March 13, 1976

Franjieh refuses to step down; Ahdab makes no move to evict Franjieh from his official residence; gunmen take to Beirut sts in large numbers, setting up numerous roadblocks; there is some scattered sniping and shooting; ultrarightist orgn called Guardians of the Cedars, whose proclaimed goal is expulsion of all Palestinians from Lebanon, announces its support for Ahdab; some Palestinians also appear to be backing him; Ahdab repts Saed backs him, news conf; says he was urged to act by fellow officers; says he will lift state of emergency to spur selection of new Pres; holds Khatib's deserters have valid grievances; Khaddam withdrew some 50 Syrian officers before coup; Jamil reptdly warned Franjieh that coup was being planned; Western diplomat says that Syrians, if they did not back coup, took no action to stop it; Ahdab has endorsed Syrian efforts to end civil war; in north, dissident major supporting Khatib's force is reptd leading attack against Franjieh's hometown of Zghorta; soldiers in Tyre and Saida are reptd to have gone over to dissident force; in Beirut, partisans of Lebanese Arab Army take over police station; Phalangist radio station Voice of Lebanon calls Ahdab's action 'white coup'; pro-Franjieh radio station asserts that Ahdab's repts of growing mil support are 'fictitious'; Ahdab's radio station repts that Franjieh's family is packing 'its jewels and other riches stolen from the people'; Assembly Speaker Kamel al-Assad meets with Franjieh; 1 acct says Franjieh said that if 2/3 of Parliament votes against him he will resign; map (L)

The bacterium that causes syphilis has been grown in test tube for the first time and then used to develop an experimental vaccine against the potentially fatal venereal disease, a team of researchers in Florida reported yesterday.

Gov Milton J Shapp withdraws from Dem Pres race, blaming late start and 'putrid' press coverage for his failure to generate enough support to continue his campaign; notes his 6-month, $700,000 campaign has produced only 1 conv delegate; declines to endorse any other Pres aspirant, but expects his withdrawal to benefit Sen Henry M Jackson; his withdrawal enhances importance of Pres primary in his home state of Pa; Shapp illus (M)

NYS Select Com on Crime says there is prima facie evidence of fraud in leasing of Bronx Terminal Mkt and that law firm of Dem State Chmn Patrick J Cunningham acted as agent in transaction; com chmn Sen Ralph J Marino says he has no information to effect that city officials might have been criminally forced to violate their trust or had done so willfully and feloniously in awarding the lease in '72 and amending it in '73; discusses Patton's role; makes allegations in affidavit replying to motion by Arol Development Corp, the operator of the mkt, to quash subpoena calling for its canceled checks representing payments to law firm of Cunningham & Kaming; similar suit brought by Arol against city's Dept of Investigation noted; case revd (M)

He will wed W Ger commoner Silvia Renate Sommerlath; wedding is expected to take place in June, but there are unconfirmed repts in Sweden, termed 'pure speculation' by Swedish Embassy, Washington, DC, that Sommerlath will accompany King on US tour; biog and life style of King and Sommerlath detailed; illus (L)