BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 21&#8212;About 1,000 Syrian and Libyan troops, described as the vanguard of an Arab League peacekeeping force, arrived overland from Damascus today and took up positions around Beirut's airport as a new cease&#8208;fire went into effect.

Peace Force in Beirut

forces led by Sens Muskie and Bellmon are defeated in effort to get Sen to agree in advance to make sufficient changes in Sen Finance Com's tax reform bill to meet objectives of Cong budget resolution for fiscal yr '77; resolution assumed that $2-billion in revenue would be raised by changes in tax laws that grant preferential treatment to individuals and businesses; on 2 procedural questions, forces led by Finance Com chmn Russell B Long win 53 to 59, and 49 to 42; important implications seen for budget handling and for tax bill (M)

SENATE THWARTS NEW BUDGET PLAN

Berry repts that acad is examining validity of its academic procedures in wake of major cheating scandal; defends honor system in testimony before Sen Armed Services Subcom but predicts its adm may be altered in future; notes possibility of requiring signed statements from incoming freshmen, pledging their understanding, support of and compliance with Academy's honor code; photo of Berry with Sec of Army Martin Hoffmann and Commandant of Cadets Brig Gen Walter Ulmer (M)

WEST POINT STUDY OF TESTING BEGUN

Jones Beach State Park closes June 22 because of debris that forced closing of other beaches on Long Island in past wk; Dr Mahfouz Zaki comments (M)

Jones Beach Park Closed to Bathers

NY Times survey of uncommitted delegates to Repub Natl Conv finds they have not yet begun to shift to either Pres Ford or Ronald Reagan in significant numbers; phone survey conducted wk of June 13 finds 19 unpledged delegates who now support Ford and 9 for Reagan; largest shift is in 19-member Hawaii delegation, where 7 delegates, including Sen Hiram L Fong, have shifted to Ford and 1 to Reagan; other shifts noted; NY Times tally gives Ford 1,020 votes to Reagan's 942, with 140 yet uncommitted; most of those who shifted decided on electability rather than ideology; Miss, with 30, and W Va with 28, have largest remaining blocs of uncommitted delegates; NY Times projection of final outcome puts Ford only 6 delegates ahead of Reagan; demographic profile of uncommitted delegates; chart giving state-by-state breakdown of delegate commitment based on primaries, state convs and N-Y Times ints (L)

Unpledged G.O.P. Slates Show Little Shift Thus Far

thousands of Mass state employees go on strike in defiance of state law and ct order; strike begins after negotiations break down between AFL-CIO Alliance and Gov Michael S Dukakis adm; state had rejected union's demand for avg $3,600 raise over 2 yrs; state had offered $2,175 increase over 3 yrs; strike is 1st statewide by public employees; types of employees represented by Alliance listed (L)

Public Workers Strike in Massachusetts

rioting spreads to black townships around Pretoria; Johannesburg officials put riot-related deaths at 140 and injured at 1,112; put damage in city 15 $34.5-million; officials comment (L)

10 Reported Slain in Riots In Townships of Pretoria

Iran to purchase $125-million share in Occidental Petroleum; accord, signed on June 20 by Finance Min Hushang Ansary and Dr Armand Hammer, calls for Iran to pay $125-million for 6.25-million shares of cumulative voting pfd stock and 6.25-million warrants to purchase common stock at $20 a share; Iran would thus have 20% voting interest in co if it acts on warrants; accord will entitle Iran to name 1 Occidental dir and stipulates that Iran will purchase no additional Occidental stock unless offered by co itself or as part of agreement with co (M)

Iran to Pay $125 Million For Occidental Oil Stake

Munic Assistance Corp extends latest debt-exchange offer until July 21, reptg that it had generally failed to persuade more investors to take MAC bonds in place of NYC's troublesome notes; MAC officials rept that latest 30-day exchange offer had been accepted by holders of $139.1-million in city notes--far less than $500--million that had been sought; officials attribute poor showing to 'devastating impact' of downgrading of MAC bonds last mo by Moody's Investors Service (L)

M.A.C. EXTENDS EXCHANGE OFFER FOR CITY'S NOTES

Christian Democrats retain position as Italy's leading pol party, but Communists score impressive gains in natl Parliamentary elections; both parties increase share of vote at expense of smaller parties; Christian Dems lead by 39%, to 34.1% for Communists, for 315 Sen seats, and 38.7% to 34.8% for 630 seats in Chamber of Deputies; Socialists suffer severe losses; gain only 10.2% of Sen vote and 9.7% for Chamber of Deputies; leader Giovanni Mosca resigns; Fascist Ital Soc Movement receives 3.1% of Sen vote and 3.4% for Deputies, and Repub Party 2.7% for Sen and 3.1% in lower house; several Christian Dems see vote as mandate to keep Communists out of Govt; Communist Party leader Enrico Berlinguer says results show Italy is moving to the left; makes new bid for Govt of natl unity, which would include Communists; Zaccagnini lauds Christian Dem gains; Berlinguer, Premier Aldo Moro and Christian Dem supporter illus (L)

CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS TOP ITALIAN VOTE BUT RED GAIN LEAVES CRISIS UNRESOLVED

US Sup Ct rules 5-4 on June 21 that states may provide funds for nonsectarian purposes to ch-affiliated colls, even when prayers are said at start of some classes in those schools and religion and theology are mandatory courses; decision, in Md case, is latest in long series of efforts by ct to draw appropriate line between ch and state, and reptdly moves line closer to ch than previously; ruling specifically upholds '71 Md law providing for annual noncategorical grants to private insts of higher learning, with aid based on number of students, excluding those in seminarian or theological acad programs (M)

COURT EASES WAY FOR STATES TO AID CHURCH COLLEGES

2d in series of NY Times articles on status of NYC pss focuses on acad quality in school system in wake of recent massive budget cuts; finds, on basis of standardized reading tests, city schools are showing surprising stability, mainly because budget crisis has forced school principals to focus on educ basics; other findings noted; chart showing personnel cuts in elementary and jhs by job category; teacher and students illus (L)

New York Crisis Forcing Schools to Stress the 3 R's

The Proceedings In the U.N. Today

Article notes progress has eroded customs in ancient Nigerian city of Kano; changes discussed; map (L)

Progress Erodes Customs of Ancient Nigerian City

State Dept confirms that thank-you message was relayed to Palestinians for helping with Amer evacuation from Beirut (S)

On Ship From Beirut, Sailors Baby‐Sit

Drought has caused 20% reduction in elec production at France's water-powered plants and forced 5% reduction in voltage on natl grid (S)

Worst Drought Since 1921 Threatens All Sectors of the French Economy

CONTROLLERS BACK IN CANADIAN STRIKE

India and Pakistan name ambs to each other preliminary to reopening of their embassies after nearly 5 yrs; Kyatyani Shankar Bajpai will be amb to Pakistan; Syed Fida Hassan will be amb to Pakistan (S)

INDIA AND PAKISTAN NAME AMBASSADORS

Jamaican security forces release Ray Miles, public-relations dir for Jamaica Labor Party, who was among 9 persons detained under state of emergency (S)

An Opposition Party Official In Jamaica Is Released

Sadat, Khalid and Arafat meet in Riyadh; Arafat then goes to Cairo to conf with Riad; reptdly is unhappy with Riad decision to call Arab League council into emergency session; Kissinger, in Paris, calls US ambs from posts in Arab states to meeting (S)

SADAT, SAUDI KING AND ARAFAT MEET

Atomic Unit, in Split Vote, Backs Reactor for Spain

4 candidates in Portuguese Pres election have not yet come to grips with central issue in Portugal--how to revive almost prostrate econ (S)

GENERAL FAVORED IN LISBON CONTEST

Politics have returned to normal after quake with upsurge in violence; emergence of Guatemalan Army of Poor terrorist group noted; much of pol violence can be traced to disputes of 2 decades ago, including US-backed ouster of Pres Jacobo Arbenz Guzman; extreme right has stepped up its campaign of attacks and threats against leftist politicians as Laugerud seeks support of centrist groups, apparently fearing strong opposition showing in '78 pres elec; Laugerud's bid for greater independence seen complicated by emergence of Guatemalan Army of Poor, since many sr mil officers who do not wish to be associated with extreme right feel that communist groups should not be tolerated; since Pres apptmt of Gen Ricardo Peralta Mendez to head Natl Reconstruction Com, conservative mil and civilian groups have limited their cooperation with reconstruction effort (M)

VIOLENCE SHAKES GUATEMALA AGAIN

Chilean pol prisoners at Tres Alamos detention center, who have access to TV, reptdly outraged by Orfila's statement on torture because it suppressed any ref to torture before reaching camp, leaving impression that he was denying existence of any evidence of torture; Orfila was accompanied by Chilean Sup Ct Justice Jaime Eyzaguirre and Justice Min Miguel Schweitzer; talked with lawyers Hernan Montealegre and Fernando Ostornol, who were imprisoned under state-of-seige provisions that allow arrest for unlimited periods without specific charges; both lawyers reptdly recounted specific accounts of torture undergone by prisoners in hands of security agents before reaching Tres Alamos to legal aid sources after visit by Orfila (M)

O.AS. CHIEF IRKS CHILE PRISONERS

Yuji Sawa, Hisayaroi Aoki and Tadeo Ueki, 3 execs of All-Nippon Airways, are arrested on suspicion of illegally receiving $166,666 in bribes from Lockheed Aircraft Corp (S)

June 22, 1976

Headlines from June 22, 1976

Peace Force in Beirut

SENATE THWARTS NEW BUDGET PLAN

WEST POINT STUDY OF TESTING BEGUN

Jones Beach Park Closed to Bathers

Unpledged G.O.P. Slates Show Little Shift Thus Far

Billboard 200

At The Speed Of Sound

Frampton Comes Alive

Black And Blue

Here And There

Rocks

Historical Context for June 22, 1976