July 23, 1977

Schwenk indicted for embezzling $245,284 in Repub party funds between Jan '68 and resignation last Jan; pleads not guilty; por; County Ct Judge John J J Jones, Dem, notes difficulty of trying so prominent a pol figure, who is his own personal friend; Dem Dist Atty Henry F O'Brien's continuing probes of various Repub leaders revd (M)

Queens grand jury indicts Warner-Lambert Co and 4 employees for reckless manslaughter in connection with explosion and fire in its LI City chewing gum factory (M)

Cheryl Beaudoin, her 7 children and her niece Jennifer Santoro, some bound and gagged, are found dead, presumably murdered, in their fire-ridden home, Prospect, Conn; Frederick Beaudoin, father of family, was working at nearby factory when fire began; neighbors and relatives comment; illus (M)

Sen Governmental Affairs Com summons Lance to explain circumstances of $3.4-million loan from First Natl Bank of Chicago, mo after Natl deposited funds in noninterest-bearing acct in First Natl for stated purpose of establishing 'correspondent' banking relationship; to defer action on postponement of sale of his bank stock; Lance illus with com members (M)

Israeli officials and supporters still unhappy with inability to agree with US on details for purchase of F-16 fighters, which Israel plans to use as mainstay of its air force in '80's; Israel seeks purchase of 50 planes, with 200 additional to be produced jointly with Gen Dynamics; Carter Adm has proposed sale of 125 planes with only most limited co-production of some components (M)