May 20, 1977

racing canceled; illus (M)

NYS Health Dept bacteriologist Jerome Andrulonis reptdly is in serious condition after contracting 1st known rabies infection in state since '53; is 1st victim ever reptd in med literature to have contracted rabies after receiving effective course of immunization; Center for Disease control officials are studying case; Dr James Tillotson, chmn of Albany Med Center infectious diseases div, comments; Andrulonis operated machine that uses jets of air to affix particles of virus to pills that are used as bait to immunize foxes; mystery surrounding incident noted (M)

top city and munic labor leaders quietly reach agreement that would cost city additional $100-million in debt-service payments in next 5 yrs and create new difficulties for Mayor Beame's pledge to 'cap' real-estate tax; disclosure of agreement sparks unusual dispute between MAC chmn Felix G Rohatyn and city and labor officials at Emergency Financial Control Bd meeting; meeting also marks 1st encounter between Beame and Gov Carey since their pol feud over mayoral race; borrowing accord would establish either 1-yr or 5-yr term for $500-million in munic securities to be purchased by munic union pension funds next mo--arrangement that Rohatyn denounces as 'unsound'; Carey and Beame illus (M)

May 20: Carter, announcing broad measures to restrict sales of weapons abroad, says US will honor its 'historic responsibilities' to assure Israel's security; Jessica Tuchman, who heads office of 'global issues' in Natl Security Council, says new policy will largely exempt Israel because of special relationship between 2 countries (S)

former Pres Richard Nixon, in 3d TV int with David Frost, says he was obliged to act forcefully against dissident Amers in order to extricate country from Vietnam war; says he sought to combine mil pressure with diplomacy through Moscow to prod N Vietnam toward peace negotiations (M)