NYS Sup Ct Justice John Starkey rules that Berkowitz is fit to stand trial; Berkowitz, following ruling, says he'll have 'a lot to say'; Neysa Moskowitz, mother of victim Stacy Moskowitz, and Craig Glassman, instrumental in Berkowitz's capture, attend hearing; Schwartz and defense lawyer Leon Stern comment; drawing (M)

Berkowitz Is Ruled Fit for Trial; Declares He'll Have ‘a Lot to Say’

Cong Black Caucus's program of sanctions US should take against S Africa includes end to tax credits to cos doing business in S Africa (S)

U.S. RECALLS ENVOY FROM SOUTH AFRICA FOR CONSULTATIONS

Police Inspector Robert H Johnson is indicted for lying to special grand jury looking into alleged widespread bribery to overlook gambling and other illegal activities; is highest-ranking active member of Police Dept to be indicted by office of special prosecutor John Keenan; case revd (M)

Bronx Police Inspector Is Indicted For Perjury in a Bribery Inquiry

BLS repts index fell 0.4%, Sept; it is 1st Sept drop in met area consumer prices in 10 yrs; chart (M)

CONSUMER PRICES IN NEW YORK DIPPED 0.4% IN SEPTEMBER

Tex civil ct, Houston, acquits Robinson; unanimous judgment follows 2 days of deliberations in $7.6-million civil damage suit filed by Hill's wife and kin (L)

Oilman Is Cleared In Houston Murder Of His Son‐in‐Law

Carter calls Humphrey 'the finest Amer' he has known, address to forum in Detroit

Carter, on Six‐State Trip, Defends Policies, but Avoids the Jobs Bill

Friederike Krabbe named as terrorist leader in Schleyer killing; investigators identify her as woman who rented Cologne apt that was operational center for Schleyer abduction; she is believed to have directed Schleyer's detention in secret 'people's prison; may also have ordered his killing Oct 18; Govt spokesman Klaus Boiling discloses that Ensslin and Baader had recently asked to speak with Manfred Schuler, Chancellor Schmidt's chief of staff; jailed terrorists had been able to conceal revolvers and communication system in their cells; explosives have been discovered; Krabbe's sister Hanna-Elise is inmate of Cologne penitentiary; was among 11 jailed terrorists whose release was demanded by Schleyer abductors; police offer $21,700 reward for information leading to arrest of any of 16 terrorist suspects; funeral service for slain Lufthansa airliner captain Jurgen Schumann held in Babenhausen; Krabbe por (M)

Bonn Names Woman As Terrorist Leader In Schleyer's Killing

Hsinhua, Chinese press agency, repots Chinese universities will require entrance exams for 1st time since Cultural Revolution and that some hs grads will be dispensed from requirement to work several yrs in countryside before entering coll; new policy, which reverses some of key changes introduced by Mao in late '60s, is attributed to discontent over quality of higher educ and concern for lack of coll-produced scientists and technicians (M)

CHINA REVIVES TESTS TO ENTER COLLEGE

Prince Charles of GB visits city, 3d stop of his US tour; illus

PRINCE CHARLES CONTINUES U.S. TOUR: Prince Charles of Britain chatting with members of a fife and drum, corps yesterday in St. Louis, the third stop of his

Oct 22: article on reconstruction of Egyptian cities in Suez Canal region, which suffered widespread damage during Arab-Israeli wars; map; illus (M)

City on Suez Canal Rebuilding After Destruction of 3 Wars

Inter-Amer Press Assn warns that virulent hostility toward press freedom has led to elimination of restriction of freedom in more than half of 30 Western Hemisphere territories; status of press freedom in individual nations listed (S)

WIDE PRESS CURBS FOUND IN WESTERN HEMISPHERE

US Marine helicopter, taking part in training exercise described as largest amphibious operation in Pacific since World War II, crashes on Philippine island of Mindoro; 24 reptd killed; map (S)

24 Die as U.S. Copter Crashes in Philippines

mil rulers to govern through civilian com until elections; apparently are unwilling to appoint civilian cabinet; scene in Bangkok reptdly back to normal; Sa-ngad Chaloryu says leadership will work toward '78 elections, news conf; illus (M)

Thailand's Military Leaders to Rule Through Civilian Panel Until Vote

Mediterranean countries, prompted by affect of pollution on tourism, public health and fisheries, agree in principle on treaty to control discharge of indus and other wastes into coastal waters, meeting in Venice; agreement lists pollutants dischargable and prohibited in coastal waters (M)

Mediterranean Nations Agree on Pollution Treaty

Brezhnev says strategic arms talks with US recently took turn for better, and expresses hope for successful conclusion without delay; warns that continuing arms race is danger that looms in path of detente; US arms negotiator Paul C Warnke has reptdly been instructed to stay in Geneva until pact is completed; Soviet negotiator Vladimir S Semyonov is reptd negotiating with more latitude than in past (M)

BREZHNEV SEES GAIN ON U.S. ARMS ACCORD

Carter predicts agreement with USSR on strategic arms limitation in 'few wks' but later says he does not know 'how many wks' (S)

Carter Optimistic on Arms Pact

Independent Lawyer's Movement charges that Govt framed rules of ratification plebiscite to allow for electoral fraud; says opposition groups were not given adequate opportunity to present their case to people; student groups in favor of and opposed to treaties stage demonstrations in Panama City (S)

Panamanian Foes of New Treaties Charge Rigging of the Plebiscite

turmoil in China stemming from pol strife encompassed in Cultural Revolution and by effort of Chiang Ching and her assocs to seize power in yrs leading up to Mao's death reptdly has produced wide 'educ gap' in country and is 1 of great problems confronting Chmn Hua Kuo-feng; enrollment at Fu Dan and Univ of Inner Mongolia is down considerably from '65 and discipline is laxed (M)

Chinese Turmoil Produced Wide ‘Education Gap’

UN Security Council approves 1-yr extension of 4,297-member UN peacekeeping force separating Egyptian and Israeli troops in Sinai; China and Libya do not participate in vote; UN Sec Gen Waldheim calls for resumption of Geneva conf; says region is likely to remain 'unstable and dangerous' if there is no progress toward peace settlement (S)

World News Briefs

25 members of Prairie Fire Organizing Com, described as ind Communist orgn, demonstrate in front of W Ger Mission to UN to protest 'murder' of 3 W Ger terrorist leaders and 'massacre' during commando raid; spokesman Barbara Thompson says protesters show solidarity with Red Army Faction in Ger; demands internatl investigation into deaths of Baader, Ensslin and Raspe (S)

25 MARXISTS IN PROTEST AT GERMAN MISSION HERE

Denis Payot, Swiss lawyer who served as intermediary between W Ger Govt and Schleyer kidnappers, says he lost all hope for 'humanitarian solution' to kidnapping only on learning of deaths of 3 imprisoned terrorists (S)

Swiss Go‐Between Discusses Role

pilots postpone strike after UN promises to act on issue of air piracy (M)

Pilots Put Off Worldwide Strike After the U.N. Promises to Act

Somali officials say surviving hijacker, in hosp with minor wounds, has been 'mentally deranged' since commando raid (S)

Surviving Hijacker Called ‘Deranged’

W Ger magazine Stern says Lt Col Ulrich Wegener, who led Oct 17 commando raid on hijacked Lufthansa airliner in Somalia, took part in '76 Israeli raid that freed hostages held in Entebbe, Uganda, as 'guest observer' (S)

Head of German Raid Is Linked to Entebbe

AP survey finds 13 nations are training commando units to rescue hijacking hostages (M)

October 22, 1977

Headlines from October 22, 1977

Berkowitz Is Ruled Fit for Trial; Declares He'll Have ‘a Lot to Say’

U.S. RECALLS ENVOY FROM SOUTH AFRICA FOR CONSULTATIONS

Bronx Police Inspector Is Indicted For Perjury in a Bribery Inquiry

CONSUMER PRICES IN NEW YORK DIPPED 0.4% IN SEPTEMBER

Oilman Is Cleared In Houston Murder Of His Son‐in‐Law

Billboard 200

Rumours

Simple Dreams

Aja

Foreigner

Shaun Cassidy

Historical Context for October 22, 1977