November 19, 1977

Arab world faces potential crisis as opposition intensifies to Sadat's trip; Saudi King Khalid message to Sadat stresses ‘principles of Arab solidarity’; Tunisia, Morocco and Sudan favor trip; Jordan is silent but country's press attacks visit; Syrian Govt statement declares natl day of mourning for Nov 19; Libyan Gen People's Cong calls for Egypt's expulsion from Arab League and removal of league hq from Cairo if Sadat goes to Israel; says Libya will withdraw recognition of Egyptian Govt; PLO condemns trip; urges Arabs in Israel to declare gen strike and to boycott visit; Arafat scores visit; PLO spokesman Farouk Kaddoumi says Sadat is no longer qualified to speak out on behalf of Palestinians or Arabs; Fahmy's chief adviser Dr Osama el-Baz quits; Kuwait bans criticism of Arab heads of state; rocket attack on Egyptian Embassy in Beirut kills security guard and wounds 2; bombs explode at Air Egypt office in Beirut and near Egyptian Embassy in Damascus; in Baghdad, students declare strike and hold sit-in at student union hq; Syrian-backed As Saiqa group says its forces will support popular uprising' in Egypt against Sadat; illus (M)

Nov 19: Arab airliner touches down at Israeli airport for 1st time in Israel's history; Israelis applaud as 60 Egyptian officials and technicians emerge to join preparations under way for Sadat's visit; Egyptians are met by Eliahu Ben-Elissar, dir gen of Begin's office, and Ephraim Evron, dir gen of Foreign Min; Hassan Kamel, dir of Sadat's office, says ‘we really want peace’; after day of meetings and inspection tours, some Egyptians return to Cairo to rept on situation; Begin says it is possible he may pay reciprocal visit to Cairo; meets with Dayan, other officials; former Prime Min Rabin sees Sadat intent on negotiating separate peace with Israel; Sadat's itinerary in Israel noted; illus of Egyptian plane at Ben Gurion Airport and of Sadat with Vice Pres Husni Mubarak praying in Ismailia; map of Jerusalem (L)

NYS Regents Bd rules secondary schools must let girls play baseball and soccer on boys' teams but forbids mixed competition in rigorous contact sports (M)

about 30 Palestinian students storm Egyptian Embassy in Athens; 17 are arrested; 8 are wounded in gunfire, 2 critically; Egyptian Amb Yehim Hassan Abdel Kader says students were armed with guns; students deny charge; map (M)

Robert E Chambliss convicted of 1st-degree murder in '63 bombing of 16th St Baptist Ch that killed 4 black girls, sentenced to life; defense attys to appeal (M)