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WASHINGTON, March 28--The United States plans to announce a series of economic and political measures against Iran early next week in reaction to the failure of negotiations to achieve progress for release of the American hostages in Teheran, Administration officials said today.

WHITE PLAINS, March 28--Jean S. Harris pleaded not guilty today to a three-count indictment charging that she had intended to kill Dr. Herman Tarnower when he was slain in the bedroom of his home on March 10.

STAVANGER, Norway, March 28-- Evidence mounted tonight that at least 137 men lost their lives last night when a floating platform capsized in the North Sea oil fields.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority obtained a court order yesterday forbidding a strike threatened for 12:01 A.M. Tuesday by bus and subway workers. But union leaders said they still planned a walkout, despite possible penalties, if an acceptable agreement was not reached by midnight Monday.

PORTLAND, Ore., March 28--Mount St. Helens continued to spray steam, ash and small boulders today, while heat from deep within the suddenly active volcano in southwestern Washington State melted a snow pack and caused mud slides that threatened to overflow reservoirs on the mountain's shoulder.

Silver prices stabilized yesterday, calming the storm that had gripped Wall Street Thursday when tumbling prices threatened the $2 billion silver empire of the Hunt brothers of Dallas and the financial stability of some brokerage firms.

WASHINGTON, March 28--After a series of last-minute changes, Carter Administration budget officials have agreed on a package of proposed spending reductions totaling $2.4 billion in 1980 and $15 billion in 1981. The changes included the cancellation of one cut that might have angered dairy farmers in Wisconsin, where a primary election is to be held Tuesday.

CAIRO, March 27--Egyptian officialdom has received members of the new Israeli Embassy here with a mixture of diplomatic warmth and social coldness.

The Taxi and Limousine Commission voted yesterday to reduce the taxi fare increase approved last month and to postpone it until after a possible bus and subway strike.

ROME, March 28--The national police shot and killed four members of the Red Brigades terrorist organization today in a predawn raid on an apartment in Genoa.

ETON, England, March 25--A Government plan to help some parents pay the cost of sending their children to exclusive private schools has once again touched off a bitter controversy over wealth, social class, and inherited privilege in Britain.

BOGOTA, Colombia, March 28 (AP)-- Progress in talks designed to end the crisis at the Dominican Embassy here appeared stalled for the weekend, and some countries whose diplomats were captive inside were reportedly putting pressure on the Colombian Government.