naturally is less likely to get into trouble than one which initially resists rolling and then suddenly starts to go over. Warren said the Franklin, like its sister ship Pierre Radison, is fitted with a flume tank. The tank is filled partially with water ballast. Fore and aft baffles in the tank prevent the water from moving too quickly from one side to the other during a roll. The general effect is that most water remains on the high side, thus increasing the ship's tendency to right itself. Humphries said the Franklin has a `Swedish knife' on its bow. The knife actually is a solid steel outer stem that tends to split ice. Older icebreakers like the Labrador and Louis St. Laurent have rounder bows and rely on a ``pile-driver effect'' to smash ice. The bow, which cuts away sharply toward the ship's bottom below the waterline, is based on a design developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Humphries said. The lower part of the stem knife ends in a rounded projection that stop the ship from riding fully up on to ice. ****2131EST 1280 *** d s *** AM-HKN--Rockies'Move 12-13 0113 The Colorado Rockies have recalled left winger Mike Gillis from their farm club, the Fort Worth Texans of the Central Hockey League. Gillis will replace defenseman Trevor Johansen in the lineup Friday in Vancouver when the Rockies meet the Canucks in National Hockey League action. Johansen broke his right thumb Wednesday during the Rockies' 5-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs and will be sidelined up to four weeks. Gillis was the Rockies' No. 1 amateur draft choice in 1978 and has been with the Texans since the start of the season. He has played in 22 games and has scored five goals and eight assists. ****2131EST 2690 *** r n *** AM-Language-Levesque 12-13 0159 Premier Rene Levesque termed the Supreme Court of Canada ruling Thursday overturning sections of Quebec's language law ``cruel and wrong'' and an insult to French-Quebecers. Levesque made the comments at a news conference moments before his government introduced special legislation, whipped up within hours of the Supreme Court ruling, designed to validate retroactively more than 300 laws passed in French only. ``This judgment inflicts a cruel wrong on French Quebec,'' Levesque said, ``and its implications, besides being particularly insulting, are most ominous for the future if we choose to remain within the present political system.'' Levesque said that the court's interpretations are of an ''unprecedented breadth and rigidity.'' The ruling ``reflects with brutal eloquence the spirit as well as the letter of a constitution under which we have been kept for more than a century and we see today just how far it can serve to sterilize and block our evolution,'' he said. ****2134EST 1290 *** r s *** AM-OlympicBobsleds 2nd 12-13 0062 *** s3920 *** r s *** AM-OlympicBobsleds 2nd 12-13 0062 *** t1300 *** d s *** PM-FBC--GardenStateBowl 12-13 0494 *** s3930 *** d s *** PM-FBC--GardenStateBowl 12-13 0494 You might call it the Surprise Bowl instead of the Garden State Bowl. The two teams that square off Saturday _ the University of California and 20th-ranked Temple _ are anything but household names where bowl games are concerned. Temple's only other postseason appearance was on Jan.1, 1935, in the very first Sugar Bowl. Cal is making its ninth trip _ the eight others were to the Rose Bowl _ but its first since Jan.1, 1959. The second annual Garden State Bowl kicks off the glut of postseason college football games _ 15 bowls, not counting the all-star contests _ and could be one of the most exciting if quarterbacks Rich Campbell of Cal and Brian Broomell of Temple are on target. In the National Collegiate Athletic Assoiation's complicated rating system, Broomell finished second nationally in passing efficiency while Campbell was seventh. In easier-to-understand terms, Broomell completed 120 of 214 passes _ 56.1 percent _ for 2,103 yards with 22 touchdowns and 13 interceptions while leading Temple to a 9-2 season. Campbell was 216 of 322 _ 67.1 percent _ with 13 TDs and was intercepted 12 times in Cal's 6-5 campaign, which included five losses by a total of 24 points. ``We counted over 100 formations in the first three films we saw of them,'' said Temple Coach Wayne Hardin. ``That means they must have around 300 or so.'' All Cal Coach Roger Theder will say is that ``we try to hide what we are doing and catch our opponents in the wrong defense.'' Theder also is trying to make his players realize that Broomell is not Temple's only weapon. ``Broomell is a fine quarterback,'' Theder says. ``He cannot really be labeled, he really does whatever it takes. He's not a Veer, or a pure dropback, or a sprint-out type quarterback, but he can do all with equal success. ``But Temple's real strength is their offensive and defensive lines. Both units are fundamentally sound and execute very well.'' Just like last year, when Arizona State defeated Rutgers 34-18 in 52-degree temperatures, the weatherman seems likely to cooperate. Saturday's forecast calls for sunny skies with a high in the mid-40s. That kind of weather is more than welcome in the Northeast at this time of year. The inaugural Garden State Bowl a year ago attracted only 33,000 to 76,000-seat Giants Stadium. More than 54,000 tickets have been sold this time, with the New Jersey business community buying up many of them. ``With a good break from the weatherman we are anticipating a crowd of almost 60,000,'' said Bob Mulcahy, chief executive officer of the sponsoring New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. The game will be televised nationally (Mizlou, 1 p.m. EST) with delayed telecasts in New York and Philadelphia. ****2140EST 1310 *** r s *** BC-HKN--Leafs-Nordiques 12-13 0166 *** s3950 *** r s *** BC-HKN--Leafs-Nordiques 12-13 0166 *** t1320 *** d s *** BC-Gymnastics 12-13 0182 *** s4000 *** d s *** BC-Gymnastics 12-13 0182 James Mikus, 18-year-old American junior gymnastics champion from New York, finished tied for sixth place against a tough international field at a six-nation gymnastics tournament at Wembley Arena Thursday night. Mikus totalled 53.75 points to finish 2.80 marks behind the winner, Vladimir Belenkov of the Soviet Union, and would have been even higher placed but for a low 8.05 mark on his pommel horse exercise. There were 18 competitors, including the skilled Soviets and Czechs. Another American, 17-year-old Ray Joey from Iowa, led the field with 9.75 on the first floor exercise but failed to hold that form and finished eighth with 53.25 points. America's highest-ranked woman competitor _ again in a field of 18 _ was Linda Kardos, 17, from Pennsylvania, who finished tied for seventh place with 37.25 points. The winner of the women's event with 38.70 points was Czechoslovakia's brilliant 19-year-old national champion Vera Cerna, who won a gold medal for the beam exercise in the world championships in Fort Worth, Texas, last weekend. She scored 9.80 on the beam Thursday night. ****2145EST 4010 *** r s *** AM-BKC--Pomona-OhioSt 12-13 0190 *** t1330 *** d s *** BC-Pre-JuniorTennis 12-13 0055 *** s4020 *** d s *** BC-Pre-JuniorTennis 12-13 0055 American Mary Joe Fernandez advanced Thursday to the semifinals of the first World Pre-Junior Tennis tournament by defeating Venezuelan Iriade Chacon 6-4, 6-2 in the 10-years-old division. Jaime Onzins, Brazil, won by default over Puerto Rican Jose Frontera. Venezuelan Anibal Gomez easily defeated Colombian German Alvarez 6-0, 6-3. ****2146EST 3010 *** a l *** AM-Howell Adv18 12-13 0651 Warren Howell, white hair touseled and glasses sliding down his nose, leaves little doubt that dealing in rare and exotic books is more than a job to him. In fact, he calls John Howell Books ``a gentleman's library set down on a city street,'' and feels he is less a salesman than a steward of the written legacy of civilization. But despite the lofty sentiments, a cable to ``Bookman'' will send Howell _ one of the world's most distinguished and successful rare book dealers _ on the trail of that elusive, hard-to-find tome. Howell thinks nothing of jetting off to London, Paris, or Japan in quest of the rare, the priceless or the obscure. He haunts the world's archives searching for a clue to some forgotten treasure. He returns to San Francisco trailing a string of steamer trunks filled with thousands of dollars worth of booty bought at auction on nothing more than a handshake from a prospective buyer. If he sells the book, his commission runs up to 10 percent of the sale price. ``Success in this business is courage,'' says Howell, head of the West's most prominent antique book firm. ``You must know where to find the books people want and have the courage to go there and bid and get them.'' Howell begins each day at 7 a.m. when he leaves his Russian Hill townhouse, dressed in a dark three-piece suit. He wheels his Mercedes-Benz cautiously to the Post Street shop his father opened in 1924, parks and vanishes under the green awning of a lean brick building with 19th century travel journals in the window and a stone replica of a book over the door. With some variations, the 67-year-old Howell has been following this routine for the past 48 years. He walks through rooms lined with crusty volumes, past neat young men at their desks to his cluttered office in the rear of the shop. ``My father called me home from Stanford in 1931 to go into the business because he was so hard-hit by the depression,'' Howell recalls. But his love of books began much earlier, when he started as a delivery boy for the shop. In Howell's office alone are easily $500,000 in manuscripts, first editions and _ his special love _ prints and paintings of the Western U.S. ``We do not encourage people who are looking primarily for investments or who want to speculate. We are concerned with finding the right place for a book or art object,'' he says. Howell looks like an inspired professor flitting around his office as he points to details of drawings or pulled books from his safe. Here's an illuminated 15th century Florentine psalter, ``all hand-lettered of course,'' which cost $7,000 at a Paris auction. ``And this is one of the very finest printings of the bible ever _ John Baskeville, 1768,'' Howell says, unwrapping another tome.``The binding is Irish.'' The tattered first edition of ``Tom Sawyer'' probably would fetch about $500, ``but a real collector wouldn't want that one, he'd want this one,'' displaying a pristine, leather-bound copy of the classic. A special treasure for Howell is a 17th century hand-drawn book of maps of Latin America ``carefully taken from the original Spanish manuscripts'' by William Hacke in 1682, according to a flyleaf inscription. It cost him $280,000. A beginning collector shouldn't be intimidated by the sums the old and rare books command, Howell says. ``With no more than $100 you can put together quite a nice collection.'' He suggests a little sleuthing in catalogues and in libraries to discover what books exist in areas of personal interest. ``The important thing,'' he says, ``is to collect what pleases you.'' ****2149EST 4030 *** r s *** BC-BKN--Omni-Dawkins 12-13 0166 *** t1340 *** r s *** AM-BKC--Pomona-OhioSt 12-13 0192 *** t1350 *** d s *** BC-BKN--Omni-Dawkins 12-13 0166 Omni officials are ready for Darryl Dawkins _ just in case the Philadelphia center goes into his backboard-breaking antics when the 76ers visit the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night. Larry O'Brien, commissioner of the National Basketball Association, has said that Dawkins, who already has broken two backboards this season, will sit out a one-game suspension for the next such incident. Nevertheless, the Omni is ready. ``Ever since we opened the building, we have had available two complete backboards with rims,'' said Reggie Williams, manager of the arena where Atlanta plays its home games. ``Eight nuts and bolts would have to come out, the floor would have to be cleaned up, and it should take no more than 35 minutes to replace one,'' Williams said. ``Of course, it's a whole new deal if the framework is bent,'' Williams added. Asked if a human being could bend the frame, one Omni official quipped: ``No human can, but Dawkins might be able to.'' ****2152EST 4050 *** r s *** AM-UNMProbe 12-13 0405 The University of New Mexico, rocked by a probe that left most of its basketball team ineligible, probably will have to forfeit six football games it won this past season, school officials said Thursday. Three New Mexico football players were enrolled in the same college course that led to the suspension of six UNM basketball players, said Marvin Johnson, UNM vice president for student affairs. ``After consultation with the commission of the Western Athletic Conference tomorrow, we will in all probability forfeit the six victories,'' he said. Tight end Chris Combs, wide receiver David Wyrick and defensive end Daryl Bryson were enrolled in the ``Current Problems and Principles of Coaching Athletes'' course that caused problems for the UNM basketball players. Combs ``testified that he had paid his $75 and had never done anything else _ he never had any encounter with the course, never had any textbooks,'' Johnson said. The course was offered by Ottawa, Kan., University at two locations in Van Nuys, Calif. ``Mr. Combs testifies that he was not in Van Nuys, Calif., but was in Albuquerque all summer and that he never did one thing'' in the course, Johnson said. Combs played in all 12 games ``and he further needed that course to be eligible,'' Johnson said. The Lobos were 6-6 during the 1979 football season. ``The University of New Mexico has no recourse but to declare those three units void and that action, of course, made Mr. Combs ineligible during the previous season,'' Johnson said. The basketball players were suspended when five of them said they had never been to the course although the credit they received for it made them academically eligible to play basketball. A sixth basketball player was suspended even though he said he attended the course, a claim university officials said they doubt. New Mexico's basketball squad forfeited a victory this season because some of those players took part in the game. Johnson said Wyrick ``claims they (the course) sent him an exam by mail _ a true-false test _ and he returned it and he got a grade.'' Johnson said UNM still has many questions to answer about the course, including who signed up the football players. ``We're not sure who signed up the basketball players,'' he said. However, Johnson said, ``You're going to find very clearly that this is not an isolated example at this university.'' ****2153EST 7730 *** r a *** AM-RallyDeaths 12-13 0394 *** a7740 *** r w *** AM-NationalTree 1stLd-Writethru a7360 12-13 0323 *** s4080 *** r s *** AM-BKC--ValdostaSt.-Ind.St. 12-13 0199 Senior guard Carl Nicks had 23 points, while Alex Gilbert and Bob Heaton scored 18 apiece Thursday as Indiana State clobbered Valdosta State 84-48 in nonconference college basketball. The game was close in the early minutes before the Sycamores moved ahead to stay 10-9 on a Gilbert jump shot with 13:25 remaining in the first half. Indiana State, now 3-2, then pulled away to lead 40-23 at the half and were never again seriously challenged. The Blazers, also 3-2, were hurt when Eddie Brown, their leading scorer left the game with five minutes left in the first half. He never returned to action and it was announced later that he had suffered a strained muscle injury in his chest. Mike Slayton was high for the Georgia school with 9 points. Both teams were plagued by turnovers early in the second half and Valdosta went scoreless for nearly five minutes after the intermission. Indiana State, however, had only a pair of baskets in that span. The 48 points were the fewest ever scored at Hulman Civic Center in the seven seasons it has been the home court for Indiana State. ****2155EST 3020 *** a l *** AM-St.Nicholas Adv20 12-13 0709 Facing prostitution as their only means of support, the daughters of a bankrupt merchant are saved when St. Nicholas appears at their window, lobbing bags of gold and sending eligible suitors to call. A merchant trusts an icon of St. Nicholas to guard his treasure. Thieves steal it, but St. Nicholas appears among the thieves, teaching them _ with shrewd blows of his heavy, golden crozier _ the advantages of the virtuous life. Adeodatus, kidnapped by the pagan King Marmorinus, scorns false gods throughout a year in captivity. Heeding the prayers of Adeodatus' mother, St. Nicholas appears amid two-legged clouds, and whisks the boy back to his home. If that seems like a long way from Broadway, it is _ about eight centuries. But such naive liturgical dramas are the ancestor of all stages _ the musical comedy, the opera and the legitimate theater. This month, the Ensemble for Early Music revived the Play of St. Nicholas, based on legends of the man who came to be known as Santa Claus. Five performances, drawn from 12th century manuscripts, began on the saint's feast day, Dec. 6, in the world's largest cathedral, New York's Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. The plays were performed yearly at the Cathedral of Beauvais in France between 1150 and 1250. More than a dozen of these short dramas have come down in a manuscript known as the Fleury playbook. Nicholas, patron saint of children, sailors, students, undowered girls and soldiers, is traditionally identified as a 4th century bishop of Myra in Turkey. He was popular in the Middle Ages and the subject of many legends _ including one in which he restored to life three students who had been pickled by a butcher. In some countries Dec. 6 is a time for gift-giving, and it was this Dutch tradition which English colonists in New York adapted as Santa Claus. Staging the Play of St. Nicholas involved a good bit of guess work, says Frederick Renz, EEM's musical director. ``You have a lot of black notes that are very hard to read, and no indication of rhythm,'' Renz said of the Fleury book. ``Occasionally you have a sentence or two describing the kind of vestment a character would wear, and sometimes a direction for the character's entrance. ``No instruments are stated in the score, but that is not unusual for that period.'' Renz marshalled the instruments which would have been available at Beauvais: rebecs, nun's fiddles, gitterns, bagpipes, vielles, bells and drums. Some of the staging was inferred from the tone of the Fleury text. The second play, about St. Nicholas' rough handling of the thieves, was done as a broad farce _ with more pratfalls than might be considered seemly in a church. ``In the manuscript for this play, there is a real vulgar element. Some of the Latin is quite vulgar and quite odd in construction,'' Renz said in an interview. `'Drawing the line between what was secular and what was a sacred in the Middle Ages is very hard to do,'' Renz said. ``Basically, they were not quite so austere as we like to paint them.'' In keeping with medieval custom, the three maids in the first play were men, and so was the grieving mother of Adeodatus _ all singing their parts as high-pitched but manly counter-tenors. Gestures were broad and extremely stylized, so that the scenes resembled the stiff poses seen in medieval paintings. EEM, with a core group of five, ranges from the 12th to the 18th century. As soon as St. Nicholas closed, Renz set to work on a holiday program based on the revels of the court of Henry VIII. As many as 1,000 people attended performances of St. Nicholas, and Renz thinks that says something about contemporary music. ``People are a little tired of 19th century music, but the 20th is too confusing,'' he said, ``so for people who cannot make heads or tails of going forward, the only direction is to go into reverse.'' ****2157EST 4090 *** r s *** AM-BKC--Adelphi-W.Virginia 12-13 0145 Forward Greg Nance scored his second consecutive 17 point performance as five West Virginia Mountaineers hit double figures, snapping a three-game losing skid with a 107-60 victory Thursday night over Adelphi. The Mountaineers had no problem with the Panthers and led by 16 points 10 minutes into the game. They led by 27 at 48-21 just before intermission, when they left the court with a 52-27 lead. Center Phil Collins followed Nance with 16 points, while freshman reserve Russell Todd tossed in 14. Guards Lowes Moore and Greg Jones contributed 12 points each as the Mountaineers raised their record to 2-3. John Horton led the 2-3 Panthers with 12 points, while Dave Kinsley and Ricky Cook added 10 points each. West Virginia used a full court press in all but the final five minutes of the game. ****2158EST 2700 *** u n *** AM-Muskie-Medical 12-13 0287 A national hospital cost containment bill, which would establish guidelines for growth in hospital revenues, is unlikely to have much impact on Maine hospitals, Sen. Edmund S. Muskie said Thursday night. The state's small population and its distribution would exempt most hospitals from the controls now being envisioned and Maine has a state-level program which, if successful, could cause all the hospitals in the state to be exempted, Muskie said. ``More importantly, our state has made an impressive record of holding costs down. Last year, Maine cut its increase in hospital costs by one-third. If we can maintain that effort, there should be no trouble in meeting the voluntary guidelines,'' he said. Muskie made his comments to physicians at Maine Medical Center via a telephone hook-up from Washington. On health issues from cost containment to national health insurance, there is still strong support for an active role by the federal government, he said. ``But advocates of consumer choice and improved market efficiency are gathering a large following,'' and ``new government intervention and additional government regulation are unpopular across the board _ not only in health care, but in other areas of concern,'' he added. Congress is likely to act next year _ in one form or another _ on national health insurance, hospital cost containment, reform of the health care system and health manpower training, Muskie said. The senator said that ``from a budget perspective, I often find myself in the role of a stern uncle... But in one way or another, it seems clear that we must take action to assist those families who are wiped out overnight by tragic illness or injury.'' ****2158EST 7750 *** r a *** AM-AbortionRuling 12-13 0186 A federal judge on Thursday struck down two sections of Florida's abortion law requiring doctors to obtain permission for abortions from persons other than the pregnant woman. U.S. District Judge Sidney Aronovitz said the sections, enacted in 1979, ``are constitutionally defective in that they impermissibly invade a woman's fundamental right to privacy in the abortion decision.'' One of the affected sections required a physician to obtain written permission from a ``parent, custodian or legal guardian of an unmarried minor,'' unless ``good cause'' was shown, before performing an abortion on an unmarried minor. The other required that the husband of a married woman be informed of the proposed abortion. Dr. Mark Scheinberg, a physician who performs abortions, filed a class action complaint against the law in July. The American Civil Liberties Union provided legal counsel. The Florida provisions, Aronovitz ruled, place ``an undue burden on the right of a substantial number of pregnant women to terminate their pregnancies'' as established in the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court. ****2159EST 4150 *** d s *** AM-SunBowl ADV16 400 12-13 0399 The University of Washington Huskies, beginning workouts here Monday, will have a three-day head start in El Paso on their Dec. 22 Sun Bowl opponents, the University of Texas. The Texas Longhorns are scheduled to arrive in El Paso about noon Wednesday in preparation for the December 22 game. Texas practice starts Thursday. Texas quarterback Donnie Little is expected to start for the Longhorns after a foot injury kept him out of the last two games. If Little cannot start, freshman Rick McIvor, of Fort Stockton, will take his place. Both teams finished the regular season with 9-2 records. Texas was 6-2 in the Southwest Conference. Washington finished 6-1 in the Pac-10. Washington lost to Arizona State University in conference action but later received a forfeit because of ASU's ineligible players. The leading rusher for each team will miss the CBS-televised game. Texas running back A.J. ``Jam'' Jones was injured in the Baylor game. Washington's runner Joe Steele was sidelined in the Huskies' game against UCLA. The Longhorns will start without another running back, Rodney Tate. Tate has a shoulder injury and Jones a knee injury. Texas is looking for its second straight Sun Bowl triumph after last year's 42-0 shutout of the University of Maryland. This year's game is the 45th in the history of the classic. Texas has won the last two games played against Washington, 35-21 in 1974 and 28-10 the following year. Head coach Don James will lead the Huskies. Fred Akers will try to coach the Longhorns to their 15th bowl game victory in their 25th bowl appearance. The Huskies' defense is led by honorable-mention All-American defensive tackle Doug Martin. The defense will have its hands full trying to contain the dangerous receiving of the Longhorn's swift Johnny ''Lam'' Jones. Jones, playing in his last college game, is regarded as the fastest of all college players aside from Texas A&M's Curtis Dickey and is regarded by pro scouts as a high-round draft choice. Texas' defense was ranked third in the nation in yards allowed -behind only Alabama and Yale. It is anchored by two All-Americans, free safety Johnnie Johnson and tackle Steve McMichael. Kickoff time for the game is 11:30 a.m. Mountain time before an expected capacity crowd of 33,122. ****2203EST 3080 *** a e *** AM-Shepherd Adv15 12-13 0607 Her phrasing sometimes is shaky, her intonation at times a bit uncertain, but there she is _ actress Cybill Shepherd, off on a second career as a singer of the better pop tunes. For seven years the personal and professional leading lady of film director Peter Bogdanovich, who gave her instant fame in his 1971 hit, ``The Last Picture Show,'' she also has a new career on the home front. She's now married to David Ford, a former Mercedes-Benz parts dealer who plays guitar with her. They met in her hometown of Memphis, Tenn. They live there now and have a five-month-old daughter, Clementine. They both were with Miss Shepherd this week as the blonde-haired, fine-featured former model, backed by a three-piece jazz band, opened a two-week gig at Reno Sweeney, a smart-set boite here. Her singing act includes such golden oldies as ``Memphis in June,'' ``A Foggy Day,'' ``My Ship,'' ``I Can't Give You Anything But Love'' and a hit of more recent vintage, ``Masquerade.'' Its's safe to say she hasn't reached the point where she rivals such respected veteran club singers as Sylvia Syms. But she readily admits that as a vocalist she's still in the learning process, and ``if I ever get out of it, I'm in trouble.'' Though relatively new to professional singing, she says she's been vocalizing since age 8. She grew up listening to such top talents as Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. During her years with Bogdanovich, she says, she used to sing on the sly with top Hollywood jazzmen like trumpeter Jack Sheldon and trombonist Frank Rosolino, and with Bill Berry's big band. She first tried the big-band route, she says, in Hawthorne, Calif. _ she can't recall the leader's name _ under the nom de canary Brook Carter: ``I didn't do too well. It was terrifying.'' But she kept at it, despite critical snickers that attended a bit of warbling she did in Bogdanovich's ``At Long Last Love'' and what she calls, with a shudder, ``a really bad'' first album. It was coyly titled, ``Cybill Shepherd Does It to Cole Porter,'' and ``it almost was my last,'' she says in her soft Tennessee accent. But she's since cut two others, an as-yet unreleased album with tenor sax great Stan Getz, and a new big-band record, ``Vanilla,''cut in Memphis after she did a brief warmup club date here last year. In a way, the club date marked her serious entry into singing. She was at loose ends at the time, she explained: ``I knew my relationship with Bogdanovich was not going to be the same, and I was just a free spirit. So I went back to Memphis to make the album.'' Miss Shepherd, 29, says she studied operatic singing when she lived in Los Angeles but never jazz-style singing with a jazz vocal coach because ``it's hard to find a good one. ``But I think you just have to listen a lot of know what's happening in jazz, to listen as much as you can. That's the only way I know to learn jazz, by listening to the musicians.'' A six-movie veteran, she says she's still interested in acting, perhaps on the stage here in perhaps a musical, or in films back in Hollywood. That she lives in Memphis doesn't mean she's bid adieu to Tinseltown. ``Oh, no,'' she declared. ``I flew out like a bird. But I'd never say never again.'' ****2205EST 4380 *** u s *** AM-HKN--RedWings-Bruins 12-13 0161 *** b3030 *** a e *** AM-TVTalk-Sirott Adv20 12-13 0491 Bob Sirott is giving up what most radio DJs dream about: Big money, fame and one of the top rock jobs in the Second City. At 30, Sirott signed off as a disc jockey at ABC-owned WLS radio the other day in search of dreams unfulfilled _ a broadcasting job that allows more creativity and variety than the rock format could offer. The man who dominated afternoon drive time _ 2 p.m.-6 p.m. _ here for almost seven years said he's giving up his $100,000 job in the hopes of finding something more satisfying _ even if it pays less at first. ``I think there's more to life and broadcasting and living in Chicago than saying something funny and introducing the No. 1 hit record,'' Sirott said in an interview. Sirott said he wants a radio or television job that allows him to interview guests, perhaps as host of a talk show. He said he's interested in Chicago's WGN radio, which draws the largest and most varied audience, because it would allow him to do the kinds of features, interviews and documentaries he likes. ``If I wanted to stay doing the kind of radio I'm doing, I'd stay there (at WLS),'' Sirott said. ``It's one of the best rock radio stations in the country. It's very hard to move off while things are good. ``But I think it's much nicer to go out like Lou Brock, who had his best season, than to go out like Hollywood Henderson of the Dallas Cowboys, who got fired.'' Brock, the St. Louis Cardinals' baseball star, retired after enjoying one of his finest seasons in 1979. Henderson, the flashy, outspoken Cowboys' linebacker, was cut midway through the current football season. The decision to leave a winning WLS team didn't come easily or quickly, Sirott said. He started talking to the station's management last year about wanting a change, and said his bosses gave him leeway to bring on non-rock guests like Peter Falk and Gilda Radner and to do other innovative programming on his daily show. ``A lot of stations think of the listener as a one-dimensional person who just wants to hear music. That's one problem. If that were the case, I wouldn't have been successful for almost seven years,'' Sirott said. ``The emphasis should be on what you say rather than how you say it.'' He added that intense competition in the industry gives creativity a subordinate role to contests and give-aways that ``buy the audience.'' ``The best thing that could happen to radio is for the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) to come out tomorrow and say no more contests,'' he said. ``That would encourage good programming and get rid of buying audiences.'' ****2205EST 4200 *** u s *** AM-HKN--RedWings-Bruins 12-13 0147 *** s4180 *** d s *** PM-FBN--Bengals-Ross 12-13 0450 Rookie tight end Dan Ross, whose nightlife consists of television and a can of beer, is the Cincinnati Bengals third leading pass receiver. He joked that Cincinnati quarterbacks throw to him more in games than they do in practice. Ross, a native of Everett, Mass., was the Bengal's second draft choice out of Northeastern, a Massachusetts Division II school. He has caught 37 passes for 487 yards entering Sunday's final game here against the Cleveland Browns. Only Don Bass and Archie Griffin have caught more. ``I went one week where I didn't catch a single pass and I got a little nervous. In college I used to catch 20 balls a day. But here, the way the offense is set up, the tight end is lucky to catch one pass a day. Jack Thompson and I used to play catch after practice to stay sharp,'' said the 6-foot-4, 238-pound player. But he gave that up after receivers coach Boyd Dowler told him that once players learn to catch the ball they don't forget. Ross, however, isn't sure now. ``I think I've lost some confidence. A lot of times I wonder if I'm going to catch the ball, which is something I never really thought about before,'' he said. Ross still is awed by being in the National Football League. ``When Boyd first came up to see me he said the Bengals wanted me as a starting tight end, but I couldn't believe it. It was a total surprise to me. It's all been a surprise. I kept hearing about the great nightlife professional athletes were supposed to have. But the high point in my week is watching `Vegas' with a can of beer,'' Ross said. Ross prides himself on watching his money. The only luxury he has allowed himself is a color television set. ``I wasn't real sure how his blocking would come along, but he's done well,'' said assistant coach Frank Gansz. ``He's really doing some good things now. He's got a good attitude. He works hard and he has shown some consistency.'' However, for the first time, Ross is facing a game with injuries. ``It's kind of funny. I was OK all season and Tuesday I sprained my left ankle and Wednesday I hut my left elbow. The elbow kept me up all night. ``I was doing a pushup in the afternoon and I heard something pop in my elbow. I woke up at 2 a.m. and I haven't slept since. They drained it before practice, but I still can't hold my arm straight out. ``I'll play Sunday, but it might be hard for me to catch a high pass,'' he said. ****2206EST 3040 *** a e *** AM-TVTalk-Clark Adv21 12-13 0790 Dick Clark knew it wouldn't last, so he prepared for the day when he'd be through as a performer. Clark turned producer on the side and now presides over one of Hollywood's busiest companies. The funny thing is, it did last. Clark not only is performing more than ever, but 23 years later he's still host of the same television show, ABC's ``American Bandstand.'' It has, in fact, become something of an institution. He's also host of ABC's daytime game show, ``$20,000 Pyramid,'' and a three-hour-a-week syndicated radio show. Last year, he was producer and host of ``Dick Clark's Live Wednesday,'' which had a brief stint on NBC. ```American Bandstand' is the foundation block,'' says Clark, who at 50 still looks like a youthful disc jockey. ``Whatever's happened to me, it caused it. It's going into its 28th year as the longest-running musical program in the United States. ``It has substantially not changed over the years. The people and the music and the dress and the mores of the day change. It's an observation point where you can watch things happen. That's one of the reasons it survives.'' The Saturday afternoon show began as a local show in Philadelphia, before Clark took over and even before there was an ABC television network. The host is essentially a disc jockey. He spins platters and the kids dance. New groups make appearances, and at the end the kids rate the music. Clark says he started looking for other ways to make a living ``the day I got the job. I wanted to be ready for the day when they either fired me or said I'd worn out my welcome.'' He put all his accumulated knowledge together and became a producer. He quickly found he had two strikes against him. One, he was a performer, and, two, all of his experience was in the area of presenting rock 'n' roll music to children. ``Actors are supposed to be childlike and irrational,'' he says. ``Early in the game when I'd go into a meeting people were surprised that I had a vocabulary and went to college. They couldn't believe I was reasonably intelligent.'' Clark took on every production chore he could get his hands on. ``I did drama for late night. Syndicated shows. Local shows. Barter shows. Network, daytime, afternoon. ``Eventually, the big break was music-oriented, when ABC allowed me to do `The American Music Awards.' That led to producing ABC's 25th anniversary show.'' Another big break was his three-hour movie for ABC called ``Elvis!'' It was the ratings winner in a head-on battle with two of the movie giants of all time, ``Gone With the Wind'' and ``One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.'' Another musically oriented film, ``The Birth of the Beatles,'' aired in November. Sunday night, ``The Man in the Santa Claus Suit,'' starring Fred Astaire, airs on NBC. Clark says, ``You can't believe the thrill of being the producer of a Fred Astaire movie. I was the guy with the rock 'n' roll records.'' Another show, ``The Sensational, Shocking, Wonderful, Wacky '70s'' airs Friday, Jan. 4, on NBC. In that, Steve Allen takes a satirical look at the past decade. And, once again from New York's Times Square, Clark will be host of ``New Year's Rockin' Eve.'' It was conceived as an alternative to Guy Lombardo and other traditional year's end shows and has since emerged as the ratings leader. How does Clark find the time for everything? For one thing he is known to be able to keep five telephone conversations going at the same time. ``It's an enormous demand on my time, but it's also time doing what you really like to do,'' he says. ``So it's not too bad. We work at it all the time. I have two secretaries. My time is apportioned very carefully. Every project has a team and a head man. That's part of the ability to being able to do so many things.'' Clark hopes that next year he can take on an additional performing job that will be even more demanding. He has made a pilot for a syndicated talk show. ``There will be a defection in the talk show area within the next year,'' he says. ``Somebody now in the business will leave. I'm not talking about Johnny Carson. That job will probably go to David Letterman. ``The contenders are Bert Convy, Toni Tenille, Gary Collins and Dick Clark. One of these four will end up with a daily talk show.'' ****2210EST 7760 *** r e *** BC-Theater 12-13 0496 In the Broadway revival of ``Oklahoma!,'' there's a lot of sparkle _ but mostly from a lanky young supporting player, Harry Groener, brilliant in song, dance and mugging for laughs. Sadly, this Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, bowing Thursday, is so locked into the style of 1943, when it burst on Broadway, the bright golden haze on its meadow now is just a mildly pleasant twilight. Choreographed by its original dance-mistress, Agnes de Mille, directed by Hammerstein's son, William, the show at least has going for it its as-lovely-as-ever score, starting with ``Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin.''' That standard is sung by Laurence Guittard, cast as the handsome rugged lead cowboy, while kindly, crusty Aunt Eller (Mary Wickes) again churns butter in front of her farmhouse. Again, he's sweet on her young, pretty niece Laurey (Christine Andreas) and again their love triumphs in this rural tale of life in the Oklahoma Territory just after the turn of the century. Again, Jud (Martin Vidnovic), the scruffy, evil farmhand, lusts after sweet Laurey. And again a sly, itinerant Persian peddler (Bruce Adler), an irate father's shotgun against his back, faces the prospect of an unwanted wedding to sweetly dizzy Ado Annie (Christine Ebersole). And once again, a goofy, high-spirited rustic (Groener) saves the peddler from both shotgun and marriage as he innocently woos and wins the fair maiden amid assorted flim-flam involving cash. All the proceedings are colorful enough, thanks to excellent costumes by Bill Hargate, first-rate farm, smokehouse, barn and ranch sets by Michael Hotopp and Paul De Pass, and effective, imaginative lighting by Thomas Skelton. But despite all this, and Groener's fine work, deftly aided and abetted by Miss Ebersole and Adler, this ``Oklahoma!'' is none too rousing. Among other things, the singing of the leads, Miss Andreas and Guittard, is pleasant but not memorable. And Guittard, in the role first held by Alfred Drake, veers uneasily between accents, one an Oklahoma twang, the other pure stage English. The dancing sporadically fires things up. Sad to say, though, Miss de Mille's Western ballet, which in 1943 revolutionized the Broadway musical, seems musty now, old hat of the 10-gallon variety. And the show's leisurely pace, which may have been fine in 1943, just seems too meandering by today's brisk Broadway standards. The preview performance we saw ran about two hours and 45 minutes. Call it heresy, but discreet trimming of the lengthy first act might have helped this 1979 version. This ``Oklahoma!,'' a big, hang-the-expense exercise with 31 players, a large orchestra and no electronic amplification, is a valiant attempt to recreate the glory of old, repeating it as it once was. But, as they say, you can't go home again. And while it's good to hear those wonderful ``Oklahoma'' songs again, it might have been wiser to leave this grand old warhorse out in the pastures of summer stock. ****2211EST 1370 *** r s *** BC-HKN--Leafs-Nordiques 12-13 0166 *** s4210 *** r s *** BC-HKN--Leafs-Nordiques 12-13 0166 The Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League announced Thursday night they have traded left winger Reg Thomas to the Quebec Nordiques for left winger Terry Martin and defenseman Dave Farrish. It is the first trade made by Punch Imlach since joining the Leafs as general manager at the start of the 1979-80 season. Both Martin, formerly with the Buffalo Sabres, and Farrish, former NHL defenseman with the New York Rangers, have been playing for the Syracuse Firebirds of the American Hockey League. Thomas, 26, was with the Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association last season. Prior to the trade, he had 20 goals and 20 assists this season with the AHL New Brunswick Hawks. Martin, 24, had 42 goals and 50 assists in 148 games with the Sabres. Farrish, 24, had six goals and 41 assists with the Rangers. The Leafs said both Martin and Farrish will be assigned to the New Brunswick club in Moncton. ****2212EST 1380 *** r s *** AM-OlympicBobsleds 2nd 12-13 0062 *** s4220 *** r s *** AM-OlympicBobsleds 2nd 12-13 0062 East Germany's Meinhard Nehmer demonstrated his prowess over Mt. Van Hoevenberg Thursday, driving his two-man bobsled to the fastest time so far in the international trial of the new Olympic bobsled run. ****2212EST 4230 *** r s *** AM-VCU-GeorgiaSt. 12-13 0160 Edmond Sherod scored 16 points and Kenny Stancell added 15 to lead Virginia Commonwealth to a 89-62 Sunbelt Conference victory over Georgia State in college basketball Thursday night. VCU, 4-1, and 1-1 in the conference, led 50-40 at the half, but took advantage of their superior height to jump out to a 62-42 lead with nine minutes left in the game. From then on the Rams scored at will against the Panthers. The Rams had five players in double figures and led in rebounding 57-36. The Rams' top rebounder was 6-9 forward Penny Elliott, who grabbed 11. Kenny Jones, 6-11, added eight points and eight rebounds. Every one of the VCU players had at least one rebound. Don Ross led the Panthers with 17 points followed by Chris Falker with 13. VCU shot 50.6 percent from the field, while GSU, 0-3, could only manage to hit on 33.1 percent of the field goals. ****2212EST 3050 *** a e *** AM-TVTalk-Bakker Adv24 12-13 0593 Not by any stretch of the imagination does she look like a preacher's wife. With her eyes heavily lined and painted with mascara and her short hair puffed high or covered by a Dolly Parton-like wig, Tammy Bakker looks more like a country music singer or a nightclub entertainer. No one would suspect at first glance that she ministers daily by prayer, song and gospel to millions nationwide on the PTL Television Network as co-host of the ``PTL Club'' religious talk show, a program with an audience made up mostly of conservative, fundamentalist Christians. While her looks are flashy, her ministry zeros in on the more basic aspects of life. ``I take Him everywhere with me,'' she told viewers on a recent broadcast. ``I take him shopping with me. I say, `OK Jesus, help me find a bargain.''' She is indeed a preacher's wife, married the network's president, Jim Bakker, an ordained minister of the Assemblies of God Church known for his video ``born again'' ministry. But she is not concerned by the fact that some PTL viewers complain in letters that her dress is too flashy, her makeup too heavy and her jewelry too gaudy for a preacher's wife. Looks are deceiving, she said in an interview, and her looks don't hurt the PTL ministry. ``I don't want to be a typical minister's wife. I gotta be me,'' she said in conversation frequently punctuated by giggles and laughs. Tammy Bakker, 37, who might have pursued an acting career if God had not called her to sing the gospel, lives a comfortable life as a Christian television star. On ``PTL Club,'' she sings, talks with guests and witnesses for her faith. She lives in a $200,000 house in a fashionable section of Charlotte, a gift from one of PTL's partners, as the supporting contributors are called. She and Bakker earn a combined salary of $72,000, said PTL's media consultant, Emily Walker. Mrs. Bakker grew up in International Falls, Minn., the eldest of eight children. Hers is a story of once-a-week, Saturday night baths in an old tub shared by eight children. She said she ``asked the Lord'' into her heart when she was 10 and planned thereafter to work in his service. Her college career at North Central Bible College in Minneapolis ended when she married Bakker in 1961. Both were asked to leave because the college did not allow married students on campus _ a rule since changed. They immediately began a traveling ministry. He preached and she sang. Then they settled at the Christian Broadcasting Network in Portsmouth, Va., where for eight years they produced a Christian television show for children. During that time, Bakker started the ``700 Club'' using the talk-show format. The couple came to Charlotte to take over the fledgling PTL network in 1974, which has since grown into a multi-million dollar, internationally syndicated system seen by 3 million to 5 million people daily in all 50 states and 37 countries, Mrs. Walker said. PTL is their life's work, Mrs. Bakker said. ``As far as I'm concerned, this is what we will be doing until Jesus comes or until we die. I don't think we will retire from PTL as long as we are allowed to stay on the air. If they don't take Christian television off ... '' ****2214EST 7110 *** r w *** AM-NationalTree 12-13 0295 With hundreds watching expectantly Thursday evening, Amy Carter pushed the button to light the national Christmas tree, but the hushed crowd saw only the crowning star blaze to life. Her father, the president, then explained: ``Around the periphery of this crowd there are 50 small Christmas trees _ one for each American hostage,'' Jimmy Carter said. ``On top of the great Christmas tree is the star of hope. ``We will turn on the other lights on the tree when the American hostages come home.'' There was applause, and the 26-foot blue spruce stood dark and somber, despite the festive garlands girdling it _ a mute symbol of the 50 Americans held captive in Iran. Earlier, the president spoke of divisions among people because of religious beliefs and called recent events in Iran ``the misguided application of a belief in God.'' The national Christmas tree is on the Ellipse behind the south lawn of the White House and the decorated trees encircling it normally represent the 50 states. Carter said Christmas means love, warmth, friendship, family and joy. ``But everyone this Christmas will not be experiencing those deep feelings,'' he added. ``At this moment there are 50 Americans who don't have freedom, who don't have joy, who don't have warmth, who don't have their families with them. And there are 50 American families in this nation who will also not experience all of the joys, the happiness of Christmas.'' Carter then asked for a moment of silence from the crowd on the Ellipse and from all Americans. A spokesman for the National Park Service said this was the first time in the 56-year history of the national Christmas tree that the tree has remained dark during the Christmas season. ****2214EST 2050 *** u s *** AM-HKN--RedWings-Bruins 12-13 0155 *** e2730 *** u s *** AM-HKN--RedWings-Bruins 12-13 0155 *** t1390 *** r s *** AM-FBC--UNMProbe 1stLd- 12-13 0408 The University of New Mexico, rocked by a probe that left most of its basketball team ineligible, probably will have to forfeit six football games it won this past season, school officials said Thursday. Three New Mexico football players were enrolled in the same college course that led to the suspension of six UNM basketball players, said Marvin Johnson, UNM vice president for student affairs. ``After consultation with the commission of the Western Athletic Conference tomorrow, we will in all probability forfeit the six victories,'' he said. Tight end Chris Combs, wide receiver David Wyrick and defensive end Daryl Bryson were enrolled in the ``Current Problems and Principles of Coaching Athletes'' course that caused problems for the UNM basketball players. Combs ``testified that he had paid his $75 and had never done anything else _ he never had any encounter with the course, never had any textbooks,'' Johnson said. The course was offered by Ottawa, Kan., University at two locations in Van Nuys, Calif. ``Mr. Combs testifies that he was not in Van Nuys, Calif., but was in Albuquerque all summer and that he never did one thing'' in the course, Johnson said. Combs played in all 12 games ``and he further needed that course to be eligible,'' Johnson said. The Lobos were 6-6 during the 1979 football season. ``The University of New Mexico has no recourse but to declare those three units void and that action, of course, made Mr. Combs ineligible during the previous season,'' Johnson said. The basketball players were suspended when five of them said they had never been to the course although the credit they received for it made them academically eligible to play basketball. A sixth basketball player was suspended even though he said he attended the course, a claim university officials said they doubt. New Mexico's basketball squad forfeited a victory this season because some of those players took part in the game. Johnson said Wyrick ``claims they (the course) sent him an exam by mail _ a true-false test _ and he returned it and he got a grade.'' Johnson said UNM still has many questions to answer about the course, including who signed up the football players. ``We're not sure who signed up the basketball players,'' he said. However, Johnson said, ``You're going to find very clearly that this is not an isolated example at this university.'' ****2215EST 5090 *** h n *** PM-PoliceSuit 12-13 0357 The International Brotherhood of Police Officers has filed a $1 million suit against Cranston Mayor Edward DiPrete, a 12-year-old boy and the boy's mother. The suit was in response to brutality charges filed against two Cranston police officers. Last week, a hearing board made up of three police officers met in secret and cleared patrolmen Charles Steele and Sam Baligian of allegations they beat the boy. DiPrete questioned the board's objectivity. He said it was difficult ``to believe that a board composed of three peers of any type could be as objective in deciding a case involving their peers as could three neutral people not directly involved.'' The boy was arrested Sept. 28 after he was allegedly caught releasing air from car tires near an apartment complex. The boy's mother said the policemen handcuffed and dragged her son into some woods, punched him and beat him with a pipe. DiPrete began his own investigation into the allegations and recommended that one officer be fired and the other suspended. At that point, the police board was formed. ``We had a very exhaustive investigation in the most unbiased manner, and the evidence, we felt, warranted my recommendations to the police appeal board,'' DiPrete said. ``Apparently, the board didn't agree with the evidence and the facts as they heard them from the witnesses and from the boy himself,'' he said. After learning he was being named in the suit, DiPrete on Thursday called the action ``an outrage not only to the government of Cranston, but to elected officials everywhere in Rhode Island.'' He rhetorically asked whether the IBPO would consider it fair to let three mayors from adjoining communities hear the IBPO's charges against DiPrete. Raymond Hanson, the state director of the IBPO, said the decision to sue DiPrete, the boy and the boy's mother was made at the state level. He said the presence of William Norton, the Washington-based executive director of the group, in Rhode Island was to underscore the importance of the action. He said Norton did not make the decision to file the suit. ****2217EST 7120 *** r a *** AM-RallyDeaths 12-13 0393 A Guilford County grand jury returned murder or felonious riot charges Thursday against all but one of the 15 persons arrested after five persons were gunned down at an anti-Ku Klux Klan rally. The fifteenth man arrested after the deaths _ Rayford Milano Caudle, 37, of Winston-Salem _ was not indicted and faces no charges stemming from the Nov. 3 incident. Caudle's stepson, 16-year-old Claude M. McBride Jr., who was initially charged only with conspiracy, was indicted on five charges of murder and a single charge of engaging in a riot. Also indicted on five counts of murder and a single charge of engaging in a riot were Harold Dean Flowers, 32; Billy Joe Franklin, 33; Coleman Blair Pridmore, 36; and Lawrence Gene Morgan, 27, all of Lincolnton; Jerry Paul Smith, 32, of Maiden; David Wayne Matthews, 24, of Newton; Terry Wayne Hartsoe, 19, of Hickory; Roland Wayne Wood, 34, and Jack Fowler, 27, both of Winston-Salem; and Roy Clinton Toney, 32, of Gastonia. The remaining three men, Lee Joseph McLain, 36, and Michael Eugene Clinton, 24, both of Lincolnton, and Lisford Carl Nappier, 60, of Fletcher, were charged only with engaging in a riot. Conviction on murder charges carries a sentence of death or life imprisonment. Engaging in a riot has a maximum 5-year sentence or $10,000 fine, or both. All the men except Caudle and McBride were initially arrested on four murder charges and one conspiracy charge. All are either members of or associated with the Ku Klux Klan or the Nazi Party. Guilford County District Attorney Michael Schlosser said the indictments were ``tailored'' after the initial warrants ``due to investigative findings.'' He said more indictments against other persons will be presented to other grand juries. The shootings of the five Communist Worker Party members occurred when CWP members staged a ``Death to the Klan'' rally here. Klansmen and Nazis drove to the rally site in a caravan of seven to nine vehicles and opened fire on the demonstrators. Caudle's lawyer, Wayne Harrison, said the prosecution chose not to indict Caudle primarily because the car in which he was a passenger had passed the rally before the shooting started. Caudle surrendered to police because he knew his car, which had several weapons in the trunk, had been seized. ****2217EST 4300 *** r s *** AM-PGASeniors 12-13 0216 Don January, who became a senior last month, birdied four of his final five holes Thursday to take the first-round lead in the $100,000 PGA National Seniors Championship. January took a two-stroke lead with a 4-under-par 68 in the four-day tournament for players 50 years old and over. January turned 50 last month and was considered the tournament favorite. ``Nothing's ever like stealing,'' January said. ``You can get beat by anybody in this game.'' He added, though, ``I sure got a good taste in my mouth from those last few holes.'' January played the back nine holes first and shot a 1-over 37, before finishing strongly on the front nine holes. The winner of the event at the 6,321-yard Turnberry Isle course will win $20,000. Dan Sikes Jr., Don Finsterwald and Al Besselink each shot 70, while George Bayer, Gardner Dickinson, Joe Jimenez, Emory Lee, Charles Sifford, Stan Thirsk and Julius Boros each shot 71. Jimenez was the tournament last year. January, who ranked 46th on the PGA tour with nearly $80,000 in earnings last season, sank a 20-foot birdie putt on his 11th hole, and sank short birdie putts on his 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th holes. The field of 144 seniors will be reduced Friday. ****2219EST 1410 *** u s *** AM-HKN--RedWings-Bruins 12-13 0146 *** b3060 *** a a *** AM-Micro-Menagerie Adv24 12-13 0788 Most of Tom Pridham's menagerie is public, but he keeps a padlock on the refrigerator door where the man-made life might be. Not even Pridham is sure what's in there. He just keeps it safe _ and secret. ``We maintain some odd kinds of microbial life,'' says Pridham, the government's ``zookeeper'' for more than 70,000 organisms from bacteria to yeasts, all kept on the third floor of a yellow brick laboratory building here. Pridham's menagerie probably is the largest collection of micro-organisms in the world. As such, it likely will be the place _ or at least a model for the place _ where companies seeking patents on newly invented life forms will send their discoveries for safekeeping. In fact, Pridham says that a few may already be here. ``Companies just send organisms here with a name,'' he says. ``There is really no way you can detect some of these genetically engineered forms unless you know what it is and what to look for and how to analyze it.'' Gene-splitting no longer is the stuff of science fiction. A fledgling industry using recombinant DNA technology has grown up in recent years and, recognizing there may be profit in man-made life, has gone on the offense to protect its discoveries. General Electric Co. is presently involved in a court case in which GE has tried to patent a ``bug'' which eats oil slicks and then in turn becomes food for fish. The U.S. Patent office has held that a living organism cannot be patented and the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider the issue. The case is being watched closely by genetic researchers and could have a big impact on an emerging frontier of science dealing with genetic modification, test tube babies and methods of mechanically rearranging DNA, the building blocks of life. Pridham's facility at the Agriculture Department's laboratory here has long been a place where companies have sent samples of naturally occuring micro-organisms used in various industrial processes such as making alcohol and antibiotics. The patent office requires that companies send live samples of organisms either to Pridham or to another lab in Maryland as part of the application. Those are the samples behind the locked refrigerator doors. Pridham concedes that his refrigerator may already be home to the first members of a bold new generation of genetically engineered life. But he's not confirming anything. ``I try to maintain very strict control on patent cultures to prevent any leak of information,'' says the auburn-haired scientist who is the fourth curator in the collection's 75-year history. The vast majority of the 70,000 inhabitants are not secret because they are not involved in pending patent cases. They are kept in about a quarter of a million test tubes stored in long lines of white refrigerators, unlocked, or in tanks of liquid nitrogen. In the lab adjacent to Pridham's office are stacks of boxes and metal file cabinets holding cards which identify each strain and include a few details about what it looks like and what it does. Agriculture Department scientists use the samples in research. And the department has a policy of sending samples from the collection to outside scientists involved in legitimate research at universities or companies, Pridham says. Some of the inhabitants in Pridham's menagerie are old-time members with excellent pedigrees, including the progeny of the original strain of penicillin discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming. Others are newcomers like the still-unnamed bacteria recently discovered in a cowpile which scientists believe can be used in the production of alcohol. But those are all naturally occuring. The new group would be man-made. The issue of creating life has sparked moral and environmental controversy in recent years. Opponents have raised the spectre of mutant forms polluting the air and water, or of a possible subversion of the process of altering genetic characteristics aimed at creating ``a master race.'' However, Irving Johnson, vice president for research at Eli Lilly & Co., says research into gene-splicing is likely to lead to better and cheaper pharmaceuticals and new sources of chemicals and energy. ``Potential application of recombinant DNA techniques are limited only by the imagination of the people using them,'' he says. A primary candidate for the first such product to reach the commercialmarket is a synthetic insulin now being developed by a San Francisco Co. working under contract to Lilly. Pridham, who also does research in addition to his role as curator of the collection, agrees, saying, ``This business of test tube babies is still a long way off.'' ****2223EST 7770 *** b i *** AM-Canadian 12-13 0041 *** b3070 *** a a *** AM-ACT Adv26 12-13 0691 The Tony Award-winning American Conservatory Theater _ ACT to a legion of fans _ suffers from a baffling paradox. Red ink in the ledger is spreading as fast as its popularity and international fame. But Bill Ball, balding director of the group which began its 14th season in mid-October, focuses most of his energy on his actors and leaves high finance to others. His main task, he said in an interview in a sparse office across the street from the Geary Theater, where ACT performs, is to keep his actors happy. ``I ask myself, `If I give the actor everything he needs, what kind of theatre will he create?' If he has employment security, challenging professional peers, good parts, variety in his work and _ very, very important _ he is always in training, the answer is he acts like gangbusters!'' The company currently has a staggering schedule of nine plays in repertory and 15 others in production. How do they do it? ``There's a secret to it,'' the 52-year-old Ball said merrily. ``If you keep an actor busy, always working, he has to rely on intuition. He can't think or be afraid. And when you take away his fear and liberate his intuition, he is a glorious creature.'' Ball stumbled onto his formula during a professional oddessy that led to a stint off Broadway in the late l950s, where he won an Obie, the Vernon Rice Drama Desk Award and an Outer Circle Critics' Award. He directed Shakespeare festivals across the country before returning to New York to direct ``Tartuffe'' at the Lincoln Center and several productions of the New York City Opera. His experience convinced him that traditional methods of mounting a play _ hiring directors and actors for brief commerical ventures, was inefficient and demoralizing. He envisioned a permanent repertory company offering first-rate drama and ongoing training to its actors. ``It was an experiment. I didn't know how it would turn out and my dearest friends cautioned me that a theater and a school was too big a venture,'' he recalled. ``And besides, they said, `Who does repertory any more?''' In 1964, Ball went home to Pittsburgh to establish his own company, but soon took the group on tour where they were wooed by several cities. San Francisco officialdom was most convincing. They opened their arms _ and the Geary Theater _ to Ball and his troupers in 1965. Later, ACT set up a school and offices across the street and eventually leased two smaller theaters for students, experiments and unabashedly commercial works. And the company, which received a Tony last spring for outstanding contributions to the American stage, has grown. It now is the largest regional theater in the country, with 45 professional actors who teach and perform, along with more than 100 full-time students who depend on ACT's training and reputation to launch them in theater, television or movie careers. Yet problems with financing continue. They are not helped, critics say, by Ball's insistance that tickets be priced within the reach of the average wage-earner. A front row seat in the balcony costs $9, a respectable orchestra seat is $11 and the worst seats in the house cost a mere $3.50, dirt cheap for a professional theater performance. Prices rise slightly on weekends. Still, ACT manages to recoup 70 percent of expenses at the box office. For the rest, the company looks to government and foundation grants and public fund drives. And it isn't only money that generates problems. Ball's approach to the theater also has drawn fire. In fact, it has labeled superficial by critics. Ball dismisses suggestions that ACT's fare is too staid or lacking in political and social ``relevancy.'' ``In Russia, the theatre is used to say things that cannot be said straight out. If you want to make a political statement in this country, you can call a press conference or a demonstration,'' Ball said flatly. `That frees the theatre to create art.'' ****2227EST 7150 *** b i *** AM-Canadian 12-13 0040 *** s4440 *** u s *** AM-BKC--St.Joseph's-NotreDame 12-13 0186 *** a7780 *** r a *** AM-AbductedBaby 2ndLd-Writethru a6230 12-13 0503 *** a7790 *** d a *** AM-CianciSuit 12-13 0202 A $12-million libel suit brought against New Times magazine by Vincent A. Cianci Jr., mayor of Providence. R.I., was dismissed Thursday by a federal judge who found no basis for the action. Cianci filed suit in U.S. District Court, Manhattan, in February in connection with a July 24, 1978, story in the magazine. The article stated he had been accused of raping a woman at gunpoint 12 years before while studying law at Marquette University. It also stated the woman ``reportedly received a $3,000 settlement'' and that charges were dropped. ``The court, in deciding the present motion, finds nothing in the New Times article which can be the basis for this libel action,'' said Judge Constance Baker Motley. She concluded in a 16-page opinion that the contents of magazine article were embraced by First Amendment protections. ``The article does not state that Cianci was guilty of rape; it does not state that he made an improper payoff to avoid prosecution,'' said Motley. ``At the very most, the article somehow implies an opinion based upon the facts stated in the article; nowhere does the article represent that any such opinion is based on undisclosed facts.'' ****2230EST 1420 *** u s *** AM-BKC--St.Joseph's-Notre 12-13 0188 *** s4510 *** r s *** AM-BKN--Clippers-Walton 12-13 0225 *** a7810 *** d a *** AM-DangerousToys 12-13 0417 To Edward M. Swartz, a child's toy box is an arsenal of danger that needs disarming. The Boston attorney says even a cuddly stuffed elephant can be a killer. The elephant, manufactured in Korea, heads Swartz's ``Ten Worst Toys of the Year'' list, which he has released each Christmas season since the 1971 publication of his book ``Toys That Don't Care.'' Swartz says Embo the Elephant and its cohort, Hummbug Bee, caused two deaths this fall when infants in Reno, Nev., and San Diego, Calif., became entangled in the toys' elastic cords and strangled. Although the distributor, identified by Swartz as R. Dakin & Co. of San Francisco, pulled the toy off the market, the attorney says that was not enough. ``Once these toys are put through commercial channels, its too late to recall them,'' he said Wednesday. ``The company should have disseminated a `wanted poster' so it could be identified by the public.'' Swartz, a trial attorney who specializes in product defects, got into the toy business in 1968 when he testified before the federal Consumer Products Safety Commission. His 70-page report to the commission grew into the book that drew national notice. Now, Swartz haunts toy shops and drug stores in his spare time, looking for toys he says can kill or maim. ``I'm not the average consumer,'' he said. ``We buy toys in places where the consumer is likely to buy toys and we get calls and letters from parents who are also concerned.'' This year, Swartz' 10 most dangerous toys include: _A mobile of cartoon characters that has sharp rigid metal rods. _Metal and plastic figurines that fire small missiles Swartz said can be swallowed. _A toy machinegun that fires race cars. Swartz said a safety device that allows the gun to be fire only on the floor can be bypassed. Swartz has his critics. Steve Laxmeter, products safety manager for the Knickerbocker Toy Co. of Middlesex, N.J., said Swartz overreacted when he put two Knickerbocker toys on the list. The attorney said pieces of Knickerbocker's ``Half-Pint'' and ``Tag Along'' toys could be removed and swallowed, causing asphyxiation. Laxmeter said it wasn't true. ``We follow the guidelines set by the Consumer Product Safety Commission,'' he said. ``The material is a soft porous material that wouldn't cause a blockage.'' ``This is probably a little overreaction on his part,'' said Laxmeter. ``He likes to make headlines, we don't.'' ****2237EST 7820 *** r a *** AM-NFOMeeting 12-13 0386 The president of the National Farmers Organization said Thursday he would work to revive a coalition of farmers' groups in an effort to strengthen the position of farmers in the American economy. ``Perhaps it's time ... that we all recognize we have failed totally to solve the farm problem,'' said DeVon Woodland, a Blackfoot, Idaho, rancher. Woodland was elected to his first full four-year term as president of the NFO on the closing day of the group's convention. ``I think it's unfortunate that American agriculture has divided itself into households, as 2.7 million voices,'' Woodland said at the final convention session. ``No longer can we compete with each other as farmers and ranchers in the marketplace.'' Woodland said he would work to piece together the National Farm Coalition, a group of farm organizations organized in the early 1970s to back a farm bill including higher price supports for farm products. The coalition _ which included the NFO, the Grange, the Midcontinent Farmers Association, the Farmers Union and several smaller commodity groups _ fell apart after the bill failed. Woodland said he would try to weld the groups together into a coalition like labor's AFL-CIO. ``Maybe it can't be done,'' he said, citing legal difficulties and differences between the groups, ``but I think there must be a way we can solve those problems ... We're few in number. If we allow ourselves to become fragmented, we become fewer. ``I think the time is critical. We must move closer together on issues that we can work on.'' Woodland had been acting president of the organization since last January, replacing Oren Lee Staley, the NFO's chief since it was formed 25 years ago. An Echo, Minn., farmer, Bob Arndt, was elected vice president. The NFO, which guards its national membership figures as secret, acts as a broker for some $700 million in farm commodities. The aim of the organization, which is based in Corning, Iowa, is to increase farm prices by controlling supply. ``There is no business that can survive if it turns the pricing mechanism of its product over to those who buy,'' Woodland said. ``I'm dedicated to reversing and putting a halt to that trend.'' ****2239EST 4520 *** u s *** AM-BKN--Bullets-Cavaliers 12-13 0214 *** s4540 *** r s *** AM-BKC--PhelpsApologizes 12-13 0237 *** h2560 *** u s *** AM-BKC--St.Joseph's-NotreDame 12-13 0188 Fourth-ranked Notre Dame built a 27-point cushion in the first half and used an 18-point performance from Tracy Jackson to coast past visiting St. Joseph's, Ind., 79-58 Thursday night in a non-conference college basketball game. The Irish, who played without injured starters Kelly Tripucka and Rich Branning, also got 16 points from center Orlando Woolridge to score their fifth straight win without a loss. Woolridge made all seven of his field goal attempts. After a sluggish start, the Irish reeled off 19 straight points to take a 35-9 lead with 7:38 remaining in the first half as freshman Bill Varner scored eight of his 12 points during the stretch. Notre Dame sophomore Mike Mitchell also added 12 points. The Irish built a 50-23 halftime lead on the strength of 63 percent shooting from the field. Despite dropping to a 35 percent shooting clip in the second half, Notre Dame was never threatened by the Pumas, who shot only 34 percent for the game. Forward Neville Brown scored a game-high 19 points for St. Joseph's, which fell to 1-4. ****2241EST 1440 *** r s *** AM-BKN--Clippers-Walton 12-13 0224 San Diego Clipper center Bill Walton, who figured to be running by Dec. 15 and ready to play by the first of the year, said Thursday his timetable may be delayed. ``A definite date would be tough to say,'' said the 6-foot-11 standout who has missed most of the last two National Basketball Association seasons with foot injuries. ``I'm relatively pain-free but I'm not running yet,'' Walton said on a radio show. ``Until that pain goes away, I can't take a chance with that fracture.'' Walton, who signed the largest contract in pro sports history last May with San Diego, refractured his left foot during a preseason workout. He has been out of a cast for two weeks and said he's encouraged that the pain is decreasing. ``Two weeks ago there was pain in the whole foot. Now it's localized,'' he said. The rare injury involves a fracture of the navicular bone _ the keystone of the arch. Walton, who recently turned 27, said he will visit his doctor in Los Angeles Friday for what he hopes will be ``the last set of X-rays I'll ever need'' and go on to the next step of rehabilitation. ``I'm very optimistic. It can be very lonely and disappointing,'' said Walton, who was the NBA's Most Valuable Player in 1978. ****2242EST 4350 *** u n *** BC-Mass.DailyLottery 12-13 0041 The winning number drawn Thursday night in the Massachusetts Daily lottery Numbers Game was 3945. ****2242EST 4560 *** r s *** AM-BKB--Lamar-TexasTech 12-13 0101 *** t1450 *** u s *** AM-BKN--Bullets-Cavaliers 12-13 0220 Elvin Hayes dropped in a pair of free throws with three seconds left in overtime to give the Washington Bullets a 115-113 National Basketball Association victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday night. The victory, only the fourth in the last 11 games for Washington, ended Cleveland's home-court winning string at 10 games. Cleveland, which came back from a 52-35 deficit late in the second quarter, roared back to tie the game at 65-all early in the third period. Washington, led by Hayes and Bob Dandridge, each with 25 points, moved steadily ahead, leading 100-91 with two minutes remaining in regulation time. Cleveland applied full-court pressure and managed a 101-101 tie on a 10-foot jumper by guard Foots Walker with five seconds on the clock. The Bullets, with Kevin Grevey scoring six of his 22 points, built a 111-106 lead in the overtime period, but Randy Smith brought the Cavaliers back with a three-point play and a three-point basket that tied the game at 113 with 11 seconds remaining. After Hayes put the Bullets ahead, Smith tripped going for an inbounds pass and time ran out as the ball bounced downcourt. Smith led Cleveland with 28 points and Campy Russell added 21. ****2245EST 2090 *** u n *** BC-Coffin-SALT 12-13 0225 Former anti-war activist and Yale chaplain William Sloane Coffin Jr. spoke out in favor of ratification of the SALT II treaty Thursday at Yale University. Coffin said that while SALT II ``does not stop the arms race, it represents a good process. And if you can't stop the arms, race, you can at least save detente.'' Coffin spoke before the ad hoc Committee to Pass SALT II, a New Haven group formed in August. Coffin, who is now a pastor at the Riverside Church in New York, said ``the arms race was never agreeable to the heart and it's not acceptablee to the mind.'' He said that opposition to the treaty, which has delayed a Senate decision on its ratification until next year, is caused by pride, which has ``closed up our eyes.'' He criticized Prsident Carter's decision to boost military spending, saying that ``the arms race is contributing to our steady decline in employment.'' ``We complain about 50 hostages in Iran. But millions of people are being held hostage today in the United States by the arms race.'' State Senate Majority Leader Joseph I. Lieberman, D-New Haven, also addressed the group. Coffin was Yale chaplain from 1958 to 1976 and stirred controversy because of his support of anti-war activities during the Vietnam War. ****2247EST 4610 *** r r *** PM-CooneyFight 12-13 0294 Heavyweight comer Jerry Cooney seeks his 22nd straight victory and his 19th knockout as a professional tonight when he takes on a tough Leroy Boone in a ``Night of the Young Heavyweights'' boxing card in Atlantic City. Cooney, 23, from Huntington, N.Y., billed as the latest of the ``Great White Hopes,'' is featured in the 10-round bout in Atlantic City's Convention Hall. His opponent, Boone, 31, of Virginia Beach, Va., has a 12-3 record and has never been knocked off his feet. But Boone, at 6-foot-1, is giving up three inches and eight years to the faster Cooney. At the official weigh-in Thursday afternoon, Cooney tipped the scales at 225 pounds. Boone was 216} pounds. The four-bout card is the first sponsored in Atlantic City by Caesars' Boardwalk Regency. The casino hotel is owned by Caesars World Inc., which also owns Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The soft-spoken Cooney gained a reputation as a comer in the boxing world after his third-round knockout over Dino Dennis in New York's Madison Square Garden in early November. If the Long Island boxer keeps winning, experts say he could have a shot at the title late next year. In the other scheduled heavyweight bouts, Greg Page of Louisville, Ky., takes on Ira Martin of Baltimore. Page is 6-0 as a professional and 90-11 as a former AAU champion. Martin is 8-4 as a pro. Also, Randy ``Tex'' Cobb of Philadelphia, who has 11 straight knockouts as his pro record, fights Bobby Jordan of Norfolk, Va., 8-3 with three KOs. Also, Henry Porter of St. Louis, 10-1 with eight knockouts, will fight George Chaplin of Baltimore, 16-1-1 with eight KOs. The fights will be telecast live on cable television. ****2248EST 4620 *** u s *** AM-BKC-La.Tech-NELouisiana 12-13 0114 Center Joe Ivory hit 27 points Thursday to lead Louisiana Tech to a 67-54 college basketball victory over Northeast Louisiana. Northeast scored the game's first basket, but Tech moved into the lead and never relinquished it. Tech led 29-24 at intermission. In the second half, Northeast was hit by 14 foul calls to Tech's five. Tech had Dave Simmons, a guard, hit 16, and forward Johnny Ferrell hit 12 points to join Ivory in double figures. Forward Donald Wilson was Northeast's high scorer with 24, and Eugene Robinson had 11 points. Tech went to 4-1 with the victory, and Northeast evened its season record at 3-3. ****2248EST 5120 *** r n *** PM-Talks 12-13 0120 *** a7850 *** d w *** AM-Harsha 12-13 0065 Rep. William H. Harsha, R-Ohio, will not run for re-election, his office said Thursday. Harsha, 58, was first elected to Congress in 1960 and is the senior Republican on the House Public Works and Transportation Committee. ``It is time to pass the stewardship for continuing progress to another,'' Harsha said in a statement. Harsha represents Ohio's 6th Congressional District. ****2249EST 4540 *** r s *** AM-Lumberjacks-Olympics 12-13 0147 *** t1480 *** r s *** AM-BKC--PhelpsApologizes 12-13 0231 Notre Dame basketball Coach Digger Phelps said Thursday night that he apologized to UCLA Coach Larry Brown for misreading a situation involving Kelly Tripucka's injury in Tuesday's 77-74 victory over the visiting California squad. ``I talked to Larry (by telephone) this afternoon and apologized for what happened in the last few seconds Tuesday night,'' Phelps told reporters Thursday night after Notre Dame's 79-58 victory over St. Joseph's, Ind. ``In all the confusion when Kelly was hurt, someone told me a UCLA player had hit him in the mouth, though we found out later that wasn't true. ``I told him I was sorry, that I simply misread what actually had happened. He accepted that and said the matter is closed and forgotten as far as both of us are concerned,'' Phelps said. As Phelps later discovered, Tripucka actually ran into the elbow of official Verl Sell, who was indicating a foul with two seconds remaining in the game. The collision knocked loose one of Tripucka's front teeth, causing him to fall to the floor in pain. In the confusion that ensued, the two coaches briefly exchanged heated words at mid-court. Tripucka missed Thursday night's game against St. Joseph's, will undergo root canal work Friday to cement the tooth back in place and should be ready for Notre Dame's Dec. 22 contest against Fairfield. ****2251EST 4650 *** r s *** AM-BKC--GeorgiaSouthern- 12-13 0181 Kenny Hammonds scored on a layup and Gary Hooker added two freethrows in the closing seconds to give Murray State a 64-62 college basketball victory over Georgia Southern Thursday night. Hammonds' score broke a 60-60 deadlock with 1:49 remaining, and Hooker gave the Racers the insurance they needed to improve their record to 4-1. Georgia Southern's John Fowler scored on a last-second desparation shot for the final tally. After leading 19-10 at 11:58 in the first half, Murray saw its advantage slip away as Georgia Southern came from behind to take a 37-33 halftime lead. After the intermission, Murray's Mont Sleets returned to the floor to score 10 straight points _ nine of them unanswered _ as Murray regained the advantage at 43-38 with 15:44 remaining. Murray never trailed from that point and the 60-60 tie was the closest Georgia Southern, 1-4, could get. Fowler led all scorers with 32 points while Tim James added 10 for Georgia Southern. Sleets led Murray with 20 points; Hammonds and Hooker had 14 apiece. ****2252EST 2770 *** r s *** AM-Lumberjacks-Olympics 12-13 0147 Joel Thompson scored 38 points and hauled down 18 rebounds to lead the outmanned Maine Lumberjacks to a 120-119 victory over the Utica Olympics in a Continental Basketball Association game Thursday night. The Lumberjacks played the game with only seven players and with Penquis High School coach Ron Brown sitting in as their temporary coach. The Lumberjacks fired coach Mike Uporsky Wednesday and also released three players. Uporsky's replacement is to be named by Monday. Some 426 fans, the lowest attendance so far this season, turned out at the Bangor Auditorium to watch the Jacks win their third game against six losses. Utica is now 2-7. Maine grabbed a 74-56 lead at halftime and fought off a Utica rally in the closing minutes for the victory. The two teams play again Saturday night in Bangor. ****2252EST 4550 *** u n *** AM-CanadianGovernment 12-13 0205 *** t1490 *** r s *** BC-ClassenAutopsy 12-13 0140 *** e2780 *** u n *** AM-CanadianGovernment 12-13 0205 The combined opposition defeated Prime Minister Joe Clark's minority Conservative government Thursday night in a no-confidence motion over a tough proposed budget, which could mean new elections for Canada as early as February. The vote was 139 to 133 The defeat opened the prospect of a general election. Clark told the Commons immediately after the vote that he regards the defeat as loss of confidence in administration and ``I will be seeing the Governor-General'' in the morning _ presumably to offer his resignation _ not quite seven months after the Conservatives took power in an election May 22. He did not say immediately whether he would ask for dissolution of Parliament and a new election. Assuming this Parliament is dissolved, it will have been the third shortest in Canadian history. The Liberal and New Democratic parties brought their full complement of Members into the Commons to defeat the government because of the tough, tax-imposing budget presented Tuesday. The tiny Social Credit group which had saved the Conservative government twice since Parliament opened October ninth 9 stayed away. But three Tories were absent for the vote and that meant that even the Social Credit could not save the government. ****2256EST 4690 *** r s *** BC-ClassenAutopsy 12-13 0140 The New York State boxing probe into last month's death of Willie Classen also is looking into reports of alleged irregularities in Classen's autopsy, including one report that the brain of the boxer has been misplaced, according to a New York newspaper. The Daily News, in Friday's editions, also said the autopsy reportedly will show that Classen, a reformed heroin user, had been taking methadone. State Sen. Roy Goodman, R-New York, chairman of a Senate investigation committee, said Thursday he was concerned with the length of time it was taking the Medical Examiner's Office to complete blood serology and toxicology tests on Classen, who died Nov. 28. Dr. Elliot Gross, chief medical examiner, refused to comment on the Classen autopsy other than to say that it is still incomplete. ****2256EST 7190 *** r a *** AM-Sheen 12-13 0304 Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, the Roman Catholic churchman who used radio and television to preach the word of God, was eulogized Thursday as a ``powerful and convincing'' spokesman ``the like of which will not be heard again in our day.'' The eulogy during a funeral Mass of the Resurrection at St. Patrick's Cathedral was delivered by Archbishop Edward T. O'Meara, one of Sheen's closest friends and his successor as national director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. ``Many came to the faith in Christ and the Church through his words,'' O'Meara said. ``His presentation of the fullness of the Catholic faith was powerful and convincing,'' he added, citing the spontaneous cry of one convert: ``Oh, God, what a protagonist you have in this man!'' Sheen died Sunday night at age 84. Of Sheen's years promoting missionary work, O'Meara said: ``The church throughout the world is his eternal debtor for the way he discharged this responsibility. He gave missionaries all over the world a new sense of the dignity of this vocation.'' The cathedral was filled to capacity with about 3,000 worshippers paying respects to the man credited with drawing many back to the church and converting others, including the well-known and powerful. In keeping with Sheen's pursuit of ecumenism, representatives of the Protestant, Jewish, Roman and Greek Orthodox faiths were among more than 150 persons on the main altar for the two-hour service. They included Protestant evangelist Billy Graham. Besides O'Meara, who is archbishop-designate of Indiana, five cardinals and 42 other bishops _ one from Benin, west Africa who traveled to the service from the Vatican _ celebrated the Mass led by Cardinal Terence Cooke, archbishop of New York. Another of the bishops was Dominic Conway, of Elphin, Ireland, where the Sheen family originated. ****2257EST 4560 *** r n *** PM-Talks 12-13 0117 Talks were to resume today between negotiators for both sides in the strike by 550 nurses and other employees at Women & Infants Hospital. The session was to be held at the office of the federal Mediation and Conciliation Service with state and federal mediators. It will be the first since Dec. 4. The walkout, the first in the hospital's 95-year history, began Dec. 2 after the union's contract expired. The strikers are members of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees. A separate strike by 180 nurses at St. Joseph Hospital in Providence began Nov. 24. No new talks have been scheduled in that dispute. ****2257EST 4710 *** d s *** PM-Dutton 12-13 0374 If Tom Landry told John Dutton to move to running back John Dutton would move to running back. If Tom Landry told John Dutton to move to free safety John Dutton would move to free safety. ``I'm so grateful that I'd do anything Dallas wanted me to do except shoot someone,'' is the way Dutton puts it. Dallas Cowboys Coach Tom Landry set Dutton free from the Baltimore Colts this October when he okayed a trade for the 6-foot-6, 265-pound defensive end. Dutton was a holdout because he couldn't stand the Baltimore front office. Dutton since has broken into the starting lineup and will be there Sunday against the Washington Redskins in the showdown for the National Conference Eastern Division championship. ``I think Dallas paid an outrageous price for me,'' said Dutton. ``It was outrageous for them to give up a No. 1 and a No. 2 round draft picks but I will always be grateful.'' Dutton said ``I was accepted from the first day. I felt like I had been here for years. ``Of course, the Xs and Os are a lot different. I've changed sides, for one thing. I'm on the left side instead of the right. That sounds like a small thing but it isn't.'' Dutton said the famed Landry ``flex'' defense is also a bit troublesome. ``It is a difficult defense to learn and I will be learning it for years,' said Dutton. ``I played a pressure defense at Baltimore. Everybody just sort of turned loose. Here you play the gaps and you are responsible for just one area. I have found out that it can be a very good defense. I'm getting more comfortable with it every game.'' Dutton said he was eager to get after Washington Sunday at Texas Stadium. ``I've never gone into a game mad at anyone before but I just didn't like what they did to us up in Washington...spraying us with water...the last second field goal...it showed me a pro team with no class,'' said Dutton. ``It puts a bad name on pro football. ``We told 'em we would pay 'em back.'' John Dutton seems to be adjusting very well as the newest member of the Dallas Cowboys. ****2258EST 7200 *** r a *** AM-AbductedBaby 1stLd-Writethru p6200 12-13 0503 Footprints of LeTisha Glass, a frail infant who disappeared from an Omaha hospital weeks ago, were en route to California on Thursday to see if they match those of a baby found by authorities in San Bernardino. And authorities were optimistic LeTisha would be back in the arms of her 15-year-old mother by Christmas. Police said the mother, who is not married, will be flown to San Bernardino if the infant is positively identified as the one who disappeared from the pediatrics ward of St. Joseph Hospital following surgery on Oct. 19. San Bernardino authorities said they found a baby matching LeTisha's description alive and healthy in the care of a man and woman, who were being subsequently held on suspicion of kidnapping. Omaha Police Lt. Charles Circo said police were ``90 percent sure'' the baby was LeTisha after learning she had a birthmark on the inside of her right wrist. LeTisha had a birthmark in that spot. San Bernardino authorities also reportedly made a tentadive identification of the baby by a surgical scar on her abdomen. The child was born to Gladys Glass, 15, three months premature on June 8, a frail 2 pounds, 2{ ounces. When she was abducted, the infant weighed about 8 pounds. LeTisha had surgery to remove a cyst on her tiny lung. She was recovering from surgery and receiving antibiotics by injection when she was taken from the hospital. ``This is my Christmas present,'' Miss Glass said when she learned of the likely recovery of her daughter Wendesday night. ``I'm so excited.'' ``I'm not going to sleep tonight,'' she told her mother, Mary Johnson. ``The other night I prayed, `Lord, just let her be all right,''' said her mother, Mary Johnson. ``And I prayed that she would be returned by Christmas.'' St. Joseph Hospital Executive Director John C. Gaffney said the hospital would pay pay for Miss Glass and Mrs. Johnson's trip to California. Meanwhile, the case has been turned over to the Douglas County Attorney's office. San Bernardino police identified the couple as Air Force Sgt. Donnell Cross, 26, and his wife, Elizabeth, 28. They were arrested Thursday at their San Bernardino apartment on a Douglas County warrant charging Mrs. Cross with kidnapping. Authorities in Nebraska said they were considering what charges _ if any _ they would bring against her husband. Authorities said a relative apparently tipped Omaha police that the Crosses had a child not belonging to them, and San Bernardino police were asked to stake out their apartment. The two were arrested after police observed them enter the building with an infant. Cross reportedly has been assigned to the communications center at Norton Air Force Base, near San Bernardino, for about 1{ years. Gaffney said Mrs. Cross is believed to have once worked in the hospital's nursing services division at St. Joseph. ****2259EST 7880 *** r a *** AM-Deaths 12-13 0101 *** m2120 *** u n *** BC-BKC--Stonehill-Fairfield 12-13 0143 *** s4760 *** r s *** AM-HKC--Clarkson-RPI 12-13 0159 Clarkson College came back with six unanswered goals, including two by Mike Prestidge, to defeat Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 8-6 in ECAC Division I hockey here Thursday night. RPI led 5-2 at the end of the first period. Clarkson went to a 7-6 lead in the second period when Craig Laughlin scored an open net goal with 20 seconds remaining, his second goal of the night. He also had five assists. Also scoring twice for Clarkson was Derek Embody. Ed Small and Tom Taylor each had one each for Clarkson. For RPI, Mike McPhee, Scot DeStephalle, Pete DeCenzo, John Emerson, Mike Pickett and Dino Macaluso scored individual goals. Clarkson goalie Pete Mielzynski, who had 20 saves, replaced Rick Mills, who had 11 in the first period. RPI goalie Kevin Constantine had 31 saves. Clarkson is now 5-1 in the ECAC and 11-3 overall. RPI fell to 2-3 in the ECAC and 3-3 overall. ****2304EST 7220 *** r a *** AM-Deaths 12-13 0093 Actor-producer Jon Hall, who starred in several movies, including ``Arabian Nights,'' ``Prince of Thieves'' and ``Brave Warrior,'' died Thursday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. Hall, 66, invented a space age camera lens and printing process that allowed filming of distorted scenes and designed and built the Scumpa, an underwater filming device. ****2305EST 4830 *** r s *** AM-BKC--HolidayClassic 1st 12-13 0196 Darrell Griffith scored 28 points and Derek Smith added 19 Thursday night as No. 12 Louisville used a devastating full-court press in the second half to defeat the University of North Carolina-Charlotte 93-76 in the first round of the Louisville Holiday Classic basketball tournament. Louisville will meet Western Kentucky, which defeated Evansville 75-61 in the night's opening game behind the 24 points of Craig McCormick and 20 points of reserve Mike Reese. The tournament finals are scheduled Saturday night. Louisville, 4-0, led only 38-33 at halftime, but hit 14 of its first 17 shots in the second half and ran off 14 unanswered points to take its biggest lead of the game at 70-41 with just over nine minutes left to play. UNCC, 3-2, had balanced scoring, led by senior Chad Kinch with 19 points, sophomore Bill Ward with 18 and freshman Michael Johnson with 16. Louisville shot 59 percent for the game while UNCC, after connecting on 54 percent of its shots in the first half, faded to 49 percent for the game. ****2307EST 4850 *** u s *** BC-BKC--Stonehill-Fairfield 12-13 0140 Flip Williams fired in 23 points Thursday night to lead Fairfield University to an 84-63 win over Stonehill College in college basketball action. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Stags and improved their record to 2-3. Stonehill fell to 3-3. Williams made nine of 16 tries from the floor and got scoring help from Barry Gunderson with 14 points and Ken Daniels who had 13. For Stonehill, Bill Zolga tallied 16 points and Bob Reitz had 15. Fairfield fell behind early in the game and trailed by as much as nine points in the first half, tailing at one point 15-6. A driving layup by Williams at 9:02 of the first half put the Stags on top 16-15 and they never trailed again. At intermission Fairfield held a 38-25 advantage. ****2308EST 4860 *** u s *** AM-Slugline 12-13 0113 David Little and Jeff Taylor combined for 44 points to lead Texas Tech past Lamar 83-68 in a non-conference basketball game Thursday night. Taylor and Little had 22 points apiece as the Raiders, now 5-1, began pulling away from the Cardinals, 4-3, midway through the first half. Tech was up by five, 33-28, at halftime. Then, halfway through the second period, Tech ran off nine unanswered points to remove any doubt. Taylor got 20 of his total in the second half. Lamar had four players in double figures, led by B.B. Davis' 18. ****2308EST 4870 *** u s *** AM-HKN--Nordiques-Flyers 12-13 0329 *** b6930 *** a i *** BC-GrafSpee Adv16-2Takes 12-13 0812 The 300 grey haired men stood stiffly at attention as the strains of ``Deutschland Uber Alles'' and ``God Save the Queen'' rang through the rainy streets of this Argentine capital and curious passersby stopped to stare. Former enemies, the aging German, British and New Zealand veterans had come _ some travelling half way around the world _ to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Battle of the River Plate, one of the first and most dramatic naval engagements of World War II. The battle began on Dec. 13, 1939, as the British cruisers Exeter, Achilles and Ajax tried to sink the German pocket battleship Graf Spee off Uruguay. It ended four days later when the German commander, Hans Langsdorff, scuttled his crippled ship in the River Plate estuary and sent his crew to internment in neutral Argentina. His men safe, he committed suicide. Organized by a committee of battle veterans, more than 200 of the Graf Spee's crew of 1,200 _ joined by more than 50 crewmen from the British vessels _ spent four days this month in Buenos Aires and nearby Montevideo, Uruguay. For many of the Germans the journey to renew old memories was short. More than 300 of them remained in Argentina or returned after repatriation to Germany at war's end. Their schedule was filled with wreath-laying ceremonies, lunches, dinners and receptions and visits to cemeteries. The Germans lost 36 dead and the British 72. But best of all was the sight of old friends, the memories and the stories _ all helped by Argentine beef, beer and wine. ``I recognized everybody,'' said Friedrich Bachmann, now 58, a former electrician aboard the Graf Spee. ``Of course they're all a little older and instead of blond we're grey.'' The men first considered holding their reunion on the 50th anniversary of the battle, says Rudolf Donath, 58, of Berlin, one of 82 who travelled from Germany. ``But we knew it would be hard to have it then due to our ages. I'm one of the babies. Most are in their 60s and 70s.'' ``That's right, we were afraid we'd all be dead if we waited,'' added Joe Dansby Scott, 61, of Onehunga, New Zealand, a stoker aboard the Achilles, a Royal Navy vessel manned mostly by New Zealanders. He was one of 31 who came from New Zealand. The chief coordinator was Fridrich Wilhelm Rasenach, 65, a gunnery officer aboard the Graf Spee. He escaped from internment, returned to Germany and later became an aide to Adm. Karl Donitz, the German World War II naval commander. Donitz, now 85, sent a message of greetings to the reunion from his home in Aumuhle, Germany. ``It's very interesting to know these men now as human beings,'' said Rasenach, who returned to Argentina after the war, married and raised a family. ``They _ the British and the Germans _ had great respect for each other. All fought very bravely.'' Memories of the battle have not dimmed with the years. ``I was bloody frightened, I'll tell you,'' recalled Dansby Scott. ``We had a good skipper and good gunnery, but so did the Germans.'' Max Wallace, 58, a machinist aboard Achilles and now a retired sheep farmer from New Zealand's North Islands, recalled: ``I didn't see a thing. I was down in the engine room all the time. But when I went on deck I found out we had 400 holes in the ship.'' The Graf Spee, a 10,000-ton warship with the speed of a cruiser and the firepower of a battleship, had left Germany shortly after Hitler's divisions invaded Poland and Britain declared war in September 1939. Heading for the South Atlantic, the warship made maximum use of its speed in attacking shipping, sinking more than 50,000 tons in three months. The vessel's speed allowed the crew to sink a freighter off the African coast and reappear a few days later to claim another victim off the coast of South America. Acting on a hunch following the sinking of the freighter Doric Star off Africa on Dec. 4, 1939, the British Admiralty sent Exeter, Achilles and Ajax to lay in wait off Uruguay. The hunch was correct and the cruisers intercepted the German raider about 240 miles off Cape Santa Maria, Uruguay. In the running battle that followed the Graf Spee received heavy damage and, in turn, badly damaged the Royal Navy ships. ``The British fought very bravely and the Exeter was firing with only one gun,'' Rasenach recalled. ``We thought she was out of action and just at that moment we took a hit from the last gun of Exeter. And the cruisers Achilles and Ajax were attacking like gunboats, going right into our fire.'' ****2311EST 4920 *** u s *** AM-BKB--Lamar-TexasTech 1stld writethru 12-13 0112 David Little and Jeff Taylor combined for 44 points to lead Texas Tech past Lamar 83-68 in a non-conference basketball game Thursday night. Taylor and Little had 22 points apiece as the Raiders, now 5-1, began pulling away from the Cardinals, 4-3, midway through the first half. Tech was up by five, 33-28, at halftime. Then, halfway through the second period, Tech ran off nine unanswered points to remove any doubt. Taylor got 20 of his total in the second half. Lamar had four players in double figures, led by B.B. Davis' 18. ****2313EST 4930 *** u s *** AM-BKC-Cal-Bakersfield-Nebraska 12-13 0110 Juniors Andre Smith and Tim West scored 20 points each as Nebraska ran its basketball record to 5-1 Wednesday night, 94-80 over California-Bakersfield. West also pulled down 12 rebounds for the Huskers, who never trailed and held their biggest lead of 84-62 with 5:38 to play. Nebraska was ahead 47-35 at the half. Jack Moore counted 15 for Nebraska, which handed Cal-Bakersfield its third loss in four games. Senior Donald Towns was high for the visitors with 17 points. Nebraska had 34 field goals against 32 for Bakersfield but the Huskers padded the margin with 26 free throws, 10 more than the losers. ****2314EST 5110 *** r n *** PM-Anderson 12-13 0196 *** b6950 *** s a *** BC-PCBWeb Adv16 2takes 12-13 0642 A web of contamination from a single spill of toxic PCB at a Montana meat plant has brought investigations in 18 states, Canada and Japan and led to the destruction of millions of dollars in human food and animal feed. The government has not added up actual damages, but a report obtained from the Food and Drug Administration in Washington said perhaps no other PCB contamination incident ``has been as far-ranging or as complex.'' An Associated Press survey of states affected by the June spill of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) shows destruction of at least 7 million eggs, 1.2 million chickens, 30,000 turkeys, 5,300 hogs, 2 million pounds of grease, 800,000 pounds of animal feed and 74,000 bakery items. Value of the affected products is estimated conservatively by officials at $5 million, based on minimal values for items known to have been destroyed. Congressional sources estimate losses at $10 million, including transportation, disposal, testing and other costs. Mink, processed meat and other products were also affected, but the amount destroyed by individual manufacturers or retail firms could not be determined. Although source of the contamination was not found until nearly three months after it occurred, the federal Center for Disease Control in Atlanta said no illness was traced to the incident. The FDA concluded ``that this PCB incident posed no threat to the health of consumers in the affected states.'' PCB, once used as a coolant in electrical equipment, has been banned from all use because of possible harmful effects on humans. But older electrical equipment still contains the chemical. Scientists say nearly everyone has ingested some PCB. Although man-made, it has been found in such unlikely places as the snows of Antarctica and the sperm of every male in a recent government test. It has caused skin disease in humans in Japan, sterility in monkeys, and killed cattle in Kansas. It has been widely touted as a carcinogen, but the FDA report says cancer tests are ``inconclusive, and the scientific community is divided on this question.'' The Montana spill contamination had spread out like a spiderweb by the time the goverment traced it to a broken transformer that spilled 200 gallons of PCB into a wastewater system at Pierce Packing Co. in Billings. Byproducts were scooped from the wastewater to be cooked into meat meal for animal feed and inedible grease for industrial use. Government investigators have investigated possible contamination from the spill in Arizona, California, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvannia, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and British Columbia. A shipment of contaminated grease en route to Japan was turned back. Tests in some of the states came up negative, but many showed PCB above government limits. The FDA said the lack of harmful effect was due to state and federal success in halting distribution of contaminated products. Some contaminated products did make it to consumers' tables, but tests of people involved showed no dangerous levels. The most-intenstive testing was in Franklin, Idaho, where residents regularly ate eggs from Ritewood Egg, Co. The firm destroyed a half-million chickens and more than a million eggs after tests showed PCB. State health agents found that none of 105 residents tested had elevated levels of PCB. Ritewood, a major egg producer for Idaho, Utah and California, expects to have its flock built back up by spring. At first, health officials thought the contamination originated at Ritewood. They checked the dirt in the hen houses, the water supply and even the air. They finally found PCB in reserve supplies of meat meal to be fed the chickens. The level was 500 times that allowed by recently toughened government rules. ****2316EST 4960 *** r s *** AM-HKN--BlackHawks-Sa 12-13 0174 *** t1520 *** u s *** AM-HKN--Nordiques-Flyers 12-13 0285 Reggie Leach and Bill Barber each scored in a 24-second span of the final two minutes Thursday night as Philadelphia topped the Quebec Nordiques 6-4, the Flyers' 25th straight National Hockey League game without a defeat. The tallies, Leach's 24th and Barber's 15th, were the second of the night for both players. Philadelphia has a record of 18-0-7 since losing to Atlanta in the second game of the season. The Flyers are within three games of equaling the NHL record unbeaten streak set by Montreal in the 1977-78 season. Quebec scored on its first attempt of the game when Blair Stewart scored from 25 feet out at 4:45. Philadelphia's first goal, at 2:28 of the second period, was scored by Leach on a spectacular assist by Bobby Clarke, who was playing his 800th NHL game. Hounded by two Quebec players behind the Nordiques' goal, Clarke passed the puck out to Leach while laying on the ice and with only one hand on his stick. Michel Goulet scored at 2:35 of the third period, deflecting in a shot by Pierre Plante, to give Quebec a 3-1 lead. Then, with Philadelphia's Paul Holmgren serving a two-minute elbowing penalty, Paul Baxter's drive from the left point, beat Flyer goalie Peter Peeters at 7:52. Philadelphia rallied to tie the score on goals by Dennis Ververgaert and Barber within 1:50 midway through the period. That set up the frantic final two minutes in which four goals were scored, three by Philadelphia. After Leach and Barber scored within 24 seconds, Real Cloutier scored his 20th goal 20 seconds later to bring toe Nordiques to within 5-4. But 33 seconds later, Al Hill scored for Philadelphia. ****2316EST 7230 *** r i *** AM-TheologianGrilled 2ndLd-Writzthru 12-13 0739 Vatican experts interrogated Belgian-born theologian Edward Schillebeeckx on Thursday in the first stage of disciplinary process on his writings that some church leaders say lean toward heresy. Four questioners grilled Holland's University of Nijmegen professor in the morning and then again in the afternoon about his books questioning the divinity of Christ and his resurrection and the Roman Catholic dogma of Mary's virginity. The experts, all attached with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, included Belgian Jesuit Jean Galot who told Vatican radio last week that Schillebeeckx was dangerously stretching dogma to near heresy. The case was bound to have far-reaching impact because the Dominican scholar and priest also is a leading adviser to the Dutch bishops. In a statement, the Vatican stressed that the questioning was meant for ``clarification'' and that the panel should not be described as a court. The Vatican said a report with the questions and answers will be sent to ``higher superiors'' for further action. The statement did not elaborate. But in the recent past the Vatican has ordered controversial theologians to stop teaching and writing. Up until a few decades ago, the Vatican used to excommunicate or oust heretical theologians. But there has been no excommunication of this kind since the 1962-1965 Ecumenical Council favored a less strict treatment of doctrinal controversies. Schillebeeckx' case dates back to the early 1960s when Pope Paul VI ordered an investigation into his writings. But it was Pope John Paul II who took the final decision on summoning him to Rome, as part of the pontiff's efforts at tightening doctrinal and disciplinary behavior in the church. Schillebeeckx said recently the Vatican wanted to screen him on nine doctrinal points, ranging from the dogma of Mary's virginity to the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Schillebeeckx has said in his books Mary's virginity should not necessarily be taken as a biological fact and that the resurrection does not imply necessarily the physical recomposition of Jesus' body, but ``the impact of his personality on his disciples and his presence in the hearts of all Christians.'' In an interview with the Vatican Radio, the Rev. Galot, professor at Rome's Gregorian University, praised Schillebeeckx and two other controversial theologians, Holland's Edward Schoonenberg and Swiss-born Hans Kung, for their efforts at expressing church doctrine in modern language. Galot said the Vatican objects to the books because they give readers the impression ``Jesus is no longer true God, but a human person and therefore precisely the most essential part of Christianity is being questioned.'' Besides Galot, the questioners included Msgr. Alberto Bovone, congregation undersecretary,Belgian Msgr. Albert Descamps, secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission and Albert Patfoort, professor at Rome's Pontifical University of St. Thomas. Schillebeeckx was accompanied into the interrogation by professor Bas Van Iersel, dean of the Catholic faculty at Nijmegen University. Many consider the Schillebeeckx case as a test to determine to what extent John Paul will allow doctrinal scholars to explore new ways of expressing traditional doctrine in today's world. In 1616, the Holy Office gave Galileo Galilei an absolute injunction not to hold or defend his theory that the sun _ and not the Earth as it was popularly believed at that time - was ``at the center of the universe and does not move.'' In 1633 the Vatican sentenced him to life imprisonment, although the sentence was changed to mean virtual house arrest. The Vatican never lifted its sanction officially, but recently Pope John Paul II admitted the Vatican had been ``in error'' in condemning the Italian scientist. The most serious threat of church schism in this century has come from French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, leader of a traditionalist movement claiming followers throughout the world. Suspended in his priestly functions in 1976 by Pope Paul VI for opposing some reforms of the Second Vatican Council, he also has been threatened by the Holy Office with the ultimate penalty of excommunication. One of the first acts of John Paul II as pope was to seek a reconciliation with the rebel bishop. In the year since the meeting, Lefebvre has continued to defy the Vatican by ordaining priests, officiating at first communions and saying Mass in the traditional Latin, instead of in the native tongue of the country as now ordered. ****2317EST 4970 *** r s *** AM-BKC--FlaSouthern-SouthFlorida 12-13 0084 Forward John Ebeling hit eight straight shots from the field and grabbed a game-high seven rebounds Thursday night to lead Florida Southern to a 67-62 victory over South Florida. Ebeling finished with 19 points, while forward Felix Teretulien sank seven of his 10 field goals and scored 18 points for the Moccasins, now 3-2. South Florida, 1-3, was led by Tony Greer's 23 points. Jorge Azcortia added 12 points and Tony Washam scored 10 points. ****2318EST 4010 *** r w *** AM-OilTaxes 1stLd-Writethru a6280 12-13 0727 The Senate refused for a second time Thursday to end a filibuster that is blocking action on the ``windfall-profits'' bill. Democrats showed no signs of backing away from demands for a stiffer tax. By a 56-40 vote, four short of the necessary 60, the Senate defeated an effort by Democratic leader Robert C. Byrd to limit debate and bring the bill to a final vote. The first attempt at debate-limiting cloture fell seven votes short; a third attempt will be made Friday. The Thursday vote left the Senate just where it started 26 hours earlier: locked in a filibuster by Republicans and oil-state Democrats who are trying to block a ``minimum tax'' amendment that would add $30.8 billion to the ``windfall-profits'' tax on the oil industry. The Senate stayed in session until 11 p.m. Thursday while negotiations continued in an effort to work out a compromise on the minimum tax. Democrats said progress was made but Republican leaders said no agreement was reached. The Senate adjourned until Friday when another vote is scheduled in an effort to end the filibuster. The stalemate also is keeping the Senate from acting on emergency legislation to aid Chrysler Corp. That bill cannot be debated until the tax bill is passed. Byrd told reporters that a proposed Republican compromise on his ``minimum tax'' probably would not be accepted by most Democrats. That would add about $25 billion, rather than $30.8 billion, to the windfall tax and raise the Senate tax over the 1980s to about $180 billion. In contrast, the House-passed bill, which President Carter favors, would raise $277 billion. Acting Republican leader Ted Stevens of Alaska agreed with Byrd that private negotiations toward a new compromise would continue. However, Sen. Robert Dole of Kansas, Republican manager of the tax bill, emphasized that GOP senators cannot accept any tax on a major category of oil known as newly discovered. That generally means any U.S. crude oil discovered since 1978. Republicans and oil-state Democrats say that while the oil industry will reap a windfall on some types of oil because of Carter's decision to phase out federal price controls on crude oil, there can be no windfall on newly discovered oil because most of it is yet to be found. The filibuster was launched Wednesday after the Senate refused to kill Byrd's original ``minimum tax'' amendment. The talkathon kept the Senate in session for 17{ hours, ending at 3:35 a.m. Thursday. Byrd's amendment, designed specifically to pull the Senate bill closer to the revenues that the House measure would raise, would impose a 20 percent tax on three categories of oil that the Finance Committee voted to exempt from any windfall tax in an effort to spur increased production. Those three categories are newly discovered oil, which will account for about 43 percent of U.S. production by 1990; increased production from expensive ``tertiary'' recovery methods, that include chemical injection of oil wells; and heavy oil, a type of oil fould mainly in California that is so thick that costly extra efforts are required to pump it. Dole and Stevens said Republicans are willing to compromise and allow a tax _ even 30 percent _ on heavy and tertiary oil if Democrats would agree there would be no tax at all on newly dicovered oil. Sen. Russell B. Long, D-La., manager of the tax bill, told reporters Thursday the two sides had been ``close enough to an agreement that one should have been made.'' He said some parties to the negotiations _ which include representatives from the Carter administration _ ``would absolutely rather die than move another inch'' from their position. The ``windfall-profits'' tax was recommended by Carter in an effort to make decontrol of crude-oil prices acceptable to a majority of Congress. Decontrol will raise consumer oil prices by an estimated $1 trillion through 1990. Existing state and federal taxes will take a big chunk of that, leaving the oil industry about $440 billion. The windfall tax, which would apply to future crude-oil price increases above current levels, would be subtracted from that figure. While it would not be a tax directly on profits, the windfall levy, like any other tax, would ultimately reduce oil-industry profits. ****2319EST 1530 *** u s *** AM-HKN--BlackHawks-Sa 12-13 0169 Tony McKegney and Derek Smith scored Buffalo goals 41 seconds apart early in the third period to break a 1-1 tie and lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-2 National Hockey League victory over the Chicago Black Hawks Thursday. Buffalo has now won nine games in a row while Chicago has an eight-game winless streak, including four ties. The Hawks went ahead early in the second period on a goal by Tim Higgins, but the Sabres tied it 37 seconds later on a score by Rick Dudley. McKegney scored on a screen shot from short range to put Buffalo ahead at 5:27 of the third period. Smith scored at 6:08, tipping in a long shot by Ruff. Veisor was off in favor of an extra attacker when Jim Schoenfeld lofted the puck from behind his blue line and the puck rolled in for Buffalo's fourth goal. Craig Ramsay scored with Veisor still out and one second remaining in the game. ****2320EST 4590 *** r n *** CPNote 12-13 0216 *** s4980 *** r s *** PM-BKN--76ers-Collins Bjt 12-13 0493 Doug Collins, the Philadelphia 76ers' All-Star guard, wants two good feet to walk on _ even if it means giving up his basketball career. Some people are bothered by flat feet. But Collins' recurring problems are just the opposit, high arches that have hobbled the 28-year-old veteran so severely he cannot walk without pain. Wednesday, before the 76ers sparkled both offensively and defensively against the Milwaukee Bucks to raise their record to 22-7, Collins announced that he is probably finished for the year and possibly finished for good. ``I have the same problem as last year (a stress fracture), only it's the right foot instead of the left,'' Collins told reporters before the game. ``But at the moment I'm more concerned about the left foot than I am the right. There's a spur of some sort that has developed where the surgery was done last year,'' said Collins, who has missed seven games and seen limited action in four others. Collins will undergo surgery to remove the bone spur that caused the stress fracture in the right foot. The problem in the left ankle could be scar tissue from the operation last year, but further study is necessary before treatment. Collins underwent a radiographic examination Tuesday in New York after his feet failed to improve, despite limiting his playing time as ordered by his orthopedist, Dr. Joseph Torg. ``I would really doubt if I play anymore this year,'' said Collins, who was averaging 16.9 points in 30 minutes a game. ``This is my fourth stress fracture. When I get up in the morning, it's difficult to walk,'' said Collins, who ran five miles and bicycled 20 miles each day over the summer to come back from last year's injury. ``I'm not going to get out of a cast and try to play in two weeks. I did that last year and it set me back 16 weeks,'' Collins said. Last year Collins missed 25 games, returned to suffer the stress fracture and didn't play after April 1. ``I don't anticipate Doug coming back this year,'' said coach Billy Cunningham, adding that the 76ers will probably activate Al Skinner, whose injured knee should be ready in about two weeks. ``What it means is we lose an All-Star guard _ we lose experience and a great competitor,'' Cunningham added. ``We must depend on the rookie guards (Clint Richardson and Jim Spanarkel) to come through for us.'' Richardson has taken over Collins' starting position, while Spanarkel broke into double figures for the first time with 14 points against Milwaukee as the 76ers won their ninth straight to keep pace with Boston for the best record in the National Basketball Association. ``The last thing in my life I want to do is stop playing basketball. But I can't predict my future,'' Collins said. ``I'm 28 now, and I don't want to be walking around with a cane at age 35.'' ****2320EST 2800 *** r n *** CPNote 12-13 0216 Three Haitians were sentenced to prison Thursday after pleading guilty in U.S. District Court to charges of conspiring to smuggle aliens into the United States from Canada. St. Jean Cacoque, 29, and Louis E. Thimotee, 33, both Canadian citizens, and Mrs. Yves Marie Philias, 28, an alien resident of Canada, were each sentenced to one year and one day in prison. All three live in Montreal. Mrs. Philias received a similar sentence, to be served concurrently, after pleading guilty to bringing in more than $8,000 in Canadian currency to the U.S. without reporting it at the border. A fourth person, Venerand Plante, 44, of Lac Megantic, Quebec, was given a suspended two-year sentence after pleading guilty to the same charge. The four were arrested near Coburn Gore while bringing 16 Haitians into Maine from Montreal. Cacoque and Thimotee pleaded for leniency, saying they had families to support in Montreal and were only trying to help their former countrymen escape their oppressive homeland for a better life. Judge Edward T. Gignoux said he was aware of conditions in Haiti but said the defendants had been motivated by money. He said the 16 Haitians had each paid about $1,000 to principals in Montreal. ****2321EST 4610 *** r n *** PM-Anderson 12-13 0193 Republican presidential hopeful John Anderson of Illinois says the United States is falling behind on the economic front while pressing a fruitless missile war with the Soviet Union. Anderson told Brown University students during a question-answer session that he favors a ``counter-cartel,'' a coalition of oil consuming nations to combat the caprices of opec. ``We should build our economic strength, not engage in another missile war. The MX missile is a $55 billion waste _ it is not a productive use of our resources,'' he said. Anderson, considered a moderate among the Republican hopefuls, defended his proposal to set up a 50-cent tax on gasoline sales to be balanced against a reduction in social security taxes. He said it would result in a sharp drop in domestic demand for gasoline. ``The principle purpose is not to generate revenue _ it is to induce conservatism because central to my belief is that the cheapest, most efficient way of reducing our dependence on Arab oil is not to use that oil. I wish to summon the American people to a new sense of sacrifice,'' he said. ****2324EST 4420 *** u n *** AM-HostageService 12-13 0343 *** t1540 *** d s *** PM-DavisCupTennis Bjt 12-13 0383 The United States, an overwhelming favorite to retain the Davis Cup, sends Vitas Gerulaitis against Italy's Corrado Barazzutti tonight in the opening match of the international tennis series' final round. ``I haven't lost to him since the Orange Bowl junior tournament. I was 16 years old,'' the 25-year-old Gerulaitis said after Thursday's draw gave him the responsibility of playing the first match. The American team's top player, John McEnroe, will play Adriano Panatta in the other match scheduled tonight at San Francisco Civic Auditorium. The best-of-five competition continues with a doubles match Saturday, and two singles matches will be played Sunday. McEnroe, 20, turned pro last year and led the U.S. Davis Cup team to its first title since 1972. The Americans beat Great Britain in last year's finals. Tonight, McEnroe will be out to make his Davis Cup singles record 9-0. He has never lost a set. Gerulaitis, playing in the finals for the first time, has a 7-1 singles record. The doubles team of Stan Smith and Bob Lutz was 11-0 until losing to Australians John Alexander and Phil Dent this year. Vittorio Crotta, the Italian team captain, has remarked, ``It will take a miracle for us to win.'' Crotta was named captain of the team after the death of Umberto Bergamo in October. Barazzutti, 26, is Italy's No. 1 ranked player and has been on the Davis Cup team since 1972, compiling a 27-10 record in singles. The Italians won the title in 1976, beating Chile in the finals. Italy is scheduled to use Panatta and Paolo Bertolucci in the doubles Saturday, but under the Davis Cup rules, the teams can be changed up to an hour before the scheduled starting time of the match. The first singles match Sunday will send McEnroe against Barazzutti, followed by Gerulaitis versus Panatta. McEnroe has never lost to either of the Italian singles entries. ``Based on our record, we certainly should win,'' said Gerulaitis. ``I'm cautious and optimistic,'' said Tony Trabert, the U.S. team captain. ``I've seen a lot of funny things happen in sports.'' The Davis Cup finals are being played indoors for only the third time. ****2326EST 5080 *** r s *** AM-BKC--WeberSt.-NewMexico 12-13 0350 Forward David Johnson pumped in 24 points Thursday night to spark Weber State to an 80-70 non-conference basketball victory over New Mexico. The 6-foot-8 senior hit for 14 of his team-high points in the final half as the Wildcats held off the embattled Lobos to post their sixth triumph in seven outings. Weber State, using the inside power of Johnson and 5-1 Richard Smith, grabbed a 12-point lead with about four minutes to play in the first half. But the hussling Lobos, using their pressure man-to-man defense, scrambled back to cut the deficit to three, 42-39, at the half. New Mexico closed to within one point early in the second half, but the Wildcats reeled off 14 straight points to take their largest lead of the game at 15 with a 58-43 advantage. The Lobos, who have lost seven players through eligibility and transcript problems, refused to quit. But they were never able to get closer than five points the rest of the way, losing their fourth game of the year against one victory. One New Mexico player was declared ineligible just prior to the opening of the season in the wake of an FBI probe into possible mail fraud and bribery involving transcripts of junior college players. Head basketball coach Norm Ellenberger and assistant Coach Manny Goldstein also were suspended. Goldstein resigned his position earlier in the day. The FBI revelations triggered an internal investigation by university officials that resulted in five more players being declared ineligible and another suspended while further checks were made on his academic records. Acting Coach Charlie Harrison went the entire way Thursday night with the four remaining players off the original basketball squad and a pickup from the football team. Kenny Page topped the Lobos as he took game scoring honors with 25 points. Everette Johnson added 16, Michael Johnson 11, and Jim Williams 10. Smith supported Johnson with 19 points, while guards Bruce Collins and Mark Mattos chipped in with 14 and 10 points respectively for the winners. ****2327EST 5050 *** d s *** PM-BKC--Pomona-OhioSt 12-13 0454 Don Hogan, Cal Poly-Pomona's basketball coach, minced no words after his team took an 87-46 thumping from third-ranked Ohio State Thursday night. ``Their first seven players are as good as I've seen in a long time,'' said Hogan. ``They just have great individual talents. Ohio State is without a doubt the best team we've played this season.'' Hogan insists there is no comparison with the 1977-78 Buckeyes that pounded the Broncos 90-63. ``They are vastly improved,'' he said. ``(Kelvin) Ransey is very smooth. He runs the show very well. He sets the mood for this group. (Herb) Williams is poised. (Jim) Smith is in a league by himself.'' Ransey, Williams and Smith combined for 48 points, outscoring the entire Cal Poly-Pomona team, now 0-3. Clark Kellogg, the Buckeyes' heralded freshman, added 17, helping OhioState build its record to 4-0, the school's best start since the 8-0 team of eight seasons ago. ``Other than the first two minutes, we did more what we wanted to do tonight,'' said Eldon Miller, Ohio State's coach. The Buckeyes trailed the Broncos 6-0 before running off streaks of 10 straight points, 14 and 12 in the first half. Ohio State, taller and stronger, crushed Cal Poly-Pomona 31-4 in the last nine minutes of the first half for a 49-20 halftime lead. ``Who you play is not important,'' Miller said of the Broncos, a small college opponent. ``The opposition was not strong, but that should not affect how you play. We put some emotion in the game tonight.'' Ransey was the ringleader with his floor play and 20 points, marking the 67th straight game he has reached double figures. The 6-foot-1 senior guard snapped out of a mini-slump in his first three games, too. ``I just decided to go out and concentrate more tonight. I wasn't concentrating in the first three games. I've never worried about my shooting,'' said the two-time All-Big Ten performer. The Buckeyes were so dominating Miller had all of his regulars out of the game with more than seven minutes to play. By that time, Ohio State was cruising with an 81-32 cushion. Ohio State forced 30 Cal Poly-Pomona errors, outshot the Broncos 60 to 34 percent and outrebounded them 43-31. Now the Buckeyes face what may be their severest test of the young season, a trip to Holy Cross Saturday night. ``They really are a great team in the East,'' said Miller. ``Their people are very sound.'' It will be a match of two 1979 National Invitation Tournament teams. The Crusaders lost in an early round while the Buckeyes reached the NIT semifinals last spring. ****2328EST 4020 *** d a *** AM-ChicagoSchools 12-13 0304 The Chicago school board selected an acting school superintendent Thursday after three board members walked out in protest. The three dissident members charged that the decision to name Angeline Caruso, 57, to the interim post was made during a meeting attended by Mayor Jane Byrne, board President Catherine Rohter and Miss Caruso. The mayor's office refused to confirm the reported meeting. School board members made no response to the charge. ``I had no idea a decision of this magnitude would be made in the mayor's office,'' said member Edgar Epps as he, Carey Preston and Louise Malis left the board meeting. The remaining members voted 6-0 to name Miss Caruso as interim successor to Joseph Hannon, who has resigned. Mrs. Preston said her protest had nothing to do with the qualifications or ability of Miss Caruso, who has been associate superintendent for curriculum and instruction. Hannon is leaving Friday, more than a month before the original effective date of his resignation. He said Thursday that pressure from the board and Mrs. Byrne caused him to leave early. Mrs. Byrne denied seeking his departure. The financially troubled school district is strapped for cash to meet payrolls, and city and state officials are seeking a long-term solution to the schools' financial problems. Gov. James R. Thompson met Thursday with legislative leaders in Chicago to discuss the schools. Later, he said he would not advance any proposals or money until he gets more information. ``Until I get further facts and figures, I'm not putting a dime into the Chicago schools,'' he said. Thompson, after meeting with New York bond analysts earlier this week, rejected a proposal by Mrs. Byrne that would have the state buy $200 million in school board notes underwritten by the city. ****2329EST 5110 *** u s *** AM-MemphisSt-AustinPeay 12-13 0155 Sophomores Otis Jackson and Jeff Battle combined for 44 points to lead Memphis State to an 85-73 victory over intrastate rival Austin Peay in college basketball Thursday night. Jackson, a guard, and Battle, a forward, each had 22 for Memphis State, which evened its record at 2-2. Michael Schunick led Austin Peay, 2-3, with 18 points. The Tigers spurted to a 32-14 lead midway in the first hyocold as the Governors outscored them, 17-8, in the final minutes of the first half. Austin Peay trailed, 40-31, at the half. The Governors drew even closer in the second half, chopping the score to 55-53 with 10:00 remaining. But the vistors could get no closer as Jackson paced a late surge with nine points in the final minutes. Austin Peay's Curtis Webster led rebounders with 11 while Memphis State's Steve Meachum grabbed seven rebounds. ****2329EST 4030 *** u i *** AM-Canadian 1stLd-Writethru 12-13 0494 *** a4040 *** r a *** AM-INELTaskForce 12-13 0389 *** a4050 *** r a *** AM-PoliticalHalloween 12-13 0454 *** p7250 *** u i *** AM-Canadian 1stLd-Writethru p7150 12-13 0495 The opposition combined to defeat the minority Conservative government Thursday night on a no-confidence motion inspired by a tough proposed budget, forcing Prime Minister Joe Clark's resignation after less than seven months in office. Elections are expected as early as February. Clark said he would call on Governor-General Edward Schreyer Friday morning, and members of Parliament said he would recommend dissolution of the 31st Parliament, which has been in session only since Oct. 9. The House of Commons vote was 139-133, with the opposition Liberals and New Democrats combining forces and three of Clark's Progressive Conservatives absent. The five Social Credit Party members, whose support enabled Clark to survive previous confidence votes, opposed the budget but abstained. The budget included a provision to raise the gasoline tax from 7 cents a gallon to 25 cents. The proposal was opposed by the Liberals and New Democrats, who promised to bring the government down because of it. After the vote, Clark told the Commons he regarded the defeat as loss of confidence in his administration and said, ``I will be seeing the governor general'' in the morning. He did not say immediately that he would ask Schreyer to dissolve Parliament preparatory to a new election. Panamonium burst out in the Commons when the vote was announced. It had been assumed most of the day that the government would fall. The Conservatives won the May 22 elections, ending 16 years of rule by the Liberal Party, including 11 under Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Trudeau, 60, has since announced he is resigning as party chief, throwing into doubt who will lead the Liberals into new elections. After the vote there was an immediate informal caucus of the Liberals, who hold 113 seats in the Commons, during which members pressed Trudeau to stay on as leader. The party had been scheduled to choose a new leader in Winnipeg in March. After the vote, Trudeau walked over to Clark, 40, and shook his hand. Finance Minister John Crosbie, whose budget precipitated the defeat, predicted: ``We're going to wipe out that tired remnant'' in an election. ``I don't care who leads them,'' he said of the Liberals. ``They're going down to defeat.'' He said the opposition has been ``harassing us and not allowing us to govern.'' The latest national opinion poll showed the Liberals leading the Conservatives in early November by 47 per cent to 28 per cent in voter preference Social Credit leader Fabien Roy blamed the Liberals and New Democrats for the prospect of an early election and said even if his party ``had voted for the government, they would have been defeated,'' noting that the margin of defeat was by six votes. Social Credit support had enabled Clark tgo survive two earlier confidence votes. Although pledging earlier in the day to abstain, Roy said his party ``cannot accept a budget with a (gasoline) tax of 25 cents.'' ****2332EST 4620 *** r n *** PM-RIBriefs 12-13 0255 Some students at the University of Rhode Island say they didn't have anything vicious in mind when they dressed up as members of the Ku Klux Klan on Halloween. The students said they wanted to get the prize for best group costume and the easiest thing to use was sheets. The costumes were offbeat even by Klan standards, they said, with one student wearing a flowered sheet and others wearing oversized sunglasses or masks with big noses. JOHNNYCAKE ACRES PROVIDENCE (AP) _ The state Department of Environmental Management is negotiating to buy 160 acres known as ``Johnnycake Acres'' on the Wood River in Exeter. Calvin Dunwoody of the DEM said the purchase would expand the Arcadia Management Area which is now 8,100 acres. The site would provide more opportunities for public fishing and hunting because it has a 1,000-foot frontage on the Wood River, he said. CHRISTMAS CARDS NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (AP) _ The Chamber of Commerce is sending out some unusual Christmas cards that contain a tiny plastic bag filled with a spoonful of sand. John Gaines, the chamber's executive director, thought up the idea to remind summer visitors of their vacations this past year. Gaines took a pail and shovel to the beach one day last week and then got two staff members to fill the plastic bags with sand. He said it took the three of them four days to prepare 900 Christmas cards. ****2337EST 1570 *** d s *** PM-BBO--Martin-MacPhail 2 12-13 0519 *** s5170 *** d s *** PM-BBO--Martin-MacPhail 2 12-13 0519 Billy Martin says there will be no more comments from him about his ex-boss, George Steinbrenner. The former New York Yankees manager made the vow after being summoned before American League President Lee MacPhail Thursday and warned that his baseball future could be jeopardized if he didn't end the public squabbling that has gone on since Steinbrenner, the Yankees' principal owner, fired him Oct. 28. ``I won't discuss George or say anything about George,'' Martin said after a 20-minute session with MacPhail that was prompted by remarks Martin had made in a speaking engagement Tuesday night at the University of Rhode Island. ``I'm not trying to gag him.'' MacPhail said, ``There is the First Amendment, and he has the right to speak, but I think we are in accord that something should be done to terminate the public feud which has gone on too long.'' ``I agree 100 percent,'' Martin chimed in. ``It will stop right here.'' Before going to the meeting, Martin said he was certain that Steinbrenner was behind the summons from MacPhail, and insisted he would not be silenced by the Yankees' owner. ``I have the right to comment on anything I feel, and he can't curtail it,'' Martin said at a news conference he had called at his Western apparel store on Manhattan's fashionable east side. ``I don't work for him anymore ... This isn't Iran. This is the United States of America. All of his dollars can't make me keep quiet.'' Martin was more subdued after meeting with MacPhail. MacPhail said he reminded Martin that he had not been completely exonerated by Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn in the incident that resulted in Martin's firing, an alleged fight with marshmallow salesman Joseph Cooper in Bloomington, Minn. ``I told him that the commissioner most likely would review this situation, and that his future public behavior and statements must be circumspect,'' MacPhail said. Martin was quoted as telling the URI students that Steinbrenner ``is sick.'' But Billy insisted the remark was taken out of context. ``What I also said,'' Martin declared, ``was that the man has done so many wonderful things. But I said I honestly feel he doesn't know a friend from an enemy, and because of that he is a sick person. I feel sorry for him and I don't dislike him. ``All that came out was that I called him a sick man,'' Martin complained. Martin said he has received regular Yankees paychecks since being fired. He had two more years on his contract when he was dismissed. But there have been suggestions that the contract may have been voided by the fight. Paragraph 3A of every contract requires that the manager ``conform to high standards of personal conduct, fair play and good sportsmanship.'' MacPhail acknowledged that Martin had voiced some concern about a possible attempt to end his paychecks, but the AL president would make no other comment except that the matter was discussed. ****2339EST 2830 *** u n *** AM-HostageService 12-13 0333 *** m2170 *** u n *** AM-HostageService 12-13 0333 Marine Cpl. Westley Williams, one of the black hostages released last month from the U.S. Embassy in Iran, lit 50 candles in a Roman Catholic church here for the remaining captives Thursday night and assured the family of one of them not to worry. ``I hope they make it by Christmas,'' said Williams, 22, who came by bus through a snow storm from his home in Albany, N.Y., for the service. Williams, who is not a Roman Catholic, spoke with Navy Lt. Stephen Keough and his sister, Cathy, of Brookline, who were present at the service in St. Leonard's Church in Boston's predominantly Italian North End. They are the children of William F. Keough Jr., former head of the American School in Tehran who is trapped in the embassy there. The church is near the ``Freedom Trail,'' a historical route passing many celebrated stops, including the Old North Church where Paul Revere saw the signal that started him on his famous ride. ``I told them their father was fine,'' said the Marine, ``and they shouldn't worry.'' In a brief interview, Williams said he had seen the television interview of Marine William Gallegos, one of his comrades in the embassy detachment. But he said, ``I can't talk about it.'' Williams arrived in Boston by bus from Albany about 45 minutes before the service where he lit 50 candles. He said it was the first such service in which he participated. ``It seemed like a good idea,`` said Williams who was reached in Albany by the Rev. Bede Ferrera, pastor of the church. After Williams lit the candles, he and the priest gripped hands and the church bells tolled 50 times. Father Ferrera then prayed that ``as the Jewish people fled from bondage in the Old Testament and St. Paul was freed in the New Testament, may the chains of the hostages be broken by the spirit of charity and Christmas.'' ****2340EST 5180 *** r s *** AM-BKC--IdahoSt.-UtahSt. 12-13 0148 Forward Dean Hunger poured in 36 points andplleddown 1 rebounds as Utah State defeated Idaho State 87-77 in college basketball Thursday night. Idaho State, trailing by 15 with 8:40 left in the first half, chipped away at the margin and managed to take the lead briefly at 54-52 early in the second half. But Hunger andEdgar Wickliffe then went on a shooting spree and USU never trailed after that. Hunger, a 6-8 senior, had eight points during the stretch to lift the Aggies to a safe 7-71 margin. Forward Brian Jackson had 16 points for Utah State, Keith Hood added 13 and Wickliffe had 11. Idaho State's top scorer was center Joe Fazekas who finished with 19. Tom Freeman chipped in 17 and Bryan Banks had 16. USU boosted its record to 3-2, while the Bengals fell to 2-5. ****2341EST 5240 *** r s *** AM-BKC--Elmhurst-Augustana 12-13 0083 Jay Friestad scored 16 points and led three teammates into double figures as Augustana beat Elmhurst 75-55 Thursday night in a College Conference of Illinois-Wisconsin basketball game. Craig Brittenum and Bill Rapier each added 14 points and Maxwell Artis chipped in 12 as the Vikings improved their seasonal mark to 6-0 and CCIW record to 2-0. Elmhurst, which slipped to 4-3 overall and 0-2 in the conference, was led by Henry Ellis, who scored 12. ****2345EST 1610 *** r s *** AM-BKO--Women'sBasket 12-13 0118 *** s5280 *** r s *** AM-BKO--Women'sBasket 12-13 0118 Bulgaria dumped the United States 95-73 in round two of the International Challenge women's basketball tournament Thursday night. The Bulgarian victory leaves both teams with records of one win and one loss in the four-team event, which ends Saturday. Canada played Cuba in the second game of the night in preliminary round-robin play. Bulgaria jumped into a wide lead early in the game and was ahead 50-33 at half time. Petkana Makavevea led the winners with 24 points. Team captain Panka Stoyanova scored 23 and Nadka Goltcheva added 16. For the U.S., Carol Blazejowski scored a game-high 28 points while Tara Heiss and Carol Higgenbottom had 11 points each. ****2355EST 4070 *** r w *** AM-DamagesCut 12-13 0229 *** s5310 *** r s *** AM-BKN--Spurs-Jazz 12-13 0184 The Utah Jazz won their fourth straight National Basketball Association Thursday night, 144-114 over the San Antonio Spurs, behind Adrian Dantley's 36 points. Ron Boone, Terry Furlow and Tom Boswell aided the Jazz cause with 22, 21 and 19 points, respectively, as Utah took control early and blew the Spurs out in the fourth quarter, 44-29. George Gervin led the Spurs with 34 points and Larry Kenon added 26. Utah took a 36-27 lead at the end of the first quarter, then stormed to a 68-45 halftime margin with Dantley and Boone doing most of the scoring. In the third period, Gervin scored 18 points and Kenon 16 as San Antonio threatened, drawing to within nine at 92-83. But Furlow and Boswell put a stop to the threat, seeming to score at will during one stretch, and the Jazz won going away. The Jazz, despite winning their sixth in eight games, still are in last place in the Midwest Division with an 8-21 record. San Antonio's loss dropped the Spurs to 15-15 in the Central Division. ****2356EST 7270 *** d a *** AM-PoliticalHalloween 12-13 0454 Organizers of a cocktail party for state Sen. Richard M. Daley had Lone Ranger-style masks on hand Thursday for guests who were worried that public support for the late mayor's son might bring retribution from the current mayor, Jane Byrne. But only a handful were politically timid _ or prudent _ enough to avail themselves of the disguises. Michael Abramovic, a criminal lawyer who has known the younger Daley since grammar school days, said roughly 30 percent of the 300 or so persons who paid $25 each to attend were public employees with good reason to fear reprisals from Mrs. Byrne. ``When I first checked with some friends _ both lawyers and city employees _ about supporting Richie, they told me donations were no problem,'' said Abramovic, who is attempting to line up Chicago attorneys to support a Daley bid for the state's attorney's office. ``Then, they told me: `Don't expect anybody to show up though.' That's where the masks came in.'' ``Who knows what that woman (Mrs. Byrne) will do next?'' said one masked man who claimed to work for the federal government. ``After watching her in action the last couple weeks, I certainly wouldn't put reprisal above her.'' Since her election, Mrs. Byrne has fired a number of political appointees left over from the administration of Michael Bilandic, who followed Richard J. Daley as mayor and was defeated by Mrs. Byrne in last February's Democratic primary. Abramovic claims workers loyal to Daley have been dismissed ``under the guise of reorganization.'' The younger Daley, whose father was long the kingpin of the Democratic organization in Chicago, is now being forced to run against that formidable ``machine'' as an independent. Mrs. Byrne and the state Democratic Central Committee are backing Alderman Edward Burke. ``It's a sad comment on the state of politics that people are fearful to join this campaign or to support me without a masquerade,'' said Daley. ``This is not a war. But they don't want to think about the issues. All they want to do is stop or destroy me.'' Understandably, few of the local political lights were in attendance, much less in a mood to shine. One celebrity, however, was on hand and had plenty to say. ``I'm here to wish Richard Daley all the luck in the world,'' said Chicago White Sox announcer Harry Caray. ``I knew his father and he was the greatest mayor ever. ``Jane Byrne?'' said Caray. ``I voted for Jane Byrne and when she runs again, I'll vote for her again. This is America, isn't it?'' ``No,'' quipped a bystander, ``This is Chicago.'' ****2359EST 7280 *** r w *** AM-DamagesCut 12-13 0229 A federal judge Thursday set cash damages to be awarded to 1,200 protesters arrested during a 1971 May Day rally at the Capitol at $750 per person. In 1975, a jury had awarded $7,500 per person. U.S. District Judge William B. Bryant acted at the direction of the U.S. Court of Appeals, which upheld false arrest and false imprisonment claims made by the demonstrators but said the original damage award _ more than $12 million _ was ``totally out of proportion to any harm that has been suffered.'' The jury's total award was believed to be the largest ever made in such a law suit. Bryant had presided at the original trial. The May 5, 1971, rally followed a series of antiwar protests in Washington during which more than 12,000 persons were arrested. Rep. Ronald V. Dellums, D-Calif., who was one of those who addressed the crowd at the Capitol, and the demonstrators sued the District of Columbia government, the chief of the U.S. Capitol police and the District of Columbia police chief for false arrest and imprisonment, malicious prosecution and violations of their consititutional rights to free speech and peaceful assembly. Warren Kaplan, an attorney for the demonstrators, said the $750 award was ``terribly low,'' but he said no decision has been made yet on whether to appeal the judge's action. ****2359EST 7290 *** d a *** AM-INELTaskForce 12-14 0384 Gov. John Evans asked a U.S. Energy Department laboratory on Thursday to stop dumping nuclear wastes into the Snake River aquifer, even though he said there was ``no immediate health hazard.'' His request was based on the recommendation of a task force the governor appointed last month after learning that the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory used injector wells to dispose of low-level radioactive wastes. The procedure was intended to neutralize the potentially hazardous material by filtering it through the ground before it reached the Snake River aquifer. The aquifer is an underground layer of purous rock or sand that holds water in large enough quantities to supply wells. Because of the radioactivity in the INEL wastes, officials feared that the ground water might become contaminated. The INEL is a 900-square-mile Department of Energy research and development facility in remote, southeastern Idaho. Evans said he had talked with INEL officials and that they promised cooperation. But unless INEL stops using the injector wells ``as soon as possible,'' Evans said the state would have no alternative but to go to court. The task force stated two reasons for the recommendation: _``The continued use of disposal wells that discharge directly into the aquifer does create the posibility of an accidental discharge of high-level or concentrated radioactive materials into the aquifer.'' _``Much of the public comment received by the task force and many of the press reports...cast doubt on the credibility of the Department of Energy...No evidence was found of any `coverup.' Nevertheless, the public perceptions are important in this matter and must be carefully conisdered by the state and federal governments.'' Evans said he is also working with the Idaho Attorney General's office and Sen. Frank Church, D-Idaho, to find ways to enforce the recommendation. ``I don't want this to be a witch hunt,'' Evans said. ``Some people want to close down INEL. That is not in the national or international interest...What we are doing will hopefully make INEL an even better installation.'' Evans said he was ``caught by surprise'' and hadn't been briefed properly a month ago when he said last month that the injector wells were ``totally unacceptable.'' He said, however, that he would have formed the task force anyway. ****0001EST 4080 *** u a *** AM-Shah 1stLd a6540 12-14 0168 *** t1620 *** d s *** BC-HKN--CanucksFinances 12-14 0485 *** s5360 *** d s *** BC-HKN--CanucksFinances 12-14 0485 The Vancouver Canucks, who generate more sporting dollars than any other Canadian professional franchise on the West Coast, face a ticklish dilemma these days in their fiscal planning. The National Hockey League team either must raise ticket prices or increase the number of televised games in order to generate more revenue in a time of increasing operating costs and a devalued Canadian dollar. ``We have to succeed in increasing our ancillary revenues, things like television, radio, program and novelty sales,'' said John Chessman, comptroller of the team. ``If we don't, we'll soon be in the glue.'' Televised games, Chessman said, is the club's most likely area to probe for more revenue. But, he cautioned, just how far can you go without hurting yourself at the live gate? ``Without television, there's no doubt in my mind that ticket prices would be so high that most people wouldn't be able to afford to come to the games, especially at the season-ticket level,'' he said in an interview. ``So now we have to decide just where television, or how much of it, has to be cut off before it hurts your actual gate.'' The Canucks have a tightly knit involvement with the radio-television media. The NHL franchise is owned by Northwest Sports Enterprises Ltd., which in turn is controlled by Western Broadcasting Co. Ltd. Western just happens to have controlling interest in radio station CKNW and B.C. Television Ltd. The team's radio play-by-play rights have gone to CKNW ever since the Canucks entered the NHL as an expansion franchise in 1970. BCTV also televises 26 Wednesday night NHL games, 13 involving the Canucks. Another eight Vancouver games are telecast Saturdays as part of the Hockey Night in Canada agreement with the CBC. Just how much of a role does television play with the financial structure of the team? ``Without our television agreements, we would have to raise the price of each ticket about $2.40 a game over the entire season, based on sellout crowds,'' said Chessman. A few years back the Canucks operated one of the most successful teams in the league when it came to attracting crowds. For five straight seasons they sold every ticket in the Pacific Coliseum, which seats 15,613. Then the novelty of watching a chronic loser wore off and season-ticket sales have dropped to about 11,000 over the last two years. The team now must actively engage in promotion and compete with B.C. Lions of the Canadian Football League and the champion Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League for the sporting dollar. The team has improved this season and occupied first place in the lowly Smythe Division for much of the first two months. Crowds picked up considerably and some games were sold out, although not on nights when the game was televised locally. There are no television blackouts of Canuck games. ****0003EST 0020 *** r s *** AM-BKC-OralRoberts-W.TexasSt. 12-14 0164 George Sims hit a 12-footer with five seconds to play to lift West Texas State to a 86-85 win over Oral Roberts in a nonconference basketball game Thursday night. Calvin Garrett, who led all scorers with 24 points, had a chance to tie the game after time had expired, but he missed the first of two free throws to seal the win for West Texas. Garrett got the two free throws when he was fouled by Sims on a shot that misfired at the buzzer. West Texas is now 5-1 on the season and Oral Roberts is 2-4. Carl Johnson scored five straight points for Oral Roberts to tie the game at 84-84 with 2:56 to play. Oral Roberts then held the ball for the next minute, only to turn it over. West Texas then controlled the ball until Sims' fired the game winning shot. Dan Elmer led West Texas scorers with 22 points. ****0005EST 7300 *** u a *** AM-Shah 1stLd 12-14 0165 Doctors tending the deposed Shah of Iran believe his condition has worsened, and the physicians who treated him in New York are expected to fly to San Antonio to see him, according to court papers filed Thursday. However, a source close to the shah at Lackland Air Force Base said late Thursday night the shah appeared to be ``fine.'' ``He felt ill atcouple of days last week, but that is over with. He is complaining about the bad weather but that is all,'' the source said. The motion, filed in a state district court in Fort Worth, said, ``The doctors at Lackland have come to believe that his condition may have worsened,'' according to WFAA Radio reporter Bob West, who obtained a copy. The shah's lawyers contended in the motion that the New York doctors will arrive Friday morning at the base where the former ruler is recovering from surgery. ****0006EST 4100 *** r e *** BC-Opera 12-14 0317 ``Der Rosenkavalier,'' with its second act scenery for the palace reception room still one of the Metropolitan Opera's visual jewels, was heard Thursday for the first time this season. Three singers made creditable debuts but the evening didn't rise to triumphant heights. One important plus was that neither the Octavian nor the Baron Ochs _ both were debuts _ were overly silly. Humor played with restraint works better than slapstick in this as in most operas. Agnes Baltsa was the Octavian. Her mezzo voice reminded one of wheat, with fresh, golden grain. She played Octavian not as a callow youth but as a lad with dignity, most impressive all through act one with the Marshallin. Then in act two, with Sophie, her face froze into stricken refinement as Octavian fell in love. The voices of Miss Baltsa and Judith Blegen as Sophie blended beautifully in their duets. Danish Bass Aage Haugland made his Met debut as Baron Ochs. A tall man with a broad, red face, he presented a man crude from lack of social graces instead of a gross buffoon. His voice is fine and his acting splendid. Ernst Gutstein also was making his debut as Sophie's father. It is a relatively small role but enough to be able to praise Gutstein for his performance. The important role of the Marschallin was sung by Anna Tomowa-Sintow. She made her Met debut two seasons ago and didn't sing last season. She did the important wistful singing at the end of act one very well and she certainly looked the part of a beautiful woman just old enough to realize she is aging. But in her louder passages, her voice wasn't all that might be desired. Erich Leinsdorf, who knows how to make the most of Richard Strauss' music, conducted. ****0010EST 1640 *** d s *** PM-FBN--NFCProBowl 12-14 0451 *** s0060 *** d s *** PM-FBN--NFCProBowl 12-14 0451 With quarterback Roger Staubach of Dallas doing the passing and Ottis Anderson of St. Louis leading the running game, the National Conference has some potent possibilities for the Jan. 27 Pro Bowl Game in Hawaii. Staubach, the National Football League's passing leader, was selected for the Pro Bowl Thursday for the fifth time. Anderson, the league's leading rusher, was the only rookie named to the NFC team. He has gained 1,566 yards, a rushing record for a first year player, going into Sunday's regular-season finale. The 6-foot-2, 210-pounder from the University of Miami has broken the record set last year by Earl Campbell of Houston, who is on the AFC team named earlier. Walter Payton of Chicago, second in NFC rushing with 1,453 yards, was selected as the other starting running back, and will be making his fourth Pro Bowl appearance. Chuck Muncie of New Orleans and Wilbert Montgomery of Philadelphia were named reserves. Archie Manning of New Orleans will back up Staubach, who was one of eight Cowboys selected. Wide receiver Harold Carmichael was one of six Philadelphia players named to the team. Ahmad Rashad of Minnesota was picked for the other wide receiver berth, with Tony Hill of Dallas and Wes Chandler of New Orleans as reserves. New Orleans' Henry Childs was picked as the tight end, with David Hill of Detroit as the reserve. The interior line named included Philadelphia's Stan Walters and Pat Donovan of Dallas at tackles, Bob Young of St. Louis and Dennis Harrah of Los Angeles at guards and Los Angeles' Rich Saul at center. The New York Giants, Los Angeles and Washington each put two players on the starting defensive unit. Linebackers Harry Carson and Brad Van Pelt were picked from the Giants, end Jack Youngblood and linebacker Jim Youngblood from the Rams, and Ken Houston and cornerback Lamar Parrish from the Redskins. Parrish, the NFC's leader in interceptions with nine, was named for the first time as a Redskin, after being making the AFC team six as a member of the Cincinnati Bengals. Lee Roy Selmon of Tampa Bay was picked as a defensive end, and Randy White of Dallas and Charlie Johnson of Philadelphia as tackles. New Orleans' Tom Myers was selected as a safety and Roger Wehrli of St. Louis as a cornerback. Mark Mosely of Washington was picked as the place-kicker, Dave Jennings of the Giants as punter and Philadelphia's Wally Henry as kick returner. The team, as was the AFC squad, was selected by coaches and players who are in the NFL Players Association. ****0011EST 0100 *** d s *** PM-BBN--Phillies-Gross 12-14 0471 Outfielder Greg Gross, who was drafted by nine teams during the November re-entry draft, could have been a traveling man when he was a free agent. But he's decided to stay in Philadelphia, where he hit .333 and drove in 15 runs in 111 games as a Phillie. ``We knew we wanted to stay in Philadelphia,'' the 27-year-old player said after signing a five-year contract with the Phillies. ``The basic holdup was what Greg Gross' value really was _ whether I was considered a regular by some clubs or what. So we went through the draft,'' Gross said in a telephone interview. ``We got feelers ... and pretty much established a value. I knew the only consideration would be if someone offered a whole lot more than the Phillies or a chance to be a regular,'' Gross said. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. ``My role will basically be the same as last year: fourth outfielder, filling in defensively and pinch hitting,'' said Gross, who has a .298 lifetime batting average in six years in the major leagues. ``Last year gave me a lot of confidence,'' Gross said. ``Coming off the bench _ and I sat a long time _ and doing a good job.'' The Phillies' fourth-place finish after three straight division championships hasn't produced any significant changes in the ballclub so far. Player personnel director Paul Owens, whose trades built the ballclub, is still looking for pitching help, but his bench is more settled with the signing of Gross. Although the Phillies didn't make a deal at the winter baseball meetings last week in Toronto, they tried hard. Rightfielder Bake McBride's name was floated frequently. Gross said he hasn't heard anything about trading McBride, and is content with his reserve status for the present. ``I think I can still be a starting player,'' Gross said. ``Right now, I'm the fourth outfielder. ``One of the considerations is Dallas (Green, the Phillies' manager) just impressed me as a man who uses his bench more than Danny (Ozark, who was fired at the end of August),'' Gross said. ``I envision more playing time. Dallas hasn't said that _ he's been honest with me (about my role) but with scheduling and the like, guys need rest.'' Gross came to the Phillies in a trade with the Chicago Cubs last February that sent catcher Barry Foote, outfielder Jerry Martin, infielder Ted Sizemore and two minor league pitchers to the Cubs in return for second-fielder Manny Trillo, catcher Dave Rader and Gross. A native of York, Gross has bought a house in the suburbs. ``For my future, being from the area, it's more to our advantage to stay here,'' Gross said. ``I should be coming into my best years. I hope to stay around here a long time.'' ****0015EST 0140 *** u s *** PM-HKN--RedWings-Bruins 12-14 0418 The stalled Boston Bruins still were searching today for the win to start them back to the top of the Adams Division in the National Hockey League. They almost had it Thursday night in the Garden until Reed Larson put in a soft backhand goal with 1:17 remaining to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 6-6 tie with Boston. The Bruins, winners in the division last year, are in second place. ``We needed a win to get us loosened up and going again,'' said Bruins coach Fred Creighton. ``I hope just getting a point will help us.'' For the Red Wings, the point was tantamount to a victory. ``I guess I have to be pleased but I didn't think we played well tonight,'' said Bobby Kromm, the Detroit coach. ``I didn't think Boston played well either. So there was justification for the tie. It was much better for us. ``We have the philosophy that a tie on the road is like a win, and a tie at home is like a loss. We had some glorious chances, and failed to put it in the net. This is something that has been plaguing us, the inability to cash in,'' Kromm said. Larson's goal foiled a one-goal, three-assist performance by Boston's Peter McNab, who set up the go-ahead goal by Al Secord moments before. The goal was Secord's second. McNab and Terry O'Reilly tallied in the first period for a 2-1 Boston lead as Dennis Sobchuk had a goal for Detroit. Mike Foligno and Danny Labraaten moved the Wings in front 3-2 in the second period. Rick Smith and Rick Middleton scored for the Bruins for a 4-3 lead at the end of two periods. Secord's first goal made it 5-3 in the third period, but goals by Errol Thompson and Vaclav Nedomanski lifted Detroit back into a tie. ``McNab, Secord and O'Reilly had a hell of a night,'' said Creighton.`` I don't think they played a shift in our end. If we got that kind of effort from everybody that we had out all of the time, we would have won the hockey game. ``We made some boo-boos on defense. Sometimes you can make them and get away with it. Tonight we made them and didn't get away with it. The people who made mistakes tonight won some hockey games for us earlier, and they will continue to do so. Nobody goes out the back door.'' ****0019EST 0150 *** r s *** AM-BKC--No.Arizona-MidwesternSt. 12-14 0113 Larry Johnson's 18 points and Mark Young's 14 rebounds led Northern Arizona past Midwestern State 75-69 in a non-conference game Saturday night. The Lumberjacks raced to a 41-36 halftime lead, but Midwestern came storming back in the second period, and jumped in front 46-43 after a steal by Cullen Mayfield, who tied J.C. Eakin for Midwestern's high-point honors at 16. The Lumberjacks then reeled off eight straight points to regain the lead for good. The Indians outshot Northern Arizona from the field 33-30, but the Lumberjacks beat Midwestern at the free throw line, 12-3. Northern Arizona, 5-1, also out-rebounded smaller Midwestern 50-34. ****0022EST