July 12, 1977

article on despair and hope in Newark on 10th anniv of riots; map; illus (L)

Dr Veniamin G Levich, Soviet Jewish scientist denied permission to emigrate, says it is 'bad sign' that he has been kept from attending Oxford Univ internatl conf being held in his honor; says he is prepared to suffer consequences for challenging precept that Soviet scientist is 'property of the state'; appeals publicly to conf organizers and Western intellectuals to take up with USSR his case and others; Levich and wife illus (M)

controversy grows over Carter Adm decision to sell planes, amid allegations that Defense Dept blocked all competition and failed to offer less expensive option; Cong critics charge sale would be counter to Adm's announced policy of limiting sale of weapons abroad; contends planes' sophistication would require hundreds of Amer technicians for many yrs to help Iranians operate them; plane illus (M)

final elec results show that Liberal-Dem Party lost its majority in upper house of Parliament, but as expected, enlists support of 3 conservative independents to give it 127 of 252 seats in House of Councilors and bare working majority; results noted; illus of Fukuda (M)

Carter is expected to ask Cong for broad changes in labor laws that would make it easier for unions to organize and recruit new members; apparently seeks to win back eroding labor support for Adm; AFL-CIO spokesman Allen Zack says Carter's proposals were worked out in White House negotiations with labor leaders, and include plan to expand and reorganize NLRB; Jody Powell says Carter will release statement on labor policy within 10 days, but is silent on content (M)