November 1, 1976

Carter makes final campaign appearances in Tex; is accompanied by wife and 4 children, Tex Gov and Mrs Dolph Briscoe and Sen and Mrs Lloyd M Bentsen; is questioned about cancellation of services at Plains Baptist Ch following announcement that black minister would attempt to join eh; says he supports right of anyone, 'regardless of race,' to become member of his ch; attends ch services at Texas Christian Univ in Fort Worth; Carter illus in Fort Worth (M)

Sources rept US officials expect GB to face option of acceding to African demands and enacting powerful role in transfer of power or overseeing Geneva conf's collapse and rapid increase of warfare; Richard has vehemently rejected significant Brit role in interim govt; part of GB's reluctance to engage itself in Rhodesia is based on fear of troop involvement and specter of Brit soldiers' fighting black guerrillas; other reasons noted (M)

Ford welcomed at Polish-Amer ch in Buffalo, NY, where he is absolved of his comment on freedom from Soviet domination in E Eur (S)

James Marsh, 1 of injured, dies; police and complex residents comment; illus (M)

Shmuel Toledano, minority affairs adviser to Rabin, confirms that scores of Christian Arab citizens of Israel have recently volunteered to serve in Israeli defense forces, apparently in appreciation of Israel's mil assistance to Lebanese Christians in their civil war; Arabs of Maronite and Greek Cath religions say they want to integrate into regular units, rather than serve in special minority units established for Druses and Circassians (M)