May 1, 1976

Chinese Govt on Apr 30 blames counterrevolutionary saboteur for explosion outside Soviet Embassy, Peking, that USSR Govt says killed 2 Chinese soliders; statement adds to speculation of continuing pol unrest in wake of leadership changes and pol violence in Peking; 'counterrevolutionaries' is China's jargon for serious lawbreakers and is normally used only for Chinese; 2 Western diplomats say they were informed by Soviet envoys that blast was caused by bomb and occurred when group of Chinese were stopped by guards as they tried to enter embassy compound; incident described; Soviet Amb Vasily S Tolstikov tells diplomats that he saw 2 killed and 1 wounded in incident but adds few other details, speech; Western envoy says Soviet sources appear to regard blast as work of extermists and appear surprised and worried; Hua makes no mention of incident when he delivers typically tough anti-Soviet speech on Apr 29; extra troops and plainclothes security men guard embassy (M)

SOESTDIJK the Netherlands, April 30—Queen Juliana of the Netherlands celebrated her 67th birthday today with thousands of her subjects at a carnival‐like party on the lawn of the royal palace here.

United Air Lines to pay more than $1-million in back pay to settle discrimination complaints brought by Equal Employment Opportunity Comm on behalf of minority groups and women; signs consent decree, US Dist Ct, Chicago, under which it will pay $1,050,000 to unspecified number of minority group members and women allegedly denied jobs illegally, and will award retroactive seniority to black pilots and mechanics rejected earlier for employment; effect of decree on United's hiring of minority workers discussed; earlier consent decrees involving discrimination against other cos noted (L)

article on Rome, Italy, in wake of resignation of Italian Govt and start of election campaign cites new revelations in scandal in which Govt officials who are entitled to autos have been abusing privilege; illus (M)

Muhammad Ali, looking sluggish and out of shape, scored a unanimous but close decision last night over unheralded Jimmy Young at Landover, Md., to retain the world heavyweight boxing title. Page 17.