September 27, 1977

4 Con Ed generators are knocked out on Sept 26, apparently by lightning, but co avoids systemwide failure by instituting 8% voltage reduction, blacking out 130,000 customers in Westchester and north Bronx, firing up gas turbines, obtaining extra power from Lilco and Public Service and issuing appeals for conservation; some measures and procedures instituted since July blackout are credited by co with helping avert recurrence; pres Hauspurg comments; map of blacked-out areas (M)

Pres Carter scores special interest lobbying for decontrol; charges that removal of price controls will cost avg Amer family heating with gas an extra $150 a yr by '85 or a total of almost $10-billion annually, while producing little, if any, new supplies; Sen votes 77-17 to cut off debate on issue, but 508 amendments have already been submitted, and their sponsors could force separate votes on every one (M)

Gov Carey ends his support of Mario M Cuomo for Mayor and gives his 'full and enthusiastic endorsement' to Repr Edward Koch; Cuomo praises Carey and calls him friend who 'did everything a friend who also happens to be Gov could do'; says he will remain in race on Liberal line and is 'actively pursuing' mayoralty; Koch says he welcomes Carey's support; Carey explains that his major goal in getting involved in mayoral election was to provide new leadership for city (M)

Israeli Defense Min announces cease-fire as result of US diplomatic endeavors; says key provision of truce calls for withdrawal of Palestinian guerrillas from border positions and for their replacement by soldiers of new Lebanese Army; minutes before cease-fire deadline, Palestinians fire barrage of Soviet-made Katyusha rockets into northern Israel, hitting towns of Qiryat Shemona and Safad; 8 people are wounded; illus; map (M)

illus with students of Bolshoi Ballet school