July 16, 1974

Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. was convicted yesterday in San Antonio, Tex., of six murders in the largest multiple slaying case of the century. Details on Page 9.

article on July 15 coup in Cyprus by Greek officers revs island's history and centuries-old issue of enosis (union with Greece); revs recent events leading up to ouster of Pres Makarios; discusses anti-Makarios sentiment of Greek junta and possible role in coup (L)

Israeli Premier Yitzhak Rabin on July 15 rules out any possibility of contact or negotiations between Israel and Palestine Liberation Orgn (PLO), foreign press luncheon; says key to peace in Middle East lies in negotiations with Arab countries, beginning with Egypt; Rabin's firm remarks seem designed to counter more conciliatory impression conveyed on July 12 by Information Min Aharon Yariv, who said Israel would be willing to negotiate with PLO if it would recognize Israel as Jewish state and terminates all hostile action; Rabin says it was 'wild assumption' to believe that PLO would ever agree to such conditions; says solution to Palestinian problem 'can and should be found' within context of peace negotiations between Israel and Jordan, which administers territory in which great majority of Palestinian people live; says that in his opinion PLO does not even represent majority of Palestinians; debate in Israeli Govt apparently centers not so much on question of negotiating with PLO but rather on whether Israel should take some independent initiative to try to defuse Palestinian issue; Rabin appears to be among hard-liners in Cabinet on Palestinians; he acknowledges their existence as people and takes note of their claims against Israel but regards problem as 'secondary issue' in Middle East dispute; Deputy Premier and Foreign Min Yigal Allon has frequently described Palestinian issue as central to search for peace in Middle East; is scheduled to confer with Sec Kissinger in Washington on July 29 on next stage of Geneva peace conf (M)

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Two convicts who had barricaded themselves in Washington courthouse surrendered and were put on a plane for the Federal penitentiary in Atlanta. Page 20.