November 22, 1977

300 delegates to Natl Women's Conf, Houston, who describe themselves as pro-life, oppose most of agenda; are led by Sen Joan Gubbins; presiding officer Anne Saunier, at suggestion of Bella Abzug, says 2 anti-abortion delegates will be allowed to speak out of turn; illus (M)

FDA approves new vaccine to protect against common, potentially fatal type of pneumonia, for use primarily among older people and those with chronic illnesses; Merck Sharpe & Dohme developed vaccine offering protection against pneumococcal pneumonia, which is caused by pneumococcal bacterium; vaccine, called Pneumovax, will be available to drs on Feb 1; Dr Maurice Hilleman, who directed vaccine development, comments (M)

Sec Schlesinger says beleagued bill to speed licensing of nuclear power plants will be 'forthcoming shortly,' Nov 21 news conf; other sources say bill's emergence is not yet certain; Schlesinger says Pres Carter has not yet decided whether to veto appropriation for Clinch River project included in bill containing funds to terminate B-1 bomber; says Clinch River breeder will not be built (S)

Tidal waves as high as 18 ft maroon villages in Andhra Pradesh, India; map (M)

Analysis of Sadat's trip to Israel (L)

Nov 22: Sadat ends his mission to Israel by joining Begin in repeated pledges of 'no more war'; they pledge also to continue dialogue, communique; say at joint news conf that they are working to reconvene Geneva conf; Sadat saysBegin and Knesset must make 'harsh and drastic decisions' and that he has already done his share by visiting Israel; says Begin has 'full right' to come and address Egyptian Parliament but they agreed to postpone issue for future; says his visit was aimed at spurring peace process and lifting psychological barrier; proposes that issue of mutual security be discussed at Geneva; rejects Israeli contention that Israel cannot return all occupied land for security reasons; acknowledges that his relations with Soviets are 'strained' and that visit did not go to their liking; expresses fear that USSR could adopt similar attitude at Geneva; says he does not feel he has to answer Arab critics of trip because Egyptians fully support him; Begin does not shift in his belief that West Bank is part of Israel; says proper representation of Palestinians will take place at Geneva; earlier, Sadat makes return call to Parliament and calls on Pres Katzir; is given warm departure ceremony at airport; illus of Protocol Chief Rehavam Amir, Katzir, Begin and Sadat (L)

Sadat is welcomed home from Israel and acclaimed as 'man of peace' by tens of thousands of Egyptians; rides in open car with Vice Pres Husni Mubarak and Assembly Speaker Sayed Marei; public support appears spontaneous and emotional; Egyptian statement, commenting on Sadat-Begin talks, says 30 yrs of hostilities have been eliminated in 30 hrs; says main purpose of talks was to make preparations for Geneva and that this was achieved (M)

Carrillo, at news conf, Washington, lauds Carter Adm for 'raising iron curtain' that had barred Communist leaders from visiting US; says he had not asked for apptmts with Washington officials, as did Gonzalez; lauds Juan Carlos for positive role; illus (M)

Austral Airlines: Chartered BAC-111 crashes, Bariloche, Argentina, killing 45 of 79 persons aboard, many of whom were on honeymoons and vacations; map (M)

Indira Gandhi refuses to appear before judicial comm investigating emergency rule, '75-76; 17-page statement read to comm on her behalf scores inquiry as platform for malicious pol propaganda against her; says former Indus Min T A Pai, who has charged her with wrongdoing, was himself under investigation on corruption charges; scores Prime Min Morarji R Desai and his Govt (M)

Sec Vance obtains commitment from Argentina to ratify Treaty of Tlatelolco, which bars presence of nuclear weapons in Latin Amer (S)

election results seen showing trend toward pol polarization; with 93% of vote counted, 7 major parties finished in following order; Caramanlis's New Dem Party, 42.20%, Papandreou's Panhellenic Socialist Movement, 25.19%, George Mavros's Dem Center Union, 12.17%, Communist Party of Exterior, 8.92%, rightist Natl Rally, 6.86%, leftist alliance of 5 parties, 2.61% and Neoliberal Party, 0.14%; breakdown of parliamentary scats acquired by each party (M)