October 4, 1977

8-day-old filibuster against deregulation of natural gas prices ends with unusual maneuver by Sen majority leader Byrd that overrides Sen customs and controversial rulings by Vice Pres Mondale; strategy paves way for quick vote but outrages large numbers of Repubs and Dems; Mondale's role in opposing filibuster is taken as sign that Carter Adm would prefer bill decontrolling gas prices to no bill at all; if Adm succeeds in winning vote for new compromise offered by Sen Jackson or others, much of credit will belong to filibuster leaders Abourezk and Metzenbaum; Carter continues his personal lobbying activities by summoning to White House Sens Quentin N Burdick, Wendell H Ford, John H Chafee and Dennis DeConcini, who are regarded as potential converts to deregulation; highlights of Sen session described; Metzenbaum and Abourezk illus (L)

Indira Gandhi is arrested at her home; charged with official corruption in connection with $17-million contract awarded to Compagnie Francaise des Petroles (French consulting co involved in development of oil deposits off coast of Bombay) when US co (Geoman Services Inc) offered to do same work for $4-million; Indira Gandhi issues statement calling her arrest pol, and an attempt to discredit her; illus; pol career revd (L)

FBI repts that more than $3-million in gems have been stolen or have vanished from midtown Manhattan diamond dist in last 6 mos; says they are probing murder of Jaroslawicz and those of 3 other diamond dealers, kidnapping of Tal, disappearance of Shafizadeh and series of robberies (M)

guerrillas free remaining 19 hostages and surrender to authorities in Algiers; it is not immediately clear whether hijackers had been granted asylum or what has happened to $6-million ransom; map (M)

Oct 4: Vance says US is concerned over Israel's attack on USSR-US declaration; holds acceptance of Palestinian rights as issue for negotiation is not new in US policy; stresses document defines peace as establishment of normal ties; other US officials concede US has referred in past to Palestinian interests, rather than rights; Vance family hosts Dayan family for dinner; US officials are stung by vehemence of pro-Israeli Amer reaction, fearing it could detract from Carter's visit to NY to address UN Assembly and meet with Dayan, Fahmy, and others; Conf of Presidents of Major Amer Jewish Orgns decides to send its chmn, Rabbi Alexander M Schindler, along with Dayan to Chicago, Atlanta and Los Angeles to assess Jewish reaction; White House says Brzezinksi stand that US has right to press for Geneva conf is not threat to withhold mil aid to Israel; aspects of document that have spurred Israeli and Amer response revd (M)