March 11, 1976

NYS Sup Ct Justice Burton B Roberts dismisses criminal indictments against Exxon, Mobil Oil and Gulf Oil, which were charged with restraining competition in bidding on gasoline contracts with NYC and NYS to drive up prices; says cos' actions can be explained as complying with Fed Govt's voluntary program calling on oil cos to sell only to their previous customers and not take on any new ones; new contracts were then obtained at price higher than was paid previous yr and with other terms that had not been part of prior contracts; cos hail decision (M)

Brit Airways atty Paul Mifsud says Concorde can land at Kennedy Internatl Airport, even if banned by NY-NJ Port Auth; cites treaties and bilateral agreements between US and GB (S)

Large number of Lebanese Moslem soldiers are in open revolt against their comdrs on Mar 10; army head Maj Gen Hanna Saed proclaims general amnesty for deserters and urges them to return to their units; troops of 3 garrisons reptdly take over their barracks in name of largely Moslem force of deserters that calls itself Lebanese Arab Army and is headed by Lt Ahmed al-Khatib; Lebanese Cabinet meets under Pres Suleiman Franjieh but is unable to come to agreement on steps to halt splits in army; Lebanese Air Force comdr Col George Gharib reptdly submits lr blaming Lebanon's pol leadership for splitting of army and demanding new govt and amnesty for all deserters; 2d lr, signed by 250 junior officers, is also critical of pol leaders but calls for courts-martial of all dissident soldiers; Prime Min Rashid Karami says deserter question has been given priority over issue of forming new Cabinet; says what is happening in mil level could create danger of partition and breakup of army; in city of Tripoli, comdr of Ghanem barracks reptdly announces 'independent' insurrection, favoring neither Govt nor Moslem dissident force; Christian comdr of Tyre garrison, Maj Henry Gazar, reptdly submits his resignation and demands that rebel soldiers be court-martialed; dissident forces seem to be able to operate with impunity in most of Bekaa Valley, in northern areas around Tripoli and in much of southern Lebanon; Khaddam meets with Jumblat; Shehabi arrives in Beirut, reptdly under Assad order to end crisis permanently; in Beirut, about 35 people are reptd kidnapped; map; illus (M)

Bill offered in NYS Legis that will end current legal distinction between husband and wife in divorce actions and mandate 'equitable division' of assets of marriage; bill revises alimony concept, under which only the woman is eligible for support payments; Assembly majority leader Albert H Blumenthal says bill admonishes cts to award 'maintenance payments' to either party to the divorce, depending on econ need; other features noted; lawyer Julia Perles, Assemblywoman Rosemary R Gunning and Sen Bernard G Gordon, bill co-sponsor, comment on bill advantages; Perles and Gordon illus (M)

Ford Adm agrees to study proposal by 3 Sen supporters of Israel that would avoid major fight in Cong over opening new mil relationship with Egypt but that would allow limited sale of 6' C-130 mil transports to Egypt; under compromise plan offered by Sen Jacob K Javits to Sec Kissinger, Adm would be able to carry out pledge to Egypt to sell C-130s without fear of rebuff led by Israeli supporters in selling through commercial rather than Pentagon channels; Sens Javits, Hubert H Humphrey and Clifford P Case also are seeking as part of plan commitment from Adm that there would be no mil sales to Egypt other than C-130s until after Nov Pres elections; officials say idea has received mixed reaction from Adm; Kissinger meets in closed session with Sen Foreign Relations Com but matter of C-130s reptdly does not arise; says later that US still plans to sell aircraft (M)